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| Title | The History of the Common Law of England: And An Analysis of the Civil Part of the Law |
| Authors | Matthew Hale, Sir Matthew Hale |
| Edition | 6 |
| Publisher | H. Butterworth, 1820 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 25 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 472 pages |
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