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A collection of the laws of the customs now in force, to prevent frauds and abuses in the revenue, and the illegal importation and exportation of prohibited and uncustomed goods: Being an abridgement of several acts of Parliament from the II Edw. III. to the 12 Car. II. and the clauses at large from the several acts passed since the 12 Car. II. with notes connecting those which relate to each other: wherein are continued the powers given by the laws now in force to justices of the peace, for the more effectual executing the laws of the customs: together with a list of the several head and member ports and creeks thereto belonging, in England and Wales; and the names, descriptions and dimensions of the lawful kesy, wharfs, &c. in each port and creek, where goods and merchandize, carried to or brought from foreign parts, or wooll or woollen goods coastways, can be shipped or landed: as also forms of warrants, to be gained by justices of the peace, in several cases where they are empowered to act for the security of His Majesty's Customs: to which are added, the opinions and resolutionsof council, in particular doubtful cases, for the information of the justices; and an alphabetical index to the whole.
Great Britain.Date: M.DCC.XLII. [1742]- Books
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Henry Pippard, Esquire, - - - - - appellant. The Mayor, Sheriffs, Burgesses, and commons, of the town of Drogheda, William Godley, Benjamin Woodward, and Isaac Holroyde, Heirs at law of William Elwood, deceased, - - - - - - - - - respondents. The respondents case.
Drogheda (Ireland)Date: 1759]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. La Colombe, Jean Joseph Charronier, Master. Robert Heard, Commander of the Private Ship of War the Success, the Captor, - - - - - - - - Appellant. Against Daniel M̀neille, Esq; His Majesty's late Commissary of War for the Island of Minorca, the Claimant, - - - Respondent. Case on behalf of the Respondent.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1788?]- Books
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The law for and against bankrupts: containing all the statutes, cases at large, arguments, resolutions, Judgments and Decrees, under the Head of Bankruptcy, down to the present time. Wherein is particularly shewn, What Persons may be Bankrupts within the Meaning of the Statutes; how they are to conform themselves thereto; the Power of the Commissioners and Assignees, as to their Estates; the Rights of the Creditors, and Privileges of the Bankrupt. Together with precedents or Forms of the Proceedings, on taking out and executing Commissions, also of Declarations, and Pleadings, in English, relating to this Subject, never before Printed. The Whole adapted to the Use of all Counsellors, Attornies, Merchants and Tradesmen. By a late commissioner of bankrupts.
Commissioner of Bankrupts.Date: 1743- Books
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Maxims of equity, collected from, and proved by cases, ... in the High Court of Chancery. To which is added the case of the Earl of Coventry, concerning the defective execution of powers. ...
Great Britain. Court of Chancery.Date: 1727- Books
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By the King, a proclamation, for putting the laws in execution against papists and non-jurors.
Great Britain. Sovereign (1714-1727 : George I)Date: 1715- Books
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Maxims of equity, collected from, and proved by, cases, out of the books of the best authority in the High Court of Chancery. To which is added, the case of the Earl of Coventry, concerning the defective execution of powers. ... By Richard Francis ...
Great Britain. Court of Chancery.Date: 1746- Books
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The law of executions. To which are added, the history and practice of the Court of King's Bench; and some cases touching wills of lands and goods. By the late Lord Chief Baron Gilbert.
Gilbert, Geoffrey, Sir, 1674-1726.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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The magistrate's assistant; or, a summary of those laws which immediately respect the conduct of a justice of the peace: continued to the end of the session - 1793. ... The third edition. By a country magistrate.
Glasse, Samuel, magistrate.Date: 1794-99- Books
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Before the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. St. Eustatius, And its Dependencies. Elias Lindo, pretended Owner of sundry Goods, Wares, and Merchandizes, - - - - Claimant. The Right Honourable Lord Rodney, and the Honourable Lieutenant General John Vaughan, - - Captors. Case On Behalf of the Captors, on Petition in Objection to the Register's Report as to Claim No. 8.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1788?]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. De Vleyt, Claas Ehlers, Master. Joseph Wright, Commander of the Private Ship of War the Look-Out, and Jeremiah Major, Commander of the Private Ship of War the Prince of Orange, the Captors, - - - - Appellants. Anthony Songa, of London, Merchant, Claimant of all the Cargo on behalf of the Brothers Von Obwexer, and others, Imperial and Neutral Subjects, the pretended Owners thereof, - - - - - Respondent. An appeal from the High Court of Admiralty of England. Appendix to the appellants Further case.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1788?]- Books
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The young clerk's compleat guide in the modern practice of the Court of King's Bench. shewing The Whole Practice of that Court, from the issuing of the Precept or Writ, to Judgment and Execution; together with the Proceedings necessary on a Writ of Error brought either at Law or in Parliament. To which is added, the law and practice of costs; illustrated by precept and example. By an attorney of the court.
