Collected by William Mosely. Published with notes, and many thousand references, and two tables; one, of the names of the cases; the other, of the principal matters.
A general abridgment of cases in equity, argued and adjudged in the High court of chancery, &c. [1667-1744] With several cases never before published, alphabetically digested under proper titles; with notes and references to the whole. And three tables, the first of the names of the cases, the second of the several titles, with their divisions and subdivisions; and the third, of the matter under general heads
Reports of cases in equity, argued and decreed in the courts of Chancery and Exchequer, chiefly in the reign of King George I. [1705-1726] By a late learned judge
To which are added some select cases in equity, heard and determined in the Court of Exchequer in Ireland. By the same hand. With two alphabetical tables; the one of the names of the cases, the other of the principal matters contained in these Reports.
Printed by and for Oli. Nelson, at Milton's Head in Skinner-Row,
Date of Publication
1741-1350 [i.e. 1750?]
Physical Description
3 volumes ; 32 cm
Notes
"Published with notes and references, and two tables to each volume; one of the names of the cases, the other of the principal matters: by his son William Peere Williams, of the Inner Temple, Esq."
Reports of cases determined in the High Court of Chancery : from April 25. 1740. to May 9. 1741 ; with two tables ; one of the names of the cases, the other of the principal matters
Select cases argued and adjudged in the High Court of Chancery, before the late lords commissioners of the great seal and the late Lord Chancellor King. From the year 1724 to 1733. With two tables, one of the names of the cases, and the other of the principal matters
"Freeman's Law and Chancery reports (now in separate volumes) were first published together in one volume, folio, in 1742. They were often cited 1 and 2 Freeman, respectively." cf. Soule, Lawyers' reference manual, 1884, p. 96.
Each part has special t.p. and separate paging.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 140 as assigned by Yeates.
Contents
Reports of cases argued and adjudged in the courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, from 1670 to 1683. -- Cases argued and decreed in the High Court of Chancery, from 1676 to 1706.
Der blutige Schau-platz, oder, Martyrer Spiegel der Tauffs gesi[n]nten oder wehrlosen-Christen : die um des Zeugnuss Jesu ihres Seligmachers willen gelitten haben, und seynd getodtet worden, von Christi Zeit an bis auf das Jahr 1660 : vormals aus unterschiedlichen glaubwurdigen Chronicken, Nachrichten und Zeugnussen gesa[m]mlet und in hollandischer Sprach heraus gegeben
2 v. in 1, [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 38 cm. (fol.)
Notes
In double columns within line borders.
Vol. 2 has special t.p. with 1749 publication date.
Pagination: 56, 478, [18], 949, [11] p.
Signatures: (A)-(G)Ã¾Ì A-3OþÌ, ℗øA-6GþÌ.
Copy 1. Pasted note on back of front cover: Library and Museum of Lancaster County Historical Society. Library number 92. Donated by Squire Hildebrand. Received Apr. 9, 1897.
Copy 1. Note in faded pencil: John [Howirter?] ... [made this Bible?]
Copy 2. Note on back of first flyleaf: "This Book belongs to Abraham Graff, January the 6th January 1788".
Copy 2. Housed in a brown linen slipcase with leather spine label.
Copy 2. Vignette on p. 133 of flowers in urn.
Copy 3. Heritage Center copy contingent upon staff availibility, an appointment may be required.
Copy 3. Heritage Center copy original call number PO2.21.1.
Copy 3. Heritage Center copy bears on inside front cover full colored fractur bookplate of Hans Tschantz.
Copy 3. Heritage Center copy: Genealogy of Tschantz and Johns families on back four flyleaves, 1746-1799.
Martyrs Mirror.
Evans
Botte & Tannhof. German printing,
Copy 1. Contemporary binding. Half of leather on front cover missing, one engraved brass corner missing; both clasps missing; leather on spine missing; One-third of leather on back cover missingg, one engraved brass corner missing Raised bosses on front and back boards. Front cover detached.
Copy 2. Contemporary binding with brass clasps (missing) and brass catches. Engraved brass on corners. Raised bosses on front and back boards. Front cover loose.
Copy 3. Heritage Center copy: Contemporary binding with brass clasps (missing) and brass catches. Brass on corners. Blind tooling on front and back boards.
Summary
This book includes accounts of the martyrdom of the apostles and the stories of martyrs from previous centuries. Next to the Bible, the Martyrs' Mirror has historically held the most significant and prominent place in Amish and Mennonite homes. The Martyrs Mirror is still a beloved book among Amish and Mennonites. While less common now in the 20th century, Martyrs' Mirror is a common wedding gift for Amish and Mennonite families. In 1745, Jacob Gottschalk arranged with the Ephrata Cloister to have them translate the Martyrs Mirror from Dutch into German and to print it. The work took 15 men three years to finish and in 1749, at 1,512 pages, it was the largest book printed in America before the Revolutionary War. [wikipedia]
