BOOK OF
OF THE CONSTITUTION

OF

GREAT BRITAIN:

CONTAINING

A FULL ACCOUNT OF the rise, PROGRESS, AND PRESENT CONSTRUCTION

OF THE

THREE ESTATES OF THE REALM,

King, Lords, and Commons;

OF THE VARIOUS COURTS OF JURISDICTION;

AND

OF THOSE ACTS BY WHICH THE LIBERTIES OR RIGHTS OF

THE SUBJECT ARE AFFECTED.

BY THOMAS STEPHEN,

AUTHOR OF "THE HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION IN SCOTLAND,' &c.

GLASGOW:

BLACKIE & SON, 8, EAST CLYDE STREET,

AND 5, SOUTH COLLEGE STREET, EDINBURGH;

W. CURRY, JUN., & CO., DUBLIN; AND SIMPKIN & MARSHALL, LONDON.

MDCCCXXXV.