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Identifier
KD 979 .S4 1651
Creation Date
1651
Description
Sheppard, William. The Touch-Stone of Common Assurances, Or, A Plain and Familiar Treatise, Opening the Learning of the Common Assurances or Conveyances of the Kingdom. 2nd ed. London: Printed for W. Lee, D. Pakeman, and Gabriel Bedell, 1651.
When originally published in 1648, The Touchstone was the first treatise to focus on the theory of conveyancing. Based on twenty years of legal practice, William Sheppard (bap. 1595, d.1674) divides his subject into twenty-three sections, each featuring a meticulous discussion of a single conveyance augmented by citation to authorities, variants and exceptions. While some question Sheppard's authorship, The Touchstone itself enjoyed an unparalleled reputation for more than two centuries and became an unquestioned classic of Anglo-American law.
Page seven of William Sheppard's The Touch-Stone of Common Assurances, 1651, with previous owner's marginalia available as an additional file below.
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Page seven, The Touchstone