Attorney of the Court.Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. The Success, John Laborde, Master. John Holloway, Esq. late Commander of his Majesty's Ship of War the Vengeance, - Captor and Appellant, Against David Miller, on Behalf of himself and Partner Daniel M'dowal of St. Vincent's, Merchants, -- Claimant & Respondent. Appendix to the Captor's case.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1788?]- Books
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By the King : a proclamation commanding the due execution of the lawes made against eating and selling of flesh in Lent, and other times prohibited.
England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)Date: M.DC.XXXI [1631, i.e. 1632]- Books
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Maxims of equity, collected from, and proved by cases, out of the Books of the best Authority, in the High Court of Chancery. To which is added the case of the Earl of Coventry, Concerning the defective Execution of Powers. Lately adjudged in the High Court of Chancery. By Richard Francis of the Middle Temple, Esq;.
Great Britain. Court of Chancery.Date: 1728- Books
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Before the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. De Twee Gesusters, Henricus Jubbe Brehoff, Master. Anthony Songa, of Warnford Court, Throgmorton Street, London, Merchant, Claimant on Behalf of Joseph de la Ville le Roulx, of the City of Ghent, Merchant, and a Subject of his Imperial and Royal Majesty the Emperor of Germany, of Fourteen Hogsheads of White Sugar, marked -, - Appellant. Thomas Peake, Commander of the ... Ship of War the Bird, the [illegible] and Seizer of the said Ship and Goods, - - Respondent. Case on behalf of the Appellant.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1783]- Books
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Lists of the proprietors of lands, with the quantity of land belonging to each proprietor, situate and lying in the parishes and places hereafter mentioned, which have been severally and respectively taxed, rated, and assessed, by the Comissioners for Putting in Execution the Act of Parliament for Improving the Out-fall of the River Welland, &c. With the several and respective annual sums mentioned in the said Act.
Great Britain. Commissioners for Putting in Execution the Act of Parliament for Improving the Out-fall of the River Welland, &c.Date: M.DCC.XCVIII. [1798]- Books
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The picture gallery. Containing near two hundred paintings by the most distinguished ladies in Great Britain. Among which are the following Capital Pieces, The Widow Brady, - - - - by Dowager Lady A-r. The Libertine reclaimed, - - - by the D-ss of C-d. The Highland Laddie, - - - by Lady S-h B-y. The Rake's Progress, - - - - by Lady C-s. Baucis, - - - - - - - by P-ss A-a. Cymon and Iphigene, - - - - by Duchess of D-re. The Careless Husband, - - - - by Ditto. Lady Brute, - - - - - by Lady F-l-. The Dust Cart, - - - - - by Ditto. Jobson and Nell, - - - - - by Duchess of G-r. Old Margaret, - - - - - by Mrs. Gr-h-m, late Mrs. Macy. The Sweepstakes, - - - - - by Dowager D-ss of Ar. An old Woman cloathed in Gray, - by Lady G-ch. Venus making Love, - - - - by the Honorable Mrs. H-b-t. Lavinia bathing, - - - - - by Miss H-m. Jephtha's Daughter bewailing her Virginity, by Countess of J-y. Lady Godina riding through Coventry, by Quondam Lady L-r. Bess of Bedlam, - - - - - by Lady N-th. An English Seraglio, - - - - by the Countess of O-y. Pandora's Box, - - - - - by Lady R-s. Diana Trapes, - - - - - by Lady John S-Lle. Robinetta, - - - - - - by Dowager C-ss of B-m-re. Saint Austin out of his Wits, - - by Mrs. W-b-t-n. Desdemona, - - - - - - by Lady T-d. The Torch of Hymen, - - - - by C-ss of B-ld Gammar Gurton's Needle, - - - by Dowager Lady T-d, &c. &c. &c. To which are added, critical strictures upon each piece.
Date: MDCCLXXX. [1780]- Books
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The picture gallery. Containing near two hundred paintings by the most distinguished ladies in Great Britain. Among which are the following Capital Pieces, Bamfield Moore Carew, - - - by Lady B-d. The Widow Brady, - - - - by Dowager Lady A-r. Jane Shore, - - - - - - by Lady B-ke. The Libertine reclaimed, - - - by the D-ss of C-d. Captain Macheath, - - - - by the Dowager C-ss of C-Lie. The Highland Laddie, - - - by Lady S-h B-y. The Rake's Progress, - - - - by Lady C-s. Baucis, - - - - - - - by P-ss A-a. Cymon and Iphigene, - - - - by Duchess of D-re. The Careless Husband, - - - - by Ditto. Lady Brute, - - - - - by Lady F-l-th. Hope, - - - - - - - by the Countess of Ab-d-n. Jobson and Nell, - - - - - by Duchess of G-r. Old Margaret, - - - - - by Mrs. Gr-h-m, late Mrs. Mac-y. The Sweepstakes, - - - - - by Dowager D-ss of A-r. An old Woman cloathed in Gray, - by Lady G-ch. Venus making Love, - - - - by the Honorable Mrs. H-b-t. Lavinia bathing, - - - - - by Miss H-m. Jephtha's Daughter bewailing her Virginity, by Countess of J-y. Lady Godina riding through Coventry, by Quondam Lady L-r. Bess of Bedlam, - - - - - by Lady N-th. An English Seraglio, - - - - by the Countess of O-y. Pandora's Box, - - - - - by Lady R-s. Diana Trapes, - - - - - by Lady John S-Ile. Robinetta, - - - - - - by Dowager C-ss of B-m-re. Saint Austin out of his Wits, - - by Mrs. W-b-t-n. Desdemona, - - - - - - by Lady T-d. The Torch of Hymen, - - - - by C-ss Dowager of B-l. Fatima (in Cymon) - - - - by the D-ss of G- -n. Castor and Pollux, - - - - by the C-ss of H- - -n, &c. &c. To which are added, critical strictures upon each piece.
