The commentaries, or Reports of Edmund Plowden ... containing divers cases upon matters of law, argued and adjudged in the several reigns of King Edward VI, Queen Mary, King and Queen Philip and Mary, and Queen Elizabeth [1548-1579]
Originally written in French, and now faithfully translated into English, and considerably improved by many marginal notes and references to all the books of the common law, both ancient and modern. To which are added, the quaeries of Mr. Plowden, now first rendered into English at large, with references, and many useful observations. In two parts. With two new tables, more compleat than any yet published; the one, of the names of the cases, the other of the principal matters ...
Printed by Catharine Lintot, and Samuel Richardson, for the translator,
Date of Publication
1761.
Physical Description
2 parts in 1 volume frontispiece, table 37 cm
Notes
The two parts are paged continuously; immediately following pt. 2 is the case of Basset and Morgan versus Manxel, at Serjeants Inn (15 p.), this case is followed by The quaeries (68 p.) with special t.p.
The frontispiece is engraved and the upper part consists of a portrait within an oval frame bearing the inscription: Edmund Plowden Serjeant at Law T.R. 27 Oct. 5 & 6 P. and M.A.D. 1558; in the lower part is a monument containing the recumbent figure of Plowden; beneath the lower right hand corner of the front.: T. Stayner Sculp.; at foot of the front.: Printed for J. Worrall at the Dove in Bell Yard near Lincoln's Inn.
"His portrait has been engraved by T. Stagner, and his monument by J.T. Smith."--Dict. nat. biog. under Plowden.
Pt. 2 has special title: The second part of The commentaries, or Reports of Edmund Plowden ...
Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of King's Bench; with some special cases in the Courts of Chancery, Common Pleas and Exchequer, from the first year of K. William and Q. Mary, to the tenth year of Queen Anne. [1689-1712]
LCHS has vol 3, a new edition, London: W. Strahan ande M. Woodfall, Law printers to the King's most excellent majesty for Edward Johnston, in Ludgate Street, MDCCLXIII [1773]
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signatureat top of title page under that of struck former owner.
La 2. ed.: rev. & cor. par Robert Dobyns ... aven un adition de plusieurs mille Nouvelles references, par Edoüard Chilton & Robert Skinner.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by J. Nutt, assignee of E. Sayer, for S. Keble,
Date of Publication
1714.
Physical Description
2 volumes in 1. 31 cm
Notes
Title varies; v. 2: Le second part de Les reports du Thomas Siderfin ... La 2. ed. cor. (According to Soule, this is the 3d edition of pt. 2, the 2d having appeared in 1689) The preface to this part, dated 1684, is signed: Rob. Siderfin.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 98 as assigned by Yeates.
Contents
[ptie. 1] Cases ... en les primier dix ans apres le restauration del Son ... Majesty ... Charles le II.--ptie. 2. Cases ... en le Court del upper banck en les ans 1657, 1658, & 1659.
