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<blockquote> Ventris came to prominence only after the revolution of 1688. He was chosen to one of Ipswich's seats in the Convention Parliament in January 1689, where he reportedly voted against declaring the throne vacant by virtue of James II's departure from England. In his only recorded parliamentary speech Ventris defended the hereditary royal revenue. Ventris, along with other more prominent lawyers, took the oath as a serjeant-at-law on 2 May 1689. Two days later the king made him a justice of common pleas; a knighthood followed on 31 October 1689.
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}}[[wikipedia:Peyton Ventris|Sir Peyton Ventris]] (1645 &ndash; 1691) entered the [[wikipedia:Middle Temple|Middle Temple]] in 1664 and was called to the bar in 1671.<ref>Paul D. Halliday, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/28197 Ventris, Sir Peyton (1645–1691)]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed June 5, 2013.</ref> He rose to prominence after the Revolution of 1688, becoming [[wikipedia:Serjeant-at-law|serjeant-at-law]], justice of the [[wikipedia:Court of Common Pleas (England)|Court of Common Pleas]], and rising to a knighthood in 1689.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Ventris' compilation of reports, covering cases from 1668-1691, has "generally been considered to be of good authority"<ref>W. S. Holdsworth, ''A History of English Law'' (London: Methuen & Co., Sweet and Maxwell, 1924), 6:561.</ref> with "but few of the cases censured."<ref>John William Wallace, ''The Reporters, Arranged and Characterized with Incidental Remarks'', 4th ed., rev. and enl. (Boston: Soule and Bugbee, 1882), 345.</ref> They "endure as among the most important written during the Restoration."<ref>Halliday, "Ventris, Sir Peyton."</ref>
  
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Like other justices, Ventris was often asked to comment on legal cases heard in the House of Lords and on proposed legislation that would affect the operation of the law. But Ventris's recorded statements, both in court and in parliament, were few and brief compared to those of the more prominent jurists with whom he served. After a long illness Ventris died on 6 April 1691 at his house in Ipswich and was buried in the chancel of St Nicholas's Church, survived by his wife, his mother, five sons, and a daughter. Why Ventris, who had done little to distinguish himself professionally, had been advanced to the bench remains unclear, though his Reports endure as among the most important written during the Restoration. <ref> Paul D. Halliday, ‘Ventris, Sir Peyton (1645–1691)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/28197, accessed 5 June 2013] </ref> </blockquote>
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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), 15 (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 1726 edition of this title based on notes in John Marshall's commonplace book.<ref>''The Papers of John Marshall,'' eds. Herbert A. Johnson, Charles T. Cullen, and Nancy G. Harris (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, in association with the Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1974), 1:45.</ref> The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition.
  
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'''Author:''' Sir Peyton Ventris, (1645-1691)
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Bound in contemporary calf and rebacked in period style with raised bands and lettering piece to the spine and renewed endpapers. Purchased from The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
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'''Publication Info:''' London, In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling for D. Browne, 1726.  
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Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/sets/72157658246041120 available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://wm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01COWM_INST/g9pr7p/alma991011815459703196 William & Mary's online catalog.]
  
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*[http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/library/ReportsOfSirPeytonVentris1726Vol1.pdf Volume I] (31MB PDF)
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*[http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/library/ReportsOfSirPeytonVentris1726Vol2.pdf Volume II] (27MB PDF)
  
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Latest revision as of 07:55, 2 November 2021

by Sir Peyton Ventris

The Reports of Sir Peyton Ventris
VentrisReports1726.jpg

Title page from The Reports of Sir Peyton Ventris, volume one, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary.

Author Peyton Ventris
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Published [London] In the Savoy: Printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling for D. Browne
Date 1726
Edition Fourth impression, carefully corrected
Language English
Volumes 2 volumes in 1 volume set
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Desc. Folio (32 cm.)
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Sir Peyton Ventris (1645 – 1691) entered the Middle Temple in 1664 and was called to the bar in 1671.[1] He rose to prominence after the Revolution of 1688, becoming serjeant-at-law, justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and rising to a knighthood in 1689.[2] Ventris' compilation of reports, covering cases from 1668-1691, has "generally been considered to be of good authority"[3] with "but few of the cases censured."[4] They "endure as among the most important written during the Restoration."[5]

Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library

Both Dean's Memo[6] and the Brown Bibliography[7] suggest Wythe owned the 1726 edition of this title based on notes in John Marshall's commonplace book.[8] The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition.

Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy

Bound in contemporary calf and rebacked in period style with raised bands and lettering piece to the spine and renewed endpapers. 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. ↑ Paul D. Halliday, "Ventris, Sir Peyton (1645–1691)" in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, accessed June 5, 2013.
  2. ↑ Ibid.
  3. ↑ W. S. Holdsworth, A History of English Law (London: Methuen & Co., Sweet and Maxwell, 1924), 6:561.
  4. ↑ John William Wallace, The Reporters, Arranged and Characterized with Incidental Remarks, 4th ed., rev. and enl. (Boston: Soule and Bugbee, 1882), 345.
  5. ↑ Halliday, "Ventris, Sir Peyton."
  6. ↑ Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean, Colonial Williamsburg Found., to Mrs. Stiverson, Colonial Williamsburg Found. (June 16, 1975), 15 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).
  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. ↑ The Papers of John Marshall, eds. Herbert A. Johnson, Charles T. Cullen, and Nancy G. Harris (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, in association with the Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1974), 1:45.
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