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Brady, Robert, 1627?-1700.

Brady's Glossary : English Law

Brady was the Physician in Ordinary to Kings Charles II and James II, Regius Professor of Physic at Cambridge University and the Keeper of Records in the Tower of London. The title page declares that the book was "Published for the vindication of truth, and the assistance of such as desire with satisfaction to read, and truly understand the antient English historians, and other pieces of antiquity." Brady's 68-page glossary was a substantial contribution to legal lexicography, informed by his long experience researching early English legal documents.

The Tarlton Law Library's copy once belonged to Dr. Alexander Dienst (1870-1938), a dentist from Temple, Texas who was a historian and antiquarian, best known for his history of the Republic of Texas Navy.

Bibliography

1. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD ENGLISH HISTORY : COMPREHENDED IN THREE SEVERAL TRACTS ... AND A GLOSSARY EXPOUNDING MANY WORDS USED FREQUENTLY IN OUR ANTIENT RECORDS, LAWS AND HISTORIANS. London : Printed by Tho. Newcomb, for S. Lowndes, MDCLXXXIV [1684]. CALL # Oversize KD 3941 B72 1684
   
   

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