The Primitive Origination of Mankind, considered and examined according to the light of nature

Descripción

Rebound in 3/4 leathers and boards. Title in gilt lettering on spine. Frontispiece engraving by Frederick Hendrik Van Hove of Matthew Hale protected by tissue guard. Some wrinkling of pages but clean and not foxed. Hale's writings and influence as a jurist lasted for centuries, including his view that as marriage was a matter of contract between the husband and wife, there could be no such thing as marital rape, a concept in the laws of England and Wales that lasted until it was repealed in 1991. His shadow also loomed over the Salem witch trials, as he had in 1662 sentenced two English women to death for witchcraft, sorcery, and "unnatural love". His judgment is said to have influenced rulings in the Salem trials.

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Título

The Primitive Origination of Mankind, considered and examined according to the light of nature

Editor

London

Fecha de publicación

1677

Encuadernación

Hardcover

Edición

1st Edition

Estado

Fine

Catálogos de vendedores

• 1650-1850