 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench - 1800 - 444 pages
...Report of the arguments and refolutions of the judges in Calvin's cafe, lays it down as clear. If a king (fays the book) comes to a kingdom by conqueft, he may change and alter the laws of that kingdom l but if he comes to it by title and defcent, he cannot chatigc the laws of himftlf without the cortfent... | |
 | 1837 - 682 pages
...in Calvin's cases, lays it down as clear. If a King (says the book) comes to a kingdom by conquest, he may change and alter the laws of that kingdom; but if he comes to it by title and descent, he cannot change the laws of himself without the consent of Parliament. It is plain he alludes... | |
 | Jeremy Bentham - 1838 - 322 pages
...with which he found it entangled,* are as follows : — " If a king conies to a kingdom by conquest, he may change and alter the laws of that kingdom : but if he comes to it by title and [of J descent, he cannot change the laws of himself, without the consent of parliament." Of the opinion... | |
 | Jeremy Bentham - 1843 - 616 pages
...with which he found it entangled,* are as follows : — " If a king comes to a kingdom by conquest, he may change and alter the laws of that kingdom : but if he comes to it by title and [of] descent, he cannot change the laws of himself, without the consent of parliament." Of the opinion... | |
 | Jeremy Bentham - 1843 - 614 pages
...with which he found it entangled,* are as follows: — " If a king comes to a kingdom by conqnest, he may change and alter the laws of that kingdom: but if he comes to it by title and [of] descent, he cannot change the laws of himself, without the consent of parliament." Of the opinion... | |
 | Henry Wager Halleck - 1861 - 960 pages
...political government by letters patent to the Duke of York. If the king comes to a kingdom by conquest, he may change and alter the laws of that kingdom ; but if he comes to it by title and descent, he cannot change the laws of himself without the consent of parliament. The constitutions... | |
 | Henry Wager Halleck - 1878 - 644 pages
...political government by letters patent to the Duke of York. If the king comes to a kingdom by conquest, he may change and alter the laws of that kingdom ; but if he comes to it by title and descent, he cannot change the laws of himself without the consent of Parliament. The constitutions... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1878 - 514 pages
...resolutions of the Judges in Calvin's case lays it down as clear: ' If a king comes to a kingdom by conquest, he may change and alter the laws of that kingdom ; but if he comes to it by title and descent, he cannot, without the consent of parliament.' It is plain that he alludes to his own country,... | |
 | 1889 - 918 pages
...case, lays it down as clear. If a king (says the book) comes to a kingdom by conquest, (</) Xupra. he may change and alter the laws of that kingdom ; but if he comes to it by title and descent, he cannot change the laws, by himself without the consent of parliament. * * A maxim of constitutional... | |
 | James Bradley Thayer - 1894 - 470 pages
...judges in Calvin's Case lays it down as clear. If a king (says the book) comes to a kingdom by conquest, he may change and alter the laws of that kingdom ; but if he comes to it by title and descent, he cannot change the laws of himself without the consent of Parliament. It is plain he alludes... | |
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If a king (says the book) comes to a kingdom by conquest, he may change and alter the laws of that kingdom ; but if he comes to it by title and descent, he cannot change the laws of himself without the consent of Parliament. 
