Constitutional law - Great Britain
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Lex constitutionis or, the gentleman's law being, a compleat treatise of all the laws and statutes relating to the King, and the Prerogative of the Crown; the Nobility, and House of Lords; House of Commons; Officers of State; the Exchequer and Treasury; Commissioners and Officers of the Customs; of the Excise; of the Post-Office; Stamp-Office; Forfeited Estates; Publick Accounts; the Navy-Office; War-Office; Lieutenancy of Counties; Justices of Peace, &c. Wherein near one hundred authors of the best Reputation, both ancient and modern, on the Subject, have been consulted, and are referr'd to. And also, an introduction to the common law of England, with Respect to Tenures of Lands, Descents, Marriage-Contracts, Coverture, &c. Of Property, Creation and Forfeiture of Estates; Trials of Offenders, Courts at Westminster, &c. To which are added, under their proper Heads, The Manner of Passing Bills in both Houses of Parliament, the Judicature of the Lords; Variety of adjudg'd Cases; and some curious History of Antiquity. By G. Jacob, Gent.
Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744.Date: MDCCXIX. [1719]- E-books
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The Lords protest against the Bill, entitled, An act for taking away and abolishing the heretable jurisdictions in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, and and for making Satisfaction to the Proprietors thereof, and for restoring such Jurisdictions to the Crown, and for making more effectual Provision for the Administration of Justice throughout that Part of the United Kingdom, by the King's Courts and Judges there, and for rendering the Union of the Two Kingdoms more compleat. Die Jovis 21⁰ Maij 1747
House of LordsDate: 1747]- E-books
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English liberties , or The free-born subject's inheritance. Containing Magna Charta, Charta de Foresta, the statute De Tallagio non Concedendo, the Habeas Corpus Act, and several other statutes; with comments on each of them ... with many law-cases throughout the whole. Compiled first by Henry Care, and continued, with large additions, by William Nelson, of the Middle-Temple, Esq;.
Henry CareDate: MDCCLXXIV. [1774]- E-books
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England's true interest considered , with honour to the prince, and Safety to the People.
William PennDate: 1702- E-books
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A declaration of the people's natural right to a share in the legislature which is the fundamental principle of the British constitution of state. By Granville Sharp.
Sharp, Granville, 1735-1813.Date: M.DCC.LXXIV. [1774]