Some Considerations on the Law of Forfeiture for High Treason.
Forfeiture for High Treason [Yorke, Charles (1722-1770)]. Some Considerations on the Law of Forfeiture, For High-Treason. Occasioned by a Clause, In the Late Act, For Making it Treason to Correspond with the Pretender's Sons, Or Any of Their Agents, &c. Corrected, And Much Enlarged, With an Appendix Concerning Estates-Tail in Scotland. London: Printed for J. Roberts, 1746. viii, [6], 24, *23-*24, 25-28, *27-*28, 29-112, *111-*112, 113-180, [2] pp. Pagination irregular, text complete. Octavo (7-3/4" x 4-3/4"). Recent period-style three-quarter calf over marbled baords, lettering piece and gilt fillets to spine, gilt tooling to spine ends, endpapers renewed. Moderate toning to text, light foxing in a few places. An attractive copy. $250. * Second edition. First published in 1745, Yorke's essay argues that corruption of blood and forfeiture are justifiable consequences of treason. This work was a response to the cases of treason that followed the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 and a defense of treason legislation introduced by Yorke's father, the Earl of Hardwicke, who was then lord chancellor. Going beyond the common law, Yorke draws on examples from Athenian, Roman, Jewish and feudal sources. The final edition of this book, the fourth, was published in 1795. All editions are scarce. English Short-Title Catalogue T728.
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