Part I: KD833.C6; Part II: KD660.C6; Parts III and IV: KD7869.C64
The Institutes of the Lawes of England are a series of legal treatises written by Sir Edward Coke. They were first published, in stages, between 1628 and 1644.[1] Widely recognized as a foundational document of the common law, they have been cited in over 70 cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States,[2] including several landmark cases. For example, in Roe v. Wade (1973),[3] Coke's Institutes are cited as evidence that under old English common law, an abortion performed before quickening was not an indictable offence. In the much earlier case of United States v. E. C. Knight Co. (1895),[4] Coke's Institutes are quoted at some length for their definition of monopolies.[5] The Institutes's various reprinted editions well into the 19th century is a clear indication of the long lasting value placed on this work throughout especially the 18th century in Britain and Europe. It has also been associated through the years with high literary connections. For example, David Hume in 1764 requested it from the bookseller Andrew Millar in a cheap format for a French friend.[6]
Contents
A portrait of Edward Coke from the frontispiece of The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England (4th ed., 1669)[7]
The First Part's subtitle is a "Commentary upon Littleton", concerning land law and property law. Often called Coke on Littleton (abbreviated "Co. Litt."), it is a commentary on Thomas de Littleton's treatise on land tenure.[8]
^LexisNexis search performed 1 May 2008. See also Impression Prods., Inc. v. Lexmark Int’l, Inc., 581 U.S. _, 137 S. Ct. 1523, 1532 (2017); Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 568 U.S. 519, 538 (2013).
^See also Straus v. Victor Talking Machine Co., 243 U.S. 490, 501 (1917), in which the Supreme Court referred to the respondent’s restrictive practices (in violation of the principle of Coke”s Institutes, section 360, as ones that "have been hateful to the law from Lord Coke's day to ours."
^First published as Thomas de Littleton (1482), Tenannt en fee simple est celuy ... [A tenant in fee simple is he who ...], London: Imp[re]ssi p[er] nos Ioh[an]e[s] lettou [et] Will[es] de machlinia i citate Londonia[rum] [Printed by us, John Lettou and William de Machlinia in the City of London], OCLC216889609 (the title is from the opening words of the text).
An index of the First Part was published as A Table to the First Part of the Institutes of the Lawes of England, Digested into Alphabeticall Order and Method, London: M[iles] Flesher, J[ohn] Haviland, and R[obert] Young, the assigns of J[ohn] More, 1630, OCLC55166464.
Title pages of the first editions of the First, Second and Third and Fourth Parts of the Institutes
Editions printed by Andrew Crooke, et al. (1669–1671).
The Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England; Containing the Exposition of many Ancient, and Other Statutes; whereof You may See the Particulars in a Table Following. The Third Edition. With an Alphabetical Table. Authore Edw. Coke. Milite, I.C. (3rd ed.), London: Printed for A[ndrew] Crooke, W[illiam] Leake, A[bel] Roper, F[rancis] Tyton, T[homas] Dring, T[homas] Collins, J[ohn] Place, W[illiam] Place, J[ohn] Starkey, T[homas] Bassett, R[obert] Pawlett, S[amuel] Heyrick, and G[eorge] Dawes, booksellers in Fleetstreet, Chancery-Lane, and Holborne, 1669, OCLC11277568.
The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England; Concerning the Jurisdiction of Courts. The Fourth Edition, with an Alphabetical Table, not heretofore Printed. Authore Edw. Coke Milite (4th ed.), London: Printed for A[ndrew] Crooke, W[illiam] Leake, A[bel] Roper, F[rancis] Tyton, T[homas] Dring, T[homas] Collins, J[ohn] Place, W[illiam] Place, J[ohn] Starkey, T[homas] Bassett, R[obert] Pawlett, S[amuel] Heyricke, and G[eorge] Dawes, booksellers in Fleetstreet and Holborne, 1669, OCLC15509037.
Editions printed by John Streater, et al. (1670–1671).
