Articles of Confederation and perpetual union between the states of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia
The history of the life of King Henry the Second, and of the age in which he lived, in five books: to which is prefixed a history of the revolutions of England from the death of Edward the Confessor to the birth of Henry the Second: by George Lord Lyttelton
The history and practice of civil actions, particularly in the Court of Common Pleas : being an historical account of the parts and order of judicial proceedings, viz. writs, appearances, bail, declarations, pleadings, issues, trials, verdicts, judgments, error and costs : with the several changes introduced into these proceedings and practice by the several statutes of amendments, jeofails, and costs : and containing a general account of the principles of special-pleading in all civil suits : with an introduction on the constitution of England
The nature and extent of the business in the Office of Pleas in Lincoln's-Inn: both ancient and modern: with the rules and methods of practice, precedents, reports of cases, and other matters in use there ... 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.),
An interesting appendix to Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries on the laws of England : containing, I. Priestley's Remarks on some paragraphs in the fourth volume of Blackstone's Commentaries, relating to the dissenters. II. Blackstone's Reply to Priestley's Remarks. III. Priestley's Answer to Blackstone's Reply. IV. The case of the late election of the county of Middlesex considered on the principles of the Constitution and the authorities of law. V. Furneaux's Letters to the Hon. Mr. Justice Blackstone concerning his Exposition of the Act of Toleration, and some positions relative to religious liberty, in his celebrated Commentaries on the laws of England. VI. Authentic copies of the argument of the late Mr. Justice Foster in the Court of Judges Delegates, and of the speech of the Right Hon. Lord Mansfield in the House of Lords, in the cause between the City of London and the dissenters
Printed for the subscribers, by Robert Bell ..., Philadelphia,
Date of Publication
1772.
Physical Description
[4], iv, [1], 6-119, [1], xii, 155, [1] p. ; 24 cm. (4to)
Notes
Also issued in the same year in an octavo edition.
Signatures: piⶠB⸠D-Fâ´ [G]â´ H-2Mâ´.
Part I-V have special t.p.; t.p. for V is dated 1773.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 950 as assigned by Yeaetes.
Cohen, M.L. Bib. of early Amer. law,
Eller
Evans
Contents
I. Priestley's Remarks on some paragraphs in the 4th vol. of Blackstone's Commentaries, relating to the dissenters.--II. Blackstone's Reply to Priestley's Remarks.--III. Priestley's Answer to Blackstone's Reply.--IV. The case of the late election of the county or Middlesex considered on the principles of the constitution and the authorities of law.--V. Furneaux's Letters to the Hon. Mr. Justice Blackstone concerning his exposition of the Act of toleration, and some positions relative to religious liberty, in his celebrated Commentaries.--VI. Authentic copies of the Argument of the late Hon. Mr. Justice Foster in the Court of judges delegates, and of the Speech of the Right Hon. Lord Mansfield in the House of lords, in the cause between the city of London and the dissenters.
The second part of the Reports of Sir George Croke Kt., late one of the justices of the Court of Kings-Bench, and formerly one of the justices of the Court of Common-Bench: of such select cases, as were adjudged in the said courts, during the whole reign of the late King James: collected and written in French by himself; revised and published in English, by Sir Harebotle Grimston baronet, one of the benchers of the Honourable Society of Lincolns-Inn. With an exact table of the principall points of law, argued and resolved therein
The reports of Sr. George Croke Knight; late, one of the justices of the Court of Kings-Bench; and formerly, one of the justices of the Court of Common-Bench, of such select cases as were adjudged in the said Courts, the time that he was judge in either of them: collected and written in French by himself; revised and published in English by Sir Harebotle Grimston Baronet
printed by R. Hodgkinsonne, and are to be sold by William Leak at the Crown in Fleetstreet, betwixt the two Temple gates, by Thomas Firby neer Grays-Inne Gate in Holborn, and at Lincolns-Inne Gate,
Date of Publication
1657.
Physical Description
[24], 669, [3] p. : ill. ; 2o.
Notes
With a final leaf entitled: Mentissa.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates signature at top of title above the struck signature of the preveious owner; previous owner's signature also strong from second flyleaf.
Book number 118 as assigned by Yeates.
Handwritten marginal ntoes and references of Thomas Leach, 1972.
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996),
Binding: calf over boards, blind fillets, mid/late 17th century. Rebacked and spine title added, mid 19th century.
Hugo Grotius, his most choice discourses out of that excellent treatise De veritate religionis Christianæ. I. Of God, and His providence. II. Of Christ, His miracles and doctrine, with annotations, and the authors life. III. His judgement in sundry points controverted, contained in his vote for the churches peace. IV. An epistle consolatorie
The third edition, corrected with lively brasse pieces newly added.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for W. Lee at the Turks Head in Fleetstreet over against Fetter-Lane.,
Date of Publication
1657.
Physical Description
[22], 142 pages plates ; 12mo
Notes
Includes "Appendix. Hugo Grotius his judgement ..." which has separate titlepage dated 1658 but continuous pagination and signatures. Bound, and possibly issued with, "The mourner comforted ... ", London, 1658 which is catalogued separately.
Wing reports an issue of the third edition dated 1658 but no example dated 1657.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page under that of struck W. Coward.
The pleader : containing perfect presidents and formes of declarations, pleadings, issues, judgments, and proceedings, in all kinds of actions, reall, personall, and mixt ; very necessary to be known, and of excellent use. Together with the termes and rolls wherein they were entred ; and also diverse points of great learning, and various notes and cases to illustrate the same. As they were drawn, entred, and taken in the times of those famous prothonotaries of the Court of Common Pleas, Richard Brownlow, Robert Moyle, John Gulston, Thomas Cory, Esqrs
collected and published for the use and benefit of the students and practicers of law, by John Herne ; with exact alphabeticall tables of all the principall matters therein contained.
