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[Nicolson], William, Lord Bishop of Carlisle.
Leges Marchiarum or Border Laws.
Publisher: Printed for Mess. Hamilton and Balfour, London;
Date of Publication: 1747
Stock Code: 5941
SECOND EDITION (first published 1705); 12mo, pp., [4], xxxiv, 262. Contemporary polished calf, capably and sympathetically re-backed; gilt titles to red label to spine, double gilt ruling to compartments. Boards a little scuffed with bruising and minor wear to corners. Ownership inscription of J Turnbull to ffep in ink. Scattered light foxing; small tear (approx 1”) to margin pp., 219/220 and minor loss to corner tip of pp 11/12 (text unaffected). Overall a Very Good copy. During the commission appointed to prepare a scheme for an Anglo-Scottish Union in the early years of the 18th century, many questions were raised as to the value and necessity of such a union. Bishop Nicholson, long respected as a scholar of Scots and Irish history and a strong advocate for Union, published these medieval documents to prove that the Kingdoms had always treated each other as equals and without any legal assumption of superiority by England, thus furthering the want of a stable political connection which had been the cause of strife on the border for many years. £250.00