The history of England : written in French . THE HISTOR7 of ENGLAND. BOOK VIII. The Reigns of King John, and Henry III. Containing the Space of Seventy ThreeTears; with the State of the Church from 1154 to 1272. 7. JOHN Sir named Lag k-Lan d (i). 1199. RfJie3:oni onJ, hri) Rightto Richard*! HOUGH Richard made the Princehis Brother Heir to all his Domi-nions, Johns Right was not there-by rendered inconteftable. Howabfolute foever a Prince may be inhis Life-time, as foon as his Eyesare clofed, his laft Will is no furtherregarded, than as confonant to theLaws, unlefs fupported by Forc
The history of England : written in French . THE HISTOR7 of ENGLAND. BOOK VIII. The Reigns of King John, and Henry III. Containing the Space of Seventy ThreeTears; with the State of the Church from 1154 to 1272. 7. JOHN Sir named Lag k-Lan d (i). 1199. RfJie3:oni onJ, hri) Rightto Richard*! HOUGH Richard made the Princehis Brother Heir to all his Domi-nions, Johns Right was not there-by rendered inconteftable. Howabfolute foever a Prince may be inhis Life-time, as foon as his Eyesare clofed, his laft Will is no furtherregarded, than as confonant to theLaws, unlefs fupported by the affair of the noble Succeffion Richard left by hisDeceafe, two Queries offered, not eafy to be firft was, whether, according to Law, Arthur Dukeof Brctagne, as reprefenting his Father Geoffrey, elder Bro-ther of John, had not as much or more Right than his UncleJohn, who was one Degree nearer. In the fecond Query,the Bufinefs was to know, whether in cafe the Laws fa-voured the Nephew, Richard had Power to difpofe of hisDominions by a Will contrary to Cuftom. Two things rendered the Decifion of thefe Queries ex-ceeding difficult. Firft, the Diverfity between the Laws ofthe feveral States, this Succeffion confifted of. Secondly, inthe Kingdom of England, the largeft and mod c
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