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ENAL LAWS, o conderable a part of every yem of legiation, and of o great importance to the happines, peace and ecurity of every member of ociety, are ill so imperfect, and are attended with o many unneceary circumances of cruelty in all nations, that an attempt to reduce them to the andard of reaon must be intereing to all mankind. It is not urpring, then, that this little book hath engaged the attention