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SUMMARY

OF THE

VINERIAN LECTURES,

After the Publication of the Six Preliminary Difcourfes, printed in 1783, under the Title of " Elements of Jurifprudence.".

PART THE FIRST.

Of the Laws as referred to Perfons.

Legislative.

Executive.

Judicial.

DIVISION I.-Magiftrates.

OF t'he Legislature, hiftorically confidered, in

fucceeding ages. I.

Of the prefent Conftitution of the Legislature. II.

Of the King's Title, and Prerogatives, and how they have varied in different ages. III

Of Courts proceeding by the general Laws. IV,
Of Courts not proceeding by the general Laws. V.
Of the Lord Chancellor, and the origin of the
Court of Chancery. VI.

Cif Courts of Equity in general. VII.

Of the civil Judicature of the Lords in Parlia

ment.

VIII

Of

Of the Officers of State, and the ordinary Ministers of Jufer.

PART THE SECOND.

Of the Laws as referred to Things or Property.

DIVISION I.-Of Real Estates.

OF Eftates in refpect to the quantity of Intereft. XIX.

Of Eftates in refpect to the quality of their tenure, and of Cuf-

toms relative to Copyholds. XX.

Of incorporeal Hereditaments. XXI.

Of Tithes. XXII.

Of the joint and contemporary Ownership of Eftates. XXIII.

Of Eftates upon Condition, more particularly Mortgages.

XXIV.

Of perfonal Property in general, and of the Title by Occupan-

cy, or by Invention. XXXII.

Of

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transfers of perfonal Property. XXXIII,

Of Captures at Sea, by Pirates, by virtue of Letters of Repri fal, and as Prize of War. XXXIV,

Of Title to perfonal Property by Testament, and by Suceesfion in cafes of Intestacy. XXXV,

PART THE THIRD.

of Actions.

DIVISION I. Of criminal Profecutions.

F Crimes and Punishments in general; and the Claffes of temporal Offences. XXXVI.

Of Offences against the established national Religion. XXXVII.

Of the ordinary Modes of inftituting criminal Profecutions. XXXVIII.

Of Trials by the Peers of the Realm. XXXIX.

Of parliamentary Impeachments. XL.

Of Bills of Attainder, and Bills of Pains and Penalties. XLI.

DIVISION II.-Of Private Civil Actions.

Of real Actions.

Of mixed Actions.

XLII.
XLIII.

Of pleading in perfonal Actions. XLIV.

Of various perfonal Actions arifing ex Contractu. XLV.