Legal

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

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ID Title Author Firms (City) Date Edition
22395 The answer of Mary Harris, wife of John Harris Esq; to the case of Sir Thomas Travell, in relation to the petition of the said Mary Harris. Harris , Mary
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1707
25324 The arbitrary punishments and cruel tortures inflicted on prisoners for debt represented and described, In several figures of the Uncommon and Dangerous Instruments used for that Purpose, Engraved from the Originals laid before the House of Commons, with their Explanations. Also a True state of all the other Miseries and Oppressions of Goals, Related in many Surprizing Cases; And shewing how they are now terminating in the Overthrow of the barbarous Goalers, and the Triumph of the suffering Prisoners. To which is added, copies of all the necessary Forms to be used for the Discharge of Insolvent Debtors. By W. R. a Sufferer in the Fleet, and other Goals. Enter'd according to Act of Parliament. R. , W.
 1729
21271 The articles of association of the Farmers' & Mechanics' Bank, in the City of Philadelphia. 1807
25960 The authority, jurisdiction and method of keeping County-Courts, Courts-Leet, and Courts-Baron. Explaining the judicial and ministerial authority of sheriffs. Also, the office and duty of a coroner. By William Greenwood, gent. The eighth edition, very much enlarged, by adding the form and method of holding a Court of Survey, new Law Cases, precedents of Presentments and Surrenders, Declarations, Pleadings; with a Table of the Fees, &c. rendring it more useful to Under-Sherriffs, County-Clerks, Solicitors, Court-Keepers, &c. Greenwood , William
 Daniel Browne I (London)
John Walthoe II (Cornhill)
William Taylor (London)
Robert Gosling (London)
John Osborne I [Lombard St] (London)
1722 The eighth edition, very much enlarged, by adding the form and method of holding a Court of Survey, new Law Cases, precedents of Presentments and Surrenders, Declarations, Pleadings; with a Table of t
2145 The case of Anne and Isaac Scott, bankrupts, late merchants and dry-salters. By Mrs. Scott. Scott , Anne
 1768
25680 The Case of bankrupts and insolvents consider'd. Wherein it is shewn, I. That the most criminal of all insolvents do not, by the laws now in being, meet with any punishment. II. That their creditors have no proper relief. III. That all other insolvents are too severely punished. IV. That the truly unfortunate are most inhumanly dealt with. And, V. That the present method of treating insolvents in general is inconsistent with the laws of nature, and the maxims of true polity. Together with the draught of a bill for amending the law in every one of these particulars: I. By distinguishing insolvents into their proper and natural classes. II. By alloting a proportional punishment to each. III. By granting mercy in a proper way to the truly unfortunate. And, IV. By giving relief to the creditors of fraudulent insolvents. Part I. Unknown ,
1734
25815 The case of bankrupts and insolvents consider'd. Wherein it is shewn, I. That the Most Criminal of all Insolvents do not, by the Laws now in Being, meet with any Punishment. II. That their Creditors have no Proper Relief. III. That all other Insolvents are too severely Punished. IV. That the truly Unfortunate are most Inhumanly dealt with. And, V. That the present Method of treating Insolvents in general is inconsistent with the Laws of Nature, and the Maxims of True Polity. Together with the Draught of a Bill for Amending the Law in every one of these Particulars: I. By Distinguishing Insolvents into their Proper and Natural Classes. II. By allotting a Proportional Punishment to each. III. By granting Mercy in a proper Way to the truly Unfortunate. And, IV. By giving Relief to the Creditors of fraudulent Insolvents. Part I. Unknown ,
1734
22099 The case of Mademoiselle Cadiere against Father John-Baptist Girard, Jesuite: Wherein A. That religious is accused of having deluded the other by an abominable quietism, into the most animal excesses of lewdness; and under the veil of the highest mystial devotion, drawn six other votaries, who (like her) had put themselves under his direction into the like excesses. B. The fair plaintiff, in this case, charges the domine only with inchantment, rape, spiritual incest, abortion, and subornation of witnesses. Faithfully translated from the French original. Unknown ,
1731
2325 The case of Margaret Caroline Rudd, from her first commitment to Newgate, on Thursday the 1st of June last, to her final acquittal at the Old Bailey, Friday, December 8, 1775. By a barrister at law. Rudd , Margaret Caroline
 John Bew [Paternoster Row] (London)
1775
2367 The case of Mrs. Catherine Forman, of London. Forman , Catherine
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1750
3348 The case of Mrs. Lowes. Lowes , Elizabeth
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1786
22097 The case of Mrs. Mary Catharine Cadiere, against the Jesuit father John Baptist Girard. In a memorial presented to the Parliament of AIX. Wherein that Jesuit ia accused of seducing her, by the abominable doctrines of quietism, into the most criminal excesses of lewdness, and under an appearance of the highest mystical devotion, deluding into the same vices six other females, who, like her, had put their consciences under his direction. With a preface by the publisher, containing a short and plain account of the rules of proceeding according to the laws and customs of France in cases of this nature. The nineth edition corrected. Unknown ,
