Commentaries on the Law in Shakespeare: With Explanations of the Legal Terms Used in the Plays, Poems and Sonnets, and Discussions of the Criminal Types Presented

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F.H. Thomas Law Book Company, 1911 - Law in literature - 524 pages
 

Contents

Term of apprentice
222
Interrogatories 183 TithesToll
223
Laws redress of wrongs 185 Keeping the Peace
224
Source of Sovereign power
225
KING RICHARD THE SECOND Sec 187 Appellant 188 Accuser and accused 189 Impeachment 190 Deposing according to Law 191 Trial by battle...
226
CHAPTER XVIII
252
CHAPTER XIX
266
Riot
275
A friend i the Court
276
CHAPTER XX
280
Executioner
292
Land held in common
293
Sales of meat during Lent
294
CHAPTER XXI
295
Proclamation
297
Truant in the Law 268 Brawl
298
Outlaw
299
Contract
300
Partners
301
Fighting in Kings palace or presence 273 Quid pro
302
Condemned womans privilege of pregnancy
303
Compromise
304
CHAPTER XXII
305
Pursuivant
308
Bondman
309
Open to the
310
Rigour of the Law 283 To apprehend in the fact
311
Yorks title to the Crown of England
312
Duchess of Glosters sentence
314
Justification for one condemned by
315
Contrary to form of
316
Levying sums of money 289 Taking bribes
317
TaxesRestitution 291 Bearing false witnessPerjury
319
Richard the Thirds inherited criminal instinct
328
CHAPTER XXIII
329
CHAPTER XXIV
343
Avouch
347
Disputing with Lunatic
348
Clothing villany with holy writ 319 Warrant no protection against murder 320 Guilty conscience
349
Reward
352
Death without lawful conviction 323 Divine Law against murder
353
Benefit of Sanctuary
354
Moveables 326 Bigamy 327 Levitical Law against niece marrying uncle
356
CHAPTER XXV
361
Retainers 340 Appearance in Court
369
Under hand and seal
370
Motion to dismiss appeal 343 Dilatory pleas
371
Adjournment of Court
372
Trial at Law 346 Inventory
373
Commission for office 348 Writ of Praemunire
374
Decree of divorce from Katherine
376
Simony
377
Purging ones self of guilt 352 Verdict based on perjury
378
Accusing one face to face
379
Accusing Counsellor 355 Acting as both Judge and Juror
380
Crime of heresy 357 Appeal by Kings ring
381
CHAPTER XXVI
383
CHAPTER XXVII
394
CHAPTER XXVIII
405
Resisting Law 396 Process
521
Death by the Wheel 398 Trial by Comitia
523
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