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Identifier
KD 720 .R42 1634
Creation Date
1634
Description
Ridley, Sir Thomas. A View of the Civile and Ecclesiasticall Law: And Wherein the Practice of Them is Streitned, and May be Releeved Within This Land. 2nd ed. Oxford: Printed by William Turner, 1634.
One of the earliest books on the subject, Sir Thomas Ridley (b. before 1548–1629) composed his View as a response to the increasing restrictions common law placed upon civil and ecclesiastical law. He begins with a discussion of the components of civil and canon law and follows with the wide array of subjects within their jurisdiction. In discussing topics such as Admiralty, foreign treaties, and defamation, the work expresses the expertise of the author in a concise, readable manner.
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