" Historia Placitorum Coronæ. The History of the Pleas of the Crown." In seven Volumes. Folio; on paper. At the beginning of the first Volume are the following Notes in Mr. Hargrave's hand-writing. " This and the six succeeding Volumes are a Transcript of Lord Hale's History of the Pleas of the Crown from the original Manuscript in his own hand-writing. The printed Book was from the latter with such Corrections as appear in this Transcript to be in the hand-writing of Lord Hale. In respect ...
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Sir Matthew Hale, judge: History of the Pleas of the Crown by.
Volume contains, 1. A Discourse of personal Property, including therein some curious matter relative to the King's Prerogatives in respect of such property. fol. 1. 2. Of Contracts, more particularly those by parol. fol. 75. 3. Of Writing, of Written Contracts, and of the Solemnity of Contr...