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 ''A New Abridgment of the Law'' is a legal book compiled by Mathew Bacon. The first edition dates from 1736, and the most recent English edition in 1832.
The work is an abridgement of English common law which was widely used in the United States du ...
''. This became the standard
encyclopedia
An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...
of
common law
In law, common law (also known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law) is the body of law created by judges and similar quasi-judicial tribunals by virtue of being stated in written opinions."The common law is not a brooding omnipresen ...
on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean in the 18th century.
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British legal writers
Members of the Inner Temple
Members of the Middle Temple
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