and resemblance to some of the modern doctrines of our English law may be collected from Cæsar's account of the tenets and discipline of the ancient Druids in Gaul, who were sent over to Britain to be instructed? 408. 2. Why is it impossible to trace out when the several mutations of the common law were made; and whence the great variety of our ancient established customs? 408-410. 3. What did Alfred for the constitution and laws? 410, 411. 4. What was the Dane-lage, what the WestSaxon-lage, and what the Mercen-lage? 412. 5. What did Edgar; and what is the most probable original of the common law? 412. 6. What nine may be reckoned among the most remarkable of the Saxon laws? 412-414. 7. What five alterations in our laws did the Norman invasion work? 415-418. 8. What did William Rufus; and what did Henry I.? 420, 421. 9. What did Stephen? 421. 10. What did Henry II.; and what four things peculiarly merit the attention of the legal antiquary in the reign of this king? 421-423. 11. What did Richard I.? 423. 13. What did Edward I.; to what principal fifteen general heads may the regulations of this king be reduced; and what is the best proof of the excellence of his constitutions? 425-427. 14. What did Edwards II. and III.? 428. 15. What was done from this time to that of Henry VII.; and what two things do we owe to the civil wars and disputed titles to the crown? 428, 429. 16. What was done by Henry VII.? 429, 430. 17. What did the Reformation effect; and what was done with regard also to our civil polity by Henry VIII.? 430, 431. 18. What did Edward VI. and Mary? 431, 432. 19. What did Elizabeth for the religious liberties of the nation; and what for the political? 432-435. 20. What did James I.? 436. 21. What did Charles I.? 436-438. 22. What was done upon the restoration of Charles II.? 438–440. 23. What has been done from the revolution in 1688 to the present time; and what have been the chief alterations of moment in the administration of private justice during that period? 12. What did John and Henry III.; and what were the effects of magna carta and carta de fo- | 440-442. resta? 423-425. 709 INDEX. The small numerals denote the Books; the ciphers the Pages of the Commentaries. Abbots, i. 155. Abbreviations, iii. 323. Abduction of child, iii. 140. ward, iii. 141. wife, iii. 139. women, i. 443. or kidnapping, iv. 219. Abearance, good, security for, iv. 251, 256. Abigei, iv. 239. Abjuration, oath of, i. 368. of the realm, iv. 56, 124, 332, 377. rights and duties, i. 123. after the fact, iv. 37. when to be tried, iv. 323. Accidents, where relieved against, iii. 431. Account-books, when evidence, iii. 368. Accroaching royal power, iv. 76. disobedience to, iv. 122. private, i. 86, ii. 344. public, i. 85. when binding on the crown, i. 261. Action at law, iii. 116. chose in, ii. 397. ex contractu, iii. 117. delicto, iii. 117. feodal, iii. 117. Action at law, mixed, iii. 118. property in, ii. 396. Actual right of possession, ii. 196. Additions, i. 407, iii. 302, iv. 306, 334. Adherence to the king's enemies, iv. 82. Adjoining county, trial in, iii. 383. Adjournment of parliament, i. 186. Admeasurement of dower, ii. 136, iii. 183. pasture, iii. 238. cum testamento annexo, ii. 504. Advocatus fisci, iii. 27. Advowson, ii. 21, iv. 426. Equitas sequitur legem, ii. 330, iii. 441. Affirmance of judgments, iii. 411*. Age, action suspended by, iii. 300. Agistment, ii. 452. Agnus Dei, &c., iv. 115. Agriculture, its original, ii. 7. Aid-prayer, iii. 300. Aids, feodal, ii. 63, 86, iv. 418, 419. parliamentary, i. 308. Air, right to, ii. 14. Albinatus jus, i. 372, 373: Alderman, i. 117. Alderney, island of, i. 107. Alehouses, iv. 64, 167. Alfred, his dome-book, i. 64, iv. 411. Alias writ, iii. 283, app. 15, iv. 319. Alienation, ii. 287. fine for, ii. 71, iv. 418. forfeiture by, ii. 268. Alien