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Littleton, Sir Thomas

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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English jurist of the 15th century; was recorder of Coventry in 1450, judge of Common Pleas 1466, and knighted in 1475; his work on "Tenures" was the first attempt to classify the law of land rights, and was the basis of the famous "Coke upon Littleton"; d . 1481.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Littleton, Sir Thomas'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​l/littleton-sir-thomas.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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