 | William Blackstone - Great Britain - 1771 - 506 pages
...that in the time of Alfred the local cuftoms of the fcvcral provinces of the kingdom were grown fo various, that he found it expedient to compile his dome-book or liber judici alls ) for the general ufc of the whole kingdom. This book is prnpofils for a digcftt book isfaid... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1791 - 518 pages
...that in the time of Alfred the local cuftoms of the feveral provinces of the kingdom were grown fo various, that he found it expedient to compile his domebook, or liber judicialis, for the general ufe of the whole kingc f. }•]. d See his propofils of a (iigdt. dom. This book is faid to have been... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 686 pages
...all positively assure us, that our body of laws is of this compounded nature. For they tell us that in the time of Alfred the local customs of the several...liber judicialis, for the general use of the whole kingcc.I7. 4 See hlspropoials for a digest. This book is said to have been extant so late as the reign... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1808 - 690 pages
...1808. ' royal progresses which he continually made from one end of the kingdom to the other. .1 Aud this book is said to have been extant so late as the reigii of Edward IV. but is now unfortunately lost. 1 Black. 64 ; 4 Black. - This Code was called the... | |
 | Joseph Guy - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1810 - 548 pages
...antiquaries and first historians positively assure us, that our body of laws is of a compound nature; for, in the time of Alfred, the local customs of the several...provinces of the kingdom were grown so various, that he fou id it expedient to compile his doom-book, for the general use of the whole kingdom. This book is... | |
 | William Hutchinson - 1823 - 798 pages
...all positively assure us, that our body of laws is of this compounded nature. For they tell us, that in the time of Alfred, the local customs of the several...various, that he found it expedient to compile his dome book or liber judicial is, for the general- use of the whole kingdom. This book is said to have... | |
 | Thomas Walker Horsfield - Genealogy - 1824 - 496 pages
...Illustrated. — A register of a somewhat similar kind had been formed by King Alfred, entitled Dome-hoc, or Liber judicialis, for the general use of the whole kingdom. This was denominated the Book of Winchester, having been long preserved in the cathedral of that city. It... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1825 - 572 pages
...all positively assure us, that our body of laws is of this compounded nature. For they tell us, that in the time of Alfred the local customs of the several...found it expedient to compile his 'dome-book, or liber judicktlis, for the general use of the whole - kingdom. This book is said to have been extant so late... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1825 - 660 pages
...all positively assure us, that our body of laws is of this compounded nature. For they tell us, that in the time of Alfred the local customs of the several...various, that he found it expedient to compile his dame-book, or liber judicialis, for the general use of the whole ' r.17. ' Stf his proposals for a... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1827 - 916 pages
...all positively assure us, that our body of laws is of this_ compounded nature. For they tell us, that in the time of Alfred the local customs of the several...kingdom. This book is said to have been extant so late as [ 65 ] the reign of king Edward the Fourth, but is now unfortunately lost It contained, we may probably... | |
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And indeed our antiquaries and early historians do all positively assure us, that our body of laws is of this compounded nature. For they tell us that in the time of Alfred, the local customs of the several provinces of the kingdom were grown so various,... 
