COMMENTARIES

ON

The Laws of England.

BOOK THE SECOND.

BY SIR WM. BLACKSTONE, KNT.

ONE OF THE JUSTICES OF HIS MAJESTY'S COURT OF

COMMON PLEAS.

FROM THE LAST LONDON EDITION.

WITH THE LAST CORRECTIONS OF THE AUTHOR ; AND WITH

NOTES AND ADDITIONS

BY EDWARD CHRISTIAN, ESQUIRE,

CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE ISLE OF ELY,

AND THE DOWNING PROFESSOR OF THE LAWS OF ENGLAND IN THE

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

PORTLAND,
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THOMAS B. WAIT, & co.

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1807.

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