Lex constitutionis : or, the gentleman's law. Being, a compleat treatise of all the laws and statutes relating to the King, and the Prerogative of the Crown; the Nobility, and House of Lords; House of Commons; Officers of State; the Exchequer and Treasury; Commissioners and Officers of the Customs; of the Excise; of the Post-Office; Stamp-Office; Forfeited Estates; Publick Accounts; the Navy-Office; War-Office; Lieutenancy of Counties; Justices of Peace, &c. Wherein near one hundred authors of the best Reputation, both ancient and modern, on the Subject, have been consulted, and are referr'd to. And also, an introduction to the common law of England, with Respect to Tenures of Lands, Descents, Marriage-Contracts, Coverture, &c. Of Property, Creation and Forfeiture of Estates; Trials of Offenders, Courts at Westminster, &c. To which are added, under their proper Heads, The Manner of Passing Bills in both Houses of Parliament, the Judicature of the Lords; Variety of adjudg'd Cases; and some curious History of Antiquity. The second edition corrected. By G. Jacob, Gent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Constitutional law.

Law--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Law.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

3 unnumbered pages,vi-xiv,360 pages, 12 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

[London] : In the Savoy: printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq;) for H. Lintot, at the Cross-Keys, against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-Street; and sold by T. Waller, in the Middle Temple Cloysters, MDCCXXXVII. [1737]

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

A reissue of the 1719 edition with a cancel titlepage and the dedication removed.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T136998.

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Restricted for use by site license.