Excerpt from An Essay in a Course of Lectures on Abstracts of Title, Vol. 1: To Facilitate the Study, and the Application of the First Principles, and General Rules of the Laws of Property; Stating in Detail, the Duty of Solicitors in Preparing, &C. And of Counsel in Advising, on Abstracts of TitleThe general practice is to take the commencement of the title, so as to show the state of the evidence for a period of sixty years at least; and as often as circumstances will permit this should be done.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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