bound to its advancement, has been bestowed on the present generation, than on any of its predecessors. May it not fail also to recollect, amidst the zeal inspired by such considerations, that the desire for social improvement degenerates, if not duly regulated, into a mere thirst for change, that the fluctuation of the law, is itself a considerable evil;-and that, however important may be the redress of its defects, we have a still dearer interest in the conservation of its existing excellencies. END OF THE WORK. VOL. IV. RR GENERAL INDEX. Absconding debtor, iii. 593, n. Absolute, how far the king is, ii. 504 Abusing children, iv. 175 Accession, property by, ii. 22 after the fact, iv. 126, 128, n. how cited, i. 70, n. of parties, redress by, iii. 349 of Settlement, ii. 413, 458, 469, of Supremacy, iii. 47 of Toleration, iii. 57, 59; iv. 602 of Union with Scotland, i. 89; ii. of Uniformity, iii. 47, 56 to indemnify Bank of England, iii. Actio personalis moritur cum personâ, Actionable words, iii. 491 Action between partners, iii. 548 chose in, ii. 11, 45 for dower-see DOWER for injury where death has en- of quare impedit-see QUARE on an award, iii. 572, n. real, personal and mixed, iii. remedy by, in general, iii. 472, right of, survives to personal re- right of, strictly not assignable, Actions, different forms of, iii. 475 limitation of, iii. 561-577 Actions, on promises, iii. 477, n. proceedings in ordinary, iii. proceedings in some particular, real, iii. 391, 475, 476, 510, Active trust, i. 374 Actor, reus and judex, iii. 381 churchbuilding, iii. 116 relating to India, i. 117, n. Addition, of defendant, in indictment, Ademption of legacy, ii. 220 Adequacy of consideration, ii. 59 Admiral, Lord High, iii. 453, n. 453; iv. 390-393, 442 Admissibility of evidence, iii. 644 Admittance to copyhold, i. 641, 643 Ad ostium ecclesiæ, dower, i. 276, 284 Adulteration of provisions, iv. 345, 349 554 Advancement of children, ii. 227 Adventure, partnership in a particular, Adverse possession, iii. 567, n. Advertising rewards for stolen property, Advocate-general, iii. 385 Advocates, iii. 385, n., 450 Advocati fisci, iii. 384 Advowsons, i. 656; iii. 70 appendant, iii. 72 collative, iii. ib. donative, iii. ib. in gross, iii. ib. limitation of actions for, iii. 564 presentative, iii. 72 writ of right of, iii. 531 Ægyptians, iv. 368, n. Affeerment, iv. 530 Affidavit, iv. 2, 422 new trials on, iii. 657 Affiliation, ii. 296 Affinity, ii. 258, 259 Affirmance of judgments, iii. 678, 679 sudden, iv. 147, 157 |