The compleat court-keeper: or, land steward's assistant. Containing, first, the nature of courts-leets 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

People / Organizations

• Giles Jacob (Author)
• Bernard Lintot ("printed for")
• John Nutt ("printed by")

Imprint

London: printed by John Nutt, assignee of Edward Sayer Esq; for Bernard Lintott at the Cross-Keys in Fleet-Street, and Thomas Ward in the Inner-Temple Lane, 1715.

Publication year

1715-1715

ESTC No.

T130156

Grub Street ID

179370

Description

viii,480,[24]p. ; 8⁰

Note

With an index.Citation/references Goldsmiths', 5199