Legal

Name Legal
Description

A trial, appeal, accusation, defence, execution, last speech, or confession relating to the law. 

Titles

Displaying 1–25 of 295

ID Title Author Firms (City) Date Edition
6674 [Condescendence for Miss Charles Halkerston, only child and heir served and retoured, and executor decerned and confirmed to the deceased Helenus Halkerston, late of Rathillet, pursuer; against Capt. Ninian Imrie of Dunmuir, and William Lumsdaine, writer to the signet his attorney, defenders.] Halkerston , Miss
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1783
25644 A breviate for the scaffold in Westminster-Hall: or, some necessary notes for the tryal of the E. of Oxford. Calculated for the general service of the publick; but more especially for the High-Court of Parliament, the Gentlemen of the Long Robe, and others present at the Tryal. Humbly Dedicated to the Right Honourable the Secret Committee. Unknown ,
James Roberts [Warwick Lane] (London)
John Harrison (Cornhill)
Anne Dodd I (London)
Joseph Fox I (London)
1717
17187 A Brief Statement of the Sufferings of Mary Dyer, occasioned by the society called Shakers. Written by herself. To which is added, Affidavits and Certificates; also, a declaration from their own publication. (Copy right secured.) Dyer , Mary Marshall
 William S. Spear (Boston)
1818
17188 A Brief Statement of the Sufferings of Mary Dyer, occasioned by the society called Shakers. Written by herself. To which is added, affidavits and certificates. Also, a declaration from their own publication. (Copy right secured.) Dyer , Mary Marshall
 1818
21824 A Collection of All Such Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, of a public & permanent nature, as are now in force: comprising the first volume of the revised code. The second edition, with copious notes of reference to subsequent acts, and a new and much enlarged index. To which are prefixed the Declaration of Rights, and Constitution, or Form of Government. Published pursuant to an act of the General Assembly, passed on the tenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and twelve. 1814 The second edition, with copious notes of reference to subsequent acts, and a new and much enlarged index.
26056 A compendious and accurate treatise of fines upon writs of covenant; and recoveries upon writs of entry in the post. With ample and copious Instructions how to draw, acknowledge, and levy the same in all Cases. Being a Work performed with great Exactness, and full of Variety of Clerkship. With an Addition of several Precedents, and many Observations, Rules and Cases concerning the Effect and Operation of Fines and Recoveries. The fifth edition, reviewed, corrected, and now very much inlarged. Brown , William
 Daniel Browne I (London)
John Walthoe I (London)
Benjamin Tooke II (London)
William Mears [Temple Bar] (London)
Thomas Ward (London)
Thomas Bickerton (London)
Thomas Woodward (London)
1718 The fifth edition, reviewed, corrected, and now very much inlarged.
26067 A compleat history of the Holy Bible, contain'd in the Old and New Testament: ... Adorn'd with above 150 cuts, engraven by J. Sturt. In three volumes. By Laurence Howel, ... The third edition, corrected. ... Howel , Laurence
 1718 The third edition, corrected. ...
17132 A deed of lease and release, of Sarah Derby, to the trustees of the Derby School, containing, her will, and codicil to the will; the act of incorporation; the act for erecting the Derby School into an academy; the resolve of the General Court granting a half township of land--and the rules and regulations of the trustees. Derby , Sarah
 1806
14384 A draught by the heads of a bill to prevent frauds committed by bankrupts, &c. Prepared by the merchants and traders of the city of Dublin, and, by them, intended to be laid before the legislative power of this kingdom, the next session of Parliament. 1745
3369 A full and authentic account of the strange and mysterious affair between Mary Squires a gypsy, and Elizabeth Canning, Who swore that she was robbed, and afterwards confined by the Gypsy, till she was almost starved; for which the Gypsy was condemned to Death, but afterwards received his Majesty's Pardon. With all the particulars of the trial of Elizabeth Canning afterwards, upon an indictment for a false accusation, &c. of the gypsy; which began at the Old Bailey on Monday the 29th of April, 1754, and continued till Tuesday the seventh of May. Canning , Elizabeth
 1754
3442 A full and authentic account of the strange and mysterious affair between Mary Squires a gypsy, and Elizabeth Canning, Who swore that she was robbed, and afterwards confined by the Gypsy, till she was almost starved; for which the Gypsy was condemned to Death, but afterwards received his Majesty's Pardon. With all the particulars of the trial of Elizabeth Canning afterwards, upon an indictment for a false accusation, &c. of the gypsy; which began at the Old Bailey on Monday the 29th of April, 1754, and continued till Tuesday the seventh of May. Canning , Elizabeth
 1754
5932 A full and particular account of the remarkable trial, and execution, of the late unfortunate queen of France who was executed by the guillotine at Paris, on Wednesday last, the 16th of October, 1793. ... de Lorraine , Marie-Antoinette
 1793
