The Suspending Power and the Writ of Habeas Corpus (Classic Reprint)FB&C Limited, 2015. 7. 11. - 54페이지 Excerpt from The Suspending Power and the Writ of Habeas Corpus In the act of 31 Charles I. Chap. 10, sec. 2, which abolished the court of Star Chamber, it is declared that the council table had lately ventured to determine of the liberty of the subject contrary to the laws of the land, and the rights and privileges of the people. In the Parliament that assembled in 1640, Waller denounced certain divines as manifestly in the wrong in that which concerns the liberties and privileges of the subjects of England. In the speech made by George I. On the introduction of the Peerage Bill by the Ministers, he said, As the civil rights and privileges of my subjects claim my concern, &c., and in his speech dissolving Parliament, in 1734, he said, The happiness of my people depends upon my preserving to them all their legal rights and privileges, as established under the present settlement of the crown, &c. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |