Fo.8.05
[Dyaloge in Englysshe.]
Doctor and student: or Dialogues between a doctor of divinity, and a student in the laws of England, containing the grounds of those laws, together with questions and cases concerning the equity and conscience thereof; also comparing the civil, canon, common and statute laws, and shewing wherein they vary from one another. To which is now added an account of the author, and a general table of the principal matters; never before printed..
Portion of title: Dialogues between a doctor of divinity, and a student in the laws of England
[London] : In the Savoy: Printed by Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edward Sayer, Esq;) for R. Gosling at the Middle-Temple-Gate in Fleet-street., 1721..
[4], 1, [7], 366, [40] p. ; 16 cm. (12mo)
The preface identifies Christopher Saint German as the author.
Title page enclosed within double line border.
Printed predominantly in black letter type.
Signatures: pi² a⁴, A¹² (-A12) B-R¹².
Only the first page of the table of contents, which appears after the preface leaf, is numbered.
The two dialogues in English were originally published together in 1531. A Latin version of the first originally appeared in 1528 as 'Dialogus de fundamentis legum Anglie et de conscientia'.
ESTC, T108916
Engraved armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. 18th-century engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College.
18th century; inboard binding; sewn; paper boards; tight spine with five raised bands; full cover of tanned calf with border of blind double fillets ad additional roll parallel to spine; endbands; endleaves; cut edges; no spine label.
Previously Di.7.06.
Law and ethics Early works to 1800.
Law Great Britain Early works to 1800.
Gosling, Robert, ? - d. 1741 printer.
Nutt, E. (Elizabeth), fl. 1720 - 1738 (Elizabeth), printer.
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Assigns of Edward Sayer, Esq. printer.
England London.
B43343