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}}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Style William Style] (c.1599–1679) was admitted to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Temple Inner Temple] in 1619, and was called to the bar in 1628. He does not appear to have been an overly successful practitioner of law and is predominantly remembered for his legal publications.<ref>J. H. Baker, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26755 "Style, William (c.1599–1679)"], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008, accessed 30 May 2013.</ref> His ''Practical Register'', first published in 1657, "groups the rules of practice, together with a little information as to the substantive law, under alphabetical heads."<ref>W. S. Holdsworth, ''A History of English Law'' (London: Methuen & Co., Sweet and Maxwell, 1924), 6:598 .</ref> It "was a useful guide to modern practice decisions"<ref>Baker, "Style, William."</ref> which was reprinted multiple times. A new edition in 1607 edited by John Lilly preceded Lilly's continuation volume in 1610.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | }}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Style William Style] (c.1599–1679) was admitted to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Temple Inner Temple] in 1619, and was called to the bar in 1628. He does not appear to have been an overly successful practitioner of law and is predominantly remembered for his legal publications.<ref>J. H. Baker, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26755 "Style, William (c.1599–1679)"], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008, accessed 30 May 2013.</ref> His ''Practical Register'', first published in 1657, "groups the rules of practice, together with a little information as to the substantive law, under alphabetical heads."<ref>W. S. Holdsworth, ''A History of English Law'' (London: Methuen & Co., Sweet and Maxwell, 1924), 6:598 .</ref> It "was a useful guide to modern practice decisions"<ref>Baker, "Style, William."</ref> which was reprinted multiple times. A new edition in 1607 edited by John Lilly preceded Lilly's continuation volume in 1610.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ||
Both [[Dean Bibliography|Dean's Memo]]<ref>[[Dean Bibliography|Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean]], Colonial Williamsburg Found., to Mrs. Stiverson, Colonial Williamsburg Found. (June 16, 1975), 15 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> and the [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> include William Style's ''Practical Register''based on Alan Smith's assertion that Jefferson cites the work in his commonplace book.<ref>Alan McKinley Smith "Virginia Lawyers, 1680-1776: The Birth of an American Profession" (PhD diss., The Johns Hopkins University, 1967), 263.</ref> Dean lists the 1657 edition while Brown suggests the fourth edition (1707) based on the copy [[Thomas Jefferson]] sold to the Library of Congress in 1815.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 2:282 [no.1914].</ref> Notably, Brown's study of Jefferson's commonplace books revealed no references to the Style's ''Practical Register'', making its inclusion in [[Wythe's Library]] questionable. Despite the inconclusive evidence, the Wolf Law Library added a copy of the fourth edition to the [[George Wythe Collection]]. | Both [[Dean Bibliography|Dean's Memo]]<ref>[[Dean Bibliography|Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean]], Colonial Williamsburg Found., to Mrs. Stiverson, Colonial Williamsburg Found. (June 16, 1975), 15 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref> and the [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> include William Style's ''Practical Register''based on Alan Smith's assertion that Jefferson cites the work in his commonplace book.<ref>Alan McKinley Smith "Virginia Lawyers, 1680-1776: The Birth of an American Profession" (PhD diss., The Johns Hopkins University, 1967), 263.</ref> Dean lists the 1657 edition while Brown suggests the fourth edition (1707) based on the copy [[Thomas Jefferson]] sold to the Library of Congress in 1815.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 2:282 [no.1914].</ref> Notably, Brown's study of Jefferson's commonplace books revealed no references to the Style's ''Practical Register'', making its inclusion in [[Wythe's Library]] questionable. Despite the inconclusive evidence, the Wolf Law Library added a copy of the fourth edition to the [[George Wythe Collection]]. | ||
Revision as of 09:30, 21 March 2014
Style's Practical Register: Begun in the Reign of King Charles I Consisting of Rules, Orders, and the Principal Observations Concerning the Practice of The Common Law in the Courts at Westminster: Particularly the King's Bench, as Well in Matters Criminal as Civil: Carefully Continued Down to this Time from Modern Reports: Alphabetically Digested Under Several Titles: with a Table for the Ready Finding Out of Those Titles
by William Style
| Style's Practical Register | |
 Title page from Style's Practical Register, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary. | |
| Author | William Style |
| Published | London: Printed for C. Harper, D. Brown, J. Walthoe and D. Midwinter |
| Date | 1707 |
| Edition | Fourth, with large additions |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 682 |
| Desc. | 8vo (20 cm.) |
William Style (c.1599–1679) was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1619, and was called to the bar in 1628. He does not appear to have been an overly successful practitioner of law and is predominantly remembered for his legal publications.[1] His Practical Register, first published in 1657, "groups the rules of practice, together with a little information as to the substantive law, under alphabetical heads."[2] It "was a useful guide to modern practice decisions"[3] which was reprinted multiple times. A new edition in 1607 edited by John Lilly preceded Lilly's continuation volume in 1610.[4]
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Both Dean's Memo[5] and the Brown Bibliography[6] include William Style's Practical Registerbased on Alan Smith's assertion that Jefferson cites the work in his commonplace book.[7] Dean lists the 1657 edition while Brown suggests the fourth edition (1707) based on the copy Thomas Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress in 1815.[8] Notably, Brown's study of Jefferson's commonplace books revealed no references to the Style's Practical Register, making its inclusion in Wythe's Library questionable. Despite the inconclusive evidence, the Wolf Law Library added a copy of the fourth edition to the George Wythe Collection.
Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy
Bound with later calf retaining original boards, raised bands, gilt title and date on spine. Includes signature, "Wm. Cumming" and annotations to preliminaries. Purchased from The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
View this book in William & Mary's online catalog.
References
- ↑ J. H. Baker, "Style, William (c.1599–1679)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008, accessed 30 May 2013.
- ↑ W. S. Holdsworth, A History of English Law (London: Methuen & Co., Sweet and Maxwell, 1924), 6:598 .
- ↑ Baker, "Style, William."
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean, Colonial Williamsburg Found., to Mrs. Stiverson, Colonial Williamsburg Found. (June 16, 1975), 15 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).
- ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433
- ↑ Alan McKinley Smith "Virginia Lawyers, 1680-1776: The Birth of an American Profession" (PhD diss., The Johns Hopkins University, 1967), 263.
- ↑ E. Millicent Sowerby, Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 2:282 [no.1914].
