1699 English LAW by Henry Curson 1st William & Mary Colonial AMERICA INDIANS

1699 English LAW by Henry Curson 1^st William & Mary Colonial AMERICA INDIANS

An impressive 17^th-century history of government commentary!

Shortly after the Glorious Revolution, numerous books and texts on law were written to reflect the shift in politics that occurred in England. Author Henry Curson published “Compendium of the Laws” in 1699 with the intents of organizing and clarifying the principles and statutes of the English government as it was following the 1688 revolution.

In it, Curson describes the state of William and Mary’s court, the expectations of royalty, the management of English military, the powers of the army and navy respectively, and the rules over small towns and villages.

This 1699 first edition of Curson’s “Compendium” includes an entire section on the English plantations in America, Asia, and Africa in which he thoroughly describes American colonies of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Carolina. Curson even describes the influence of Native American Indians on the English colonies!

Item number: #27182

Price: $1250

CURSON, Henry

A compendium of the laws and government ecclesiastical, civil and military, of England, Scotland & Ireland

[London: Rich. and Edw. Atkins, for J. Walthoe, 1699. First edition.]

Details:

• Collation:
  • [16], 642, [14]
    • Title page provided in facsimile
  • References: Sabin 15046; Wing C 7686a; ESTC R 231895;
  • Provenance: Handwritten – William Greer, 1841
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~7in X 4.25in (17.5cm x 10.5cm)
  • VERY RARE and desirable

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