The compleat court-keeper: or, Land-steward's assistant
Subtitle: Containing, first, the nature of courts leet, and courts-baron; with a general introduction to every thing incident to them, according to law and custom. Secondly, the manner of holding courts-leet, courts-baron and courts of survey, with the charge to the juries; and the forms of entring those courts in the minute-books and in the court-rolls; with precedents of great variety of presentments, amerciaments, estreats, copies of court-roll for life, and in fee; grants, surrenders, admittances, licences, forfeitures, and all other proceedings of that nature. Thirdly, the manner of keeping the court baron for trying of actions; the nature and kinds of actions, and of pleadings; and precedents of declarations and pleadings; and of process, from the precept or original to the distress or execution; with pleas and recoveries concerning copyhold lands. Fourthly, precedents of contracts, conditions, covenants, leases for life, leases for years, assignments, mortgages, surrenders of such leases; and also of copies of court-roll in special cases, used by the land-steward. Fifthly, the power and authority of the lord, and of the steward, and the privilege of the tenants, with variety of law-cases and resolutions concerning copyholders, and the whole business of court-keeping: And also surveys of manors, rentals, stewards accounts, fees, &c
By: By Giles Jacob, gent
Contributors: Gosling, Robert, -1741, printer; Nutt, E. (Elizabeth), active 1720-1738, printer; Nutt, R. (Richard), -1780, printer; Lintot, Bernard, bookseller; Assigns of Edward Sayer, esq
Edition: The third edition; with additions and amendments.
Publisher: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edw. Sayer Esq;) for Bernard Lintot, at the Cross-Keys in Fleet-Street, and Thomas Ward in the Inner-Temple-Lane.
Published: 1724
Place of publication: In the Savoy [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 480
Subjects: Courts; Handbooks, manuals; Early works to 1800; Practice of law; Forms (Law); Manorial courts; Land tenure
Other titles: Land-steward's assistant
Notes: Title within a ruled border.

Side notes.

Advertisements: p. [22]-[24] at end.

Includes index.

ESTC T136991