Grimaudet - [FINANZRECHT] Paraphrase des droicts des usures et contracts pignoratifs - 1585

Law, Jus, Finances, Usury


Grimaudet, François
Paraphrase of rights, usury, and pledge contracts: all causes that excuse fraud.
Books I-X
1585



François Grimaudet's 'Paraphrase of the rights of usury and pledge contracts' is a legal treatise on dealing with usury and pledged loans in early modern France. Grimaudet, a jurist from Angers, analyzes the legal foundations of the prohibition of interest, discusses permissible conditions for pledge agreements, and differentiates between legitimate forms of credit and immoral usury. A central aspect of the work is also the discussion of debtor-creditor relationships involving fraudulent or malicious intentions; Grimaudet lists and comments on numerous causes that can exonerate a debtor or creditor from the debt of fraud. His paraphrasing aligns with contemporary legal debates and aims to provide practitioners and scholars with an understandable overview of legally and morally relevant issues of usury, with the goal of promoting fair economic relationships in accordance with church teachings and state law.


17x11cm, 376 pages, parchment binding with old handwriting and a large, decorated initial 'A'. Slightly browned, otherwise the interior is well preserved.


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