Fragmenta antiquitatis. Antient tenures of land, : and jocular customs of some mannors. Made publick for the diversion of some, and the instruction of others. /
Blount, Thomas,1618-1679.
London, : Printed for the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins ... For Abel Roper ... Tho. Basset ... and Christopher Wilkinson ... ,
1679..
T.B. = Thomas Blount.
First edition of the work which Holdsworth called the "only really original book" written on legal history in the late 17th century, both humourous and instructive, painstakingly compiled by Blount during his investigations of custom and tenures.
Errata on recto of final leaf.
Recto of the first leaf, verso of the t.p., verso of M8 and verso of N8 are blank.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
To the reader -- Antient tenures of land -- Customes of mannors -- Index nominum -- Index locorum.
ESTC
Maxwell & Maxwell. Legal Bib. (2nd ed.),
Wing (2nd ed.)
Land tenure
Manors.
Customary law