L'OISEL, Antoine. Mémoires des pays, villes, comté et comtes - Lot 115

L'OISEL, Antoine. Mémoires des pays, villes, comté et comtes, evesché et evesques, pairrie, commune et personnes de renom de Beauvais et Beauvaisis. A Paris, chez Samuel Thiboust, 1617. In-8, 367 p. and table of contents, title in red and black with engraved vignette, dedication to Bishop Augustin Potier and royal privilege. Engraved vignette on p.31. Contemporary ivory vellum binding, smooth spine, title on later red label. Unique first edition of this work by the lawyer Antoine Loisel, born in Beauvais in 1536. A pupil of Cujas, the author is best known for his "Institutes coutumières", one of the first and most important collections of ancient French law, which was reprinted many times. These mémoires de Beauvais et du Beauvaisis are notable for the numerous supporting documents transcribed in the last 130 pages, including charters dating back to 1106. (Several pages browned, some foxing, minor wear to binding).