A letter from Paris written to a nobleman by Sir John Finet, Master of the Ceremonies to King James the First: containing many substantial and weighty arguments to prove the unlawfulness of duels or single combats
Book1720EnglishUnited Kingdom
Sir John Finet
The printed text derives from Finet’s original Paris letter of 19 February 1609/10, preserved as Cotton MS Titus C.iv.9. The first printed edition was issued by J. Roberts in London in 1720.
TitleA letter from Paris written to a nobleman by Sir John Finet, Master of the Ceremonies to King James the First: containing many substantial and weighty arguments to prove the unlawfulness of duels or single combats
AuthorSir John Finet
Earliest publication date1720
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Document typeBook
Authority statement
Sir John Finet
DuellingHonour and Law
Authority Roles
Author
Sir John Finet
Edition History
A letter from Paris written to a nobleman by Sir John Finet, Master of the Ceremonies to King James the First: containing many substantial and weighty arguments to prove the unlawfulness of duels or single combats1720
CityLondon
PublisherJ. Roberts
PrinterNot specified
Format8°
Pages[12], 20 p.
DimensionsNot specified
London: printed and sold by J. Roberts, 1720. With half-title; ESTC T154615. Original letter dated Paris, 19 February 1609/10.
Digital Witnesses
Folger — A letter from Paris (1720)
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Folger Shakespeare Library · open
External authority or manifestation witness linked in enrichment phase 583.
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 121 · Entry 804
Thimm entry 805 — Finet original letter
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 121 · Entry 805
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Primary editionA letter from Paris written to a nobleman by Sir John Finet, Master of the Ceremonies to King James the First: containing many substantial and weighty arguments to prove the unlawfulness of duels or single combats
