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Judgements as they were upon solemne arguments given in the Upper-Bench and Common-Pleas, upon the most difficult points in all manner of actions : together with the terms and number-rolls, in which the same are entred : as also other speciall judiciall proceedings in order thereunto, taken out of the records of the same Court, very usefull for all clerks, attorneys, and others

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Corporate Author: England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.

Date of Publication: 1655.

Call Number: Book 443 1655

Responsibility: vvith an exact alphabeticall table, wherein may be found the principall matters therein contained.

Corporate Author: England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.

Place of Publication: [London]

Publisher: Printed by Thomas Roycroft, and are to be sold at most stationers shops in London,

Date of Publication: 1655.

Physical Description: [4], 235, 240-336, 339-344, [22] p. ; 17 cm (8vo)

Notes: Signatures: AÂ² B-Zâ¸ 2Aâ¶.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of second title page.; Book number 443 as assigned by Yeates.; Library copy lacks title and flyleaf pages.; Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the library of Thomas Jefferson,; English short title catalogue,; Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.),

Subjects: Law reports, digests, etc. - England - Early works to 1800.; Law reports, digests, etc.; England.; Early works.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Corporate Author: England and Wales. Court of Common Pleas.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 443 1655

Wax, Sealing

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Collection: History Collection

Object ID: 2002.144

Date Range: 1683-1920

Collection: History Collection

Description: Reproduced copies of seals of citizens of Lancaster County, Casts were taken from documents of the Lancaster County Courthouse - deeds, justice of the peace, notary public, personal. Includes Penn's Grant seal.; Finding Aid can be found in Object File.

Date Range: 1683-1920

Year Range From: 1683

Year Range To: 1920

Collector: Albert Shertz, LCHS

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: DAC

Storage Wall: Island 2

Storage Cabinet: Unit 10

Storage Shelf: Shelf 3

Storage Container: Box 0546

People: Cookson, Theodore; Hubley, Michael; Riegart, A.; Edwards, Thomas

Subcategory: Personal Symbol

Search Terms: courthouses

Object Name: Wax, Sealing

Material: Wax

Object ID: 2002.144

Hugo Grotius, his most choice discourses out of that excellent treatise De veritate religionis ChristianÃ¦. I. Of God, and His providence. II. Of Christ, His miracles and doctrine, with annotations, and the authors life. III. His judgement in sundry points controverted, contained in his vote for the churches peace. IV. An epistle consolatorie

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Author: Grotius, Hugo,

Edition: The third edition, corrected with lively brasse pieces newly added.

Date of Publication: 1657.

Call Number: Bookk 744 1657

Responsibility: translated out of the Latin, by Cl. Barksdale.

Author: Grotius, Hugo,

Uniform Title: De veritate religionis Christianae.

Edition: The third edition, corrected with lively brasse pieces newly added.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed for W. Lee at the Turks Head in Fleetstreet over against Fetter-Lane.,

Date of Publication: 1657.

Physical Description: [22], 142 pages plates ; 12mo

Notes: Includes "Appendix. Hugo Grotius his judgement ..." which has separate titlepage dated 1658 but continuous pagination and signatures. Bound, and possibly issued with, "The mourner comforted ... ", London, 1658 which is catalogued separately.; Wing reports an issue of the third edition dated 1658 but no example dated 1657.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page under that of struck W. Coward.; Book number 744 as assigned by Yeates.; Not found in

Subjects: Catholic Church - Apologetic works - Early works to 1800.; Catholic Church.; Apologetics - Early works to 1800.; Apologetics; Apologetics.; Apologetic writings.; Early works.; History.; Full blind tooled leather (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Place: England London.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Bookk 744 1657

A law dictionary, or, The interpreter of words and terms : used either in the common or statute laws of Great Britain, and in tenures and jocular customs : first published by the learned Dr. Cowel, and in this edition very much augmented and improved, by the addition of many thousand words, found in our histories, antiquities, cartularies, rolls, registers, and other manuscript records : with an appendix, containing two tables; one of the antient names of places in Great Britain, and the other of the antient surnames; both of them very necessary for the use of all such, as converse with antient deeds, charters, &c

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Author: Cowell, John,

Date of Publication: MDCCXXVII [1727]

Call Number: Book 793 1727

Alternate Title: Interpreter of words and terms

Author: Cowell, John,

Uniform Title: Interpreter

Place of Publication: [London] In the Savoy

Publisher: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer, Esq.) for J. Walthoe ... [and 10 others],

Date of Publication: MDCCXXVII [1727]

Physical Description: [488] p. ; 33 cm. (folio)

