Amicus reipublicæ. = The Common-Wealths friend or an exact and speedie course to justice and right, and for preventing and determining of tedious law-suits. With many other things very considerable for the good of the publick. All which are fully controverted and debated in law. By John March of Grayes-Inne, barister.

A TABLE of the several QUESTIONS.

• 1. WHether it be reasonable, that he, who is seized of Lands in Fee-sim∣ple, to him and his Heirs by descent, or gift, should have the absolute disposing power of the whole, and to disinherit his Heirs? Pag. 2.
• 2. Tenant in tail, with remainders over, suffers a common Recoverie, whether this in Law, or Conscience, ought to bind the Issue in tail, and the remainders over? pag. 7.
• 3. Whether it be consonant to Reason, Con∣science, or for the good of the Common-wealth, to Arrest mens Persons, and to detain them in Prison for Debt? pag. 35.
• 4. Whether the High Court of Chancerie, as the practice is there, be not a very great Grievance, and Burthen to the Common-wealth? pag. 55.
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• 5. Whether Collateral Warrantie stands with Reason and Conscience or no. pag. 68.
• 6. Whether it be consonant to Reason or Conscience, that any mans Plea should be ad∣judged nought, and avoided at any time for any matter of Form, false Latine, double Plea, De∣parture, or any other defect whatsoever, the case and matter it self sufficiently appearing upon the Record, for which the Action is brought? pag. 74.
• 7. Whether the many sorts of Tedious and long Conveyances now in use, stand with Rea∣son, and the good of the Common-wealth or not? pag. 85.
• 8. Whether it be a Just and Reasonable Law, that a Child, born before Marriage, and shortly after Marriage happening, should be a Bastard or not? pag. 92.
• 9. Whether Tryal by Jurie, as it is now in use, be agreeable to reason, and for the good of the Publick or not? pag. 99.
• 10. Whether it be consonant to the Word of God, or Reason, that a man should lose his

• Life for Theft, and should incur so great a for∣feiture and penaltie, as loss of all his Estate, and corruption of his Bloud. pag. 105.
• 11. Whether it be a Just and Reasonable Law that Infants, under the age of twentie one Years, shall not be charged with their Debts? pag. 112.
• 12. Whether Clergie be agreeable to Rea∣son and Justice or no? pag. 117.
• 13. Whether the Law, that a Man shall not suffe Death for Man-slaughter, be not a∣gainst the Word of God? pag. 122.
• 14. Whether it be a reasonable Law, that a man shall not have Counsel upon an Indict∣ment of Treason or Felonie? pag. 126.
• 15. Whether actions for Slanderous Words, being meer Contentious suits, ought in Reason or Conscience to be so much countenanced as they are? pag. 129.
• 16. Whether it be a Reasonable Law, that Actions personal should die with the Person? pag. 134.
• 17. Whether the Law of Judgement of

• Penance, or Pain fort & dure, against a Man who is indicted of Felonie, and stands Mute, be agreeable to Reason and Conscience or not? pag. 137.
• 18. Whether the Law of Forfeiture of Goods VVrecked at Sea, be a Reasonable Law or not? pag. 150.
• 19. Good advise in case of making last VVills and Testaments. pag. 155.