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From the moment when the crown became accustomed to the 'Inquest,' a restraint was imposed upon every branch of the prerogative.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “From the moment when the crown became accustomed to the 'Inquest,' a restraint was imposed upon every branch of the…”
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Spooner discusses the implications of the crown's reliance on inquests for limiting its prerogative.
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