Arguments and judgment in the case of Godwin v. Sir Edw. Hales, in the King's Bench, Trinity term, 2 Jac. II., 17th century
The plaintiff sought to recover a forfeiture of £500 on the ground that the defendant had not qualified himself as lieutenant in a foot-regiment by taking the oaths, but judgment was given for the defendant by eleven judges to one on the ground that the king can of himself dispense with any penal laws.
Dates
- Creation: 17th century
Extent
7 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. C. 716
Other Finding Aids
William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens (Oxford, 1862), no. C. 716.
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 12560.
Physical Facet
On paper, in folio
Repository Details
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