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Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book the First

By Sir William Blackstone

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COMMENTARIES ON THE LAWS OF ENGLAND.
- BOOK THE FIRST.
PREFACE.
- ERRATA.
CONTENTS.
- INTRODUCTION.
- Book I. Of the Rights of Persons.
COMMENTARIES ON THE LAWS OF ENGLAND.
INTRODUCTION.
- Section the first. On the STUDY of the LAW.[A]
- Section the second. Of the NATURE of LAWS in general.
- Section the third. Of the LAWS of ENGLAND.
- Section the fourth. Of the COUNTRIES subject to the LAWS of ENGLAND.
COMMENTARIES ON THE LAWS OF ENGLAND. Book the first. Of the RIGHTS of PERSONS.
- Chapter the first. Of the absolute RIGHTS of INDIVIDUALS.
- Chapter the second. Of the PARLIAMENT.
- Chapter the third. Of the KING, and his TITLE.
- Chapter the fourth. Of the KING’s royal FAMILY.
- Chapter the fifth. Of the COUNCILS belonging to the KING.
- Chapter the sixth. Of the KING’s DUTIES.
- Chapter the seventh. Of the KING’s PREROGATIVE.
- Chapter the eighth. Of the KING’s REVENUE.
- Chapter the ninth. Of subordinate MAGISTRATES.
- Chapter the tenth. Of the PEOPLE, whether ALIENS, DENIZENS, or NATIVES.
- Chapter the eleventh. Of the CLERGY.
- Chapter the twelfth. Of the CIVIL STATE.
- Chapter the thirteenth. Of the MILITARY and MARITIME STATES.
- Chapter the fourteenth. Of MASTER and SERVANT.
- Chapter the fifteenth. Of HUSBAND and WIFE.
- Chapter the sixteenth. Of PARENT and CHILD.
- Chapter the seventeenth. Of GUARDIAN and WARD.
- Chapter the eighteenth. Of CORPORATIONS.