The priviledges of the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the City. The advantages of the freemen thereof. A Method for Freemen to make their Wills. If die without a Will, how their Estates must be divided. The Usage of the Mayor's Court, the Orphans Court, and all the other Courts. The Chamberlain's Clerk his Fees. The Coroner's Duty and Fees. How to make Distress for Rent. With several acts of Parliament, acts of Common Council, and other Matters never before Published. Also the ministers tythes of every parish in London, and how to recover the same.
by Greene, John
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London: London, printed for Charles Harper, at the Flower-de-Luce over against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet; and Richard Mount, in Postern-Row on Tower-Hill. 1708., 1708. 1st Edition . Leather. Good. Description: 8vo (7¾ × 4¾ in): t-p., [14], 215 p. Early sheep. · Register: 8º: A-O^8 P^4 (K3, L3 signed 'K4', 'L4', respectively). · Condition: Boards scraped, worn at edges, joints cracked, starting to pull away from boards, yet sound. Internally very good, with small blind stamp to leaves B5-B6. · Comments: First edition. A second issued in 1722. Includes a detailed description of the practice and proceedings of the various courts special to the city of London. · References: S&M 1:439(52); ESTC T117148.
Covers the practice and procedure of the judicial and legislative bodies of London, as well as their customary rights and duties.
Covers the practice and procedure of the judicial and legislative bodies of London, as well as their customary rights and duties.
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- The priviledges of the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the City. The advantages of the freemen thereof. A Method for Freemen to make their Wills. If die without a Will, how their Estates must be divided. The Usage of the Mayor's Court, the Orphans Court, and all the other Courts. The Chamberlain's Clerk his Fees. The Coroner's Duty and Fees. How to make Distress for Rent. With several acts of Parliament, acts of Common Council, and other Matters never before Published. Also the ministers tythes of every parish in London, and how to recover the same.
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- Greene, John
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- Leather
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- London, printed for Charles Harper, at the Flower-de-Luce over against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet; and Richard Moun
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- London
- Date Published
- 1708
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- London Legal History , "Urban, State, & Local Government", Courts, Customary
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