Addenda to the justice of the peace's pocket-companion: Being a summary account of such matters as often happen before justices of the peace; such as warrants distresses, warrants to high constables, petty constables, hue and cry, appointments of surveyors of the hightways; with the general duty of a surveyor, as was not inserted in the first impression. Also the duty of the office of overseers of the poor an[d] churc-wardens, inserted in their warrant of appointment, in which is contained the oath of a justice of the peace, the particular fees every justice of the peace's clerk shall take after the 24th of June 1753. Together with the essect and purport of the game and gaming acts, and several things not mentioned in the former impression. By T. Pearce, gent. author of The laws and customs of the counties of Cornwall and Devon.

Date:

M.DCC.LIII. [1753]