Conductor generalis, or, The office, duty and authority of justices of the peace, high-sheriffs, under-sheriffs, coroners, constables, gaolers, jury-men, and overseers of the poor : as also, the office of clerks of assize, and of the peace, &c
Office, duty and authority of justices of the peace, high-sheriffs, under-sheriffs, goalers, coroners, constables, jury men, over-seers of the poor
Office, duty and authority of justices of the peace
Responsibility
compiled chiefly from Burn's Justice, and the several other books on those subjects, by James Parker ... ; and now revised and adapted to the United States of America, by a Gentleman of the law ; the whole alphabetically digested under the several titles, with a table directing to the ready finding out the proper matter under those titles ; to which are added, the excise and militia laws of the United States, and the acts called the Ten Pound Act of the states of Pennsylvania and New-York.
Officium clerici pacis : a book of indictments, informations, inquisitions and appeals. Also the manner of holding the sessions of peace, with divers other matters relating thereunto, and necessary to be known by justices and clerks of the peace, coroners, attornies and others
An interesting appendix to Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries on the laws of England : containing, I. Priestley's Remarks on some paragraphs in the fourth volume of Blackstone's Commentaries, relating to the dissenters. II. Blackstone's Reply to Priestley's Remarks. III. Priestley's Answer to Blackstone's Reply. IV. The case of the late election of the county of Middlesex considered on the principles of the Constitution and the authorities of law. V. Furneaux's Letters to the Hon. Mr. Justice Blackstone concerning his Exposition of the Act of Toleration, and some positions relative to religious liberty, in his celebrated Commentaries on the laws of England. VI. Authentic copies of the argument of the late Mr. Justice Foster in the Court of Judges Delegates, and of the speech of the Right Hon. Lord Mansfield in the House of Lords, in the cause between the City of London and the dissenters
Printed for the subscribers, by Robert Bell ..., Philadelphia,
Date of Publication
1772.
Physical Description
[4], iv, [1], 6-119, [1], xii, 155, [1] p. ; 24 cm. (4to)
Notes
Also issued in the same year in an octavo edition.
Signatures: piⶠB⸠D-Fâ´ [G]â´ H-2Mâ´.
Part I-V have special t.p.; t.p. for V is dated 1773.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 950 as assigned by Yeaetes.
Cohen, M.L. Bib. of early Amer. law,
Eller
Evans
Contents
I. Priestley's Remarks on some paragraphs in the 4th vol. of Blackstone's Commentaries, relating to the dissenters.--II. Blackstone's Reply to Priestley's Remarks.--III. Priestley's Answer to Blackstone's Reply.--IV. The case of the late election of the county or Middlesex considered on the principles of the constitution and the authorities of law.--V. Furneaux's Letters to the Hon. Mr. Justice Blackstone concerning his exposition of the Act of toleration, and some positions relative to religious liberty, in his celebrated Commentaries.--VI. Authentic copies of the Argument of the late Hon. Mr. Justice Foster in the Court of judges delegates, and of the Speech of the Right Hon. Lord Mansfield in the House of lords, in the cause between the city of London and the dissenters.
The clergy-man's law, or, The complete incumbent : collected from the thirty-nine articles, canons, decrees in Chancery and Exchequer, as also from all the statutes and common-law cases relating to the church and clergy of England : digested under proper heads for the benefit of patrons of churches and the parochial clergy : and will be useful to all students and practitioners of the law
by William Watson ... ; with a table of the contents of the chapters and another of the principal matters ; to which are added the names of the present bishops and other chief dignitaries of the Church of England.
Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edward Sayer, Esq.) for D. Midwinter, W. Innys, T. Woodward, A. Ward, S. Birt, D. Browne, Messrs. Longman and Shewell, J. Shuckburgh, T. Osborne, J. Worrall, C. Hitch, C. Corbett, C. Bathurst, G. Hawkins, T. Waller, A. Nutt,
The history and practice of civil actions, particularly in the Court of Common Pleas : being an historical account of the parts and order of judicial proceedings, viz. writs, appearances, bail, declarations, pleadings, issues, trials, verdicts, judgments, error and costs : with the several changes introduced into these proceedings and practice by the several statutes of amendments, jeofails, and costs : and containing a general account of the principles of special-pleading in all civil suits : with an introduction on the constitution of England
The practical register: or, A general abridgment of the law, relating to the practice of the several courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer : digested by way of common-place, under alphabetical heads; with great variety of cases extracted from the reports and statutes; together with all the rules of the said courts
In the Savoy, printed by H. Lintot and sold by J. Shuckburgh,
Date of Publication
1745.
Physical Description
2 volumes 32 cm
Notes
Two issues of the 2d edition appeared in 1745, the 2d issue containing later rules and orders of the several courts and acts of Parliament. Paging of this issue v. 1, [18], 882 (i.e. 874), [6], 58 p. v. 2, 880, [6], 58 p.
Vol. 1: p. 145-154 omitted in numbering; p. 233-234 repeated in numbering.
"Some books lately printed for Messieurs Ward and Wicksteed in the Inner-Temple lane": v. 1, [1] page preceding text.
"Law books printed for and sold by Messieurs Ward and Wicksteed, in Inner-temple lane": v. 2, [1] page preceding supplement.
The office and duty of executors : or, A treaties directing testators to form, and executors to perform their wills and testaments according to law. Originally compiled by that judicious and approved author, Tho. Wentworth
And now enlarged with a supplement, containing divers matters and things not comprized in former impressions, relating to wills, executors, administrators, devises, legacies, &c. Collected from the common and statute laws, and methodically digested, rendring the whole compleat, and in all its parts conformable to the present time and laws now in force. With references to the several acts of Parliament and authentick books of reports both ancient and modern authorizing and approving the same. By H. Curson.
The law of bills of exchange, promissory notes, bank-notes, and insurances : containing all the statutes, cases at large, arguments, resolutions, judgments, decrees, and customs of merchants concerning them, methodically digested ; together with rules and examples for computing the exchange between England and the principal places of trade in Europe : also, the arbitrations of exchange ... illustrated with variety of examples
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