rarely refers to any authorities in support of his positions. Though some great masters of the law did outgo him in bulk and particularities of cases yet, in the science of the grounds and mysteries of the law, he was exceeded by none. Pref. to Blackstone's Anal. 5; 1 West's Ca. Temp. Talbot, 158; 1 Kent. 505; Marvin's Leg. Bib. 8vo. Boston. 1920 3. Bigelow (M. M.) Papers on the Legal History of Government. 256 pp. Unity in government-The family in English history-Medieval English history-The old jury-Becket and the Law. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. [Blackstone (Sir William)] Law Tracts. 2 Oxford. 1. Essay on Collateral Consanguinity-Considerations vols. 8vo. 1762 on Copy 2. Great Charter, etc., with the Historical Introduction. 1771 Contents-Analysis of the Laws of England-Essay on Collateral Boemus (J.) Mores, leges, et ritus omnium gentium. 8vo. 1541 Manners, lawes, and customes of all nations, collected out of the best writers; translated into English by E. Aston. 4to. 1611 1656 [Booth (A.)] Examen Legum Angliæ: or, Laws of England Figures. 4. Form of Funeral Service. viii + 144 pp. 1776 10. Brief Survey of the English Laws, and their unsoundness and corruption discovered; by J. W. [With] an Essay to the happie Government of this nation, in 32 particulars [by J. S.] (2) + 18 + (5) + 15 pp. 8vo. 1653 11. Butler (C.) Horæ Juridicæ Subsecivæ. A connected series of notes respecting the principal Codes and original documents of the Grecian, Roman, Feudal and Canon Law. Editions. 8vo. 1804; 1807; 1830 It is an unfavourable specimen of Mr. Butler's labours, being neither noted for accuracy nor depth of research. It contains, however, useful 13. information upon the subjects of which it treats, and refers the student -Institutes of the Lawes of England, digested into the Method of the Civil or Imperiall Institutions. Translated by W. G. (10) + 283 pp. 24mo. 1651 Dr. Cowell's work is written after the method of Justinian's Institutes, with the view that in the Universities where the Civil Law was taught, the transition might be made more easy to an acquaintance with the municipal law. The author was well skilled in both the common and civil law, and he is one of the very few writers upon English jurisprudence who has written in Latin. His work is founded upon the old Feudal Tenures, such as the law of wards and liveries, tenures in capite, and knight service, which he has treated with considerable ability in Elegant Latin, but it has passed, with the learning which it contains, into almost total oblivion." It was, however, so highly esteemed during the Commonwealth, as to have had the honour of being translated into English by order of Parliament, by W. G. 8vo. London, 1651; 1 Kent's Com. 508; Bax. Codex. 146; Pref. Wood's Civil Law, 88; Pref. Blackstone's Analysis, 6; Pref. Gregor's Fortescue, 17; Marvin's Leg. Bib. 14. Cunningham (T.) History and Antiquities relative to the following curious subjects: Origin of Government, Beginning of Laws, Antiquity of our Laws in England, etc., extracted from the work by Sir William Dugdale, published under the title Origines Juridiciales. [With] Appendix. vi + (6) + 223 + 40 pp. 8vo. 15. D'Argentre. Commentarii in Consuetudines 16. Britanniæ. Fol. 1780 Ducatus 1664 Dawson (G.) Origo Legum: or, Treatise of the Origin of Laws and their obliging power, as also of their great variety. (28) + 168 + 219 pp. Fol. 1694 17. Des Essarts (N. T.) Essai sur l'histoire générale des tribunaux des peuples tant anciens que modernes; ou dictionnaire historique et judiciaire; contenant les anecdotes piquantes et les jugements fameux des tribunaux de tous les temps et de toutes les nations. 9 vols. 8vo. Paris. 1778-84 "It is a very useful work."-C. P. COOPER. 18. Dodderidge (Sir J.) Lawyer's Light; or, a true direction for the study of the law, choice of books, etc. To which is added the use of the law, by Lord Bacon. 4to. 1629 19. Dugdale (Sir W.) Origines Juridiciales; or, historical memorials of the English laws, courts of justice, forms of trials, punishment in cases criminal, law writers, law books, grants, and settlements of estates, degrees of serjeants, etc. Fol. 1666; 1671; 1680 The 1st edit. contains the portraits of J. Clench, E. Coke, R. Crew, R. Heath, and some copies the head. of Lord Clarendon. To the 2nd and 3rd edit. was added the portrait of O. Bridgman, and in some copies of the 3rd edit. those of Vaughan and Selden. "I cannot give a better view of this most elaborate treatise than by telling the reader that it fully answers its title page."-Nic. Eng. Hist. Lib. 75. 20. English Historical Review. 38 vols. 8vo. 1886-1923 (current) Contains many articles on legal history. 21. Flintoff (O.) Rise and Progress of the Laws of England and Wales, with an account of the origin, history, and customs of the Britons, Saxons, Danes, and Normans. v + (2) + 238 pp. 8vo. 1840 22. Fortescue (Sir J.) De politica administratione, et legibus civilibus florentissimi regni Anglie, commentarius. lxxi + 3 fol. 24mo. Whitechurche. 23. 24. The D.N.B. gives the date of this edition as 1537. n.d. Learned Commendation of the Politique Laws of Englande written in Latine, translated by Robert Mulcaster. Latin and English. Editions (all (1) + 132 + (3) fol.); 24mo., Tottill, 1567; Tottell, 1573; Tottel, 1573; Tottell, 1575, 1578; Wight, 1598, 1599, 1603. De Laudibus Legum Angliæ. Latin and English. [With] the Two Summes of Sir Ralph de Hengham, commonly call'd Hengham Magna and Hengham Parva [with notes by John Selden], (8) + 132 + (3) fol. + 56 + (12) + 159 pp., 24mo., 1616; 12mo., 1660 (reprint of 1616 edition); (5) + 132 + (3) fol. + 51 + (12) + 140 pp., 24mo., 1672 (said to be a faulty version); translated by Francis Gregor], with [the Latin text], notes of Selden, remarks, preface [by Francis Gregor], Testimonies of Bale, Pit and Du Fresne, the Summs of Sir Ralph de Hengham [in Latin], with Selden's notes, (4) + lxiv + 130 + (14) + (2) + ii + 36 + (2) + iii + 42 + (2) pp., pl., fol., 1737; 2nd edit., (3) + ii + 36 + (2) + iii + 42 + (2) + (4) + lxiv + 130 + 46 (14) pp., fol., 1741; new edit., (4) + lxxi + 208 + (8) + iv + 102 [106] + (2) pp., 8vo., 1775; translation of 1775, Latin text, with notes by A. Amos, xvi + 280 pp., 8vo., Cambridge, 1825; with translation by Gregor, notes by Amos, and life of the author by Lord Clermont, (4) + lxiv + 302 pp., 8vo., Cincinnati, 1874; reprint of Gregor's translation, 8vo. 1917 'Written about 1468, it aims at the two objects of clearly explaining the special characteristics and advantages of the English law in relation to the Roman law and of pointing out the bright aspects of a constitutionally limited monarchy in contrast to a despotic government.' Brunner. " He explains the difference between an absolute and a limited monarchy.... He then goes on to compare the English common law with the civil law. . . . He gives us our earliest account of the Inns of Court, legal education, and the ranks of the legal profession. . . . He explains certain elementary doctrines of the common law, and gives an account of some of its most salient features. It is just because it was written to instruct one who was not a lawyer, and never intended to become a lawyer, that it contains information which, being well known to all contemporary lawyers, we get from no other legal writer." Holdsworth, H. E. L. ii. 480; 3 Co. Rep. pref. 21; 10 Ib. pref. 28; Willes, 545; 1 Cas. t. Hard. 27; North's Disc. 85; Fulbeck's Prep. 70; 4 Reeves, H. E. L. 112; Nic. Eng. Hist. Lib. 163. 