Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Nide 1George W. Childs, 1867 |
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Sivu 2
... gavel - kind , the customs of London , & c . 1. Law is a rule of action prescribed by a superior power 2. Natural law is the rule of human ac- tion , prescribed by the Creator , and discoverable by the light of reason 3. The divine , or ...
... gavel - kind , the customs of London , & c . 1. Law is a rule of action prescribed by a superior power 2. Natural law is the rule of human ac- tion , prescribed by the Creator , and discoverable by the light of reason 3. The divine , or ...
Sivu 10
... gavel - kind 78 81 3. A freehoid estate , in lands , is such as is created by livery of seisin at com- mon law ; or , in tenements of an in- corporeal nature , by what is equiva- lent thereto 4. Freehold estates are either estates of ...
... gavel - kind 78 81 3. A freehoid estate , in lands , is such as is created by livery of seisin at com- mon law ; or , in tenements of an in- corporeal nature , by what is equiva- lent thereto 4. Freehold estates are either estates of ...
Sivu 51
... gavelkind in3 Kent , and some other parts of the kingdom ( though perhaps it was also general till the Norman con- quest ) , which ordains , among other things , that not the eldest son [ * 75 ] only of the father shall succeed to his ...
... gavelkind in3 Kent , and some other parts of the kingdom ( though perhaps it was also general till the Norman con- quest ) , which ordains , among other things , that not the eldest son [ * 75 ] only of the father shall succeed to his ...
Sivu 52
... gavelkind , and borough - English , the law takes particular notice of them ( c ) , and there is no occasion to prove that such customs actually exist , but only that the lands in question are subject thereto . All other private customs ...
... gavelkind , and borough - English , the law takes particular notice of them ( c ) , and there is no occasion to prove that such customs actually exist , but only that the lands in question are subject thereto . All other private customs ...
Sivu 54
... gavelkind , an infant of fifteen years * may , by one spe- cies of conveyance , ( called a deed of feoffment , ) convey away his lands in fee simple , or for ever . Yet this custom does not impower him to use any other conveyance , or ...
... gavelkind , an infant of fifteen years * may , by one spe- cies of conveyance , ( called a deed of feoffment , ) convey away his lands in fee simple , or for ever . Yet this custom does not impower him to use any other conveyance , or ...
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act of parliament action advowson afterwards alien ancestor ancient appointed authority bishop called CHAPTER church clergy common law consent constitution contract copyhold corporation court courts of equity coverture crown custom death debt declared deed descend dower duty eldest election Eliz emblements enacted England entitled father feodal freehold gavelkind grant guardian hath heirs held Henry Henry VIII husband Ibid infant inheritance Inst issue joint-tenants judges justice king king's kingdom knight-service lands laws of England lease liable liberty Litt lord Lord Coke manor marriage ment nature parish particular party peers person possession prerogative prince principal privilege queen reason reign remainder rent royal rule Salk seised seisin serjeanty servant sheriff Sir Edward Coke socage Stat statute tenant tenements tenure tion tithes unless vested VIII villein villenage void wife words writ
Suositut otteet
Sivu 1 - There is nothing which so generally strikes the imagination, and engages the affections of mankind, as the right of property; or that sole and despotic dominion which one man claims and exercises over the external things of the world, in total exclusion of the right of any other individual in the universe.
Sivu 355 - By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in law: that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband...
Sivu 177 - 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 :
Sivu 196 - Majesty's realms and dominions the sole supreme government, command and disposition of the militia and of all forces by sea and land and of all forts and places of strength is and by the laws of England ever was the undoubted right of his Majesty and his royal predecessors, kings and queens of England, and that both or either of the Houses of Parliament cannot nor ought to pretend to the same...
Sivu 101 - In this and similar cases the legislature alone can, and indeed frequently does, interpose, and compel the individual to acquiesce. But how does it interpose and compel? Not by absolutely stripping the subject of his property in an arbitrary manner; but by giving him a full indemnification and equivalent for the injury thereby sustained.
Sivu 141 - An estate in reversion is the residue of an estate left in the grantor, to commence in possession after the determination of some particular estate granted out by him.*?
Sivu 89 - ... protect individuals in the enjoyment of those absolute rights, which were vested in them by the immutable laws of nature; but which could not be preserved in peace without that mutual assistance and intercourse, which is gained by the institution of friendly and social communities. Hence it follows that the first and primary end of human laws is to maintain and regulate these absolute rights of individuals.
Sivu 78 - Commons of Great Britain, in Parliament assembled, had, hath, and of right ought to have, full Power and Authority to make Laws and Statutes of sufficient Force and Validity to bind the Colonies and People of America, Subjects of the Crown of Great Britain, in all cases whatsoever.
Sivu 117 - ... there can be but one supreme power, which is the legislative, to which all the rest are and must be subordinate; yet the legislative being only a fiduciary power to act for certain ends, there remains still 'in the people a supreme power to remove or alter the legislative', when they find the legislative act contrary to the trust reposed in them...
Sivu 167 - ... heirs; but whose right of inheritance may be defeated by the contingency of some nearer heir being born: as a brother, or nephew, whose presumptive succession may be destroyed by the birth of a child; or a daughter, whose present hopes may be hereafter cut off by the birth of a son.