Shelfmark
Fo.6.06 - Fo.6.07
Author
Title
The office and authority of a justice of peace: collected out of all the books, whether of common or statute law, hitherto written on that subject. Shewing also the duty of constables, commissioners of sewers, coroners, overseers of the poor, surveyors of the highways, church-wardens, and other parish officers: digested under alphabetical titles. To which are added English precedents, of indictments, warrants, &c. Never before printed. The eleventh edition, corrected, amended and continued down to this present year: with an introduction, shewing The antiquity and authority of justices of the peace, by the common and statute law; also a large appendix and two tables, one of the general heads, and the other of the precedents under each head. By W. Nelson, of the Middle Temple, Esq; In two volumes.
Publication, distribution, etc.
[London] : In the Savoy: printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edward Sayer, Esq;) for R. Gosling, W. Mears, T. Woodward, F. Clay, B, Motte and C. Bathurst, D. Browne, C. Ward and R. Chandler, T. Watter, and H. Lintot., M.DCC.XXXVI. [1736]
Physical description
2 v. ; 22 cm. (8vo)
Citation/references note
ESTC, T131320
Provenance
Booklabel of Nicholas Mann, recording donation to Eton College in 1754.
Binding
18th century; inboard binding; sewn; paper boards; tight spine with five raised bands; full cover of tanned calf with blind-tooled double fillet borders and additional roll parallel to spine; endbands; endleaves; cut edges; red leather spine labels and volume numbers tooled in black.
Copy-specific note
Previously Dk.8.19 - Dk.8.20.
Subject
Justices of the peace Great Britain Early works to 1800.
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Gosling, Robert, ? - d. 1741 publisher.
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Mears, W. (William), fl. 1713 - 1758 publisher.
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Woodward, Thomas, ? - d. 1751? publisher.
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Clay, Francis, ? - d. 1738 publisher.
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Motte, Benjamin, ? - -1738 publisher.
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Bathurst, Charles, ? - d. 1786 publisher.
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Browne, Daniel, ? - 1762 publisher.
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Waller, T. (Thomas) publisher.
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Lintot, Henry, 1709 - 1758 publisher.
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Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
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E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling printer.
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Assigns of Edward Sayer, Esq. printer.
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Caesar Ward and Richard Chandler publisher.
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England London.
Identifier
B43315