An Enquiry into the Causes of the late Increase of Robbers
An
ENQUIRY
Into the CAUSES of the late
Increase of Robbers, &c.
With some
PROPOSALS for Remedying this Growing Evil.
In which
The Present Reigning Vices are impartially exposed; and the Laws that relate to the Provision for the Poor, and to the Punishment of Felons are largely and freely examined.
Non jam sunt mediocres hominum libidines, non humanæ audaciæ ac tolerandæ. Nihil cogitant nisi cædem, nisi incendia, nisi rapinas. Cic. in Catil. 2da.
By HENRY FIELDING, Esq;
Barrister at Law, and one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex, and for the City and Liberty of Westminster.
The SECOND EDITION.
LONDON:
Printed for A. Millar, opposite to Katharine-Street, in the Strand. MDCCLI.
CONTENTS
[edit]- Dedication
- Preface
- Introduction
- Section 1
- Section 2
- Section 3
- Section 4
- Section 5
- Section 6
- Section 7
- Section 8
- Section 9
- Section 10
- Section 11
- To the Public
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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