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Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 4

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William Blackstone

A. Strahan and W. Woodfall, 1795 - Law

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Of the PERSONS CAPABLE of committing	20

Of PRINCIPALS and ACESSORIES	34

Of OFFENCES against GOD and RELIGION 41 1	41

OFFENCES against the LAW of NATIONS	66

Of HIGH TREASON	74

Of FELONIES injurious to the KINGS PRE	94

Of PRAEMUNIRE	103

Of MISPRISIONS and CONTEMPTS affecting	118

Of COURTS of a CRIMINAL JURISDICTION	258

Of SUMMARY CONVICTIONS	280

Of ARREST S	289

Of the feveral MODES of PROSECUTION	301

Of PROCESS upon an INDICTMENT	318

Of PLEA and ISSUE	332

Of TRIAL and CONVICTION	341

Of the BENEFIT of CLERGY	365

Of OFFENCES against PUBLIC JUSTICE	127

Of OFFENCES against the PUBLIC PEACE	141

Of OFFENCES against PUBLIC TRADE	153

Of OFFENCES against the PERSONS of INDI	205

Of OFFENCES against the HABITATIONS	219

Of OFFENCES against PRIVATE PROPERTY	229

Of the means of PREVENTING offences	251

Of JUDGMENT and its CONSEQUENCES	374

Of REVERSAL of JUDGMENT	390

Of REPRIEVE and PARDON	394

Of EXECUTION	403

RECORD of an Indictment and Conviction of MURDER	444

5 Writ of Execution upon a Judgment of Murder before	450

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Title	Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 4 Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Edward Christian
Author	William Blackstone
Editor	Edward Christian
Edition	12
Publisher	A. Strahan and W. Woodfall, 1795
Original from	the New York Public Library
Digitized	13 Apr 2009

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