The new Natura brevium of the most reverend judge, Mr. Anthony Fitz-Herbert. Together with the authorities in law, and cases in the books of reports cited in the margin. The 8th ed. carefully revised, some errors in the text of the last ed. corrected, and the writs accurately translated into English, by an able hand. To which is added, a commentary, containing curious notes and observations on the most remarkable and useful writs, which illustrate and explain many doubtful and abstruse cases and points in the original. / By the late Lord Chief Justice Hale. With a new and exact table of the most material things contained therein.

[London] : In the Savoy, Printed for H. Lintot, law-printer to the King, 1755.

6 pages leaves, 606 pages, 42 unnumbered ; 28 x 22 cm

"The annotations, and notes added to this edition, are chiefly of two kinds ... viz. The one consisting only of references to the year-books, and other printed reports, are set in the margin, and were collected by Sir Waldham Windham ... The other being very curious notes and observations on the most remarkable and useful writs and divisions of the book, were collected and digested into method, by ... Sir Matthew Hale." cf. The editor of this edition to the reader.
The writs were translated by Mr. Serjeant Wilson. cf. Brit. mus. Catalogue; Clarke, Bibliotheca legum.
"Books printed for J. Shuckburgh, at the Sun next Richard's coffee-house, in Fleet-street." cf. Verso of 1st prelim. leaf.

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KD7610 .F5 1755

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