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Identifier
KD 833 .C6 1628
Creation Date
1628
Description
Coke, Edward. The First Part of the Institutes of the Lawes of England, or, A Commentarie upon Littleton. London: Printed for the Societie of Stationers, 1628.
Perhaps the most influential legal treatise of the seventeenth century, Sir Edward Coke's First Institute, or Coke on Littleton, became the de facto textbook for aspiring lawyers in both England and the American colonies. Written with the intent to explain and embellish Sir Thomas Littleton's (c.1407–1481) Tenures, Coke's masterwork moved beyond Littleton's topic of property law, managing to touch upon issues such as mercantile law, negligence, pleading, and felonies. Through this work and others, Coke (1552–1634) made a profound impact on developing colonial sensibilities regarding liberty and the inherent rights of the people.
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