An abstract or the lawes of New England : as they are novv established
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| OCLC: | 3953433 |
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for F. Coules, and W. Ley at Paules Chain,
1641.
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| Format: | Monograph Microform Note that CRL will digitize material from the collection when copyright allows. |
| Item Description: | This abstract was proposed by John Cotton but never adopted as the law of Massachusetts. Cf. Mass. Hist. Soc. collections, 3rd series, v. 8, p. 191-215; Winsor, Nar. & crit. hist. 1885, v. 3, p. 349-350; Whitmore, Bibliographical sketch, 1890, p. 1. "In my opinion the Abstract is nothing more than Moses's Judicialls, and dates from 1636 rather than from 1641"--W.C. Ford, in Proceedings Mass. Hist. Soc., 2nd series, v. 16, p. 280. |
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| Physical Description: | 15 p. ; 18 cm. |