Fortescutus illustratus, or, A commentary on the nervous treatise De laudibus legum Angliæ

TitleFortescutus illustratus, or, A commentary on the nervous treatise De laudibus legum Angliæ
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1663
AuthorsWaterhouse, E
CityLondon
LibraryHenry E. Huntington Library
BindingBound in paneled red goatskin with stamp 1 in gold on both covers, and stamp 2 in gold at each corner of the panel, and 6 times on the spine
BookplateArmorial bookplate of James Bindley [Franks 2541], with added note in MS: “Heber VII. £3.4s”
SignatureInscription on the front flyleaf in Bindley’s hand: “Bought at Mr. West’s sale April 19th 1773. Price 1.1.0. J.B. N.B. This appears to be the copy presented by the author to Ld Chancellor Clarendon, to whom the book is dedicated, it having his Lordship’s
Stamp(s): 
Hyde, Edward, 1st Earl of Clarendon  (1609 - 1674) (Stamp 1)
Dimensions:
Arms Quarterly 1 & 4. A chevron between three lozenges (Hyde) 2 & 3. Paly of six a bend (Langford) impaling on an escutcheon of pretence A cross (Aylesbury) Coronet of an Earl
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