Anthony Fitzherbert was an English judge, scholar and legal author of the sixteenth century. He is particularly known for his treatise on English law, New Natura Brevium, published in 1534, a systematic study of the forms of writs available in the English common law courts.
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Sir Anthony Fitzherbert (1470 - 27 May 1538) was an English judge, scholar and legal author, particularly known for his treatise on English law, New Natura Brevium (1534).
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In 1534, he published La Novelle Natura Brevium, and his last works L'Office et Auctoryté des justices de peas (1538), the first complete treatise on the subject, and The Offices of Sheryffes, Bailliffes, Escheatours, Constables, and Coroners. Sir Anthony was twice married, first to Dorothy Willoughby who died without issue, and secondly to Matilda Cotton by whom he had a large family. This was the first systematic attempt to provide a summary of English law.
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P569 (date of birth): 1470
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P570 (date of death): 1538
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P570 (date of death): 1538-05-27
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P19 (place of birth): Norbury
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