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Every man his own lawyer: or, a summary of the laws of England in a new and instructive method, under the following Heads, Viz. I. Of Actions and Remedies, Writs, Process, Arrests, and Bail. II. Of Courts, Attornies and Solicitors therein, Juries, Witnesses, Trials, Executions, &c. III. Of Estates and Property in Lands and Goods, and how acquired; Ancestors, Heirs, Executors and Administrators. IV. Of the Laws relating to Marriage, Bastardy, Infants, Ideots, Lunaticks. V. Of the Liberty of the Subject, Magna Charta, the Habeas Corpus Act, and other Statutes. VI. Of the King and his Prerogative, the Queen and Prince, Peers, Judges, Sheriffs, Coroners, Justices of Peace, Constables, &c. Vii. Of publick Offences, treason, Murder, Felony, Burglary, Robbery, Rape, Sodomy, Forgery, Perjury, &c. And their Punishment. All of them so plainly treated of that all Manner of Persons may be particularly acquainted with our Laws and Statutes, concerning Civil and Criminal Affairs, and know how to defend Themselves and their Estates and Fortunes; In all Cases whatsoever.
Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744.Date: M.DCC.LXV. [1765]- Books
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London; or, an abridgment of the celebrated Mr. Pennant's description of the British capital, and its environs. Containing, An accurate, succinct, and interesting Account Of the most memorable Revolutions in Politics, Historical Events, Treasons, Fires, Public Executions, Remarkable Murders, and singular Robberies. Critical Observations on the public Buildings; a Review of their History; and a candid Examination of their Perfections and Defects. To which are prefixed, Notes, Additions, and Observations; and four capital plates. By Mr. John Wallis.
Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798.Date: MDCCXC. [1790]- Digital Images
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Execution of the William Burke
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London; or, an abridgment of the celebrated Mr. Pennant's description of the British capital, and it's environs. Containing an accurate, succinct, and interesting account Of the most memorable Revolutions in Politics, Historical events, treasons, fires, public executions, remarkable murders, and singular Robberies. With Critical Observations on the Public Buildings; a Review of their History; and a candid Examination of their Perfections and Defects. To which are prefixed notes, additions, and observations; and four capital plates. Second edition. By Mr. John Wallis.
Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798.Date: 1795- Books
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The office of sheriff, shewing its history and antiquity: The Manner of appointing the High Sheriff, his Under Sheriff, and other Deputies; together with their respective Powers and Duties:-Particularly with Regard to the County-Court, Sessions, Circuit, Arrests on mesne Process, Bail, Juries, Executions, Escapes, Rescues and Replevins. To which are added, the mode of electing coroners, and returning Members of Parliament: with many useful Precedents, of Returns to Writs, and Proceedings in the County-Court, &c. calculated not only for the Benefit of Sheriffs, their Under Sheriffs and Deputies, but also for the Use of the Profession in General, and a copious index. By John Impey, Of the Inner Temple, Author of the New Instructor Clericalis, in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas.
Impey, John, -1829.Date: M,DCC,LXXXVI. [1786]- Books
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The office of sheriff, shewing its history and antiquity: the manner of appointing the high sheriff, his under sheriff, and other deputies; together with their respective powers and duties: - Particularly with Regard to the County-Court, Sessions, Circuit, Arrests on mesne Process, Bail, Juries, Executions, Escapes, Rescues, and Replevins. To which are added, the mode of electing coroners, and returning members of Parliament: with many useful precedents, of Returns to Writs, and Proceedings in the County-Court, &c. calculated not only for the Benefit of Sheriffs, their Under Sheriffs and Deputies, but also for the Use of the Profession in General. - fourth edition. By John Impey, of the Inner-Temple, Author of the New Instructor Clericalis, in the Court of King's-Bench and Common-Pleas.
Impey, John, -1829.Date: 1797- Books
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The office of sheriff shewing its history and antiquity: The manner of appointing the high sheriff, his under sheriff, and other deputies; together with their respective powers and duties:-particularly with regard to the county-court, sessions, circuit, arrests on mesae process, bail, juries, executions, escapes, rescues and replevins. To which are added, the mode of electing coroners, and returning members of Parliament: with many useful precedents, of returns to writs, and proceedings in the County-Court, &c. Calculated not only for the benefit of sheriffs, their under sheriffs and deputies, but also for the use of the profession in general. By John Impey, of the Inner-Temple, author of the new instructor clericalis, in the Court of King's Bench and Common Pleas.
