A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First Invasion of the Romans, to the Year 1763: With Genealogical and Political Tables ...T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 - Great Britain |
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Page 104
... lord . His usual habits of intemperance were so well known , that his sudden death gave as little surprise as it did sorrow to his subjects ; his death became an object of derision for them , its anniversary being distinguished by the ...
... lord . His usual habits of intemperance were so well known , that his sudden death gave as little surprise as it did sorrow to his subjects ; his death became an object of derision for them , its anniversary being distinguished by the ...
Page 131
... lord the same duty that he paid the sovereign . To the first class of those baronies the English were not admit- ted ; and the few who were permitted still to retain their landed property , were content to be received in the second ...
... lord the same duty that he paid the sovereign . To the first class of those baronies the English were not admit- ted ; and the few who were permitted still to retain their landed property , were content to be received in the second ...
Page 141
... government . According to the princi- ples of the feudal law in England , the king was the supreme lord of the landed property ; all possessors who enjoyed the fruits or revenue of any part of Period 4. ] WILLIAM THE CONQueror . 141.
... government . According to the princi- ples of the feudal law in England , the king was the supreme lord of the landed property ; all possessors who enjoyed the fruits or revenue of any part of Period 4. ] WILLIAM THE CONQueror . 141.
Page 143
... lord was ob liged by his tenure to acknowledge to his sovereign and superior . Their land being a part of the barony was represented in parliament by the baron himself , who was supported according to the fic- tions of the feudal law ...
... lord was ob liged by his tenure to acknowledge to his sovereign and superior . Their land being a part of the barony was represented in parliament by the baron himself , who was supported according to the fic- tions of the feudal law ...
Page 166
... lord as well as sovereign of all the lands in his dominions . Part of them he retained in his own possession , and granted the rest to certain of his subjects as benefices or fees for services to be performed by them , besides pecuniary ...
... lord as well as sovereign of all the lands in his dominions . Part of them he retained in his own possession , and granted the rest to certain of his subjects as benefices or fees for services to be performed by them , besides pecuniary ...
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