SECT. II. _Of the_ NATURE _of_ LAWS _in general_. 38. SECT. III. _Of the_ LAWS _of_ ENGLAND. 63. SECT. IV. _Of the_ COUNTRIES _subject to the_ LAWS _of_ ENGLAND. 93. BOOK I. _Of the_ RIGHTS _of_ PERSONS. CHAP. I. _Of the absolute_ RIGHTS _of_ INDIVIDUALS. 117. CHAP. II. _Of the_ PARLIAMENT. 142. CHAP. III. _Of the_ KING, _and his_ TITLE. 183. CHAP. IV. _Of the_ KING'S _royal_ FAMILY. 212. CHAP. V. _Of the_ COUNCILS _belonging to the_ KING. 220. CHAP. VI. _Of the_ KING'S DUTIES. 226. CHAP. VII. _Of the_ KING'S PREROGATIVE. 230. CHAP. VIII. _Of the_ KING'S REVENUE. 271. CHAP. IX. _Of subordinate_ MAGISTRATES. 327. CHAP. X. _Of the_ PEOPLE, _whether_ ALIENS, DENIZENS, _or_ NATIVES. 354. CHAP. XI. _Of the_ CLERGY. 364. CHAP. XII. _Of the_ CIVIL STATE. 384. CHAP. XIII. _Of the_ MILITARY _and_ MARITIME STATES. 395. CHAP. XIV. _Of_ MASTER _and_ SERVANT. 410. CHAP. XV. _Of_ HUSBAND _and_ WIFE. 421. CHAP. XVI. _Of_ PARENT _and_ CHILD. 434. CHAP. XVII. _Of_ GUARDIAN _and_ WARD. 448. CHAP. XVIII. _Of_ CORPORATIONS. 455. COMMENTARIES ON THE LAWS OF ENGLAND. INTRODUCTION. SECTION THE FIRST. ON THE STUDY OF THE LAW.[A] [Footnote A: Read in Oxford at the opening of the Vinerian lectures; 25 Oct. 1758.] MR VICE-CHANCELLOR, AND GENTLEMEN OF THE UNIVERSITY,