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A serjeant is a soldier with a halbert, and a drummer is a soldier with a drum.
— Thomas Denison
A serjeant is a soldier with a halbert, and a drummer is a soldier with a drum.
In case of private jurisdictions, the Court has inclined not to intermeddle.
"None shall be disseised of his freehold" (Magna Charta).
The point now before us is a settled case, and therefore there is no need to enter into arguments about it.
The custom of the city of London is a matter of fact.
