The Faithful Councellor or The Marrow of English Law : In two parts. The first, methodically and plainly shewing, how any action may be warrantably laid in the common law, for relief in most causes of wrongs done, etc., etc.

Sheppard, William Sheppard

Verlag: printed by R. W. for E. Dod, N. Ekins, T. Brewster and G. Moule, and are to be sold at the Gun in Ivie-lane, and at the Gun and three Bibles at the west end of Pauls, London, 1651

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Miss-numbererd as usual, Complete Text, please read the full description. Title page + Blank + 1 -164 + 177- 368 + 553- 703 pages (same as listed on the website of the British Library) . Condition, antique, most likely the original full leather hard back binding, Fair, wear/ageing after 300 years, good dark patina, minor tearing/loss of leather, Lacks the spine. Contents, Fair/Good, no foxing, some minor light stains etc., a number of folded corners/tips, a couple of minor inscriptions. Old owners signature on title page Richard Graham , As it has lacked endpages and inside front/rear covers for well over 100 years, the first (Title page) & last page has ageing around edges from leather binding, most pages good/clean with minimal ageing. It was far too common at this time for printers and publishers to have some pages miss-numbered (pagination). Fortunately this copy is the same as the British Library copy, as described on their website. This is one of the first legal encyclopedias in English. It is in Two Parts. The First, Methodically and plainly shewing, How any action may be warrantable laid in the Common Law, For relief in most causes of wrongs done; In which is handled many of the special and most useful heads of the law now in practice. The Second part, By way of appendix, In what cases, and for what injuries relief is to be had in the high court of chancery; Wherein is set forth very much of the learning touching the jurisdiction and method of proceedings in that court. With an exact alphabetical table of the most material things contained in each chapter. This is Sheppard's comprehensive account of common and chancery law and procedure is important for being written and published in English, rather than the Latin or French language of the courts and the legal profession and making its legal system comprehensible to the common man. William Sheppard, 1590 s 1674 was an English barrister, known as a legal writer, About 1653 Sheppard was invited to London by William Cromwell, and made one of the clerks of the upper bench. In 1656 he became a serjeant-at-law, and was nominated with three others to prepare the charters granted to town corporations. In September 1659 he was appointed chief justice in North Wales, by the Rump Legislature. After the Restoration of 1660 Sheppard was deprived of his offices and left public life. There was later in 1654 a Second Part of the Faithfull Councellor that Sheppard was very disappointed with as it was a very rushed publication with the publisher failing to have it properly edited, making it disorganised, and badly written as it seems it was just based on Sheppards notes, and even the introduction reads like and apology. The printed by R.W. on title page is for Robert White. The English Civil War 1642 1651 makes this 1651 first edition a rare and very important tome, especially for the English Legal system under William Cromwell, King Charles 1st was beheaded in 1649. Cromwell was simultaneously the head of state and head of the new republican commonwealth government. Size: 14 x 16.5cm. Approx. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 003387

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Titel: The Faithful Councellor or The Marrow of ...

Verlag: printed by R. W. for E. Dod, N. Ekins, T. Brewster and G. Moule, and are to be sold at the Gun in Ivie-lane, and at the Gun and three Bibles at the west end of Pauls, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1651

Einband: Full Leather Hard Back

Zustand: Good

Auflage: First Edition.