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of resolutions of parliament until some

The ostensible pretext was, that money could not be borrowed on the authority of resolutions of parliament, until some security was furnished to the creditors, that those whom they were to trust should have a permanent existence.
— from Constitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II. Volume 2 of 3 by Henry Hallam

of representation or performance unless so

Under English statutes— "The right to present and perform a dramatic piece or musical composition is a right distinct from the copyright in a book containing or consisting of such dramatic piece or musical composition, and no assignment of the copyright of any such book conveys any right of representation or performance unless so specified; and by the twenty-second section of 5 and 6 Vict., chap.
— from Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, on H. R. 11943, to Amend Title 60, Chapter 3, of the Revised Statutes of the United States Relating to Copyrights May 2, 1906. by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Patents

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