| Thomas Finlayson Henderson - 1914 - 658 pages
...charge hath been and may lawfully be imposed upon them according to precedent of former times ; so where the good and safety of the kingdom in general is concerned, and the whole kingdom in danger — of which his Majesty is the only judge — then the charge of the defence ought to be... | |
| Thomas Pitt Taswell-Langmead - Constitutional history - 1919 - 906 pages
...submitted to them the op^l^s Of following questions : (1) " When the good and safety of the judges, the kingdom in general is concerned and the whole...the Great Seal of England, command all the subjects iif his kingdom, at their charge, to provide and furnish such number of ships, with men, victuals,... | |
| Leslie Stephen, Sir Sidney Lee - Great Britain - 1908 - 1410 pages
...ship-money spread, and in December 1635 Charles consulted the judges. Ten out of the twelve replied that ' when the good and safety of the kingdom in general is concerned, and the whole kingdom in danger — of which his majesty is the only judge — then the charge of the defence ought to be... | |
| Great Britain - 1922 - 1578 pages
...ship-money spread, and in December 1635 Charles consulted the judges. Ten out of the twelve replied that ' when the good and safety of the kingdom in general is concerned, and the whole kingdom in danger — of which his majesty is the only judge — then the charge of the defence ought to be... | |
| Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler - Constitutional history - 1924 - 424 pages
...them privately and in advance, he had received an affirmative answer to the following questions: 1. When the good and safety of the kingdom in general...great seal of England, command all the subjects of his kingdom, at their charge, to provide and furnish such number of ships, with men, victuals, and... | |
| Sir William Searle Holdsworth - Law - 1924 - 758 pages
...ST 825-839. •Gardiner, op. cit. viii 103. 7 The opinion ran as follows : " We are of opinion that when the good and safety of the kingdom in general is concerned, and the whole kingdom in danger, your majesty may by writ under the great seal of England, command all the subjects of this... | |
| Prithwis Chandra Ray - Bengal (India) - 1927 - 338 pages
...raise revenue on their own initiative, they disclaimed any intention to exercise such right except " when the good and safety of the kingdom in general is concerned and the whole kingdom is in danger ". That right was resisted in England, not because the revenues raised by them were not necessary for... | |
| William Austin - Luton (Bedfordshire) - 1928 - 496 pages
...imposition of ship-money. Twelve of the Judges, including Sir Francis were of the opinion that : — " When the good and safety of the kingdom in general is concerned and the whole kingdom is in danger Your Majesty may issue Your writ under Your Great Seal commanding all your subjects to provide and... | |
| Sir David Lindsay Keir, Frederick Henry Lawson - Constitutional law - 1928 - 520 pages
...those submitted previously to them. The judges answered publicly as follows : ' We are of opinion, That when the good and safety of the kingdom in general is concerned, and the whole kingdom in danger, your majesty may, by Writ, under the Great Seal of England, command all the subjects of... | |
| John William Allen - Church and state - 1644 - 700 pages
...asked the judges a question directly bearing on the issue they were to try. He asked them whether, when the good and safety of the kingdom in general is concerned and the whole kingdom in danger, 'the King may not compel all his subjects to contribute to the furnishing of such a number... | |
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