CONTENTS

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I.Ancient Codes[1]
II.Legal Fictions[13]
III.Law of Nature and Equity[26]
IV.The Modern History of the Law of Nature[43]
V.Primitive Society and Ancient Law[67]
VI.The Early History of Testamentary Succession[101]
VII.Ancient and Modern Ideas Respecting Wills And Successions[127]
VIII.The Early History of Property[144]
IX.The Early History of Contract[179]
X.The Early History of Delict and Crime[216]
Index[235]

CHAPTER I