An Interesting appendix to Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries on the laws of England. Containing, I. Priestley's Remarks on some paragraphs in the fourth volume of Blackstone's Commentaries, relating to the dissenters. II. Blackstone's Reply to Priestley's Remarks. III. Priestley's Answer to Blackstone's Reply. IV. The case of the late election of the county of Middlesex considered on the principles of the Constitution and the authorities of law. V. Furneaux's Letters to the Hon. Mr. Justice Blackstone concerning his Exposition of the Act of Toleration, and some positions relative to religious liberty, in his celebrated Commentaries on the laws of England. VI. Authentic copies of the argument of the late Hon. Mr. Justice Foster in the Court of Judges Delegates, and of the speech of the Right Hon. Lord Mansfield in the House of Lords, in the cause between the city of London and the dissenters.
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[Philadelphia] : America: printed for the subscribers, by Robert Bell, at the late Union-Library, in Third-Street, Philadelphia, MDCCLXXII. [1772-1773]
Physical description
[4],iv,[1],6-119,[1],xii,155,[1]p. ; 40.
Contributors
- Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793.
- Foster, Michael, Sir, 1689-1763.
- Bell, Robert, 1732?-1784printer
- Blackstone, William, Sir, 1723-1780. Commentaries on the laws of England.
- Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804. Remarks on some paragraphs in the fourth volume of Dr. Blackstone's Commentaries.
- Blackstone, William, Sir, 1723-1780. Reply to Dr. Priestley's Remarks.
- Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804. Answer to Dr. Blackstone's Reply.
- Blackstone, William, Sir, 1723-1780. Case of the late election for the county of Middlesex.
- Furneaux, Philip, 1726-1783. Letters to the Honourable Mr. Justice Blackstone.
References note
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