 He is also the author of 'A Digest of the Laws of England' This work was also written in law French but afterwards translated.Around 1726, Sir John Comyns purchased the manor of Shaxstones in Writtle, and commissioned the construction of a new family home on the estate, suitable for a man of his standing.Completed in 1730, Hylands House was an elegant two-storey red brick building in Queen Anne style architecture.