Rowe, Executor of Joshua Rowe, against Brenton. Decision as to the Interest and Rights of the Crown in the Duchy of Cornwall. An Original Trial Report from the Reports of State Trials, New Series.

Published by Reports of State Trials, New Series, HMSO, London, 1889

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In Rowe, Executor of Joshua Rowe v. Brenton, the Court was called to adjudicate a complex dispute concerning the legal interests and prerogatives of the Crown in the Duchy of Cornwall. The case centred on property rights and succession within the Duchy, raising questions about whether certain lands and revenues belonged to the Crown directly or were held in trust for the Duke of Cornwall, traditionally the heir apparent. The decision required close scrutiny of ancient charters, statutory provisions, and the constitutional status of the Duchy itself, which occupies a unique position within English law. The judgment helped clarify the boundaries between royal privilege and private entitlement, and remains a touchstone in debates over the Duchy's legal autonomy and financial rights. 11 pages, printed in double columns. Published in the decades following Cobbett's original series, the State Trials, New Series extend the archive of British courtroom history into the 19th century, preserving landmark cases from the Georgian and early Victorian eras. These volumes continue the tradition of recording verbatim proceedings, arguments, verdicts, and judicial reasoning, with the same forensic detail and constitutional significance. Printed in the mid-19th century, each report is a direct witness to the legal and political tensions of its time: reform, sedition, press freedom, and the evolving machinery of justice. These are not facsimiles or modern reprints, but authentic period printings rarely encountered outside institutional holdings. This particular trial report has been removed from a volume of the State Trials and is now preserved in a modern card cover for practicality, an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 15 x 25 cms. Category: State Trials; State Trials::New Series; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

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Title
Rowe, Executor of Joshua Rowe, against Brenton. Decision as to the Interest and Rights of the Crown in the Duchy of Cornwall. An Original Trial Report from the Reports of State Trials, New Series.
Author
CROWN AND DUCHY : THE ROWE V. BRENTON DECISION ON CORNWALL'S ROYAL ESTATE
Publisher
Reports of State Trials, New Series, HMSO, London
Publication year
1889
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Soft cover
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