The Law of Conveyances, Shewing the Natures, Kinds, and Effects, of All Manner of Assurances, with the Manner of Their Several Executions and Operations, also Directions to Sue Out and Prosecute All Manner of Writs, of Extent, Elegit, and Judiciall Writs upon Statutes, Recognizances, Judgments, &c
by John Herne
| The Law of Conveyances | ||
 at the College of William & Mary. |
||
| Author | John Herne | |
| Published | London: Printed by T.R. for Hen. Twyford, and Tho. Dring ... | |
| Date | 1657 | |
John Herne (fl. 1636-1660), likely son of John Herne, a prominent barrister in the 17th century, entered Lincoln's Inn on February 11, 1636.[1] He translated in 1659 The learned reading of John Herne esq., late of the honourable society of Lincoln's Inn, upon the statute of 23 H. 8, cap. 3, concerning commissions of sewers.[2] As well as published a collection of precedents, including The Pleader, The Law of Conveyances, The Modern Assurancer, and The Law of Charitable Uses.[3] He is likely buried under a monument at Ameringhall, in the County of Norfolk, England.
The Law of Conveyances was published in 8 volumes in 1658.[4] A compilation of tables, cases, and other relevant information, The Law of Conveyances assembles the different aspects of the law on conveyances into a single work, as opposed to their previous status as dispersed in large books of law. His compilation includes information on how to transfer assurances, how to sue and prosecute writs of extent, elegit, and judicial writs upon statutes, recognizances, and judgments. A second edition was published to correct defects in the previous work.[5]
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Both Dean's Memo[6] and the Brown Bibliography[7] include the first edition (1656) of Herne's Law of Conveyances based on Alan Smith's assertion that Jefferson cites the work in his commonplace book.[8] Brown lists the title as questionable. His study of Jefferson's commonplace books revealed no references to the Touch-Stone.
As yet, the Wolf Law Library has been unable to obtain a copy of Herne's Law of Conveyances.
References
- ↑ D. A. Orr, "Herne , John (c.1593–1649)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004), accessed March 3, 2015.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ John Herne, The Law of Conveyances (London: T.R. for Hen. Twyford, and Tho. Dring, 1658), accessed March 3, 2015.
- ↑ Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean, Colonial Williamsburg Found., to Mrs. Stiverson, Colonial Williamsburg Found. (June 16, 1975), 14 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).
- ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012, rev. May, 2014) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.
- ↑ Alan McKinley Smith, "Virginia Lawyers, 1680-1776: The Birth of an American Profession" (PhD diss., The Johns Hopkins University, 1967), 263.
