By the Lex Terrae and Lex Regni is understood the laws of Edward the Confessor, confirmed and enlarged as they were by William the Conqueror; and this Constitution or Code of Laws is what even to this day are called 'The Common Law of the Land.'" Introduction to Gilbert's History of the Common Pleas, p. 22, note.
Spooner discusses the historical significance of the laws established by Edward the Confessor and William the Conqueror, which form the basis of common law.
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