The countrey justice, . containing the practice of the justices of the peace out of their sessions: gathered for the better help of such justices of peace as have not been much conversant in the study of the laws of this realm: now again enlarged, with many precedents and resolutions of the quaere's contained in the former impressions. By Michael Dalton of Lincolns Inne Esquire, and one of the masters of the Chancery. Whereunto is also added by way of appendix under their proper heads all such acts and ordinances as are necessary to be known and put in execution by the justices of the peace made and published before the yeer 1655.
Michael Dalton (Linton 1564 - 1644)
Category
Books
Date
1655
Materials
Measurements
280 x 194 x 42 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3074540
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12],43,48-277,264-476,476-477,477-502,[12]p., [1] leaf of plates: . table . fol.. Provenance: manuscript on title page: "prite 6.8", "Geo: Browne" [i.e. George Browne, 1626-1703], "Ben: Browne" [i.e. Benjamin Browne, 1664-1748], and "Empt ...[illegible] in January (75)".. Binding: 17th century sprinkled goatskin binding, with double blind fillet border, and double blind fillet running parallel to spine-edge; board edges have single blind fillet decoration; spine has blind fillets along four raised bands. manuscript fore-edge title: "Dalton's Ivstice".
Makers and roles
Michael Dalton (Linton 1564 - 1644)