The second part of the institutes of the laws of England
Subtitle: containing the exposition of many ancient, and other statutes, whereof you may see the particulars in a table following
By: authore Edw. Coke, milite, J.C.
Contributors: Great Britain.; Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)
Edition: The sixth edition.
Publisher: Printed by W. Rawlins, for Thomas Basset at the George near St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street
Published: 1681
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 744
Subjects: Law -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800; Law -- Great Britain -- Digests -- Early works to 1800; Law -- Great Britain -- History -- Sources
Genres: Early works to 1800; Digests; Sources
Notes: Text of various laws in Latin or Law French, with a full exposition in English.

"Haec ego grandaevus posui tibi candide lector."

Signatures: A⁶ B-5G⁴.

Frontispiece on leaf A1 is engraving of Coke signed "R: White sculpsit."

LC copy previously owned by Thomas Jefferson, initialled by him at signature I and T; has a manuscript note by Jefferson at p. 148, other ms. notes not by Jefferson (cf. Sowerby); has Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.

LC copy imperfect: leaves 3L4 and 3M1 are torn, with loss of text; leave 4I1 torn with no loss of text.

Includes bibliographical references and index, "A table to the second part of institutes."

ESTC R24771

Wing (2nd ed., 1994) C4953

Sowerby, E.M.  Cat. of the lib. of Thomas Jefferson, 1783