Name

Opinions of Eminent Lawyers on English Jurisprudence, Colonies, Fisheries and Commerce

Description

A comprehensive collection of legal opinions from prominent English barristers and law officers (Attorneys-General, Solicitors-General, Chief Justices) spanning the 17th and 18th centuries, compiled by George Chalmers from Board of Trade archives and other depositories. Covers the King's prerogative abroad, colonial constitutions, ecclesiastical authority, land grants, taxation, trade regulation, and statutory extension to colonies and overseas territories, including opinions on the Isle of Man.

Place

Westminster

Isle of Man

England

Scotland

France

Edinburgh

Guernsey

Jersey

Related To

Sir Fletcher Norton

Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke

Type

Financial Data

Collection

Emigration and Diaspora

Type

Published Reference Work

Date Created

1858

Language

English