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St. German, Christopher. The Dyaloges in Englishe, Betwene a Doctor of Divinitie and a Student in the Lawes of Englande. London: [Richard Totell] 1554 [i.e. 1565?].
St. German, Christopher. The Dialogue in English, Betweene a Doctor of Divinitie, and a Student in the Lawes of England. London: Printed by Thomas Wright and Bonham Norton, 1598.
A truly important work in the history of common law, Doctor and Student was composed by Christopher St. German (c.1460–1540/41) as two discourses between individuals representing "conscience" and "English law." As they discuss the different elements of the law, the "Doctor" establishes the need for remedies to strict legal interpretation. For multiple reasons, the book's significance to the study and development of equity cannot be overstated. At least thirty editions of St. German's work were published. The first Dialogue initially appeared in 1528 in Latin; the second followed in 1530 in English.
Title pages available as individual images under additional files, below.
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Items from the personal collection of Sid Lapidus, used with permission.
Title page, Dyaloges in Englishe (1554, [i.e. 1565?])
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Title page, Dialogue in English (1598)