A

TREATISE

ON

THE LAWS

OF

Commerce and Manufactures,

AND

THE CONTRACTS

RELATING THERETO:

WITH

AN APPENDIX OF PRECEDENTS.

BY JOSEPH CHITTY, Esq.

OF THE MIDddle templE, BARRISTER AT LAW.

VOL. IV.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY A. STRAHAN,

LAW-PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY;

FOR HENRY BUTTERWORTH, LAW BOOKSELLER,
7, FLEET STREET, BETWEEN THE TEMPLE GATES;

J. M. RICHARDSON, CORNHILL; BELL AND BRADFUTE, EDINBURGH;
AND R. MILLIKEN, Dublin.

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek

München

ADVERTISEMENT,

ΤΟ

FOURTH VOLUME.

THIS Volume contains a Collection of Precedents. applicable to Commercial Transactions, and which it is hoped will be found of practical Utility; most of them are modern, and settled by the most eminent Conveyancers. The Treaties and Forms more particularly applicable to Foreign Commerce will be found in the concluding Part of the Second Volume.

CHAP. VI.

Page

254 to 259

Forms of guarantees, sureties, bills of credit, indemnity bonds, &c.

CHAP. VII.

Of stoppage in transitu

CHAP. VIII.

260

Forms relating to bailees, innkeepers, warehousemen, wharfingers, and

carriers by land

-

260

CHAP. IX.

Forms of, and relating to charterparties, bills of lading, &c. 261 to 325

Forms of bills of exchange, promissory notes, checks, and other se-

curities

Of receipts

Of releases

-

340 to 350

351, 352

352 to 357

CHAP. XIII.

Forms of proceedings in admiralty courts

358 to 361

CHAP. XIV.

Page

361

Remedies in equity and at law

CHAP. XV.

Forms relating to, and of arbitrations and awards, &c.

CHAP. XVI.

Of set-off and mutual credit.

Of defences

CHAP. XVII.

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