Lex constitutionis or, the gentleman's law. Being, a compleat treatise of all the laws and statutes relating to the King, and the Prerogative of the Crown; the Nobility, and House of Lords; House of Commons; Officers of State; the Exchequer and Treasury; Commissioners and Officers of the Customs; of the Excise; of the Post-Office; Stamp-Office; Forfeited Estates; Publick Accounts; the Navy-Office; War-Office; Lieutenancy of Counties; Justices of Peace, &c. Wherein near one hundred authors of the best Reputation, both ancient and modern, on the Subject, have been consulted, and are referr'd to. And also, an introduction to the common law of England, with Respect to Tenures of Lands, Descents, Marriage-Contracts, Coverture, &c. Of Property, Creation and Forfeiture of Estates; Trials of Offenders, Courts at Westminster, &c. To which are added, under their proper Heads, The Manner of Passing Bills in both Houses of Parliament, the Judicature of the Lords; Variety of adjudg'd Cases; and some curious History of Antiquity. The second edition corrected. By G. Jacob, Gent

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Jacob, Giles
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[London] In the Savoy: printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq;) for H. Lintot, at the Cross-Keys, against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-Street; and sold by T. Waller, in the Middle Temple Cloysters 1737, MDCCXXXVII. [1737]
Subjects:	Constitutional Law / Great Britain / Early Works To 1800 Law / Great Britain / Early Works To 1800
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/1044700500?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa