The first part of the institutes of the laws of England; or a commentary upon Littleton, Not the Name of the Author only, but of the Law itself. Authore Edwardo Coke, milite. The thirteenth edition. Also three learned tracts of the same authore: The First, his Reading upon the 27th of Edward I. Intitled, De Finibus Levatis; The Second, of Bail and Mainprize; and the Third, his Complete Copyholder. Together with the treatise of the old tenures. The whole revised and corrected by Francis Hargrave, of Lincoln's-Inn, Esq. With the addition of various readings of Littleton, From The More Early Editions; and a preface, notes, and references, by the editor. And also an analysis of Littleton. Written by an Unknown Hand in 1658-9, but never before published.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634.

Standardized Title:

Institutes of the laws of England. Part 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Littleton, Thomas, Sir, d. 1481. Tenures--English & Anglo-Norman.

Littleton, Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4]p.,190leaves[20],xxp.,191-395leaves,[66]p.,table )

Other Title:

First part of the institutes of the laws of England; or a commentary upon Littleton,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for G Kearsly, near Srrjeant's-Inn [sic], in Fleet-Street; and G. Robinson, in Paternoster-Row, MDCCLXXV. [1775]

Notes:

Published in parts.

Hargrave's work was brought to completion, eventually in 1788 by Charles Butler.

Catchword of the notes p.6: Fued; variant: catchword of the notes on p.6: further.

In later issues the original titlepage is cancelled; a new titlepage and preliminaries, here bound before the section edited by Butler, are substituted.

The final leaf contains errata and directions to the binder.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T117843.

OCLC:

642308780