Law, or a Discourse thereof, by Sir Henry Finch, Seventeenth century
Scope and Contents
Law, or a Discourse thereof, in 4 Books, by Sir Henry Finch, Kt., of Grays Inn, Sergeant-at-Law. This MS. is anonymous, and without title, which is here supplied from the first printed English edition, A.D. 1627. The original Treatise was written in French, with the title ‘NOMOTEXNIA; cestascavoir, un description del Common Leys d'Angleterre,' etc. (printed in 1613), and was translated into English by the Author himself. The 4th Book of this MS. varies from that of the printed copy referred to.
Dates
- Creation: Seventeenth century
Creator
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Extent
2 volume(s) (146 leaves (numbered as 141) + 178 leaves (numbered 142 to 317))
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
In the Library by the mid 1750s.
Physical Description
Paper
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