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Conductor generalis: or, the office, duty and authority of justices of the peace, high-sheriffs, under-sheriffs, coroners, constables, gaolers, jury-men, and overseers of the poor. As also the office of clerks of assize, and of the peace, &c.

Title
Conductor generalis: or, the office, duty and authority of justices of the peace, high-sheriffs, under-sheriffs, coroners, constables, gaolers, jury-men, and overseers of the poor. As also the office of clerks of assize, and of the peace, &c. Compiled chiefly from Burn's Justice, and the several other books on those subjects, as far as they extend and can be adapted to these American colonies. By James Parker ... To which is added, A treatise on the law of descents in fee-simple: By William Blackstone ... With several choice maxims in law, &c.
Publication
Woodbridge, N.J., Printed for and sold by G. Noel, 1764.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Parker, James, 1714-1770.
  • Burn, Richard, 1709-1785.
  • Blackstone, William, Sir, 1723-1780.
Description
xvi, 592 p.; 12mo.
Alternative Title
The office and duty of sheriffs.
Subjects
Note
  • Part II (p. 477-592) contains, with caption titles only: The office and duty of sheriffs; The office of a goaler, and concerning escapes; The office and duty of the clerk of assize and clerk of the peace; A guide to juries; An abstract of Magna Charta; A treatise on the law of descents in fee-simple, by William Blackstone; Of maxims and general rules, from Jacob's Law grammar; Of actions and remedies; Of fictions, intendments, and presumptions.
  • Ms. notes on two fly-leaves in front of book.
  • Later editions published under title: The new conductor generalis.
Indexed In (note)
  • Sabin
Call Number
*KD 1764 (Conductor generalis)
OCLC
8756187
Title
Conductor generalis: or, the office, duty and authority of justices of the peace, high-sheriffs, under-sheriffs, coroners, constables, gaolers, jury-men, and overseers of the poor. As also the office of clerks of assize, and of the peace, &c. Compiled chiefly from Burn's Justice, and the several other books on those subjects, as far as they extend and can be adapted to these American colonies. By James Parker ... To which is added, A treatise on the law of descents in fee-simple: By William Blackstone ... With several choice maxims in law, &c.
Imprint
Woodbridge, N.J., Printed for and sold by G. Noel, 1764.
Indexed In:
Sabin 58682
Added Author
Parker, James, 1714-1770.
Burn, Richard, 1709-1785. The justice of peace and parish officer.
Blackstone, William, Sir, 1723-1780. A Treatise on the law of descents in fee-simple.
Blackstone, William, Sir, 1723-1780.
Added Title
The office and duty of sheriffs.
Research Call Number
*KD 1764 (Conductor generalis)
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