Administrative Law, Legal Theory & Systems, Great Britain, Louis A. Knafla, United Kingdom, Common law, United Kingdom Common Law 

This is a transcription, with commentary, of the lectures delivered by Sir Robert Chambers as Vinerian Professor of Law as they were preserved in the King's Manuscripts at the British Museum. Previously unpublished, they offer new insights into the development of English law, and they are of particular interest to eighteenth-century literary historians because many of the lectures were written with the unacknowledged assistance of Chambers's friend and mentor, Samuel Johnson.  

Introduction
1. Of the law of Nature, the revealed law, and the Law of nations: the Primary Sources of the Law of England
2. Of the Origin of Feudal Government, and of the Anglo-Saxon Government and Laws
3. Of the Feudal Law Strictly So Celled, and of the Effects of That Law on Our Constitution and Government
4. On the General Division of the Laws of England
Part 1. Containing the Public Law of England
1. Of the Origins and Different forms of Parliament
2. Of the Present Constitution of Parliament
3. Of the King and First of His Coronation oath
4. Of the King's Prerogative and first of His Prerogative of Power and of exemption
5. Of the King's Prerogative of Possession of His Ancient and Established Revenue
6. Of the Royal Family, and of the House of Lords
7. Of the House of Commons
8. Of the Privy Council and Officers of State
9. Of Courts of Justice, and First of General Courts of Common Law and Equity
10. Of Courts Whose Judgements Are Directed by the Civil, Canon, and Maritime Law; and of Courts of Private Jurisdiction
11. Of the Civil Division of England and of Territorial Magistrates
12. Of Civil Rank, Order, and Precedence
13. Of the Rights of Ambassadors
14. Of Aliens, and of the Incorporation of England with Wales and its Union with Scottland
15. Of the Government of Ireland and the American Provinces
16. Of Corporations
Part II. Containing the Criminal Law of England
1. Of Criminal law and First of General Nature of Punishments
2. The History of Punishments
3. Of Exemption from Punishment; and First of Incapacity to Commit Crimes
4. Of the Benefit of Clergy
5. Of Offences against the Government and First of High treason; Particularly Such as Are Committed against the Statute of Edwards the Third Called the Statute of Treasons
6. Of Crimes Made Treason since the Statute of Edward the Third
7. Of Felonies and Inferior Offences Immediately against the Government
8. Offences against the Subjects of Other States; and of Homicide, the First Offence against a Fellow Subject
9. Of Violence to the Person Not Destructive of Life
10. Of Offences against Property and First of Arson, Burglary, Malicious Mischief, and Forgery
11. Of Larceny of Theft
12. Of Offences against the Commonwealth and First of Such as Are Committed against the Established religion
13. Of the Remaining Offences against the Commonwealth
14. Of the Different Imputation of Crimes to Agents and Accomplices
 

Title on spine: Lectures on the English law.
Includes bibliographical references (v. 2, pages 301-335) and index.
Item has been generously donated by Louis A. Knafla.