[E., T., editor]. The Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights: or, the Lawes Provision for Woemen. A Methodicall Collection of such Statutes and Customes, with the Cases, Opinions, Arguments and Points of Learning in the law, as doe properly concerne Women. London: by the assignes of John More, 1632. 4°, black letter. Contemporary calf (rebacked). Provenance: L. Streate, 1714 (signature on title and endpaper) -- library stamps on the initial blank and on fly-leaves. FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST BOOK ON WOMEN'S LEGAL STATUS. 'T.E., who signs the epistle to the reader and may be T. Edgar, is only the editor and does not know who the author is. The preface is signed by I.L. and indicates that the work "was long since collected" and the author is dead. The work is sometimes attrib. to Sir J. Doddridge', STC 7437.