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===by Henry Home, Lord Kames===
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|author=Henry Home, Lord Kames
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}}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Home,_Lord_Kames Henry Home] (1696 &ndash; 1782), later known as Lord Kames, was a key figure in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Enlightenment Scottish Enlightenment]. His written works primarily addressed legal matters, but extended to include philosophy, history, religion, and literature.<ref>"[www.scottishphilosophy.org/lord-kames.html Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696-1782)]" on International Association for Scottish Philosophy website, accessed October 22, 2013.</ref> Born into a large family with a great deal of debt, Home was never formally educated at university, but he trained under James Craig at a civil law college while continuing to study such topics as the classics and additional languages on his own to make up for the deficits in his education.<ref>Alastair J. Durie and Stuart Handley, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13643 Home, Henry, Lord Kames (1696–1782)]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed October 22, 2013.</ref> Notably a hard worker of high intellect, Home eventually developed a respected legal practice after being appointed to the bar in 1723. Around that time, he began to write at length on legal topics, a practice that continued even after his ascension to the bench in 1752.<ref>Ibid.</ref> In 1763, Lord Kames (Home) reached a long-time goal when he was appointed to the justiciary, Scotland’s criminal court.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Kames remained active and possessed of his characteristic cruel wit up until his death in 1782.<ref>Ibid.</ref>

Kames’ ''Principles of Equity'' (1760) represented the first detailed, written study of equity in English,<ref>Daniel James Carr, "An Iron Mind in an Iron Body: Lord Kames and His Principles of Equity," ''Edinburgh School of Law Research Paper'', 2013/25 (2013). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2282735 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2282735.</ref> and Scottish legal historians consider it to be his major work.<ref>Durie and Handley, “Home, Henry, Lord Kames (1696–1782).” </ref> In it, Kames intended to evaluate, compare, and reconcile the differing legal systems of jurisprudence of England and Scotland.<ref>Carr, “An Iron Mind in an Iron Body.”</ref> Although the work was theoretical, Kames devoted some attention to more practical matters, including a discussion of the rules governing bankruptcy.<ref>Durie and Handley, “Home, Henry, Lord Kames (1696–1782).” </ref> Well received in its time, ''Principles of Equity'' served as a source cited by both Scottish and early American lawyers.<ref>Carr, “An Iron Mind in an Iron Body.”</ref> 

==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Kaim's Pr. Eq. fol.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to [[Dabney Carr]]. Two folio editions of this title were published.<ref>''English Short Title Catalog'', http://estc.bl.uk, search of "Principles of Equity and Kames" reveals folio editions published in 1760 and 1767.</ref> 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> includes the 1760 edition while [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s.v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed on April 21, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates "Precise edition unknown. Folio editions of this work were published at Edinburgh in 1760 and 1767." The Wolf Law Library moved a copy of the 1760 edition from another rare book collection to the George Wythe Collection.

==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
Recently rebound in period style. Spine features four bands with gilt rules and green labels. Purchased through the generosity of Daniel W. Baran and Lena Stratton Baran, Class of 1936. 

Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/albums/72157637877968563 available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/21962 William & Mary's online catalog.]

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==See also==
*''[[Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion]]''
*[[George Wythe Room]]
*''[[Historical Law-Tracts]]''
*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]

==References==
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[[Category:Dabney Carr's Books]]
[[Category:Equity]]
[[Category:George Wythe Collection at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library]]
[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]