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... have no essential connexion with the real principles of it . It is upon the passions of mankind , that is , upon causes which are unalterable , that the action of the various parts of a state depends . The machine 16 DE LOLME ON.
... have no essential connexion with the real principles of it . It is upon the passions of mankind , that is , upon causes which are unalterable , that the action of the various parts of a state depends . The machine 16 DE LOLME ON.
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... action . The king , having concluded his declaration , with- draws . The parliament , which is then legally in- trusted with the care of the national concerns , enters upon its functions , and continues to exist till it is prorogued or ...
... action . The king , having concluded his declaration , with- draws . The parliament , which is then legally in- trusted with the care of the national concerns , enters upon its functions , and continues to exist till it is prorogued or ...
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... action : it does not endeavour forcibly to overthrow it ; it only enervates its springs . What increases still more the mildness of the operation is , that it is only to be applied to the usurpations themselves , and passes by what ...
... action : it does not endeavour forcibly to overthrow it ; it only enervates its springs . What increases still more the mildness of the operation is , that it is only to be applied to the usurpations themselves , and passes by what ...
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... action , and was carried to excess by the religious quarrels that arose at that time . CHAPTER VIII . New Restrictions . THE Commons , however , have not entirely relied on the advantages of the great prerogative with which the ...
... action , and was carried to excess by the religious quarrels that arose at that time . CHAPTER VIII . New Restrictions . THE Commons , however , have not entirely relied on the advantages of the great prerogative with which the ...
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... action , is the seizing , by public authority , the person against whom that action is brought . This is done with a view to secure such person's appearance before a judge , or at least make him give sureties for that purpose . In most ...
... action , is the seizing , by public authority , the person against whom that action is brought . This is done with a view to secure such person's appearance before a judge , or at least make him give sureties for that purpose . In most ...
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Page 86 - That the freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in Parliament, ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament.
Page 160 - ... it the first week of the next term, or the first day of the next session of oyer and terminer...
Page 82 - Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the Gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion established by law ; and will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them ? ' King or queen :
Page 35 - Nullus liber homo capiatur, vel imprisonetur, aut dissaisiatur, aut utlagetur, aut exuletur, aut aliquo modo destruatur, nee super eum ibimus, nee super eum mittemus, nisi per legale judicium parium suorum, vel per legem terrae.
Page 45 - That King James II., having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and people ; and by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental laws and having withdrawn himself out of the kingdom, has abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby vacant.
Page 82 - The archbishop or bishop shall say. Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this kingdom of England, and the dominions thereto belonging, according to the statutes in parliament agreed on, and the laws and customs of the same? — The king or queen shall say, I solemnly promise so to do.
Page 66 - Norman-French (84); a badge, it must be owned, (now the only one remaining), of conquest; and which one could wish to see fall into total oblivion, unless it be reserved as a solemn memento to remind us that our liberties are mortal, having once been destroyed by a foreign force.
Page 159 - That officers and keepers neglecting to make due returns, or not delivering to the prisoner or his agent within six hours after demand a copy of the warrant of commitment, or shifting the custody of...
Page 82 - Power maintain the Laws of God, the true Profession of the Gospel and the Protestant Reformed Religion established by Law ? and will you preserve unto the Bishops and Clergy of this Realm, and to the Churches committed to their Charge, all such Rights and Privileges as by Law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them ? King and Queen : All this I promise to do.
Page 82 - And will you preserve unto the bishops and " clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to " their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do " or shall appertain unto them, or any of them ? — King " or queen. All this I promise to do.