Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book the First
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1. Front matter2. BOOK THE FIRST.3. PREFACE.4. ERRATA.5. INTRODUCTION.6. Book I. Of the Rights of Persons.7. Section the first. On the STUDY of the LAW.[A]8. Section the second. Of the NATURE of LAWS in general.9. Section the third. Of the LAWS of ENGLAND.10. Section the fourth. Of the COUNTRIES subject to the LAWS of ENGLAND.11. Chapter the first. Of the absolute RIGHTS of INDIVIDUALS.12. Chapter the second. Of the PARLIAMENT.13. Chapter the third. Of the KING, and his TITLE.14. Chapter the fourth. Of the KING’s royal FAMILY.15. Chapter the fifth. Of the COUNCILS belonging to the KING.16. Chapter the sixth. Of the KING’s DUTIES.17. Chapter the seventh. Of the KING’s PREROGATIVE.18. Chapter the eighth. Of the KING’s REVENUE.19. Chapter the eighth. Of the KING’s REVENUE. (continued 2)20. Chapter the ninth. Of subordinate MAGISTRATES.21. Chapter the tenth. Of the PEOPLE, whether ALIENS, DENIZENS, or NATIVES.22. Chapter the eleventh. Of the CLERGY.23. Chapter the twelfth. Of the CIVIL STATE.24. Chapter the thirteenth. Of the MILITARY and MARITIME STATES.25. Chapter the fourteenth. Of MASTER and SERVANT.26. Chapter the fifteenth. Of HUSBAND and WIFE.27. Chapter the sixteenth. Of PARENT and CHILD.28. Chapter the seventeenth. Of GUARDIAN and WARD.29. Chapter the eighteenth. Of CORPORATIONS.