A View of the Constitution of the British Colonies: In North America and the West Indies, at the Time the Civil War Broke Out on the Continent of America ...author and sold, 1783 - 555 pàgines |
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... matter , as appears by their Journals of 1624 and 1625 . The British Colonies are , in fome refpects , fubject to the English laws . 1 Black . Com . 106 . It was holden by Lord Chief Juftice Vaughan ; in his Reports , 300. in the cafe ...
... matter , as appears by their Journals of 1624 and 1625 . The British Colonies are , in fome refpects , fubject to the English laws . 1 Black . Com . 106 . It was holden by Lord Chief Juftice Vaughan ; in his Reports , 300. in the cafe ...
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... matters in the Plantations and here , may be attended with inconvenience . " And his Lordship faid he would not , as Lord Cowper did in fuch a cafe , allow the plea to the discovery . Sir William Blackftone fays , the British Plant ...
... matters in the Plantations and here , may be attended with inconvenience . " And his Lordship faid he would not , as Lord Cowper did in fuch a cafe , allow the plea to the discovery . Sir William Blackftone fays , the British Plant ...
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... matter ; and propofed to receive the votes of the Governor and Council , leaving the Houfe of Affembly to decide on the ... matters of common fame in the Island , I am not answerable for the authenticity of them ; and I do not chuse to ...
... matter ; and propofed to receive the votes of the Governor and Council , leaving the Houfe of Affembly to decide on the ... matters of common fame in the Island , I am not answerable for the authenticity of them ; and I do not chuse to ...
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... matters . By the 22 Geo . III . c . 75. it is enacted , “ That " from thenceforth no office to be exercised in " any Colony or Plantation , then , or at any time " thereafter , belonging to the Crown of Great " Britain , fhall be ...
... matters . By the 22 Geo . III . c . 75. it is enacted , “ That " from thenceforth no office to be exercised in " any Colony or Plantation , then , or at any time " thereafter , belonging to the Crown of Great " Britain , fhall be ...
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... matters by a diftinct Court called the Common Pleas . In feveral of the Colonies on the Continent , before the Civil War , they had a Court in each county or district , that decided questions of property to a confider- able amount ; but ...
... matters by a diftinct Court called the Common Pleas . In feveral of the Colonies on the Continent , before the Civil War , they had a Court in each county or district , that decided questions of property to a confider- able amount ; but ...
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Act of Affembly Act of Parliament adminiftrators Admiralty aforefaid againſt alfo alſo America appointed Attorney Barbadoes Britain cafe caufe cauſe chofen Colonies Commander in Chief Commiffioners Conftitution Council County Court of Chancery Court of Vice-Admiralty deed Deponent duly eftate elected eſtabliſhed execution executors faid fchooner faid Inland faid Province fame feal fecurity feized feven feveral fhall fhip fhould figned fingular flaves fome ftatutes fubfcribed fubjects fuch Government Governor in Chief granted hath heirs and affigns hereby hereditaments Houfe Houſe of Affembly iffue Inland of Antigua intereft Iſland Jamaica Judge Juftices King King's laft lands Legiſlature letters of marque Lord Majefty Majefty's muſt Negroes oath paffed perfons Plantations premiſes Privy Council Province of Georgia purpoſe refided refpective releaſe Reprefentatives Richard Patten ſaid Seal ſhall thefe prefents thereof theſe preſents thofe thoſe tion unto the faid uſe veffels Weft whatſoever wife
Passatges populars
Pàgina 170 - his deceafe pretended to be, and took upon himfelf the ftyle and title of King of England, by the name of James the Third, or of Scotland by the name of James the Eighth, or the ftyle and title of King of Great Britain, hath any right
Pàgina 152 - unto them, fuch oath or oaths as are ufually given for the due execution and performance of offices and places, and for the clearing of truth in judicial caufes. And we do hereby give and grant unto you full power and authority, where you
Pàgina 152 - fee caufe* or fhall judge any offender or offenders in criminal matters, or for any fines or forfeitures due unto us, fit objects of our mercy, to pardon all fuch offenders, and to remit all fuch offences, fines, and forfeitures, treafon and wilful murder only excepted; in which cafes, you fhall
Pàgina 170 - I AB do fwear, That I do from my heart abhor, deteft and abjure, as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and pofition, that Princes excommunicated or deprived by the Pope, or any authority of the See of Rome, may be depofed or murdered by their fubjects, or any other whatfoever. And I do declare, That no foreign Prince, Perfon, Prelate, State, or Potentate, hath, or ought
Pàgina 172 - I AB do declare, That I do believe that there is not any tranfubftantiation in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, or in the elements of bread and wine,- at or after the confecration thereof by any perfon whatfoever*
Pàgina 151 - your government, as you and they fhall think fit and neceflary for the hearing and determining of all caufes, as well criminal as civil, according to law and equity, and for awarding execution thereupon ; with all reafonable and neceflary powers, authorities, fees, and privileges belonging thereunto : as
Pàgina 10 - But in conquered or ceded countries, that have already laws of their own, the King may indeed alter and change thofe laws; but till he does actually change them, the ancient laws of the country remain, unlefs fuch as are againft the law of God
Pàgina 12 - driving out the natives (with what natural juftice I fhall not at prefent enquire), or by treaties: and therefore the common law of England, as fuch, has no .allowance or authority there, they being no part of the Mother Country, 'but diftinct (though dependent) dominions. They are
Pàgina 146 - As alfo, that you make and fubfcribe the declaration mentioned in an Aft of Parliament made in the twentyfifth year of the reign of King Charles* the Second, intituled, " An Aft for preventing dangers which " may happen from Popifh recufants." And likewife, that you take the
Pàgina 156 - of the government, and not otherwife. And we do hereby likewife give and grant unto you full power and authority, by and with the advice and confent of our faid Council, to fettle and agree with the inhabitants of our province 'and territories aforefaid, for fuch lands, tenements, and hereditaments, as now are, or hereafter