Project Gutenberg 2025-04-11 Public domain in the USA. 403 White, Edward J. (Edward Joseph) 1869 1935 White, Edw. J. (Edward Joseph) White, Edward Joseph 13001567 Legal antiquities : $b A collection of essays upon ancient laws and customs $aSt. Louis, Mo. :$bThe F. H. Thomas law book co., $c1913. Marriage laws and customs -- Witchcraft and sorcery -- Recall of judges -- Trial by battle -- Trial by ordeal -- Peine forte et dure -- Wager of law -- Benefit of clergy -- Privilege of sanctuary -- Ancient punishments -- Wills, quaint and curious. WebRover, Tim Lindell, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Legal Antiquities: A Collection of Essays upon Ancient Laws and Customs" by White is a scholarly collection of historical essays written in the early 20th century. The book explores the development and peculiarities of ancient legal systems, primarily focusing on Anglo-Saxon and English law, with occasional references to Roman and other traditions. Its main topic is the evolution of various legal institutions and customs—ranging from marriage laws to trial by ordeal and witchcraft—exploring how these practices shaped and reflected the societies that created them. The opening of "Legal Antiquities" offers a comprehensive introduction that situates the study of old laws and customs within the context of the rapid changes and restlessness of modern (early 20th-century) society. The author advocates for a thoughtful examination of legal history to avoid blindly discarding valuable traditions or repeating past mistakes, underlining the need for a careful balance between reform and preservation. Chapter I begins with an in-depth survey of marriage laws and customs, tracing their origins from early tribal societies through Roman and Hebrew practices, up to medieval and early modern England. It details the evolution of marriage forms (monogamy, polygamy, polyandry), related customs such as dowries and wedding rings, legal implications, and strange traditions like "smock-marriages." The text consistently ties legal developments to social change, emphasizing the historical contingency and cultural diversity of the laws shaping personal relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/legalantiquities00whitrich 20200929151525white 1913 US Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Law -- History Law, Ancient Criminal law -- History Punishment -- History K Text Category: History - British Category: History - Ancient Category: Law & Criminology 921208 2025-07-30T05:25:26.372097 text/html 858858 2025-04-11T16:51:46 text/html 449087 2025-07-30T05:25:41.760012 application/epub+zip 457782 2025-07-30T05:25:29.449108 application/epub+zip 393540 2025-07-30T05:25:27.773116 application/epub+zip 920451 2025-07-30T05:25:49.041981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 896603 2025-07-30T05:25:40.269047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 649883 2025-07-30T05:25:23.284128 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 629905 2025-04-11T16:51:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17444 2025-07-30T05:25:49.200981 application/rdf+xml 9894 2025-07-30T05:25:28.274071 image/jpeg 1854 2025-07-30T05:25:28.023085 image/jpeg 613543 2025-07-30T05:25:26.447123 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog