J. 150
Jura coronae.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 99. no. 45, as above.
[BRYDALL,
John.]
Jura coronæ. His Majesties royal rights and prerogatives asserted, against papal usurpations, and all other anti-monarchical
attempts and practices. Collected out of the body of the municipal laws of England . . .
London: printed for
George Dawes . . .
mdclxxx
. [1680.]
JN354 .B87
First Edition. Sm. 8vo. 84 leaves; engraved frontispiece of the Royal Arms, catalogue of books printed for and sold by
George Dawes at the end (5 pages).
Halkett and Laing III, 207.
STC B5260.
Sweet & Maxwell II, 15, 3.
Original sheep. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
John Brydall, b. circa 1635, was secretary to Sir Harbottle Grimston, Master of the Rolls.
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J. 151
Bagshaw’s rights of the crown.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 94. no. 46, as above.
BAGSHAW,
Edward.
The Rights of the Crown of England, as it is established by law. Written in the time of the late King, by Edward Bagshaw Esquire, an apprentice of the common-law . . .
London: printed by
A. M. for
Simon Miller,
1660.
JN354 .B2
First Edition. Sm. 8vo. 75 leaves, engraved royal crown on the verso of the first leaf (otherwise blank); the last 3 leaves for
a list in double columns of books printed for
Simon Miller.
STC B397.
Sweet & Maxwell I, 91, 4.
Rebound in roan by the Library of Congress in 1903. The lower margin of the title leaf cut into, with damage to the imprint.
Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I.
Edward Bagshaw, the elder, d. 1662, was one of the benchers of the Middle Temple. A royalist, he was taken prisoner by the parliamentary
army in 1663
[
sic
--
Ed.
] and consigned to the King’s bench prison in Southwark where most of his books were written.
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J. 152
Petty’s constitution & laws of England.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 102. no. 157, as above.
P[UDSE]Y,
William.
The Constitution and Laws of England consider’d. By William P----y, Esq; . . .
London: printed for
Tim. Goodwin,
mdcci
. [1701.]
JN207 1701 .P8
First Edition. 8vo. 167 leaves, sig. F misprinted E and sig. H misprinted G. The last leaf has a list of errata on the recto and
of books sold by
Tim. Goodwin on the verso.
Halkett and Laing I, 422.
Sweet & Maxwell II, 13, 27.
Rebound in half calf by the Library of Congress. A label on the back lettered:
Petty /
Laws /
of /
England. The author’s name
Petty supplied in ink on the title-page; marginal corrections by an earlier hand than Jefferson’s. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T.
This book was ascribed to William Petty by Jefferson, followed by all the early Library of Congress catalogues. According
to all the bibliographies, including the Term and the British Museum Catalogues, the author was William Pudsey.
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