Impey, John, -1829.Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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A journal of the proceedings in the detection of the conspiracy formed by some white people, in conjunction with Negro and other slaves, for burning the city of New-York in America, and murdering the inhabitants. ... Containing, I. A narrative of the trials, condemnations, executions, and behaviour of the several criminals, at the gallows and stake, with their speeches and confessions; with notes, observations and reflections occasionally interspersed throughout the whole. II. An appendix, wherein is set forth some additional evidence concerning the said conspiracy and conspirators, which has come to light since their trials and executions. III. Lists of the several persons (whites and blacks) committed on account of the conspiracy; and of the several criminals executed; and of those transported, with the places whereto. By the Recorder of th City of New-York. [One line in Latin from Virgil]
Horsmanden, Daniel, 1694-1778.Date: 1744- Books
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Every man his own lawyer: or, A summary of the laws now in force in Ireland, in a new and instructive method, under the following heads, viz. I. Of actions and remedies. II. Of courts, attornies, and solicitors; grand and petit juries; witnesses, trials, judgments, executions, &c III. Of estates and property in lands and goods, and how acquired; ancestors, heirs, executors, and administrators. IV. Of the laws relating to marriage, bastardy, infants, ideots, and lunaticks. V. Of the liberty of the subject, and therein of the Popery Acts. VI. Of the King and his prerogative, the Queen, Prince, peers, judges, sheriffs, coroners, justices of peace, constables, &c. VII. Of church-wardens, overseers of the highways, and hearthmoney collectors. VIII. Of public offences, treason, murde[r], felony, burglary, robbery, rape, sodomy, forgery, perjury, &c. Whereby country gentlemen, merchants, tradesmen and others, may be particularly acquainted with our laws and statutes, concerning civil and criminal affairs, and know how to defend themselves, their estates and fortunes; in all cases whatsoever.
Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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The historians guide. Wherein every remarkable occurrence in our history, such as Battles, Sieges, Conspiracies, Rebellions, Invasions, Tryals, Executions, Fires, Earthquakes, Storms, Revolutions, Births, Marriages, Deaths, And every other Memorable Event that has happened in England and Ireland to the present Time, are accurately recorded, with the dates affixed; together with a full and exact Chronology of the most eminent Men in all Ages. Designed for the Pocket, in Order to set People Right in Conversation. By the Rev. John Trusler, D.D. To which are added the following useful articles,- list of the Chief Governors of Ireland Ditto of the Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of Dublin down to this Year. - Ditto of the Peers of Ireland, with the Stiles of their eldest Sons. - An exact Table of the Fares of Coaches, Post-Chaises, and Sedan Chairs, according to the late Act of Parliament. - Table of Guineas ready cast up. - Tables of Interest. - Tables of Annuities for Lives from Sir Isaac Newton. -List of the Fairs of Ireland, with the Commodities sold therein, and a complete Meat Market Book.
Trusler, John, 1735-1820.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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The malefactor's register; or, the Newgate and Tyburn calendar. Containing the authentic lives, trials, accounts of executions, and dying speeches, of the most notorious violators of the laws of their country; Who have Suffered Death, and other exemplary Punishments, in England, Scotland and Ireland, from the year 1700 to Lady-Day 1779. Together with Numerous Trials in Extraordinary Cases, where the Parties have been Acquitted. This Work comprehends all the most material Passages in the Sessions-Papers for a long Series of Years, and complete Narratives of all the Capital Trials for Bigamy, Burglary, Felony, Forgery, Highway-Robbery, High-Treason, Murder, Petit-Treason, Piracy, Rapes, Riots, Street-Robbery, Unnatural Crimes, And various other Offences. To which is added, A correct List of all the Capital Convictions at the Old Bailey, &c. since the Commencement of the present Century; which will be of the highest Use to refer to on many Occasions. The whole tending, by a general Display of the Progress and Consequence of Vice, to impress on the Mind proper Ideas of the Happiness resulting from a Life of strict Honor and Integrity: and to convince Individuals of the superior Excellence of those Laws framed for the Protection of their Lives and Properties. Embellished with a most elegant and superb set of copper plates, engraved in a spirited Manner, from original Designs, by capital Artists.
Date: [1779]- Books
Ethics Committee review of multi-centre research : establishment of multi-centre research ethics committees / NHS Executive.
NHS Executive.Date: 1997- Books
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A true account of the tryals, examinations, confessions, condemnations, and executions of divers witches, at Salem, in New-England : for their bewitching of sundry people and cattel to death, and doing other great mischiefs, to the ruine of many people about them. With the strange circumstances that attended their enchantments: and their conversation with devils, and other infernal spirits. In a letter to a friend in London. Licensed according to order.
M. CDate: 1692- Books
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Instructor clericalis: the first part. Directing clerks both in the court of Queen's-Bench and Common-Pleas: In The Abbreviation and Contraction of Words (and thereby the speedy Reading of Precedents) in the Filling up and Suing out Writs of first Process, in Drawing Declarations, Marking up Issues, Ingrossing Records, Entring Judgments, and Suing out Executions: Also Pleas and Demurrers, &c. With an addition of special notes and observations in the Court of Common-Pleas, Alphabetically Digested.
