Introduction to Roman Law

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The author of this preface was intrusted with the office of carrying these lectures through the press. They were so completely ready, that hardly an expres sion or even a word needed correction, and so plainly written that the printer could have no excuse for mis taking a letter. As calculated to initiate young stu dents into the mysteries of Roman law, to diffuse a just idea of its preciseness of definition, and to broaden the foundation of legal study, they seem to me to pos sess peculiar merit. The index to this volume was prepared by Prof Albert S. Wheeler, late of Cornell University.