.... in computing kindred for this purpose the civil law is followed,.. an executor may himself appoint an executor, who will represent his testator, but if an administrator dies, there must be new grant of administration,....... 506 the duties of executor and administrator are nearly the same, except that the exe- if one interferes with the goods of the deceased without authority, he is exe- cutor de son tort, and may be made liable as executor without any of the 1. bury the deceased in suitable manner, and at suitable expense, 2. prove the will; which is either in common form or per testes,.. and if there be no will, the person entitled must take letters of adminis- tration in the jurisdiction where there are bona notabilia,. 3. the executor or administrator must make and file an inventory,.. 4. he is to collect the goods and chattels; and what is collected is assets for payment of debts and legacies,.. 5. he must pay the debts of the deceased in proper order: 1. funeral and pro- bate expenses; 2. debts due the king on record or specialty; 3. debts pre- ferred by statute; 4. debts of record; 5. debts due on specialties; 6. debts but his own debt may be retained in preference to others in equal degree,.. 511 6. after the debts, legacies must be paid, so far as assets extend,. a legacy is a bequest or gift of goods and chattels by testament, . it may be general, as of a sum of money named, or specific, as of a if the assets are insufficient to pay all, the general legacies abate propor- and so of contingent legacies where the contingency never occurs,... 513 a donatio causa mortis is where a person in his last illness, apprehending his dissolution near, delivers to another possession of personal goods, ..... if not, it is to be distributed according to the statute of distributions,.514-517 in which sometimes the distribution will be per capita and sometimes per No. 1. Vetus Carta Feoffamenti. No. 2. A modern conveyance by lease and release. No. 3. An obligation or bond, with condition for the payment of money. No. 4. A fine of lands sur cognizance de droit, come ceo, &c. No. 5. A common recovery of lands with double voucher. No. 6. A modern mortgage in fee, by appointment and release, with power of sale. June 26, 1483, (c).. July 6, 1553, (d).. November 17, 1558, (c).. March 24, 1603, (c).. March 27, 1625,(c).. June 11, 1727,(c).. April 9, 1483, (c) (a) Date of the battle of Hastings. (b) Date of coronation. (c) Date of accession. (d) References to the reign of Mary couple the name of her husband Philip with hers. Their marriage took place July 25, 1554. (e) The reign of Charles II, in legal contemplation, includes the period of the Commonwealth. (1) Date of entering London on his return. TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL ABBREVIATIONS. A. and A. Corp. Angell and Ames on Corporations. A. and E.. N. S. Adolphus and Ellis's New Series, Abb. Ius. Abbott on Insurance. Abb. Pr. Abbott's Practice Reports, N. Y. Acton's Reports of Prize Cases. Add Con. Addison on contracts. Add. Torts. Addison on Torts. Aik. R. Aiken's Reports. Vt. A. K. Marsh. A. K. Marshall's Reports, Ky. Al. and N. Alcock and Napier's Reports, Irish. Alison on Criminal Practice, Scotch. All. Sher. Allen on Sheriffs. All. or Allen. Allen's Reports, Mass. Allen N. B. Allen's New Brunswick Reports. Am. Jur. American Jurist. Andr. Andrew's Reports. K. B. Ang. Com. Car. Angell on Common Carriers. Barn. Barnardiston's Reports, K. B. Beas. Beasley's Chancery Reports, N. J. Beck Med. Juris. Beck's Medical Jurisprudence. Bel. or Bellewe. Bellewe's Cases temp. Rich. II. Bened. Adm. Benedict's Admiralty. Best and S. Best and