Consuetudo, vel, Lex mercatoria: . or, The ancient law-merchant. In three parts, according to the essentials of traffick. Necessary for statesmen, judges, magistrates, temporal and civil lawyers, mint-men, merchants, mariners, and all others negotiating in any parts of the world. By Gerard Malynes, merchant. Whereunto are annexed the following tracts, viz. I. The collection of sea laws. II. Advice concerning bills of exchange. By John Marius [...] III. The merchants mirrour: [...] By R. Dafforne [...] IV. An introduction to merchants accompts. By John Collins [...] V. The accounts closet [...] By Abraham Liset.
Gerard Malynes (fl.1586-1641)
Category
Books
Date
1686
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3048222
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16],340,43-78,[6],42,[20],54,[14],19,[407],[2],36,[13],87 - 130,28,22,[2]p. . ill.. . fol... Identified in 1768 catalogue: D.4.. Provenance: Bookplate on front pastedown: Armorial, Grey and Booth quarterings impaling Cavendish-Bentinck: George Harry Grey, 5th earl of Stamford & 1st earl of Warrington (2nd cr.) (1737-1819), pasted over an earlier, less well-executed plate of the 5th earl, with the single-tailed lion; bookplate on verso of additional title page: Armorial, three boars' heads, differenced with a mullet; The Honble. Henry Booth. [i.e.: Henry Booth (1687-1727)].. Binding: Sprinkled panelled calf; blind ruled, rolled and tooled; spine double blind ruled; spine label missing.
Makers and roles
Gerard Malynes (fl.1586-1641) John Collins (1625-1683) Richard Dafforne Abraham Liset John Marius Guy Miege (1644-1718) Richard Zouch (1590-1661) Sir John Burroughs (d.1643)