25. Fortescue (Sir J.) Fortescutus Illustratus: or, Commentary on De Laudibus Legum Angliæ, by Sir John Fortescue. By Edward Waterhous. (20) + 593 + (5) pp. Fol. 26. 1663 XXV Works; collected by Thomas Lord Clermont. [27] + (1) + 556 + 119 + (1) pp. Ill. 4to. 1869 The cases in the Year Books, 21 Henry VI.-38 Henry VI., in which Sir J. Fortescue took part as Chief Justice, are reprinted with a translation in the Appendix. 27. [Fulbeck (W.)] Parallele or Conference of the Civill, Canon, and Common Law of England; digested in sundry dialogues. 2 parts, 12 + 104 + (8), (8) + 74 + (8) fol., 4to., 1601-02; [Pt. I.] (12) + 104 + (8) fol., 28. 4to. 1618 Direction or Preparitive to the Study of the Lawe, wherein is shewed what things ought to be observed and used by them that are addicted to the Study of the Law, and what on the contrary part, ought to be eschewed and avoided. (4) + 95 fol., 16mo., Wight, 1600, 1620; 2nd edit., by T. H. Stirling, (12) + 252 pp., tables, 12mo. 1829 Many valuable hints may be gathered from this little volume, which displays much acuteness and good sense."-North's Disc. 47 n. 29. Goitein (H.) Primitive Ordeal and Modern Law. 8vo. 30. 31. 1923 [Gregory (A.)] De Legibus Angliæ Municipalibus Liber, Ordine locorum communium dispositus. 8vo. Tottil. 1583 [Gutch (J.)] Collectanea Curiosa; or, [123] Miscellaneous Tracts relating to the History and Antiquities of England and Ireland, etc., chiefly collected and now first published from MSS. Edited by J. Gutch. 2 vols. 8vo. 1781 Among those of legal interest are Privileges of Cities and Boroughs, by F. Tate; Lawful Combats in England, by F. Tate; Unlawfulness of Private Combats, by Sir E. Coke: Establishment of English Laws in Ireland, by Archbishop Usher; Pre-Conquest Teaures, by Sir W. Raleigh. 32. Hall (H.) Court Life under the Plantagenets. 8vo. 1899 Contents include the Manor, the City, the Guilds, the King's Council, and the Exchequer, 33. Hampson (R. T.) Medii Evi Kalendarium: or, Dates, Charters, and Customs of the Middle Ages, with Kalendars from the tenth to the fifteenth century. 2 vols. (2) + vi + 492, (4) + 430 pp. Pl. 8vo. 1811 34. Hargrave (F.) Collectanea Juridica; consisting of Tracts relative to the Law and Constitution of England. (8) + 485 + 32, (4) + 470 pp. 8vo. Among them are the following:-Of the Jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery-Argument of Lord Bacon on the writ De Rege InconsultoLord Hale's Preface to Rolle's Abridgment-Reading on the Law of Uses by Serj. Carthew-Treatise on the Court of Star Chamber by W. Hudson-The Rules and Customes pertaining unto West Sheen, Petersham and Ham. 2 vols. 1791-2 35. Hargrave (Sir F.) Collection of tracts relative to the law of England, from manuscripts never before published, containing: 1. A treatise in three parts, De Jure Maris et Brachiorum ejusdem, De Portibus Maris, and concerning the customs of goods imported and exported. By L.C.J. Hale. 2. Consideration touching the amendment or alteration of lawes. By L.C.J. Hale. 3. A treatise of maisters of the chauncerie. 4. Two pieces touching suits in Chancery by subpoena. 5. A discourse. concerning the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas. By L.C.J. Hale. 6. A discourse against the jurisdiction of the King's Bench by process of Latitat. 7. The abuses and remedies of chancerie. By G. Norburie. 8. Concerning the effects of sentences of the courts ecclesiastical in cases of marriage. By the editor. |