Author: William Illingworth [ed.]
Title: Placita de Quo Warranto Temporibus Edw. I. II. & III. In Curia Receptae Scaccarij Westm. Asservata.
Description: London, By Command of His Majesty King George III; The House of Commons of Great Britain; G. Eyre and A. Strahan, 1818 . First edition. Leather. A bright copy of this scarce reproduction of the records of the Westminster treasury in the times of Edward the I, II and III. With preliminaries in English, and the body of the text in abbreviated Latin, printed in two columns.Illustrated with a facsimile plate depicting a warrant. Collated, complete.This impressive work provides information on warrants and pleas concerning warrants in connection with the Westminster treasury in the times of Edward I, II and III. These records began upon Edward I's return from the Holy Land, at which point he realised the revenue of the crown had been diminished under the reign of his father, Henry III.In a quarter morocco library binding from the Stockport Free Library, with their stamp to the front free endpaper, half title, and verso of title page.A smart copy of this fascinating insight into legal matters in England in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Rebound in quarter morocco, with cloth covered boards and endpapers renewed. Externally, excellent, with minor rubbing to back strip head and tail and board perimeters. Library stamps to front free endpaper, half title, and verso of title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with the odd light spot. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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