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}}[[wikipedia:Christopher_St._Germain|Christopher St. Germain]] (c. 1460 &ndash; 1540/41) was a member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Temple Middle Temple] in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries.<ref>J. H. Baker, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/24493 St German, Christopher (c.1460–1540/41)]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed October 9, 2013.</ref> Born in 1460, St. German was known for his scholarship and piety.<ref>R. H. Helmholz, "Christopher St. German and the Law of Custom," ''The University of Chicago Law Review'' 70, no. 1 (Winter 2003), 130.</ref> As an author, he is best known for his work ''Doctor and Student'', chiefly released in 1528.<ref>Ibid, 129.</ref> Initially, the piece was completely in Latin, but the language changed in later versions.<ref>Baker, "St German, Christopher." </ref>
  
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<blockquote> St German's first published work was the treatise commonly known as Doctor and Student, surely the most remarkable book relating to English law published in the Tudor period, and quite unlike any book to have come from the pen of an English lawyer before. Although it is stated in many works of reference that the first edition appeared in 1523, this is an error. The first known version appeared in 1528 under the imprint of John Rastell. The whole text was in Latin, with the title Dialogus de fundamentis legum Anglie et de conscientia. The title corresponds with the avowed object stated in the prologue (omitted from later editions), which was to explore the relationship between the principles of English law and conscience. There are twenty-four chapters, cast in the form of a dialogue between a doctor of divinity and a ‘student’ of the laws of England (that is, a barrister), and at the end a promise to pursue the discussion further. The promise was fulfilled in 1530 with the appearance of The Second Dialogue. <ref> J. H. Baker, ‘St German, Christopher (c.1460–1540/41)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/24493, accessed 7 June 2013] </ref> </blockquote>
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''Doctor and Student'' proposed to "explore the relationship between the principles of English law and conscience."<ref>Helmholz, "Christopher St. German and the Law of Custom," 130.</ref> The format was a dialogue between a "Student of the English common law" and a "Doctor of Theology," in which they discussed the common law. The objectives of this work have been described as providing a description of the substantive law, discussing the tension between the common law and that of the church, and delving into "the role of conscience and equity in law, both in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_of_Chancery court of Chancery] and the common law itself."<ref>Ibid.</ref>  
  
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==Bibliographic Information==
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
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'''Author:''' Christopher Saint German, (c. 1460-1540/41)
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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), 13 (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> suggest Wythe owned the sixteenth (1761) edition of this title based on notes in John Marshall's commonplace book.<ref>Herbert A. Johnson, Charles T. Cullen, and Nancy G. Harris, eds., ''The Papers of John Marshall'' (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, in association with the Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1974), 1:47.</ref> The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the sixteenth edition.
  
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'''Title:''' Doctor And Student, Or, Dialogues Between A Doctor Of Divinity And A Student In The Laws Of England: Containing The Grounds Of Those Laws, Together With Questions And Cases Concerning The Equity And Conscience Thereof: Also Comparing The Civil, Canon, Common And Statute Laws, And Shewing Wherein They Vary From One Another
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
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Bound in recent period-style quarter calf over marbled boards with raised bands and lettering piece to the spine and endpapers renewed. Contains early owner signatures to the head of the title page and Table of Contents. Purchased from the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
  
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'''Published:''' London: Printed by S. Richardson and C. Lintot, 1761.  
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Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/sets/72157637877656904 available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://wm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01COWM_INST/g9pr7p/alma991009668489703196 William & Mary's online catalog.]
  
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*[http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/library/SaintGermanDoctorAndStudent1761.pdf ''Doctor and Student''] (15MB PDF)
  
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Latest revision as of 09:25, 23 May 2024

by Christopher St. Germain

Doctor and Student
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Title page from Doctor and Student, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary.

Author Christopher St. Germain
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Published London: Printed by S. Richardson and C. Lintot
Date 1761
Edition Sixteenth
Language English
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Pages 344, [39]
Desc. 8vo (21 cm.)
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Christopher St. Germain (c. 1460 – 1540/41) was a member of the Middle Temple in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries.[1] Born in 1460, St. German was known for his scholarship and piety.[2] As an author, he is best known for his work Doctor and Student, chiefly released in 1528.[3] Initially, the piece was completely in Latin, but the language changed in later versions.[4]

Doctor and Student proposed to "explore the relationship between the principles of English law and conscience."[5] The format was a dialogue between a "Student of the English common law" and a "Doctor of Theology," in which they discussed the common law. The objectives of this work have been described as providing a description of the substantive law, discussing the tension between the common law and that of the church, and delving into "the role of conscience and equity in law, both in the court of Chancery and the common law itself."[6]

Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library

Both Dean's Memo[7] and the Brown Bibliography[8] suggest Wythe owned the sixteenth (1761) edition of this title based on notes in John Marshall's commonplace book.[9] The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the sixteenth edition.

Inscription, table of contents.

Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy

Bound in recent period-style quarter calf over marbled boards with raised bands and lettering piece to the spine and endpapers renewed. Contains early owner signatures to the head of the title page and Table of Contents. Purchased from the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

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. ↑ J. H. Baker, "St German, Christopher (c.1460–1540/41)" in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, accessed October 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ R. H. Helmholz, "Christopher St. German and the Law of Custom," The University of Chicago Law Review 70, no. 1 (Winter 2003), 130.
  3. ↑ Ibid, 129.
  4. ↑ Baker, "St German, Christopher."
  5. ↑ Helmholz, "Christopher St. German and the Law of Custom," 130.
  6. ↑ Ibid.
  7. ↑ Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean, Colonial Williamsburg Found., to Mrs. Stiverson, Colonial Williamsburg Found. (June 16, 1975), 13 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Herbert A. Johnson, Charles T. Cullen, and Nancy G. Harris, eds., The Papers of John Marshall (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, in association with the Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1974), 1:47.

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