ON

THE

LAWS OF ENGLAND.

Book tbe Tbird.

BY

SIR WILLIAM BLACKSTONE, KT.,

ONE OF THE JUSTICES OF HIS MAJESTY'S

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

FROM THE AUTHOR'S EIGHTH EDITION, 1778.

EDITED FOR AMERICAN LAWYERS

BY WILLIAM G. HAMMOND,
DEAN OF ST. LOUIS LAW SCHOOL, AND LECTURER ON THE HISTORY
OF LAW AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY
OF MICHIGAN, AND THE STATE UNI-

VERSITY OF TOWA.

With Copious Notes,

AND

REFERENCES TO ALL COMMENTS ON THE TEXT IN THE

AMERICAN REPORTS, 1787-1890.

SAN FRANCISCO:
BANCROFT-WHITNEY COMPANY,
LAW PUBLISHERS AND LAW BOOKSELLERS.

1890.