A new abridgment of the law. By a gentleman of the Middle Temple

People / Organizations

• Matthew Bacon (Author)
• Richard Nutt ("printed by")

Imprint

London] : In the Savoy: printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq;) for H. Lintot, at the Cross-Keys against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet-street, M.DCC.XXXVI.-MDCCLXVI [1736-1766

Added name

Ruffhead, Owen, 1723-1769.; Sayer, Joseph.; Lintot, Henry, 1703-1758, bookseller.; Browne, Daniel, -1762, bookseller.; Shuckburgh, John, -1761, bookseller.; Osborne, Thomas, -1767, bookseller.; Shuckburgh, Anne, bookseller.; Owen, W. (William), -1793, bookseller.; Uriel, P., active 1775, bookseller.; Flexney, William, -1808, bookseller.; Baldwin, Richard, 1724-1770, bookseller.; Richardson, Joseph, -1763, bookseller.; Stuart, Zachariah, active 1759-1774, bookseller.; Rivington, John, 1720-1792, bookseller.; Johnston, W. (William), -1804, bookseller.; Law, B. (Bedwell), -1798, bookseller.; Caslon, Thomas, -1783, bookseller. ; E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling, printer.; C. Hitch and L. Hawes (Firm), bookseller.

Publication year

1736-1766

ESTC No.

T145688

Grub Street ID

192414

Description

5v. ; 2°.

Note

A gentleman of the Middle Temple = Matthew Bacon

"Only the first two thirds of the fourth volume were completed by Bacon before his death. The remainder of that volume, which appeared in 1759, and just over half of the fifth and final volume, which appeared in 1766, were written by Joseph Sayer, serjeant-at-law. The remaining portion of the fifth volume was completed by Owen Ruffhead." - ODNB

The imprint to vol. 3 reads: In the Savoy: printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq;) for Henry Lintot, and is dated 1740

The imprint to vol. 4 reads: In the Savoy: printed by Catherine Lintot, law-printer to the King's most excellent Majesty; for D. Browne, J. Shuckburgh, and J. Worrall, near Temple-Bar; T. Osborne, in Gray's Inn; C. Hitch and L. Hawes, James Rivington and J. Fletcher. R. Baldwin, J. Richardson, and T. Longman, in Pater-Noster Row; John Rivington, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; W. Johnston, in Ludgate-Street; and P. Davey B.Law, in Ave-Maria-Lane; and T. Caslon, against Stationers-Hall, and is dated 1759

The imprint to vol. 5 reads: London: printed by his Majesty's law-printers, for T. Osborne, J. Worrall and Co. A. Millar, H. Woodfall, J. Rivington, R. Baldwin, L. Hawes and Co. P. Uriel, W. Owen, W. Johnston, B. Law, T. Caslon, T. Longman, Z. Stuart, W. Flexney, A. Shuckburgh, and M. Richardson, and is dated 1766.