Astrææ abdicatæ restauratio. . Or Advice to justices of the peace, containing a compendious, and perfect abstract of all the statute laws now in force and use relating to the administration of the office of justices of the peace; as likewise touching the office and duty of constables, churchwardens, overseers of the poor, and other parochial substituted executors of justice, their subordinate officers. Also correct forms of warrants, mittimus, and other precepts, and instruments upon the said statutes; [...] including all the statutes upon this subject to the end of the last Parliament holden at Westminster, which was dissolved October the 11th 1695. With notes summarily comprehending the substance of the said statutes; and references to several law cases in the books of reports concerning the same By William Brown, Gent.
William Brown
Category
Books
Date
1695
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3049176
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],377 [i.e. 397],[27] p. . 12mo.. Identified in 1768 catalogue: D.8. manuscript inscription on rear flyleaf: 'cbo'.. Provenance: Bookplate on front pastedown: Armorial, Grey and Booth quarterings impaling Cavendish-Bentinck: George Harry Grey, 5th earl of Stamford & 1st earl of Warrington (2nd cr.) (1737-1819), pasted over an earlier, less well-executed plate of the 5th earl, with the single-tailed lion.. Binding: Calf; blind ruled; blind rolled; red spine label: 'Browns ivstice'.
Makers and roles
William Brown