Together with divers decrees in the High Court of Chancery. Upon limitations of trusts of terms for years. The whole printed from the authors original manuscript. Revised and corrected with his own hand. And published with the allowance and approbation of the lord keeper, and all the judges.
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 ...
New reports of cases argued and determined in the Court of Common Pleas, and other courts, from Easter term, 44 Geo. III. 1804, [to Trinity term, 47 Geo. III. 1807 ...] both inclusive. With tables of cases and 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.
The reports of Sir Edward Coke Kt. In English : compleat in thirteen parts, with references to all the antient and modern books of the law. Exactly translated and compared with the first and last edition in French, and printed page for page with the same. To which are now added the pleadings to the cases
Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (Assigns of Edw. Sayer Esq;) for D. Browne : J. Walthoe : B. Lintot : R. Gosling : W. Mears : L. Ward. : W. Innys : J. Osborn : T. Woodward : F. Clay : L. Wotton : K. Williamson and A. Ward.,
Date of Publication
M. DCC. XXVII. [1727]
Physical Description
13 pt. in 7 v. ; 23 cm. (8vo)
Notes
Each part has sep. paging, register & t.p. (beginning "The first [-twelfth] part of the Reports ... "; "The thirteenth part, or certain select cases in law ... "); general t.p. in v. 1 only. -- Imprints vary slightly (see ESTC) -- Parts 12,13 are "The third edition corrected, with the addition of references."
Prefaces (pts.1-11) in Latin & English in parallel columns. "To the reader" (pt. 13) subscribed "J.G."--In pt. 12, "I have perused this treatise ... and ... conceive ... that the printing ... will be for the good of the nation ... [subscribed] The second of February 1655. Edw. Bulstrod."--"An account of the authors referred to in these reports": pt. 1, A6v-A8v. -- "A general table to the first eleven books of The reports of ... Sir Edward Coke ... with two alphabetical catalogues, one of the principal cases; the other of all the general titles ..." bd. at end of pt. 11.