Bracton's Note Book: A Collection of Cases Decided in the King's Courts during the Reign of Henry the Third: Volume 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History) - Softcover

 
9781108010290: Bracton's Note Book: A Collection of Cases Decided in the King's Courts during the Reign of Henry the Third: Volume 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History)

Synopsis

A collection of 2,000 legal cases from the thirteenth century which form the first example of English case law.

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Book Description

Henry of Bracton (or Bratton) (c. 1210–1268) was an English jurist. These volumes contain a collection of 2,000 lawsuits, each with a general description of how the law should apply to that case. Volume 1, 'Apparatus', introduces the texts and gives an account of Bracton's life.

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