It was necessary that the king should obtain the assent of these (the members o the Witena-gemotes) to all legislative enactments; because, without their acquiescence and support, it was impossible to carry them into execution.
Spooner highlights the necessity of the king's assent from the Witena-gemotes for legislative enactments.
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Yet the codes of the most celebrated kings are very small, and were little more than compilations of immemorial customs.
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