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| + | A Report Of all the Cases Determined by Sir John Holt, Knt. from 1688 to 1710, during which Time he was Lord Chief Justice of England: Containing Many Cases never before Printed, taken from an Original Manuscript of Thomas Farresley, late of Middle-Temple, ESQ; Also Several Cases in Chancery and the Exchequer-Chamber.<br> | ||
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| + | The intent of the book, as the title suggests, is to provide readers with an abridged version of the details and decisions of the cases Sir John Holt presided over while holding the office of the Lord Chief Justice of England.<ref>Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, "[http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=ECCO&userGroupName=viva_wm&tabID=T001&docId=CW125476688&type=multipage&contentSet=ECCOArticles&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE Report of all the cases determined by Sir John Holt]" ''Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale. College of William & Mary.'' (London, 1738), accessed February 16, 2015.</ref> Sir John Holt was an accomplished barrister and ardent supporter of the Monarchy who was appointed Lord Chief Justice of England in 1689 and served until his death in 1710.<ref>Halliday, Paul D.. “Holt, Sir John (1642–1710).” Paul D. Halliday In Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: OUP, 2004. Online ed., edited by Lawrence Goldman, October 2009. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13611 (accessed February 16, 2015)</ref>.<br> | ||
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| + | While it is apparent that material written by Thomas Farresley is contained within this book, the book itself states that other sources were used as well.<ref>Great Britain. Court of King's Bench. 1738."</ref> "The greater number of these Cases is to be found at Large in the Books of Reports of his time..", with the majority of the remaining cases coming from Farresley's manuscript.<ref>Ibid.</ref><ref>Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, "[http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=ECCO&userGroupName=viva_wm&tabID=T001&docId=CW106124329&type=multipage&contentSet=ECCOArticles&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE Modern cases argued and adjudged in the Court of King's-Bench at Westminster, In the Reign of Her late Majesty Q. Anne, in the Time when Sir John Holt sat Chief-Justice there]." ''Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale. College of William & Mary.'' (London, 1716), accessed February 16, 2015.</ref> This work is essentially a compilation of existing material that was assembled and edited by Giles Jacob and having no true single author.<ref>Great Britain. Court of King's Bench. 1738."</ref> Farresley appears to be given the listed title of author for the reason that he most likely authored more of the material than anyone else. Unfortunately, aside from his manuscript and the fact that he was associated with Middle Temple, not much else is known about Thomas Farresley. <ref>Great Britain. Court of King's Bench. 1716."</ref> | ||
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A Report of All the Cases Determined by Sir John Holt, Knt. from 1688 to 1710, during the Time He was Lord Chief Justice of England
by Thomas Farresley
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| Author | Thomas Farresly | |
| Date | 1738 | |
A Report Of all the Cases Determined by Sir John Holt, Knt. from 1688 to 1710, during which Time he was Lord Chief Justice of England: Containing Many Cases never before Printed, taken from an Original Manuscript of Thomas Farresley, late of Middle-Temple, ESQ; Also Several Cases in Chancery and the Exchequer-Chamber.
The intent of the book, as the title suggests, is to provide readers with an abridged version of the details and decisions of the cases Sir John Holt presided over while holding the office of the Lord Chief Justice of England.[1] Sir John Holt was an accomplished barrister and ardent supporter of the Monarchy who was appointed Lord Chief Justice of England in 1689 and served until his death in 1710.[2].
While it is apparent that material written by Thomas Farresley is contained within this book, the book itself states that other sources were used as well.[3] "The greater number of these Cases is to be found at Large in the Books of Reports of his time..", with the majority of the remaining cases coming from Farresley's manuscript.[4][5] This work is essentially a compilation of existing material that was assembled and edited by Giles Jacob and having no true single author.[6] Farresley appears to be given the listed title of author for the reason that he most likely authored more of the material than anyone else. Unfortunately, aside from his manuscript and the fact that he was associated with Middle Temple, not much else is known about Thomas Farresley. [7]
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
References
- ↑ Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, "Report of all the cases determined by Sir John Holt" Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale. College of William & Mary. (London, 1738), accessed February 16, 2015.
- ↑ Halliday, Paul D.. “Holt, Sir John (1642–1710).” Paul D. Halliday In Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: OUP, 2004. Online ed., edited by Lawrence Goldman, October 2009. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13611 (accessed February 16, 2015)
- ↑ Great Britain. Court of King's Bench. 1738."
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, "Modern cases argued and adjudged in the Court of King's-Bench at Westminster, In the Reign of Her late Majesty Q. Anne, in the Time when Sir John Holt sat Chief-Justice there." Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale. College of William & Mary. (London, 1716), accessed February 16, 2015.
- ↑ Great Britain. Court of King's Bench. 1738."
- ↑ Great Britain. Court of King's Bench. 1716."
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