Legal

Name Legal
Description

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

Titles

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ID Title Author Firms (City) Date Edition
7528 Letter to the Lords of the Admiralty, ... Osborn , Sarah
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1757
26018 Lex constitutionis: or, the gentleman's law being, a compleat treatise of all the laws and statutes relating to the King, and the Prerogative of the Crown; the Nobility, and House of Lords; House of Commons; Officers of State; the Exchequer and Treasury; Commissioners and Officers of the Customs; of the Excise; of the Post-Office; Stamp-Office; Forfeited Estates; Publick Accounts; the Navy-Office; War-Office; Lieutenancy of Counties; Justices of Peace, &c. Wherein near one hundred authors of the best Reputation, both ancient and modern, on the Subject, have been consulted, and are referr'd to. And also, an introduction to the common law of England, with Respect to Tenures of Lands, Descents, Marriage-Contracts, Coverture, &c. Of Property, Creation and Forfeiture of Estates; Trials of Offenders, Courts at Westminster, &c. To which are added, under their proper Heads, The Manner of Passing Bills in both Houses of Parliament, the Judicature of the Lords; Variety of adjudg'd Cases; and some curious History of Antiquity. By G. Jacob, Gent. Jacob , Giles
 Bernard Lintott (London)
1719
26037 Lex mercatoria: or, the merchant's companion. Containing all the laws and statutes relating to merchandize. Wherein our trade with foreign nations is illustrated; Our Trade in general amongst our selves explained, with what belongs to particular Companies, and incorporated Bodies; the several Charters by which they are establish'd, and all Maritime Affairs, in the Way of Traffick, are concisely treated of, under the Heads of Merchants and Owners of Ships, Masters, Mariners, Pilots, Freight, and Charter-parties of Affreightment, Insurance, Bottomry, Customs, Ports of Loading and Unloading, Wrecks, Factors, Planters and Plantations, Letters of Marque and Reprisal, Privateers, Piracy, Treaties of Commerce, Exchange, &c. With an introduction, setting forth the Laws, of Nature and of Nations, Dominion of the Seas, &c. Some curious and useful History, and Variety of Special Cases and Determinations interspers'd thro' the Whole. To which is added, in proper places, the best adapted presidents of instruments and writings us'd in all cases relating to trade. Jacob , Giles
 Edmund Curll [Fleet Street] (London)
William Taylor (London)
1718
25953 Manwood's treatise of the forest laws: Shewing not only the laws now in force, but the original of forests, what they are, and how they differ from chases, parks, and warrens; which all such things as are incident to either: together with the proper terms of art, collected out of the common and statute laws of this realm; as also from the assises and iters of Pickering and Lancaster, and several other ancient and learned authors. Treating also of the office of agistors, beadles, foresters, keepers, rangers, verderors and wood wards, and of the courts of attachment, &c. with all the variety of cases relating to forests, chases, parks, and warrens; and all the laws concerning the game made, adjudged or repealed, since the year 1665. The whole digested under proper titles in an alphabetical order. The fourth edition, corrected and enlarged. By William Nelson, of the Middle-Temple, Esq; Manwood , John
 Bernard Lintott (London)
Robert Gosling (London)
John Pemberton (London)
Thomas Ward (London)
1717 The fourth edition, corrected and enlarged.
23720 Masters James Leslie, Robert Clerk, Archibald Murray, and James Smollet, Commissaries of Edinburgh, ... Houston , Eleanora
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1748
25163 Matter of fact; or, the Arraignment and Tryal of the Di-----------rs of the S---- S--- Company, With The Pleadings of the Counsel on both sides. Counsel against the Prisoners. Coun. for the Prisoners. Counsellor Crambo, Counsellor Clamour, Counsellor Query, Counsellor Trifle, Mr Serjeant Rumour, Philopatris. Judges of the Bench. Truth, Justice, Reason, Being the substance of all that has been Written, Pro and Con, in this mighty Controversy about the South-Sea Stock. Dedicated to the losers. Unknown , [Man]
 John Applebee (London)
William Boreham (London)
Anne Dodd I (London)
1720
26087 Modern reports: or, select cases adjudged in the courts of King's Bench, Chancery, Common Pleas and Exchequer, since the Restoration of ... Charles II. The third edition, carefully revised; ... Collected by a careful hand. Unknown ,
Daniel Browne I (London)
Richard Sare (London)
John Walthoe I (London)
Benjamin Tooke II (London)
1720 The third edition, carefully revised; ...
22948 Mrs. Elizabeth Torshell's letter to the Ordinary of Newgate, containing a particular account of the murther committed upon the body of Mr. Robert Woodcock in Chelsea-Fields by Mr. Edward Jefferis, lately executed for the same. Torshell , Elizabeth
 1705
2315 Mrs. M. C. Rudd's genuine letter to Lord Weymouth; with several authentic anecdotes of the late Messrs. Perreaus: together with an explanation of the conduct of a certain great city patriot. Rudd , Margaret Caroline
