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Of the legal terms respecting persons under mental disabilities
Of the jurisdiction respecting idiots, lunatics, and persons of unsound mind
Of evidence respecting the existence of insanity
Of the commission of lunacy
Of the committees of the persons and estates of lunatics
Of the alienation of estates belonging to lunatics
Of the wills and testaments of lunatics
Of the alienation of the estates of lunatics, by the direction of the Lord Chancellor, or other persons instructed by the King's sign manual with the care and commitment of the custody of persons and estates of lunatics
Of proceedings at law, by and against lunatics and their committees
Of proceedings in courts of equity by and against lunatics and their committees
Of proceedings in the ecclesiastical and other courts respecting the marriage of lunatics
Of criminal offences committed by and against lunatics
Of the disqualifications of lunatics for the performance of public duties
Appendix. The statutes of England, Ireland, and Scotland, relating to lunatics, &c. ; Summary of practice in lunacy ; Precedents ; Fees and costs in lunacy
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Of the jurisdiction respecting idiots, lunatics, and persons of unsound mind
Of evidence respecting the existence of insanity
Of the commission of lunacy
Of the committees of the persons and estates of lunatics
Of the alienation of estates belonging to lunatics
Of the wills and testaments of lunatics
Of the alienation of the estates of lunatics, by the direction of the Lord Chancellor, or other persons instructed by the King's sign manual with the care and commitment of the custody of persons and estates of lunatics
Of proceedings at law, by and against lunatics and their committees
Of proceedings in courts of equity by and against lunatics and their committees
Of proceedings in the ecclesiastical and other courts respecting the marriage of lunatics
Of criminal offences committed by and against lunatics
Of the disqualifications of lunatics for the performance of public duties
Appendix. The statutes of England, Ireland, and Scotland, relating to lunatics, &c. ; Summary of practice in lunacy ; Precedents ; Fees and costs in lunacy
Addenda
Index.