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Legal Antiquities

by Edward J. White

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Author
White, Edward J. (Edward Joseph), 1869-1935
Title
Legal antiquities : A collection of essays upon ancient laws and customs
Original Publication
St. Louis, Mo.: The F. H. Thomas law book co., 1913.
Credits
WebRover, Tim Lindell, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
K: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence
Subject
Punishment -- History
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 75835
Release Date
April 11, 2025
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.LEGAL ANTIQUITIES
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  4. 4.INTRODUCTION. — FOOTNOTES:
  5. 5.CHAPTER I. Marriage Laws and Customs. — FOOTNOTES:
  6. 6.CHAPTER II. Witchcraft and Sorcery. — FOOTNOTES:
  7. 7.CHAPTER III. Recall of Judges. — FOOTNOTES:
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV. Trial by Battle. — FOOTNOTES:
  9. 9.CHAPTER V. Trial by Ordeal. — FOOTNOTES:
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI. Peine Forte et Dure. — FOOTNOTES:
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII. Wager of Law. — FOOTNOTES:
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. Benefit of Clergy. — FOOTNOTES:
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX. Privilege of Sanctuary. — FOOTNOTES:
  14. 14.CHAPTER X. Ancient Punishments. — FOOTNOTES:
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI. Wills, Quaint and Curious. — FOOTNOTES:
  16. 16.INDEX.

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