The Young American: Or Book of Government and Law; Showing Their History, Nature and Necessity. For the Use of Schools. Fourth Edition |
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Page 123
... lettres de cachet ; that is , letters of ar- rest , written in the king's name , with blanks for the name of individuals ; these were filled up by the ministers who possessed these letters . Heads of families among the nobility , who ...
... lettres de cachet ; that is , letters of ar- rest , written in the king's name , with blanks for the name of individuals ; these were filled up by the ministers who possessed these letters . Heads of families among the nobility , who ...
Page 124
... lettres de cachet were long the main stay of despotism , and they were used , not merely by the crown , but by many of its satellites . Men were imprisoned for offences too trifling to be registered , and remained thirty or forty years ...
... lettres de cachet were long the main stay of despotism , and they were used , not merely by the crown , but by many of its satellites . Men were imprisoned for offences too trifling to be registered , and remained thirty or forty years ...
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... Lettres de cachet ? 10. How were these used ? 11. What abuses grew up ? 12. How did the lettres de cachet sustain despotism ? 13-22 . What of the iron mask ? 23. What occurred in 1789 ? 24-26 . What of a certain prisoner ? CHAP ...
... Lettres de cachet ? 10. How were these used ? 11. What abuses grew up ? 12. How did the lettres de cachet sustain despotism ? 13-22 . What of the iron mask ? 23. What occurred in 1789 ? 24-26 . What of a certain prisoner ? CHAP ...
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