Excerpt from Principles of English Law: Founded on Blackstone's Commentaries
In this work on the "Principles of English Law," I have followed, in the main, the arrangement of Blackstone's commentaries. The arrangement has the sanction of long usage: and the work of Sir W. Blackstone, in its numerous editions, whether under the name of Blackstone's or Stephen's commentaries, or under any other name, still holds the field as the only successful attempt to present the whole field of English law in a literary and intelligible form.
It is, however, desirable that the principles of the law should be set forth more concisely than either Sir W. Blackstone or his editors have attempted to do: and also it is time - having regard to the radical changes, both in substantive law and procedure, made in the last century - that the whole subject should be treated from the modern point of view. This has been the aim of the present work.
I must here acknowledge the kind assistance of friends in passing the work through the press.
Mr. C. R. L. Fletcher, of Magdalen College, Oxford, has given me many useful suggestions on historical points.
I am indebted to the late Professor Maitland for the clue to a point of obscure history refered to on p. 11.
Mr. Houston, K.C., has assisted me in the statement of the method and effect of the introduction of English common and statute law into Ireland.
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