A Report of Divers Cases in Pleas of the Crown, Adjudged and..

1708. London: Printed for Isaac Cleave, 1708. Sole ed.. London: Printed for Isaac Cleave, 1708. Sole ed. The First Set of Reports Devoted to Criminal Law Kelyng, Sir John [d. 1671]. A Report of Divers Cases in Pleas of the Crown, Adjudged and Determined; In the Reign of the Late King Charles II. With Directions for Justices of the Peace and Others. Collected by Sir John Kelyng, Knt. Late Lord Chief Justice of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench. From the Original Manuscript, Under His Own Hand. To Which is Added the Reports of Three Modern Cases, Viz. Armstrong and Lisle; The King and Plumer; The Queen and Mawgridge. London: Printed for Isaac Cleave, 1708. [iv], 138, [14] pp. Folio (11-1/2" x 7-1/2"). Contemporary calf with later calf rebacking and re-cornering, blind rules to boards, raised bands and lettering piece to spine, hinges reinforced. Faint stains, some scuffs and a few nicks and small gouges tp boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, corners bumped and somewhat worn, hinges cracked, two later owner bookplates (Robert Smith, S.S. Nicholas) to front pastedown, front free endpaper lacking, early owner initials (P.L.) to front endleaf, which is partially detached, repair to minor tear on rear free endpaper. Light browning to interior, light foxing to sections of text. $125. * Only edition. The first set of reports devoted entirely to criminal law, these reports were collected after Kelyng's death and published by Justice Holt in 1708. Kelyng, a lawyer who specialized in criminal cases, became a judge of the King's Bench in 1663 was made Chief Justice of that court in 1665. The cases cover the years 1662 to 1669. Wallace says he was considered "a learned, faithful and resolute judge." This work was reissued in 1739. A second reissue was published in Dublin in 1789. Wallace, The Reporters 328. English Short-Title Catalogue T121547.