Edward Coke Quotes


For a man's house is his castle.


Context

See also Coke's Reports, Semayne's Case, 1605. Compare Blackstone, above.


Citations

Edward Coke, 1552-1634, English Solicitor General, Attorney General and Speaker of the House of Commons, Institutes of the Laws of England, III

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Edward Coke
Edward Coke
  • Born: February 1, 1552
  • Died: September 3, 1634
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: SL

Sir Edward Coke SL was an English barrister, judge, and politician who is considered to be the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras.