Essay on the Early History of the Law Merchant e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. This Essay does not in any way claim to be a Treatise on the subject. Lack of leisure has compelled me to omit many important topics and to deal all too briefly with others. My debt to previous writers - to Bensa, Huvelin, Schaube, Pollock and Maitland, and above all to Goldschmidt - is evident on every page; as far as time and opportunities allowed I have gone to the original authorities. While the Essay was in the Press, I learnt that there were numerous fair rolls preserved in the Record Office and upon these I am at work. To Sir F. Pollock for kind suggestions I wish to express my thanks.