ON THE

Laws of England;

BY THE LATE

SIR W. BLACKSTONE.

TO WHICH 18 ADDED

AN ANALYSIS

BY

BARRON FIELD, Esq.

A New Edition, with Practical Notes,

BY

CHRISTIAN, ARCHBOLD, AND CHITTY;

TOGETHER WITH

Additional Notes and References,

BY

A GENTLEMAN OF THE NEW-YORK BAR.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. I.-BOOK I. & II.

NEW-YORK.

PUBLISHED BY E. DUYCKINCK, G. LONG, COLLINS & HANNAY, COLLINS & CO,
AND O. A. ROORBACH-AND JOHN GRIGG, PHILADELPHIA

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MDCCCXXVII.

HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY
FROM THE ESTATE OF
PHILIP ROBINSON
NOV. 20, 1933

Southern District of New-York, ss.

Be it remembered, that on the 18th day of July, A. D. 1827, in the 52nd year of the Independence of the United States of America, W. E. Dean, of the said District, hath deposited in this office the title of a book the right whereof he claims as proprietor in the words following, to wit:

"Commentaries on the laws of England: by the late Sir W. Blackstone. To which is added an Analysis, by Barron Field, Esq. A New Edition, with practical notes, by Christian, Archbold, and Chitty; together with additional notes and references, by a gentleman of the New-York Bar. In two volumes."

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Clerk of the Southern District of New-York.

H

TO

THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY,

THE FOLLOWING VIEW

OF THE LAWS AND CONSTITUTION OF ENGLAND,

THE IMPROVEMENT AND PROTECTION OF WHICH HAVE DISTINGUISHED THE

REIGN OF HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL CONSORT,

IS,

With all Gratitude and Humility,

MOST RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED BY HER DUTIFUL AND

MOST OBEDIENT SERVANT,

WILLIAM BLACKSTONE.