 George Kearsley [Fleet Street] (London)
1776
2313 Mrs. M. C. Rudd's genuine letter to Lord Weymouth; with several authentic anecdotes of the late Messrs. Perreaus: together with an explanation of the conduct of a certain great city patriot. The second edition, with considerable additions. Rudd , Margaret Caroline
 George Kearsley [Fleet Street] (London)
1776 The second edition, with considerable additions.
23514 Mrs. Mortimer's proposals for collecting charity upon briefs, humbly presented to the Honourable the House of Commons. Mortimer , Margaret
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1707
22189 Mrs. Packer's answer to the Lady Ashe's reasons for passing the bill sent from the House of Lords. Packer , Anne
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1704
23478 Mrs. Packer's answer to the Lady Ashe's reasons for passing the bill sent from the House of Lords. Packer , Anne
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1704
2316 Mrs. Stewart's case, written by herself, and respectfully submitted to the enlightened part of the publick: including her letter to Lord Rawdon. Rudd , Margaret Caroline
 James Scatcherd and J. Whitaker (London)
John Kerby [Stafford Street] (London)
1788
2323 Mrs. Stewart's case, written by herself, and respectfully submitted to the enlightened part of the publick: including her letter to Lord Rawdon. Rudd , Margaret Caroline
 James Scatcherd and J. Whitaker (London)
James Kerby (London)
1788
2324 Mrs. Stewart's case, written by herself, and respectfully submitted to the enlightened part of the publick: including her letter to Lord Rawdon. The second edition: with a postscript. Rudd , Margaret Caroline
 James Scatcherd and J. Whitaker (London)
John Kerby [Stafford Street] (London)
1789 The second edition: with a postscript.
21177 Narrative of the proceedings of Edward Gray, Samuel F. Bradford, and Robert Taylor, previous and subsequent to the bankruptcy of C. & A. Conrad & Co. Carey , Mathew
 Mathew Carey [121 Chesnut Street] (Philadelphia)
1813
23105 Objections for His Majesty's advocate in behalf of the Crown; to the claim of Susanna countess of Eglintoun. Montgomerie , Susanna
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1748
23104 Objections or defences for His Majesty's advocate, on behalf of the Crown; to the claim of Margaret Lady Gray, and John Lord Gray her husband. Gray , Margaret Blair
Gray , John
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1748
22718 Observations by Hyacinthus Pilley upon the case of the respondents, Hugh Madden and Katherine his wife. Pilley , Hyacinth
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1707
26105 Observations from the law of nature and nations, and the civil law; shewing, That the British Nation have an undoubted Right, during the present War, to seize on all French Property in Neutral Bottoms, and particularly every Thing brought from the French Settlements in America, or carried to them; as likewise, To seize all such Goods carrying to France, that might enable them to carry on the War against Great Britain, or to refuse or delay doing Justice to the British Nation; and shewing, That the Treaty made between England and Holland in 1674, does not intitle the Dutch to any Right to trade to the French Settlements in America. Dedicated To These Ministers, who have protected and enlarged the Commerce of Great Britain, who have made its Fleets Masters of the Sea, and destroyed the Naval Power of France; who have secured to Great Britain the Possession of North America, on which its very Being, as a Maritime Power, depends. Unknown ,
1759
23952 Observations on the heads of a bill, intituled Heads of a bill to prevent the abuses in the practice of physick, and for searching and examining druggs, waters, oyles, and compositions in the city of Dublin, and five miles circuit thereof, &c. By a number of physitians. 1725
13788 On Peace. By William Fox. Fox , William
 1794
9781 Original Letters to and from Miss Blandy and C- C-. In which is contain'd the artful Evasions he used to prevent his clearing his Character to her Father, and the whole History of that Parricide. These are the Letters supposed to be burnt, and which she gave her intimate Friend a few Days before her Execution, particularly desiring, if she had any Love for her, to publish them immediately after her Death, as they were his own Letters, and faithful of those she sent to him. Blandy , Mary
 Sam Johnson (London)
1752
6344 Original letters to and from Miss Blandy and C- C-. In which is contain'd the artful evasions he used to prevent his clearing his character to her father, and the whole history of that parricide. These are the letters supposed to be burnt, and which she gave to her intimate friend a few days before her execution, particularly desiring, if she had any love for her, to publish them immediately after her death, as they were his own letters, and faithful of those she sent to him. Blandy , Mary
 Sam Johnson (London)
1752

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