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Cromwell's Descendants Sued by Their Tenants Imber, Matthew. The Case, Or, An Abstract of the Customs of the Mannor of Merdon, In the Parish of Hursely in the County of Southampton, Which are to be Observed and Performed by the Lord and the Customary Tenants of the Said Mannor, Their Heirs and Successors For Ever. As They were Taken Out of a Decree Made and Inrolled in the Honourable Court of Chancery, For Ratifying and Confirming the Same Customs. Together with Some Remarkable Passages, Suits at Law and in Equity, And the Great Differences and Expences Therein. London: [s.n.], Printed Anno Dom. 1707. [3]-93, [1] pp. Lacking (blank?) leaf A1. Octavo (6-1/2" x 4"). Contemporary speckled sheep, (later?) gilt rules to boards, neatly rebacked in period style with gilt-edged raised bands and renewed lettering piece, endpapers retained. Light rubbing and a few small scratches to boards, moderate rubbing to board edges, corners bumped and worn, hinges mended, faint offsetting and light edgewear to endpapers, early ownership signatures ("M Moodys book") to front free endpaper and verso of final leaf, later pencil annotations to front free endpaper. Moderate toning to interior, light browning to text in places, light foxing in a few places, upper corners of leaves E2-3 (pp. 67-70) lacking with partial loss to page numbers but no loss to text. $650. * Only edition. This work documents a dispute between Oliver Cromwell's grandson, also named Oliver, and the tenants of his estate, Merdon Manor in Hursley. The tenants sought to claim their customary historic rights of pasturage and tree felling, among other privileges. The extended and acrimonious lawsuit lasted over fifteen years and ended in victory for the tenants. OCLC locates 10 copies of this title, 4 in law libraries (San Francisco Law Library, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, UC-Berkeley). Kress Library of Business and Economics 2559. English Short-Title Catalogue T20311.