COMMENTARIES

ON THE

Laws of England.

BOOK THE SECOND.

BY

SiR WILLIAM BLACKSTONE, Knt.
ONE OF THE JUSTICES OF HIS MAJESTY'S

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

THE SIXTEENTH EDITION,
WITH THE LAST CORRECTIONS OF THE AUTHOR;

AND WITH NOTES
BY JOHN TAYLOR COLERIDGE, Esq.

OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE, BARRISTER AT LAW.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY A. STRAHAN,
LAW-PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY ;

FOR T. CADELL IN THE STRAND;
AND J. BUTTERWORTH AND SON, FLEET-STREET.

1825.

CONTENTS.

BOOK II.

Of the Rights of Things.

CHAP. I.

Page

Of PROPERTY in general ........

CHAP. II.

Of REAL PROPERTY ; and first, of CORPOREAL HEREDI-

TAMENTS ........

TAMENTS ...........................

Of Estates in PossessiON, REMAINDER, and REVER-

SION

.............. 163

CHAP. XII.

Of Estates in SeverALTY, Joint-TENANCY, COPARCE-

NARY, and COMMON .....

...... 179

CHAP. XIII.

Of the Title to Things REAL, in general ................ 195

CHAP. XIV.

Of TITLE by DESCENT .......

...................

CHAP. XV.

Of Title by Pyrchase; and, first, by EscheAT ......... 241