Lot 482
Welwood, William, professor of the Civill Law at St. Andrews University.
Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 11 July 2006 at 12:00 BST
Description
Early manuscript copy of ''An Abridgement of all Sea Lawes gathered forth of all writings & monuments, which are to be found among any people or nation, upon the Coasts of the great Ocean, & Mediterranean Sea''., 111pp., small 4to, contemporary calf, upper hinge split
Footnote
Footnote: William Welwood (1583-1645) was successively professor of mathematics and law at St. Andrews University. In An Abridgement of All Sea-Lawes, first published 1613, Welwood vehemently opposed on theological grounds Grotius's championing of the sea for navigation and trade purposes in his influential work, Mare Liberum
Provenance: Henry Home of Kames, bookplate; William Gray, advocate, 18th century inscription; James Mackenzie; Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow: stamp on upper cover