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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The English Works of Sir Henry Spelman, Kt. Publish'd in His Life-Time; Together with His Posthumous Works, Relating to the Laws and Antiquities of England''}}
===by Sir Henry Spelman===
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Spelman Sir Henry Spelman] (1563/4–1641) studied at Walsigner grammar school and graduated BA from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_College,_Cambridge Trinity College, Cambridge] in 1583.<ref>Stuart Handley, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26104 Spelman, Sir Henry (1563/4–1641)]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed October 9, 2013.</ref> He was admitted to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%27s_Inn Lincoln’s Inn] in 1586, where he studied the law for three years. Spelman found drudgery in many aspects of the law, and focused on history and antiquity.<ref>Ibid.</ref> He married his wife Eleanor in 1590 and soon after began writing treatises.

Spelman wrote treatises on many topics.<ref>Ibid.</ref> As time passed, his work gained recognition, especially with regard to his ability to present not only the mere facts, but to connect seemingly unrelated facts in a meaningful and persuasive manner.<ref>Ibid.</ref> He is recognized as having laid a foundation upon which subsequent scholars were able to build.<ref>Ibid.</ref>   

==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
Wythe referred to Spelman's works in his case report for ''[[Field v. Harrison]]'', "Sir H. Spelman somewhere condemns the common lawyers of his own time, for the small acquaintance they had with the principles and rationale of their profession."<ref>George Wythe, "A Report of the Case Between Field and Harrison Decreed by the High Court of Chancery in which the Decision was Reversed by the Court of Appeals" (Richmond: Printed and Sold by Thomas Nicolson, 1796), 12, n.</ref> Brown's Bibliography<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433.</ref> includes the first (1723) edition of ''The English Works of Sir Henry Spelman'' as the work intended by Wythe's reference. He bases the selection of this title and edition in part on the copy [[Thomas Jefferson]] sold to the Library of Congress in 1815.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 3:125-126 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648117;view=1up;seq=138 [no.2721]].</ref> The Wolf Law Library followed Brown's suggestion and purchased a copy of the same edition.

==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
Bound in contemporary decorative leather binding. Spine has six bands with gilt decoration and lettering. Title page signed "JPalmer." Purchased from Longland Books.

Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/sets/72157637635052796 available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://wm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01COWM_INST/g9pr7p/alma991021479209703196 William & Mary's online catalog]. See the [[English Works of Sir Henry Spelman (Contents)|table of contents]] for a complete list of the works included in this set.
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==See also==
*[[George Wythe Room]]
*[[Wythe's Library]]

==References==
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==External Links==
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