Page:William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England (3rd ed, 1768, vol II).djvu/13



HE former book of thee commentaries having treated at large of the jura peronarum, or uch rights and duties as are annexed to the perons of men, the objects of our enquiry in this econd book will be the jura rerum, or, thoe rights which a man may acquire in and to uch external things as are unconnected with his peron. Thee are what the writers on natural law tile the rights of dominion, or property, concerning the nature and original of which I hall firt premie a few obervations, before I proceed to ditribute and conider it's everal objects. 5.