An essay towards a general history of feudal property in Great Britain / by John Dalrymple.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dalrymple, John, Sir, 1726-1810.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land tenure--Law and legislation--Great Britain--History--Early works to 1800.

Land tenure.

Feudal law--Great Britain--History--Early works to 1800.

Feudal law.

Real property--Great Britain--History--Early works to 1800.

Real property.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (332 p.))

Edition:

Reprint

Place of Publication:

Fred B. Rothman & Company [Imprint] Jan. 1979 Buffalo : William S. Hein & Company, Incorporated

Summary:

This reprint of a 1757 text traces the outlines of laws which related to land property in England and Scotland from the earliest feudal times.

Contents:

(from t.p.) I. History of the introduction of the feudal system into Great Britain

II. History of tenures

III. History of the alienation of land property

IV. History of entails

V. History of the laws of succession or descent

VI. History of the forms of conveyance

VII. History of jurisdictions, and of the forms of procedure in courts

VIII. History of the constitution of Parliament.