 It can change and create afresh even the constitution of the kingdom and of parliaments themselves, as was done by the act of union, and the several statutes for triennial and septennial elections. It can, in short, do everything that is not naturally...  Democracy in America - Page 435by Alexis de Tocqueville - 1838 - 464 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1766 - 722 pages
...Willliam III. It can alter the eftabliflied religion of the land; as was done in a variety of inftances, in the reigns of king Henry VIII and his three children. It can change and create -.;f,'. Hi even the conftitution of the kingdom and of parliament* themfelves ; as was done by the... | |
 | Several Hands - 1766 - 596 pages
...Willliam III. It can alter the eftablilhed religion of the land; as was done in a variety of inftances, in the reigns of king Henry VIII and his three children. It can change and create afrefli even the conftitution of the kingdom and of parliaments themfelves ; as was done by the aft... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1791 - 518 pages
...William HI. It can alter the eftablifhed religion of the land ; as was done in a variety of inftances, in the reigns of king Henry VIII and his three children. It can change and create afrefh even the conftitution of the kingdom and of parliaments themfelves ; as was done by the aft... | |
 | Francis Plowden - Constitutional law - 1792 - 658 pages
...William III. It can alter the eftablifhed religion of the land ; * as was done in a variety of inflances, in the reigns of king Henry VIII. and his three children. It can change and create afrefh even the conftitution of the kingdom, and of parliaments themfelves ; as was done by the act... | |
 | Francis Plowden - Constitutional law - 1792 - 706 pages
...alter the eftablifhcd religion of the land j * as was done in a variety of inftances, in the reign's of king Henry VIII. and his three children. It can change and create afrefh even the conftitution of the kingdom, and of parliaments themfelves ; as was done by the act... | |
 | Antoine-François marquis de Bertrand de Moleville - France - 1797 - 470 pages
...can alter the eftablifhed religion of the land ; as was done, in a variety of inftanceS, in the reign of king Henry VIII. and his three children. It can change and create afrefh even the conftitution of the kingdom, and of parliaments themfelves ; as was done by the Ad... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1800 - 678 pages
...William III. It can alter the efhbliflied religion of the land ; as was done in a variety of inflances, in the reigns of king Henry VIII and his three children. It can change and create afrefh even the conflitutiou of the kingdom and of parliaments themfelves ; as was done by the act... | |
 | James Wilson - Law - 1804 - 494 pages
...transcendent and absolute, that it cannot be confined, either for causes or persons, within any bounds." g " It can change and create afresh even the constitution of the kingdom and of parliaments themselves. It can, in short, do every thing that is not naturally impossible." " What... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 686 pages
...succession to the crown ; as was done in the reign of Henry VIII and William III. It can alter the established religion of the land ; as was done in...afresh even the constitution of the kingdom and of parliaments themselves ; as was done by the act of union, and the several statutes for triennial. and... | |
 | William Eusebius Andrews - 1820 - 502 pages
...concerning matters of all possible denominations, ecclesiastical or temporal, &(c. ; and can alter the established religion of the land, as was done in a variety of instances hi the reigns of king Henry Vlllandhis three children.'(Book J, ch. ii, Commentaries, fyc.) If this... | |
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