The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6John Holland Rose University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... English were worsted . The ultimate possession of the island , however , was decided not by what happened there but by the results of the war in Europe . The first move against the French came in February 1690 when Captain Herman ...
... English were worsted . The ultimate possession of the island , however , was decided not by what happened there but by the results of the war in Europe . The first move against the French came in February 1690 when Captain Herman ...
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... English law . An earlier draft of the bill had also provided for the possible transformation of existing feudal ... English criminal law and French civil law were to hold " until they shall be varied " by provincial legislation . There ...
... English law . An earlier draft of the bill had also provided for the possible transformation of existing feudal ... English criminal law and French civil law were to hold " until they shall be varied " by provincial legislation . There ...
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... English mercantile law . But it did prevent them from enjoying this law as it developed and it robbed them of two rights which they had enjoyed— those of Habeas Corpus and of jury trials in civil suits . These were grave defects , but ...
... English mercantile law . But it did prevent them from enjoying this law as it developed and it robbed them of two rights which they had enjoyed— those of Habeas Corpus and of jury trials in civil suits . These were grave defects , but ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
Relations of the Aborigines to the Settlers | 13 |
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