A HISTORY OF ENGLISH LAW

A HISTORY OF ENGLISH LAW

IN NINE VOLUMES

For List of Volumes and Scheme of the History, see p. x

OF ENGLISH LAW

BY

W. S. HOLDSWORTH, K.C., D.C.L.

OF LINCOLN'S INN; VINERIAN Professor of engLISH LAW IN THE UNIVERSITY OF
OXFORD; LAte fellow oF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, OXFORD; FOREIGN
ASSOCIATE OF THE ROYAL BELGIAN ACADEMY

VOLUME I

THIRD EDITION, REWRITTEN

To say truth, although it is not necessary for counsel to know what
the history of a point is, but to know how it now stands resolved, yet it is a
wonderful accomplishment, and, without it, a lawyer cannot be accounted
learned in the law.

ROGER NORTH

BOSTON

LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY

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BRITAIN

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THE ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY PRESS

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TO

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE FREDERICK EDWIN

EARL OF BIRKENHEAD

SOMETIME LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR OF GREAT BRITAIN

THIS WORK

IS

BY HIS LORDSHIP'S PERMISSION

RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED

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