The lord High Steward of England : or an historical dissertation on the origin, antiquity, and functions of that officer: Shewing the Difference between him and the King's Chief Justiciar, and the Steward of the King's Houshold, and explaining the Offices of the two latter: with Remarks on the antient and modern Modes of trying Peers; and an Epitome of some remarkable Tryals in the Reign of Richard II. never before digested and published: To which is added, a catalogue of the High Stewards of England, from the Conquest to the present Time, with the Names, Crimes, and Sentences of the Peers whom they tried. In this Dissertation The Account given by Lord Chief Justice Coke of the Office of High Steward is stated and confuted.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Russell, Sambrook Nicholas, 18th cent.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jury--Great Britain.

Jury.

Criminal courts--Great Britain.

Criminal courts.

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

Nobility.

Great Britain. Lord High Steward.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],155,[1]p.,plate )

Other Title:

Lord High Steward of England

Place of Publication:

London : printed for C. Parker, Bookseller, in New Bond Street, M.DCC.LXXVI. [1776]

Notes:

Anonymous. By Sambrook Nicholas Russell.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T145623.

OCLC:

642441401