2220 A full copy of the proof in the process of separation and aliment, at the instance of Mrs. Anne Montgomery, against George Montgomery-Moir of Leckie, her husband. Consisting of the depositions of the witnesses on both sides; -- and, the letters produced by parties and witnesses. To which are prefixed, the interlocutors pronounced in the process; the pursuer's condescendence, ... and, the defender's condescendence. Moir , Anne Montgomery
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1751
6255 A genuine narrative of the trial and condemnation of Mary Edmondson, for the murder of Mrs. Susannah Walker, her aunt. At the assizes held at Kingston upon Thames, for the County of Surry, on Saturday, March 31, 1759. Before the honourable Sir Thomas Dennison, Knt. with An Account of her general Behaviour, last Dying Words, and Execution on Monday, April 2, 1759. With animadversions on the whole proceedings. And her effigy curiously engraved on a copper-plate. The second edition. Edmondson , Mary
Unknown ,
John Phipps (London)
1759 The second edition.
26032 A help to magistrates, and ministers of justice: also a guide to parish and ward-officers. ... The sixth edition. With considerable amendments, and additions, ... By P. S. gent. S. , P.
 Martin Boddington (London)
1722
26021 A help to magistrates, and Ministers of Justice: also a guide to parish and ward-officers. Containing, 1. Plain Directions for Justices of the Peace 2. To their Clerks. 3. Of Grand and Petty Juries, &c. 4. Penalties upon Forestallers of Markets Fairs, &c. 5. Some Directions to Coroners and their Inquests, &c. 6. Of Mayors of Towns, and the several Branches of their Office. 7. The Office and Duty of a High Constable, Petty-Constable, Headborough, Tything-Man, Bailiff, &c. 8. The Office and Duty of Church wardens and Sidesmen. 9. The Office and Duty of the Oversees of the Poor 10. The Office and Duty of Toll-Keepers and Fair-Keepers. 11. The Office and Duty of Surveyors of High ways, Scavengers, &c. 12. The Office and Duty of Officers in respect of the Preservation of the Game, with several Cases. 13. Observations about Games and Gaming-Houses, with the Penalties. 14. Of laying Wagers, &c. with Cases adjudg'd. The sixth edition. With considerable amendments, and additions, ag[r]eeable to the several Acts of Parliament in these Cases made and provided, not in any former Impression. By P. S. gent. S. , P.
 Martin Boddington (London)
1721 The Sixth Edition.
25961 A law-dictionary and glossary, interpreting such difficult and obscure words and terms, as are found either in our common or statute, ancient or modern, laws. With references to the several statutes, records, Registers, Charters, Ancient Deeds, Manuscripts and Law-Books, wherein the Words and Terms are used. By Tho. Blount, of the Inner-Temple, Esq; The third edition. To which are added above two thousand two hundred words, Collected from all the Laws of the Saxon, Danish and Norman Kings: And from all the Ancient Books of the Common Law, from the Monasticon Anglicanum, Du Fresne's Glossary, Chronicon Saxonicum, and the Volumes lately published by Dr. Gale. Also an explanation of all the ancient names of the inhabitants, cities, towns, villages and rivers of Great Britain. Collected formerly by Mr. Camden and others, and necessary for Understanding the History and Laws of this Realm. By W. Nelson, of the Middle Temple, Esq; Blount , Thomas
Nelson , William
 1717 The third edition.
3354 A letter from an unhappy young lady, now under confinement in Newgate, to a certain right honourable magistrate. Canning , Elizabeth
 W. Webb (London)
1754
14004 A letter from Candor, to the public advertiser: Containing a series of constitutional remarks on some late interesting trials, and other points, of the most essential consequence to civil liberty. The Fourth Edition, in which there are many material additions. Candor ,
John Almon [Piccadilly] (London)
John Exshaw I [Dame Street] (Dublin)
Elizabeth Watts [m. Lynch in 1768] (Dublin)
1765 The Fourth Edition, in which there are many material additions.
23168 A letter from Helen Hutton, who was Execute at Haddington, on Friday last, the 25th of February, written to her mother a few days before her execution. Hutton , Helen
 s.n. [sine nomine]
Printed in the year 1726
6919 A letter from Mrs. Christian Hart, to Mrs. Margaret Caroline Rudd; elucidating several circumstances which did not appear on the trial; refuting particular falsities and Mal-Aspersions asserted by that Notified lady, and relating a Circumstantial Account of her transactions during the time Mrs. Hart lived servant with her. The Whole authenticated by the Affidavit of Mrs. Christian Hart, which is deposited in the Hands of the Publisher, and a Copy of which is annexed. Hart , Mrs. Christian
 1776
14488 A letter to a Member of Parliament, concerning the laws which disable Papists from purchasing in this kingdom. Unknown ,
1751
14489 A letter to a Member of Parliament, concerning the laws which disable Papists from purchasing in this kingdom. Unknown ,
1751
25705 A letter to Sir John Eyles, Bart. sub-governour of the South-Sea company, occasioned by the debates at the last general court. D. , S.
 John Brotherton (Cornhill)
1733
25978 A letter to the proprietors of the South-Sea stock. Shewing what will be the most easy and effectual method to discharge their present bond debt, without prejudice to their capital stock. Unknown ,
James Roberts [Warwick Lane] (London)
Elizabeth Nutt [Royal Exchange] (London)
1732

Displaying 1–25 of 295