‎BROOKE, R.‎
‎Anni Regum Edvvardi Quinti, Richardi Tertii, Henrici Septimi, et Henrici Octavi, Omnes qui antea impressi fuerunt. Ore novelment imprimee et corrigee, ouesq; plusors bones notes, letters, et figures en le margent per tout le liuer, queux notes referr'les Cases al Abridgement del Brooke, et auters liuers del ans, Et les letters et figures monstront touts les points del Arguments et Cases.‎

‎London, printed for the Companie of Stationers, 1620. 1 lf, 8 lvs, 4 lvs, 22 lvs + 31 lvs, 19 lvs, 15 lvs, 18 lvs, 41 lvs, lvs 2-16, lvs 2-16, 13 lvs, lvs 2-26, lvs 2-30, lvs 2-29, lvs 2-29, lvs 2-28, 32 lvs, 17 lvs, 17 lvs, 13 lvs, 41 lvs, 16 lvs, 31 lvs, (1 lf blanc), 14 lvs, 10 lvs, 30 lvs. Folio. Contemporary calf, spine with raised bands, an English binding, restored. Rare edition in folio written in "Law French", it is one of the most important English legal compilations of the 16th century covering the entire period from the late 15th century upto the middle of the 16th century. This language "Law French" is an archaic language derived from the Norman and English-Norman languages and which came into use in the courts of England with the arrival of William the Conquerer in the 11th century and which remained in use upto the 17th century. Some words and phrases remained even in use into the 20th century before they were replaced by modern English and the influence of "Law French" is still perceptible in the numerous legal terms that have remained unchanged since their first introduction.Originally published in 1568 "This Abridgement, which is principally founded upon that of Fitzherbert, is digested under a greater number of titles, and besides the authorities collected by Fitzherbert, Brooke abridges a great number of readings, which seem to have fallen under his own knowledge as a judge and chief justice of the common pleas and which are nowhere else extant, except in a small volume selected from this Abridgement, entitled New Cases" (Worrall, cited by Allibone in: A Critical Dictionary of English Literature).The book is printed in gothic type, with a very irregular pagination, containing two title-pages with a nice typgraphical architectural border, first title-page strengthened at outer margin, some clear stain here and there, good margins, overall a good copy. ‎

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