1 Copies (MSS.) were found in the Solicitor's Department of the W. O. by Mr. Hawkins, in 1868; but I have never traced the originals.

The Arts. of War published in the reigns of William III. and Anne are traceable on the Court-martial proceedings of those reigns (see Vol. I. pp. 502, 503). Bruce, when writing, in 1717, his work on 'Military Law,' had the Arts. of Anne before him. (See p. 308, quoted Art. 52.) Those of William III., during the Dutch war, I remember to have seen in the W. O. Books. These signed by the Sovereign, and formerly kept in the basement of this building, were brought to my notice in 1862. The Arts. of each year were written on folio paper with a marble cover, and a white label pasted on to indicate the year. This label (as the only indication of date) has been preserved, but the Arts. have since been bound in 4 vols., and placed in the Solicitor's Room, W. O.

On the 10th Feb. 1748,' the Commons moved an Address to His Majesty that there be laid before the House copies of all Arts. of War male in the reigns of Charles II., James II., William and Mary, and William, Anne, George I., and his then present Majesty (George II.). In reply to which Address the Secretary at War laid before the House :

For these years.

A.D.

1721 to 1737.

1739 to 1740.

1742 to 1744.

1742 to 1745, 1747.

1748 and 1749.

Copies of

Rules and Arts. for the better Government of His Majesty's Horse and Foot Guards in Great Britain and Ireland and Dominions beyond the Sea.

Rules, &c., of the Forces employed in Foreign Parts.

Rules and Arts. for the better Government of His Majesty's
Horse and Foot Guards, and all other His Forces in
Great Britain and Ireland and Dominions beyond the
Seas and Foreign Parts.2

Works on Military Law and Discipline cited.

'Pallas Armata,' by Turner. Written 1670-1; published in London, 1683. 'Art of War,' by Lord Orrery, 1677, London.

'Art of War,' by De Gaya, 1678, London.

Bruce's 'Military Law,' 1717, Edinburgh.

'A Short Course of Standing Rules,' 1744, London.
Kane's 'System of Camp Discipline,' 1757, London.
Bland's 'Military Discipline,' by Fawcitt, 1762, London.
(Bland's work was published in 1722.)

Adye, 'Courts-martial,' 1796, London.

(The first edition was written when the author was Judge Advocate General in America prior to 1780.)

Tytler's 'Essays on Military Law,' 1814, London.

(The first edition was published in 1799.)

Maltby's 'Courts-martial,' 1813, Boston, U. S.

Hough's Practice of Courts-martial,' London, 1825.

'Wellington's Despatches,' by Gurwood. 8 vols., 1852, London. 'Wellington's General Orders,' by same. 1 vol., 1857, London. Simmons''Courts-martial,' 1852, London.

Benét's Military Law,' 1866, New York, U. S.

Sir Charles Napier's Remarks on Military Law,' 1837, London.

John Mawson's 'Records of the Indian Command of General Sir Charles Napier, G.C.B.,' Calcutta, 1851.

Other works referred to, but not cited :

'Military Law,' 1810, London. Samuel's Military Law,' 1816, London. James's 'Court-martial,' 1820, London. 'Kennedy,' 1824, Bombay. 'Law Magazine,' vol. xiv. pp. 1–30, London. Hough's Military Law,' 1855, London. Griffith's Notes,' 1841, Woolwich. D'Agular's 'Courts-martial,' 1843, Dublin. "The Military Laws of the United States,' by Callan, 1858, Baltimore.

125 Com. Journ., pp. 736, 738, 740, 742.

2 Except for 1720, 1742, and 1748, I am unable to trace either copies or originals now existing in the War Office.

On the 10th Feb. 1748, the Commons moved an Address to His Majesty that there be laid before the House copies of all Arts. of War male in the reigns of Charles II., James II., William and Mary, and William, Anne, George I., and his then present Majesty (George II.). In reply to which Address the Secretary at War laid before the House :

For these years.

A.D.

1721 to 1737.

1739 to 1740.

1742 to 1744.

Copies of

Rules and Arts. for the better Government of His Majesty's Horse and Foot Guards in Great Britain and Ireland aud Dominions beyond the Sea.

1742 to 1745, 1747. Rules, &c., of the Forces employed in Foreign Parts.

1748 and 1749.

Rules and Arts. for the better Government of His Majesty's
Horse and Foot Guards, and all other His Forces in
Great Britain and Ireland and Dominions beyond the
Seas and Foreign Parts.2

Works on Military Law and Discipline cited.

'Pallas Armata,' by Turner. Written 1670-1; published in London, 1683. 'Art of War,' by Lord Orrery, 1677, London.

'Art of War,' by De Gaya, 1678, London.

Bruce's Military Law,' 1717, Edinburgh.

'A Short Course of Standing Rules,' 1744, London.
Kane's 'System of Camp Discipline,' 1757, London.
Bland's 'Military Discipline,' by Fawcitt, 1762, London.
(Bland's work was published in 1722.)

Adye, 'Courts-martial,' 1796, London.

(The first edition was written when the author was Judge Advocate General in America prior to 1780.)

Sullivan's Martial Law,' 1784, London.

Grose's 'Military Antiquities,' 1786, London.
M'Arthur's Courts-martial,' 1813, London.

Tytler's Essays on Military Law,' 1814, London.

(The first edition was published in 1799.)

Maltby's 'Courts-martial,' 1813, Boston, U. S.

Hough's Practice of Courts-martial,' London, 1825.

'Wellington's Despatches,' by Gurwood. 8 vols., 1852, London. 'Wellington's General Orders,' by same. 1 vol., 1857, London. Simmons''Courts-martial,' 1852, London.

Benét's Military Law,' 1866, New York, U. S.

Sir Charles Napier's Remarks on Military Law,' 1837, London.

John Mawson's 'Records of the Indian Command of General Sir Charles Napier, G.C.B.,' Calcutta, 1851.

Other works referred to, but not cited :

'Military Law,' 1810, London. Samuel's 'Military Law,' 1816, London. James's 'Court-martial,' 1820, London. 'Kennedy,' 1824, Bombay. 'Law Magazine,' vol. xiv. pp. 1–30, London. Hough's Military Law,' 1855, London. Griffith's 'Notes,' 1841, Woolwich. D'Agular's 'Courts-martial,' 1843, Dublin. The Military Laws of the United States,' by Callan, 1858, Baltimore.

125 Com. Journ., pp. 736, 738, 740, 742.

2 Except for 1720, 1742, and 1748, I am unable to trace either copies or originals now existing in the War Office.