Consuetudo, Vel, Lex Mercatoria, Or, The Ancient Law-Merchant...
The Final and Vastly Expanded Edition Malynes, Gerard [fl. 1586-1641], Principal Author. Consuetudo, Vel, Lex Mercatoria: Or, The Ancient Law-Merchant. In Three Parts, According to the Essentials of Traffick. Necessary for Statesmen, Judges, Magistrates, Temporal and Civil Lawyers, Mint-Men, Merchants, Mariners, And All Others Negotiating in Any Parts of the World. Whereunto are Annexed the Following Tracts, Viz. I. The Collection of Sea Laws. II. Advice Concerning Bills of Exchange. By John Marius, Publick Notary. III. The Merchants Mirrour: Or, Directions for the Perfect Ordering or Keeping of His Accompts. By Way of Debtor and Creditor, After the Italian Manner. By R. Dassorne, Late Accomptant. IV. An Introduction to Merchants Accompts. By John Collins, Late Fellow of the Royal Society. V. The Accountants Closet, Being an Abridgment of Merchants Accounts, Kept by Debtor and Creditor. By Abraham Liset. Wherein are Inserted the Three Tracts Following, Never Before Printed in Any Former Impression. I. The Jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England Asserted. By Robert Zouch, Doctor of the Civil Laws, And Late Judge of the Admiralty. II. The Ancient Sea Laws of Oleron, Wisby, And the Hanse-Towns, Still in Force. Rendered Into English for the Use of Navigators. By G. Miege, Gent. III. The Sovereignty of the British Seas, Proved by Records, History, And the Municipal Laws of This Kingdom. By Sir John Burroughs, Late Keeper of the Records in the Tower of London. London: Printed for T. Basset, At the George in Fleetstreet; R. Chiswell, At the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard; T. Horne, At the South Entrance of the Royal Exchange, And E. Smith, At the Bible Under the Piazza, 1686. Nine works in one with separate paginations and title pages (with various dates and imprints), first work preceded by general title page. [xiv], 340, 43-78, [8], 87-130, 28, 22, [8], 42, [20], 54, [468], 14-36, [5] pp. Final leaf blank. Lacking initial blank leaf, otherwise complete. Folio (13-1/2" x 8-1/4"). Recent period-style quarter calf over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt fillets and lettering piece retained from early binding to spine, endpapers renewed, minor damage to front pastedown and front free endpaper (caused by separating a small area stuck together with glue). Moderate toning to interior, faint dampspotting in places, negligible f.
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