Reports of diverse choice cases in law
By: taken by those late and most judicious prothonotaries of the Common pleas, Richard Brownlow & John Goldesborough ; with directions how to proceed in many intricate actions, both reall and personall, shewing the nature of those actions, and the practice in them; excellently usefull for the avoyding of many errours heretofore committed in the like proceedings; fit for all lawyers, attorneys, and practisers of the law. Also a most perfect and exact table, shewing appositely the contents of the whole book
Publisher: Printed by Tho. Roycroft for Matthew Walbancke, at Grays-Inne Gate, and Henry Twyford, in Vine Court in the Middle Temple
Published: 1651
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: Law reports, digests; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Reports (a second part) of diverse famous cases in law
Notes: The words "Richard .. Goldesborough." are enclosed within brackets on title page.

Signatures: A² B-2K⁴

Initials; typographical ornaments.

Includes index.

Leaf 2I1r ends "was demised." Variant: leaf 2I1r has "The end of the book" indented on a new line below "was demised".

Probably also issued with Part 2 "Reports (a second part) of diverse famous cases in law" in the same year.

ESTC R24766

Wing (2nd ed.) B5198

Ex libris James Hovey -- Abraham Holmes -- Plymouth County Law Library Association.

Variant copy: leaf 2I1r has "The end of the book" indented on a new line below "was demised".

Copy lacking portrait.

On front pastedown, ink stamp of the Plymouth County Law Library Association and manuscript bookplate of Abraham Holmes, with note "Ejus liber May 19, 1801". On title page, signatures of James Hovey of Plymouth [Mass.], dated 1748 and Abraham Holmes, dated 1801. Manuscript table of cases at front, and marginal annotations throughout.

Variant copy: leaf 2I1r has "The end of the book" indented on a new line below "was demised".

Copy lacking portrait.

With two leaves of contemporary notes; some marginal annotations in the same hand.

Bound in worn early sheep, covers decorated in blind with fillets.