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Page 79 - Tenant by the curtesy of England, is where a man marries a woman seised of an estate of inheritance, that is, of lands and tenements in fee-simple or fee-tail ; and has by her issue, born alive, which was capable of inheriting her estate. In this case, he shall, on the death of his wife, hold the lands for his life, as tenant by the curtesy of England...
Page 329 - Alfred, who, to prevent the rapines and disorders which formerly prevailed in the realm, instituted tithings, so called from the Saxon, because ten freeholders, with their families composed one. These all dwelt together, and were sureties or free pledges to the king for the good behaviour of each other; and, if any offence was committed in their district, they were bound to have the offender forthcoming.
Page 189 - The general division of masses consists in high and low. The first is that sung by the choristers, and celebrated with the assistance of a deacon and sub-deacon : low masses are those in -which the prayers are barely rehearsed without singing.
Page 20 - Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry : behold, my servants shall drink, buit ye shall be thirsty : behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed : behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
Page 115 - ... a picture, representing one thing to the eye, and another to the understanding: " or, a painting, or representation, intended to hold forth some moral, or political instruction.
Page 52 - And all this over and above the vast and extensive jurisdiction which he exercises in his judicial capacity in the court of chancery, wherein, as in the exchequer, there are two distinct tribunals ; the one ordinary, being a court of common law ; the other extraordinary, being a court of equity.
Page 300 - In antiquity, an emblematical figure, composed of the head and breasts of a woman, the wings of a bird, the legs and claws of a lion, and the body of a dog ; and said to have been the Egyptian symbol of theology.
Page 296 - ... strangers to. The solstices are two in each year, the estival or summer solstice, and the hyemal or winter solstice. The summer solstice is when the sun seems to describe the tropic of Cancer, which is on...