Smith's Reports. Betts Adm. Pr. Betts's Admiralty Practice Bing. Bingham's Reports, C. P. Bing. Inf. Bingham on Infancy. Binn. Binney's Reports, Penn. Bish. Cr. L. Bishop's Criminal Law. Bish. Cr. Pro. Bishop's Criminal Procedure. Bish. M. and D. Bishop on Marriage and Divorce. Bis. Part. Bissett on Partnership. Bl. Com. Blackstone's Commentaries. Bl. R. Blackstone's (Wm.) Reports. Black. Black's Reports. U. S. Sup. Court. Ang, and D. Highw. Angell and Durfee on High-Black. T. T. Blackwell on Tax Titles. Ang. Tid. Wat. Angell on Tide Waters. Anth. N. P. Anthon's Nisi Prius Cases. Arch. Cr. L. Archbold's Criminal Pleading and Arch. L. and T. Archbold's Landlord and Tenaut. Arkley. Arkley's Justiciary Reports, Scotch. Arn. Ins. Arnold's Insurance. Aus. Jur. Austin on the Province of Jurisprudence. B. and Ad. Barnewell and Adolphus's Reports. B. and C. or Barn, and Cr. Barnewell and Creswell's Reports. B. N. P. Buller's Nisi Prius. Blackb. Blackburn on Sales. Bli. or Bligh. Bligh's Reports. House of Lords. Bos. and Pul. Bosanquet and Puller's Reports. Brac. Bracton de legibus et consuetudinibus Angliæ. Brock. Brockenbrough's Reports, 4th Circuit, U. S. Broom Const. L. Broom's Constitutional Law, B. and P. or Bos. and P. 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Cai. or Cas. Caines's Cases in Error, N. Y. Cal. California Reports. Cald. Arb. Caldwell on Arbitration. Call. Call's Reports, Va. Calv. Part. Calvert on Parties. Campb. Campbell's Reports. Cord Mar. W. Cord on Rights of Married Women. Crabbe. Crabbe's Reports, U. S., East Dist. Penn. Cr. and Phil. Craig and Phillip's Reports, Chancery. Cr. and St. Craige and Stewart's Reports, House of Lords. Cr. or Cranch. Cranch's Reports, U. S. Supreme Cromp, and J. or C. and J. Crompton and Jervis's Cromp. and Me, or C. and M. Crompton and Meeson's Reports, Exch. Crom.. M. and R or C., M. and R. Meeson and Roscoe's Reports, Exch. Cruise Dig. Cruise's Digest. Crompton, Curt. Ecc. Curties's Ecclesiastical Reports. Camp. Ld. Ch. Campbell's Lives of the Lord Chan- Cush. Cushing's Reports, Mass. cellors Car. or Cart. Carter's Reports, Carth. Carthew's Reports. Cary. Cary's Reports. Chancery. Cas. Temp. Hardw. Cases tempore Hardwick. Chand. Wis. Chandler's Wisconsin Reports. Cheves Eq. Cheve's Chancery Cases, S. C. Chit. Com. L. Chitty on Commercial Law, Chit. Cr. I. Chitty's Criminal Law. Chit. Med. Juris. Chitty's Medical Jurisprudence. Chit. Pl. Chitty's Pleadings. Chit. Pr. Chitty's General Practice. Chit. R, Chitty's Reports. Clan. Hus. and W. Clancy on Husband and Wife. Cl. and Fin. Clark and Finnelly, House of Lords Reports. Clarke. Clarke's Chancery Reports, N. Y. Co. Cop. Coke's Copyholder. Co. Ent. Coke's Entries. Co. Lit. Coke upon Littleton, or Coke's 1st Institute. Cod. or Cod. Jur. Civ. Codex Juris Civilis. Col. and C. Coleman and Caines's Cases, N. Y. Coll. or Coll. C. C. Collyer's Reports, Chancery. Com. Cont. Comyn on Contracts, Com. Dig. Comyn's Digest. Com. or Comyn. Comyn's Reports. Comb. Comberbach's Reports. Comst. Comstock's Reports (1-4 N. T.) Conk. Pr. Conkling's Practice in U. S. Courts, Conk. Adm. Juris. Conkling's Admiralty Jurisdietion. Conn. Connecticut Reports. Con. and L. Connor and Lawson's Reports, Chan cery. Cush. Leg. As. Cushing's Legislative Assemblies Dane Abr Dane's Abridgment. Dart. V. & P. Dart on Vendors and Purchasers. Day. Day's Reports, Conn. Dayt. Sur. Dayton's Surrogate. Deac. Deacon's Reports, English Bankruptcy. Deac. and C. Deacon and Chitty's Reports, English Bankruptcy. Dean Med. Juris. Dean's Medical Jurisprudence. Dears. Dearsley's Crown Cases Reserved. Dears. and B. Dearsley and Bell's Crown Cases