Dictionary of Dates, and Universal Reference, Relating to All Ages and Nations: Comprehending Every Remarkable Occurrence, Ancient and Modern ... the Origin and Advance of Human Arts and Inventions, with Copious Details of England, Scotland, and Ireland; the Whole Comprehending a Body of Information, Classical, Political and Domestic, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time |
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... statute 25 Charles II . , 1672. The oath of abjuration of the pope and the pretender , denying the authority of the one and the claims of the other , was first administered by statute 13 William III . , 1701 . ABO . A port of Russia ...
... statute 25 Charles II . , 1672. The oath of abjuration of the pope and the pretender , denying the authority of the one and the claims of the other , was first administered by statute 13 William III . , 1701 . ABO . A port of Russia ...
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... statute 24 Henry VI . 1446. They were burnt in the face with an F by statute 37 Henry VIII . 1545. - Stow's Chron . ACELDAMA ( CHAKELDAM ) . The field which the Jewish priests bought with the thirty pieces of silver given to Judas ...
... statute 24 Henry VI . 1446. They were burnt in the face with an F by statute 37 Henry VIII . 1545. - Stow's Chron . ACELDAMA ( CHAKELDAM ) . The field which the Jewish priests bought with the thirty pieces of silver given to Judas ...
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... statute 31 Edward I. , 1303 , and fixed at 40 poles or perches in length , and 4 in breadth - or 160 square poles , containing 4840 square yards , or 43,560 square feet , A.D. 1303. In certain counties and places the measure is larger ...
... statute 31 Edward I. , 1303 , and fixed at 40 poles or perches in length , and 4 in breadth - or 160 square poles , containing 4840 square yards , or 43,560 square feet , A.D. 1303. In certain counties and places the measure is larger ...
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... statute of wills , 7 William IV . and 1 Victoria , cap . 26 , no will made by any person under the age of twenty - one years shall be valid . A female at twelve may consent to a marriage ; at fourteen she may choose a guardian , and at ...
... statute of wills , 7 William IV . and 1 Victoria , cap . 26 , no will made by any person under the age of twenty - one years shall be valid . A female at twelve may consent to a marriage ; at fourteen she may choose a guardian , and at ...
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... statute passed , 6 Will . IV . , 1836. The celebrated baron Geramb , a conspicuous and fashionable foreigner , known at court , was ordered out of England , April 6 , 1812. These disabilities were much mitigated by 7 & 8 Vict . c . 66 ...
... statute passed , 6 Will . IV . , 1836. The celebrated baron Geramb , a conspicuous and fashionable foreigner , known at court , was ordered out of England , April 6 , 1812. These disabilities were much mitigated by 7 & 8 Vict . c . 66 ...
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