The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England: From the Earliest Times Till the Reign of King George IV.J. Murray, 1845 - Judges |
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... Hands , 465 . CHAPTER XCVI . CONTINUATION OF THE LIFE OF LORD GUILFORD TILL THE DEATH OF CHARLES II . Dissatisfaction of the Lord Keeper , 466. His Installation , 467. Ceremony of turning out and admitting Chief Justices , 467. Homage ...
... Hands , 465 . CHAPTER XCVI . CONTINUATION OF THE LIFE OF LORD GUILFORD TILL THE DEATH OF CHARLES II . Dissatisfaction of the Lord Keeper , 466. His Installation , 467. Ceremony of turning out and admitting Chief Justices , 467. Homage ...
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... hand , the more determined urged that it was unworthy to start technical difficulties as to the mode of exercising the authority of the parliament in the manner most effectual and most beneficial to the public , that a new Great Seal ...
... hand , the more determined urged that it was unworthy to start technical difficulties as to the mode of exercising the authority of the parliament in the manner most effectual and most beneficial to the public , that a new Great Seal ...
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... hands of other dangerous and ill - affected persons ; so as the Lord Keeper , being sent unto by the parliament for the seal- ing of some writs , returned answer , that he could not seal the same because he had not the Seal in his ...
... hands of other dangerous and ill - affected persons ; so as the Lord Keeper , being sent unto by the parliament for the seal- ing of some writs , returned answer , that he could not seal the same because he had not the Seal in his ...
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... hand and three - score pounds as soon as he shall have finished the work . " † New Great Seal in cus- tody of On the 28th of September a Seal engraved on silver , copied from an impression of the King's Great Seal , and in all respects ...
... hand and three - score pounds as soon as he shall have finished the work . " † New Great Seal in cus- tody of On the 28th of September a Seal engraved on silver , copied from an impression of the King's Great Seal , and in all respects ...
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... hand , and said , — " According to the ordinance of both Houses of parliament authorising me to be a Commissioner of the Great Seal , I do receive it and deliver it unto you ( the Speaker of the House of Commons ) as 14 LORD KEEPERS OF ...
... hand , and said , — " According to the ordinance of both Houses of parliament authorising me to be a Commissioner of the Great Seal , I do receive it and deliver it unto you ( the Speaker of the House of Commons ) as 14 LORD KEEPERS OF ...
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