The laws of Jamaica: comprehending all the acts in force, passed between the thirty-second year of the reign of King Charles the Second, and the [eleventh] year of the reign of [King George the Fourth], inclusive [1681-1830] To which is prefixed, a table of the titles of the public and private acts passed during that time.

Vol. 1 includes the following historical documents: Proclamation of Charles II. in 1661, for the encouraging of planters in Jamaica; Mr. Francis Hanson's account of the island and government of Jamaica written in 1682; Mr. William Wood's preface to the octavo edition of The laws of Jamaica published in London in 1716; A vindication of the conduct of the English government towards Spain in 1655, by Brian Edwards; An historical account of the constitution of Jamaica, drawn up in 1764, by W.H. Lyttleton, with an appendix of documents."The two prefaces of Mr. Hanson and Mr. Wood are extremely scarce, and the dissertations by Mr. Edwards and Governor Lyttleton are now for the first time given to the public."--Pref., v. 1.Tables are prefixed to each volume.Vol. 8 printed at the office of the Royal gazette.Mode of access: Internet.v.5 CogswellVols. 3-8 each contain, at end of volume, An abridgment; being an alphabetical digest of the preceding laws of the volume, with special t.-p. and separate paging, and published 1800-1831; the Abridgment for v. 1-2 was issued separately in 1793, wanting