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Fitzherbert
Fitzherbert, the most distinguished writer upon law in the reign of
Abridgment, or Digests of the Law
of ancient authority. The principal of these are Statham's, Brooke's, Fitzherbert's, and Rolle's Abridgments, and Comyn's Digest. Besides these there are
Brooke's (Sir Robert) abridgement
1568, and an improvement on the plan of Statham and Fitzherbert. The cases are here arranged with more strict regard to
Fitz
a son. It is used in law and genealogy; as Fitzherbert, the son of Herbert; Fitzjames, the son of James; Fitzroy,
Marrow
work which has been quoted by later writers, such as Fitzherbert and Lambard, with great commendation, and seems to have been
Misericordia
person for an offence. it is thus called, according to Fitzherbert, because it ought to be but small and less than
Natura brevium
Natura brevium. See FITZHERBERT.
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