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... Crown . • 251. 1763. Camden's Decision against General Warrants 252. 1764. Mansfield's Decision against General Warrants 253. 1771. Somerset's Case . Mansfield's Decision 254 1780. Dunning's Resolution 255. 1790 . • • · · 491 • 492 ...
... Crown . • 251. 1763. Camden's Decision against General Warrants 252. 1764. Mansfield's Decision against General Warrants 253. 1771. Somerset's Case . Mansfield's Decision 254 1780. Dunning's Resolution 255. 1790 . • • · · 491 • 492 ...
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... Crown inquisition . 1. Of the pleas of the crown , both new and old , and all those which have not yet been concluded before the justiciaries of our lord the king . 2. Item of all recognizances and all pleas which have been summoned ...
... Crown inquisition . 1. Of the pleas of the crown , both new and old , and all those which have not yet been concluded before the justiciaries of our lord the king . 2. Item of all recognizances and all pleas which have been summoned ...
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... crown . 21. And no sheriff is to be justice in his shrievalty , nor yet in any county which he has held since the first coronation of our lord the king . 22. Also all the cities , and boroughs , and demesne lands of our lord the king ...
... crown . 21. And no sheriff is to be justice in his shrievalty , nor yet in any county which he has held since the first coronation of our lord the king . 22. Also all the cities , and boroughs , and demesne lands of our lord the king ...
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... Moreover the archbishop placed the crown on his head , and anointed him king , in the church of the chief of the apostles , at Westminster , on the 27th of May ; Philip , bishop of 34 English Constitutional Documents.
... Moreover the archbishop placed the crown on his head , and anointed him king , in the church of the chief of the apostles , at Westminster , on the 27th of May ; Philip , bishop of 34 English Constitutional Documents.
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... crown . 25. All counties , hundreds , wapentakes , and trithings shall be at the ancient rents and without any increase , excepting our demesne manors . 26. If any person holding a lay fief from us shall die , and our sheriff or bailiff ...
... crown . 25. All counties , hundreds , wapentakes , and trithings shall be at the ancient rents and without any increase , excepting our demesne manors . 26. If any person holding a lay fief from us shall die , and our sheriff or bailiff ...
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