| Henry John Stephen - 1841 - 626 pages
...by the internal testimony of their own private knowledge. Besides an oath of fealty, or profession of faith to the lord, which was the parent of our oath of allegiance, the vassal or tenant, upon investiture, did usually homage to his lord ; openly and humbly kneeling, being... | |
| William Blackstone, James Stewart - 1844 - 684 pages
...our oath of allegiance, the feaJty' vassal or tenant upon investiture did usually homage to Homage, his lord ; openly and humbly kneeling, being ungirt,...uncovered, and holding up his hands both together between [ 54 ] those of the lord, who sate before him ; and there professing that " he did become his man,... | |
| 1850 - 608 pages
...he chose to make war upon a neighboring chief. " Besides an onth oí fealty, cr profession of fuith to the lord, which was the parent of our oath of allegiance, the vassal or tenant, upon investiture, did usually homage to his lord ; openly and humbly kneeling, being... | |
| 1855 - 438 pages
...faith to his superior lord, and also to perform homage, a ceremony which Blackstone describes as " openly and humbly kneeling, being ungirt, uncovered, and holding up his hands both together between those of the lord, who sate before him, and then professing that he did become his man from that day... | |
| 1855 - 434 pages
...faith to his superior lord, and also to perform homage, a ceremony which Blackstone describes as " openly and humbly kneeling, being ungirt, uncovered, and holding up his hands both together between those of the lord, who sate before him, and then professing that he did become his man from that day... | |
| William Brown (A.M., of Tobermore.) - 1856 - 210 pages
...word vassal opprobriously, as synonymous to slave or bondman. Besides an oath of fealty, or profession of faith to the lord, which was the parent of our oath of allegiance, the vassal did usually homage to his lord, openly and humbly kneeling, being ungirt, uncovered, and holding... | |
| John Jordan - 1857 - 500 pages
...lord, the manner of which is thus described by Blackstone. " Besides an oath of fealty or profession of faith to the lord, which was the parent of our oath of allegiance, the vasal or tenant upon investiture did usually homage to his lord ; openly and humbly kneeling, being... | |
| Paul Hamilton Payne - 1859 - 610 pages
...the following quotation from Blackstono : " The Vassal, or Tenant, upon investiture, did, usually, "homage". to his Lord ; openly and humbly kneeling,...uncovered, and holding up his hands both together between those of his Lord, who sat before him ; pnd there professed that " he did become hin man from that... | |
| Henry John Stephen - 1863 - 812 pages
...by the internal testimony of their own private knowledge. Besides an oath of fealty, or profession of faith to the lord, which was the parent of our oath of allegiance, the vassal or tenant, upon investiture, did usually homagc to (») 2 Bl. Com. p. 46. [his lord; openly... | |
| William Blackstone - 1865 - 642 pages
...fealty, which was the parent of our oath of allegiance, the vassal or tenant upon investiture usually did homage to his lord; openly and humbly kneeling, being...uncovered, and holding up his hands both together between those of the lord, who sat before him; and there professing, that " he did become his " man, from that... | |
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