| Nathan Dunn, William B. Langdon - 1842 - 338 páginas
...specified period, becomes liable to the bamboo. A man may sell himself in China, says Sir George Staunton, in certain cases, such as to discharge a debt to the crown, or to assist a father in distress, or if a father be dead to bury him in due form. When a debtor absconds, it is usual for all his creditors... | |
| Nathan Dunn, William B. Langdon - 1842 - 212 páginas
...specified period, becomes liable to the bamboo. A man may sell himself in China, says Sir George Staunton, in certain cases, such as to discharge a debt to the crown, or to assist a father in distress, or if a father be dead to bury him in due form. If his conduct in servitude should be unimpeachable, he is... | |
| William B. Langdon, Nathan Dunn - 1843 - 176 páginas
...period, becomes liable to the bamboo. " A man may sell himself in China," says Sir George Staunton, " in certain cases, such as to discharge a debt to the crown, or to assist a father in distress, or if a father be dead to bury him in due form." If his conduct in servitude should be unimpeachable, he... | |
| Henry Hart Milman - 1870 - 528 páginas
...became free at the Jubilee, in Deut. in the sabbatical year. The later is the more liberal statute. A man may sell himself in China in certain cases, such as to discharge . debt to the crown, or to assist a father in distress, or if dead to bury him in due form. If his... | |
| William Henry Dillon - 1956 - 562 páginas
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| 1956 - 560 páginas
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