An Essay on the History of the English Government and Constitution,: From the Reign of Henry VII. to the Present TimeLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1821 - 320 páginas |
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... One of the next acts of the Parliament was the sanction of an arbitrary tax . This species of tax , known by the name of Benevolence , had been raised by Edward IV . , without the consent of Parliament , C 2 HENRY THE SEVENTH . 19.
... One of the next acts of the Parliament was the sanction of an arbitrary tax . This species of tax , known by the name of Benevolence , had been raised by Edward IV . , without the consent of Parliament , C 2 HENRY THE SEVENTH . 19.
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... raise those duties , the act would have been merely declaratory . The enactment proves , with whatever terms it might be qualified , that the King was not en- titled by his prerogative to levy tonnage and poundage , and that his orders ...
... raise those duties , the act would have been merely declaratory . The enactment proves , with whatever terms it might be qualified , that the King was not en- titled by his prerogative to levy tonnage and poundage , and that his orders ...
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... raised the subject to a level with the sovereign . Besides the progress of these opinions , a new standard of political right had been introduced by the general study of Greek and Roman authors . Not only had the glories of the ancient ...
... raised the subject to a level with the sovereign . Besides the progress of these opinions , a new standard of political right had been introduced by the general study of Greek and Roman authors . Not only had the glories of the ancient ...
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... raised * " Instead of judiciously mollifying the misunderstandings betwixt the two houses and the king , he unadvisedly ( for in Spain he had received some affronts upon some arrears he had made ) ruins the King into a war with that ...
... raised * " Instead of judiciously mollifying the misunderstandings betwixt the two houses and the king , he unadvisedly ( for in Spain he had received some affronts upon some arrears he had made ) ruins the King into a war with that ...
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... raise an army , their independence was in danger . The exclusion of the eleven members was an act of force , destructive of all legal government . The diminution of their numbers , till at last they * See note ( E ) at the end of the ...
... raise an army , their independence was in danger . The exclusion of the eleven members was an act of force , destructive of all legal government . The diminution of their numbers , till at last they * See note ( E ) at the end of the ...
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abuses admitted adopted ancient arbitrary army assembly attainder authority bill bill of attainder body boroughs cause CHAP Charles Charles II church civil constitution controul corruption court crown doctrine elections Elizabeth endeavoured England English established Europe evil executive expence favour France freedom give granted Henry VIII House of Commons House of Lords house of Tudor Hume impeachment imprisoned influence interest James judge jury justice King King's labour land libel liberty Lord Lord Chatham Machiavel means ment mind minister monarchy national debt nature never obtain offence opinion Parliament party peace perhaps persons petition political popular prerogative principles privilege punishment Puritans Queen question reason reform remedy respect Revolution Roman Rome sovereign speech spirit suffrage Tacitus taxes thing throne tion tonnage and poundage Tories trial universal suffrage villein villenage violent vote Walpole Whigs whole
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Página 99 - ... methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam ; purging and unsealing her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance; while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms.
Página 104 - That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king ; and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal.
Página 233 - All this is true if time stood still ; which contrariwise moveth so round, that a froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as an innovation ; and they that reverence too much old times are but a scorn to the new.
Página 87 - And whereas the Laws of England are the birthright of the people thereof, and all the Kings and Queens, who shall ascend the Throne of this realm, ought to administer the Government of the same according to the said laws, and all their officers and ministers ought to serve them respectively according to the same...
Página 192 - The discretion of a judge is the law of tyrants: it is always unknown ; it is different in different men; it is casual, and depends upon constitution, temper, and passion. In the best, it is oftentimes caprice ; in the worst, it is every vice, folly, and passion to which human nature is liable.
Página 51 - That the liberties, franchises, privileges and jurisdictions of Parliament are the ancient and undoubted birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England...
Página 130 - Party is a body of men united, for promoting by their joint endeavours the national interest, upon some particular principle in which they are all agreed.
Página 200 - As it is in the body, so it is in the mind ; practice makes it what it is : and most even of those excellences which are looked on as natural endowments, will be found, when examined into more narrowly, to be the product of exercise, and to be raised to that pitch only by repeated actions.
Página 303 - Smith (?'), they be made good cheap in this kingdom ; for whosoever studieth the laws of the realm, who studieth in the universities, who professeth the liberal sciences, and, (to be short,) who can live idly, and without manual labour, and will bear the port, charge, and countenance of a gentleman, he shall be called master, and shall be taken for a gentleman.
Página 110 - Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalties of certain Laws...