DYER, James, John BROGRAVE, and Thomas RISDEN. Three learned readings made upon three very usefull statutes: The first ... of wills ... the second ... concerning jointures ... the third ... of forcible entry. London: Printed for W. Lee, M. Walbancke, D. Pakeman, and G. Bedell. 1648.
4to. Recent calf, boards ruled in blind with double fillets, spine blind-ruled in compartments with red morocco lettering piece; pp. [iv], 12 [i.e. 123], [1 (blank)], woodcut initials and headpieces; extremities slightly rubbed; some light dampstaining, title-page restored, closed tear to inner margin of B1 (not affecting text); contemporary annotation to p. 99; early ownership signature, crossed out, and ‘Sūm ex libris Ri: Cave’ to verso of title; ink stamp of the Birmingham Law Society to title, and pp. 1 and 99.
First and only edition, rare, of this collection of legal readings focusing on different aspects of property law.
This collection of legal readings by three ‘grave sages od the profession’ includes Sir James Dyer (1512-1582) of the Middle Temple, former Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, on land inheritance; Sir John Brograve (1538-1613) of Gray’s Inn, Member of Parliament and Her Majesty’s Attorney for the Duchy of Lancaster, on jointures; and Thomas Risden of the Inner Temple, on landlord and tenant matters, as well as forcible entry. Notably, this group represents three different Inns of Court.
By the time of the book’s publication, these earlier legal readings had gained renewed relevance due to the English Civil War and its impact on property in England, including the confiscation and sale of land, trespass, and the destruction of property.
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