Bracton’s Note Book: A Collection of Cases Decided in the King’s Courts during the Reign of Henry the...

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Henry de Bracton Frederic William Maitland

Bracton’s Note Book

A Collection of Cases Decided in the King’s Courts during the Reign of Henry the Third

Henry de Bracton, Frederic William Maitland

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English

Cambridge University Press
31 October 2010

Legal history; Case law

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History

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Henry of Bracton (or Bratton) (c. 1210–1268) was a jurist who worked as a Justice of Assize in the south-west of England, and was the author of the first systematic discussion of English common law. The manuscripts which form Bracton's Note Book were discovered in the British Museum in 1884 by Vinogradoff, and were edited in three volumes in 1887 by Maitland. These volumes contain a collection of over 2,000 lawsuits from the thirteenth century, each with a description of how the law should be applied to the particular circumstances of each case. This is the first example of case law in English legal writing, and its usefulness as a record of legal precedent probably led to the creation of Year Rolls (official records of court cases) from 1268. Volume 1, 'Apparatus', introduces the texts and gives an account of Bracton's life.

By: Henry de Bracton
Edited by: Frederic William Maitland
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: Volume 1
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 470g
ISBN: 9781108010290
ISBN 10: 1108010296
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 31 October 2010
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active