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MAG MADDY, E. An Ecclesiastical Digest of the Cases argued and determined in the Arches and Prerogative Courts of Canterbury, the Consistory Court of London, and in the High Court of Dele- gates ; contained in the Reports of Sir G. Lee, Phillimore, Adams, and Haggard. 8vo. London. 1835. MADOX, THOMAS. Formulare Anglicamtm ; or, a Collection of ancient Charters and Instruments of divers Kinds, placed under several Heads, from the Norman Conquest to the end of the Keign of Hen. VHL fol. London. 1702. The above work affords the most authentic materials for illustrating the History of Assurances, from the earliest time down to the reign of Hen. VIII. The dissertation prefixed is characterized by that unaf- fected modesty and learned diligence, common to all of his writings. 2 Mart. Conv., Intro. 3. ■ . The History and Antiquities of the Exchequer of the Kings of England, from the Norman Conquest to the end of the Reign of King Edward H., tiiken from the Records; with a correct Copy of the ancient Dialogue concerning the Exchequer, ascribed to Gerv. Tilburiensis ; and a Dissertation, concerning the most ancient Great Roll, Quinto Stephani. fol. London. 1711. 2 vols. 4to. London. 1769. The author was deeply versed in legal antiquities, and this work is noted for original and extended research and great accuracy. An account of all his writings may be found in Nichol's Anecdotes of Bowyer. . Firma Burgi ; a Treatise of Boroughs, fol. London. 1726. MAGEN, N. An Essay on Insurances, explaining the Nature of the various Kinds of Insurance, practiced by the different Com- mercial States of Europe, &;c. Vol. II. Being a Collection of all the Foreign Ordinances of Insurance, and Forms of Policies, translated into English ; with Remarks, &c. 2 vols. 4to. Lon- don. 1755. The author first published his work in German, 4to., Hamburgh, 1753. The Essay occupies but a small portion of the first volume, and shows a want of familiarity, on the part of the author, with the general trea- tises on the subject of Insurance ; but Millar terms it, " concise, accu- rate, and practical." Its chief value lies in the collection of Foreign Ordinances upon Insurance, but, in this respect, it is less complete than Baldasseroni's Tratlalo del rjssecurazione. The Law of Insurance has 492