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 ; also three learned tracts of the same author, the first, his Reading upon the 27th of Edward the First, entituled the statute of levying fines, the second, of Bail and mainprize, and the third, his Compleat copyholder.
Contributors: Littleton, Thomas, Sir, d. 1481.; Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634.; Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634.; Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634.
Edition: The eleventh edition (carefully corrected from the many errors of the former impressions), to which is added, the treatise of The old tenures of the laws of England, with two new tables, and many references to the modern law cases, never printed before and distinguished from the old references by this mark [plus sign over plus sign].
Publisher: Printed by Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edward Sayer, Esq.), and are to be sold by B. Lintott, at the Cross-Keys, R. Gosling, at the Mitre and Crown in Fleetstreet, and T. Ward, in the Inner-Temple-Lane
Published: 1719
Place of publication: In the Savoy [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
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: Old tenures.
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: [superscript pi]A-B²,  ²[superscript pi]A⁴  [superscript pi]B1,  a-2b²  A-5H⁴  5I²,  ²A-S²  T1.

Contents within the 100-page sequence: "Le Reading del mon Seignior Coke, 34 Eliz. anno 1592, sur l'estatute de 27 E. I. appelle l'estatute de finibus levatis" on p. 1-18; "A treatise of bail and mainprize, written by Sir Edward Coke, Knight" on p. 19-28; "The complete copyholder, being a learned discourse of the antiquity and nature of manors and copyholds, with all things thereunto incident, by Sir Edward Coke, Knight" on p. 29-88;  "The old tenures of the laws of England" on p. 89-100.

LC copy imperfect: port. wanting.

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

ESTC N6886