1732 The ninth edition corrected.
14692 The case of the East-India Company, as stated and proved At the Bar of the House of Lords, On the 15th and 16th Days of December, 1783, upon the hearing of two petitions against a bill, intituled ``an Act for establishing certain Regulations, for the better Management of the Territories, Revenues, and Commerce of this Kingdom in the East-Indies.’’ Containing the arguments of Mr. Rous and Mr. Dallas, For the Company; Mr. Hardinge and Mr. Plumer, For the Directors; As taken in Short-Hand by Mr. Gurney. Published by Order of the Committee of Proprietors appointed to watch over the Company’s Rights, and maintain their Privileges. Gurney , Thomas
 1784
22647 The cases of impotency and virginity fully discuss'd. Being, the genuine proceedings, in the Arches-Court of Canterbury, between the honourable Catherine Elizabeth Weld, alias Aston, and her husband Edward Weld, Esq; of Lulworth-Castle in Dorsetshire. Published by John Crawfurd, L.L.D. Containing, I. The Libel, at large, exhibited against Mr. Weld for impotency after three years cohabitation. II. His answers thereto. III. Four other answers and replications of the parties, to each other's allegations. IV. Extracts of the depositions and certificates on both sides; and the reports of the surgeons and midwives appointed to inspect each party. V. An Account of the hearing, and sentence passed. VI. An appendix of parallel cases, and other curious pieces, viz. I. The invalidity of an un-consummated marriage. Prov'd by Dr. William Fleetwood, late Bishop of Ely. 2. The case of the Lady Frances Howard and the Earl of Essex. 3. The famous decree of Pope Innocent III. concerning diverces for impotency. 4. A collection of precedents, shewing, what are the real proofs of impotency; that there are no certain signs of virginity in women; and, that all the pretended ones may be effected by Art. The second edition. Catherine Elizabeth , Weld
 Thomas Gammon (London)
1732 The second edition.
24621 The Charter granted by His Majesty King Charles II. To the governor and company of the English colony of Rhode-Island and Providence-Plantations, in New-England in America. Unknown ,
1744
24932 The comments of bull face double fee, on the petition of the freeholders of the county of Middlesex; abounding with the most scurrilous abuse, indecent Invectives, and audacious Manaces; against the petitioners, and every other Person concerned in preparing and supporting that Petition, continued in the Gazeteer, from the 6th of June last, to the 7th of July inclusive Unknown ,
1769
26017 The compleat constable. Directing all constables, headboroughs, tithingmen, church-wardens, overseers of the poor, surveyors of the high-ways, and scavengers, in the duty of their several offices, according to the power allowed them by the laws and statutes: Wherein the constable's duty, relating to ... rogues, vagabonds, ... is fully set forth, ... To which are added, abstracts of Acts worthy the knowledge of all people. The fourth edition, with additions. Gardiner , Robert
 Thomas Bever (London)
