Henry Bracton (d. 1268). De Legibus & consuetudinibus
Angliae... London, 1569.
Originally written in manuscript in the 13th century. This is
the first printed edition. Latin text.
The earliest attempt to treat English common law in a systematic,
detailed manner. The principal source of legal authority until
Coke's Institutes 350 years later.
8a. Sir Thomas Littleton (1402-1481). Lytylton tenures newly
and most truly correctyed & amendyd. London, 1528.
Wrote Sir Edward Coke of the Tenures, the first treatise
written on property law: " This book is the ornament of the
Common Law, and the most perfect and absolute work that ever was
written..."
Littleton's Tenures, first published in 1482, was an instant
and enduring success. It was issued in 70 editions before 1600.
The Law Library has 34 editions of Littleton published between
1528 and 1600.