J. 11
Godolphin’s orphan’s legacy.
4
th
. edñ.
4
to.
1815 Catalogue, page 87. no. 16, as above.
GODOLPHIN,
John.
The Orphan’s legacy: or, A testamentary abridgment. In three parts. I. Of Last Wills and Testaments. II. Of Executors and
Administrators. III. Of Legacies and Devices . . . Illustrated with a great variety of select cases in the law of both professions,
as well delightful in the theory, as useful for the practice of all such as study the one, or are either active or passive
in the other. The
fourth edition much augmented and enlarged. By John Godolphin, LL. D. . . .
London: Printed by the Assigns of
Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires; for
Robert Vincent,
1701.
Law 236
Sm. folio. 252 leaves collating in fours.
Marvin, page 340.
Sweet & Maxwell II, 158, 9.
Clarke, page 89, no. 5.
Rebound in calf, original red silk cord bookmark. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T. On the title-page is the autograph signature
Philip Ludwell p
r. 7/.
John Godolphin, 1617-1678, English civilian, published the first edition of this work in 1674.
Philip Ludwell, whose signature is on the title-page, was probably the son of the original Virginia colonist of that name, who returned
to England about 1700. Philip Ludwell the son, born in 1672, remained in Virginia and was speaker of the House of Burgesses
in 1695. He died in 1726.
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J. 12
Swinburne on wills.
[ ] edñ.
4
to.
1815 Catalogue, page 87. no. 8, Swinburne on Wills, 2d edition, and last published by the author, himself, 4to p.
SWINBURNE,
Henry.
A Briefe Treatise of Testaments and last Willes, very profitable to be vnderstoode of all the subiects of this Realme of England
. . . Compiled of svch lawes ecclesiasticall and civill, as be not repugnant to the lawes, customes, or statutes of this Realme,
nor derogatorie to the Prerogatiue Royall . . . With two tables, the one analyticall . . . The other alphabeticall . . . Newly
corrected and augmented with sundry principall additions, by the industrie of Henry Swinburn, Iudge of the Prerogatiue Court of the Lord Archbishop of Yorke, and Bachelour of the Ciuill Lawe . .
. Printed at
London for the
Companie of Stationers,
1611.
Law 341
4to. 383 leaves collating in eights; woodcut initials.
STC 23548.
This edition not in Marvin.
Sweet & Maxwell I, 317, 16.
Clarke, page 91, no. 23.
Calf, back repaired, y.e. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T. Early autograph signatures of W. Smythe and John Bridgman occur, and early manuscript notes throughout. On the verso of the last leaf is a note dated 1764-1769. On the title-page Jefferson has written:
the
second edition: being the last published by the author himself
. This information is repeated in the 1815 Library catalogue as above, though in his manuscript catalogue Jefferson has left a space for the insertion of the edition. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
Henry Swinburne, 1506?-1623, [
i.e. “1560?”--
Ed.] English ecclesiastical lawyer. The first edition of this work appeared in 1590.
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