Notes: Originally issued with title: The interpreter, or, Booke containing the signification of words. Cambridge : Printed by Iohn Legate, 1607.; Signatures: Aâ¶ B-Zâ´ 2A-2Zâ´ 3A-3Nâ´ 3O-3QÂ².; The preface includes (p. [7]-[9]) the Proclamation of James I., dated 25th March, 1610, by which the first edition of Cowell's Interpreter, 1607, was suppressed.; "Books lately printed": p. [488], 3Q2v.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 793 as assigned by Yeates.; ESTC (RLIN)

Subjects: Law - Great Britain - Dictionaries.; Names, Geographical - Great Britain.; Law.; Names, Geographical.; Great Britain.; Dictionaries.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Place: England London.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 793 1727

The infants lawyer : or, The law (ancient and modern) relating to infants. Setting forth their priviledges ; their several ages for divers purposes ; guardians and procheim amy, as to suits and defences by them ; actions brought by and against them, with the manner of declarations and pleadings ; fines and recoveries, and other matters of record suffered or acknowledged by them, how reversable ; conveyances and specialties, how bound by them or not ; contracts, promises, &c

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Edition: 3rd ed. :

Date of Publication: 1726.

Call Number: Book 883 1726

Alternate Title: Law (ancient and modern) relating to infants

Responsibility: With an appendix of the forms of declarations and pleadings concerning infants.

Edition: 3rd ed. :

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by the assigns Edw. Sayer, for James Crokatt,

Date of Publication: 1726.

Physical Description: [24], 380, [28] pages ; 20 cm

Notes: Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 883 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Children - Great Britain.; Forms (Law) - Great Britain.; Children; Forms (Law); Great Britain.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Bingind)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 883 1726

The reports of Sir Edward Coke Kt. In English : compleat in thirteen parts, with references to all the antient and modern books of the law. Exactly translated and compared with the first and last edition in French, and printed page for page with the same. To which are now added the pleadings to the cases

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Corporate Author: Great Britain. Courts.

Date of Publication: M. DCC. XXVII. [1727]

Call Number: Book 895 1727; Book 896 1727; Book 897 1727; Book 898 1727; Book 899 1727; Book 900 1727; Book 901 1717

Alternate Title: Certain select cases in law; First part of the reports of Sir Edward Coke; General table to the first eleven books of the Reports of ... Sir Edward Coke

Corporate Author: Great Britain. Courts.

Uniform Title: Reports.

Place of Publication: [London] In the Savoy

Publisher: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (Assigns of Edw. Sayer Esq;) for D. Browne : J. Walthoe : B. Lintot : R. Gosling : W. Mears : L. Ward. : W. Innys : J. Osborn : T. Woodward : F. Clay : L. Wotton : K. Williamson and A. Ward.,

Date of Publication: M. DCC. XXVII. [1727]

Physical Description: 13 pt. in 7 v. ; 23 cm. (8vo)

Notes: Each part has sep. paging, register & t.p. (beginning "The first [-twelfth] part of the Reports ... "; "The thirteenth part, or certain select cases in law ... "); general t.p. in v. 1 only. -- Imprints vary slightly (see ESTC) -- Parts 12,13 are "The third edition corrected, with the addition of references."; Prefaces (pts.1-11) in Latin & English in parallel columns. "To the reader" (pt. 13) subscribed "J.G."--In pt. 12, "I have perused this treatise ... and ... conceive ... that the printing ... will be for the good of the nation ... [subscribed] The second of February 1655. Edw. Bulstrod."--"An account of the authors referred to in these reports": pt. 1, A6v-A8v. -- "A general table to the first eleven books of The reports of ... Sir Edward Coke ... with two alphabetical catalogues, one of the principal cases; the other of all the general titles ..." bd. at end of pt. 11.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 895-901 as assigned by Yeates.; ESTC

Subjects: Law reports, digests, etc. - Great Britain.; Law reports, digests, etc.; Great Britain.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Coke, Edward,; Bulstrode, Edward,; G., J.; Nutt, Edward,; Nutt, Richard,; Gosling, Robert,; Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 895 1727; Book 896 1727; Book 897 1727; Book 898 1727; Book 899 1727; Book 900 1727; Book 901 1717

The commentaries upon original writs : where most of the cases in Bracton, book of entries, the year or term-books, from King Edward the Second to these times, with the plaints, counts, pleadings issues, demurrers in matters of law, the debates, opinions, rules of court, and resolutions of the judges therein, are reduced to the originall writs under severall heads or sections for the better understanding of the case and poynts of law : collected, abridged, and taken out of the books themselves

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Author: Hughes, William,

Date of Publication: 1655.

Call Number: Book 78 1655

Responsibility: by William Hughes of Grays Inne ...

Author: Hughes, William,

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by Tho. Roycroft for Henry Twyford, and John Place ...,

Date of Publication: 1655.

