The first part of the Institutes of the lawes of England. . Or, A commentarie vpon Littleton, not the name of a lawyer onely, but of the law it selfe. Authore Edw: Coke Milite.
Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634)
Category
Books
Date
1629
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3075690
Summary
Bibliographic description
[6],395,[1];[34] leaves, [3] leaves of plates (1 folded) . ports.., fold. table . fol.. Imperfect: wanting the initial blank leaf. Bound uniformly and shelved with Coke's Institutes Part 2 (5th ed., 1761). Provenance: manuscript on flyleaf in a 17C hand: Thomas Cheyne. Bookplate: Erthig (anonymous armorial). Binding: Calf, double blind fillet and spine roll on covrs, remains of blind tooling on board edges.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634) Sir Thomas Littleton (1422-1481) John Payne (1607-1647)