The Law Against Bankrupts (1695)

Artifact Summary
Artifact type	Legal treatise
Creator/author	Thomas Goodinge
Date	1695
Period	Stuart
City and country of origin	London, England
Abstract

Entry

• Imprint/call number: Wing (2nd ed., 1994) / G1099C. London: printed for S. Heyrick, C. Harper, J. Place, J. Harrison, S. Keeble, D. Brown, J. Cleave, W. Rogers, R. Sare, W. Reeman, T. Goodwin, M. Wotton, R. Vincent, A. Roper, and J. Brixey, 1695.
• Keywords: Book; Legal treatise; Bankruptcy; Creditors; Merchants; Chancery; Commercial law; Debt recovery
• Latitude: 51.5074
• Longitude: -0.1278
• Current location: Harvard Law School Library
• Economic theme: Bankruptcy; Creditors; Merchants; Commercial law; Debt recovery
• Practice/technology: Printed legal manual; bankruptcy procedure; case compilation
• Capitalism status:
• Religious context:
• Legal/political context: Printed synthesis of English bankruptcy statutes, case law, and chancery/common-law procedure
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Overview

A large practical handbook on English bankruptcy law for lawyers, merchants, and tradesmen. Rather than a single narrative, it organizes the subject as a working manual: how bankruptcy is defined, who counts as a trader, what acts constitute bankruptcy, how commissioners proceed, how estates and debts are assigned, and how creditors, pleadings, evidence, and distributions are handled.

Source

Shared PDF: Google Drive file. Shared folder: Google Drive folder. Bibliographic identifier: `Wing (2nd ed., 1994) / G1099C.`.

Sections

Front Matter

• Preface
• Table of Cases and Presidents
• Errata and Title Page

Chapters

• Chapter I. Affidavit, Petition, and Commission
• Chapter II. What Trade Makes a Bankrupt
• Chapter III. Acts of Bankruptcy
• Chapter IV. Construction of the Statutes and Commencement
• Chapter V. Creditors and Preference
• Chapter VI. Proceedings of the Commissioners
• Chapter VII. Commissioners' Powers and Examinations
• Chapter VIII. Estate, Settlements, and Purchasers
• Chapter IX. Personal Estate and Goods
• Chapter X. Assignment of Debts
• Chapter XI. Actions by Assignees and the Bankrupt
• Chapter XII. Pleadings under the Statutes of Bankruptcy
• Chapter XIII. Venue, Evidence, and Trial
• Chapter XIV. Distribution and Dividends
• Chapter XV. Partners and Joint Stocks
• Chapter XVI. Consequentials and Bills of Conformity
• Chapter XVII. Scandalous Words Relating to Trade

Editorial Note

This landing page groups chapter-level drafts from a full-book transcription. The work is split into readable section pages rather than published as one monolithic block.