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 SAL SAINT-AMAND, GEORGE. An Historical Essay on the Legis- lative Power of England ; wherein the Origin of both Houses of Parliament, their Ancient Constitution, and the Changes that have happened in the Persons that Composed them are Related. 8vo. London. 1725. SAINT GERMAIN, CHRISTOPHER. Two Dialogues between a Doctor of Divinity and a Student in the Laws of England, con- taining the Grounds of those Laws ; together with Questions and Cases concerning the Equity thereof. 18th ed., improved by W. Muchall. 12mo. London. 1815. The first part of this work originally appeared in Latin, about the year 1518, and was subsequently translated into English by the author, who wrote a second part, in English, in 1530. Each of these parts, how- ever, passed through several editions before they were united in one vol. There is also an Abridgment of the Doctor and Student, that was pub- lished in 1658. Muchall's edition, which first appeared in 1787, contains many judicious references to modern works, and two additional tracts of Saint Germain's. The author explains many of the grounds and reasons of the law, in a sound and intelligible manner, " and all the seeming hardships and difficulties, in the Cases of Inheritance, Contract, Warranty, Wreck, Actions feigned, &c., are made easy, and fairly re- concilable to Moses and the Prophets," "The author," says Lord Coke, " was a discreet man, and well read, I assure you, both in the Common Law, and in the Civil and Canon Law also." The Doctor and Student is one of the most esteemed of the ancient law books, and has been an authority for about three centuries, having been constantly cited, from the time of Chief Justice Brooke to the present period. North's Disc. 17, 85; 10 Co. Rep. Pref. 32; 1 Bart. Conv. 27; Nic. Hist. Lib. 174; 4 Reeves' Hist. 416-18; 2 Mod. 193; 2 Lord Ray, 915; 8 Price, 63; 8 Bing. 491 ; 1 Kent, 504. SALKELD, WM. Reports of Cases in the Court of K. B. ; with some special Cases in Chancery, Common Pleas, and Exchequer, Alphabetically Digested under proper Heads, from the first of King William and Queen Mary, to the 10th of Queen Anne. 6th ed., including the Notes and References of Knightly D'Anvers, Esq., and Mr. Serj. Wilson; and large Additions of Notes and References to Modern Authorities and Determinations. By Wil- liam David Evans, Esq. 3 vols. 8vo. London. 1795. 3 vols. 8vo. Philadelphia. 1822. The first two volumes of Salkeld's Reports are of undoubted accu- racy. They were originally published under the supervision of Lord 626