The first part of the Institutes of the laws of England. . Or, A commentarie upon Littleton, not the name of a lawyer only, but of the law it self. Hæc ego grandævus posui tibi candide lector. Authore Edw. Coke milite.
Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634)
Category
Books
Date
1670
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3083545
Summary
Bibliographic description
[7], 395, [35] leaves . ill.. . fol.. Provenance: manuscript inscription: Tho: & Isabella Hervey [i.e. Sir Thomas Hervey (1625-1694) and his wife Isabella (1625-1686)]. Another: J Heruey [probably John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)]. Large armorial bookplate: The Right Honble. John Lord Hervey Created Baron of Ickworth ... 1702.. Binding: Seventeenth century English blind tooled calf binding; marbled edges; rebacked.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634)