The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England. Or, A Commentary upon Littleton, not the Name of the Author Only, but of the Law It Self. Hæc ego grandævus posui tibi, candide lector. Authore Edwardo Coke milite (7th ed.), London: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, and Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins, Esquires. And are to be sold by George Sawbridge, John Place, John Bellinger, William Place, Thomas Basset, Robert Pawlet, Christopher Wilkinson, Thomas Dring, William Jacob, Allen Banks, Ch. Harper, John Amery, John Poole, John Leigh, 1670, OCLC457851806.
The Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England; Containing the Exposition of many Ancient, and Other Statutes: Whereof you may See the Particulars in a Table Following (5th ed.), London: Printed by John Streater, Henry Twyford, Elizabeth Flesher, assigns of Richard Atkyns, and Edward Atkyns, Esquires, 1671, OCLC19336060.
The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England; Concerning High Treason, and other Pleas of the Crown, and Criminal Causes. Authore Edw. Coke, Milite (4th ed.), London: Printed by John Streater, James Flesher, Henry Twyford, assigns of Richard Atkyns, and Edward Atkyns Esquires, 1670, OCLC10264446.
Editions printed by William Rawlins, et al. (1680–1684).
The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England, or, A Commentary upon Littleton, not the Name of the Author Only, but of the Law Itself. Hæc ego grandævus posui tibi, candide lector, authore Edwardo Coke, milite. The Ninth Edition Carefully Corrected: With an Alphabetical Table. To this Edition is Added Two Learned Tracts of the Same Authors; the First, his Reading upon the 27th of Edward the First, Entituled, The Statute of Levying Fines: and the Second, Of Bail and Mainprize (9th ed.), London: Printed by William Rawlins, Samuel Roycroft, and H Sawbridge, assigns of Richard Atkins and Edward Atkins, Esquires. And are to be sold by Christopher Wilkinson, Richard Tonson, and Jacob Tonson; at the Black-Boy in Fleetstreet, within Grays-Inn Gate next Grays-In Lane, and at the Judges Head in Chancery Lane near Fleetstreet, 1684, OCLC12367687.
The Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England; Containing the Exposition of many Ancient, and Other Statutes, whereof You may See the Particulars in a Table Following. The Sixth Edition. Authore Edw. Coke Milite, J.C. (6th ed.), London: Printed by W[illiam] Rawlins, for Thomas Basset at the George near St. Dunstan’s Church in Fleet-street, 1681, OCLC8483618.
The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning High Treason, and other Pleas of the Crown, and Criminal Causes. The Sixth Edition. Authore Edw. Coke Milite (6th ed.), London: Printed by W[illiam] Rawlins, for Thomas Basset at the George near St. Dunstans Church in Fleet-street, 1680, OCLC12395626
The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning the Jurisdiction of Courts. The Sixth Edition. Authore Edw. Coke Milite (6th ed.), London: Printed by W[illiam] Rawlins, for Thomas Basset at the George near St. Dunstans Church in Fleet-street, 1681, OCLC8483499.
15th edition (1794–1797).
The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England; or, A Commentary upon Littleton: not the Name of the Author Only, but of the Law Itself. Authore Edwardo Coke, Milite. The Fifteenth Edition; Revised and Corrected, with Further Additions of Notes, References, and Proper Tables. By Francis Hargrave and Charles Butler, Esquires, of Lincoln's-Inn. Including also the Notes of Lord Chief Justice Hale and Lord Chancellor Nottingham: and an Analysis of Littleton, Written by an Unknown Hand in 1658–9, London: Printed for E. and R. Brooke, Bell-Yard, near Temple-Bar, 1794, OCLC508864319. 3 vols.:
2003 Liberty Fund edition. Edward Coke (2003), Steve Sheppard (ed.), The Selected Writings and Speeches of Sir Edward Coke, Indianapolis, Ind.: Liberty Fund, ISBN978-0-86597-316-9. 3 vols.
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