J. 204
Manwood’s Forest laws.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 78. no. 115, as above.
MANWOOD,
John.
Manwood’s Treatise of the Forest laws: shewing not only the laws now in force, but the original of forests, what they are, and how
they differ from chases, parks, and warrens; with all such things as are incident to either: together with the proper terms
of art, collected out of the Common and Statute Laws of this Realm; as also from the Assises and Iters of Pickering and Lancaster,
and several other ancient and learned authors . . . The whole digested under proper titles in an alphabetical order. The
fourth edition, corrected and enlarged. By William Nelson, of the Middle-Temple, Esq;
[
London] In the Savoy: Printed by
E. Nutt, (Executrix of
J. Nutt, Assignee of
Edward Sayer Esq;) for
B. Lintott,
R. Gosling,
J. Pemberton, and
T. Ward,
1717.
Law 292
8vo. 233 leaves in eights.
Marvin, page 497 (with date 1718).
Sweet & Maxwell I, 298, 12.
Calf, gilt back; some leaves unopened. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
John Manwood, d. 1610, barrister of Lincoln’s Inn, was a gamekeeper of Waltham Forest and a justice of the New Forest. The first edition
of this work was printed for private circulation in 1592, the first published edition appeared in 1598.
[1996]
J. 205
Nelson’s Game law.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 78. no. 116, as above.
NELSON,
William.
The Laws of England concerning the game, of hunting, hawking, fishing and fowling, &c. And of forests, chases, parks, warrens,
deer, doves, dove-cotes, conies, and all other game in general . . . The whole being a compleat collection of all the Statute-Law
concerning the game . . . Together with the nature of, and proceedings in, the several Courts belonging to a forest . . .
By William Nelson of the Middle-Temple, Esq; to which are now added, (never before printed) English forms of convictions, declarations, indictments,
justifications, licenses, mittimus’s, pleas, warrants, &c. Digested under proper titles, in an alphabetical order. The
third edition, with large additions.
[
London] In the Savoy: Printed by
E. and R. Nutt, and
R. Gosling, (Assigns of
Edw. Sayer, Esq;) for
Ward and Chandler, and sold by
Edward Withers,
1736. Price
2s. 6d.
Law 299
12mo. 149 leaves in twelves.
Not in Marvin.
This edition not in Sweet & Maxwell, not in Clarke, and not in Schwerdt.
Rebound in calf, with the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate preserved. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I.
The first edition appeared in 1727.
[1997]
