King James
historical figure · 3 works · 3 mentions · 3 anchored passages
James · King James the First
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The Law of Torts (English)
And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that if any person or persons against whom there is or shall be any such cause of suit or action for seamen’s wages, or against whom there shall be any cause of action of trespass, detinue, action sur trover or replevin for taking away goods or cattle, or of action of account, or upon the case, or of debt grounded upon any lending or contract, …
in the texts
The Constitutional Documents of the Puritan Revolution, 1625–1660
King James I, who sent the British divines to the Synod of Dort, cited as an authority establishing orthodox doctrine.
The suffrage of the British divines, sent by King James, to the Synod of Dort.
The Law of Torts
English monarch in whose reign (21st year) an earlier limitation statute was made.
And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that if any person or persons against whom there is or shall be any such cause of suit or action for seamen’s wages, or against whom there shall be any cause of action of trespass, detinue, action sur trover or replevin for taking away goods or cattle, or of action of account, or upon the case, or of debt grounded upon any lending or contract, …
Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John
King James I/VI, who after the Union of the Crowns procured the 1606 repeal of the Statute of Richard II as it affected Scots.
After the union of the Crowns, King James, anxious to draw the bond closer, persuaded his first English parliament to abrogate a number of old laws inimical to Scottish interests.