A Statistical Account of the British Empire: Exhibiting Its Extent, Physical Capacities, Population, Industry, and Civil and Religious Institutions, Volume 2C. Knight, 1839 |
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Page 70
... boroughs , who are elected at the commence- ment of every parliament , and retain their seats for that parliament only . The Lords form one House , and sit by themselves ; the Commons form another , in which they also sit by themselves ...
... boroughs , who are elected at the commence- ment of every parliament , and retain their seats for that parliament only . The Lords form one House , and sit by themselves ; the Commons form another , in which they also sit by themselves ...
Page 72
... boroughs of that period were destitute of weight or influence , merely because their names are not to be found in the Great National Council . There is reason to believe that many of the great cities , be- fore the Conquest , were ...
... boroughs of that period were destitute of weight or influence , merely because their names are not to be found in the Great National Council . There is reason to believe that many of the great cities , be- fore the Conquest , were ...
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... boroughs and cities were then admitted to participate in the deliberations of the council . With regard to the cities and boroughs , it has been observed , that the king had no mo- tive to summon them for the purpose of obtaining grants ...
... boroughs and cities were then admitted to participate in the deliberations of the council . With regard to the cities and boroughs , it has been observed , that the king had no mo- tive to summon them for the purpose of obtaining grants ...
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... borough separately , by the solicitation of the justices in eyre , or of special commissioners employed for that purpose . In many instances the boroughs , being the demesne land of some superior lord , must have been taxed through the ...
... borough separately , by the solicitation of the justices in eyre , or of special commissioners employed for that purpose . In many instances the boroughs , being the demesne land of some superior lord , must have been taxed through the ...
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... boroughs . * Here , then , we close our review of the first of the periods referred to . The House of Peers , composed of barons , powerful from their territorial possessions , was at once feared and respected by the Crown . The ...
... boroughs . * Here , then , we close our review of the first of the periods referred to . The House of Peers , composed of barons , powerful from their territorial possessions , was at once feared and respected by the Crown . The ...
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