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 DER DE LEGIBUS Anglioe Mnnicipalibus Liber, ordine Locorum Com- munium Dispositus. 8vo. London. 1583. DE LOLME, J. L. A Treatise on the Constitution of England, or an Account of the English Government, in which it is compared with the Republican Form of Government, and occasionally with the other Monarchies in Europe. Svo. London. 1822. This work has been held in high estimation from its first publication, and still holds a distinguished place. It was originally written in French, and published 1771, in which language it has passed through several editions. The author translated and published it in English, 8vo., London, 1772. To the third edition De Lolme added four new chapters, and made some other corrections. Charles Coote edited the fourth edition, 1784, and further improved the work, and since that time the English editions are quite numerous, some of which contain a biog- raphy and portrait of the author. It has been made the basis of larger works upon the same subject, by Stephens and Western. De Lolme was a native of Switzerland, and it is remarkable that a foreigner should have been the first to write a clear, concise, and accurate treatise upon the constitutional law of England. He does not enter into the minutiae of his subject, but portrays a bold, ingenious outline, written in a clear and vigorous style. Judge Story remarks that the author " has presented a view of Eng- lish Equity Jurisprudence, far more exact and comprehensive than many of the English text writers on the same subject." 1 Sto. P]q. Juris. § 19 n. ; Pref. Junius; Bridgman's Bib. 95; 52 Crit. Rev. 251 ; (58) 355; Dawson on Att. 184 ; HoflF. Leg. Stu. 148; 2 Dupin's Camus, 581. . Observations on the Powers of Individuals to pre- scribe by Testamentary Dispositions the particular future uses to he made of their Property ; occasioned by the last Will of the late Peter Thelluson. 4to. London. 1798. DENTON, WILLLVM. Horx Subsecivx-, or a Treatise show- ing the original Grounds, Reasons, and Provocations, necessitat- ing our sanguinary Laws against Papists, made in the days of Queen Elizabeth, and the gradations by which they ascended into that severity. 4to. London. 1664. DERELICT PROPERTY. A Report of a Case decided in the District Court of the United States, for the District of Massachu- setts, respecting the Riglit of the United States to property found derelict on the High Seas. Svo. Boston. 1829. 263