New Commentaries on the Laws of England: (partly Founded on Blackstone)

Henry John Stephen

Butterworths, 1863 - Law

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Of Offences against Persons their Property and Public Rights	lii

Introduction	1

continued	12

Of the Clergy generally	16

Of Life Annuities	22

Of Contracts by Specialty and Simple Contracts	48

Of a Plea in Abatement	56

699	62

Of the Origin and History of Parliaments	408

Of Representation	411

Of Larceny from the Person	415

Of Whole and Half Blood	422

Historical View of the Successions that have taken place	431

Of Entry by the Heir	432

Of Proceedings in Error	435

CHAP XII	439

Of Archbishops and Bishops	67

OF PREROGATIVE WRITS AND OTHER EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES IN	68

Of Contracts express and implied	72

Of an Extent	74

Of a Dean and Chapter	76

Of Hospitals	79

Of an Extent in	80

Of Treason	81

Of the Proceedings after Adjudication of Bankruptcy	85

Book VI	96

58	115

Of Archdeacons	120

Of the Consideration of a Promise	124

Of the Hundred Court	129

Book I	139

OF CRIMES	142

Of SelfMurder	143

Of Murder	150

Of the Writ of Prohibition	153

Of the Construction or Interpretation of Contracts	154

Book II	156

Of Attempts to Murder	161

Of Abduction of Females	167

OF THINGS REAL	172

CHAP I	175

Of the Performance of Contracts	178

CHAP VII	179

Of the Feudal System	180

Of Conditions Precedent	190

Of the Introduction of that System into England	191

Of acquiring personal Estates by Will and by Administration	193

Of the Statute of Frauds as regards Contracts of Sale	198

Of Canonical and Civil Disabilities affecting the Contract of Marriage 253	199

Of the Landtax	207

Of Administration durante minore ætate durante absentiâ and pendente	212

Of Marriages abroad	213

Of Free Socage and its Incidents	215

Of Abatement of Legacies ibid	221

Of the Antient Villenage	225

Of the Liberty of the Press	227

Of Emblements	230

Of Tenure in Frankalmoign	231

CHAP III	235

Of Shares of Public Undertakings connected with Land	236

Of a	238

Of Servants	243

Of Offences relating to the Coin	248

Of Fees Simple Absolute Base and Conditional	252

Of Lighthouses Beacons and Sea Marks	256

Of the Legal Identity between Husband and Wife	258

Of the Privileges of Parliament	269

Of Quarantine	277

Of Refusing or Neglecting to take the Oath of Allegiance	280

Of the Legal Privileges and Protections of Married Women	283

Of The Diseases Prevention Act 1855	284

CHAP V	287

Of Divorce	290

Of Printing in general	297

Of the Premises	300

OF ESTATES UPON CONDITION	303

Of Stoppage in Transitu	304

CHAP VI	305

Of Accessories before the Fact	313

Of Selling Unwholesome Provisions	314

CHAP VII	315

Of the Trial and Evidence	316

Of Guardianship by Nature	320

Of an Estate in Possession	321

Of Guardianship ad Litem	326

Of the Origin of the Establishment of Banks	329

Of Right of Possession and Right of Entry	330

Book IV	334

Of Joint Stock Banks	336

Of Vested and Contingent Remainders	338

PART I	347

Of the Court Leet or View of Frankpledge	348

Of the Charitable Trusts Acts	349

Of Sales in Market Overt	353

Of Perpetuation of Testimony	359

OF USES AND TRUSTS	360

OF THE CIVIL GOVERNMENT	361

Of Common Barratry	364

Of implied Warranties on Sales	366

CHAP I	369

Of the hereditary Succession to the Crown	372

Of the Estate of the Trustee	378

OF THE LAWS RELATING TO GAOLS	379

Of Terms held in Trust to attend the Inheritance	384

Of the Manner of Election for Boroughs	386

CHAP X	389

Of the Nature of the Heirs Title in general	392

Of Smuggling	393

