Mallet du Pan, Jacques, 1749-1800 (Genevan-French journalist)

Scope and Contents Autograph document (draft), written in Brussels and dated 12 September 1791. It deals with the past and present of the legislation and political system in England and Great Britain, the House of Commons and the House of Lords, as the following passage on the British courts may illustrate. The courts defend the numerous interests of property lasting from feudalism and belonging to what is called Lords of Manor, knowing the taxes, the right of inheritable tenancy and other conditions: “Les...