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Page 111
... Court of Oyer and Terminer presumably acted , specifically reserved " to the heir and suc- cessor of every such person his or their titles of inheritance , succession , and other rights , as though no such attainder of the ancestor or ...
... Court of Oyer and Terminer presumably acted , specifically reserved " to the heir and suc- cessor of every such person his or their titles of inheritance , succession , and other rights , as though no such attainder of the ancestor or ...
Page 304
... court in the following letter : Honorable and esteemed lords , most wise and magnanimous ! Recently , on June 1 , I addressed to the court a humble petition relating to my dear wife , in which I requested that she be set free ; but my ...
... court in the following letter : Honorable and esteemed lords , most wise and magnanimous ! Recently , on June 1 , I addressed to the court a humble petition relating to my dear wife , in which I requested that she be set free ; but my ...
Page 460
... court , actually and effectually , for most worthy and legiti- mate punishment according to its own . secular provisions . The sentencing and execution by the secular authority were also made an occa- sion for terror . At Neuchâtel ...
... court , actually and effectually , for most worthy and legiti- mate punishment according to its own . secular provisions . The sentencing and execution by the secular authority were also made an occa- sion for terror . At Neuchâtel ...
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