Customary law - England - Cornwall - Early works to 1800
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The laws and customs of the stannaries in the counties of Cornwall and Devon. Revis'd and corrected according to the antient and modern practice. In two parts. The First, Containing the Charter of Edw. I. being the first Charter for erecting the Tinners of Cornwall and Devon into a Corporation, with an Exposition of the said Charter, by Parliament, 50 Ed. III. II. The several Laws and Constitutions, made by the several Parliaments of Tinners, in the Reigns of King James I. Charles I. James II. and Queen Anne, together with the Journals, Speeches, Addresses, and other Proceedings of the said Parliaments. III. A Compleat Treatise of the Laws of the Stannaries, and the Method of Proceeding in the several Courts of Stannaries; with the Judges Opinions on the Force of those Laws, by the King's special Direction. Also several Cases and Pleadings thereupon, in the Star-Chamber, touching Writs of Error. IV. The Power of the Lord Warden in Law and Equity, with two Remarkable Cases between the Lord Warden and the Sherist of Devon, the One for Felony, and the Other, for Murder, with the Pleadings at large. V. The Rights of the Prince as Duke of Cornwall. Also a Compleat Table of the Fees of the Stannary Courts. VI. The Customs of the Stannary of Blackmore, set forth by way of Preface. Part II. Containing the Laws and Customs of the Stannaries of Devon. I. The Charter of Edw. I. with an Exposition of the same, in Latin and English. II. The several Laws and Constitutions, &c. made in the Reigns of King Edw. VI. Hen. Viii. and Queen Elizabeth. With Compleat Tables of the Principal Matters contain'd in the whole. By Tho. Pearce, Gent
Pearce, Thomas, fl. 1755.Date: M.DCC.XXV. [1725]- E-books
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The laws and customs of the stannaries in the counties of Cornwall and Devon. Revis'd and corrected according to the antient and modern practice. In two parts. The First, Containing the Charter of Edw. I. being the first Charter for erecting the Tinners of Cornwall and Devon into a Corporation, with an Exposition of the said Charter, by Parliament, 50 Ed. III. II. The several Laws and Constitutions, made by the several Parliaments of Tinners, in the Reigns of King James I. Charles I. James II. and Queen Anne, together with the Journals, Speeches, Addresses, and other Proceedings of the said Parliaments. III. A Compleat Treatise of the Laws of the Stannaries, and the Method of Proceeding in the several Courts of Stannaries; with the Judges Opinions on the Force of those Laws, by the King's special Direction. Also several Cases and Pleadings thereupon, in the Star-Chamber, touching Writs of Error. IV. The Power of the Lord Warden in Law and Equity, with two Remarkable Cases between the Lord Warden and the Sherist of Devon, the One for Felony, and the Other, for Murder, with the Pleadings at large. V. The Rights of the Prince as Duke of Cornwall. Also a Compleat Table of the Fees of the Stannary Courts. VI. The Customs of the Stannary of Blackmore, set forth by way of Preface. Part II. Containing the Laws and Customs of the Stannaries of Devon. I. The Charter of Edw. I. With an Exposition of the same, in Latin and English. II. The several Laws and Constitutions, &c. made in the Reigns of King Edw. VI. Hen. Viii. and Queen Elizabeth. With Compleat Tables of the Principal Matters contain'd in the whole. By Tho. Pearce, Gent
Pearce, Thomas, fl. 1755.Date: M.DCC.XXV. [1725]