Excerpt from The Life of Sir George Pomeroy-Colley, K. C. S. I., C. B., C. M.

G., 1835-1881: Including Services in Kaffraria, in China, in Ashanti, in India and in NatalThe death of the last Plantagenet on the field of Bosworth may be said to have marked the Opening of a fresh chapter in the evolution of social life in Eng land. The Old order of the sword as the regulator of property and winner of possession gave place to the new dispensation of legal surety, and henceforth deed, covenant, and indenture, with all their accompanying sleights of word, and cunningly contrived forms of attack and defence, became the basis of human society.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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