[Ads-l] Antedating of "Law School"

[Mark Mandel]

Might it have been a school named after someone whose last name was Law?

Mark A. Mandel

On Mon, Dec 26, 2022, 2:52 PM Baker, John <JBAKER at stradley.com> wrote:

> Were there law schools, as we understand the term, in 1665? I thought
> legal education in that period was strictly by apprenticeship.
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> John Baker
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> On Dec 24, 2022, at 8:52 AM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
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> law school (OED 1818)
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> 1665 House of Commons Journal 12 Oct. (Internet Archive) They are to meet
> To-morrow at Two of the Clock in the After-noon, in the Law School.
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> Fred Shapiro
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