 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1791 - 518 pages
...that is faid to be within age. The ages of male and female are different for different purpofes. A male at twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen is at years of difcretion, and therefore may confent or difagree to marriage, may choofe his guardian, and, if his... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1800 - 678 pages
...that is faid to be within age. The ages of male and female are different for different purpofes. A male at twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen is at years of difcretion, and therefore may confent or difagree to marriage, may choofe his guardian, and, if his... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1800 - 678 pages
...faid to be within age. The ages of male and female are different for different putpofes. A male zt twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen is at years of difcretion, and therefore may confent or difagree to marriage, may choofe his guardian, arsd, if his... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 686 pages
...be within age. The ages of male and female are different for different purposes. A male at ttvrtve years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen...to marriage, may choose his guardian, and, if his disrrption he actually proved, may make his testament of his personal estate ; at seventeen may be... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - Roman law - 1812 - 748 pages
...different ages by the law of England, is well expressed by Blackstone in his Commentaries. "The MALE at 12 may take the oath of Allegiance : at fourteen is at years of discretion, and may therefore consent or disagree to marriage ; may choose his Guardian, and if his discretion be actually... | |
 | Thomas Potts - Law - 1815 - 836 pages
...different purposes t ะป male at twelve years of age may lake the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen, is of years of discretion, and therefore may consent or disagree to marriage, may cliuse his guardian, and if his discretion be actually proved, may ma4e his teetament of his personal... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1819 - 394 pages
...different purposes : a male at twelve years of age may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen, is of years of discretion, and therefore may consent or...testament of his personal estate; at seventeen may be a procurator, or an executor ; and at twenty-one is at his own disposal, and may alien his lands, goods,... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - Constitutional law - 1823 - 872 pages
...be within age. The ages of male and female arc different for different purposes. A male at ttceltie years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen...estate ; at seventeen may be an executor ; and at twenty-one is at his own disposal, and may aliene his lands, goods, and chattels. A female also at... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 862 pages
...different for different purposes. A male at 12 years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at 14 is at the years of discretion, and therefore may consent or...disagree to marriage, may choose his guardian, and, if bis discretion be actually proved, may make his testament of hit personal estate; at 17 may be an executor;... | |
 | George Crabb - Industrial arts - 1823 - 704 pages
...property. In the interim, wards of different sexes have certain qualifications at different ages. A male at twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen may choose a guardian, or consent to marriage ; and at seventeen may be an executor. A female may be... | |
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The ages of male and female are different for different purposes. A male at twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen is at years of discretion, and therefore may consent or disagree to marriage... 
