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*Dyer, James, Sir. ''[[Reports des Divers Select Matters & Resolutions des Reverend Judges & Sages del Ley|Les Reports des Divers Select Matters & Resolutions des Reverend Judges & Sages del Ley, Touchant & Concernant Mults Principal Points Occurrent Estre Debate per Eux: En le Several Reignes de les Treshault & Excellent Princes, le Roys Hen. 8 & Edw. 6. & le Roignes Mar. & Eliz]].'' London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and M. Flesher Assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins Esquires. For Samuel Keble ..., 1688.
 
*Dyer, James, Sir. ''[[Reports des Divers Select Matters & Resolutions des Reverend Judges & Sages del Ley|Les Reports des Divers Select Matters & Resolutions des Reverend Judges & Sages del Ley, Touchant & Concernant Mults Principal Points Occurrent Estre Debate per Eux: En le Several Reignes de les Treshault & Excellent Princes, le Roys Hen. 8 & Edw. 6. & le Roignes Mar. & Eliz]].'' London: Printed by W. Rawlins, S. Roycroft, and M. Flesher Assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins Esquires. For Samuel Keble ..., 1688.
 
*Freeman, Richard. ''[[Reports of Cases in Law and Equity|Reports of Cases in Law and Equity: from 1670 to 1706]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot (assignee of Edward Sayer, Esq;), 1742.
 
  
 
*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Reports of Cases in Equity|Reports of Cases in Equity: Argued and Decreed in the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer|Reports of Cases in Equity: Argued and Decreed in the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer, Chiefly in the Reign of King George I ... to which are Added Some Select Cases in Equity, Heard and Determined in the Court of Exchequer in Ireland]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edward Sayer, esq;) for D. Browne ... J. Shuckburgh ..., 1742.  
 
*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Reports of Cases in Equity|Reports of Cases in Equity: Argued and Decreed in the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer|Reports of Cases in Equity: Argued and Decreed in the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer, Chiefly in the Reign of King George I ... to which are Added Some Select Cases in Equity, Heard and Determined in the Court of Exchequer in Ireland]]''. London, In the Savoy: Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edward Sayer, esq;) for D. Browne ... J. Shuckburgh ..., 1742.  
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*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Book of Entries|A Book of Entries: Containing Perfect and Approved Presidents of Counts, Declarations, Informations, Pleints, Indictments, Barres, Replications, Rejoynders, Pleadings, Processes, Continuances, Essoines, Issues, Defaults, Departure in Despight of the Court, Demurrers, Trials, Judgements, Executions, and All Other Matters and Proceedings (in Effect) Concerning the Practick Part of the Laws of England, in Actions Real, Personal, and Mixt, and in Appeals. Being Very Necessary to be Known, and of Excellent Use for the Modern Practice of the Law, Many of Them Containing Matters in Law, and Points of Great Learning]].'' London: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins ..., 1671.
 
*Coke, Edward, Sir. ''[[Book of Entries|A Book of Entries: Containing Perfect and Approved Presidents of Counts, Declarations, Informations, Pleints, Indictments, Barres, Replications, Rejoynders, Pleadings, Processes, Continuances, Essoines, Issues, Defaults, Departure in Despight of the Court, Demurrers, Trials, Judgements, Executions, and All Other Matters and Proceedings (in Effect) Concerning the Practick Part of the Laws of England, in Actions Real, Personal, and Mixt, and in Appeals. Being Very Necessary to be Known, and of Excellent Use for the Modern Practice of the Law, Many of Them Containing Matters in Law, and Points of Great Learning]].'' London: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins ..., 1671.
 
*Lilly, John, 18th cent. ''[[Modern Entries|Modern Entries: Being A Collection Of Select Pleadings In The Courts Of King's Bench, Common Pleas And Exchequer, Viz. Declarations, Pleas In Abatement And In Bar, Replications, Rejoinders, &C. Demurrers, Issues, Verdicts, Judgments, Forms Of Making Up Records Of Nisi Prius, And Entring Of Judgments, &C. In Most Actions. As Also Special Assignments Of Errors And Writs And Proceedings Thereupon, Both In The Said Courts And In Parliament. With The Method Of Suing To And Reversing Outlawries By Writ Of Error Or Otherwise. To Which Is Added A Collection Of Writs In Most Cases Now In Practice. With Two Tables, One Of The Names Of The Cases; And The Other Of The Pleadings And Writs]].'' London, in the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer esq;) for D. Browne, W. Mears, R. Gosling ..., 1723.
 
  
 
*Winch, Humphrey, Sir. ''[[Beau-Pledeur|Le Beau-Pledeur: A Book of Entries, Containing Declarations, Informations, and Other Select and Approved Pleadings, with Special Verdicts and Demurrers, in Most Actions, Feal, Personal, and Mixt, Which have been Argued and Adjudged in the Courts at Westminster, Together with Faithful References to the Most Authentick Printed Law-Books now Extant, Where the Cases of These Entries are Reported]].'' London: Printed by George Sawbridge, William Rawlins, and Samuel Roycroft ... for Thomas Basset ... Richard Chiswell, and Benjamin Tooke ..., 1680.
 
