The law of England
“regarding bastardy and legitimacy”
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the law of England · English law · secundum legem Anglie
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Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John (English)
for tenements in England according to the law of England, for tenements in Wales according to the law of Wales, and for tenements in the marches according to the law of the marches.
in the texts
Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John
The body of law applied to tenements situated in England in disputes arising from Welsh disseisins.
for tenements in England according to the law of England, for tenements in Wales according to the law of Wales, and for tenements in the marches according to the law of the marches.
This indication of the existence of three distinct bodies of law, one for England, another for Wales, and a third for the marches, shows that the unifying task of the common law had not yet been completed.
et si contencio super hoc orta fuerit, tunc inde fiat in marchia per judicium parium suorum, de tenementis Anglie secundum legem Anglie, de tenementis Wallie secundum legem Wallie, de tenementis marchie secundum legem marchie.
Law in a Free State
The specific body of English legal rules governing bastardy, inheritance, maintenance, and legitimation discussed and largely defended throughout the passage.
The English law allows of only one form of legitimation, which is neither one thing nor the other.
The fact is, the law of England dubs no man bastard except at his own request, or, pending his infancy, at the request of one of his avowed parents.
The law of England has marched forward on the lines of individualism with a thoroughness unexampled in the history of nations.