Historical law-tracts, vol. I-[II].

Law of the United Kingdom and Ireland > England and Wales > From Henry VIII (1547) to ca. 1775

Edition Details

Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Henry Home Kames
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): Scotland
Publication Information: Edinburgh : Printed for A. Millar, at Buchanan’s Head in the Strand, London ; and A. Kincaid, and J. Bell, Edinburgh, MDCCLVIII [1758]
Publication Type (Medium): History
Type: Book
Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/historical-law-tracts-vol-i-ii/ (Stable identifier)

Short Description

2 v. ; 21 cm (8vo)

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Historical law-tracts, vol. I-[II]. is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Publication Date: MDCCLVIII 1758
Country/State: Scotland
Number of Editions: 1 editions
First edition Date: 1758
Last edition Date: 1758
General Notes: Vol. I: xvi, 430 p.; v. II: 221, [1], 54 p.
“The discourses relate, each of them, to subjects common to the law of England and of Scotland”–Preface.
Languages: British English
Library of Congress Code: KD612
OCLC: 859164381

Main Contents

I. History of the criminal law
II. History of promises and covenants
III. History of property
IV. History of securities upon land for payment of debt
V. History of the privilege which an heir-apparent in a feudal holding has, to continue the possession of his ancestor
VI. History of regalities, and of the privilege of repledging
VII. History of courts
V. 2, VIII. History of brieves
IX. History of process in absence
X. History of execution against movables and land for payment of debt
XI. History of personal execution for payment of debt
XII. History of execution for obtaining payment after the death of the debtor
XIII. History of the limited and universal representation of heirs
XIV. Old and new extent
Appendix.

Historical law-tracts, vol. I-[II].

Historical law-tracts, vol. I-[II].