Two Dialogues in English, between a Doctor of Divinity, and a Student in the Laws of England, of the grounds of the said laws, and of conscience.

Christopher Saint German

Published by London: Printed by the assigns of Rich. and Edw. Atkins Esquires. 1687, 1687

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Two Dialogues in English, between a Doctor of Divinity, and a Student in the Laws of England, of the grounds of the said laws, and of conscience. Newly revised and re-printed. London: Printed by the assigns of Rich. and Edw. Atkins Esquires. And are to be sold by Charles Harper, William Crook, and Richard Tonson, at their shops in Fleet-street without Temple-Bar, and at Grays-Inn-Gate next Grays-Inn-Lane, 1687. The volume is paginated as follows: [2], 366, [8] p. The volume collates as follows: A - Z8, 2A4. Anonymous. By Christopher Saint German. The first dialogue was originally published in 1528 as Dialogus de fundamentis legum Anglie et de conscientia (STC 21559) and adapted and translated into English as: Dyaloge in Englysshe bytwyxt a doctoure of dyvynyte and a student in the lawes of Englande (STC 21561). A second dialogue was published in 1530 (STC 21565). ESTC R13538 Wing S318A. Bound in fine 19th C Half Calf, with marbled boards. The spine in six blind stamped compartments with five blind ruled raised bands. A red lettering piece in the second compartment from the top, very neatly done. The binding in near fine condition. Internally the leaves are generally free of stains or foxing, but with the top headings sometimes shaved. The volume measures 13.8 x 9.3 x 2.2 cm. Each leaf measures 132 x 89 mm. Christopher St. Germain (1460 1540) was an English lawyer, legal writer, and Protestant polemicist. In 1528, St. Germain published his first book, Dialogus de fundamentis legum Anglie et de conscientia, known as The Doctor and Student after the titles of the two interlocutors, a doctor of divinity and a student of the laws of England, a barrister. The book is a study of the relationship between the English common law and conscience. It was the first study of the role of equity in English law, and set the terms for later discussions. An English translation, probably done by St. Germain himself, appeared in 1530 or 1531. A second dialogue appeared in English in 1530, along with additional chapters referred to as the New Addicions. Although Doctor and Student was written as a discussion of conscience and law, its enduring popularity into the 19th century was a result of its clear introduction to common law concepts. Until Blackstone published his Commentaries on the Laws of England in 1765-69, it was used as a student primer.

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• Title: Two Dialogues in English, between a Doctor of Divinity, and a Student in the Laws of England, of the grounds of the said laws, and of conscience.
• Publisher: London: Printed by the assigns of Rich. and Edw. Atkins Esquires. 1687
• Publication Date: 1687
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine