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BEAUMANOIR (c. 1250-1296)  , French jurist, was born in the early part of the 13th century and died in 1296 . The few facts known regarding his life are to be gathered from legal documents in which his name occurs . From these it appears that in 1273 he filled the post of bailli at Senlis, and in 128o held a similar office at Clermont . He is also occasionally referred to as presiding at the assizes held at various towns . His great work is entitled Coutumes de Beauvoisis and first appeared in 169o, a second edition with introduction by A . A . Beugnot being published in 1842 . It is regarded as one ofthe best works bearing on old French law, and was frequently referred to with high admiration by Montesquieu . Beaumanoir also obtained fame. as a poet, and left over 20,000 verses, the best known of his poems being La Manekine, Jehan et Blonde and Salut d' amour .