The new universal parish officer
Subtitle: Containing all the laws now in force, relating to parish business, rang'd in alphabetical order. Very proper for attornies, constables, churchwardens, Justices, Overseers of the Poor, Surveyors of the Highways, all Persons in office, who would gain a competent Knowledge of this Branch of the Law, so as to enable them to discharge their respective Duties with Ease and Expedition, It is also very proper for every House-Keeper and Inhabitant who is desirous of being perfectly acquainted with the Laws relating to Parishes, that he may not entirely rely upon the Skill of Parish Officers, who are but too frequently unacquainted with some material part of their Duty. This Work is entirely freed from the Errors, Obscurities, and Repetitions of former Writers on this Subject. Collected from the common, statute, and other authentic law-books. Interspersed with many useful precedents
Edition: The third edition, / corrected and enlarged, particularly under the Titles Apprentices, Highways, Poor, Servants (to Taylors) and Vagrants. By a gentleman of the Middle-Temple.
Series: Eighteenth century collections online
Publisher: Printed for W. Strahan, and M. Woodfall, His Majesty's Law Printers for T. Caslon, in Stationers Court, S. Crowder, at No 12, and Robinson and Roberts N9 25 Paternoster-Row
Published: 1771
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 401
Subjects: Parishes; Early works to 1800; Forms (Law)
Notes: With a final errata leaf.

Attibuted to Timothy Cunningham in Goldsmiths'.

Higgs 5304

Goldsmiths' 10803

ESTC N10213