There is no ſuch thing here, as [1]haute, moyenne, & baſſe juſtice, that is, a Power to judge in all Matters civil and criminal; nor a Right or Privilege of Hunting in the Grounds of a Citizen, who at the ſame time is not permitted to fire a Gun in his own Field.
No one is exempted in this Country from paying certain Taxes, becauſe he is a Nobleman or a Prieſt. All Duties and Taxes are ſettled by the Houſe of Commons, whoſe Power is greater than that of the Peers, tho' inferiour to it in dignity. The ſpiritual as well as temporal Lords have the Liberty to reject a Money Bill brought in by the Commons, but they are not allow'd to alter any thing in it, and muſt either
paſs or throw it out without Reſtriction. When the Bill has paſs'd the Lords
- ↑ La haute juſtice, is that of a Lord, who has Power to ſentence capitally, and to judge of all Cauſes civil and criminal, thoſe of the Crown excepted. La moyenne juſtice, is empower'd to judge of Actions relating to Guardianſhips, and Offences. La baſſe juſtice takes Cognizance of the Fees due to the Lord, of the Havock of Beaſts, and of Offences. The moyenne juſtice is imaginary, and there is perhaps no Inſtance of its ever being put in Execution.
