Owen, Thomas
, a learned judge, and author of a
book of reports, was the son of Richard Owen, esq. of
Condover, in Shropshire, and educated in Oxford, but in
what college seems doubtful. Having taken a degree in
arts, he left the university, and repairing to Lincoln’s Inn,
London, studied law, and became an eminent counsellor.
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In 1583 he was elected Lent-reader of that society. In
1590 he was made serjeant at law, and- queen’s serjeant
soon after. He arrived at length at the dignity of judge of
the common pleas, which office he is said to have executed
during five years with great abilities and integrity. He
died in December 1598, and was buried on the south side
of the choir in Westminster abbey, where a monument was
erected to his memory. He had the reputation of a learned
man, and a patron of learning. His “Reports in the
King’s Bench and Common Pleas, in the reign of queen
Elizabeth, and some few cases in the time of king James,”
(which last could not have been his) were printed in folio,
in 1656. Though there is a vacancy in the pages of this
volume from 77 to 80 inclusive, the book is perfect. 1
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Reports in the
King’s Bench and Common Pleas, in the reign of queen
Elizabeth, and some few cases in the time of king James, 1656
Works Online
Works found by this author (or others with similar names) in the Early English Books Online Collection:
A letter of a Catholike man beyond the seas, written to his friend in England including another of Peter Coton priest, of the Society of Iesus, to the Queene Regent of France / translated out of French into English ; touching the imputation of the death of Henry the IIII, late K. of France, to priests, Iesuites, or Catholicke doctrine. (1610) by Owen, Thomas, 1557-1618.
The copie of a letter sent from Paris to the reverend fathers of the Society of Iesus, who liue in England Containing an answere to the calumniations of the Anti-Coton against the same Society in generall, and Fa. Coton in particular.Copie of a letter sent from Paris to the reverend fathers of the Society of Jesus, who live in England. (1611) by Owen, Thomas, 1557-1618.
A letter vvritten from Paris, by the Lord Cardinall of Peron, to Monsr. Casaubon in England. Translated out of the French corrected copie, into English.Lettre de Monseigneur l'illustriss. card. Du Perron. English (1612) by Owen, Thomas, 1557-1618.
The reports of that late reverend and learned judge, Thomas Owen Esquire one of the justices of the Common pleas : wherein are many choice cases, most of them throughly argued by the learned serjeants, and after argued and resolved by the grave judges of those times : with many cases wherein the differences in the year-books are reconciled and explained : with two exact alphabeticall tables, the one of the cases, and the other of the principal matters therein contained. (1656) by Owen, Thomas, d. 1598.