A treatise on the law of adulterine bastardy, with a report of the Banbury case, and of all other cases bearing upon the subject / By Sir Harris Nicolas.

  • Nicolas, Nicholas Harris, Sir, 1799-1848.
Date:
1836
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Credit: A treatise on the law of adulterine bastardy, with a report of the Banbury case, and of all other cases bearing upon the subject / By Sir Harris Nicolas. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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