The English Reports: House of Lords (1677-1865), Volume 9W. Green, 1901 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 311 - Master shall have made his report, and any of the parties are to be at liberty to apply to this Court, as they may be advised.
Page 244 - Ship called the whereof is Master for this present Voyage and now riding at Anchor in the and bound for to say being marked and numbered as in the Margin, and are to be delivered in the like good order and well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of (the Act of God, the Queen's Enemies, Fire, and all and every other Dangers, and Accidents of the Seas, Rivers, and Navigation of whatever nature and kind soever...
Page 523 - ... then this obligation to be void, or else to remain in full force and effect.
Page 152 - It may be apparent from the intrinsic nature and subject of the bargain itself; such as no man in his senses and not under delusion would make on the one hand, and as no honest and fair man would accept on the other...
Page 512 - Parliament, and that it shall not be lawful for any body politic or corporate whatsoever created or to be created, or for any other persons whatsoever united or to be united in covenants or partnership exceeding the number of six persons in that part of Great Britain called England, to borrow, owe, or take up any sum or sums of money on their bills or notes payable on demand or at any less time than six months from the borrowing thereof...
Page 2 - London is, and, from time whereof the memory of man is not to the contrary, hath been an ancient...
Page 510 - Ellis, of the second part, and the several other persons whose names and seals were thereunto subscribed and set, being respectively creditors of the said James Ellis, of the third part.
Page 219 - Kingdom, whether within the king's dominions or without, it shall be lawful for any justice of the peace of the county or place where the person so charged shall be, to take cognizance of the offence so charged, and to proceed therein as if the same had been committed within the limits of his ordinary jurisdiction...
Page 247 - London, (the act of God, the queen's enemies, fire, and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas, rivers, and navigation, of whatever nature and kind soever, excepted,) unto order or to assigns, he or they paying freight for the said goods at 51.
Page 246 - ... for a rule to shew cause why a new trial should not be granted...