Cases in B.R. during the time Lord Hardwick was cheif [sic] justice who took his place in court 6. Novr. 1733 and several cases in B.R. and Chancery since that time, ca. 1733-1763.

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Cases in B.R. during the time Lord Hardwick was cheif [sic] justice who took his place in court 6. Novr. 1733 and several cases in B.R. and Chancery since that time, ca. 1733-1763.

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Contains reports of cases heard before the Bancus Regis (King's Bench) from Michaelmas term 1733 to Michaelmas term 1763. Written in at least two hands, most entries evidently by Christopher Fawcett, whose signature is at head of title page. Christopher Fawcett, a barrister, was admitted to Gray's Inn in November 1728 and called to the bar in February 1735; he practised law in Newcastle. Lord Hardwicke (Philip Yorke, Earl of Hardwicke), became chief justice of the King's Bench in 1733; he was lord chancellor from 1737-1756.

1 v. (294 p.) ; 29 cm.

Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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