A treatise of gavelkind, both name and thing
Subtitle: shewing the true etymologie and derivation of the one, the nature, antiquity, and original of the other : with sundry emergent observations, both pleasant and profitable to be known of Kentish-men and others, especially such as are studious, either of the ancient custome, or the common law of this kingdome
By: by (a well-willer to both) William Somner
Contributors: Kennett, White, 1660-1728
Edition: The second edition, corrected from the many errors of the former impression, to which is added the life of the author, written, newly revis'd, and much enlarged / by the present Lord Bishop of Peterborough.
Publisher: Printed for F. Gyles in Holborn, J. Woodman and D. Lyon in Russel-Street Covent-Garden, and C. Davis in Hatton-Garden
Published: 1726
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Feudal law; Early works to 1800; Land tenure; Gavelkind; History
Notes: The life of Mr. Somner signed: White Kennett.

Signatures: pi⁴ a⁴ B-S⁴ T², B-H⁴ I² K-2F⁴ 2G² (pi1 blank).

Includes index.

Title page printed in red and black.

"Mr. Somner's posthumous manuscripts, now in the library of Christ's-Church Canterbury": [2] pages following page 136 of second sequence.

Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, entry 2000

National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints, entry NS 0722649 (DLVI, p. 199)

English short title catalogue, entry T132060

A digital reproduction of the copy of this title found in the British Library is available from Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)