The complete 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. Author of The New Law-Dictionary
Contributors: Brooke, Edward, bookseller; Flexney, William, -1808, bookseller; Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797, bookseller; Owen, W. (William), -1793, bookseller; Rivington, John, 1720-1792, bookseller; Uriel, P., active 1775, bookseller; Whieldon, Thomas, -1793, bookseller; Van Arsdale, Elias, 1770-1846, former owner
Edition: The seventh edition, with large additions and amendments, from the reports of Atkyns, Burrow, Wilson, Sayer, Vezey, Blackstone's Commentaraies, Comyn's Digest, & c. to the present time.
Publisher: Printed by His Majesty's law-printers; for J. Rivington and son; W. Owen; T. Longman; P. Uriel; W. Flexney; E. Brooke; and T. Whieldon and Co.
Published: 1781
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 538
Subjects: Courts; Handbooks, manuals; Early works to 1800; Forms (Law); Practice of law; Manorial courts; Land tenure
Other titles: Land-steward's assistant
Notes: Title within a ruled border.

Contents on title page in two columns.

Side notes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ESTC T130602