Instructor clericalis
Subtitle: directing clerks both in the Court of Queen's-Bench and Common-Pleas : in the abbreviation and contraction of words (and thereby the speedy reading of precedents) in the filling up and suing out writs of first process, in drawing delcarations, making up issues, ingrossing records, entring judgments, and suing out executions, also pleas and demurrers, &c. : with an addition of special notes and observations in the Court of Common Pleas, alphabetically digested.
Contributors: Great Britain. Court of Queen's Bench.; Great Britain. Court of King's Bench.; Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas.; Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)
Edition: The fifth edition, with large additions throughout the whole book.
Publisher: Printed and sold by John Walthoe, in the Middle-Temple Cloysters, and at his shop in Stafford
Published: 1715
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Pleading -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800; Forms (Law) -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: Description based on made-up sets from various editions.

Copy 1 is a made-up a set of six volumes originally owned by Thomas Jefferson.

Copy 1, volume 1: Instructor clericalis : compleat in five parts. The first part. Directing clerks both in the Court of Queen's-Bench and Common-Pleas : in the abbreviation and contraction of words (and thereby the speedy reading of precedents) in the filling up and suing out writs of first process, in drawing delcarations, making up issues, ingrossing records, entring judgments, and suing out executions, also pleas and demurrers, &c. : with an addition of special notes and observations in the Court of Common Pleas, alphabetically digested.  London : Printed and sold by John Walthoe, in the Middle-Temple Cloysters, and at his shop in Stafford, 1715.  The fifth edition, with large additions throughout the whole book.

Copy 1, volume 2: Instructor clericalis : volume the second, being a collection of select and useful precedents of declarations in the King's Bench and Common Pleas, in actions upon the case for slander, misfesance, malefesance, nonfesance, assumpsit, deceit, nusance, &c. and on several statutes, both private and popular ... / by R.G. a clerk of the Court of Common-Pleas.  [London] In the Savoy : Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq.) for Joell Stephens at Hand and Star, between the Two Temple Gates, in Fleetstreet, MDCCXXIV [1724].  The fifth edition corrected and enlarged, with precedents and observations touching mandamus's, prohibitions, and quo warranto's.

Copy 1, volume 3: Instructor clericalis : the third part, being a collection of choice and useful precedents for pleadings, both in the King's Bench and Common-Pleas, viz., I. In twelve several branches of abatement, and judgments thereon, II. In ten general bars to the action, III. Special Bars in case (viz.) slander, assumpsit ... IV. Bars in covenant, with averments, protestations ... / by R.G. a clerk of the Court of Common-Pleas, useful for the clerks and attornies of the same court and King's-Bench, &c.  [London] In the Savoy : Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of Edw. Sayer, Esq.) for J. Walthoe in the Middle-Temple-Cloysters, MDCCXXIV [1724].  The fourth edition with additions.

Copy 1, volume 4: Instructor clericalis. Part IV, being a continuance of bars and other pleadings from the third part : wherein the head of covenant is continued, together with a review, either by precedent or reference, of all the pleadings extant, relating to the same, as also to the title of conditions, as they have relation to covenants ... / by R.G. a cerk of the Court of Common Pleas ; whereto is prefixed the statute for amendment of the law, with observations thereon.  [London] In the Savoy : Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of Edward Sayer, Esq.) for John Walthoe in the Middle-Temple-Cloysters, and Joel Stephens, at the Hand and Star between the Temple-Gates in Fleet-Street, 1727.  The third edition, with additions.

Copy 1, volume 5: Instructor clericalis : the fifth and last part, being a continuance of bars and other pleadings from the fourth part, wherein the bars and pleadings in debt, detinue, quare impedit, replevin, trespass, trover, and waste, are continued either by precedents of, or references to, all the pleadings extant respecting the same, with variety of notes, arguments, and other observations thereunto relating. In two volumes. Vol. I. / by R.G. a clerk of the Court of Common Pleas.  [London] In the Savoy : Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of Edward Sayer, Esq.) for J. Walthoe in the Middle-Temple Cloisters, MDCCXXII [1722].  The second edition, corrected.

Copy 1, volume 6: Instructor clericalis : the fifth and last part, being a continuance of bars and other pleadings from the fourth part, wherein the bars and pleadings in debt, detinue, quare impedit, replevin, trespass, trover, and waste, are continued either by precedents of, or references to, all the pleadings extant respecting the same, with variety of notes, arguments, and other observations thereunto relating. In two volumes. Vol. II. / by R.G. a clerk of the Court of Common Pleas.  [London] In the Savoy : Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of Edward Sayer, Esq.) for J. Walthoe in the Middle-Temple Cloisters, MDCCXXII [1722].  The second edition, corrected.

Copy 2, volume 1: Instructor clericalis : the first part. Directing clerks both in the court of Queen's-Bench and Common-Pleas in the abbreviation and contraction of words (and thereby the speedy reading of presidents) in the filling up and suing out writs of first process, in drawing declarations, making up issues, ingrossing records, entring judgments, and suing out executions, also pleas and demurrers, &c. : with an addition of special notes and observations in the Court of Common-Pleas, alphabetically digested.  Longdon : Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esqs., for Thomas Bever, at the Hand and Star within Temple-Bar, 1707.  The fourth edition, with many necessary additions.

