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.^[1]

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.^[2]

References

↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rastell, John" . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 914. ...and The Abbrez/iacion of Statutis (1519), of which fifteen editions appeared before 1625, are the best known of his legal works...
↑ Marvin, J. G., Legal bibliography, or a thesaurus of American, English, Irish and Scotch law books:together with some continental treatises . T & J W Johnson. 1847. Page 599 from Google Books.

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[1] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rastell, John" . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 914. ...and The Abbrez/iacion of Statutis (1519), of which fifteen editions appeared before 1625, are the best known of his legal works...

[2] Marvin, J. G., Legal bibliography, or a thesaurus of American, English, Irish and Scotch law books:together with some continental treatises . T & J W Johnson. 1847. Page 599 from Google Books.

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