priories, i. 386, iv. 113. Aliens, i. 366, 371, ii. 249, 274, 298, iv. 111. du.y, i. 316, 372, 374. Allegiance, i. 366, iv. 74. oath of, i. 367, iv. 274. Allowance of franchise, iii. 263. Almanac, its authority, iii. 333. Alteration of deeds, ii. 308. Amended bill in equity, iii. 448. Amendments at law, iii. 407, iv. 439. Areopagus, court of, iii. 365, iv. 169, 348. Armed, being unusually, iv. 149. standing, i. 414, iv. 419, 439, 441. Armorial ensigns, ii. 428, iii. 105. Armour, &c., embezzling the king's, iv. 101. Arms and ammunition, exporting them i. 265. Arraignment, iv. 322, app. 3. incidents to, iv. 324. Amercement, ii. app. 19, iii. 376, iii. app. 5, 6, Array, challenge to, iii. 359, iv. 352. 25, 26, iv. 379, 423. commission of, i. 411. Arrest of judgment, iii. 393, app. 11, iv. 375. of persons, iii. 288, iv. 289. seamen and soldiers, i. 421. Arson, iv. 220. appeal of, iv. 314. Articles of the navy, i. 420. war, i. 415. Artificers, i. 407. residing abroad, iv. 160*. transporting them, iv. 160*. As, Roman divisions of, ii. 462. Ascendants excluded from inheriting, i. 210. Assault, iii. 120, iv. 145, 216. costs in action for, iii. 401. riotous or unlawful, iv. 146. Assets, ii. 510. by descent, or real, ii. 244, 302, 340. Assignees of bankrupt, ii. 480. Assignment of bankrupt's effects, ii. 485. dower, ii. 135. errors, iii. app. 24. estate, ii. 326. reversions, iii. 158. Assigns, ii. 289. Assize, certificate of, iii. 389. commission of, iii. 60, iv. 269, 424. general, i. 148. grand, iii. 341, 351, app. 5, iv. 422. killing them, iv. 84. of arms, i. 411, ii. 66. bread, breaking, iv. 159. turned into a jury, iii. 403. Averium, ii. 424. Averment, iii. 309, 313, iv. 340. Bank, misbehaviour of its officers, iv. 231. cognizance of, iii. 428. Bar of dower, ii. 136. plea in, iii. 306, iv. 385, 396. trial at, iii. 352, iv. 351. Bargain and sale of lands, ii. 338, app. 2. Bargemaster, action against, iii. 165. Baron, i. 398. and feme, i. 433. Baronet, i. 403. Baronies of bishops, i. 156. Barretry, iv. 134. Barristers, i. 23, iii. 26. Base fees, ii. 109. services, ii. 61. tenants, ii. 148. Bastard, i. 454. administration to, ii. 505. concealment of its death, iv. 198, 358. eignè, ii. 248. incapacity of, i. 458. maintenance of, i. 457. punishment for having, iv. 65. Bath, knight of the, i. 403. Battel, trial by, iii. 337, app. 3, iv. 346, 418. 422, 424. Augmentation of vicarages and curacies, i. 388. Battery, iii. 120, iv. 216. Aula regia, or regis, iii. 38, iv. 416, 422, Aulnager, i. 275. Avowry, iii. 150. Aurum reginæ, i. 221. Auter droit, ii. 177. Auterfoits acquit, iv. 335. attaint, iv. 336. Bachelor, knight, i. 404. Backing warrants, iv. 291. below, iii. 291. in error, iii. 410*. justifying or perfecting, iii. 291. refusing, iv. 297. special, iii. 287, app. 19. taking insufficient, iv. 297. to the action, iii. 290. to sheriff, iii. 290. Bailable or not, who, iv. 297, 298, 299. Bail-bond, iii. 290, app. 19. Bailiffs, i. 345, 427. of hundreds, i. 116, 345. Bailiwick, i. 344, ii. 38. Bailment, ii. 396, 451. Bail-piece, iii. 291, app. 20. Ballot for jurors, iii. 358. Banishment, i. 137, iv. 377, 401. inspection of, iii. 333. servant, iii. 142. Bawdy-houses, iv. 29, 64, 167. Behaviour, good security for, iv. 251, 256, 402. Benefices, iv. 107. Benefit of clergy, iv. 333, 365, 413, 429, 441. part of England, ib. Bill for patents, &c., ii. 346. of exceptions, iii. 372. Middlesex, iii. 285, app. 18. rights, i. 128, iv. 440. or note, forging, iv. 247, 249. Billa vera, iv. 306. Bishop, i. 155, 377, 401. certificate of, iii. 335. not electing or consecrating, iv. 115. right of, to try or be tried, as a peer, i. 401, Bishoprics, nomination to, i. 378, iv. 108, 115, Bissextile year, ii. 140. Black act, iii. 161, iv. 144, 207, 285, 245. lead, stealing of, iv. 234. maile, ii. 43, iv. 244. |