sionis nulli secundus Camb: 14/. With the signature of John Stampe on both titles and
Dum spiro spero written by him on the first.
From the library of George Wythe, part of his bequest to Jefferson.
Edmund Plowden, 1518-1585, English jurist. The first edition of
Les Commentaries was published, without the second part, in 1571. This edition is the
first of the second part.
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d
o.-----
Eng.
1815 Catalogue, page 80. no. 259, Plowden, Eng. fol.
PLOWDEN,
Edmund.
The Commentaries, or Reports of Edmund Plowden, of the Middle-Temple, Esq; an Apprentice of the Common Law . . . Originally written in
French, and now faithfully translated into
English, and considerably improved by many marginal notes and references to all the Books of the Common Law, both ancient and modern.
To which are added, the Quæries of Mr. Plowden, now first rendered into
English at large, with references, and many useful observations. In two parts. With two new tables, more compleat than any yet published;
the one, of the names of the cases, the other of the principal matters . . .
[
London] In the Savoy: Printed by
Catherine Lintot, and
Samuel Richardson, Law Printers to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, for the Translator,
m dcc lxi
. [1761]
Law 112
3 parts in 1 vol. Folio. 356 leaves collating in twos, engraved portrait frontispiece by T. Stayner (with the imprint of
J. Worrall); continuous signatures, separate pagination for
A Report made by an uncertain author of Part of an Argument of Edmund Plowden and for the
Quaeries.
Sweet & Maxwell I, 201, 55.
Clarke, page 370, no. 177.
Not in McKillop.
Rebound in calf. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate preserved. Not initialled by Jefferson; a few manuscript notes by George Wythe.
This book probably formed part of Wythe’s bequest to Jefferson.
Edited by Mr. Bromley, barrister-at-law. In 1760 Samuel Richardson (the author of
Pamela
) bought half the patent of “law printer to his Majesty” and carried on the business in partnership with Miss Catherine Lintot.
Richardson died in 1761, possibly before the publication of this book.
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Savile..............................................................22.El.--36.El.
1815 Catalogue, page 80. no. 260, as above, fol.
SAVILE,
Sir John.
[
Les Reports de Sir John Savile . . . de divers special Cases [1580-1594] cybien en le Court de Common Bank, come l’Exchequer, en le Temps de Royne Elizabeth
. . .
London: Printed for
George Pawlet,
m. dc. lxxxviii
.] [1688]
Law 121
Folio. 82 leaves collating in twos, printed in black letter,
R. Pawlet’s advertisement on the last leaf.
Marvin, page 631.
Sweet & Maxwell I, 202, 60.
Clarke, page 375, no. 212.
STC S778.
Calf, rebacked, with the 1815 bookplate and that of Peyton Randolph preserved and inlaid in the new endpapers. Initialled
by Jefferson at sig. I and T. This copy lacks the title, which has been replaced at an early date by the title leaf for the Reports of John Aleyn, 1688, altered in ink to fit, and on the back of which is written in an early hand, possibly
that of Sir John Randolph, an account of the author from
Woods Athenae Oxon. 334. 6.
Sir John Savile, 1545-1607, English judge, was one of the original members of the Society of Antiquaries (founded in 1572).
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