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Commentaries on the Laws of England, Volume 1

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William Blackstone

Clarendon Press, 1768 - Law - 4 pages

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INTRODUCTION	3

Of the NATURE of LAWS in general	38

Of the Laws of ENGLAND	63

Of the RIGHTS of PERSONS	121

Of the KING and his TITLE	190

Of the KINGs royal FAMILY	219

Of the COUNCILS belonging to the KING	227

Of the KINGS DUTIES	233

Of the PEOPLE whether ALIENS DENIZENS	366

Of the CLERGY	376

Of the CIVIL STATE	396

Of the MILITARY and MARITIME STATES	407

Of MASTER and SERVANT	422

Of PARENT and CHILD	446

Of GUARDIAN and WARD	460

Of CORPORATIONS	467

Of the KINGS REVENUE	281

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Title	Commentaries on the Laws of England, Volume 1 Commentaries on the Laws of England, William Blackstone
Author	William Blackstone
Edition	3
Publisher	Clarendon Press, 1768
Original from	University of Lausanne
Digitized	31 Oct 2008
Length	4 pages

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