Origines juridiciales, or Historical memorials of the English laws, courts of justice, forms of tryal, punishment in cases criminal, law-writers, law-books, grants and settlements of estates, degree of serjeant, Innes of court and chancery
Also a chronologie of the lord chancelors and keepers of the great seal, lord treasurers, justices itinerant, justices of the Kings bench and Commom pleas, barons of the Exchequer, masters of the rolls, Kings attorneys and sollicitors, and serjeants at law; by William Dvgdale ...
Signatures: A-Z, Aa-Ii, Kk-Yy, 5 â„“. not signed, Bbb, Ccc-Hhh, Iii, 1 â„“. not signed, A-Z, Aa-Gg.
Head-pieces: a few manuscript marginal notes; the "Chronica series" covers the period 1067-1671, and is extended in manuscript through 1727 (with omission of last four columns, magist. rotulorum &c., for 1722-1727.
The transactions of the High Court of Chancery, both by practice and president, with the fees thereunto belonging, and all speciall orders in extraordinary cases, which are to be found in the Registers office as they are quoated by tearmes, yeares & bookes
The second part of symboleography, : newly corrected and amended, and very much enlarged in all the foure severall treatises. 1 Of fines and concords. 2 Of common recoveries. 3 Of offences and indictments. 4 Of compromises and arbitrements. Whereunto is annexed another treatise of equitie: the iurisdiction, and proceedings of the high Court of Chauncerie; of supplications, bils, and answers, and of certaine writs and commissions issuing thence, and there also returnable: likewise much augmented with divers presidents, for the same purpose, beginning at the 144. section, and continuing to the end of bils and answers. With an addition of some necessary exemplars to be used in His Majesties Court of Exchequer, wards and liveries, and Starre-Chamber. Hereunto is also added a table for the more easie and readie finding of the matters, herein contained
"The first printed systematic treatise on the writing of legal instruments, including not only precedents in conveyancing but also of indictments and proceedings in chancery ... drawing upon civilian and continental scholarship."--Oxford DNB.
Symbolaeographia, a work in in four books, was first printed in 1590 by Richard Tottel (STC 25267). It was revised in two parts, "Symbolaeography ... the first part" (STC 25267.5) in 1592, and "The second part of symboleography" (STC 25276.3) in 1593. Both parts were subsequently issued, separately, in numerous later editions.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 80 as assigned by Yeates.
Some handwritten notes in margins.
Wing (2nd ed.)
Linen over boards with gilt title on maroon label.
Jurisdictions, or, The lawful authority of courts leet, courts baron, Court of Marshalseys, Court of Pypowder, and ancient demesn : together with the most necessary learning of tenures, and all their incidents of essoyns, imparlance, view, of all manner of pleadings, of contracts, of the nature of all sorts of actions, of maintenance, of divers other things very profitable for all students of inns of court and chancery, and a most perfect directory for all stewards of any the said courts : with the return and forms of several original and judicial writs now in use, relating to writs of error, writs of false judgment, and other proceedings of frequent use in the courts at Westminster
The countrey justice : containing the practice of the justices of the peace out of their sessions, gathered for the better help of such justices of peace, as have not been much conversant in the study of the laws of this realm
by Michael Dalton ... ; to which is now added, the duty and power of justices of peace in their sessions, an abridgment (under proper titles) of all statutes relating thereunto, a large table of the principal matters herein contained, with two other tables, one of the chapters in this book and the other of such acts of Parliament as concern the office of a justice of peace.
Printed by G. Sawbridge, T. Roycroft and W. Rawlins, assigns of Richard Atkyns and Edward Atkyns Esquires, and are to be sold by H. Twyford ... [and 14 others],
Les reports des cases contenus in les ans vingt premier, & upres en temps du roy Henry le VI : Communement appelles, the second part of Henry the Sixth, novelment reviews & corriges in divers lieux : Avec une table perfecte des choses notables contenus en ycel
Printed by G. Sawbridge, W. Rawlins and S. Roycroft, assigns of R. and E. Atkins,
Date of Publication
1679.
Physical Description
1 volume (various pagings) ; 39 cm
Notes
The table (or index), 'Syntomotaxia', by Robert Barnewal, has special t.p.
Includes regnal years 21, 22, 27, 28, 30-39, covering the period 1442-1461.
LHO spine labels: volume 1: Reports, Edward II - volume 2 Reports Edward 3d part 1; - volume 3 Reports Edward 3d part 2 - volume 4 Reports Henry 6 part lst; - volume 5: Reports Henry 6, part 2nd; Edward 4th - volume 6: Reports Edward 5th, Richard 3, Henry th7th & 8th.
Reports: or New cases : [King's Bench and Common Pleas, 1639-1642] with divers resolutions and judgements given upon solemn arguments, and with great deliberation. And the reasons and causes of the said resolutions and judgments
Printed by George Sawbridge, William Rawlins, and Samuel Roycroft ...,
Date of Publication
1679.
Physical Description
2 pts. in 1 volumes ; 39 cm (fol.)
Notes
Part 1 covers the period 1-10 Edward III (1328-1338); part 2, 17-39 Edward III (1344-1367) with the omission of some years.
Part 2 has title: Le second part de Les reports des cases en ley, que furent argues en le temps de tres haut & puisant prince, roy Edward le Tierce. Ore nouvelment imprimes, corriges & amendes, avec les notations & references a l'abregement de l'tres reverend & tres sage juge de cest royaulme, Fitzherbert.
LHO spine labels: volume 1: Reports, Edward II - volume 2 Reports Edward 3d part 1; - volume 3 Reports Edward 3d part 2 - volume 4 Reports Henry 6 part lst; - volume 5: Reports Henry 6, part 2nd; Edward 4th - volume 6: Reports Edward 5th, Richard 3, Henry th7th & 8th.
Les reports de Sir William Jones, chevalier ... De divers special cases cy bien in le Court de banck le roy, come le Common-banck in Angleterre. Cy bien en le darreign temps del ̕reign de roy Jaqves, come en la̕nn de roy Charles. I. [1620-1640] Queux fueront adjudge en les dits courts en le temps en que il fuit justice en ceux. Colliges par luy mesme, et imprimee per lo̕riginal south son maine propre en francois remanent in les maines de Dorothy Favlconberge, & Lvcy Jones, files & executrices del ̕dit justice
Printed by T.R.N.T. for Thomas Basset and Richard Chiswel, at the George near Cliffords Inne in Fleet-street, and at the Rose and crown in St. Paul's church yard,
The reports and arguments of that learned judge, Sir John Vaughan Kt : late Chief Justice of His Majesties Court of Common Pleas, being all of the special cases, and many wherein he pronounced the resolution of the whole Court of Common Pleas
Printed by Thomas Roycroft for Richard Marriott, to be sold by Thomas Bassett and George Marriott ...,
Date of Publication
1677.
Physical Description
[13], 420, [55] pages : portrait ; 22 cm
Notes
Error in paging: p. 278 and 283 numbered 268 and 273 respectively.
Errata: p. [475].
"An exact and perfect table to the reports and arguments of Sir John Vaughan, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas." p. [1] - [55] (at end).