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... DIFFEREMUS RECTUM AUT JUSTITIAM . ' MAGNA CHARTA , 1215 ( vide p . 19 , s . 55 ) . LONDON : PRINTED BY SPOTTISWOODE AND CO . , NEW - STREET SQUARE AND PARLIAMENT STREET PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION . TO PREVENT any misconception.
... DIFFEREMUS RECTUM AUT JUSTITIAM . ' MAGNA CHARTA , 1215 ( vide p . 19 , s . 55 ) . LONDON : PRINTED BY SPOTTISWOODE AND CO . , NEW - STREET SQUARE AND PARLIAMENT STREET PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION . TO PREVENT any misconception.
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... to choose and send two discreet , loyal , and honest men ' to represent them in Parliament . 61. Battle of Evesham , 1265. - Prince Edward having 20 THE CIVIL SERVICE ENGLISH HISTORY . Henry III 1199-1216 19-20 1216-1272 20-1.
... to choose and send two discreet , loyal , and honest men ' to represent them in Parliament . 61. Battle of Evesham , 1265. - Prince Edward having 20 THE CIVIL SERVICE ENGLISH HISTORY . Henry III 1199-1216 19-20 1216-1272 20-1.
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... Parliament grew steadily , until , from having at first little more than the right to petition , it became virtually the greatest power in the realm . 63. Benefit of Clergy , 1274. - Ecclesiastics were exempted from the jurisdiction of ...
... Parliament grew steadily , until , from having at first little more than the right to petition , it became virtually the greatest power in the realm . 63. Benefit of Clergy , 1274. - Ecclesiastics were exempted from the jurisdiction of ...
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... Parliament . From this time the right of raising supplies was vested in the people . 73. Battle of Falkirk , 1298. - This was a severe defeat by Edward of the Scotch under Sir W. Wallace . 74. Execution of Wallace , 1305. - Wallace ...
... Parliament . From this time the right of raising supplies was vested in the people . 73. Battle of Falkirk , 1298. - This was a severe defeat by Edward of the Scotch under Sir W. Wallace . 74. Execution of Wallace , 1305. - Wallace ...
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... Parliament in behalf of their country in establishing upon a firm footing three essential principles of our government : ( 1 ) the illegality of raising money without consent ; ( 2 ) the necessity that the two Houses should concur for ...
... Parliament in behalf of their country in establishing upon a firm footing three essential principles of our government : ( 1 ) the illegality of raising money without consent ; ( 2 ) the necessity that the two Houses should concur for ...
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Page 7 - Fivas to furnish a selection suited to youth of both sexes have been crowned with success, and we most warmly recommend it to all who are studying the French language, and to those to whom the education of youth is more particularly entrusted.' LA BELLE ASSEMBLEE. ' Exceedingly good samples of the French style, and of elegance and purity of language. We recommend the work as both amusing and instructive.
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Page 118 - ... had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs.
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Page 3 - COLLIS, Honorary Canon of Worcester ; late Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford ; Head Master of the Grammar School of King Edward the Sixth, Bromsgrove. From Professor MARCEL. — ' J'ai parcouru votre dernier ouvrage, " Grammaire des Grammaires," et, frappé de sa clarté et de sa concision, je lui ai reconnu sous ce rapport une grande supériorité sur les autres grammaires, aussi me suis-je empressé de la recommander à tous ceux qui désirent se pénétrer des vrais principes de notre langue.
Page 6 - VIII et l'Evêque Le Marquis de Custine Le Coq et la Perle Conaxa ou les deux Gendres Invention de l'Imprimerie Commerce des Tulipes en Hollande Alexandre et le Chef de Bataillon Toilette de Bal Le...