A View of the Jurisprudence of the Isle of Man, with the History of Its Ancient Constitution, Legislative Government, and Extraordinary Privileges |
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... held in high respect and veneration . Although the Druids celebrated human sa- crifices , and performed their religious rites in groves , sacred to the oak , from whence , ac- cording to Pliny , they were called Druids + : yet they ...
... held in high respect and veneration . Although the Druids celebrated human sa- crifices , and performed their religious rites in groves , sacred to the oak , from whence , ac- cording to Pliny , they were called Druids + : yet they ...
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... held sub dio , after the an- eient manner of all the northern nations , where the king or lord , seated on the summit of a mount , or venerated barrow , and attended by the chiefs and elders of the land , promulgated his laws and ...
... held sub dio , after the an- eient manner of all the northern nations , where the king or lord , seated on the summit of a mount , or venerated barrow , and attended by the chiefs and elders of the land , promulgated his laws and ...
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... held their courts on the top of a hill called Cnoc an Eric , viz . the Hill of Pleas " The paucity of Manks history throws only a faint gleam of light on the first legislators of this country , for the most ancient records were removed ...
... held their courts on the top of a hill called Cnoc an Eric , viz . the Hill of Pleas " The paucity of Manks history throws only a faint gleam of light on the first legislators of this country , for the most ancient records were removed ...
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... held it . " John , her grandson , sued again for his right in parliament ; but Edward the First said ( as by the record ) , " He might prosecute is title before the Justices of the King's Bench ; let it be heard there , and let justice ...
... held it . " John , her grandson , sued again for his right in parliament ; but Edward the First said ( as by the record ) , " He might prosecute is title before the Justices of the King's Bench ; let it be heard there , and let justice ...
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... held of the crown of England , " per ho- magium legium , " paying to the king , his heirs and successors , a cast of falcons at their re spective coronations , after such homage made , in lieu of all demands and customs whatsoever . 3 ...
... held of the crown of England , " per ho- magium legium , " paying to the king , his heirs and successors , a cast of falcons at their re spective coronations , after such homage made , in lieu of all demands and customs whatsoever . 3 ...
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