The law against bankrupts: or, A treatise wherein the statutes against bankrupts are explained by several cases, resolutions, judgments and decrees, both at common law and in Chancery. Together with the learning of declarations and pleading relating thereunto. To which are likewise added forms and directions for commissioners, and presisidents, fit for the perusal of lawyers, or merchants and tradesmen. By T.G. serjeant at law.

A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS.

• CHAP. I.FOrms of the Affidavit: Bond to the Lord Chancellor: Petition and Commission; with some short Remarkes.
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• CHAP. II.What Trade or Profession a man must be of, and Profess: Or what kind of Trader he must be that brings him into the Statutes of Bank∣rupts.
• CHAP. III.What Acts a man must do, or suffer to be done, before he can be said to be a Bankrupt.
• CHAP. IV.Rules for the Construction of the Sta∣tutes, and when the Bankrupcy shall be said to commence,
• CHAP. V. Of Creditors.Who are Crditors within the Statutes, and who are not: Of their Prefe∣rence:

• ... Of their coming in, and within what time they are to come in, or their refusal: And of Con∣tribution to the Charges: And the Form of an Authority to receive Con∣tribution-Mony.
• CHAP. VI.Of the Proceedings of the Commissio∣ners: The Form of the Oath: Of the Stile of the Depositions: Of declaring him to be a Bankrupt: Inhibition: A Warrant for Witnes∣ses: A Warrant to send one to the Goal, who refuseth to be sworn, or to answer: And of the proof of Debts.
• CHAP. VII.The Commissioners Power in reference to the Bankrupt: Of Proclamati∣ons, and the form of it: Of breaking Houses: And in refe∣rence to the Bankrupts Wife: Of the Examination of the Bank∣rupt

• ... and his Wife: Of the Ex¦amination of Witnesses, and other for the discovery of the Estat•• and Debts of the Bankrupt: O•• the Penalties of refusing to •• sworn, to be Examined, or to Dis¦cover: Of Perjury; and the for feitures how to be applied, and •• Interrogatories.
• CHAP. VIII.Of the Disposition of the Bankrup•• Estate, Freehold and Copyhold Of Redemption of Lands Mortg••¦ged: Of Trusts, Sales and Se••¦tlements of Lands: What shall •• accounted Fraudulent; and whe•• and in what Cases Purchasers a•• safe; with many Late Cases an Resolutions thereupon.
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• CHAP. IX.Of the Disposal of the Personal E∣state or Goods of the Bankrupt: How, and where the Goods of a Bankrupt liable to Execution, may be sold by the Commissioners, and where not: Of Trusts and Bonds ta∣ken in the Bankrupts name, with several Cases and Resolutions.
• CHAP. X.Of the Disposition and Assignment of the Bankrupts Debts; and what Assignment made by the Commissio∣ners shall be good, and what not; and of Declarations.
• CHAP. XI.Of Actions brought by Assignee of Commissioners for the recovery of Debts, or Goods of the Bankrupt: Of Declarations thereupon: Of Acti∣ons

• ... brought by the Bankrupt him∣self; and the Forms of Declarati∣ons at large.
• CHAP. XII.Of Pleadings in respect of the Sta∣tutes of Bankrupcy by the Debtor, or by the Commissioners, to Actions brought against them; and what Pleas shall be good, and what not.
• CHAP XIII.Of the Venue, Evidence and Trial.
• CHAP. XIV.Of Distribution: Notice to Creditors: of a Dividend, and the Form; as also the Form of a Deed of Distri∣bution.
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• CHAP. XV.Of Bankrupts: Where they are Part∣ners and of Joint-stocks.
• CHAP XVI.Of other things to be done, or the Consequentials after Examination, Discovery and Distribution: Of Bills of Conformity.
• CHAP. XVII.Of Scandalous Words relating to a Mans Trade.