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Identifier
KD 600 .B3 1630
Creation Date
1630
Description
Bacon, Francis. The Elements of the Common Lawes of England. London: Printed by the Assignes of I. More, Esq., 1630.
The first part (the Maximes) of this work presents Sir Francis Bacon's (1561–1626) distillation of various maxims of common law into principles highlighted by cases and statutes. Originally conceived as a much larger work, the Maximes proved highly influential on writers such as Sir John Doddridge (1555–1628), William Noy (1577–1634) and Sir Henry Finch (1558?–1625). The second part, titled The Use of the Law, is inferior and almost certainly by a different author. The first edition of this work appeared in 1630, four years after the author’s death, perhaps explaining the numerous mistakes within—including a misattribution on the title page of the Maximes of Bacon as Elizabeth I’s solicitor general, an office he didn’t hold until the reign of James I.
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