The office and authority of a justice of peace
By: collected out of all the books, whether of common or statute law, hitherto written on that subject. Shewing also the duty of constables, commissioners of sewers, coroners, overseers of the poor, surveyors of the highways, church-wardens, and other parish-officers : digested under alphabetical titles. To which are added, precedents of indictments and warrants, never before printed. Very useful for justices of the peace, coroners, sheriffs, clerks of the assizes, and of the peace, and all others concern'd in such matters. By W. Nelson, of the Middle-Temple, Esq
Edition: The sixth edition, corrected, amended, and continued down to this present year 1718.
Publisher: Printed by Eliz. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assigns of Edward Sayer, Esq.), for J. Walthoe in the Middle-Temple Cloisters, B. Tooke at the Middle-Temple Gate, J. Hooke, at the Flower-de-Luce against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-street, and the executors of J. Nicholson
Published: 1718
Place of publication: [London] In the Savoy
Language: eng
Number of pages: 654
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Justices of the peace
Other titles: Nelson's Justice of Peace, 1718
Notes: Title in red and black.

Signatures: A⁴ B-2T⁸.

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ESTC T82574

LC copy in contemporary binding, rebacked. Has accession no. LL 591502 dated Oct. 1, 1940.