Two Dialogues in English, between a Doctor of Divinity, and a Student in the Laws of England, of the grounds of the Said Laws, and of Conscience.

Bound in fine 19^th C Half Calf, with marbled boards. The spine in six blind stamped compartments with five blind ruled raised bands. A red lettering piece in the second compartment from the top, very neatly done. The binding in near fine condition. Internally the leaves are generally free of stains or foxing, but with the top headings sometimes shaved.

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Per Wikipedia:  Christopher St. Germain (1460–1540) was an English lawyer, legal writer, and Protestant polemicist.

In 1528, St. Germain published his first book, Dialogus de fundamentis legum Anglie et de conscientia, known as The Doctor and Student after the titles of the two interlocutors, a doctor of divinity and a student of the laws of England, a barrister. The book is a study of the relationship between the English common law and conscience. It was the first study of the role of equity in English law, and set the terms for later discussions. An English translation, probably done by St. Germain himself, appeared in 1530 or 1531. A second dialogue appeared in English in 1530, along with additional chapters referred to as the New Addicions.

Although Doctor and Student was written as a discussion of conscience and law, its enduring popularity into the 19th century was a result of its clear introduction to common law concepts. Until Blackstone published his Commentaries on the Laws of England in 1765-69, it was used as a student primer.