Un abridgment des plusieurs cases et resolutions del common ley
Subtitle: Alphabeticalment digest desouth severall titles
By: Per Henry Rolle, serjeant del ley. Ouesque un table des general titles contenus en ceo
Publisher: Printed for A. Crooke, W. Leake, A. Roper, F. Tyton, G. Sawbridge, T. Dring, T. Collins, J. Place, J. Starkey, T. Basset, R. Pawlet, and S. Heyrick, and are to be sold at their shops in Fleetstreet and Holborne.
Published: 1668
Place of publication: London
Language: roa; eng
Number of pages: 940
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Common law; Law; Digests; Law reports, digests
Notes: Frontispiece, engraved portrait of Sir Henry Rolle, signed: 'A. Hertochs: fe'.

"Publisher's preface directed to the young students of the common-law" by anonymous editor, Sir Matthew Hale; with some biographical information on Henry Rolle --cf. DNB (1890 ed.)

Imprimatur, c2 verso: "We allow the printing and publishing this book ... Orl: Bridgeman. C.S. John Kelynge. Mathew Hale. Edw: Atkyns. Tho: Twisden. Tho: Tyrill. Chr. Turner. Wadham Wyndham. Jo: Archer. Ri: Raynffordes. Will: Morton."

Collation, pt.1: [pi]² a-c² B² C-4S⁴ 4T² 5A-6D⁴ [$2 (-C2) signed]; pt.2: B² C-3X⁴ 4A-5N⁴ 5O-5Q² [$2 (+5P2) signed]

Numerous errors in pagination; in pt. 1: pages 689-904 numbered 725-940; pt. 2 pages numbered 1-180, 171-232, 223-224, 245-524, 545-836.

In predominantly black letter type; some roman type.

Initials; head pieces; type ornaments.

Includes index.

Wing (2nd ed.) R1872

Cowley, J.D. Bibliography of abridgments 159

Preface in English; text in Law French.

Ex libris Edward Hooper -- Joseph Story -- Horace Gray -- Gift of Roland Gray, 1933.

Bound in 2 vols. On front flyleaf of each vol.: "Ed: Hooper. ffebr. 7 2/3. 1" [i.e. Feb. 1672/3?], possibly Edward Hooper, admitted to Middle Temple in February 1667/8 and called of grace May 1674. Signature of Joseph Story at head of title page v.1, and p.1, v.2. Flyleaves from previous bindings: "Roland Gray from the library of Horace Gray 1902". With Hooper's marginal annotations, and his ms. notes laid in throughout.