First, and have not been much varied, nor always for the better, since; that the religious liberties were fully established at the Reformation; but that the recovery of our civil and political liberties was a work of longer time, they not being thoroughly and completely regained till after the restoration of King Charles, nor fully and explicitly acknowledged and defined till the era of the revolution of 1688.

INDEX.

The figures in parentheses refer to the questions.

ABATEMENT, 218, (3, 4).
plea in, 242, (24).

of nuisance, 169, (17).

Abduction, 204, (62, 64); 205, (65).

or kidnapping, 323, (7).

Absolute power of the crown, 28, (18, 2).
Absolute rights and duties, 17, (6, 7, 8).
Acceptance of bills, 152, (58, 59).

Ancient demesne, 69, (17).

Ancient writings, prove themselves, 254,
(29).

Apparent heir, 97, (10).

Appeal, 182, (16); 184, (27); 187, (36-38).
of felony, 349, (19, 20).
prosecution by, 348, (18).
to Parliament, 273, (42, 43).

Accessaries, 285, (6, 8); 286, (10, 12, 18); Archbishops, court of, 13, (16).

287, (18, 19).

before the fact, 286, (11).
after the fact, 286, (14).

Account, action of, 215, (50, 51, 52).
Act of grace, or pardon, 364, (6).

Act of Parliament, 14, (19).

private, 126, (2, 3); 127, (4).

Action at law, 195, (4, 5, 6); 196, (7, 8).

mixed, 196, (8).

personal, 195, (6).

real, 196, (7).

Action on the case, 199, (29, 30).

Action, chose in, 135, (11).

Admiralty, court of, 189, (5, 6, 7).

its jurisdiction and power, 192, (10,
14); 193, (15, 16).

law in, (13-16).

trial of offenses in, 337, (7).

Arches, court of, 189, (2).

Arrest, of judgment, 259, (7, 8); 359,
(3, 4); 360, (5).

how made, 237, (17).

what persons are privileged from,
237, (18).

of persons in criminal cases, 341,
(2, 3); 342, (4).

by warrant, and by whom, and for
what granted, 342, (4–9).

form of warrant, 343, (10).
backing warrant, 343, (13).

by officers, without warrant, 344,
(14).

by private persons, 344, (15, 16).
by hue and cry, 344, (18).

in trespass, 235, (8).

Admittance to copyhold, 129, (7-12); Arson, in general, 324, (1-4); 325,

130, (13, 14).

(5-13).

what a house, to constitute this of-
fense, 325, (6, 7).

where house must be burned, 325,
(7).

what a burning, 325, (9).
punishment, 325, (12).

Asportation, what is, 329, (10).

Assault, what is, and how redressed,
197, (15, 16); 323, (7, 8, 9).
in courts of justice, 299, (10).
in rescues, 301, (7).

Assize, for rent, 58, (22).

commission of, 188, (41, 42).
grand, 368, (9).

justices of, 187, (40); 188, (41).
of nuisance, 226, (12).

courts of, 187, (40).

Assumpsit, consideration to support, 146, | Bill in equity, 268, (12, 13).

no action lies to recover back his fee, Capita, distribution per, 165, (54-55).

Benefit of Clergy, 356, (1, 2, 3); 357, (4 Cestuy que trust, 123, (62).

Champions in trial by battel, 249, (7, 8).
Chancellor, lord high, his authority, 185,
(29).

of university, his court, 190, (3).
Chance-medley, 312, (27).

Chancery, court of, 185, (28). See "Equity."
original writs issue out of, 185, (31).
of legal court of, 185, (31).
appeal from equity court to House of
Peers, 187, (36).
guardianship of infants, 267, (2).
custody of idiots and lunatics, 267,
(2).

jurisdiction over charities, 267, (2).
Charge to grand jury, 347, (7).
Charitable uses, 109, (9, 10).

void gifts to, 131, (4, 5).

Charities, jurisdiction of Chancery, 267,
(2-5).

Charter of incorporation, 45, (8, 9).
Charters of our liberties, 18, (15, 16).
Chattels, real and personal, 133, (4-7).
Chastity, homicide in defense of, 310, (15);
311, (16).

Child in ventre sa mere, 18, (19).
Chivalry, tenure in, 64, (13).

court of, 189, (4); 336, (4).

Chose in action, 135, (11); 146, (12).
bills and notes are assignable,
(56).

152,

how assigned, 152, (57).
Christianity, offenses against, 288, (1), et
seq.

Church, head of, 29, (21).
Circumstantial evidence, 254, (34); 255,

(35).

Civil injuries, 166, (4).

Civil law, 13, (14, 15); 368, (8).
Civil liberty, 18, (14).

Clarendon, Constitutions of, 368, (9).
Clausum fregit, 223, (3).

Clergy, benefit of, 356, (1), et seq.

abolition of benefit of clergy, 356, n.
Code of Justinian, 13, (15).
Codicil, 159, (21).

Collateral consanguinity, 96, (5-8).
Commitment of persons accused, 345, (2).
Common, estate in, 93, (25-31); 136,
(15, 16). See "Estate."
Common, right of, 56, (7).
of piscary, 56, (8).
of turbary, 56, (9).
of estovers, 56, (10).
disturbance of, 230, (1).
Common barrator, 300, (2).

Common jury, how returned, 251, (11).
Common law, 11, (1-6); 12, (7, 8, 9).
distinguished into three kinds, 11, (6).

Common Pleas, Court of, its origin, 181,(9).
fixed at Westminster, 181, (10, 11).
writ of error from, 182, (16).
Commons, House of, 23, (7).
Compassing the death of the king, &c.,
293, (5, 6, 7).

Compound Larceny, 332, (28). See "Lar-
Compounding felony, 301, (8).
ceny."
Compurgators, 358, (10, 11).
Condition, 71, (13); 116, (10).

distinguished from a remainder and a
conditional limitation, 81, (8).
estate upon, 80, (1), et seq.
implied or express condition, 80,
(2).

precedent or subsequent, 81, (7).
in deed and in law, 81, (8).

effect of breach of, 110, (17).

Conditional fee, 71, (11, 13). See "Estate."
"Conquest," the word, 58, (5); 101, (3).
Conquest, Norman, 366, (1); 367, (5).
introduction of feodal tenures on, 59,
(4).

Consanguinity, 37, (6); 96, (5).
degrees of, 96, (8).

collateral, 96, (7).

Consequential damages, 209, (23).
Consideration for a contract, 145, (9); 146,
(16, 17, 18); 147, (19).
in a deed, 115, (5).

Constitution, British, 7, (35); 18, (15).
Construction of deeds and wills, 131, (9).
of statutes, rules for, 14, (22).
Constructive treason, 292, (1).
Contempt against the King, 299, (8).
in courts of law, 338, (4), et seq.
Contingent remainders, 86, (16), et seq.
See "Remainder."

Continuances, 247, (8).

Contract of marriage, 37, (2, 3).
Contract, original, between king and peo-
ple, 25, (2).

Contracts, 145, (8), et seq.

parol evidence to explain, vary, or
contradict writings, 131, (9).
express or implied, 146, (13, 14).
executed or executory, 146, (15).
simple or special, 151, (50, 51).
consideration to support, 115, (5).
nudum pactum, 147, (20, 21).
four kinds of, 147, (24).

actions on, 195, (5); 196, (7-11).
Conveyances, origin and history of, 52,
(16).

who may convey, and to whom, 113,
(2).

kinds of, 114, (13); 119, (33), et seq.
writing essential to, 115, (5).

lease and release, 125, (70).