The petitioner suggests that the king shall "tie these holy idell theves to the cartes, to be whipped naked about every market towne till they will fall to laboure!
The petitioner goes on to tell how they steal wives and all their goods with them, and if any man protest they make him a heretic, "so that it maketh him wisshe that he had not done it".
In the former case if the facts are established the petitioner is entitled to the relief prayed for; in the latter case, it is left to judicial discretion.
A petition must be presented by a petitioner in person to the president of the court sitting in chambers, with the object of a reconciliation being effected.
If the petitioner still determines to proceed, there follows the seconde comparation, on which occasion both parties appear before the president.
Before 1876 only a divorce a vinculo could be obtained in some of the German states, especially if the petitioner were a Roman Catholic.
The act of 1857 made an inroad on the former law, which prohibited evidence being given by parties interested in the proceedings, by allowing a petitioner (sec.
Under the Civil Code of 1900 a petitionercan obtain a divorce or judicial separation on "absolute" or "relative" grounds.
This petitioner was perhaps encouraged to prefer his (p.
In other words, he acted as we all do, for we all like keeping a petitioner waiting.
The last petitioner was an old man in the garb of a Hungarian peasant.
The latter, following her, said, "Let the next petitioner advance.
The following was the report of the Committee of Claims: "That this petitioner prays for indemnity against the demands of Messrs.
The petitioner was blinking, and dived into her mantle for her handkerchief.
The humble Petition of Simon Trippit: "Sheweth--That your petitioner having been bred up to a cane from his youth, it is now become as necessary to him as any other of his limbs.
Your petitioner therefore most humbly prays, that for the encouragement of ingenuity and useful inventions, he may be heard before you pass sentence upon the petticoats aforesaid.
Your petitioner therefore hopes, that (the premises tenderly considered) your Worship will not deprive him of so useful and so necessary a support.
That your petitioner has also invented a coach for the reception of one lady only, who is to be let in at the top.
Lesley was puzzled for an instant; then it flashed upon her that this must be some belated petitioner for justice in the old style, who had heard, probably, that the Lord-sahib was in the garden.
Only the petitioner can apply to have a decree nisi made absolute, but in long default of such application the respondent may ask to have the petition dismissed.
We, taking the premises and the circumstances of the petitioner into our royal consideration, are graciously pleased to extend our royal mercy to the petitioner.
May it please your Highness; "The opposition I have appeared in to your Highness's interest has been such, as I have scarce the confidence to be a petitioner to you, though in order to the saving of my life.
So he substituted, “And your petitioner shall ever fight.
But the reason for asking on the part of the petitioner is thankfulness, for by giving thanks for benefits already received we merit to receive still greater ones, as is set forth in the Church's Collect.
Further, he who asks from another some definite thing strives to bend that other's will to do what thepetitioner wants.
I have shortly stated his complaint; the petitioner has more fully expressed it.
The grievance of which the petitioner complains is neither selfish nor imaginary.
Braddee respectfully represents that your petitioner is now confined in the jail of Allegheny county, in obedience to a warrant of commitment, a true copy of which is prefixed to this petition.
Your petitioner humbly prays your Honor to award a habeas corpus, that he may be bailed by sufficient sureties, according to the first article and ninth section of the Constitution of the United States.
The petition ends with the prayer that, in consideration of his long-suffering and patience, the petitioner may be placed at the head of the Alphabet, and that S may be turned out of the word wise, and the Petitioner employed instead of him.
If by chance the Petitioner touched a pencil, a pen or a needle, she was bitterly rebuked, and more than once had been beaten for being awkward and wanting a graceful manner.
It complains that from infancy the petitioner had been led to consider her sister as a being of more elevated rank.
Your petitioner will give bond and good security for his good behaviour while he remains.
Your petitioner prays your Honorable Body to pass a law, allowing him to remain a limited time within the State, until he can remove his family also.
The petitioner is also required to file estimates of cost, and to deposit a sum equal to four or five per cent.
Unopposed bills, that is bills where no adverse petition has been filed, or where the petitioner has not proved a locus standi, do not involve a judicial trial between contestants, but only an examination with a view to the public interest.
The petitioner must prove before the examiner that he has complied with the standing orders; and any person affected has a right to be heard on the question, if he has filed a memorial of his intention to appear.
The petitioner is not, indeed, compelled to resort to a provisional order, but may avoid the direct control of the Board of Trade by means of a private bill in Parliament.
The petitioner had been newly shaved, and from some mysterious source had been equipped with a neat wardrobe.
The petitioner sat with his counsel, Mr. Sublette.
Your poorpetitioner most earnestly implores your immediate protection from the insolence of the rabble, the batteries of catsticks,[97] and a painful lingering death.
Your petitionertherefore most humbly prays, that you would restore the ruff to the farthingale, which in their nature ought to be as inseparable as the two Hungarian twins.