*Winch, Humphrey, Sir. ''[[Beau-Pledeur|Le Beau-Pledeur: A Book of Entries, Containing Declarations, Informations, and Other Select and Approved Pleadings, with Special Verdicts and Demurrers, in Most Actions, Feal, Personal, and Mixt, Which have been Argued and Adjudged in the Courts at Westminster, Together with Faithful References to the Most Authentick Printed Law-Books now Extant, Where the Cases of These Entries are Reported]].'' London: Printed by George Sawbridge, William Rawlins, and Samuel Roycroft ... for Thomas Basset ... Richard Chiswell, and Benjamin Tooke ..., 1680.
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*Philipps, Fabian. ''[[Tenenda Non Tollenda|Tenenda Non Tollenda, or the Necessity of Preserving Tenures in Capite and by Knightservice, Which According to Their First Institution were, and are yet, a Great Part of the Salus Populi, and the Safety and Defence of the King, as well as of His People: Together with a Prospect of the very Many Mischiefs and Inconveniences, Which by the Taking Away or Altering of Those Tenures, will Inevitably Happen to the King and His Kingdomes]].'' London: Printed by Thomas Leach, for the author, and are to be sold by Abel Roper ... 1660.
 
*Philipps, Fabian. ''[[Tenenda Non Tollenda|Tenenda Non Tollenda, or the Necessity of Preserving Tenures in Capite and by Knightservice, Which According to Their First Institution were, and are yet, a Great Part of the Salus Populi, and the Safety and Defence of the King, as well as of His People: Together with a Prospect of the very Many Mischiefs and Inconveniences, Which by the Taking Away or Altering of Those Tenures, will Inevitably Happen to the King and His Kingdomes]].'' London: Printed by Thomas Leach, for the author, and are to be sold by Abel Roper ... 1660.
 
=== Remedies ===
 
*Gilbert, Geoffrey. ''[[Law of Distresses and Replevins|The Law of Distresses and Replevins, Delineated: Wherein the Whole Law Under Those Heads is Considered: What Things May, or May Not be Distrained: And The Regular Method To Be Pursued In Suing Out Replevins, &C. Agreeable To The Present Practice: With Many References To The Best Authorities]].'' London, In the Savoy: Printed by H. Lintot, Law-printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; for J. Worrall and B. Tovey, 1757.
 
  
 
=== Roman Law ===
 
=== Roman Law ===

Revision as of 08:51, 21 April 2014

Architects' rendering of the proposed Wythe Rare Books Room at the College of William & Mary's Wolf Law Library (ARIVE Architecture & Interiors).

In 2005, the Wolf Law Library began a project to replicate the library of William & Mary's (and America's) first law professor, George Wythe, who assembled one of the most important libraries in eighteenth-century Virginia. Wythe's library of more than 450 titles, including Western classics, history, philosophy, science, mathematics, and law had a direct impact on the development of Virginia law and the law of the new nation.

The George Wythe Collection focuses on items of a legal nature, but we also actively collect titles in history, philosophy, and political science. The chancellor’s library consisted of more than 450 titles. Although roughly half of the titles Wythe owned fall outside the primary goals of our collection—geography, mathematics and science, for example—we do acquire some of them to illustrate the breadth of Wythe's interests.

Collection Priorities:

  1. Titles showing a definite connection to George Wythe: The Wolf Law Library makes every attempt to duplicate the exact edition and impression of all items with a proven connection to Wythe. This group includes titles written by Wythe; those he collaborated upon; volumes known to possess Wythe’s signature, his armorial bookplate, or inscribed notes attributed to him; and works that include Wythe’s name among the published list of subscribers.
  2. Titles identified in Jefferson’s manuscript list: We collect titles identified by Thomas Jefferson’s manuscript list detailing his dispersal of George Wythe’s library. Where the specific edition Wythe owned is unknown, we limit consideration to those works published before Wythe’s death in 1806 and prefer those titles/editions known to have been owned by Jefferson (see Sowerby) or the recipient he listed. If no specific edition/title information exists for these copies, we prefer those editions/titles identified in contemporary Virginia libraries. When none of these options identifies an edition or title, we will collect the most valuable edition of a given work that might have been part of the Chancellor’s collection.
  3. Titles noted in the commonplace books or other writings of Wythe’s students: We collect those titles specifically noted by Wythe’s students in existing papers and commonplace books that do not fall into categories 1 or 2. If the student note postdates that student’s educational association with Wythe, every attempt will be made to verify the title through other resources.
  4. Titles quoted or mentioned in Wythe’s case reports: We collect those titles to which the Chancellor refers or alludes in his published case reports if the titles do not fall into categories 1, 2, or 3.
  5. Titles representative of Wythe’s time: We collect titles represented in law libraries of the eighteenth century if those titles do not fall in the above categories.

