S. Sims, Abstract of Common Law (ca. 1626 - ca. 1640)

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Date
1626ca. 1640ca.
Author
Book title
Abstract of Common Law [binding label]
Transcription source
Cambridge University Press Dd.14.3
Text type
manuscript
Genre
Hard-word, term-of-art, and dialect dictionaries, glossaries, and definitions
Subject area
law
Summary
Volume that holds miscellaneous "charges" and an alphabetical summary of notes on legal topics, opening "Trint. 9. Jac. in Camera Stellata Peacocks case" (16r), after which the first formal entry concerns "Abiuration" (16r), and the last "women" (202r-03r). Typical entries concern "Of what things felonye is not Committed" (182v) and "Sheepe" (163v). The work closes "Finis SSims" (203r).
Extent
16r-203r
Word-group
type: undifferentiated
Word-entry
type: headword
sample: Barritor.
A Common Barritor is he who is either a common mouer, stirrer up or maintayner of suits in Law in any Courte or quarrells in the Country dalt 31 Lam. 41. Crom. c 4. and is to be bound to his good behauiour, and Imprisoned. Lam. 41 c Lam. 440.
Vide plus Dalton 31. Coke. c. 36. (29r)