Chief Justice del Bank Le Roy,
des divers Pleadings et Cases en le Court del
Bank Le Roy en le Temps del Reign
sa tres Excellent Majesty le Roy Charles le II.
In
two volumes. Avec trois
tables; la primer des nosmes des cases; la second
de les matters conteine en
les pleadings; et le tierce de les principal
matters conteine en les cases. The
second edition, corrected: with the addition of
the said reports, translated
into
English; as also several thousands of
references to all the reports of the
law, now extant. Vol. I [-II]. [
London] In the
Savoy: Printed by
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. [1722]
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2 vol. in 1. Folio. 223 and 228 leaves; printed in black letter.
Sweet & Maxwell II, 95, 59.
Clarke, page 375, no. 213.
Calf, rebacked and repaired, with the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate and that of Peyton Randolph preserved and inlaid
in the new endpapers. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T.
Sir Edmund Saunders, d. 1638, English judge, was the son of poor parents, but rose by his own work from beggar boy to Lord Chief Justice of the
Court of King’s Bench. His Reports were first published in 1686 with the records in
Latin and the arguments in
French. In this
second edition an
English translation is given. Saunders’ judgments will be found in the second volume of Shower’s King’s Bench reports, q.v. no. 2066. [2060]
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Vaughan.........................................................16.Car.1.--25.Car.2.
1815 Catalogue, page 81. no. 283, as above, fol.
VAUGHAN,
Sir John.
The Reports and Arguments of that learned Judge, Sir John
Vaughan, Kt. late Lord Chief Justice of the Court
of Common-Pleas, being all of
them special cases; and many wherein he
pronounced the resolution of the whole
Court of Common-Pleas, at the time he was Chief
Justice there. Published by his
son Edward Vaughan Esq; carefully corrected from
the errors of the former
impression; with many additional references in
this
second edition.
London:
Printed by the Assigns of
Richard and Edward
Atkins
Esquires; and are to be
sold by
C. Harper,
A. Churchill,
J. Harrison [and
others],
1706.
Law 127
Folio. 245 leaves; printed partly in black letter.
Marvin, page 707.
Sweet & Maxwell II, 96, 66.
Clarke, 378, no. 235.
Rebound in calf. Initialled at sig. I and T by Jefferson who has listed on the fly-leaf the names of five cases and their page numerals; a manuscript note by him on page 273; autograph signature
R Sadleir on the title-page.
In a letter to Peter Carr, dated from Philadelphia May 8, 1791, Jefferson stated: “
. . . Vaughan is a most learned & clear headed reporter . . .”
Sir John Vaughan, 1603-1674, judge, was inducted into law by Selden who became his close friend. The first edition of his Reports was published
in 1677.
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Carter.............................................................16.Car.2.--25.Car.2.
1815 Catalogue, page 81. no. 284, as above, fol.
CARTER,
Samuel.
Reports of sevral special cases argued and resolved in the
Court of Common Pleas: in the
xvi,
xvii
,
xviii
, and
xix
th years of King Charles II. In the time when