R. G. (Robert Gardiner), active 1705-1728.Date: 1714- Books
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Instructor clericalis. The first part. Directing clerks both in the court of Queen's-Bench and Common-Pleas: in the abbreviation and contraction of words (and thereby the speedy Reading of Presidents) in the filling up and suing out writs of first process, in Drawing Declarations, making up Issues, Ingrossing Records, Entring Judgments, and Suing out Executions: Also Pleas and Demurrers, &c. With an addition of special notes and Observations in the Court of Common-Pleas, Alphabetically Digested.
R. G. (Robert Gardiner), active 1705-1728.Date: 1707- Pictures
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A Chinese man is being led to execution by four men. Wood engraving, 1857.
Date: [1857]Reference: 579728i- Books
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The new instructor clericalis, stating the authority, jurisdiction, and modern practice of the Court of Common Pleas. With, Directions for commencing and defending Actions, entering up Judgments, suing out Executions, and proceeding in Error. To which are added, the rules of the court, Modern Precedents, and several other Matters necessary to be known by Attornies and their Clerks, in Town and Country. The whole illustrated by useful notes and observations from the best authorities; and a copious index By John Impey, Inner-Temple.
Impey, John, -1829.Date: 1794- Books
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Instructor clericalis: Compleat in Five parts. The first part. Directing clerks both in the court of Queen's-Bench and Common-Pleas: in the Abbreviation and Contraction of words (and thereby the speedy Reading of Precedents) in the Filling up and Suing out Writs of first Process, in Drawing Declarations, Making up Issues, Ingrossing Records, Entring Judgments, and Suing out Executions: Also Pleas and Demurrers, &c. With an addition of special notes and observations in the Court of Common-Pleas, Alphabetically Digested.
R. G. (Robert Gardiner), active 1705-1728.Date: 1715- Books
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The new instructor clericalis, stating the authority, jurisdiction, and modern practice of the Court of Common Pleas. With Directions for commencing and defending Actions, entering up Judgments, suing out Executions, and proceeding in Error. To which are added, the rules of the court, Modern Precedents, and several other Matters necessary to be known by Attornies and their Clerks, in Town and Country. The whole illustrated by useful notes and observations from the best authorities; with the addition o several new titles, and a copious index. The third edition, corrected. By John Impey, Inner-Temple.
Impey, John, -1829.Date: 1790- Books
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The new instructor clericalis, stating the authority, jurisdiction, and modern practice of the Court of Common Pleas. With Directions for commencing and defending Actions, entering up Judgments, suing out Executions, and proceeding in Error. To which are added, the rules of the court, Modern Precedents, and several other Matters necessary to be known by Attornies and their Clerks, in Town and Country. The whole illustrated by useful notes and observations from the best authorities; with additions, and a copious index. The second edition, corrected. By John Impey, Inner-Temple.
Impey, John, -1829.Date: MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]- Books
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The new instructor clericalis, stating the authority, jurisdiction, and modern practice of the Court of King's Bench. With directions for commencing and defending actions, entering up judgments, suing out executions, and proceeding in error. To which are added, the rules of the court, modern precedents, and several other matters necessary to be known by attornies and their clerks, in town and country. The whole illustrated by useful notes and observations from the best authorities to the present time, with the addition of a copious index. The second edition, with additions. By John Impey, Inner-Temple.
Impey, John, -1829.Date: M.DCC.LXXXV. [1785]- Books
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The new instructor clericalis, stating the authority, jurisdiction, and modern practice of the Court of King's Bench. With Directions for commencing and defending Actions, entering up Judgments, suing out Executions, and proceeding in Error. To which are added, the rules of the court, Modern Precedents, and several other Matters necessary to be known by Attornies and their Clerks, in Town and Country. The whole illustrated by useful notes and observations from the best authorities; with additions, and a copious index. The third edition, corrected. By John Impey, Inner-Temple.
Impey, John, -1829.Date: MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]- Books
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A sequel to Barrington's voyage to New South Wales, Comprising an interesting narrative of the transactions and behaviour of the convicts; the progress of the colony; an official register of the crimes, trials, sentences, and executions that have taken place: a topographical, physical, and moral account of the country, manners, customs &c. of the natives,- as likewise authentic anecdotes of the most distinguished characters, and notorious convicts that have been transported to the settlement at New South Wales. By the celebrated George Barrington, principal superintendant of the convicts.
Barrington, George, 1755-1804.Date: 1800- Books
Options for the future management of postgraduate medical and dental education : [a discussion document] / NHS Executive.
NHS Executive.Date: 1995- Pictures
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Vietnam: a man in a pillory, who is being led to his execution, accompanied by his family members, his executioner (holding sword) and officials. Wood engraving by H. Thiriat, 1889, after C.-E. Hocquard.
Hocquard, Charles-Edouard, 1853-1911.Date: 1890Reference: 579892i