Scarce THE INTERPRETER 1637 SIGNIFICATION Of WORDS Cowell LAW DICTIONARY
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:17420841 | Year Printed: 1637 |
| Language: English | Binding: Leather |
| Place of Publication: LONDON |
THEINTERPRETER:ORBOOKE CONTAININGThe Signification of Words
VVherein is set foorth the true meaningof all, or the most part of such words andTermes, as are mentioned in the Law Writers, or statutes of this victorious and renownedKingdome, requiring any Expositionor Interpretation.
A Worke not onely profitable, but necessary forsuch as desire throughly to be instructed in theknowledge of our lawes, stautes, orother Antiquities.
Collected by JOHN COWELL, Doctor, somtim...e theKings Majesties Professour of the Civill Lawin the Universitie of Cambridge.
LONDON, Printed for William Sheares1637
Bound in full contemporary leather and measures approx. 20cm x 15cm x 4.8cm. The binding is rather worn, scuffed, bumped chipped and peeling, with loss in places, and the hinges have movement. The boards are a bit bowed. Internally, the front board and endpapers, have damp staining and thus are heavily chipped, torn, creased, dog-eared and soft. The front fixed endpaper has mostly peeled from its board, and as can be seen from the images, the bottom of the endpapers have a large, contemporary, previous owner's ink inscription and name, see images. The rear endpapers are in the same condition, although the ink inscription is upside down. The contents have damp staining and spotting, to the bottom of the leaves throughout. Approximately the first third of the contents have worming to the bottom of leaves, resulting in some lettering/text loss, with some chipping and fraying, see images. There are a few scattered edge chips, tears and creases. The text block is beginning to crack/strain. There is some corner tip creasing and with a little light grubbiness.
Signatures: [fleur-de-lys]⁴ A-4C⁴ Complete.
John Cowell (1554 – 1611) was an English jurist. "In 1607, he compiled a law dictionary, The Interpreter, in which he exalted the king's prerogative; he was prosecuted before the House of Commons by Sir Edward Coke, who had a hostile history with Cowell. He was saved from imprisonment only by the interposition of James I. His book was burnt by order of the House of Commons. The suppression order read in part:
"When Men goe out of their Element, and meddle with Things above their Capacitie, themselves shall not onely goe astray and stumble in Darknesse, but will mislead also divers others with themselves into many Mistakings and Errours.. the Proofe whereof wee have lately had by a Booke written by Docteur Cowell.. by medling in Matters above his reach, he hath fallen in many Things to mistake and deceive himselfe.. in some Poynts very derogatory to the supreme Power of this Crowne..."
A scarce second edition of 'The Interpreter', considered one of the first law dictionaries.
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VVherein is set foorth the true meaningof all, or the most part of such words andTermes, as are mentioned in the Law Writers, or statutes of this victorious and renownedKingdome, requiring any Expositionor Interpretation.
A Worke not onely profitable, but necessary forsuch as desire throughly to be instructed in theknowledge of our lawes, stautes, orother Antiquities.
Collected by JOHN COWELL, Doctor, somtim...e theKings Majesties Professour of the Civill Lawin the Universitie of Cambridge.
LONDON, Printed for William Sheares1637
Bound in full contemporary leather and measures approx. 20cm x 15cm x 4.8cm. The binding is rather worn, scuffed, bumped chipped and peeling, with loss in places, and the hinges have movement. The boards are a bit bowed. Internally, the front board and endpapers, have damp staining and thus are heavily chipped, torn, creased, dog-eared and soft. The front fixed endpaper has mostly peeled from its board, and as can be seen from the images, the bottom of the endpapers have a large, contemporary, previous owner's ink inscription and name, see images. The rear endpapers are in the same condition, although the ink inscription is upside down. The contents have damp staining and spotting, to the bottom of the leaves throughout. Approximately the first third of the contents have worming to the bottom of leaves, resulting in some lettering/text loss, with some chipping and fraying, see images. There are a few scattered edge chips, tears and creases. The text block is beginning to crack/strain. There is some corner tip creasing and with a little light grubbiness.
Signatures: [fleur-de-lys]⁴ A-4C⁴ Complete.
John Cowell (1554 – 1611) was an English jurist. "In 1607, he compiled a law dictionary, The Interpreter, in which he exalted the king's prerogative; he was prosecuted before the House of Commons by Sir Edward Coke, who had a hostile history with Cowell. He was saved from imprisonment only by the interposition of James I. His book was burnt by order of the House of Commons. The suppression order read in part:
"When Men goe out of their Element, and meddle with Things above their Capacitie, themselves shall not onely goe astray and stumble in Darknesse, but will mislead also divers others with themselves into many Mistakings and Errours.. the Proofe whereof wee have lately had by a Booke written by Docteur Cowell.. by medling in Matters above his reach, he hath fallen in many Things to mistake and deceive himselfe.. in some Poynts very derogatory to the supreme Power of this Crowne..."
A scarce second edition of 'The Interpreter', considered one of the first law dictionaries.
Terms & Conditions
*Payment Details: We accept Paypal, UK Cheques, Postal Orders, *Shipping: We will gladly ship anywhere in the World, and combine multiple items to reduce postal costs. *Packaging: All our books, will be carefully and securely packaged. We aim to send all items within 48 hours of payment. *Returns Policy: If you are unhappy in any way, for whatever reason, with the transaction or the item, please contact us as soon as possible. Your item is fully refundable without question. *Our Policy: We aim to give detailed and accurate descriptions, and have established a reputation for honesty, quality and reliability, which we hope to continue. We know that sometimes ebay or internet buying can be a bit daunting, so please feel free to ask any questions, ask for more details or images, and we will be happy to help. We are very approachable and want to make this a pleasant experience. TRADE WITH CONFIDENCE
