A dissertation on the history of hereditary dignities, particularly as to their course of descent, and their forfeiture by attainder. With special reference to the case of the earldom of Wiltes

W. F. (William Francis) Finlason

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BooKe."This is.miDe. I Loos Ab6 ytj/t you Lo Be SOyou b^RteLy tAKG A LeteLkyO^,thAt_yOUOJiU Booke BRotbepAyhetoscemy home A DISSERTATION HISTORY OF HEREDITARY DIGNITIES, OFPARTICULARLY AS TO THEIR COURSE DESCENT, AND THEIR BYFORFEITURE ATTAINDER. WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO 0f ($arttr0m 0f W$ BY W. F. FINLASON, ESQ., BARRISTER-AT-LAW. " EDITOR OF BEEVE'S HISTORY OF THE BNGLISH LAW." LONDON : FLEET STEEET,BUTTERWORTHS, 7, late to eicdltnt13ublisi)trs tfic Queen's fBost 1869. LONDON : GREATBTBVBNB AND PRINTERS, 5, QUEEN STREET,RICHARDSON, LINCOLN'S INN W.C.FIELDS, A DISSERTATION ON THE HISTORY OF HEREDITARY DIGNITIES. THE of our is to be found in theorigin hereditary dignities " earliest of our The ruins ofperiod history. antiquity/' " an old show us a of fromauthor,says perpetuity nobility " "" the Earls and barons as Sir Jamesbeginning (a). Mackintosh at the ofobserves, "appear very opening authentic and are withour coevalhistory (b), kings, from the same which was theprobably arising usage " foundation of all And it willlegal authority (c). appear from a review of their from the thesehistory that, first, been conferred inhave considerationdignities professedly of some service to the and that their course of descentstate, has been a for similar considerations.regardgoverned by were more than mereindeed, they ;Originally, dignities themostwere the titles of actual dominion.

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• Great Britain
• Nobility

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 6
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 9 Mo

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