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Let him be what he will, those parasites will overturn him: if he be a king, he is one of the nine worthies, more than a man, a god forthwith, — [1948] edictum Domini Deique nostri: and they will sacrifice unto him,
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The date of the publication of this important document at Paris is indicated in a letter of Hubert Languet: "Certum est _undecima Martii_ Lutetiæ propositum esse edictum, in quo Rex condonat suis subditis quidquid hactenus peccatum est in religione."
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird
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"Ad omne edictum regium divites, propriis fortunis parcentes, pauperibus per potentiam omne onus imponerent." —
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'Adde quod edictum, quamvis immite minaxque, attamen in poenae nomine lene fuit; quippe relegatus, non exul, dicor in illo, privaque fortunae sunt ibi verba meae.'
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Thomas Ross Mills
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Amongst his polemical works may be mentioned: "Commentarius ad edictum Henrici II, contra parvas datas et abusus curiae Romanae"
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Julianus was commissioned by Hadrian to revise and edit it, and on this revision many of the jurisconsults made their commentaries ad edictum.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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The prætor made an announcement in an edict upon assuming magistracy: he was bound by his edict, yet he did not discard the edicts of his predecessors, and in this sense the prætor's edict became an edictum perpetuum, i. e., permanent.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Hos articulos supra scriptos voluimus exhibere juxta edictum C.M. in quibus confessio nostra exstaret, et eorum, qui apud nos docent, doctrinae summa cerneretur.
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* Hos articulos supra scriptos voluimus exhibere juxta edictum C.M. in quibus confessio nostra exstaret, et eorum, qui apud nos docent, doctrinae summa cerneretur.
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If one might name a particular moment at which so vast and complex a movement culminated, one would be tempted to suggest the reign of Hadrian, who appointed Salvius Julianus to draw up the _edictum perpetuum_, or permanent edict, in the year 132 A.D.
The Emancipation of Massachusetts Brooks Adams 1887
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