Ferdinando Pulton

Ferdinando Pulton [Ferdinand, Fardinando Pulton.] (1536-1618) was an English legal writer, the first to attempt a comprehensive book treating criminal law. This was his "De pace Regis et regni" [In print (2005) ISBN 1584776978, ISBN 9781584776970.] , first published in 1609.

Pulton belonged to Lincoln's Inn, but he was a Roman Catholic, so that at that time a legal career was denied to him.

He wrote also a "Collection of Sundrie Statutes" (1618). This is credited with making the term "Star Chamber" common in use [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/star-chamber?cat=biz-fin Star Chamber: Definition and Much More from Answers.com ] ] . An earlier work was the 1577 "Abstract of all the penall Statutes" [ [http://www.maggs.com/title/EA9157.asp An Abstract of all the penall Statutes : PULTON, (Ferdinando) ] ] .

He resided in Bourton, Buckinghamshire [ [http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/bkm/Buckingham/Index.html Borough of Buckingham (including Bourton, Lenborough and Gawcott) ] ] .

References

*"Concise Dictionary of National Biography"

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