De successionibus apud Anglos : the law of hereditary descents, shewing the rise, progress and successive alterations thereof : also the law of descent as now in rule
by Sir Matthew Hale ... ; now first published from His Lordship's original manuscript, and the several references to the records examined by the originals, with large notes by Sollom Emlyn ... ; to which is added a table of the principal matters ; in two volumes.
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 reports of Sir Peyton Ventris Kt. : ... In two parts. The first part containing select cases adjudged in the King's-Bench, in the reign of K. Charles II. ... The second part containing choice cases adjudged in the Common-Pleas, in the reigns of K. Charles II. and K. James II. and in the three first years of ... K. William and the late Q. Mary
Printed for A. Crooke, W. Leake, A. Roper, F. Tyton, G. Sawbridge, T. Dring, T. Collins, J. Place, W. Place, J. Starkey, T. Basset, R. Pawlet, and S. Heyrick,
Date of Publication
1668.
Physical Description
[14], 940, 836, [8] pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait ; 39 cm (fol.)
Notes
Preface by Sir Matthew Hale. See DNB.
Frontispiece is portrait of author. See DNB.
Numerous errors in paging.
Six pages of hand-written material on front flyleaves.
Handwritten notes throughout both volumes.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library. of volume 1.
