Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
The first part of the institutes of the laws of England, or, A commentary upon Littleton, not the name of the author only, but of the law it self : haec ego grandaevus posui tibi candide lector
The tenth edition, carefully corrected from the errors of the former impressions, with an alphabetical table, to which are added two learned tracts of the same author, the first, his Reading upon the 27th of Edward the First, entituled The statute of levying fines, and the second, of Bail and mainprize, in this tenth edition is also added his compleat copy-holder, a learned treatise of the authors never before printed in any of his works in folio, with many thousands of new references to the modern law cases, by an eminent lawyer, never printed before, and distingushed from the old references by this mark [double dagger].
First part of the institutes of the laws of England
Edition
The tenth edition, carefully corrected from the errors of the former impressions, with an alphabetical table, to which are added two learned tracts of the same author, the first, his Reading upon the 27th of Edward the First, entituled The statute of levying fines, and the second, of Bail and mainprize, in this tenth edition is also added his compleat copy-holder, a learned treatise of the authors never before printed in any of his works in folio, with many thousands of new references to the modern law cases, by an eminent lawyer, never printed before, and distingushed from the old references by this mark [double dagger].
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by William Rawlins, Samuel Roycroft, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins, Esquires, and are to be sold by Charles Harper at the Flower-de-luce against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street and J. Walthoe in Vine-Court, Middle-Temple, adjoyning to the Cloysters,
Date of Publication
1703.
Physical Description
[5] leaves, 88 p., 394, [32] leaves, [1] folded leaf, [2] leaves of plates ; 32 cm. (fol.)
Notes
A reprint of Littleton's Tenures, with a translation in English from Anglo-Norman (Law French), and commentary. Printed in parallel columns.
"Le Reading del mon Seignior Coke, 34 Eliz. anno 1592, sur lestatute de 27 E.I. appelle lestatute de finibus levatis" and "A treatise of bail & mainprize, written by Sir Edward Coke, Knight" on p. 1-27 of the 88 p. sequence; "The compleat copy-holder, being a learned discourse of the antiquity and nature of manors and copy-holds, with all things thereunto incident by Sir Edward Coke, Knight" on p. 29-88 of the 88 p. sequence.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
John Yeate's signature at top of title page under that of former owner J. Hartleys
Book number 755 as assigned by Yeates.
Includes bibliographical references, and index: "A table to the first part of the institutes of the laws of England."
A report of divers cases in pleas of the crown, adjudged and determined in the reign of the late King Charles II. [1662-1669] with directions for justices of the peace and others
Collected by Sir John Kelyng, knt. ... From the original manuscript under his own hand. To which is added, the reports of three modern cases, viz. Armstrong and Lisle; the King and Plumer; the Queen and Mawgridge.
Les plees des coron, diuisees in plusors titles & cm̳on lieux. Per queux home pluis redement & plenairement trouera quelque chose que il quira, touchant les dits plees, composees per le tresreuerend judge monsieur Guilliaulme Staundforde chiualer, dernierment corrigee auecques vn table parfaicte des choses notables contenus en ycelle, nouelment reueu & corrigee. Anno Domini 1583
Irregularities in foliation: leaves 11 and 72 omitted, leaves 12 and 71 repeated in numbering; leaves 79 and 198 incorrectly numbered 67 and 196, respectively.
Title within ornamental border.
At foot of t.p.: [paragraph mark] Cum priuilegio.
"Cest Table ne fuit collect nefait par mounsieur Stanforde, mes per vu auter [William Rastell]": verso of 12th prelim. leaf.
Pleas of the crown.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law library.
Yeates's signature under that of struck former owner.
Modus intrandi placita generalia : the entring clerk's introduction : being a collection of such precedents of declarations, and other pleadings, with process as well mesn as judicial, as are generally used in every days practice : with notes and observations thereupon composed, for the benefit of the students of the common law of England, as also of the attorneys, entring clerks, and sollicitors of the courts of Common Pleas and King's Bench, acquainting them with the rudiments of clerkship, and such general pleadings and process as are used at this day in the courts of record at Westminster
The third edition, with considerable corrections and amendments throughout the whole book, with the addition of the true directions fo [sic] writs, according to the style of the latest grants to each corporation of England.
The third edition, with considerable corrections and amendments throughout the whole book, with the addition of the true directions fo [sic] writs, according to the style of the latest grants to each corporation of England.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by the assigns of R. and Edw. Atkins Esquires for J. Walthoe ...,
Date of Publication
1702-1703.
Physical Description
2 v. ; 20 cm (8vo)
Notes
Vol. 2 has no ed. statement.
Vol. 1: [24], 406, [34] p.; v. 2: [8], 315, [15] p.
Bookseller's advertisement: v. 1, p. [2] in front; v. 2, p. [2] in front.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page under that of struck owner.
Book numbers 1024 and 1025 as assigned by Yeates.
Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson,
Printed by J. Nutt, assignee of Edward Sayer Esq ; Thomas Bever, at the Hand and Star within Temple Bar.,
Date of Publication
1706-1715.
Physical Description
5 volumes in 6 ; 20 cm (8vo)
Notes
Mixed set: v.1, 6h ed., 1721; v.2, 4th ed., 1715; v.3, 3d ed., 1713; v.4, 2nd ed., 1717; v.5:1, [1st] ed., 1713; v.5:2, [1st] ed., 1713; v.6 ("Sixth part" also called "Vol. VII"), [1st] ed., 1714. -- Imprint taken from v.1; publisher varies.
Subtitle varies: v.1: Directing clerks both in the court of Queen's-Bench and Common-Pleas: in the abbreviation and contraction of words ... in the filling up and suing out writs of first process, in drawing declarations, making up issues, ingrossing records, entring[sic] judgments, and suing out executions: also pleas and demurrers, &c. ... ; v.2: Being a collection of choice and usual precedents for declarations in the King's-Bench and Common Pleas ... ; v.3: Being a collection of choice and useful precedents for pleadings ... ; vols.4-5: Being a continuance of bars ("barrs" v.4) and other pleadings ....
On t-ps of v.3-5: by R.G., a clerk of the Court of Common Pleas; in v.1, "To the reader" subscribed: R.G.; on t.p. v.2: By the author of the first part.
A new Spanish and English dictionary : collected from the best Spanish authors, both ancient and modern : containing several thousand words more than any other dictionary, with their etymology; their proper, figurative, burlesque and cant significations, the common terms of arts and sciences , the proper names of men, the surnames of families and an account of them, the titles of the nobility of Spain, together with its geography, and that of the West Indies, with the names of such provinces, towns and rivers in other parts which differ in Spanish from the English : also above two thousand proverbs literally translated ... : to which is added, a copious English and Spanish dictionary, likewise a Spanish grammar, more complete and easy than any hitherto extant
Tables to the modern printed presidents of pleadings, writs, and returns of writs, &c. at the common law. Being a continuation from Mr. Townsend's Tables down to this time. To which are added the parts of pleadings; and the issues joined in several actions
The nature and practice of real actions : in their writs and process, both original and judicial ; together with some records in the court ... of the County Palatine of Chester
The reports of Sir Peyton Ventris Kt. : ... In two parts. The first part containing select cases adjudged in the King's-Bench, in the reign of K. Charles II. ... The second part containing choice cases adjudged in the Common-Pleas, in the reigns of K. Charles II. and K. James II. and in the three first years of ... K. William and the late Q. Mary
