 And when by these deductions his fortune was so shattered and ruined, that perhaps he was obliged to sell his patrimony, he had not even that poor privilege allowed him without paying an exorbitant fine for a license of alienation.  Sporting Magazine - Page 2391803Full view - About this book
 | Countess of Elizabeth Chudleigh Bristol - Family & Relationships - 1777 - 449 pages
...value of-his marriage, if he re fu fed fuch wife as his lord and guardian had bartered for, and Jmpofed upon him ; or twice that value if he married another woman. Add to this the untimely and expenfive honour of knighthood, to make his poverty more completely fplendid j and when by thefe deductions... | |
 | Robert Kelham, David Wilkins, Great Britain - Law - 1779 - 346 pages
...Vali/s pf his Marriage, if he refufed fuch Wife as his Lord and Guardian had bartered for, and impofed upon him ; or twice that Value if he married another Woman. Add to this, the untimely and expenfive Honour of Knighthood, to make his Poverty more compleatly fplendid. And when, by thefe Deduftions,... | |
 | Joseph Townsend - 1781 - 316 pages
...his marriage, if he refufed fuch wife as G 2 his his lord and guardian had bartered for, and impofed upon him ; or twice that value, if he married another woman. Add to this, the untimely and expenfive honour of knighthood, to make his poverty. more completely fplendid. And when, by thefe deductions,... | |
 | Christopher Keld - 1785 - 518 pages
...of his viarriage if he refufed fuch wife as his lord and * guardian had bartered for, and impol'ed upon him ; or * twice that value if he married another woman. Add to 4 this the untimely and expenfive honour of knighthood, to ' make his poverty more completely fplendid.... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone, Richard Burn, John Williams - 1791
...value of his marriage, if he refufed fuch wife as his lord and guardian had bartered for, and impofed upon him; or twice that value, if he married another woman. Add to this, the untimely and expenfive honour of knighthood, to make his poverty more completely fplendid. And when by thefe deductions... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - 1794
...value of his marriage, if he refufed fuch wife as his lord and guardian had bartered for, and impoild upon him ; or twice that value, if he married another woman. Add to this, the untimely and expenfive honour of knighthood^ to make his poverty more completely fplendid. And when by thefe deductions... | |
 | William Wirt - 1804 - 72 pages
...price and value of his marriage, if he refused such wife as his lord and guardian had bartered for, and imposed upon him ; or twice that value, if he married another woman. A<Ld to thie, the untimely and expensive honor of knighthood, to make his poverty more completely splendid.... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1807
...price or value of his marriage, if he refused such v ife as his lord and guardian had bartered for, and imposed upon him ; or twice that value, if he...another woman. Add to this, the untimely and expensive honor of knighthood, to make his poverty more completely splendid. And when by these deductions his... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees, Thomas Hood, John Harris - 1808
...price and value of his marriage, if lie refused such wife as his Lord and guardian had bartered for, and imposed upon him ; or twice that value, if he married another woman. And when, by these deductions, his fortune was so shattered and ruined, that, perhaps, he was obliged... | |
 | Thomas Downes Wilmot Dearn - 1814 - 277 pages
...price and value of his marriage, if he refused such wife as his lord and guardian had bartered for, and imposed upon him ; or twice that value, if he married another woman. And when by these deductions, his fortune was so shattered and ruined, that, .perhaps he was obliged... | |
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