to that subject. By Sir Matthew Hale, Knight, late Chief Justice of the King’s bench. The
fifth edition. To which are now added, several hundred references, never before printed, to the ancient and modern books of the
law. Also three other treatises by the same author; viz. of the Sheriff’s Accompts, Trial of Witches, (before him) and Provisions
for the Poor. [
London] In the Savoy: Printed by
J.N. assignee of
Edw. Sayer, Esq; for
D. Brown,
J. Walthoe,
M. Wotton,
W. Mears,
J. Brown and
T. Woodward,
mdccxvi
. [1716]
Law 241
8vo. 231 leaves[,] separate title for each treatise, list of books on the verso of the first and on the last leaf.
Rebound in buckram (sig. O
8 and P
1 misbound), the
Pleas of the Crown (to T
4) interleaved with blanks. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T. Manuscript notes on the interleaf before Q
3, and in the margins of Q
3.
For a note on Hale see no. 1799.
The
Pleas of the Crown was first printed in 1678. The treatises
Of the Sheriff’s Accompts and the
Trial of Witches were originally published together in 1683.
Touching Provision for the Poor was one of the manuscripts found by Burnet and originally published in 1683, 12mo.
[1948]
J. 157
Statutes on High treason.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 79. no. 77, as above.
A Collection of the several Statutes, and parts of Statutes, now in force, relating to High Treason, and Misprision of High
Treason.
London: Printed by
Charles Bill, and the Executrix of
Thomas Newcomb, deceas’d,
1709.--
A Form and method of Trial of Commoners, in Cases of High Treason, and Misprision of High Treason . . .
ib.
1709.
Law 189a
12mo. 2 parts in 1. 64 and 24 leaves.
Sweet & Maxwell II, 113, 13.
Clarke, page 395, no. 7 (with date 1710).
Bound for Anne Queen of England in dark blue morocco gilt ornamental frame sides with the arms of Queen Anne in the centres,
gilt back, g.e. The name
R. Gelsthorp written on the title-page. Not initialled by Jefferson. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
The arms on the covers are as used by Queen Anne between 6 March, 1706 and August 1, 1714. The first edition of the book appeared
in 1701.
[1949]
J. 158
Foster’s crown law.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 76. no. 78, as above.
[
Foster, Sir Michael.]
A Report of some proceedings on the Commission of Oyer and Terminer and Goal [sic] delivery for the Trial of the Rebels in the year 1746 in the County of Surry, and of other Crown Cases. To which are added
discourses upon a few branches of the Crown Law.
Dublin: Printed by
Sarah Cotter,
m.dcc.lxvii
. [1767]
Law 220
8vo. 220 leaves, publisher’s advertisement on 3 pages at the end.
Halkett and Laing V, 97.
Sweet & Maxwell II, 90, 32.
Calf. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T. With the autograph signature of J. W. Eppes on the title-page.
On Jefferson’s catalogue of law books to be bought in Dublin, see no. 1716 and 1737.
Sir Michael Foster, 1689-1763, English judge. The first edition was printed in Oxford in 1762, and the second in 1776. The Dublin edition is
pirated.
[1950]
