De laudibus legum Angliæ : Written originally in Latin by Sir John Fortescue Lord Chief Justice, and after Lord Chancellor to King Henry VI. Translated into English, illustrated with the notes of Mr. Selden, and great variety of remarks with respect to the antiquities, history, and laws of England. To which are prefix'd Mr. Selden to the reader, and a large historical preface. To the whole are added the preface of the first editor, with the testimonies of Bale, Pitts, and Du Fresne; the Summs of Sir Ralph de Hengham, Lord Chief Justice to King Edward I. commonly call'd Hengham magna and Hengham parva, with Mr. Selden's notes; and a copious index.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fortescue, John, Sir, 1394?-1476?.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law--Great Britain.

Constitutional law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([8],lxiv,130,[14][2],ii,36[2],III,[1],42,[2]p.,plate ) port. ;

Edition:

The second edition.

Other Title:

Laudibus legum Angli?.

Place of Publication:

[London] : In the Savoy: printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of E. Sayer, Esq;) for Daniel Browne, at the Black-Swan, without Temple-Bar, MDCCXLI. [1741]

Notes:

With a half-title.

'Fortescue de laudibus legum Angliæ' and 'Radulphi de Hengham ... magna Hengham, & parva' each have separate titlepage and pagination; register is continuous.

With an index to Selden's preface and notes.

Reproduction of original from "Department of Special Collections, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas".

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T149453.

OCLC:

642455429