Reports of Cases in the Court of Chancery in the Time of Queen Anne (1702 to 1714)

This book is a part of an ongoing project to publish the earlymodern manuscript law reports from the Court of Chancery during the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714).This new edition triples the number of case reportscurrentlyin print, making themaccessible to scholarsfor the first time. The previously existing printed reports are not veryreliable, and they paintthe then-Lord Chancellor, Lord Harcourt,in averypoor light. This new material gives a better, unbiased,understanding of the Court of Chanceryduring this period. There are three major manuscriptcollections printed here,themost notablewrittenby WilliamMelmoth. This volume is the predecessor volume to the recently publishedChancery Reports in the Time of King George I.