Physical Description: [16], 272, [8] p. ; 23 cm. (4to)

Notes: "The first part." No more published.; Signatures: Aâ´ aâ´ B-2Nâ´.; Leaf a4 is blank. According to ESTC, there is a variant with errata on leaf a4 recto.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 78 as assigned by Yeates.; Handwritten not about signature of Yeates on title page.; Includes bibliographical references and index.; Wing (2nd ed.); ESTC

Contents: Right patent -- Writs of right patent in London -- Dower -- Writ of droit close, monstraverunt, false judgment, &c.

Subjects: Writs - Great Britain.; Writs.; Great Britain.

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 78 1655

Reports and pleas of assizes at York : Held before several judges in that circuit, with some precedents useful for pleaders at the assizes

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Author: Clayton, John,

Date of Publication: 1651]

Call Number: Book 228 1651

Responsibility: John Clayton.

Author: Clayton, John,

Place of Publication: Dublin

Publisher: S. Powell for Edward Hamilto,

Date of Publication: 1651]

Physical Description: [24], 158 [60]pages ; 25 cm.

Series: ECCO.

Notes: Dedication signed: John Clayton, "From my chamber in the Inner Temple, Jan 1, 1650." First published in 1651.; Imprint i nformation the Harvard University Law Library, published: Dublin, printed by S. Powell, for Edward Hamilton, 1741.; Library's copy is lacking the title page.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of first page.; A handwitten table of names of the cases and a table of principal matters bound in at end of book.; English Short Title Catalog,

Subjects: Great Britain. - Assizes (York); Law reports, digests, etc. - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Law reports, digests, etc.; Great Britain.; Early works.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label removed (Binding)

Additional Author: Jasper Yeates,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 228 1651

Docket

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Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Appearance Dockets