Date: 1780- Books
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A guide to the lottery; or, the laws of chance laid down in a plain and intelligible manner, wherein is shewn the probabilities arising from any proposed circumstance of play; applied to the Solution of a Variety of curious Questions relating to Cards, Dice, Lotteries, &c. Likewise The whole Business of insuring Tickets in the State Lottery clearly explained, the several Advantages taken by the Office-Keepers pointed out, and an easy Method given, whereby any Person may compute the Probability of his Success upon purchasing or insuring any particular Number of Tickets, with a Table of the Price of Insurance for every Day's drawing in the ensuing Lottery, another Table, containing the Number of Tickets a Person ought to purchase to make it an equal Chance to have any particular Prize; with several other curious Tables. To which is added a companion for the draught-player, Containing Thirty select Games of Draughts, shewing the Manner of moving the Pieces to the best Advantage; together with several critical Situations to win Games, and fine Strokes, never before published: being the Result of the Practice and Observations of some of the first Players. By W. Painter.
Painter, W.Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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The poor man's lawyer: or, laws relating to the inferior courts laid open. Shewing how every man arrested or in prison in the counters, Marshalsea, White-Chapel, or other inferior prisons, for causes of action not arising within their respective jurisdictions, may discharge himsel altho' judgment and Execution be had against him. With reasons for punishing gaolers, and for regulating their fees and other oppressions, and for suppressing Thefts and Robberies. By T. Pearce, Gent. Author of the Justice's Pocket-Companion.
Pearce, Thomas, active 1755.Date: MDCCLV. [1755]- Books
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The history of the Roman Catholics. Containing, the original laws for suppressing in Britain. Review of the troubles affecting this kingdom, by means of Parliament, and its influences. State of Britain, as affected by the late law in favour of Roman Catholics, and the law itself, explained, with the proceedings of Parliament thereon. Particular historical account of fires in Scotland, London and Bath, with the rise, progress, damage to public and private property - abuse of the members of Parliament, and their speeches and proceedings on the second, third, sixth, 20th and 21st of June, with His Majesty's speech. Character of Lord George Gordon, his associates and the rioters-particulars of their numbers, proceedings, riots, robberies, burnings, killed, wounded, &c.-speeches of Lord George Gordon, and Alderman Saw-bridge-Lord George's commitment to the tower-character and behaviour of the Lord Mayor and London militia. Proposed law for the Catholics-police for the city of London, and reflections upon these matters. By a gentleman of the law.
Gentleman of the law.Date: M,DCC,LXXX. [1780]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. An appeal from the Vice-Admiralty Court of New-York. Keyserlike Adelaer, Richard Brown, Master. Thomas Cullen, the Claimant on Behalf of Messrs. Thomas Cullen & Co. of Ostend, Merchants, pretended Subjects of the Emperor of Germany, as the true, lawful and sole Owners and Proprietors of the said Ship Keyserlike Adelaer, her Tackle, Apparel, Furniture, Stores, and Provisions, and all and singular the Goods, Wares, and Merchandizes laden therein, - - Appellant, against John Johnson, Commander of the private Ship of War the Surprize, his Officers and Mariners, the Captors of the said Ship and Goods, - - Respondents. The Respondents' case.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1788?]- Books
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An appeal from Scotland to the House of Lords. James Chalmers, Merchant in Leith, - Appellant. Alexander Brown, Jeweller in Edinburgh, - Respondent. The Respondent's case.
Brown, Alexander, jeweller in Edinburgh.Date: 1783]- Books
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Arcana imperii detecta: or, divers select cases in government; More particularly, Of the Obeying the unjust Commands of a Prince. Of the Renunciation of a Right to a Crown. Of the Proscription of a limitted Prince and his Heirs. Of the Trying, Condemning and Execution of a Crowned Head. Of the Marriage of a Prince and Princess. Of the Detecting Conspiracies against a Government. Of Subjects Revolting from a Tyrannical Prince. Of Excluding Foreigners from Publick Employments. Of Constituting Extraordinary Magistrates upon Extraordinary Occasions. Of Subjects Anticipating the Execution of Laws. Of Tolleration of Religion. Of Peace and War, &c. With The Debates, Arguments and Resolutions of the greatest Statesmen in several Ages and Governments thereupon.
Boxhorn, Marcus Zuerius, 1612-1653.Date: 1701