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Ferdinando Pulton

English legal writer

English legal writer

Ferdinando Pulton (1536–1618) was an English legal writer, the first to attempt a comprehensive book treating criminal law. This was his De pace Regis et regni, first published in 1609.

Pulton belonged to Lincoln's Inn, but he was a Roman Catholic, so that at that time a legal career was denied to him. He was a student at Christ's College, University of Cambridge.

He wrote also a Collection of Sundrie Statutes (1618). This is credited with making the term Star Chamber common in use. Earlier works were his Abstract of all the Penal Statutes (1577) and A kalender, or table, comprehending the effect of all the statutes (1606).

He resided in Bourton, Buckinghamshire.

References

  • Concise Dictionary of National Biography

Notes

References

  1. Also Ferdinand, or Fardinando Pulton.
  2. In print (2005) {{ISBN. 1-58477-697-8, {{ISBN. 978-1-58477-697-0.
  3. [http://www.answers.com/topic/star-chamber?cat=biz-fin Star Chamber: Definition and Much More from Answers.com]
  4. [https://archive.org/details/abstractofallpen00pult 1586 edition at Internet Archive]
  5. "Borough of Buckingham (including Bourton, Lenborough and Gawcott)".
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