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Blackstone's Commentaries (1765)

William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England
(Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1765-9); reprinted (London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1966)
KF385 ZC2 B55 1765A

Introduction
I. Study of the Law	II. Nature of Laws in General	III. Laws of England	IV. Countries subject to the Laws of England

Book I: Rights of Persons
I. Absolute Rights of Individuals	II. The Parliament	III. The King, and his Title	IV. The King's Royal Family	V. The Councils belonging to the King
VI. The King's Duties	VII. The King's Prerogative	VIII. The King's Revenue	IX. Subordinate Magistrates	X. The People, whether Aliens, Denizens, or Natives
XI. The Clergy	XII. The Civil State	XIII. The Military and Maritime States	XIV. Master and Servant	XV. Husband and Wife
XVI. Parent and Child	XVII. Guardian and Ward	XVIII. Corporations

Book II: The Rights of Things
I. Property, in General	II. Real Property; and, first, of Corporeal Hereditaments	III. Incorporeal Hereditaments	IV. The Feodal System	V. The Antient English Tenures
VI. The Modern English Tenures	VII. Freehold Estates, of Inheritance	VIII. Freeholds, not of Inheritance	IX. Estates, less than Freehold	X. Estates upon Condition
XI. Estates in Possession, Remainder, and Reversion	XII. Estates in Severalty, Joint-Tenancy, Coparcenary, and Common	XIII. The Title to Things Real, in General	XIV. Title by Descent	XV. Title by Purchase; and, first, by Escheat
XVI. Title by Occupancy	XVII. Title by Prescription	XVIII. Title by Forfeiture	XIX. Title by Alienation	XX. Alienation by Deed
XXI. Alienation by Matter of Record	XXII. Alienation by Special Custom	XXIII. Alienation by Devise	XXIV. Things Personal	XXV. Property in Things Personal
XXVI. Title to Things Personal, by Occupancy	XXVII. Title by Prerogative, and Forfeiture	XXVIII. Title by Custom	XXIX. Title by Succession, Marriage, and Judgment	XXX. Title by Gift, Grant, and Contract
XXXI. Title by Bankruptcy	XXXII. Title by Testament, and Administration

Book III: Private Wrongs
I. The Redress of Private Wrongs by the Mere Act of The Parties	II. Redress by the Mere Operation of Law	III. Courts in General	IV. The Public Courts of Common Law and Equity	V. Courts Ecclesiastical, Military, and Maritime
VI. Courts of a Special Jurisdiction	VII. The Cognizance of Private Wrongs	VIII. Wrongs, and their Remedies, respecting the Rights of Persons	IX. Injuries to Personal Property	X. Injuries to Real Property, and first of Dispossession, or Ouster, of The Freehold
XI. Dispossession, or Ouster, of Chattels Real	XII. Trespass	XIII. Nusance	XIV. Waste	XV. Subtraction
XVI. Disturbance	XVII. Injuries proceeding from, or affecting, the Crown	XVIII. The Pursuit of Remedies by Action; and, first, of The Original Writ	XIX. Process	XX. Pleading
XXI. Issue and Demurrer	XXII. The Several Species of Trial	XXIII. The Trial by Jury	XXIV. Judgment, and it's Incidents	XXV. Proceedings, in the Nature of Appeals
XXVI. Execution	XXVII. Proceedings in the Courts of Equity

Book IV: Public Wrongs
I. The Nature of Crimes; and their Punishment	II. The Persons Capable of Committing Crimes	III. Principals and Accessories	IV. Offences against God and Religion	V. Offences against the Law of Nations
VI. High Treason	VII. Felonies, Injurious to the King's Prerogative	VIII. Praemunire	IX. Misprisions and Contempts, affecting the King and Government	X. Offences against Public Justice
XI. Offences against the Public Peace	XII. Offences against Public Trade	XIII. Offences against the Public Health, and the Public Police or Oeconomy	XIV. Homicide	XV. Offences against the Persons of Individuals
XVI. Offences against the Habitations of Individuals	XVII. Offences against Private Property	XVIII. The Means of Preventing Offences	XIX. Courts of a Criminal Jurisdiction	XX. Summary Convictions
XXI. Arrests	XXII. Commitment and Bail	XXIII. The Several Modes of Prosecution	XXIV. Process upon an Indictment	XXV. Arraignment, and it's Incidents
XXVI. Plea, and Issue	XXVII. Trial, and Conviction	XXVIII. The Benefit of Clergy	XXIX. Judgment, and it's Consequences	XXX. Reversal of Judgment
XXXI. Reprieve and Pardon	XXXII. Execution	XXXIII. The Rise, Progress, and Gradual Improvements, of The Laws of England