Titles in the Wolf Law Library's Collection

Art

Astrology

Case Reports, Digests, and Statutes

England

Abridgments

Court of Chancery

Court of Common Pleas

Court of Exchequer

Court of King's Bench

Multiple Courts

House of Lords

United States

Virginia

Cooking

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Legal

Other

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Economics and Finance

Geography and Travel

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Government

History

General

American

Ancient

  • Caesar, Julius. C. Julii Caesaris Quae Exstant. Edition tertia. Londini: E [sic] typographaeo Mariae Matthews : Impensis J. & B. Sprint, B. Tooke, D. Midwinter, A. Bettesworth, J. Bowyer, H. Clements, Gul. Taylor, T. Ward, Gul. & J. Innys, & Gul. Churchill, 1719.
  • Josephus, Flavius. Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by Sir Roger L'Estrange. London: Printed for Richard Sare ..., 1702.
  • Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. Translated with notes historical and critical from M. Dacier. London: Printed for J. Tonson, 1727.

British

French

Italian

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Language and Rhetoric

  • Cicero, Marcus Tullius. M.T. Ciceronis Orationes Quaedam Selectae. Editio quarta, auctior & emendatior. Londini: Typis Gulielmi Sayes, impensis J. Knapton, R Wilkin, J. & B. Sprint, B. & S. Tooke, D. Midwinter, B. Cowse, G. Mortlock, W. & J. Innys, & A. Ward, 1722.
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Legal Treatises

General

  • Blackstone, William, 1723-1780. Law Tracts. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1762.
  • Breton, John le. Britton. London: Printed by the assignes of John Moore Esquire, 1640.
  • Kames, Henry Home, Lord. Historical Law-Tracts. Edinburgh and London: Printed by A. Kincaid, His Majesty's Printer, for A. Millar, London, and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, in Edinburgh, 1761.

Administration of Criminal Justice

Civil Law

Civil Procedure

Commercial Law

Contracts

Courts

Criminal Law

  • Beccaria, Cesare. An Essay on Crimes and Punishments. Translated from the Italian, with a commentary, attributed to Mons. de Voltaire, translated from the French. London: Printed for J. Almon, 1767.
  • Fitzherbert, Anthony. The New Natura Brevium. London, in the Savoy : printed for Henry Lintot ... and sold by J. Shuckburgh, 1755.

Ecclesiastical Law

  • Burn, Richard. Ecclesiastical Law. London: Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall, Law-Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty for T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1781.

Equity

  • Ballow, Henry. A Treatise of Equity. London, in the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edward Sayer) for D. Browne, at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar; and J. Shuckburgh, at the Sun next the Inner Temple gate in Fleetstreet, 1737.
  • Kames, Henry Home, Lord. Principles of Equity. Edinburgh: Printed by Alexander Kincaid, His Majesty's printer. For A. Millar, London; and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1760.

International Law

Property

Roman Law

Virginia Law

Wills

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Literature

English

  • Butler, Samuel. Hudibras. London: Printed for John Baker, at the Black-Boy in Pater-noster-Row, 1710.
  • Sterne, Laurence. The Works of Laurence Sterne. London : Printed for W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, J. Dodsley, G. Kearsley, T. Lowndes, G. Robinson ... 1780.
  • Town, Mr., pseud. The Connoisseur. 3rd ed. London: Printed for R. Baldwin, 1757.

French

Greek

  • Anacreon. Odes of Anacreon. Translated by Thomas Moore. Philadelphia: Printed and published by Hugh Maxwell, opposite Christ-church. 1804.
  • Homer. Tēs tou Homērou Iliados. Edited by J. Moor and G. Muirhead. Glasguae: In aedibus Academicis, Excudebant R. et A. Foulis, 1756.
  • Homer. Tēs tou Homērou Odysseias. Edited by J. Moor and G. Muirhead. Glasguae: In aedibus Academicis, Excudebant R. et A. Foulis, 1758.
  • Theocritus. The Idylliums of Theocritus. Translated by Francis Fawkes. London: Printed for the author by D. Leach and sold by J. and R. Tonson ..., 1767.

Latin

Scottish

  • Macpherson, James. The Poems of Ossian. A new ed. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1784-85.

Spanish

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Mathematics and Engineering

Philosophy

  • Plutarch. Plutarch's Morals. 3rd ed. corr. and amended. London: Printed by Tho. Braddyll, and are to be sold by most Booksellers in London and Westminister, 1694.
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Religion

  • Grotius, Hugo. De Veritate Religionis Christianae. Editio novissima, in qua ejusdem annotationes ipsius textus verbis subjectae sunt. Amstelaedami: Apud Henricum Wetstenium, 1696.

Science and Medicine

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