Abstract / Description of output
This sixteenth-century text has never been published before, but is the first comprehensive survey of Scots law ever written. Completed in 1566 by David Chalmers of Ormond (c. 1529-1592), a Scots lawyer and judge, this work summarises systematically a large number of laws from different sources, and is dedicated by its author to Mary, Queen of Scots. The volume contains a comprehensive introduction, and reproduces Chalmers’ entire text from the only extant manuscript, adding an editorial commentary to each of the 1,595 chapters.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Edinburgh |
Publisher | Stair Society |
Number of pages | 574 |
Volume | 69 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781872517360 |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |