Plowden's Reports (1650)

Creator

Edmond Plowden

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Identifier

KD 200 1548 .P4 A2 1650

Creation Date

1650

Description

Plowden, Edmond. An Exact Abridgment in English of the Commentaries or Reports of the Learned and Famous Lawyer Edmond Plowden, An Apprentice of the Common Law. Translated and edited by Fabian Hicks. 1st ed. London: Printed by R. White, and T. Roycroft, for Henry Twyford, 1650.

When Edmond Plowden (c.1518–1585) first published his reports in 1571, they represented a departure from the method of case reporting seen in the Year Books. Considered among the best reports from any time period, Plowden's collection initiated the practice of including commentary and analysis. Their usefulness and singular reputation led to abridgment, first in French in 1597, then in English in 1650. This copy includes the armorial bookplate of the Earls of Macclesfield on the front pastedown.

Front pastedown and bookplate available as additional files, below.

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