He is entrusted with making the treaty of peace: he may yield up the conquest, or retain it upon what terms he pleases. These powers no man ever disputed, neither has it hitherto been controverted that the King might change part or the whole of the law... The Law Quarterly Review - Page 21edited by - 1906Full view - About this book
| Bryan Edwards - Agriculture - 1793 - 544 pages
...in^ habitants to the fword, or otbencrfe exterminates them, all the lands belong to himfelf. If he receives the inhabitants under his protection, and grants them their property, he has a power to fix fuch terms and conditions as be thinks proper. He may (faid the noble judge) yield up the conqueft,... | |
| John Almon - Great Britain - 1797 - 212 pages
...and puts the inhabitants to the fword, or exterminates them, all the land belongs to him : — If he receives the inhabitants under his protection, and grants them their property, he has a power to fix the terms and conditions : — he is interefted with making the treaty of peace, he may yield up the... | |
| Bryan Edwards - Botany - 1801 - 640 pages
...the inhabitants to the fiaord, or otherwife exterminates them, all the lands belong to himfelf. If he receives the inhabitants under his protection, and grants them their property, he has 3 power to fix fitch terms and conditions as he thinks proper. He may (faid the noble judge) yield... | |
| Bryan Edwards - Bahamas - 1806 - 426 pages
...the inhabitants to the sword, or otherwise exterminates them, all the lands belong to himself. If he receives the inhabitants under his protection, and...such terms and conditions as he thinks proper. He may (said the noble judge) yield up the conquest, or retain it, on what terms he pleases, and change... | |
| Bryan Edwards - West Indies - 1819 - 644 pages
...the inhabitants to the sword, or otherwise exterminates them, all the lands belong to himself. If he receives the inhabitants under his protection, and...such terms and conditions as he thinks proper. He may (said the noble judge) yield up the conquest, or retain it, on what terms he pleases ; and change... | |
| Joseph Chitty - Commercial law - 1824 - 1090 pages
...exterminates them, all the lands belong to him. But if, as is more usual in modern times, the king receives the inhabitants under his protection, and grants them their property, he has power t» fix such terms and conditions as he thinks proper. He is intrusted with making the treaty... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - Great Britain - 1827 - 624 pages
...refuses, and puts the inhabitants to the sword, or exterminates them, all the lands belong to him. If he receives the inhabitants under his protection, and...them their property, he has a power to fix such terms as he thinks proper : he is intrusted with making the treaty of peace ; he may yield up the conquest,... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - 1827 - 640 pages
...refuses, and puts the inhabitants to the sword, or exterminates them, all the lands belong to him. If he receives the inhabitants under his protection, and...them their property, he has a power to fix such terms as he thinks proper : he is intrusted with making the treaty of peace ; he may yield up the conquest,... | |
| 1837 - 682 pages
...them, all the lands belong to him. If ha receives the inhabitant! under his protection j anil (/rants them their property, he has a power to fix such terms and conditions as he thinks proper. He is intrusted with making the treaty of peace: he may yield up the conquest, or retain it upon what terms... | |
| John Campbell Baron Campbell - Judges - 1853 - 454 pages
...refuse, and puts the inhabitants to the sword or exterminates them, all the lands belong to him ; if he receives the inhabitants under his protection, and...conditions as he thinks proper. He is entrusted with making terms of peace ; he may yield up the conquest, or retain it upon what terms he pleases. These powers... | |
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