A general history of England : from the invasion of the Romans under Julius CÂ©Å’sar, to the late revolution in MDCLXXXVIII. Including the histories of neighbouring people and states, so far as they are connected with that of England. To which are added, five dissertations ; I. Upon the dark and faboulous ages of the British history ... II. Upon the great revolution of the English governement under Egbert, about the year 828, and its concurrent causes ... III. Upon the indipendency of the Crown of Scotland. IV. Concerning the Norman engraftments upon the English laws and governement. V. Concerning the alienation and accession of property, with the great effects they have had upon our Constitution since the reign of Henry VIII

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Author: Guthrie, William,

Date of Publication: M DCC XLIV. [-M DCC LI.]

Call Number: Book 7, 1751; Book 6, 1747; Book 5, 1744

Responsibility: by William Guthrie ...

Author: Guthrie, William,

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by Daniel Browne, for T. Waller, at the Crown and Mitre, opposite to Fetter-Lane, in Fleet-Street.,

Date of Publication: M DCC XLIV. [-M DCC LI.]

Physical Description: 3 volumes : maps, portraits ; folio.

Notes: Pagination: v.1: [2], iv, 962, [30] p., [5], 10 leaves of plates; v.2: [4], 1130, [22] p., 11 leaves of plates; v.3: [2], 1396, [12] p., 5 leaves of plates.; Title pages printed in red and black.; Printed marginalia.; Text printed in double columns.; V. 1 has imprint: 'London: printed by Daniel Browne, for T. Waller, at the Crown and Mitre, opposite to Fetter-Lane, in Fleet-Street., M DCC XLIV.'; v.2 has imprint: 'London: printed for T. Waller, at the Crown and Mitre, opposite to Fetter-Lane, in Fleet-Street., M DCC XLVII.'; v.3 has imprint: 'London: printed for T. Waller, at the Mitre and Crown, opposite Fetter-Lane, in Fleet-Street., M DCC LI.'; V.2 has title: A general history of England, beginning with the reign of Edward the Second, and ending with that of Henry the Eighth.; V.3 has title: A general history of England, from Edward the Sixth to the restoration of King Charles the Second. With a summary of public affairs from the restoration to the time of the revolution, digested in annals.; Published in parts.; 'Proposals for printing the third and last volume' was issued on 7 November 1747.; Jasper Yeate's Colonial Law Library.; Book numbers 5, 6, and 7 as arranged by Yeates.; Signature of Yeates at top of title page.; Includes index at the end of each volume.; ESTC,; Full leather binding gold tooled around perimeters and figured gold tooling on edges of covers; spines strengthened by leather strips.

Subjects: Great Britain - History.; Great Britain.; History.

Additional Author: Browne, Daniel,; Waller, T.,; Yeates, Jasper,

Place: England London.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 7, 1751; Book 6, 1747; Book 5, 1744

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

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Author: Gilbert, Geoffrey,

Edition: The third edition,

Date of Publication: MDCCLXXIX [1779]

Responsibility: by the late Lord Chief Baron Gilbert.

Author: Gilbert, Geoffrey,

Uniform Title: History and practice of the Court of Common Pleas

Edition: The third edition,

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by His Majesty's law printers for P. Uriel ... and E. Brooke ...,

Date of Publication: MDCCLXXIX [1779]

Physical Description: [380] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)

Notes: Unpaged, with the exception of p. i of the introduction.; Signatures: Aâ´ b-câ¸ dâ¸( -d8) B-Xâ¸ Y1 ZÂ².; Includes index.; LC copy has marginal manscript annotations in the front portions of the text.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 303 as assigned by Yeates.; ESTC

Subjects: Great Britain. - Court of Common Pleas.; Civil procedure - Great Britain.; Civil procedure.; Great Britain.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

A booke of entries : containing perfect and approued presidents of counts, declarations, informations, pleints, inditements, barres, replications, reioynders, pleadings, processes, continuances, essoines, issues, defaults, departure in despite of the court, demurrers, trialls, iudgements, executions, and all other matters and proceedings (in effect) concerning the practique part of the laws of England, in actions reall, personall, and mixt, and in appeales ; necessarie to be knowne, and of excellent vse for the moderne practise of the law, many of them contaynin matters in law and points of great learning: and none of them euer imprinted heretofore. Collected and published for the common good and benefit of all the studious and learned professors of the laws of England

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Author: Coke, Edward,

Date of Publication: Anno Dom. 1614.

Call Number: Book 213 1614

Author: Coke, Edward,

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed [by Adam Islip] for the Societie of Stationers,

Date of Publication: Anno Dom. 1614.

Physical Description: [10], 713, [11] leaves ; 33 cm

Notes: Prefaces signed: Edvv. Coke.; Includes index.; Edited by Thomas Jones, Common Serjeant of London?; At foot of title: Cum priuilegio.; Printer's name from STC.; Black letter, in two columns.; Title ornaments, initials, head and tail pieces.; Mostly in Latin, with Law French.; Marginal notes.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 213 as assigned by Yeates.; STC; ESTC

Subjects: Pleading - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Forms (Law) - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Forms (Law); Pleading.; Great Britain.; Early works.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Jones, Thomas; Blackburn, William,; Blackburn, Eleonora,; Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 213 1614

A simplified guide to probate jurisdictions : where to look for wills in Great Britain and Ireland

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Author: Gibson, Jeremy Sumner Wycherley.

Edition: 3rd ed.

Date of Publication: 1986.

Call Number: 929.1 G449p

Responsibility: compiled by J.S.W. Gibson.

ISBN: 080631155X (pbk.)

Author: Gibson, Jeremy Sumner Wycherley.

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: Baltimore

Publisher: Genealogical Pub. Co.,

Date of Publication: 1986.

Physical Description: x, 62 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Wills - Great Britain - Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Wills - Ireland - Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Archives - Great Britain; Archives - Ireland; Great Britain - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Ireland - Genealogy - Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 929.1 G449p

The English pleader : being a select collection of various precedents of declarations of actions brought in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas at Westminster, in case, debt, covenant, trespass and assault, ejectment, replevin, prohibition, &c. : taken from the Rolls of the treasury of the said courts, and forms settled by counsel and special pleaders, since the commencement of the act of Parliament for the laws being in the English language, and is the only book approv'd of for authentick precedents : to which are added, the forms of pleas and issues both general and special, with replications thereto, and also judgments in both courts on the several actions, and likewise forms and precedents of recoveries and concords of fines with a method of suffering and passing the same

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Author: Gentleman of Lincoln's-Inn.

Date of Publication: 1738.

Call Number: Book 1034 1738

Responsibility: by a gentleman of Lincoln's-Inn.

Author: Gentleman of Lincoln's-Inn.

Place of Publication: Dublin

Publisher: Printed by J. Hoey,

Date of Publication: 1738.

Physical Description: 400, [18] pages : forms ; 20 cm

Notes: Includes index.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 1034 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Pleading - Great Britain.; Pleading - Great Britain - Forms.; Pleading.; Great Britain.; Blank forms.; Full blind-tooled leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 1034 1738

A book of entries: of declarations and other pleadings general and special, in the most usual actions in the Court of Kings-bench. Also a choice collection of special writs, and their retorns. Together with observations in pleading, instructing the younger clerks in the practice of that court

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Author: Hansard, John.

Date of Publication: 1685.

Call Number: Yeates Book 70 1685

Responsibility: From the original manuscripts in court-hand, collected and drawn by John Hansard ... To which are added, appeals of murder and mayheme, with variety of pleadings therein. Not printed before in any book of entries or pleadings.

Author: Hansard, John.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, for William Crook,

Date of Publication: 1685.

Physical Description: 9 preliminary leaves, 283, [20] pages 32 cm

Notes: Signatures: 1 leaf unsigned, AÂ², (a)â´, Â², B-Zâ´, Aa-Nnâ´, Oo-TtÂ².; Error in paging: p. 75-78 incorrectly numbered 67-70.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 70 as assigned by Yeates.

Subjects: Great Britain. - Court of King's Bench.; Pleading - Great Britain.; Writs - Great Britain.; Pleas of the crown.; Pleading.; Writs.; Great Britain.; Full leather blind tooled (Binding); Gilt title on maroon tab on spine (Binding)

Additional Author: Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Yeates Book 70 1685

A general abridgment of cases in equity, argued and adjudged in the High court of chancery, &c. [1667-1744] With several cases never before published, alphabetically digested under proper titles; with notes and references to the whole. And three tables, the first of the names of the cases, the second of the several titles, with their divisions and subdivisions; and the third, of the matter under general heads

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Corporate Author: Great Britain. Court of Chancery.

Date of Publication: M. DCC. XXXII-LVI. [1732-1756]

Call Number: Book 697 1756; Book 696 1732

Responsibility: By a gentleman of the Middle Temple.

Corporate Author: Great Britain. Court of Chancery.

Place of Publication: [London] In the Savoy

Publisher: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, R. Gosling (assigns of E. Sayer) for H. Lintot,

Date of Publication: M. DCC. XXXII-LVI. [1732-1756]

Physical Description: 2 volumes 33 cm

Notes: Attributed variously to Robert Foley, Sir Geoffrey Gilbert, Matthew Bacon, and Henry Pooley. cf. Brit. mus. Catalogue.; Subtitle of v. 2 varies.; Vol. 2 printed by H. Lintot, for T. Waller.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title pages.; Book numbers 696 and 697 as assigned by Yeates.

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

Additional Author: Foley, Robert.; Gilbert, Geoffrey,; Bacon, Matthew,; Pooley, Henry.; Yeates, Jasper,

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 697 1756; Book 696 1732

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

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Date of Publication: 1772.

Call Number: Book 950 1772

Place of Publication: America

Publisher: 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: piâ¶ Bâ¸ 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.

Subjects: Great Britain. - Parliament - Elections.; Great Britain. - Parliament.; Dissenters, Religious - England - Early works to 1800.; Law - Great Britain.; Dissenters, Religious.; Elections.; Law.; England.; Great Britain.; Early works.; Prospectuses - Great Britain - 18th century.; Full leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Foster, Michael,; Mansfield, William Murray,; Blackstone, William,; Furneaux, Philip,; Priestley, Joseph,; Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Title: Case of the late election of the county of Middlesex considered on the principles of the Constitution and the authorities of the law.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 950 1772

The whole proceedings on the trial of an information exhibited ex officio by the King's Attorney General against John Stockdale, for a libel on the House of Commons : tried in the Court of King's-Bench Westminister, on Wednesday, the ninth of December 1789 : before the Right Hon. Lloyd Lord Kenyon, Chief Justice of England

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Author: Stockdale, John,

Date of Publication: 1790.

Call Number: Book 608 1790

Responsibility: taken in short hand by Joseph Gurney ; to which is subjoined, an Argument in support of the rights of juries.

Author: Stockdale, John,

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Printed for John Stockdale ...,

Date of Publication: 1790.

Physical Description: xi, [1], 228, [16] p. ; 24 cm. (8vo)

Notes: Signatures: Aâ¶ B-Pâ¸ QÂ².; "Argument in support of the rights of juries" by the Hon. T. Erskine: p. [121]-228.; Publisher's advertisements: [16] p. at end.; LC copy wanting the [16] p. of advertisements called for in ESTC.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Yeates's signature at top of title page.; Book number 608 as assigned by Yeates.; LCHS copy has bound between pages121 and 122: The whole of the proceedings at the assizes at Shrewsbury, on Friday, August the Sixth, 1784...London: H. Goldney, 1874.; With: Briton. Four letters on the subject of Mr. Stockdale's trial for a supposed libel on the House of Commons ... London : Printed for John Stockdale ..., 1790. Bound together subsequent to publication?; ESTC (RLIN)

Subjects: Stockdale, John, - 1749?-1814; Logan, John, - 1748-1788.; Logan, John, - 1748-1786.; Hastings, Warren, - 1732-1818.; Stockdale, John, - 1749?-1814.; Trials (Libel) - Great Britain.; Jury - Great Britain.; Jury.; Trials (Libel); Great Britain.; Publishers' advertisements - Great Britain - 18th century.; Trials, litigation, etc.; Full leather (Binding); Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)

Additional Author: Gurney, Joseph,; Erskine, Thomas Erskine,; Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Corporate Author: Great Britain. Court of King's Bench.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 608 1790

Codex juris ecclesiatici anglicani : or, the statutes, constitutions, canons, rubricks and atricles, of the Church of England, methodically digested under their proper heads. With a commentary, historical and juridical. Before it, is an introductory discourse, concerning the present state of the power, discipline and laws, of the Church of England: and after it, an Appendix of instruments, ancient and modern

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Corporate Author: Church of England.

Edition: 2d ed., rev. and improved with large additions, by the author.

Date of Publication: M DCC LXI.

Call Number: Book 4, 1751; Book 3, 1751

Alternate Title: Statutes, constitutions, canons, rubricks and articles, of the Church of England

Responsibility: by Edmund Gibson, D. D.

Corporate Author: Church of England.

Edition: 2d ed., rev. and improved with large additions, by the author.

Place of Publication: Oxford

Publisher: : Clarendon Press

Date of Publication: M DCC LXI.

Physical Description: 2 volumes ([4], xxx, [26], 746; [2], 747-1575, [99] pages) ; folio

Notes: "Supplement, containing certain acts of Parliament relative to ecclesiastical matters; which have either been omitted in their Places by the Author, or been enacted since he prepared the present Edition for the Press": pages [1237]-1321.; Printed marginalia.; Originally published 1713.; Includes indexes.; Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.; Book numbers 3 and 4 as arranged by Yeates.; Signature of Yeates at top of title page.; Gibson's Codex on the spine.; Full leather binding with gold tooling on edges; some repairs to spine.

Subjects: Church of England - Government.; Church of England.; Ecclesiastical law - Great Britain - Early works to 1800.; Ecclesiastical law.; Great Britain.; Early works.

Additional Author: Gibson, Edmund,; Yeates, Jasper,

Additional Corporate Author: Oxford University Press,

Place: England Oxford.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection

Call Number: Book 4, 1751; Book 3, 1751