St. Germain, Christopher; Saint German

The Dialogue in Betweene a Doctor of Divinitie, and a Student of

      Germain [German], Christopher [?1460- - St. 1540]. The Dialogue in English, Betweene a Doctor of Divinitie, And a Student of the Lawes of England. Newly Corrected and Imprinted, With New Additions. London: Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1613. [i], 176, [8] pp. Octavo (5-1/2" x 3-1/2"). Contemporary limp vellum with lapped edges, early hand-lettered title to spine, remnants of ties to boards. Some rubbing to extremities, hinges cracked, text block loose and cracked in a few places. Later bookplate (of John Camp Williams) to front pastedown. Two tiny later stamps to title page, early annotations to margins throughout, interior otherwise clean. * Originally written in Latin in 1523, this work contains two dialogues between a doctor of divinity and a student of English law. It popularized canonist learning on the nature and object of law, the religious and moral standards of law, the foundations of the common law and other issues regarding the jurisdiction of Parliament. A very important work in the development of equity, Doctor and Student appeared in numerous editions. An authority well into the eighteenth century, it influenced several writers, including Blackstone. The ESTC locates 6 copies in North America, 2 in law libraries (Harvard and Library of Congress). Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 1:25 (34). [Attributes: Hard Cover]