The first part of the institutes of the laws of England, or, A commentary upon Littleton, not the name of the author only, but of the law it self
Subtitle: haec ego grandaevus posui tibi candide lector
By: authore Edwardo Coke, milite.
Contributors: Littleton, Thomas, Sir, d. 1481.; Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634.; Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634.; Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634.
Edition: The tenth edition, carefully corrected from the errors of the former impressions, with an alphabetical table, to which are added two learned tracts of the same author, the first, his Reading upon the 27th of Edward the First, entituled the statute of levying fines, and the second, of Bail and mainprize, in this tenth edition is also added his compleat copy-holder, a learned treatise of the authors never before printed in any of his works in folio, with many thousands of new references to the modern law cases, by an eminent lawyer, never printed before, and distingushed from the old references by this mark [plus sign over plus sign].
Publisher: Printed by William Rawlins, Samuel Roycroft, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins, Esquires, and are to be sold by Charles Harper at the Flower-de-luce against St. Dunstan's Church in  Fleet-street and J. Walthoe in Vine-Court, Middle-Temple, adjoyning to the Cloysters
Published: 1703
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
Subjects: Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800; Real property -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800; Fines and recoveries -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800; Bail -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800; Manors -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800; Copyhold -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Commentary upon Littleton, not the name of the author only, but of the law it self
Work titles: First part of the institutes of the laws of England
Notes: A reprint of Littleton's Tenures, with a translation in English from Anglo-Norman (Law French), and commentary.  Printed in parallel columns.

Some errors in foliation.

Signatures: [pi]²(-[pi]2) [superscript pi]A⁴ a-y² A-3D⁴ [superscript chi]3D² 3E-5E⁴ 5F⁶ ²A-²E⁶.

"Le Reading del mon Seignior Coke, 34 Eliz. anno 1592, sur lestatute de 27 E. I. appelle lestatute de finibus levatis" and "A treatise of bail & mainprize, written by Sir Edward Coke, Knight" on p. 1-27 of the 88 p. sequence; "The compleat copy-holder, being a learned discourse of the antiquity and nature of manors and copy-holds, with all things thereunto incident by Sir Edward Coke, Knight" on p. 29-88 of the 88 p. sequence.

Includes bibliographical references, and index: "A table to the first part of the institutes of the laws of England."

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