The court-keepers guide, or, A plain and familiar treatise, needfull and usefull for the help of many that are imployed in the keeping of law dayes, or courts baron : wherein is largely and plainly opened the jurisdiction of these courts, with the learning of mannors, copyholds, rents, harriots, and other services and advantages belonging unto mannors, to the great profit of lords of mannors, and owners of these courts / by William Sheppard, Esq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sheppard, William, -1675?

Contributor:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courts baron and courts leet--Early works to 1800.

Courts baron and courts leet.

Manorial courts--England--Early works to 1800.

Manorial courts.

Land tenure--Law and legislation--England--Early works to 1800.

Land tenure.

Land tenure--Law and legislation.

England.

Penn Provenance:

Baudewin, Charles (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Fulkes, Robert (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Jones, Wythen (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages, 254 pages, 6 unnumbered pages ; 15 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Court-keepers guide

Plain and familiar treatise, needfull and usefull for the help of many that are imployed in the keeping of law dayes, or courts baron

Fingerprint:

ous- ett, hes- hean (3) 1649 (A)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by James Flesher for M.M.T.C. and Gabriell Bedell, and are to be sold at the middle Temple gate, in Fleetstreet, 1649.

Notes:

Title within double-ruled border.

Includes index.

Signatures: A² B-R⁸ S².

With final blank leaf.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has autographs of Charles Baudewin (?) and Robert Fulkes

Culture Class Collection copy has ms. Ex libris of Wythen Jones.

Culture Class Collection copy has embossed stamp of American Congregation of Boston.

Culture Class Collection copy has underlines, marginal marks and ms. annotations.

Culture Class Collection copy has final blank leaf wanting.

Cited in:

Wing (2nd ed.) S3177

ESTC, R31193

OCLC:

28631458