The Abbreviacion of Statutis
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The Abbreviacion of Statutis (1519), of which fifteen editions appeared before 1625, is a book by John Rastell
. It, and Termes de la Ley
, are the best known of his legal works.
It is said to be the first abridgement of the Statutes printed in English. It appears to be a translation with additions of the Abridgment des Statutes vieux.
John Rastell
John Rastell was an English printer and author.-Life:Born in London, he is vaguely reported by Anthony à Wood to have been "educated for a time in grammaticals and philosophicals" at Oxford. He became a member of Lincoln's Inn, and practised successfully as a barrister. He was also M.P...
. It, and Termes de la Ley
Termes de la Ley
Expositiones terminorum legum Angliae is a book by John Rastell. It, and The Abbreviacion of Statutis , are the best known of his legal works....
, are the best known of his legal works.
It is said to be the first abridgement of the Statutes printed in English. It appears to be a translation with additions of the Abridgment des Statutes vieux.