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On March 19, 1649, England’s House of Commons passed an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring it “useless and dangerous to the people of England.”
This was during Oliver Cromwell’s rule as Lord Protector, after the execution of Charles I. The House of Lords did not again meet until the Convention Parliament of 1660, under the Restoration of the monarchy.
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If a man appears as a witness, but withdraws his oath, he must make payment, to the extent of the value in litigation of the case.
The Code of Ur-Nammu, 21st century B.C.
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