John Cowell's law dictionary is censured

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.03: English Writing and Culture: Renaissance (Elizabethan and Jacobean periods) , 1485-1625.
Vol. editors: William M. Hamlin (Washington State University), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University), Ema Vyroubalova (Trinity College Dublin)

Domains

Censorship of expression

Dates

Date of occurrence 1610-03

Places

England (Location)

Genres and Modes

Dictionary

John Cowell's law dictionary of 1607, The Interpreter, exalts the Crown's prerogative so highly that he faces censure from Parliament and the Privy Council. He is prosecuted by Sir Edmund Coke, only being saved from imprisonment by the intervention of the King, and on 26th March his book is burnt by hangman.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "John Cowell's law dictionary is censured". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15674, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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