Reports of cases taken and adjudged in the Court of Chancery, in the reigns of King Charles I., Charles II., and James II. : being special cases and most of them decreed with the assistance of the judges, and all of them referring to the register books : wherein are setled several points of equity, law, and practice : to which are added learned arguments relating to the antiquity of the said Court, its dignity, power, and jurisdiction : as also the great case between the Dutchess of Albemarle and the Earl of Bathe : in two volumes
Reports of that learned and judicious clerk, J. Gouldsborough, Esq., sometimes one of the protonotaries of the Court of Common Pleas, or his collection of choice cases and matters agitated in all the courts at Westminster in the latter yeares of the reign of Queen Elizabeth : with learned arguments at the barr and on the bench, and the grave resolutions and judgements thereupon of the chief justices Anderson and Popham, and the rest of the judges of those times : never before published, and now printed by his original copy, with short notes in the margent of the chief matters therein contained, with the yeare, terme, and number roll of many of the cases : and two exact tables, viz. a briefer, of the names of the severall cases, with the nature of the actions on which they are founded : and a larger, of all the remarkable things contained in the whole book
Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson,
English short title catalogue,
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.),
Modern reports: or, modern cases in law and equity. : In two parts. Part I. Cases in the King's Bench ... Part II. Cases in Chancery. To which are added some special cases on appeals. Volumes VIII. IX
The 2nd ed., altered and much improved ... by an eminent hand.
Place of Publication
London : For J. Worrall and B. Tovey, J. Rivington, W. Johnston, W. Owen, and P. Uriel
Publisher
Printed by His Majesty's Law-Printers ;
Date of Publication
MDCCLXIX.
Physical Description
[416]; [196] pages ; folio
Notes
Signatures: pi² a² B-5L²; [A] -3C².
Unpaginated throughout.
Vol. 9 has separate register, and title page reading: 'Modern reports: or, cases argued and decreed in the High Court of Chancery, . To which are added some special cases on appeals. Volume IX. The second edition, corrected and improved.'.
Also issued with a collective title page for 12 volumes: "Modern reports: or, Select cases adjudged in the Courts of Kng's Bench, Chancery, Common Pleas and Exchequer, since the Restoration of King Charles the Second, to the end of the reign of King George the First. In twelve volumes, (as cited by C. Viner, esq; in his abridgment) the first seven corrected, and many references added from the reports. The fourth edition. By Danby Pickering ... Vol. 8, 9. The second edition, altered and much improved from many errors in the former, by an eminent hand. Vol. 10,11,12. By R. Lucas, esq; and others, with tables to each volume of the principal matters, &c. London: Printed by His Majesty's law-printers; and sold by J. Worrall and B. Tovey, at the Dove in Bell-Yard, near Lincoln's Inn. M DCC LXIX."
Reports of that reverend and learned judge Sir Humphry Winch, Knight, sometimes one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas : containing many choice cases and excellent matters touching declarations, pleadings, demurrers, judgements, and resolutions in points of law, in the foure last years of the raign of King James
faithfully translated out of an exact French copie, with two alphabetical and necessary tables, the one of the names of the cases, the other of the principal matters contained in this book.
Printed for W. Lee, D. Pakeman, and G. Bedell, and are to be sold at their shops in Fleetstreet,
Date of Publication
1657.
Physical Description
[8], 125, [11] p. ; 28 cm (fol.)
Notes
Signatures: A-Sâ´ (S4 blank).
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at the top of title page.
Book number 743 as assinged by Yeates.
Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the library of Thomas Jefferson,
English short title catalogue,
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.),
The reports of that reverend and learned judge, Sir Richard Hutton, Knight, sometimes one of the judges of the Common Pleas : containing many choice cases, judgments, and resolutions, in points of law in the severall raignes of King James and King Charles
Printed by T.R. for Henry Twyford and Thomas Dring, and are to be sold at their shops ...,
Date of Publication
1656.
Physical Description
[12], 136, [8] p. ; 29 cm (fol.)
Notes
Wing identifies the printer as Thomas Roycroft.
Signatures: pi² a-b² B-2O²
Includes index.
Errata: p. [7] at end.
LC copy forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 750 as assigned by Yeates.
Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson,
English short title catalogue,
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.),
Reports of cases argued and adjudged in the Courts of King's bench and common pleas, in the reigns of the late King William, Queen Anne, King George the first and King George the Second
Reports of divers resolutions in lavv : arising upon cases in the Court of Wards and other courts at Westminster, in the reigns of the late kings, King James and King Charles
collected by the Right Honorable Sir James Ley, Knight and Baronet, Earl of Marlborough, &c. whilst he was attorney of the Courts of Wards and Liveries, and now published for the common good, according to His Lordships manuscript ; with two exact tables, the one of the cases, and the other of the principal matters therein contained.
Printed by Tho. Roycroft for H. Twyford, Tho. Dring, and Jo. Place, and are to be sold at their shops ...,
Date of Publication
1659.
Physical Description
[4], 83, [9], 27, [1] p. ; 30 cm (fol.)
Notes
Signatures: [A]² B-2A² A-*G².
"Instructions for our Master of our Wards and Liveries, for the better authorizing and directing of him in the execution of his office, and performance of our service": p. 1-2 at end.
"A learned treatise concerning VVards & Liveries; written by the Right Honourable, Sir James Ley ...": p. 3-27 at end.
LC copy forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection. On the title page verso is biographical information on Ley, possibly (according to Sowerby) in the hand of John Randolph.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page and at top of front flyleaf..
Book number 747 as assigned by Yeates.
Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the library of Thomas Jefferson,
English short title catalogue,
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.),
Reports of divers choice cases in law taken by those late and most judicious prothonotaries of the Common Pleas, Richard Brownlow and John Goldesborough, Esquires
Reports of Richard Brownlow and John Goldesborough, Esquires; the first and second part
Reports of divers famous cases in law as they were argued, as well upon the bench by the reverend and learned judges Coke, Flemming, Hobard, Haughton, Warburton, Winch, Nichols, Foster, Walmesly, Yelverton, Montague, Doderidge, and diverse others, in their respective places, as also at the barr, by the then judicious serjeants and barristers of special note ...
Yeates's signature on title page under struck Joseph Ross.
Book number 489 as assigned by Yeates.
Printed and hand-writted marginalia.
Handwritten notes on front flyleaf, back flyleaf and inside back cover.
Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the library of Thomas Jefferson,
English short title catalogue,
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.),
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LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.
Additional Notes
Enslaved man listed.
1 item, 2 pieces
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