The Abbreviacion of Statutis

The Abbreviacion of Statutis (1519), of which fifteen editions appeared before 1625, is a book by John Rastell. It, and Termes de la Ley, are the best known of his legal works.[1]

It is said to be the first abridgement of the Statutes printed in English. It appears to be a translation with additions of the Abridgment des Statutes vieux.[2]

References
  1. Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition. Cambridge University Press. 1911. Volume 22. Page 914. "Rastell, John". Digital Copy from Internet Archive.
  2. Marvin, J. G., Legal bibliography, or a thesaurus of American, English, Irish and Scotch law books:together with some continental treatises. T & J W Johnson. 1847. Page 599 from Google Books.

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