De laudibus legum Angliæ. Written originally in Latin by Sir John Fortescue Lord Chief Justice, and after Lord Chancellor to King Henry VI. Translated into English, illustrated with the notes of Mr. Selden, and great variety of remarks with respect to the antiquities, history, and laws of England. To which are prefix'd Mr. Selden to the reader, and a large historical preface. To the whole are added the preface of the first editor, with the testimonies of Bale, Pitts, and Du Fresne; the Summs of Sir Ralph de Hengham, Lord Chief Justice to King Edward I. commonly call'd Hengham magna and Hengham parva, with Mr. Selden's notes; and a copious index.

  • Fortescue, John, Sir, 1394?-1476?.
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MDCCXLI. [1741]
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[London] : In the Savoy: printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of E. Sayer, Esq;) for Daniel Browne, at the Black-Swan, without Temple-Bar, MDCCXLI. [1741]

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[8],lxiv,130,[14];[2],ii,36;[2],III,[1],42,[2]p.,plate : port. ; 20.

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The second edition.

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ESTC T149453

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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