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Item #75540 Reports of Certain Cases, Arising in Severall Courts of Record at. John Godbolt.
Reports of Certain Cases, Arising in Severall Courts of Record at...

Reports of Certain Cases, Arising in Severall Courts of Record at...

"Collected by Very Good Hands, And Lately Re-Viewed, Examined, And Approved of by the Late Learned Justice Godbolt." Godbolt, John [d. 1648]. Hughes, William [1587 or 1588-1663?], Editor. Reports of Certain Cases, Arising in the Severall Courts of Record at Westminster; In the Raignes of Q. Elizabeth, K. James, And the Late King Charles. With the Resolutions of the Judges of the Said Courts, Upon Debate and Solemn Arguments. Collected by Very Good Hands, And Lately Re-Viewed, Examined, And Approved of by the Late Learned Justice Godbolt. And Now Published by W: Hughes of Grays-Inne Esquire. With Two Tables, One of the Cases, The Other of the Principall Matter Therein Contain'd. London: Printed by T.N. for W. Lee, D. Parkman, and Gabriell Bedell, 1652. [viii], 451, [13]. Quarto (8-1/4" x 6-1/4"). Recent period-style, three-quarter calf over marbled boards, lettering piece, gilt fillets and gilt publication date to spine, "Godbolt" in early hand to fore-edge of text block, endpapers renewed. Light fading to spine, corners very lightly bumped, a bit of worming to top-edge of text block. Light browning and faint dampspotting to interior, spark burns and tiny inkstains to a few leaves, clean tears to title page and following leaf, owner inscription to title page and a few other leaves in small early hand. $250. * Only edition. "Though called Judge Godbolt's Reports, this person seems only to have been the owner of the Ms. from which the work was printed. (...) I do not suppose them to be all by the same hand. As I have seen no judicial criticism of this book, I content myself with noting that a reputable text-writer, Mr. Bingham, speaks of it as 'a respectable authority'." (Wallace). This work was reissued in 1653. Wallace, The Reporters 197. English Short-Title Catalogue R24389.

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