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GIL GIBSON, SIR ALEXANDER. The Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, from 1621 to 1642. fol. Edinburgh. 1690. GIFFORD, JOHN. Gifford's English Lawyer; or Every Man his Own Lawyer. 8vo. London. 1827. GILBERT, E. W. Bills of Costs, as between Attorney and Agent in the Courts of Q. B., C. P., and Exchequer of Pleas, accord- ing to the late Regulations, &c. 2d ed. 8vo. London. 1839. GILBERT, SIR JEFFREY. The Law of Tenures. 4th ed. 1796; with an Historical Introduction on the Feudal System, and copious Notes and Illustrations, by Charles Watkins. 5lh ed. with the annotator's last Corrections and Additions, prepared for the press by R. S. Vidal. 8vo. London. 1824. Gilbert's Treatise contains explanations of many points of the feudal law, which are not as fully displayed by any other writer. The author uniformly traces principles to their origin, and show's how, and for what reason, distinctions obtained in the Law of Tenures, and thus what would seem merely arbitrary, is elucidated and reduced to system. He is a sound, instructive, and pleasing writer, but it was the fate of this labo- rious and learned man, to die before several of his works were finally prepared for the press, and the above is one of the posthumous publica- tions. Yet "it is one of the most elementary, luminous, and satisfactory essays we have on this abstruse learning; and in a short compass re- moves numerous difficulties, which, without the aid of this little work, nothing less than great assiduity and ardor of research could subdue." The notes and annotations by the editors, are ingenious and learned, and contribute very much to the value of the original work. 1 Bart. Conv. 24; HofF. Leg. Stud. 145; 1 Kent, 511 ; 3 Blk. Com., c. 10. . The Law of Executions ; to which are added the History and Practice of the Court of King's Bench, and some Cases touching Wills of Lands and Goods. 8vo. London. 1763. . The Law of Uses and Trusts ; together with a Treatise of Dower. 3d ed., with Notes, References, &c. By E. B. Sugden. 8vo. London. 1811. "Lord Chief Baron Gilbert's Essay upon Uses and Trusts, considered in the only light in which it can be considered with justice to its author, as an unfinished sketch, is entitled to great commendation. It certainly contains several most profound and learned observations, but in many instances is very defective and erroneous." Mr. Sugden improved the arrangement of the text, added copious notes, and prefixed an historical 332