The Twelfth Part of the Reports of Sr Edward Coke, Kt. of Divers Resolutions and Judgments given upon solemn arguments, and with great deliberation and conference with the learned judges in cases of law

1677 ENGLISH LAW Edward Coke Reports Judicial Court Cases England HUGE FOLIO

"[Corporations] cannot commit treason, nor be outlawed, nor excommunicate, for they have no souls."

– Edward Coke, The Reports, "Case of Sutton's Hospital"

A rare 1677 edition of the Edward Coke's English legal reports and Select Cases. Edward Coke was an English judge and lawyer from the 16th- and early 17th-centuries being most remembered for his prosecution in the Gunpowder Plot, as well as writing 'The Reports'. His judicial rulings resounded all over the western world, in fact, his decisions had a direct influence on the third, fourth, and sixteenth amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

'The Reports' is a gathering of specific court cases with commentary and arguments. Cases include handling of money exchange whether it be through loans, income, and gift-giving, common pleas cases, and financial obligations. These law reports have been some of the most important and popular writings on court cases in the English language. According to law scholar John Baker, these 'Reports' are:

"of excellent quality, having the distinction of being cited simply as 'The Reports', and are perhaps the single most influential series of named reports"

Theodore Plunckett referred to 'Reports' with 'incomparable richness [with] profound influence upon the literature, and indeed the substance, of English Law".

Item number: #14393

Price: $950

COKE, Edward

The Twelfth Part of the Reports of Sr Edward Coke, Kt. of Divers Resolutions and Judgments given upon solemn arguments, and with great deliberation and conference with the learned judges in cases of law

London : Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins ..., 1677.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 parts in 1

o 'Twelfth Part' – [4], 136, [4]

o 'Certain Select Cases' – [4], 72, [4]

· References: Wing C 4946; Arber Term Cat., I. 424; John Baker, Coke Reports; Plunckett, Genesis of Coke's Reports.

· Language: English

· Binding: Leather; tight & secure

· Size: ~12.75in X 8.25in (32.5cm x 21cm)

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