A treatise of gavelkind, both name and thing. Shewing The True Etymologie and Derivation of the One, the Nature, Antiquity, and Original of the Other. With sundry emergent Observations, both pleasant and profitable to be known of Kentish-Men and others, especially such as are studious, either of the ancient Custome, or the Common Law of this Kingdome. By (a well-willer to both) William Somner. The second edition corrected from the many errors of the former impression. To which is added, the life of the author, Written, newly revis'd, and much enlarged by the present Lord Bishop of Peterborough.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Somner, William, 1598-1669.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gavelkind--Early works to 1800.

Gavelkind.

Somner, William, 1598-1669.

Somner, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([14],136,[4],216,[8]p.,plate )

Other Title:

Treatise of gavelkind,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for F. Gyles in Holborn, J. Woodman and D. Lyon in Russel-Street Covent-Garden, and C. Davis in Hatton-Garden, M,DCC,XXVI. [1726]

Notes:

Titlepage in red and black.

'The life of Mr. Somner' signed: White Kennett.

With an index.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Goldsmiths', 6439

English Short Title Catalog, T132060.

OCLC:

642369224