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... person without allowing him an oppor- tunity to make his defence , or without any proof of any crime or mis- demeanour committed by him , is contrary to natural justice , the funda- mental laws of this realm , and the ancient ...
... person without allowing him an oppor- tunity to make his defence , or without any proof of any crime or mis- demeanour committed by him , is contrary to natural justice , the funda- mental laws of this realm , and the ancient ...
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... persons in employments having voted invariably on the same side of the question , often against the known and signified sense of their constituents , and sometimes perhaps even contrary to their own private declarations ; and no sooner ...
... persons in employments having voted invariably on the same side of the question , often against the known and signified sense of their constituents , and sometimes perhaps even contrary to their own private declarations ; and no sooner ...
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... person who , whilst he was a member of that House , should accept of any employment under the Crown ; as likewise a total ( we wish we could say an effectual ) exclusion of all persons holding employ- ments erected since the passing of ...
... person who , whilst he was a member of that House , should accept of any employment under the Crown ; as likewise a total ( we wish we could say an effectual ) exclusion of all persons holding employ- ments erected since the passing of ...
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... persons , ' which we rather apprehend to be a proof of the justice and moderation of that cen- sure , as it could then only light upon the guilty whoever they were ; and we are inclined to believe , that had the censure been applied to ...
... persons , ' which we rather apprehend to be a proof of the justice and moderation of that cen- sure , as it could then only light upon the guilty whoever they were ; and we are inclined to believe , that had the censure been applied to ...
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... persons concerned in such frauds being not only indemnified , but rewarded also ; and for the private utility of one Company , the Legislature , by the 9th of King George I , after for- bidding any person to be concerned in promoting an ...
... persons concerned in such frauds being not only indemnified , but rewarded also ; and for the private utility of one Company , the Legislature , by the 9th of King George I , after for- bidding any person to be concerned in promoting an ...
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A Complete Collection of the Protests of the Lords: 1741-1825 James Edwin Thorold Rogers No preview available - 2020 |
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Page 77 - Britain ; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and 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.
Page 202 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?
Page 315 - No Freeman shall be taken, or imprisoned, or be disseised of his Freehold, or Liberties, or free Customs, or be outlawed, or exiled, or any otherwise destroyed; nor will we pass upon him, nor condemn him, but by lawful Judgment of his Peers, or by the Law of the Land. We will sell to no man, we will not deny or defer to any man either Justice or Right.
Page 53 - That in case the Crown and imperial dignity of this Realm shall hereafter come to any person not being a native of this Kingdom of England this nation be not obliged to engage in any war for the defence of any dominions or territories which do not belong to the Crown of England without the consent of Parliament.
Page 88 - That the pretended power of dispensing with laws, or the execution of laws, by regal authority, as it hath been assumed and exercised of late, is illegal.
Page 126 - Majesty, his heirs or successors ; and such marriage shall be good, as if this Act had never been made, unless both Houses of Parliament shall, before the expiration of the said twelve months, expressly declare their disapprobation of such intended marriage.
Page 256 - That after the said limitation shall take effect as aforesaid, no person born out of the kingdoms of England, Scotland or Ireland or the dominions thereunto belonging (although he be naturalized or made a denizen, except such as are born of English parents) shall be capable to be of the privy council, or a member of either house of parliament, or to enjoy any office or place of trust, either civil or military...
Page 483 - That an humble address be presented to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent to...
Page 308 - An act for the safety and preservation of his Majesty's person and government against treasonable and seditious practices and attempts...
Page 166 - That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted; 11. That jurors ought to be duly impanelled and returned, and jurors which pass upon men in trials for high treason ought to be freeholders; 12. That all grants and promises of fines and forfeitures of particular persons before conviction are illegal and void; 13.