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Identifier
K 1005.4 .M34 1622
Creation Date
1622
Description
Malynes, Gerard. Consuetudo, vel, Lex Mercatoria: or, the Ancient Law-Merchant. Divided into Three Parts, According to the Essential Parts of Traffick Necessary for All Statesmen, Judges, Magistrates, Temporal and Civil Lawyers, Mint–Men, Merchants, Mariners, and all Others Negotiating in All Places of the World. [Bound incorrectly with a title page from a 1685 edition]. London: Printed by Adam Islip, 1622 or 1628.
Gerard Malynes (1585–1641) first published his popular book on commercial law and commerce in 1622. He divides his work into three parts: commodities, money, and bills of exchange. An eminently useful book, Consuetudo captures the developing practices of mercantile law in the seventeenth century. In doing so, it relies heavily on civil law and the practical experience of the author. A total of four editions were published, the last in 1686.
Dedication, Gerard Malynes, Consuetudo, vel, Lex Mercatoria, 1622, available as an additional file below.
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Dedication, Consuetudo