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... consent of the people , either " tacitly or expressly given : for otherwise , he adds , we " should no more be bound by this law , than by that of the " Almains , the Franks , the Saxons , the Goths , the Vandals , " and other of the ...
... consent of the people , either " tacitly or expressly given : for otherwise , he adds , we " should no more be bound by this law , than by that of the " Almains , the Franks , the Saxons , the Goths , the Vandals , " and other of the ...
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... consent of our " lord the king and the lords of parliament shall it ever be [ 20 ] " ruled or governed by the civil law . " And of this temper between the clergy and laity many more instances might be given . The clergy adhere to the ...
... consent of our " lord the king and the lords of parliament shall it ever be [ 20 ] " ruled or governed by the civil law . " And of this temper between the clergy and laity many more instances might be given . The clergy adhere to the ...
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... consent of all persons to submit their own private wills to the will of one man , or of one or more assemblies of men , to whom the supreme authority is en- trusted : and this will of that one man , or assemblage of men , is in ...
... consent of all persons to submit their own private wills to the will of one man , or of one or more assemblies of men , to whom the supreme authority is en- trusted : and this will of that one man , or assemblage of men , is in ...
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... consent of the people . II . The second branch of the unwritten laws of England II . Particu- are particular customs , or laws which affect only the inha- lar customs . bitants of particular districts . These particular customs , or ...
... consent of the people . II . The second branch of the unwritten laws of England II . Particu- are particular customs , or laws which affect only the inha- lar customs . bitants of particular districts . These particular customs , or ...
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... consent , their being immemorially disputed , either at law or otherwise , is a proof that such consent was wanting . 4. Customs must be reasonable , or rather , taken nega- tively , they must not be unreasonable . Which is not al- ways ...
... consent , their being immemorially disputed , either at law or otherwise , is a proof that such consent was wanting . 4. Customs must be reasonable , or rather , taken nega- tively , they must not be unreasonable . Which is not al- ways ...
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Page 217 - That king James the Second, 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 become vacant.
Page 100 - But this must be understood with very many and very great restrictions. Such colonists carry with them only so much of the English law, as is applicable to their own situation and the condition of an infant colony; such, for instance, as the general rules of inheritance, and of protection from personal injuries.
Page 153 - It hath sovereign and uncontrollable authority in the making, confirming, enlarging, restraining, abrogating, repealing, reviving, and expounding of laws, concerning matters of all possible denominations, ecclesiastical or temporal, civil, military, maritime, or criminal: this being the place where that absolute despotic power, which must in all governments reside somewhere, is entrusted by the constitution of these kingdoms.
Page 219 - ... to be to the heirs of the body of the said Princess ; and for default of such issue to the Princess Anne of Denmark, and the heirs of her body ; and for default of such issue to the heirs of the body of the said Prince of Orange.
Page 127 - Personal liberty," it has been well said, "consists in the power of locomotion, of changing situation, or removing one's person to whatsoever place one's own inclination may direct, without imprisonment or restraint, unless by due course of law.
Page 31 - Commentaries, remarks, that this law of Nature being coeval with mankind and dictated by God himself, is of course superior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all countries, and at all times; no human laws are of any validity if contrary to this, and such of them as are valid derive all their force and all their validity and all their authority, mediately and immediately, from this original...
Page 118 - But every man, when he enters into society, gives up a part of his natural liberty, as the price of so valuable a purchase; and, in consideration of receiving the advantages of mutual commerce, obliges himself to conform to those laws, which the community has thought proper to establish.
Page 243 - 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 48 - THE fairest and most rational method to interpret the will of the legislator, is by exploring his intentions at the time when the law was made, by signs the most natural and probable. And these signs are either the words, the context, the subjectmatter, the effects and consequence, or the spirit and reason of the law.
Page 131 - THE third absolute right, inherent in every Englishman, is that of property : which consists in the free use, enjoyment, and disposal of all his acquisitions, without any control or diminution, save only by the laws of the land.