[The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. by David Hume]@TWC D-Link bookThe History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. CHAPTER XI 78/167
But besides these military services, which were casual, there were others imposed of a civil nature, which were more constant and durable. [* The ideas of the feudal government were so rooted, that even lawyers in those ages could not form a notion of any either constitution.
Regnum (says Braeton, lib.ii.cap.
34) quod ex comitatibus et baronibus dicitur esse constitutum.] [** Coke, Comm.
on Lit.p.1, 2, ad sect.
1.] [*** Somner of Gavelk.p.109, Smith de Rep.
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