Object ID: RG 01-00 2303

Date Range: 1729-1872

Collection: Lancaster County Historical Government Records

Title: Appearance Dockets

Description: These volumes contain records of civil proceedings, showing court terms and case numbers, the names of the plaintiffs and defendants, the attorneys presiding, the type and nature of instrument, cause of action, and disposition. Handwritten.; Contents and Object IDs:; v. 1 (1729-1736) RG 01-00 2303-005; v. 2 (1737-1744) RG 01-00 2303-010; v. 3 (1747-1748) RG 01-00 2303-015; v. 4 (1749-1750) RG 01-00 2303-020; v. 5 (1750-1751) RG 01-00 2303-025; v. 6 (1751-1752) RG 01-00 2303-030; v. 7 (1752-1753) RG 01-00 2303-035; v. 8 (1753-1754) RG 01-00 2303-040; v. 9 (1754-1755) RG 01-00 2303-045; v. 10 (1755) RG 01-00 2303-050; v. 11 (1756) RG 01-00 2303-055; v. 12 (1757-1758) RG 01-00 2303-060; v. 13 (1759-1760) RG 01-00 2303-065; v. 14 (1760-1761) RG 01-00 2303-070; v. 15 (1762-1763) RG 01-00 2303-075; v. 16 (1764-1765) RG 01-00 2303-080; v. 17 (1765-1766) RG 01-00 2303-085; v. 18 (1766-1767) RG 01-00 2303-090; v. 19 (1767-1768) RG 01-00 2303-095; v. 20 (1768-1769) RG 01-00 2303-100; v. 21 (1770-1771) RG 01-00 2303-105; v. 22 (1771-1773) RG 01-00 2303-110; v. 23 (1773-1775) RG 01-00 2303-115; v. 24 (1775-1778) RG 01-00 2303-120; v. 25 (1778-1780) RG 01-00 2303-125; v. 26 (1780-1782) RG 01-00 2303-130; v. 27 (1782-1783) RG 01-00 2303-135; v. 28 (1783-1784) RG 01-00 2303-140; v. 29 (1784-1785) RG 01-00 2303-145; v. 30 (1785-1786) RG 01-00 2303-150; v. 31 (1786-1787) RG 01-00 2303-155; v. 32 (1787-1788) RG 01-00 2303-160; v. 33 (1789-1790) RG 01-00 2303-165; v. 34 (1790-1792) RG 01-00 2303-170; v. 35 (1793-1795) RG 01-00 2303-175; v. 36 (1795-1797) RG 01-00 2303-180; v. 37 (1798-1799) RG 01-00 2303-185; v. 38 (1799-1800) RG 01-00 2303-190; v. 39 (1800-1802) RG 01-00 2303-195; v. 40 (1802-1805) RG 01-00 2303-200; v. 41 (1805-1807) RG 01-00 2303-205; v. 42 (1807-1809) RG 01-00 2303-210; v. 43 (1809-1811) RG 01-00 2303-215; v. 44 (1811-1813) RG 01-00 2303-220; v. 45 (1813-1814) RG 01-00 2303-225; v. 46 (1814-1815) RG 01-00 2303-230; v. 47 (1815) RG 01-00 2303-235; v. 48 (1816) RG 01-00 2303-240; v. 49 (1816) RG 01-00 2303-245; v. 50 (1816-1817) RG 01-00 2303-250; v. 51 (1817) RG 01-00 2303-255; v. 52 (1817) RG 01-00 2303-260; v. 53 (1818) RG 01-00 2303-265; v. 54 (1818) RG 01-00 2303-270; v. 55 (1819) RG 01-00 2303-275; v. 56 (1819-1820) RG 01-00 2303-280; v. 57 (1820) RG 01-00 2303-285; v. 58 (1821) RG 01-00 2303-290; v. 59 (1821-1822) RG 01-00 2303-295; v. 60 (1822-1823) RG 01-00 2303-300; v. 61 (1823-1824) RG 01-00 2303-305; v. 62 (1824-1825) RG 01-00 2303-310; v. 63 (1824-1827) RG 01-00 2303-315; v. 64 (1825-1827) RG 01-00 2303-320; v. 65 (1827-1830) RG 01-00 2303-325; v. 66 (1830-1834) RG 01-00 2303-330; v. 67 (1834-1836) RG 01-00 2303-335; v. 68 (1835-1836) RG 01-00 2303-340; v. 69 (1837-1839) RG 01-00 2303-345; v. 70 (1840-1842) RG 01-00 2303-350; v. 71 (1842-1843) RG 01-00 2303-355; v. 72 (1842-1843) RG 01-00 2303-360; v. 73 (1843-1844) RG 01-00 2303-365; v. 74 (1844-1845) RG 01-00 2303-370; v. 75 (1845-1847) RG 01-00 2303-375; v. 76 (1847-1848) RG 01-00 2303-380; v. 77 (1848-1849) RG 01-00 2303-385; v. 78 (1849) RG 01-00 2303-390; v. 79 (1850) RG 01-00 2303-395; v. 80 (1850-1851) RG 01-00 2303-400; v. 81 (1851) RG 01-00 2303-405; v. 82 (1852) RG 01-00 2303-410; v. 83 (1853) RG 01-00 2303-415; v. 84 (1853-1854) RG 01-00 2303-420; v. 85 (1854-1855) RG 01-00 2303-425; v. 86 (1855) RG 01-00 2303-430; v. 87 (1856) RG 01-00 2303-435; v. 88 (1857) RG 01-00 2303-440; v. 89 (1857-1858) RG 01-00 2303-445; v. 90 (1858-1859) RG 01-00 2303-450; v. 91 (1859-1860) RG 01-00 2303-455; v. 92 (1860) RG 01-00 2303-460; v. 93 (1861) RG 01-00 2303-465; v. 94 (1861-1862) RG 01-00 2303-470; v. 95 (1862) RG 01-00 2303-475; v. 96 (1863) RG 01-00 2303-480; v. 97 (1864) RG 01-00 2303-485; v. 98 (1865) RG 01-00 2303-490; v. 99 (1865-1866) RG 01-00 2303-495; v.100 (1866-1867) RG 01-00 2303-500; v.101 (1867) RG 01-00 2303-505; v.102 (1868) RG 01-00 2303-510; v.103 (1868-1869) RG 01-00 2303-515; v.104 (1869) RG 01-00 2303-520; v.105 (1869-1870) RG 01-00 2303-525; v.106 (1870) RG 01-00 2303-530; v.107 (1870-1871) RG 01-00 2303-535; v.108 (1871) RG 01-00 2303-540; v.109 (1871-1872) RG 01-00 2303-545; v.110 (1872) RG 01-00 2303-550; v.111 (1872) RG 01-00 2303-555

System of Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by court term.

Date Range: 1729-1872

Year Range From: 1729

Year Range To: 1872

Date of Accumulation: 1729-1872

Creator: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Office of the Prothonotary

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Subjects: Court records; Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)

Search Terms: Appearance dockets; Court calendars; Court cases; Court of Common Pleas; Court records; Dockets

Extent: 111 volumes

Object Name: Docket

Language: English

Object ID: RG 01-00 2303

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection, Title and Object ID, Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please request at Reference Desk or Research@LancasterHistory.org.

Copyright: Copies of historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania government records held by LancasterHistory may be published without special permission. There is no fee for publication. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation.

Credit: Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Classification: RG 01-00 2303

Description Level: Series

Custodial History: Added to database 03 Feb2024.

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Wax, Sealing

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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21795

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21845

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22071

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo22081

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20887

Reports and pleas of assizes at York : Held before several judges in that circuit, with some precedents useful for pleaders at the assizes

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21021

Docket

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