explained by later refolutions, or altered by fubfequent acts of parliament; but as these acts are sometimes very long, confifting of many clauses, the reader is defired to use the fame caution here, which is recommended by our author () with regard to those recited in the work itself, viz. "that he rely not barely upon the abftracts thereof here "given, but peruse the statutes themselves in the books at large." I am fenfible many flips and omiffions must needs have happened in the supervising fo large a work of fo critical a nature, but hope that will plead my excuse, at least to thofe, who confider the wide difference between perufing it in a fair print and in a difficult manufcript, 47) Part I. p. 261. March 30, 1736. S. EMLYN. A and their exemptions from penalties by reason thereof 14 Chap. III. Touching the defect of infancy and non-age Chap. IV, Concerning the defect of ideocy, madnefs, and lunacy, in Chap. X. Concerning the offense of high treason, the person against whom committed, and the reafon of the greatness of the offense; and touching alligeance Page 58 Chap. XI. Concerning treason at the common law, and their uncertainty '16 Chap. XII. Touching the ftatute of 25 E. 3. and the high treasons therein declared 87 Chap. XIII. Touching high treafon in compaffing the death of the king, queen, or prince Chap. XIV. Concerning levying of war against the king 91 130 Chap. XV. Concerning treafon in adhering to the king's enemies within the land or without 159 Chap. XVI. Concerning treafon in counterfeiting the great feal, or privy feal 170 Chap. XVII. Concerning high treafon in counterfeiting the king's coin, and in the first place touching the hiftory of the coin and coinage of England 188 Chap. XVIII. Concerning the adulteration or impairing of coin, and the antient means used to remedy it 205 Chap. XIX. Concerning the counterfeiting of the king's coin, what it is, what the penalty thereof antiently, and what at this day 210 Chap. XX. Concerning treafon in bringing in falfe money 225 Chap. XXI. Concerning high treafon in killing the chancellor, &c. 230 Chap. XXII. Concerning principals and acceffaries in treafon 233 Chap. XXIII. Concerning forfeitures by treafon 239 Chap. XXIV. Concerning declaring of treafons by parliament, and thofe treafons that were enacted or declared by parliament between the 25 E. 3. and the 1 Mar. 258 307 342 Chap. XXV. Concerning treafons declared and enacted from 1 Mar. till this day, viz. 13 Car. 2. Chap. XXVI. Concerning the judgments in high treason, and the particulars relating thereunto, and to attainders Chap. XXVII. Touching corruption of blood, and reftitution thereof, lofs of dower, forfeiture of goods, and execution Chap. XXVIII. Touching the crime of mifprifion of treafon and felony, &c. Chap. XXIX. Concerning petit treason 354 371 377 Chap. XXX. Chap. XXX. Concerning herefy and apoftacy, and the punishment thereaf Page 383 Chap. XXXI. Concerning homicide and first of felf-killing, or felo de fe Chap. XXXII. Of deodands 411 419 Chap. XXXIII. Of homicide, and its several kinds, and first of those confiderations, that are applicable as well to murder as to manflaughter 424 Chap. XXXIV. Concerning commanding, counselling, or abetting of murder or manslaughter 435 Chap. XXXV. Concerning the death of a perfon unknown, and the proceedings thereupon 447 Chap. XXXVI. Touching murder, what it is, and the kinds thereof 449 Chap. XXXVII. Concerning murder by malice implied prefumptive, or malice in law Chap. XXXVIII. Of manslaughter, and particularly of manflaughter exempt from clergy by the ftatute of 1 Jac. cap. 8. Chap. XXXIX. Touching involuntary hornicide, and firft of chancemedley, or killing per infortunium 455 466 471 Chap. XL. Of manslaughter ex neceffitate, and firft fe defendendo 478 Chap. XLI. Concerning the forfeiture of him that kills in his own defenfe, or per infortunium 492 Chap. XLII. Concerning the taking away of the life of man by the courfe of law, or in execution of justice 496 Chap. XLIII. Of larciny and its kinds 503 Chap. XLIV. Concerning the diverfities of grand larcinies among them Chap. XLVII. Concerning reftitution of goods folen, and the con fifcation of goods omitted in the indictment or the appeal 538 Chap. XLVIII. Of burglary, the kinds and punishments 547 566 Chap. L. Concerning felonies by the common law, relating to the bringing of felons to juftice, and the impediments thereof, as efcape, breach of prifon, and rescue; and first touching arrests 575 Chap. LI. Of felony by voluntary efcapes, and touching felony by escapes of felons Chap. LII. Of negligent efcapes 590* 600 Chap. LIII. |