 It seems to be apparent from Glanville that villainage was a generic term for servitude in the reign of Henry II., so that the villain of the Great Charter must have been at least a species of serf. The provision which directs that the supreme civil court...  A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen - Page 216by George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853Full view - About this book
 | Francis Lieber - 1831 - 648 pages
...saving his contenenient, a merchant saving his merchandise, and- the villain saving his wagonage." The provision which directs that the supreme civil...stationary, instead of following the king's person, is an important safeguard of the regularity, accessibility, independence and dignity of public justice.... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1831 - 628 pages
...saving his conteneinciii, a merchant saving his merchandise, and the villain saving his wagonage." The provision which directs that the supreme civil...stationary, instead of following the king's person, is an important safeguard of the regularity, accessibility, independence and dignity of public justice.... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1831 - 610 pages
...ofience, saving his contenement, a merchant saving his merchandise, and the villain saving his wagonage." The provision which directs that the supreme civil...stationary, instead of following the king's person, is an important safeguard of the regularity, accessibility, independence and dignity of public justice.... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - 1836 - 484 pages
...subjoin, " and the villain saving his wagonage." It seems to be apparent from Glanville,} that villanage was a generic term for servitude in the reign of Henry...justice, of which the general predominance peculiarly characterizes that venerable monument of English liberty. The liberty of coming to England and going... | |
 | Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford - 1841 - 490 pages
...offence, saving his contcnement, a merchant saving his mercliandise, and the villain saving his wagonage." The provision which directs that the supreme civil...stationary, instead of following the king's person, is an important safeguard of the regularity, accessibility, independence, and dignity of public justice.... | |
 | John Stow - 1842 - 250 pages
...Taylor's Book of Jiighlt, p. 20. On which Sir James Mackintosh, Hittory of England, ip 220, remarks: "The provision which directs that the supreme civil...person, is a proof of that regard to the regularity, access! bility, independence, and dignity of public justice, of which the general predominance peculiarly... | |
 | John Stow - 1842 - 250 pages
...20. On which Sir James Mackintosh, Hittory of England, ip 220, remarks: " The provision which direets that the supreme civil court shall be stationary,...person, is a proof of that regard to the regularity, aecessibility, independence, and dignity of public justice, of which the general predominance peculiarly... | |
 | John Stow - 1842 - 254 pages
...History of Knglaad, ip 220 remarks : " The provision whieh direets that the supreme elvil eourt shall he stationary, instead of following the king's person, is a proof of that regard to the regularity, aeeessi hility, independenee, and dignity of puhlie justiee, of whieh the general predominanee peeuliarly... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh, Robert James Mackintosh - 1853 - 298 pages
...an'Jexclusive'spirit who subjoin, " and the villain, saving his waggonage." It seems to be apparent from Glanville that villainage was a generic term for servitude in the reign of Henry the Second, so that the villain of the Great Charter must have been at least a species of serf. The... | |
 | John Fulton - 1864 - 582 pages
...spirit who subjoin ' and the villain saving his wagon age.' It seems to be apparent from Glanville that villainage was a generic term for servitude in...justice, of which the general predominance peculiarly characterizes that venerable monument of English liberty. The liberty of coming to England and going... | |
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