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In a series of fifteen vivid essays, this book discusses the
contributions of great common-law jurists and singular
documents--namely the Magna Carta and the Laws and Liberties of
Massachusetts--that have shaped common law, from its origins in
twelfth-century England to its arrival in the American colonies.
Featured jurists include such widely recognized figures as
Glanvill, Francis Bacon, Sir Edward Coke, and John Selden, as well
as less known but influential writers like Richard Hooker, Michael
Dalton, William Hudson, and Sir Matthew Hale. Across the essays,
the jurists' personalities are given voice, the context of time and
events made clear, and the continuing impact of the texts
emphasized. Taken as a whole, the book offers a simple reverence
for the achievements of these men and law books and a deep respect
for the role historical events have played in the development of
the common law.
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