English Reports in Law and Equity: Containing Reports of Cases in the House of Lords, Privy Council, Courts of Equity and Common Law; and in the Admiralty and Ecclesiastical Courts; Including Also Cases in Bankruptcy and Crown Cases ReservedEdmund Hatch Bennett, Chauncey Smith C. C. Little and J. Brown, 1852 - Equity |
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Page 575 - An Act for the further security of her majesty's person and the succession of the Crown in the Protestant line, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales and all other pretenders and their open and secret, abettors." The words of the oath are in substance as follows, and clearly
Page 552 - in consequence of the death of the Pretender. The 13 Will. 3, c. 6, intitled " An Act for the further security of his Majesty's person and the succession of the Crown in the Protestant line, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and all other pretenders and their open and secret abettors,
Page 267 - And for the purposes aforesaid, the said accountant-general is to draw on the bank according to the form prescribed by the act of parliament and the general rules and orders of this court in that case made and provided; and any of the parties are to be at liberty to apply to this court as there shall be occasion.
Page 430 - himself of a notice given by another. Upon this evidence the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, leave being reserved to the defendant to move to enter a nonsuit if the court should be of opinion
Page 178 - in trust for the children of Mary Heathcote, equally to be divided between them, share and share alike, as tenants in common, and not as joint tenants," and not containing any words of inheritance; and which, therefore, according to the ordinary rule of construction in such cases, would have restricted the interest taken by the children to
Page 575 - profess, testify, and declare in my conscience before God and the world, that our sovereign Lord King William is lawful and rightful king of this realm, and of all other his majesty's dominions and countries thereunto belonging. And I do solemnly and sincerely declare that
Page 575 - An Act for the better security of his majesty's person and government, and the succession of the crown to the heirs of the late Princess Sophia being Protestants, and for extinguishing the hope of the pretended Prince of Wales
Page 115 - attested by, two or more credible witnesses, or by her last will and testament in writing, or any codicil or codicils to be by her signed and published in the presence of the like number of witnesses, should
Page 647 - under 5 & 6 Viet. c. 116, and 7 & 8 Viet c. 96, s. 22, does not protect the petitioner from being taken in execution for damages, for which a verdict has been given in an action of tort, but for which, at the date of the petition, judgment has not been signed.
Page 609 - Bequest upon trust to be applied and appropriated in such manner as the trustee or trustees for the time being should, in their absolute and uncontrolled discretion, think proper and expedient for the benefit and advancement and propagation of education and learning in every part of the world, as far as circumstances would permit: