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<blockquote> Sir Geoffrey Palmer (1598-1670) was a member of Parliament and the attorney-general to Charles II. In 1633 he edited the reports of his father-in-law, Sir Francis Moore, and a good amount of this appears in the present work. This consists "of cases chiefly in the king's bench from 1619 to 1629, and [they] are considered to be of respectable authority. Whether Palmer did more than edit them is doubtful." <ref> DNB. Wing P225. ESTC r218708. </ref> </blockquote>
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}}[[wikipedia:Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet|Sir Geoffrey Palmer]] (1598 &ndash; 1670) entered the [[wikipedia:Middle Temple|Middle Temple]] in 1616 and was called to the bar in 1623. After an early career in conveyancing, Palmer was elected to the Long Parliament in 1640 but withdrew in 1642, following the vote authorizing the militia ordinance.<ref>Louis A. Knafla, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21182 Palmer, Sir Geoffrey, first baronet (1598–1670)]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography,'' accessed September 30, 2013.</ref> A member of the royalist parliament in 1644, he was appointed solicitor-general in 1645. A Royalist, Palmer managed to practice law in London during the 1650's and, after the Restoration, became the first attorney-general to Charles II. In 1660 he was also elected [[wikipedia:Bencher|bencher]] of the Middle Temple.<ref>Ibid.</ref> In 1663 Palmer edited the reports of his father-in-law, Sir Francis Moore.
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His own case reports, ''Les Reports de Sir Gefrey Palmer, Chevalier et Baronet,'' gathered and edited in his earlier career as an attorney, were published posthumously by his son in 1678. Palmer's ''Reports'' includes cases primarily from the [[wikipedia:Court of King's Bench (England)|King's Bench]] from 1619 to 1629. "This work set a new standard for law reports as it named the barristers and judges for each statement made. Whether Palmer did more than edit them is doubtful."<ref>Ibid.</ref> Considered to be "of respectable authority"<ref>John William Wallace, ''The Reporters, Arranged and Characterized with Incidental Remarks'', 4th ed. (Boston: Soule and Bugbee, 1882), 254-255.</ref> but "the learning to be found in the volume, is in a great degree obsolete."<ref>J. G. Marvin, ''Legal Bibliography or a Thesaurus of American, English, Irish, and Scotch Law Books'' (Philadelphia: T. & J. W. Johnson, Law Booksellers, 1847), 552.</ref> Only one edition was printed, but it "bears the different dates of 1678, 1688, and 1721."<ref>Wallace, ''The Reporters'', 255.</ref>
  
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'''Author:''' Sir Gefrey Palmer
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Brown's 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> includes the 1688 edition of Palmer's ''Reports'' based on quotations in the manuscript copy of [[John Marshall|John Marshall's]] law notes. In ''The Reporters'', John William Wallace asserts that only one edition was printed regardless of the varying dates on the title page.<ref>Wallace, ''The Reporters'', 255.</ref> Preferring a copy with the earliest date, the Wolf Law Library purchased a copy with the 1678 imprint.
  
'''Title:''' Les Reports de Sir Gefrey Palmer, Chevalier & Baronet ...: Imprime & Publie per l'Original
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Bound in full old calf, blind tooled ruling, rehinged. Title in old hand on fore-edge. Previous owner's signature on title page. Purchased from Krown & Spellman, Booksellers.
  
'''Publication Info:''' London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkyns, for Robert Pawlet, 1678.  
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Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/sets/72157656015629974 available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://wm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01COWM_INST/g9pr7p/alma991021469199703196 William & Mary's online catalog.]
  
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Bound in full old calf, blind tooled ruling, rehinged. Text in French with black letter and title in old hand on fore-edge. Includes previous owner's name in old hand and engraved frontispiece portrait of Palmer by White, based on a portrait by Lely. Purchased from Krown & Spellman, Booksellers.
 
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Latest revision as of 13:38, 13 October 2021

by Sir Gefrey Palmer

Les Reports de Sir Gefrey Palmer
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Title page from Les Reports de Sir Gefrey Palmer, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary.

Author Sir Gefrey Palmer
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Published London: Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkyns, for Robert Pawlet
Date 1678
Edition First
Language French
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Pages 2, 567 (i.e. 559), [43]
Desc. Folio (32 cm.)
Location Shelf E-5
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Sir Geoffrey Palmer (1598 – 1670) entered the Middle Temple in 1616 and was called to the bar in 1623. After an early career in conveyancing, Palmer was elected to the Long Parliament in 1640 but withdrew in 1642, following the vote authorizing the militia ordinance.[1] A member of the royalist parliament in 1644, he was appointed solicitor-general in 1645. A Royalist, Palmer managed to practice law in London during the 1650's and, after the Restoration, became the first attorney-general to Charles II. In 1660 he was also elected bencher of the Middle Temple.[2] In 1663 Palmer edited the reports of his father-in-law, Sir Francis Moore.

Frontispiece.

His own case reports, Les Reports de Sir Gefrey Palmer, Chevalier et Baronet, gathered and edited in his earlier career as an attorney, were published posthumously by his son in 1678. Palmer's Reports includes cases primarily from the King's Bench from 1619 to 1629. "This work set a new standard for law reports as it named the barristers and judges for each statement made. Whether Palmer did more than edit them is doubtful."[3] Considered to be "of respectable authority"[4] but "the learning to be found in the volume, is in a great degree obsolete."[5] Only one edition was printed, but it "bears the different dates of 1678, 1688, and 1721."[6]

Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library

Brown's Bibliography[7] includes the 1688 edition of Palmer's Reports based on quotations in the manuscript copy of John Marshall's law notes. In The Reporters, John William Wallace asserts that only one edition was printed regardless of the varying dates on the title page.[8] Preferring a copy with the earliest date, the Wolf Law Library purchased a copy with the 1678 imprint.

Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy

Bound in full old calf, blind tooled ruling, rehinged. Title in old hand on fore-edge. Previous owner's signature on title page. Purchased from Krown & Spellman, Booksellers.

Images of the library's copy of this book are available on Flickr. View the record for this book in William & Mary's online catalog.

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See also

References

  1. Louis A. Knafla, "Palmer, Sir Geoffrey, first baronet (1598–1670)" in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, accessed September 30, 2013.
  2. Ibid.
  3. Ibid.
  4. John William Wallace, The Reporters, Arranged and Characterized with Incidental Remarks, 4th ed. (Boston: Soule and Bugbee, 1882), 254-255.
  5. J. G. Marvin, Legal Bibliography or a Thesaurus of American, English, Irish, and Scotch Law Books (Philadelphia: T. & J. W. Johnson, Law Booksellers, 1847), 552.
  6. Wallace, The Reporters, 255.
  7. 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
  8. Wallace, The Reporters, 255.