The elements of the common lavves of England : branched into a double tract: the one containing a collection of some principall rules and maximes of the common law, with their latitude and extent... The other the use of the common law, for preservation of our persons, goods, and good names. According to the lawes and customes of this land. By the late Sir Francis Bacon ..

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.

Series:

Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1437:4.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Common law--England--Early works to 1800.

Common law.

England.

Physical Description:

20 unnumbered pages, 44, 49-94 pages, 8 unnumbered pages, 72 pages, 2 unnumbered pages

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

Elements of the common lawes of England

Collection of some principal rules and maximes of the common lawes of England.

Elements of the common lawes of England.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by the assignes of I. More Esq. and are to be sold by Anne More, and Henry Hood, in Saint Dunstans Church-yard in Fleet-street, 1636.

Notes:

"The use of the law" is probably not in fact by Bacon; it was first printed anonymously as part 2 of "The lawyers light" by Sir John Doddridge.

The last leaf is blank.

"A collection of some principal rules and maximes of the common lawes of England" and "The use of the law" each have separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous.

The title page to "The use of the law" bears the imprint: London, printed by the assignes of Iohn Moore Esquire. 1635.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1977. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English Books, 1475-1640; 1437:04). s1977 miun a

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 1135.

Gibson, R.W. Bacon, 194.

OCLC:

55182613