The office and authority of sheriffs, Under-Sheriffs, Deputies, County-Clerks, and Coroners, in Ireland. Collected from the books of common law; and also from the acts of Parliament of force in this kingdom, touching this subject. Wherein is shewed, The Nature of Writs with their Returns, Arrests, Escapes, Rescous, Posse Comitatus, Bail and Bail-Bonds, Fees, Extortion, False Imprisonment, Accounts, County Court and Turn, Distresses, Replevin, Avowry, Ejectment, Forcible Entry, Riot, Outlawry, Excommunication, Courtesie of England, Dower, Joynture, Jurors, Bailiffs, Goalers, Prisoners, Remedies for and against Sheriffs, Cases and Rules about respondeat Superior, Bribery, Barretry, Embracery, Champerty, Maintenance, Forgery, Perjury, Courts of Law, Spiritual Courts, Proceedings in Equity, as to the Process of those Courts; with many other things relating to the Practice of the Law, as also to the Office of Justices of the Peace. Digested under alphabetical titles. By Matt. Dutton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dutton, Matthew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coroners--Ireland.

Coroners.

Sheriffs--Ireland.

Sheriffs.

Justices of the peace--Ireland.

Justices of the peace.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Ireland.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x,697,[1]p. )

Other Title:

Office and authority of sheriffs,

Place of Publication:

Dublin : printed by S. Powell, for George Risk Bookseller, at the Corner of Castle-Lane in Dames-Street, 1721.

Notes:

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T179479.

OCLC:

642501314