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English Constitutional History for Law Students.

The Case of Proclamations 1610: here new buildings in London were prohibited by the King from being crected, and also the making of starch from wheat was prohibited. The opinion of the judges was sought and they considered that no new law or penalty could be imposed in this way by the issue of a royal proclamation.