PRINTED BY A. STRAHAN, LAW-PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY; TO THE HONOURABLE SİR FRANCIS BULLER, Bart. ONE OF THE JUDGES OF HIS MAJESTY' SIR, THE HE venerable and illuftrious person, to whom this work was originally dedicated, being now no more, I am defirous of infcribing it to you, who, together with the late Earl Mansfield, firft patronized and encouraged me in the profecution of this undertaking. Those early proofs of your attention and regard can never be effaced from my memory: and I rejoice in this opportunity of publicly declaring my grateful fense of your uniform and continued friendship. Neither can I omit to mention upon this occafion the obligations I am under, for many valuable improvements of this Work fuggested by you, with that liberality and condefcenfion, which are ever found to accompany extensive knowledge and eminent talents; |