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Commentaries on the Laws of England: 1, Volume 1

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Sir William Blackstone

Clarendon Press, 1766 - Law - 485 pages

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Contents

On the STUDY of the LAW Page	3

Of the NATURE of LAWS in general	38

Of the LAWS of ENGLAND	63

Of the COUNTRIES fubject to the LAWS of ENGLAND	93

Of the RIGHTS of PERSONS	121

CHAP III	155

Of the KING and his TITLE	190

CHAP IV	213

Of the KINGS REVENUE	281

CHAP IX	349

Of the CLERGY	376

Of the CIVIL STATE	396

Of the MILITARY and MARITIME STATES	407

Of HUSBAND and WIFE	433

Of PARENT and CHILD	446

Of GUARDIAN and WARD	460

Of the KINGs royal FAMILY	219

Of CORPORATIONS	467

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Title	Commentaries on the Laws of England: 1, Volume 1
Author	Sir William Blackstone
Edition	2
Publisher	Clarendon Press, 1766
Original from	Sapienza University of Rome
Digitized	May 27, 2013
Length	485 pages

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