Copy 2, volume 2: Instructor Clericalis : the second part, being a collection of most choice and usual presidents for declarations both in the Queen's Bench and Common Pleas in actions of case, actions upon statute, covenant, debt, detinue, ejectment, quare impedit, replevin, trespass, trover, and waste, methodically digested into rule and president for the further instruction of young clerks / by the author of the first part.  London : Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esqs., for T. Bever, at the Hand and Star within Temple-Bar, MDXXV [1705].  The third edition, with many directions to proper presidents, also the judges late order for regulating attorneys and clerks of the several courts.

Copy 2, volume 3: Instructor clericalis : the third part, being a collection of choice and useful presidents for pleadings both in the King's-Bench & Common Pleas, viz., I. In twelve several branches of abatement, and judgments thereon, II. In ten general bars to the action, III. Special Bars in case (viz.) slander, assumpsit ... IV. Bars in covenant, with averments, protestations ... / by R.G., a clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, useful for the clerks and attorneys of the same court and Queens Bench, &c.  London : Printed be the assigns of R. and E. Atkyns, Esquires, for J. Walthoe in Vine-Court Middle Temple, adjoyning to the Cloysters, 1706.  The second edition with proper additions.

Copy 3, volume 1: Instructor clericalis : the first part. Directing clerks both in the court of Queen's-Bench and Common-Pleas in the abbreviation and contraction of words (and thereby the speedy reading of presidents) in filling up and suing out writs of first process, in drawing declarations, making up issues, ingrossing records, entring judgments, and suing out executions, also pleas and demurrers, &c. : with an addition of special notes and observations in the Court of Common-Pleas, alphabetically digested.  Longdon : Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esqs., for Thomas Bever, at the Hand and Star within Temple-Bar, 1707.  The fourth edition, with many necessary additions.

Pagination: Copy 1, vol. 1 (5th, ed., 1715): [4], 482, [14], p., page [1] at front, blank, p. [2] at front, publisher's advertisements; Copy 1, vol. 2 (5th ed., MDCCXXIV [1724]): [4], 491, [17] p., page [1] at front, blank, p. [2] at front, publisher's advertisements; Copy 1, vol. 3 (4th ed., MDCCXXIV [1724]): [4], 538, [34] p.; Copy 1, vol. 4 (3rd ed., 1727): [6], xv, [3], 456, [40] p., page [1] at front, blank, p. [2] at front, publisher's advertisements, p. [496] blank; Copy 1, vol. 5 (2nd ed., MDCCXXII [1722]): (4), 384 p.; Copy 1, vol. 6 (2nd ed., MDCCXXII [1722]): (2), 385-706, [84] p., p. [790] blank.

Pagination: Copy 2, vol. 1 (4th, ed., 1707): (4), 464, [16] p.; Copy 2, vol. 2 (3rd ed., MDXXV [1705]): [24], 223, 242-504, [2] p., pages 224-241 skipped in numbering, text continuous, the [2] pages at end are publisher's advertisements; Copy 2, vol. 3 (2nd ed., 1706): [8], 368, 367-382, 385-500, [36] p., page [536] blank.

Pagination: Copy 3, vol. 1 (4th, ed., 1707): (4), 464, [16] p.

Signatures: Copy 1, vol. 1 (5th, ed., 1715): [A]² B-2I⁸; Copy 1, vol. 2 (5th ed., MDCCXXIV [1724]): [A]² B-2I⁸ 2K⁶; Copy 1, vol. 3 (4th ed., MDCCXXIV [1724]): A-2N⁸; Copy 1, vol. 4 (3rd ed., 1727): A⁴ a⁸ B-2I⁸; Copy 1, vol. 5 (2nd ed., MDCCXXII [1722]): A² B-2B⁸; Copy 1, vol. 6 (2nd ed., MDCCXXII [1722]): [pi]1 2C-3D⁸ 3E⁴(3E4).

Signatures: Copy 2, vol. 1 (4th, ed., 1707): [A]² B-2H⁸; Copy 2, vol. 2 (3rd ed., MDXXV [1705]): A⁴ a⁸ B-2H⁸ 2I⁴; Copy 2, vol. 3 (2nd ed., 1706): A⁴ B-2L⁸ 2M⁴ (quire A: first two leaves not signed, third leaf is signed "b",  fourth leaf is signed "A₂", stitching is clearly visible between leaves 2 and 3);

Signatures: Copy 3, vol. 1 (4th, ed., 1707): [A]² B-2H⁸.

Copy 1, volumes 2-5 are initialled by Thomas Jefferson at signatures I and T, volume 6 is initialled by Thomas Jefferson at signature Ii and Tt.  All 6 volumes of copy 1 have the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.  Copy 1, vol. 1, front paste-down endpaper inscribed by "John Randolph, Esq."; free front endpaper inscribed by "Peyton Randolph" and "Mary Burwell, 1719," t.p. inscribed by "James Burwell" (crossed out); it has marginalia on p. 20-21.  Copy 1, vol. 2-6 inscribed by John Chapman on t.p.; vol. 3 has a brief French quotation (?) on free front endpaper.

Includes indices.

Sowerby, E.M.  Cat. of the lib. of Thomas Jefferson, 1901

Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.), III, p. 162

NUC pre-1956 NG 0053599

ESTC T200710

ESTC N55973