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Item #74173 The English Lawyer, Shewing the Nature and Forms of Original Writs. William Bohun.
The English Lawyer, Shewing the Nature and Forms of Original Writs...
The English Lawyer, Shewing the Nature and Forms of Original Writs...

The English Lawyer, Shewing the Nature and Forms of Original Writs...

A Turning Point in the History of English Pleading Bohun, William. The English Lawyer: Shewing the Nature and Forms of Original Writs, Processes and Mandates, Of the Courts at Westminster. As Also the Forms of Returns and Directions of Writs, Processes, &c. With Many Curious Observations on the Whole. Written and Composed in Pursuance of the Late Act 4 Geo. II. Cap 26. That All Proceedings in Courts of Justice Shall be in the English Language. [London]: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, And R. Gosling, 1732. xxiv, 464 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5"). Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, blind fillets along joints, raised bands to spine, gilt tooling to board edges. Negligible light rubbing and a few minor nicks to boards, early owner signature (W. Harbin) to front free endpaper, early owner initials (DOW) to rear free endpaper. Light toning to interior, light soiling to title page and margins of a few leaves, minor worming to final six leaves and rear pastedown. An appealing copy with a fresh interior. $850. * Only edition. This book appeared at a turning point in the history of English pleading. The act of King George II that abolished the use of Law-French and Latin compelled the legal profession to devise writs and pleadings in English. This book aims to elucidate the new English forms while keeping them consistent with "the nature and forms" of their predecessors. Bohun was an attorney and prolific author who published well-received treatises on legal education, pleading, ecclesiastical law and other subjects. English Short-Title Catalogue N6980.

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