The aristocracy of Britain and the laws of entail and primogeniture judged by recent French writers, selections from Passy, Beaumont [and others. Transl.].1844 |
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... Heir to plunge into ruinous extrava- 127 gance , • He borrows money on his personal security , ib . At his death his Creditors lose all , hence much distress and bankruptcy , 129 Entailed Estates are seldom improved , 130 All experience ...
... Heir to plunge into ruinous extrava- 127 gance , • He borrows money on his personal security , ib . At his death his Creditors lose all , hence much distress and bankruptcy , 129 Entailed Estates are seldom improved , 130 All experience ...
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... heir of an estate in England enjoys in it as absolute a right of property as he who is recognised as such by the law of France . The royal privileges in this matter have all been abolished ; the laws which constitute the privilege of ...
... heir of an estate in England enjoys in it as absolute a right of property as he who is recognised as such by the law of France . The royal privileges in this matter have all been abolished ; the laws which constitute the privilege of ...
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... heirs of the most illustrious families . They are more especially advantageous to the nobility , who have more land than others , and who , it is said , hold in their hands the half of the soil of England . But finally , these laws are ...
... heirs of the most illustrious families . They are more especially advantageous to the nobility , who have more land than others , and who , it is said , hold in their hands the half of the soil of England . But finally , these laws are ...
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... to be guilty of impiety to make them undergo a division ; each of them is as a picture of Correggio , forming part of a family succession . It is a matter of absolute necessity that a single heir should possess the BEAUMONT . 81.
... to be guilty of impiety to make them undergo a division ; each of them is as a picture of Correggio , forming part of a family succession . It is a matter of absolute necessity that a single heir should possess the BEAUMONT . 81.
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Britain. of absolute necessity that a single heir should possess the estate , and no one would wish to see it mutilated . In certain countries the privilege of succession de- pends on the drawing of lots ; in England , men obtain it by ...
Britain. of absolute necessity that a single heir should possess the estate , and no one would wish to see it mutilated . In certain countries the privilege of succession de- pends on the drawing of lots ; in England , men obtain it by ...
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abolition advantages ancient aristo aristocracy become betwixt Britain canton in France causes century church clergy constitution Corn Laws Court of Cassation courts cracy cultivation debt despotism disposal effects England English aristocracy entail and primogeniture established estates Europe evils exist fact farms father favour feudal fortunes France French Government greater number Guizot hands heir immense increased industry inferior classes influence institutions interests Ireland judges justice labour latter law of primogeniture laws of France legislation liberty Lord majorats means ment Merlin monarchial monopoly moral nation nature nobility NOTE object opinion opulent order of things Paris party passed Passy perty political economy popular possession present preserve prietors principles privileged orders proprietors prosperity reform rendered rent result Revolution rich rience ruin Scotland shew short parliaments Sismondi social society soil spirit taxes tion Tories wealth Whig party Whigs whilst whole William the Conquerer writers
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