Second edition of a work on jurisprudence and civil law by the distinguished Frisian lawyer Joachim Hoppers (1523-1576), also advisor on the Netherlands to the Spanish King Philips II (1527-1598). The book is divided into two sections. The first, subdivided into three "books", deals with what Hoppers calls "the art of law". He gives a definition of law, describes different notions and types of justice, the role of God in jurisdiction, how to implement law and hold trials, etc. The second part is devoted to lawyers and civil law, dealing with administration, universities, judges, how to prepare for trials, etc.
With an early owner's inscription on the title-page, some marginal notes on pp. 243-244. Quires M-N misbound. With some marginal water stains, an occasional spot and a restoration to the fore-edge margin of the last leaf. Binding stained, bookblock partly detached from binding. De navorscher XIII, p. 142; USTC 404965.