A Law Dictionary, or the Interpreter of Words and Terms: Used Either in the Common or Statute Laws of Great Britain, and in Tenures and Jocular Customs (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

John Cowel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332986803 ISBN 13 : 9781332986804

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. Excerpt from A Law Dictionary, or the Interpreter of Words and Terms: Used Either in the Common or Statute Laws of Great Britain, and in Tenures and Jocular Customs (Classic Reprint)



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Jujlice due to the Reader; to give a plain Account of the firft A uthor; and of the prefent Improvements of this Work. The firfi Author was 2)r. John Cowel, bom in Devonfhire, (a) and bred atE aton School, where by good Tarts and agreeable I nduftry, he diftingttifhed himfelf from otherS oys, and appeared worthy to be elected aS cholar of King sC ollege inC ambridge, 1570. pofjibly committed to the Tuition of hisN ame-fake andR elation John Cowel, Fellow of that Houfe, who had been one of the JJ nlverfity Proctors in the Tear 15 61. (b) Our A uthorfe ems here to have applied himfelf heartily to Books, and a good T)igeftion of them. By which ftudious and virtuous Courfe of Life, he grew up to fo much Reputation andlnterefi in the JJ niverfity, that he had the Honour to be chofe one of the Proctors for the Tear 1585. And having pafi the two Degrees in A rts, he applied himfelf to theS tudy of the Civil Law, by the Advice and Importunity of that eminent and active Prelate Richard Bancroft, then Bijhop of London j(c) who hadJ udgment to find the Genius of our A uthor, and knew the great NeceJJ ity our Church was in, to have Men of Abilities and Integrity in thatP rofeJJ ion. Being regularly admitted to the T)egree of DoU or of Laws in his own JJ niverfity; he made aV ifit toO xford in the Tear 1600, where he was incorporated by the fame honourable Title LL. D. (d) His Reputation was nowfo eftablifhed, that the Government thought it Jujlice to prefer him: He was made the King sM ajeftys Profeffor of the Civil Law in the JJ niverfity of Cambridge; and near the fameT ime Mafter ofT rinity-H all; which twoS tations in that Place of Refidence, had as much Honour and Profit, as were poffible to be there bejiowed on aM an of that Profejfwn. He executed theO ffice of Vice-C hancellor of Cambridge 1603,1604. His chief Patron Bijljop Bancroft was advanced to theS ee of Ca
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332986803
• ISBN 13: 9781332986804
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 492
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