Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Ecclesiastical Courts at Doctors' Commons: And in the High Court of Delegates, Page 55, Volume 2

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J. Butterworth and son, and J. Cooke, Dublin, 1822 - Ecclesiastical law
 

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Page 354 - Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Testator as and for his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who in his presence, at his request, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses...
Page 19 - Now these disabilities are of two sorts: first, such as are canonical, and therefore sufficient by the ecclesiastical laws to avoid the marriage in the spiritual court; but these in our law only make the marriage voidable, and not ipso facto void, until sentence of nullity be obtained.
Page 425 - Signed sealed published and declared by the above named John Anderson to be his last will and testament in the presence of us...
Page 202 - NO man shall teach either in public school, or private house, but such as shall be allowed by the Bishop of the diocese, or Ordinary of the place, under his hand and seal, being found meet as well for his learning and dexterity in teaching, as for sober and honest conversation, and also for right understanding of God's true religion...
Page 191 - ... were present at the making thereof, nor unless it be proved that the testator at the time of pronouncing the same, did bid the persons present, or some of them, bear witness that such was his will, or to that effect...
Page 324 - In ordinary cases this is not necessary ; but where the person who prepares the instrument and conducts the execution of it is himself an interested person, his conduct must be watched as that of an interested person ; propriety and delicacy would infer that he should not conduct the transaction.
Page 441 - And if any commissary for faculties, vicars general, or other the said ordinaries, shall offend in the premises, or any part thereof, he shall, for every time so offending, be suspended from the execution of his office for the space of six months...
Page 202 - No curate or minister shall be permitted to serve in any place without examination and admission of the bishop of the diocese, or ordinary of the place, having episcopal jurisdiction, in writing under his hand and seal, having respect- to the greatness of the cure, and meetness of the party.
Page 19 - These civil disabilities make the contract void ab initio, and not merely voidable; not that they dissolve a contract already formed, but they render the parties incapable of forming any contract at all: they do not put asunder those who are joined together, but they previously hinder the junction. And, if any persons under these legal incapacities come together, it is a meretricious and not a matrimonial, union.
Page 419 - ... or by her last will and testament in writing, or any codicil or codicils thereto...

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