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In what thinges the use of the lawe consisteth [manuscript], ca. 1600.

Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626, attributed name.; Doddridge, John, Sir, 1555-1628. Lawyers light.
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library X.d.205

Title
In what thinges the use of the lawe consisteth [manuscript], ca. 1600.
Uniform title
Use of the law.
Description
20 leaves.
Associated name
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626, attributed name.
Doddridge, John, Sir, 1555-1628. Lawyers light.
Summary
Includes a discussion of the duties of the various courts and their officers, feudal tenures, the settlement of property, etc.
Publications about material
Printed with differences under the title "The use of the law" in 1629, and has been attributed to Francis Bacon with The lawyers light by Sir John Doddridge (STC (2nd ed) 6983)
Cited/described in
Ricci, S. de. Census of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, 1331.3
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library X.d.205
Genre/form
Manuscripts (documents)

Call number
X.d.205
Folger accession
cs1331

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