Sir Matthew Hale, 17th century Lord Chief Justice of England disproportional 7th April 1987

7th April 1987

some of which are children playing with marbles and a hoop

had introduced regulations under the Licensing Act that closed down public-houses at midnight

Full-lenght portrait of Prince Paul Anthony Esterhazy in profile

The sitter's right hand is visible

Sir Matthew Hale, 17th century Lord Chief Justice of England disproportional 7th April 1987Sir Matthew Hale, 17th century Lord Chief Justice of England, (1808). It was Hale's (1609 1676) opinion that The husband cannot be guilty of a rape committed by himself upon his lawful wife, for by their mutual matrimonial consent and contract, the wife hath given herself in kind unto the husband which she cannot retract. His statement was partly responsible for the fact that, until recently, spousal rape was not recognized as a crime in most common