CONTENTS 
Introduction: The Matrix of Empire 
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I. The Rise of the Appeal Jurisdiction 
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the medieval status of the channel islands 
APPELLATE JURISDICTION UNDER ELIZABETH 
CHANNEL ISLANDS APPEALS UNDER THE FIRST STUARTS 
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25 
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THE INTERREGNUM 
EARLY CONCILIAR CONTROL OF COLONIAL JUSTICE 
THE RECALCITRANCE OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY 
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45 
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LATER ROYAL CHARTERS 
THE NAVIGATION ACTS 
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THE RESTORATION APPELLATE SYSTEM FOR THE CHANNEL 
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ISLANDS AND THE COLONIES 
The Lords Committee of Trade and Plantations 
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11. 
THE RIGHT OF APPEAL IN THE CHARTERED COLONIES 
APPEALS REGULATIONS; CHANNEL ISLANDS; ROYAL PROVINCES 
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VICE-ADMIRALTY APPEALS 
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL 
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COMMITTEE PROCEDURE; CHANNEL ISLANDS; PLANTATIONS 
THE MASON LITIGATION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE 
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INTERCOLONIAL BOUNDARY DISPUTES 
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CONFLICTS BETWEEN ADMIRALTY AND COMMON LAW COURTS 
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the committee appraised 
The Settling of Jurisdiction 
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THE PROBLEM OF THE CHARTERED COLONIES 
OPPOSITION IN THE ROYAL COLONIES 
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THE PERSISTENCE OF NEW ENGLAND RECALCITRANCE 
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THE NEW CHARTERS 
ISLE OF MAN APPEALS 
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