1717 The fourth edition, with additions.
26065 The compleat Parish-officer; Containing I. The authority and proceedings of high-constables, petty-constables, headboroughs, and tithingmen, in every branch of their duties, pursuant to acts of Parliament; with the high constable's precepts, presentments, warrants, &c. II. Of churchwardens; how chosen, their particular business in repairing of churches, bells, &c. and assigning of seats: the manner of passing their accompts, and the laws and statutes concerning the church in all cases and also an abstract of the act for building fifty new churches. III. Of overseers of the poor, and their office; their power in relieving, employing, and settling, &c of poor persons; the laws relating to the poor and settlements, and the statutes concerning masters and servants. IV. Of surveyors of the highways and scavengers how elected, their business in amending the ways, &c. and the duty of others; with the methods of taxation, laws of the highways. To which are added, the statutes relating to hackney-coaches and chairs. Jacob , Giles
 Bernard Lintott (London)
William Mears [Temple Bar] (London)
1718
26014 The compleat Parish-officer; Containing I. The authority and proceedings of high-constables, petty-constables, headboroughs, and tithingmen, in every branch of their duties, pursuant to acts of Parliament; with the high constable's precepts, presentments, warrants, &c. II. Of churchwardens; how chosen, their particular business in repairing of churches, bells, &c. and assigning of seats: the manner of passing their accompts, and the laws and statutes concerning the churchin all cases and also an abstract of the act for building fifty new churches in London and Westminister, &c. III. Of overseers of the poor, and their office; their power in relieving, employing, and settling, &c of poor persons; the laws relating to the poor and settlements, and the statutes concerning masters and servants. IV. Of surveyors of the highways and scavengers how elected, their business in amending the ways, &c. and the duty of others; with the methods of taxation, laws of the highways, &c. To which are added, the statutes relating to hackney-coaches and chairs, &c. The Second Edition with Additions. Jacob , Giles
 Bernard Lintott (London)
William Mears [Temple Bar] (London)
1720 The Second Edition with Additions.
24919 The compleat parish-officer; containing, I. The authority and proceedings of high constables, petty constables, headboroughs and tithingmen, in every branch of their duties, pursuant to Acts of Parliament: with the high constables precepts, presentments, warrants, &c. II. Of church-wardens, how chosen, their business in repairing of churches, bells, &c. and assigning of seats; the manner of passing their accounts, and the laws concerning the church in all cases; and an abstract of the Act for building fifty new churches in London and Westminster. III. Of overseers of the poor, and their office; their power in relieving, employing, and settling, &c. of poor persons; the laws relating to the poor, and settlements, and the [statutes] concerning masters and servants. IV. Of surveyors of the high[ways,] and scavengers, how elected, their business in amending the ways, &c. and the duty of others; with the methods of taxation, and laws of the highways. Together with the statutes relating to hackney coaches and chairs, &c. The fourth edition. To which is added, The office of constables, written by Sir Francis Bacon, Knt. in the year 1610. declaring what power they have, and how they ought to be cherished in their office Jacob , Giles
 1726 The Fourth Edition
26061 The compleat sportsman. In three parts. Part I. Containing the nature and various kinds of game, under their several Denominations, with the best Methods of taking the same, by Shooting, Hunting, Dogs, Nets, and otherwise; and the Laws and Statutes made for Preservation of the Game, with Warrants to impower Game-Keepers, &c. Part II. Of the best Situations and Methods of erecting and Management of Parks, Warrens, &c. Of Hunting the Buck, Doe, &c. And a concise Abridgment of the Forest-Laws, and of all the Laws and Statutes relating to Deer: Methodically interspersed with Precedents of Warrants for Deer, &c. Part III. Of fish and fishing; the most successful Methods of Angling; the only proper Baits, Tackle and agreeable Seasons for taking all Sorts of Fish; and the Rivers wherein they are to be found; with the Statutes relating to Fishing, &c. Jacob , Giles
 Jacob Tonson I [Strand] (London)
William Taylor (London)
1718
24683 The confession, declaration, dying warning and advice of Patience Sampson, alias Patience Boston, who was executed at York, July 24th. 1735 for the murder of Benjamin Trot of Falmouth in Casco Bay, a child of about eight years of age, which she drowned in a well, July 9th. 1734, and went immediately and accused her self before one of His Majesty's justices of the peace, continuing her self-accusation from first to last; even on her trial; standing to it also from her condemnation, to the very time of her execution. Boston , Patience
 1735
21273 The constitution of the Female Association of Philadelphia, for the Relief of Women and Children, in Reduced Circumstances. 1803
26010 The court-keeper's companion. Containing all common business of courts-leet and courts-baron: As the Charges to the Juries, Proceedings in Court, and Entries in the Rolls; with Precedents of Copies of Court-Roll, Grants, Admittances, Surrenders, Presentments, &c. of Copyhold-Estates for Lives and in Fee. To which are added, the general customs of copyhold-estates, and some Special Cases of Law concerning them, and the Business of Court-keeping. And also some necessary Precedents relating to Land-Stewardship, &c. Jacob , Giles
 1717
22585 The cries of the orphans groaning under the yoke of oppression, laid open in the humble petition of Margaret Baliol, and other the co-heirs of Peter Baliol, Esq; deceas'd. Presented to the Right Honourable the Lords..., and to the Honourable the knights, citizens and burgesses of Great Britain, in Parliament assembled. ... Baliol , Margaret
 s.n. [sine nomine]
1714

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