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 ninth edition, corrected, amended, and continued down to this present year.
Publisher: Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edward Sayer, Esq.), for D. Browne, J. Walthoe, R. Gosling, W. Mears, T. Woodward, J. Hooke, F. Clay and J. Stephens and B. Motte
Published: 1726
Place of publication: [London] In the Savoy
Language: eng
Number of pages: 748
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Justices of the peace
Other titles: Nelson, Justice of Peace, 9th ed., 1726
Notes: Signatures: A⁴ B-3B⁸.

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LC copy on better-quality paper; in library buckram. Has accession no. LL 5954 D14 dated Jan. 15, 1946.