After Crompton's death the copyright of this work was purchased by Baker John Sellon who subsequently revised and expanded the work and published it under his own name as The practice of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas. Cf. ESTC.
Vol. 1: [8], cxv, [1], 379, [9] p. (last leaf blank); v. 2: [2], 480, [8] p.
Prepared by Wm. W. Britton, begun 1734, completed May 30, 1935 ;
Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Physical Description
4 reels ; 35 mm.
Notes
Microfilmed in 1957. Contains 20 volumes. Lancaster County warrants are on V. 16.
Labeled on box # 257 - # 261.
Material arranged by county and includes names of warrantee, date, acreage, location, date of return, name of patentee, where patent recorded, and where survey is copied.
The modern practice of the High Court of Chancery : methodized and digested in a manner wholly new : interspersed with variety of the most approved and modern forms of practical precedents incidental to every suit in the progress of it, from the original bill to the decree, comprising a system of practical knowledge, according to the course of the Court as at present established
Vol 4: Printed for T. Payne and T. Cadell, Jun., and W. Davies, 1796.
LCHS wanting vol. 4.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book numbers 622, 623, and 624 as assigned by Yeates.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
I. Relating to privilege of Parliament -- II. Relating to members, speaker, &c. -- III. Relating to lords and supply.-- IV. Relating to conference, and impeachment.
Reports of cases, upon appeals and writs of error, in the High Court of Parliament ; from the year 1701, to the year 1779. With tables, notes and references. By Josiah Brown, Esq. Barrister at law
The new instructor clericalis : stating the authority, jurisdiction, and modern practice of the Court of King's Bench, with directions for commencing and defending actions, entering judgments, suing out executions, and proceeding in error, to which are added, the rules of the court, modern precedents and several other matters necessary to be known by attornies and their clerks, in town and country, the whole illustrated by useful notes and observations from the best authorities
The new instructor clericalis, stating the authority, jurisdiction, and modern practice of the Court of Common Pleas : with directions for commencing and defending actions, entering up judgments, suing out executions, and proceeding in error : to which are added, the rules of the court, modern precedents, and several other matters necessary to be known by attornies and their clerks