An essay on the office of constable. : With rules and cautions for the more safe and effectual discharge of that duty. By Saunders Welch, Late High-Constable of Holborn-Division; Now One of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex, and for the City and Liberty of Westminster. A New Edition Corrected, And enlarged with An Introduction containing some Conjectures for fixing the Original of that Office in England; and certain Historical Anecdotes concerning the Rise and Progress of the Society of Thief-Takers, and the evil Consequences naturally resulting from an Institution of that Kind.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Welch, Saunders, 1710 or 1711-1784.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Standardized Title:

Observations on the office of constable

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constables--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Constables.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages,xviii,50 pages ; 8⁰

Edition:

A new edition corrected, and enlarged with an introduction ..

Place of Publication:

London : printed for C. Henderson under the Royal Exchange, MDCCLVIII. [1758]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

First published in 1754 as 'Observations on the office of constable'.

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Harvard University Law Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N1702.

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