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Common terms and phrasesAbbot aforesaid ancient Anglo-Norman Anglo-Saxon Archbishop assembly barons Bill bishops boroughs burgesses cause Celts century ceorls Chapter of John's chief civil classes clause Conquest consent constitutional Council county court court leet criminal Crown declared Earl Edward elected enacted England English exercised feudal France freeholders freemen Germanic granted Guizot Habeas Corpus Hallam heirs Henry House of Commons House of Lords important imprisoned institutions John John's Charter judges jurors justice king king's kingdom knights land liberties Lord Coke Lords Spiritual Magna Carta Majesty ment military ministers nation Norman Normandy oath officers parlia parliament parliamentary party peace peers person Petition of Right political population possessed present prince principle realm reign respect RISE AND PROGRESS Roman royal Saxon sheriffs shire socage sovereign spirit statute summoned supra tenants tenure tion towns trial by jury villeinage villeins William Witan words writ Popular passagesPage 327 - And that for redress of all grievances, and for the amending, strengthening and preserving of the laws, Parliaments ought to be held frequently. Page 327 - Princess during their lives, and the life of the survivor of them ; and that the sole and full exercise of the regal power be only in, and executed by, the said Prince of Orange... Page 325 - And whereas the said late king James the Second having abdicated the government and the throne being thereby vacant, His Highness the prince of Orange (whom it hath pleased Almighty God to make the glorious instrument of delivering this kingdom from popery and arbitrary power... Page 328 - ... and for default of such issue to the Princess Anne of Denmark and the heirs of her body and for default of such issue to the heirs of the body of the said Prince of Orange. Page 220 - John, the variations not being very material) 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 send upon 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 delay to any man justice or right. Page 186 - 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 131 - Realm, by advice of our venerable Fathers, Stephen, Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church... Page 326 - That the freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of parliament. Page 336 - 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, or to have any grant of lands, tenements or hereditaments from the crown, to himself or to any other or others in trust for him. Page 325 - That the pretended power of suspending of laws, or the execution of laws, by regal authority, without consent of Parliament, is illegal. References from web pagesLITERATURE (ENGLISH) IOÇ>I LITERATURE (ENGLISH) Short list of indexed books(page 615) - ebooks search engine JSTOR: Due Process of Law in Magna Carta Kloof Booksellers at antiqbook.nl PRINCÍPIOS FUNDAMENTAIS E INTERPRETAÇÃO CONSTITUCIONAL Bibliographic information |