Law.- Finch (Sir Henry) Law, or, A Discourse thereof, in foure Bookes, first edition in English, lacking initial blank but final blank present, printed partly in black letter, light water-staining at beginning and end, contemporary calf ruled in blind, rubbed, rebacked, corners and lower cover repaired, new endpapers, [STC 10871], 8vo, Societie of Stationers, 1627.

⁂ A classic text in English law. Sir Henry Finch (1558-1625), serjeant-at-law, was engaged with Bacon, Noy, and others on an abortive attempt at codifying the statute law. His main work was Nomotechnia, published in 1613 in four books treating of jurisprudence, common law, procedure, and special jurisdictions. This is the first edition in English but a different version, and an improvement, of the text first published in Law French. It was not superseded as a basic text for law students until Blackstone's Commentaries of 1765-70.