The laws concerning game : Of hunting, hawking, fishing and fowling, &c. and of forests, chases, parks, warrens, deer, doves, dove-cotes, conies : and also of setting-dogs, grey-hounds, lurchers, nets, tunnels, lowbels, guns, and all manner of engines and instruments mentioned in the several statutes to destroy the game; shewing who are qualified by law to keep and use them, and the punishments of those who keep them, not being qualified. Likewise the proper seasons allowed by act of Parliament for hunting, fishing and fowling. Together with the forest laws : shewing the method of chusing, and oaths of the respective officers, and the authority, power and duty of Chief Justice in Eyre, clerks of the peace, constables, foresters, game keepers, justices of peace, keepers, lords of manors, parkers, rangers, regarders, sheriffs, stewards of forest courts, stewards of leets, verderors, wardens and woodwards / by William Nelson ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson, William, 1653-

Contributor:

Lintot, Henry, 1703-1758, Printer.

Waller, T. (Thomas), Bookseller.

British Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Game laws--Great Britain.

Game laws.

Fishery law and legislation--Great Britain.

Fishery law and legislation.

Genre:

Leather bindings (Binding)

Physical Description:

xvii, 259 [33] p. : forms ; 18 cm.

Edition:

5th ed. ...

Place of Publication:

[London] : Printed by Henry Lintot ... for T. Waller, 1753.

Notes:

Law books just published: [2] p., at end.

Includes index.

"Printed for T. Waller in Fleet Street."

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Bound in tan leather.

Athenaeum copy: Gift: Nicholas Biddle, jr., 1977.

OCLC:

11806235