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A Classic Scottish Treatise on Writs, Forms and Other Aspects of Legal Composition Spottiswood, John. An Introduction to the Knowledge of the Stile of Writs, Simple and Compound, Made Use of in Scotland: Containing Directions for Drawing Securities, In Cases Which Most Commonly Occur, With Examples According to the Best Modern Practice, With Historical Notes, Serving to Explain and Illustrate the Words and Phrases Used in These Writs. To Which are Added by way of Appendix, I. General Observations on Several Forms of Writings, And Letters of Diligence. II. Regulations Respecting Ordinary and Civil Actions, And Criminal Causes, In the Sheriff and Stewart Courts of Scotland. III. The Fees of Clerks, &c. in These Courts, Both in Civil and Criminal Cases. Edinburgh: Printed for A. Kincaid and J. Bell, W. Gordon, And J. Brown, 1765. [iv], 587, [21] pp. 12mo. (6-3/4" x 4"). Contemporary calf, gilt-edged raised bands and lettering piece to spine, joints mended. Light rubbing and a few minor scuffs to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, small chip to foot of spine, corners bumped and somewhat worn, front hinge cracked, rear hinge starting. Moderate toning to text, (very) faint dampstaining to margins of a few leaves. "3/6" in small early hand to front free endpaper, early owner signature and tiny inkspot to title page. $200. * Sixth and final edition. Around 1703, Spottiswood established Spottiswood's College of Law to compensate for the lack of a legal curriculum at The University of Edinburgh. Its main textbook was Sir George McKenzie's Institutes. Spottiswood wrote the Stile of Writs, along with another book, The Form of Process, to cover areas that are not treated in detail by Mackenzie. They were, in effect, supplementary textbooks. English Short-Title Catalogue T118684. Seller Inventory # 66469
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