Conductor generalis, or, The office, duty and authority of justices of the peace, high-sheriffs, under-sheriffs, goalers, coroners, constables, jury men, over-seers of the poor : and also, the office of clerks of assize, and of the peace, &c. / collected out of all the books hitherto written on those subjects, whether of common or statute-law ; to which is added, a collection out of Sir Matthew Hales concerning the descent of lands ; the whole alphabetically digested under the several titles, with a table directing to the ready finding out the proper matter under those titles.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hale, Matthew, 1609-1676.

Bradford, Andrew, 1686-1742, bookseller.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Justices of the peace--Early works to 1800.

Justices of the peace.

Sheriffs--Early works to 1800.

Sheriffs.

Coroners--Early works to 1800.

Coroners.

Constables--Early works to 1800.

Constables.

Jury--Early works to 1800.

Jury.

Inheritance and succession--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Inheritance and succession.

Great Britain.

Penn Provenance:

Miller, John (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Rosengarten, J. G. (Joseph George), 1835-1921 (donor) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, xii, 299 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 22 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Conductor generalis

Office, duty and authority of justices of the peace, high-sheriffs, under-sheriffs, goalers, coroners, constables, jury men, over-seers of the poor

Office, duty and authority of justices of the peace

Fingerprint:

d.to c.re ofin ThWH (3) 1722 (A)

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia] : Printed and sold by Andrew Bradford in Philadelphia, 1722.

Notes:

Errors in paging: p. 26-27, 46, 185-188 misnumbered 27-28, 37, 184-187.

Signatures: a⁴ A⁴ b⁴ B-S⁴ T-2B² 2C⁴ 2D-2N² 2O-2Z⁴ 3A². - a1 recto: t.p., a1 verso: blank.

Pages 58-60 (signature H⁴) duplicated; many irregularities in numbering of signatures.

Includes (p. [233]-289): The office, duty, and authority of sheriffs ... Together with the office and duty of coroners. Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Andrew Bradford ..., 1721 (with special t.p.).

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has ms. inscription "John Miller his book" on title page and a3.

Culture Class Collection copy is gift of J. G. Rosengarten.

Cited in:

Evans, 2327

Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 179

Sabin, 15215

Cohen, M.L. Bib. of early Amer. law, 7955

ESTC, W37506

Contains:

Office, duty, and authority of sheriffs.

OCLC:

1160414