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Identifier
KD 7445 .S48 1651
Creation Date
1651
Description
Sheppard, William. The Faithful Councellor: or the Marrow of the Law in English. 1st ed. London: Printed by R.W. for E. Dod, N. Ekins, T. Brewster, and G. Moule, 1651.
The author's first attempt at a legal encyclopedia, The Faithful Councellor divides the law into fifty-eight chapters which describe legal concepts in clear, concise English, illustrated by appropriate cases. In addition to typical common law themes, William Sheppard (bap. 1595, d.1674) made the innovative decision to include a chapter on the chancery court. While suffering from poor organization, The Faithful Councellor signaled a new genre of legal publication and became the basis for several subsequent, more fully–developed works.
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