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The lawyer's doom. Being an account of the birth, parentage, education, life and conversation of Mr. Edward Jefferies, who was executed at Tyburn on Friday the 21st of December, 1705, for the muther of Mr. Robert Woodcock the Lawyer. With an account of his being ... to a lawyer ... play'd ... out of his ... marriage; and spending an estate of one hun... women with the manner of murther ... his being apprehended, comm... examination, condemnation ... and last dying speech and ... execution.
Lorrain, P. (Paul), -1719.Date: 1705- Books
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The honest man's companion: or, the family's safeguard. Illustrated with copper plates, and done at the Request of several Gentlemen and others, occasion'd by an Attorney's defying any Person to paint him or his Brotherhood in their proper Colours, or to propose any Method to regulate them, or their Practice. As also remarks upon Roman-Catholick lawyers practising as chamber-counsel and conveyancers, and the Danger and Consequences attending it; with the Author's own Case. Likewise Some Hints relating to the Clergy, Pleading Lawyers, Work-Houses, our Plantations, Prisons, Prisoners, Pawnbrokers, Bailiffs, and Felons; together with the Dying Speech of Wreathocke the Attorney.
Hodshon, Read.Date: 1736- Books
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The lawyers address. With some political proposals.
Date: Printed in the Year [1704]- Books
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The infants lawyer: or, the law (ancient and modern) relating to infants. Setting forth their priviledges; their several Ages for divers Purposes; Cuardians and Prochein amy, as to Suits and Defences by them; Actions brought by and against them, with the manner of Declarations and Pleadings; Fines and Recoveries, and other Matters of Record suffer'd or acknowledged by them, how reversable; Conveyances and Specialties, how bound by them or not; Contracts, Promises, &c. Also Treating of Infant-Executors, Administrator durante minori Aetate; Actions and Suits brought by them and against them, with the manner of Declaring and Pleading. Likewise, Of Devises by and to Infants, Apprentices, Custom of London, and Pleadings, Orphans, Tryals of Infancy, Portions and Legacies, and Resolutions and Decrees at Common Law and Chancery concerning the same. With an Appendix, of the Forms of Declarations and Pleadings concerning Infants. The third edition: with many additions of late adjudged cases in common law and Chancery; and the Explication of all the late Statutes relating to Infants.
Date: 1726