 ... whereby the slaughter of a beast was made almost as penal as the death of a man. In the Saxon times, though no man was allowed to kill or chase the king's deer, yet he might start any game, pursue and kill it upon his own estate. But the rigour of...  The British Essayists: Knox's essays - Pàgina 13editat per - 1823Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1783 - 408 pàgines
...purfue and kill it, " upon his own eftate. But the rigour of thefe new " conftitutions veiled the fole property of all the " Game in England in the King alone ; and no " man \vas allowed to difturb any fowl of the air, o_r " any beaft of the field, of fuch kinds as were fpecially... | |
 | Esq. George Clark, Great Britain - 1786 - 338 pàgines
...game, purfue and kill it upon his own eftate. But the rigor of thefe new conftitutions vefted the fole property of all the game in England, in the king alone ; and no man was entitled to dilturh any fowl ot the air, or any beaft of the field, of fuch kinds as were fpecially... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1791 - 528 pàgines
...purfue, and kill it, upon his own eftate. But the 1 rigour of thefe new conftitutions veiled die fole property of all the game in England in the king alone ; and no man was entitled to difturb any fowl of the air, or any beaft of the field, of fuch kinds as were fpecially... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1794 - 700 pàgines
...has frequently, and even zealoufly, inculcated the position that the common law has vejled the fole 'property of all the game in England in the king alone, and of confcquence that no man, let his rank and fortune be what they may, is qualified to kill game, or... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1803 - 332 pàgines
...estate. But the rigour of these new constitutions " vested the sole property of all the Game in Eng" land in the king alone; and no man was allowed " to disturb any fowl of the air or any beast.of the " field, of such kinds as were specially reserved for " the royal amusement of the sovereign,... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1807 - 698 pàgines
...grantees, being usually 'the lords of manors, p. 15, aate; game is royal property, 4 vo1. 174; and the new constitutions vested the sole property of all the game in England in the king alone. Ib. 415. (9) Gamekeepers were first introduced by the present qualification act, 22 fc 23 Car. II.... | |
 | William Richards - 1812 - 676 pàgines
...though no man was allowed to kill or chase the king's deer, yet he might start any game, purSue, or kill it, upon his own estate. But the rigour of these...game in England in the king alone, and no man was entitled to disturb any fowl of the air, or beast <rf the field, of such kinds as were specially reserved... | |
 | Thomas Burgeland Johnson - 1814 - 312 pàgines
...kingdom to the unreasonable severity of forest laws imported from the continent, whereby the Daughter of a beast was made almost as penal as the death of...game in England in the king alone ; and no man was entitled to disturb any fowl of the air, or any beast of the field, of such kinds as were specially... | |
 | Thomas Burgeland Johnson - 1816 - 298 pàgines
...constitution consisted in the depopulation of whole countries, for the purposes of the king's royal diversion; and subjecting both them and all the ancient forests...game in England in the -king alone ; and no man was entitled to disturb any fowl of the air, or any beast of th« field, of such kinds as were specially... | |
 | Thomas Burgeland Johnson - 1817 - 324 pàgines
...pursue, and kill it, upan his own estate. l!nl the -rigour of these new constitutions vested the solo property of all the game in England in the king alone ; and no man was entitled to disturb any fowl of the air, or any beast of the fit-Id, of such .kinds as were specially... | |
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