Law.- Fulton (Ferdinando) An Abstract of all the penal
Law.- Fulton (Ferdinando) An Abstract of all the penal Statutes which be general, in force and use, sixth printing, largely printed in black letter, woodcut device on title, lower corner of penultimate leaf holed and lower corner of final leaf repaired, just touching side-note, short tear in Y2, some soiling, browning and water-staining, some early ink annotations to title verso and a few places in text, modern blind-stamped calf, [STC 9529; Beale S75], 4to in 8s, Imprinted...by Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes Maiestie, 1581.
⁂ "His is the earliest instance of the exertions of any individual, without the sanction of Parliament, towards making a collection of Statutes." (Marvin). The statutes cover felony, highways, revenues, murder & manslaughter, physicians, "tame beastes", marriage, wills etc.
Provenance: Joshua Stonhewer [Stonehewer] (ink inscription on title verso, dated 1698 and on final leaf); William Stonhewer (ink inscription in outer margin of D2); Thomas Badeley (ink inscription on O3 and other leaves).
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Law.- Fulton (Ferdinando) An Abstract of all the penal Statutes which be general, in force and use, sixth printing, largely printed in black letter, woodcut device on title, lower corner of penultimate leaf holed and lower corner of final leaf repaired, just touching side-note, short tear in Y2, some soiling, browning and water-staining, some early ink annotations to title verso and a few places in text, modern blind-stamped calf, [STC 9529; Beale S75], 4to in 8s, Imprinted...by Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes Maiestie, 1581.
⁂ "His is the earliest instance of the exertions of any individual, without the sanction of Parliament, towards making a collection of Statutes." (Marvin). The statutes cover felony, highways, revenues, murder & manslaughter, physicians, "tame beastes", marriage, wills etc.
Provenance: Joshua Stonhewer [Stonehewer] (ink inscription on title verso, dated 1698 and on final leaf); William Stonhewer (ink inscription in outer margin of D2); Thomas Badeley (ink inscription on O3 and other leaves).
