Edward Coke, The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England (2nd ed, 1648, frontispiece and title page) - 20131124, John Payne

Frontispiece and title page of edward coke (1648) the fourth part of the institutes of the laws of england: concerning the jurisdiction of the courts (2nd ed. ), london: printed by m[iles] flesher for w[illiam] lee and d[aniel] pakeman oclc: 294863631. The frontispiece has an engraving of coke by john payne (1607–1647) dated 1629, that is, when coke was aged 77. The inscriptions on the engraving are as follows: around the portrait: "prvdens qvi patiens. " ("the prudent are patient. ") above the portrait: "anno 1629. " ("the year 1629. ") bottom right-hand corner: "i payne fecit" ("made by i. [iohn = john] payne"). For information on the title page, see "file:edward coke, the fourth part of the institutes of the laws of england (2nd ed, 1648, title page) - 20131124. Jpg".