Reserved. De G. Bankr. De Gex's Bankruptcy Cases. De G. and J. Ch. Reports. De Gex and Jones's Chancery De G., J. and S. Bankr. De Dex, Jones and Smith's Bankruptey Cases. De G., J, and S. Ch. De Gex, Jones and Smith's Chancery Reports. De G., M. and G. Bankr. De Gex, Macnaughton and Gordon's Bankruptcy Cases. De G., M. and G. Ch. De Gex, Macnaughton and Gordon's Chancery Reports. De G, and Sm. De Gex and Smale's Chancery Reports. Dea. and Sw, Deane and Swabey's Reports, Probate and Divorce. Den. or Denio. Denio's Reports, N. Y. Dick. Dicken's Reports, Chancery. Doug. Mich. Douglas's Michigan Reports. Dow, and Ry. N. P. Dowling and Ryland's Nisi Golds. Goldesborough's Reports, K. B. Dowl. P. C. Dowling's Practice Cases. Dr. and Wal. Drury and Walsh's Chancery Reports, Ireland. Dr. and War. Drury and Warren's Chancery Reports, Ireland. Drew. Drewry's Reports, Chancery. Drew. and Sm. Drewry and Smale's Reports, Drury. Drury's Reports, Chancery, Ireland. Dudley, S. C. Dudley's Reports, S. C. Duer. Duer's Reports, N. Y. Duer Ins. Duer on Insurance. Dug. Orig. Dugdale's Origines. Duk. Duke's Law of Uses. Dunlap Adm. Pr. Dunlap's Admiralty Practice. Du Ponceau Juris. Du Ponceau on Jurisdiction of Durn, and East. Same as Term Reports. Duv. Duvall's Reports, Ky. Dwar. Stat. Dwarris on Statutes Dy. or Dyer. Dyer's Reports. East. East's Reports, K. B. East P. C. East's Pleas of the Crown. Eden. Eden's Reports, English Ch. Eden Injct. Eden on Injunctions. Edw. Ch. Edwards's Chancery Reports, N. Y. Edw Bail. Edw. Bills. Edw. Rec. Edwards on Bills. Edwards on Receivers in Equity. Ellis, Best and Smith's Reports, Q. B. El., B. and S. E. T. Easter Term. Exch. Welsby, Hurlstone and Gordon's Reports. F. N. B. Fitzherbert's Natura Brevium. Fell Guar. Fell on Guaranties. Ferg. Ferguson's Reports, Scotch. Fr. Pandecto (Juris Civilis). Finch Ch. Finch's Chancery. Finch or Finch L. Finch's Law. Fitzg. Fitzgibbon's Reports. Fl. or Flet. Fleta. Fla. Florida Reports. Fonbl. Fonblanque on Equity. Fort. de Laud. Fortescue de laudibus Anglia Fort. or Fortes. Fortescue's Reports, K. B. Gill. Gill's Reports, Md. Gould Pl. Gould on Pleading. Gow N. P. C. Gow's Nisi Prins Cases. H. and C. Hurlstone and Coltman's Reports, Exch. ports, Md. H. and J. or Har. and J. Harris and Johnson's Reports, Md. H. and McH. Harris and McHenry's Reports. Ma. H. and Tw. Hall and Twell's Chancery Reports. Hale P. C. Hale's Pleas of the Crown. Hall. Hall's Reports, N. Y. Halst. Halstead's Reports, N. J. Halst. Ch. Halstead's Chancery Reports, N. J. Hardr. or Hard. Hardres's Reports, Exch. Harr. Ch. Harrington's Chancery Reports, Mich. Hayw. Haywood's Reports, N. C. and Tenn. Heard L. and S Heard on Libel and Slander. Hem. and M. Hemming and Miller, Chancery Het. Hetley's Reports, C. P. Hill Hill's Reports, N. Y. Hill's. C. Hill's South Carolina Reports. Hill Ch. Hill's Chancery Reports, S. C. Hill. Mort. Hill. Sales. Hill. Torts. Hill Trust. Hilliard on Mortgages. Hilliard on Sales. Hilliard on Torts. Hill on Trustees. Hilt. Hilton's Reports. N. Y. Hob. Hobart's Reports, K. B. Hoff. Hoffman's Chancery Reports, N. Y. Holt N. P. Holt's Nisi Prius Reports. How. Miss. Howard's Mississippi Reports. Imp. K. B. Impey's Practice, K. B Imp. Pl. Impey's Pleader. Ind. Indiana Reports. 1. 2, Inst. (1, 2,) Coke's Institutes. Inst. 1, 2, 3, Justinian's Institutes, lib. 1, tit. 2, sec. 3. Iowa. Iowa Reports. Gill and J. or G. and J. Gill and Johnson's Re- J. and W. or Jac. and W. Jacob and Walker's Reports. Md. Gilm. Gilman's Reports, III. ports. Chancery. Jac. The reign of King James. Jac. or Jacob. Jacob's Reports, Chancery. James. Const. Con, Jameson on Constitutional |