THREE VOLUMES THE LAWS OF ENGLAND

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COMMENTARIES
ON
The Laws of England.
BOOK THE SECOND.
OF THE RIGHTS OF THINGS.
CHAPTER THE FIRST.
OF PROPERTY, IN GENERAL.
THE former book of these Commentaries having treated
at large of the jura personarum, or such rights and duties as
are annexed to the persons of men, the objects of our inquiry
in this second book will be the jura rerum, or, those rights
which a man may acquire in and to such external things as
are unconnected with his person.
ters on natural law style the rights of dominion, or property,
COMMENTARIES
ON
The
Laws
of
England.
BOOK
THE
SECOND.
OF
THE
RIGHTS
OF
THINGS.
CHAPTER
THE
FIRST.
OF
PROPERTY,
IN
GENERAL.
former
book
of
these
Commentaries
having
treated
at
large
of
the
jura
personarum,
or
such
rights
and
duties
as
are
annexed
to
the
persons
of
men,
the
objects
of
our
inquiry
in
this
second
book
will
be
the
jura
rerum,
or,
those
rights
which
a
man
may
acquire
in
and
to
such
external
things
as
are
unconnected
with
his
person.
These
are
what
the
ters
on
natural
law
style
the
rights
of
dominion,
or
property,

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COMMENTARIES
ON
The Laws of England.
BOOK THE FOURTH.
OF PUBLIC WRONGS,
CHAPTER THE FIRST.
OF THE NATURE OF CRIMES; AND THEIR
PUNISHMENT.
W E are now arrived at the fourth and last branch of these
commentaries; which treats of public wrongs, or crimes and
misdemesnors. For we may remember that, in the beginning
of the preceding volume a, wrongs were divided into two
species : the one private, and the other public. Private
wrongs, which are frequently termed civil injuries, were
the subject of that entire book : we are now therefore, last-
ly, to proceed to the consideration of public wrongs,
COMMENTARIES
ON
The
Laws
of
England.
BOOK
THE
FOURTH.
OF
PUBLIC
CHAPTER
THE
FIRST.
OF
THE
NATURE
OF
CRIMES;
AND
THEIR
PUNISHMENT.
W
E
are
now
arrived
at
the
fourth
and
last
branch
of
these
commentaries;
which
treats
of
public
wrongs,
or
crimes
and
misdemesnors.
For
we
may
remember
that,
in
the
beginning
of
the
preceding
volume
a,
wrongs
were
divided
into
two
species : the
one
private,
and
the
other
public.
Private
wrongs,
which
are
frequently
termed
civil
injuries,
were
the
subject
of
that
entire
we
are
now
therefore,
last-
ly,
to
proceed
to
the
consideration
of
public
wrongs,

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COMMENTARIES
ON
The Laws of England.
BOOK THE THIRD.
BY SIR WM. BLACKSTONE, KNT.
ONE OF THE JUSTICES OF HIS MAJESTY'S COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS.
FROM THE LAST LONDON EDITION.
WITH THE LAST CORRECTIONS OF THE AUTHOR; AND WITH
NOTES AND ADDITIONS
BY EDWARD CHRISTIAN, ESQUIRE,
CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE ISLE OF ELY,
AND THE DOWNING PROFESSOR OF THE LAWS OF ENGLAND IN THE
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.
PORTLAND,
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THOMAS B. WAIT, & CO.
1807.
COMMENTARIES
ON
The
Laws
of
England.
BOOK
THE
BY
SIR
WM.
BLACKSTONE,
KNT.
ONE
OF
THE
JUSTICES
OF
HIS
MAJESTY'S
COURT
OF
COMMON
PLEAS.
FROM
THE
LAST
LONDON
EDITION.
WITH
THE
LAST
CORRECTIONS
OF
THE
AND
WITH
NOTES
AND
ADDITIONS
BY
EDWARD
CHRISTIAN,
ESQUIRE,
CHIEF
JUSTICE
OF
THE
ISLE
OF
ELY,
AND
THE
DOWNING
PROFESSOR
OF
THE
LAWS
OF
ENGLAND
IN
THE
UNIVERSITY
OF
CAMBRIDGE.
PORTLAND,
PRINTED
AND
PUBLISHED
BY
THOMAS
WAIT,
&
1807.



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