Meanings of ancient charters in English

The people and their leaders appealed to their ancient charters and constitutions.

The lands claimed under ancient charters by Indian allies, who held adverse possession.

You are styled prince in the ancient charters of Northumberland.

On the other hand, if hereditary rule were an established fact, so also were ancient charters.

The sovereign, as Marquis of Antwerp, was solemnly sworn to govern according to the ancient charters and laws.

It followed, necessarily, that the ancient charters were to be trampled in the dust before that tribunal could be triumphant.

A copy of the Liber S. Mariae de Dryburgh is in the Advocates' Library in Edinburgh, containing all its ancient charters.

Taken in connection with the ancient charters, which they expressly upheld, they left to the new sovereign no vestige of arbitrary power.

The supreme court of Mechlin, as in the days of Charles the Bold, was again placed in despotic authority above the ancient charters.

These articles, taken in connection with the ancient charters which they expressly upheld, left to the new sovereign no vestige of arbitrary power.

Imbize had accosted the Duke of Aerschot in the street, and demanded when and how he intended to proclaim the restoration of the ancient charters.