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Of incubators, orchids and artificial wombs
In this extract from Claire Horn’s new book, ‘Eve: The Disobedient Future of Birth’, she traces the development of the artificial womb, soon to become a reality.
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Healthy scepticism
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
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The proceedings on His Majesty's commission of oyer and terminer, and goal delivery for the High Court of Admiralty of England, held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey, on Friday the 9th of March, 1759, Before The Honourable George Hay, LL.D. One of the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great-Britain: The Honourable Sir John Eardley Wilmot, Kt. One of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench: The Honourable William Noel, One of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of Common Pleas: And Others His Majesty's Commissioners.
Great Britain. High Court of Admiralty.Date: [1759]- Books
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The speech of the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Carleton, Chief Justice of the Court Of Common Pleas, in the House of Lords of Ireland, on Monday, the 10th of February, 1800, on the Following resolution: "that in Order to promote and secure the essential Interests of Great Britain and Ireland, and to consolidate the Strength, Power, and Resources of the British Empire, it will be adviseable to concur in such measures as may best tend to unite the two kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland into one Kingdom, in such Manner, and on such Terms and Conditions, as may be established by Acts of the respective Parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland.''
Carleton, Hugh Carleton, Viscount, 1739-1826.Date: 1800- Books
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Les termes de la ley: or, certain difficult and obscure words and terms of the common and statute laws of this realm, now in use, expounded and explained, in French and English in opposite Columns. Written originally by William Rastall, a most learned Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, as mention'd by Sir Edw. Coke in the Preface to his 10th. Report. Corrected and enlarged, with the addition of many other words; particularly of those that have been lately introduced into the Statute Law of Great Britain.
Rastell, John, -1536.Date: MDCCXLII. [1742]- Books
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Reports of cases adjudg'd in the Court of King's Bench; with some special cases in the courts of Chancery, Common Pleas and Exchequer, from the first year of K. William and Q. Mary, to the tenth year of Queen Anne. By William Salkeld, Late Serjeant at Law. With Two Tables; the one of the Names of the Cases, the other of the Principal Matters therein contained. Vol. I. Allow'd and approv'd by the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, and all the Judges.
Great Britain. Court of King's Bench.Date: 1717- Books
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Yorkshire, (to wit) The delivery of the goal of our sovereign lord the King, of his County of York, held at the Castle of York, in and for the said County, on Monday the Seventh Day of March, in the Twenty first Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second, now King of Great Britain, &c. - Before Sir William Lee, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of His Majesty's Court of King's-Bench, and Sir Thomas Abney, Knight, one of his Majesty's Justices of his Court of Common-Pleas, Justices of our said Lord the King, assigned to deliver his Goal there of the Prisoners therein being, &c.
Yorkshire (England)Date: 1748]