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The History of the Pleas of the Crown
This record identifies the first volume of Hale’s History of the Pleas of the Crown, edited by Sollom Emlyn and published in 1736. The title-page date has been checked against the scan. This work is distinct from Hale’s shorter Pleas of the Crown.
Requested text available. Collection target: Volume 1 (1736).
Historia placitorum coronæ: The History of the Pleas of the Crown
Matthew Hale · Volume 1 · 1736
1 Matthew Hale, Historia placitorum coronæ: The History of the Pleas of the Crown (Sollom Emlyn ed., London, J. Gyles, T. Woodward, & C. Davis 1736)
Title page reads MDCCXXXVI (1736), visually verified. John Adams Library copy, Boston Public Library.
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The scan title page actually reads MDCCXXXVI (1736). This corrects an inherited manifest note that reported an irregular MDCCXXVI imprint. Place appears as In the Savoy, London. The work is first published from Hale’s manuscript, with Emlyn’s notes.