''A New Abridgment of the Law'' is a legal book compiled by

Mathew Bacon Mathew Bacon was the compiler of the first three volumes, and part of the fourth volume, of the work ''New Abridgement of the Law'' known as ''Bacon's Abridgement''. This became the standard encyclopedia of common law on both sides of the Atlantic ...

. The first edition dates from 1736, and the most recent English edition in 1832. The work is an abridgement of

English common law English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures. Principal elements of English law Although the common law has, historically, bee ...

which was widely used in the United States during the early- and mid-19th century. The work was compiled by Bacon, assembled mainly from the dissertations and treatises of Baron Gilbert, either quoting them in full or providing extracts thereof. Bacon died before completing the abridgement, and the collection was completed by Sergeant Sayer and

Owen Ruffhead Owen Ruffhead (1723 – 25 October 1769) was a miscellaneous writer, and the descendant of a Welsh family who were bakers to King George I of Great Britain. Legal consultant and writer The junior Owen Ruffhead was born in Piccadilly. When still a c ...

.Marvin, pages 85 and 86.

References

{{Reflist *Bacon, M. ''A new Abridgment of the Law''. With large additions and corrections, by Sir Henry Gwillim and C. E. Dodd, and with notes and references made to the edition published in 1809, by Bird Wilson; to which notes and references to American and English law and decisions have been added, by John Bouvier. 10 vols. 8v. Philadelphia. 1842.

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*Bacon et al. ''A New Abridgment of the Law''. Sixth Edition. Dublin. 1793. Vol
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