1663 1ed English LAW History Gavelkind Silas Taylor
1663 1ed English LAW History Gavelkind Silas Taylor England Inheritance Britain
Silas Taylor was a 17th-century English historian and soldier who, curiously, published a book on English law and gavelkind. ‘The History of Gavelkind’ was one of the earliest and best sources on English systems of land tenure, inheritance law, and settlement law. Taylor discusses the development of gavelkind and how its use in England and Wales was derived from the conquests of Rome, Saxons, and Normans in Great Britain.
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TAYLOR, Silas
The history of gavel-kind: with the etymology thereof, containing also an assertion that our English laws are for the most part those that were used by the antient Brytains, notwithstanding the several conquests of the Romans, Saxons, Danes, and Normans: with some observations and remarks upon many especial occurrences of British and English history… To Which Is Added a Short History of William the Conquerour, Written in Latin by an Anonymous Author, in the Time of Henry the First
London: Printed for John Starkey, and are to be sold at his shop..., 1663. First, and only edition
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Collation: Complete with all pages
[26], 180; [4], 185-211, [3]
Signatures: A⁴ a-b⁴ c1 B-Z⁴ 2A² 2B-2E⁴
References: ESTC R 30161;
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
Size: ~7in X 5.5in (18cm x 14cm)
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1663 1ed English LAW History Gavelkind Silas Taylor England Inheritance Britain
Silas Taylor was a 17th-century English historian and soldier who, curiously, published a book on English law and gavelkind. ‘The History of Gavelkind’ was one of the earliest and best sources on English systems of land tenure, inheritance law, and settlement law. Taylor discusses the development of gavelkind and how its use in England and Wales was derived from the conquests of Rome, Saxons, and Normans in Great Britain.
Item number: #11541
Price: $599
TAYLOR, Silas
The history of gavel-kind: with the etymology thereof, containing also an assertion that our English laws are for the most part those that were used by the antient Brytains, notwithstanding the several conquests of the Romans, Saxons, Danes, and Normans: with some observations and remarks upon many especial occurrences of British and English history… To Which Is Added a Short History of William the Conquerour, Written in Latin by an Anonymous Author, in the Time of Henry the First
London: Printed for John Starkey, and are to be sold at his shop..., 1663. First, and only edition
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
[26], 180; [4], 185-211, [3]
Signatures: A⁴ a-b⁴ c1 B-Z⁴ 2A² 2B-2E⁴
References: ESTC R 30161;
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
Size: ~7in X 5.5in (18cm x 14cm)
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11541
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