Of the Petition and Mode of Proceeding upon Controverted Elections	394

Of the Manner in which the royal Grant may be avoided or Redress	396

Of tracing Descent from the Purchaser	401

Of the Provisions of the Statute Law relative to the Maintenance	404

Of a Supplemental Order	441

Of Aliens	442

Of the Nature and Principle of Escheat in General	445

Of the Exclusion Bill	452

156	453

CHAP XIII	455

CHAP XIV	461

Of holding in Commendam	463

Of Parish Churches	464

Of a Queen Dowager	467

Of Disclaimer	470

CHAP V	473

Of the Antient State of the Law as to the Power of Alienation	479

Of the Contract of Bailment	482

Of Political or Civil Liberty	485

Of the Nature of Deeds	486

Of the Excise	490

Of the Description of the Thing conveyed or granted	492

Of Injuries affecting Property in things Real	500

Of Execution	505

Of the different Degrees of Negligence for which Bailees in different	506

CHAP XVII	507

Of Larceny in relation to the Post Office	509

Of his Right to reject Laws	518

Of the different Kinds of Conveyances	519

Of Parish Clerks	524

Of an Exchange	525

Of his Right of pardoning Offences	527

6	532

Of a Surrender	534

Of his Right as the Fountain of Honour Office and Privilege	535

Of Sentence of Death	536

Of Common Innkeepers	537

Of the Principle of a Conveyance under the Statute of Uses	540

Of a Bargain and Sale	541

Of a Grant to Uses	547

Of the Demesne Lands of the Crown	548

Of Injuries affecting a Mans Rights in his Private Relations	552

18	553

Of Limitations as to Entry or Distress and Suits for the Recovery	561

Of the Duty on Offices and Pensions	563

OF CONVEYANCES BY TENANTS IN TAIL AND MARRIED WOMEN	565

Of Prison Discipline	569

Of the Motion by way of Interpleader	570

Of Profits from Courts of Justice	571

Of Estates for Life created by Act of Parties	572

Of the Progress from that Time to the Present	576

Of the National Debt	582

Of the Substitutes provided by the Fine and Recovery	583

Of the Action of Dower	593

ibid	596

CHAP V	597

Of Chattels Personal	601

Of the Civil List	602

Of Infancy	603

CHAP VIII	607

Of the Age of Legal Capacity in different Cases	609

Of the Inspectors of Gaols	613

Of Impressment	616

Of the Operation of Devises in Conveying Real Estate	617

Of The Passengers Act 1855	619

212	620

Of Royal Grants	623

CHAP XXII	631

Of Monsters	635

Of the Seizure of Heriots Waifs	636

Of Forfeiture of Goods and Chattels on Capital and other Felonies	637

Of the House of Lords	649

OF INCORPOREAL HEREDITAMENTS	655

Of the Mode of Arraignment	663

Of Ways	667

Of the Power and Jurisdiction of Parliament	668

Of Chapels	670

Of Moveables	675

416	676

Of Reversing by Writ of Error	679

Of the Contract of the Loan of Money	681

Of Rents	682

Of the Process	686

Of the Law of Incorporeal Hereditaments generally considered	688

260	691

ibid	695

Of Prescription under 2 3 Will 4 c 71	697

Of the Declaration of Title Act 25 26 Vict c 67	705

Of the Conveyance of Equitable Estate in Copyholds	715

Of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners	718

267	719

344	720

Of the Pentonville Prison	721

Game	722

Of the New Parishes Acts	726

Of Reversing Attainder by Act of Parliament	731

Of Fraudulent Concealment of Deeds or Falsification of Pedigree	732

Of Estates at Will	733

537	735

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Title	New Commentaries on the Laws of England: (partly Founded on Blackstone) Volume 1 of New Commentaries on the Laws of England:, Henry John Stephen
Author	Henry John Stephen
Edition	5
Publisher	Butterworths, 1863
Original from	The British Library
Digitized	25 Nov 2022

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