The interpreter of words and terms . used either in the common or statute laws of this realm, and in tenures and jocular customs: with an appendix, containing the antient names of places in England, very necessary for the use of all young students, that converse with antient deeds, charters &c. First published by the learned Dr. Cowel, in the year 1607. and continu'd by Tho. Manley of the Middle Temple, Esq; to the year 1684. Now further augmented and improv'd, by the addition of many thousand words, as are found in our histories, antiquities, cartularies, rolls, registers, and other manuscript records, not hitherto explain'd in any dictionary.
John Cowell (1554-1611)
Category
Books
Date
1701
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sheringham, Norfolk
NT 3117864
Summary
Bibliographic description
[352]p. . fol.. Five cords visible at hinges. Inscription on flyleaf: "John Upcher Inn: Temp: 1767". Provenance: Armorial bookplate inside front cover: Abbot Upcher Sheringham [ie Abbot Upcher 1784-1819].
Makers and roles
John Cowell (1554-1611) White Kennett (1660-1728) Bishop of Peterborough Thomas Manley (1628-1690)