EARLY HISTORY OF THE LAW. Imagine holding history in your hands. Now you can. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as Early English Books Online, this rare material is now available in single print editions. Thousands of books written between 1475 and 1700 can be delivered to your doorstep in individual volumes of high quality historical reproductions. With extensive collections of land tenure and business law "forms" in Great Britain, this is a comprehensive resource for all kinds of early English legal precedents from feudal to constitutional law, Jewish and Jesuit law, laws about public finance to food supply and forestry, and even "immoral conditions." An abundance of law dictionaries, philosophy and history and criticism completes this series. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++"The elements of the common lavves of England branched into a double tract: the one containing a collection of some principall rules and maximes of the common law, with their latitude and extent."Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626."The use of the law" is probably not in fact by Bacon; it was first printed anonymously as part 2 of "The lawyers light" by Sir John Doddridge.The last leaf is blank."A collection of some principal rules and maximes of the common lawes of England" and "The use of the law" each have separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous.The title page to "The use of the law" bears the imprint: London, printed by the assignes of Iohn Moore Esquire. 1635. 20], 44, 49-94, 8], 72, 2] p.London: Printed by the assignes of I. More Esq. and are to be sold by Anne More, and Henry Hood, in Saint Dunstans Church-yard in Fleet-street, 1636.Gibson, R.W. Bacon, 194. /STC (2nd ed.) / 1135EnglishReproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery++++This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher. While we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, there are sometimes problems with the original work or the micro-film from which the books were digitized. This can result in errors in reproduction. Possible imperfections include missing and blurred pages, poor pictures, markings and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.