 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1791 - 518 pages
...is, that is faid to be within age. The ages of male and female are different for different purpofes. A male at twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen is at years of difcretion, and therefore may confent or difagree to marriage, may choofe his guardian, and, if his... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1800 - 678 pages
...is, that is faid to be within age. The ages of male and female are different for different purpofes. A male at twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen is at years of difcretion, and therefore may confent or difagree to marriage, may choofe his guardian, and, if his... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1800 - 678 pages
...faid to be within age. The ages of male and female are different for different putpofes. A male zt twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen is at years of difcretion, and therefore may confent or difagree to marriage, may choofe his guardian, arsd, if his... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 686 pages
...assistance and support these guardians are constituted by law ; or who it is, that is said to be within age. The ages of male and female are different for different purposes. A male at ttvrtve years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen is at years of discretion, and therefore... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - Roman law - 1812 - 748 pages
...different ages by the law of England, is well expressed by Blackstone in his Commentaries. "The MALE at 12 may take the oath of Allegiance : at fourteen is at years of discretion, and may therefore consent or disagree to marriage ; may choose his Guardian, and if his discretion be actually... | |
 | Thomas Walter Williams - Law - 1816 - 1048 pages
...imprisoned, &c. 9 Ed. 3. c. 10. 5 R. 'Î. c. 2. See Manufactures. FUGITIO, prófuga. Cowel. Blount. FULL-AGE. The ages of male and female are different, for different purposes. A male at twelve may tike the oath of allegiance; at fourteen may consent, or disagree, to marriage, may choose hi<... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1819 - 394 pages
...of acting with reason and discretion ; in our law the full age of man or woman is twenty-one years. The ages of male and 'female are different for different purposes : a male at twelve years of age may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen, is of years of discretion, and therefore may... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 862 pages
...to supply agr, ought to be strong and clear beyond all doubt and contradiction. 2. In civil matters. The ages of male and female are different for different purposes. A male at 12 years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at 14 is at the years of discretion, and therefore may... | |
 | George Crabb - Industrial arts - 1823 - 704 pages
...their property. In the interim, wards of different sexes have certain qualifications at different ages. A male at twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen may choose a guardian, or consent to marriage ; and at seventeen may be an executor. A female may be... | |
 | Alexander Whellier - 1825 - 836 pages
...actions which he may do before that age, and for which various terms and ages are appointed. Thus, a male at twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance ; at fourteen, he is at years of discretion, and therefore may disagree or assent to marriage, may choose a guardian,... | |
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The ages of male and female are different for different purposes. A male at twelve years old may take the oath of allegiance; at fourteen is at years of discretion, and therefore... 
