CONTENTS
| chap. | page | |
| 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] |