A View Of Society In Europe, In Its Progress From Rudeness To Refinement: Or, Inquiries Concerning The History Of Law, Government, And Manners / By Gilbert Stuart, LL. D. Edinburgh : Bell ; London : Murray, 1778
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- PDF [1]Vorderdeckel
- PDF [2]Rücken
- PDF Vorsatz
- PDF [5]Vakat
- PDF [6]Titelblatt
- PDF [8]Advertisement.
- PDF [12]Contents.
- PDF XVII Authorities, Controversy, and Remarks.
- PDF 19 Appendix.
- PDF A View Of Society in Europe, in its Progress from Rudeness to Refinement. Book I.
- PDF Chapter I. Of the Germans before they left their Woods.
- PDF [24]Section I. The Institutions, Government, and Character of the Germanic Tribes.
- PDF 12 Section II. An Idea of the German Women.
- PDF 17 Section III. Of Marriage and Modesty.
- PDF Chapter II. The political Establishments of the Barbarians after they had made Conquests.
- PDF [46]Section I. The Barbaric Conquests. The Origin of Domains of the Prince, and of Allodiality. The Lands of the Fise. The Foundations of the Feudal Association, the Rise of the Feudal Grant, and the Genius of the Feudal System.
- PDF 31 Section II. Of Property of the Women. The Dower, the Morgengabe, and the Marriage-portion. The Communication to the Women of the Powers of Succession and Inheritance. The advancement of Manners.
- PDF 38 Section III. The Grandeur consequent on Property, and the Power of the Nobles. The Prerogative of private War, and its destructive Tendency. The Conversion of Allodiality into Tenure. The Extension and Universality of Fiefs.
- PDF 45 Section IV. Arms, Gallantry and Devotion. The origin of Knighthood and the Judicial Combat, of Torneaments and Blazoury. The Sources of Chivalry.
- PDF 56 Section V. The Institutions of Chivalry, the Pre-eminence of Women, Politeness, and the Point of Honour.
- PDF A View Of Society in Europ, in its Progress from Rudeness to Refinement. Book II.
- PDF Chapter I. Of the Spirit of Fiefs.
- PDF [92]Section I. A Distinction in the History of the Feudal Association. The Feudal Incidents. Their Advantages in one Situation. Their Disadvantages in another. The Influence of these different Situations on Society and Manners.
- PDF 82 Section II. A Distinction in the History of Arms and Chivalry. The Sovereign is consideres as the Fountain of Honour. The Epoch of the Grandeur of Chicalry. The Decline of Fiefs. The Remedy for their Recovery. The Invention of Knight-service. The Knight's Fee. The Distinction between the Knight of Tenure and the Knight of Honour. Fiefs under Knight-service.
- PDF [114]Chapter II. The Progression of Fiefs. The Benefice, the Fief, and Allodiality. Different Opinions on these Topics. The Fruits of the Fief. Its Perpetuity. The Aera of Hereditary Fiefs. Knight-service. Particular Applications to the History of England. Doubts concerning the Introduction of the Feudal Law into England. ...
- PDF Chapter III. Of the Military Power of a Feudal Kingdom.
- PDF [130]Section I. An Idea of the Feudal Militia.
- PDF 111 Section II. The Inefficacy of the Feudal Militia. The Fractions of a Fee. Its Members. Attempts to escape out of the Bondage of Fiefs. The Fine of Alienation. Substitutions of Service. Commutations of Service for Money. The Fine for the Neglect of Service. The Tenure of Escuage. The Rise of Stipendiaries, and the Necessities of Princes. Devices nad Frauds to prevent the Sevice of Knights, and the Payements of Escuage. The Rise of Commerce.
- PDF [142]Chapter IV. The Fall of Chivalry as Military Establishment. The Knights of Honour lose their Consideration. Their Numbers and Venality. Wealth becomes a more solid Title to Kighthood than personal Merit. This Dignity is connected with the Possession od a Fee. It ceases to be Honourable, and is made a Subject of Compulsion. Fines for the Exemption from Knighthood. The antient Chivalrydisappears on the Rise of Regular Armies.
- PDF Chapter V. The Military Arrangements which prevailed in the Declension of Fiefs and Chivalry. The Introduction of standing Armies. •
- PDF [146]Section I. Of Mercenaries. The Evils which result fiom them. The Rise of Taxations.
- PDF 128 Section II. The Difference between a Mercenary Soldier and a Feudal Vassal. Sovereigns find Troops by entering into Contracts with their Nobility, and with Captains by Profession. Volunteers make an Offer of their Service. Commissions of Array. The Disadvantages oft these Military Schemes. The Idea and Establishment of a Standing Force. France, and other Nations, lose their Liberties...
- PDF [164]Chapter VI. Of Manners and Refinement. The dissolute Conduct of the Women amidst the Decline and Oppressions of Fiefs. The general Corruption which invades Society.
- PDF [172]Authorities, Controversy, and Remarks.
- PDF Authorities, Controversy, and Remarks. Book I.
- PDF Authorities, Controversy, and Remarks. Book I.
- PDF Chapter I.
- PDF [374]Chapter II.
- PDF Chapter III.
- PDF [402]Chapter IV.
- PDF Chapter V.
- PDF 397 Chapter VI.
- PDF [431]Conclusion.
- PDF [432]Appendix
- PDF [458]Corrections.
- PDF [460]Vakat
- PDF [461]Vorsatz
- PDF [463]Rückdeckel