The history and practice of the Court of Common Pleas. Being an historical account of the Original Institution and Rise of the antient Practice of the Court of Common Pleas; shewing by what various Regulations and Amendments the Modern Practice of that Court hath been introduced; teaching in an easy and familiar Manner the Rules and Order of conducting the Plea through every particular Branch of the Practice. Interspersed with curious observations on the difference of the practice of that Court and the Court of King’s Bench. By a late learned judge.
Sir Geoffrey Gilbert (1674-1726)
Category
Books
Date
1737
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 3178057
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],xviii,223,[49]p ; 8vo. Text marking and ink marginal annotation. Noel Hill (see NT127093). Bookplate: Noel Hill, 1st Baron Berwick, (1745-1789); pre-1784; festoon armorial. Franks 14768. Binding: eighteenth-century calf, without boards; double fillet border, blind roll; five raised bands; gold lettered spine-label: History of the C Pleas. (Bookplate directly attached to reverse of calf.)
Makers and roles
Sir Geoffrey Gilbert (1674-1726)