Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1778 edition. Excerpt: ... A syllabus of A course Of lectures on the Constitution and Laws of England. The General Division Of The subject. nP'O exhibit as distinct a view as possible of the whole state of this country, I shall first consider its Civil, and then its EcClesiastical constitution and laws. In laying down what relates to the civil state of the kingdom, I shall be guided by a view to the great objects of all civil policy; relating, in the first place, those institutions which tend to make us Happy, and consequently Populous at home; then those which tend to make us Formidable abroad, and lastly show the manner in which the Ixpences of Of Our Government are defrayed. In explaining the provision there is made, in our constitution and laws, for securing the internal peace and happiness of the state, I shall consider, I. The Legislative power of the state. ii. The Executive power. iii. The Laws of the state. iv. The Method Op Proceeding In The Courts, in order to obtain the benefit of the laws. When I consider the laws of the state, I shall, in the first place, explain those regulations which are of a Public or more general nature; and then the mutual obligations of Individuals to one another. Under the former of these heads, I shall place those laws which have for their immediate object the preservation of the government itself, those which relate to trade and commerce, and to public conveniences of various kinds. Under the latter head I shall shew the provision which our laws have made to guard our lives, limbs, liberty, reputation, and property, real and personal; also those which relate to the commerce of the sexes, and the domestic relations. After. Aster exhibiting the state of the laws respecting
