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... Common law was seen as a defence of property . In 1611 Coke and the common - law judges tried to limit jurisdiction of the highest ecclesiastical court , the Court of High Com- mission , by issuing prohibitions . The creation and sale ...
... Common law was seen as a defence of property . In 1611 Coke and the common - law judges tried to limit jurisdiction of the highest ecclesiastical court , the Court of High Com- mission , by issuing prohibitions . The creation and sale ...
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... common sense and for higher ideals in an unsatisfactory world . Believing poetry to be a divine art which expressed high philosophical truth to the learned few , George Chapman ( 1559 ? -1634 ) wrote tough , knotted verses . While his ...
... common sense and for higher ideals in an unsatisfactory world . Believing poetry to be a divine art which expressed high philosophical truth to the learned few , George Chapman ( 1559 ? -1634 ) wrote tough , knotted verses . While his ...
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... common themes . The first and second editions of Readie and Easie Way to Establish a Free Commonwealth ( March and April 1660 ) were last - minute attempts to persuade General Monck not to restore monarchy . Within months Charles II was ...
... common themes . The first and second editions of Readie and Easie Way to Establish a Free Commonwealth ( March and April 1660 ) were last - minute attempts to persuade General Monck not to restore monarchy . Within months Charles II was ...
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