An historical treatise of an action or suit at law : and of the proceedings used in the King's Bench and Common Pleas from the original processes to the judgments in both courts
A collection of modern entries, or, Select pleadings in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer : viz. declarations, pleas in abatement and in bar, replications, rejoinders, &c., demurrers, issues, verdicts, judgments, forms of making up records of nisi prius, and entring of judgments, &c., in most actions. Many of them drawn or perused by Mr. Broderick, Carthew, Comyns, Darnel ... and other learned counsel. As also special assignments of errors, and writs and proceedings thereupon, both in the said courts and in Parliament. With the method of suing to and reversing outlawries by writ of error or otherwise. To which is added a collection of writs in most cases now in practice. With two tables, one of the names of the cases, and the other of the pleadings and writs
The first part (though last publish't) of the Reports of Sr 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 from the 24th to the 44th/45th of the late Queen Elizabeth
Printed by J. Nutt, assignee of Edward Sayer Esq ; Thomas Bever, at the Hand and Star within Temple Bar.,
Date of Publication
1706-1715.
Physical Description
5 volumes in 6 ; 20 cm (8vo)
Notes
Mixed set: v.1, 6h ed., 1721; v.2, 4th ed., 1715; v.3, 3d ed., 1713; v.4, 2nd ed., 1717; v.5:1, [1st] ed., 1713; v.5:2, [1st] ed., 1713; v.6 ("Sixth part" also called "Vol. VII"), [1st] ed., 1714. -- Imprint taken from v.1; publisher varies.
Subtitle varies: v.1: Directing clerks both in the court of Queen's-Bench and Common-Pleas: in the abbreviation and contraction of words ... in the filling up and suing out writs of first process, in drawing declarations, making up issues, ingrossing records, entring[sic] judgments, and suing out executions: also pleas and demurrers, &c. ... ; v.2: Being a collection of choice and usual precedents for declarations in the King's-Bench and Common Pleas ... ; v.3: Being a collection of choice and useful precedents for pleadings ... ; vols.4-5: Being a continuance of bars ("barrs" v.4) and other pleadings ....
On t-ps of v.3-5: by R.G., a clerk of the Court of Common Pleas; in v.1, "To the reader" subscribed: R.G.; on t.p. v.2: By the author of the first part.
The first edition of "La graunde abridgement"--English Short Title Catalogue.
The title "La graunde abridgement" taken from the English Short Title Catalogue.
Probably printed by John Rastell (v. 1) and Wynken De Worde (v. 2-3), beginning about 1514. Cf. Law library journal, v. 51, 1958, p. [100]-116 and ESTC. The colophon of v. 3 is dated 1516.
"Finis tocius istius op[er]is finit[us] xxi die Dicembr[is] A[nn]o d[omi]ni Millecimo qui[n]ge[n]tesimo sextodecimo"--Colophon.
Title page of vol. 1 delineates a king upon the throne with "Prima pars huius libri" printed above; vol. 2 has title page with the royal coat of arms and "Sequitur secunda pars" printed above; vol. 3 has title page with the royal coat of arms and "Ultima pars huius libri" printed above.
LC copy vol. 3 t.p. has "The price of the whole boke (.xl. s.) Whych boke conteynyth iii grete volumes," is printed below "Ultima pars huius libri."
LCHS copy lacking title page of volume 2.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title pagebelow another signature.
Book number 792 as assigned by Yeates.
"Contains a digest of all the cases in the Year-books, down to the 21 Hen. VII ... as well as cases from the reigns of Rich. II, Edw. I and II, Hen. III, and a number of readings and original authorities no where else to be found"-J.G. Marvin. Legal bibliography, 1847.
in part collect per Sir Anthonie Fitzherbert, chiualer, iades vn de les iustices del common banke ; et ore le cinque foits inlarge per Richard Crompton, vn apprentice de la common ley et imprimee lan du grace 1606 ; a que est annex loffice de viconts, bailises, escheators, constables, coroners, &c. ; collect per le dit Mounsieur Fitzherbert in part ; et auxy certaine presidents de indictments & auters choses ...
written originally in old French, long before the Conquest, and many things added by Andrew Horne ; to which is added The diversity of courts and their jurisdiction, translated into English by W.H. of Gray's Inn, Esq.
The new Natura brevium of the most reverend judge, Mr. Anthony Fitz-Herbert : together with the authorities in law, and cases in the books of reports cited in the margin
The eighth edition, carefully revised, some errors in the text of the last edition corrected, and the writs accurately translated into English /
Place of Publication
In the Savoy [London]
Publisher
Printed for Henry Lintot ... and sold by J. Shuckburgh ...,
Date of Publication
MDCCLV [1755]
Physical Description
[12], 606, [42] p. ; 28 cm. (4to)
Notes
"To which is added a commentary, containing curious notes and observations on the most remarkable and useful writs, which illustrate and explain many doubtful and abstruse cases and points in the original, by the late Lord Chief Justice Hale ..."
Marginal annotations collected by Sir Wadham Wyndham. Cf. p. [5] in front.
The practical register of the Common Pleas, containing select cases or determinations in points of practice of that court, in the reigns of Queen Anne and King George the First, and of His present Majesty King George the Second : with three tables : one of the principal matters, one of the general heads therein contained, and the other of the names of the cases
