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−	<blockquote> Shortly after the publication of ''The Countrey Justice'' Dalton's legal career flourished. On 1 August 1622 John Williams, bishop of Lincoln and lord keeper, named him one of the masters in chancery. Although the list of Sir Dufus Hardy does not confirm this appointment, the title-page of the 1655 edition of The Countrey Justice describes him as holding that office, and a document in the library of St John's College, Cambridge, gives the exact date of his appointment. Also in 1622 Dalton was associated to the bench of his inn. In 1623 he published an additional legal treatise entitled ''Vicecomitum, or, The Office and Authoritie of Sheriffs'', which appeared in an abridged version in 1628 and was reprinted as late as 1700. <ref> D. A. Orr, ‘Dalton, Michael (1564–1644)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7067, accessed 7 June 2013] </ref> </blockquote>	+	{{BookPageInfoBox
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		+	|shorttitle=Officium Vicecomitum
		+	|author=[[:Category:Michael Dalton|Michael Dalton]]
		+	|edition=First
		+	|lang=[[:Category:English|English]]
		+	|publoc=[[:Category:London|London]]
		+	|publisher=Printed for the Companie of Stationers
		+	|year=1623
		+	|pages=3 pages, 194 leaves, [10] pages
		+	|desc=[[:Category:Folios|Folio]] (29 cm.)
		+	|shelf=L-5
		+	}}[[File:DaltonOfficumVicecomitum1623Headpiece.jpg|left|thumb|350px|<center>Head piece, first page of text.</center>]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dalton_%28legal_writer%29 Michael Dalton] (1564 &ndash; 1644), an English barrister and legal writer, was born in Linton, Cambridgeshire in 1564.<ref>D. A. Orr, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7067 Dalton, Michael (1564–1644)]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed October 25, 2013.</ref> He was accepted to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%27s_Inn Lincoln's Inn] in 1671 and called to the bar in 1589. In 1604, he became deputy steward of the University of Cambridge and in 1618, published ''The Countrey Justice'', a treatise for local magistrates which became quite popular.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Dalton remains "historically significant" for this contribution. He followed that publication with another legal treatise in 1623, ''Vicecomitum, or, The Office and Authoritie of Sheriffs'', which also proved successful, appearing in an abridged version in 1628 and multiple reprintings as late as 1700.<ref>Ibid.</ref> In fact, "in spite of a growing number of rivals, it continued to be a standard authority till the beginning of the eighteenth century."<ref>W. S. Holdsworth, ''A History of English Law'' (Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1924), 4:119.</ref>
−	==Bibliographic Information==	+	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
−	'''Author:''' Michael Dalton	+	Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Dalton's office of Sheriff. fol'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to [[Dabney Carr]]. We do not know which edition Wythe owned. 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 1700 edition based on the existence of this edition in Thomas Jefferson's library. [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 September 16, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing indicates "Precise edition unknown. Folio editions were published at London in 1670, 1682, and 1700." The 1623 edition owned by The Wolf Law Library is also a folio edition.<ref>[http://estc.bl.uk English Short Title Catalog], record for 1623 edition includes the same size designation "2⁰" as the other editions.</ref>
−		+	[[File:DaltonOfficumVicecomitum1623Inscription.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Inscription, front free endpaper.</center>]]
−	'''Title:''' Officium Vicecomitum: The Office and Avthoritie of Sherifs. Written for the Better Incouragement of the Gentrie (Upon Whom the Burthen of This Office Lyeth) to Keepe Their Continuall Care of the businesse, and Eye Ouer Their Officers, They May the Better Discharge Their Dutie to God, Their Prince, and Countrey, in the Execution of This Their Office	+	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
		+	Bound in contemporary full calf with banded spine. Includes inscription "Traff" on front free endpaper. Purchased from the Lawbook Exchange.
−	'''Published:''' London: Printed for the Companie of Stationers, 1623.	+	Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/sets/72157659685121989 available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://wm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01COWM_INST/g9pr7p/alma991005541659703196 William & Mary's online catalog.]
−	'''Edition:'''	+	===Full text===
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		+	*[http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/library/DaltonOfficiumVicecomitum1623.pdf ''Officium Vicecomitum''] (28MB PDF)
		+	</div>
−	==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==	+	==See also==
		+	<div style="overflow: hidden;">
		+	*''[[Countrey Justice|The Countrey Justice: Containing the Practice of the Justices of the Peace as well in and out of their Sessions]]''
		+	*[[George Wythe Room]]
		+	*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
		+	*[[Wythe's Library]]
		+	</div>
−	==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==	+	==References==
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−	===References===
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		+	[[Category:Dabney Carr's Books]]
		+	[[Category:George Wythe Collection at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library]]
		+	[[Category:Michael Dalton]]
	[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]		[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]]
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		+	[[Category:English]]
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Latest revision as of 10:16, 26 October 2021

by Michael Dalton

Officium Vicecomitum
Title page from Officium Vicecomitum, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary.
Author	Michael Dalton
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Published	London: Printed for the Companie of Stationers
Date	1623
Edition	First
Language	English
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Pages	3 pages, 194 leaves, [10] pages
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Michael Dalton (1564 – 1644), an English barrister and legal writer, was born in Linton, Cambridgeshire in 1564.^[1] He was accepted to Lincoln's Inn in 1671 and called to the bar in 1589. In 1604, he became deputy steward of the University of Cambridge and in 1618, published The Countrey Justice, a treatise for local magistrates which became quite popular.^[2] Dalton remains "historically significant" for this contribution. He followed that publication with another legal treatise in 1623, Vicecomitum, or, The Office and Authoritie of Sheriffs, which also proved successful, appearing in an abridged version in 1628 and multiple reprintings as late as 1700.^[3] In fact, "in spite of a growing number of rivals, it continued to be a standard authority till the beginning of the eighteenth century."^[4]

Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library

Listed in the Jefferson Inventory of Wythe's Library as Dalton's office of Sheriff. fol and given by Thomas Jefferson to Dabney Carr. We do not know which edition Wythe owned. The Brown Bibliography^[5] includes the 1700 edition based on the existence of this edition in Thomas Jefferson's library. George Wythe's Library^[6] on LibraryThing indicates "Precise edition unknown. Folio editions were published at London in 1670, 1682, and 1700." The 1623 edition owned by The Wolf Law Library is also a folio edition.^[7]

Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy

Bound in contemporary full calf with banded spine. Includes inscription "Traff" on front free endpaper. Purchased from the Lawbook Exchange.

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.

Full text

See also

References

1. ↑ D. A. Orr, "Dalton, Michael (1564–1644)" in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, accessed October 25, 2013.
2. ↑ Ibid.
3. ↑ Ibid.
4. ↑ W. S. Holdsworth, A History of English Law (Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1924), 4:119.
5. ↑ 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.
6. ↑ LibraryThing, s.v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on September 16, 2013.
7. ↑ English Short Title Catalog, record for 1623 edition includes the same size designation "2⁰" as the other editions.