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    By Edmund Wingate; John Le Breton
    London   John Moore Esquire
    6" by 3.5" [34], 64, [1], 175, 175-238, 240-249, 245-287, [42]pp
    A smartly bound, early edition of this important translation of John Le Breton's summary of English law.
    By Edmund Wingate; John Le Breton

    1640 Britton The Second Edition Faithfully Corrected According to Divers Ancient Manuscripts

    London   John Moore Esquire
    6" by 3.5" [34], 64, [1], 175, 175-238, 240-249, 245-287, [42]pp
    A smartly bound, early edition of this important translation of John Le Breton's summary of English law.
    £895.00
    : 0.75kgs / : 717L8
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    Description

    Early Edition, Leather Binding

    The second edition of this English translation.

    John Le Breton's 'Britton' is the earliest summary of the law of England, which purports to have been written following the request of King Edward I. It is believed to largely be based on 'De Legibus ete Consuetudinibus Angliae' be Henry de Bracton. 

    Edited by Edmund Wingate, the English mathematical and legal writer. Wingate was the first to publish on the principle of the slide rule, and was a Member of Parliament during the Interregnum.

    ESTC reference work S106709. 

    Collated, complete.

    With the final 21 errata leaves. 

    A smartly bound, copy of this important legal treatise.

    Condition

    In the original calf boards. Rebacked, with the original boards preserved. Externally, smart. Patches of rubbing to the boards. Front hinge is slightly strained but firm. Fading to the title page. A few light chips to extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound though strained in places. Pages are bright with just the odd spots to pages.

    Very Good

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