The Constitution of EnglandBaldwyn & Company, 1821 - 518 pages |
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... parliament , mentioned in that chapter , I cannot well say more at present than I did at that time , as I never had an opportunity to hear the de- bates in either house . In regard to the divisions in general to which the spirit of ...
... parliament , mentioned in that chapter , I cannot well say more at present than I did at that time , as I never had an opportunity to hear the de- bates in either house . In regard to the divisions in general to which the spirit of ...
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... parliament * . Edward , continually engaged in wars , either against Scotland or on the continent , seeing moreover ... parliament before . † Anno 1295 . of the different counties to send deputies to parliament : SO THE CONSTITUTION.
... parliament * . Edward , continually engaged in wars , either against Scotland or on the continent , seeing moreover ... parliament before . † Anno 1295 . of the different counties to send deputies to parliament : SO THE CONSTITUTION.
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Jean Louis de Lolme. of the different counties to send deputies to parliament : -and it is from this era that we are to date the origin of the house of com- mons . It must be confessed , however , that these deputies of the people were ...
Jean Louis de Lolme. of the different counties to send deputies to parliament : -and it is from this era that we are to date the origin of the house of com- mons . It must be confessed , however , that these deputies of the people were ...
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... parliament ; but then it was only the deputies of the towns within the particular domain of the crown , that is , for a very small part of the nation , who , under the name of the third estate , were admitted in those estates ; and it ...
... parliament ; but then it was only the deputies of the towns within the particular domain of the crown , that is , for a very small part of the nation , who , under the name of the third estate , were admitted in those estates ; and it ...
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... parliament : the great point , therefore , was gained , that was one day to procure them the great influence which they at present pos- sess , and the subsequent reigns afford conti- nual instances of its successive growth . Under ...
... parliament : the great point , therefore , was gained , that was one day to procure them the great influence which they at present pos- sess , and the subsequent reigns afford conti- nual instances of its successive growth . Under ...
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