Parishes - Great Britain - Early works to 1800

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The new complete parish officer or, A Perfect complete guide to churchwardens, overseers, Constables, Headboroughs, Tithingmen, Sidesmen, Borsholders, Beadles, and other parish officers of every denomination. Explaining, in Easy and Familiar Terms, the substance of all the acts of Parliament, with the modern and established Decisions in the King's Bench, and the other Courts in Westminster-Hall, respecting parochial business: Including a Complete Summary of Parish Law, down to Easter Term, 1795, inclusive, and enabling the respective Officers to perform their Duty with Ease, Safety, and Reputation; it being an approved Maxim, as Judge Blackstone observes, "that it is incumbent on every Man to be acquainted with those Laws, at least, with which he is immediately concerned." By Henry Clavering, Esq. Barrister at Law.
Clavering, HenryDate: 1790
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The parish officer's companion or, a new and complete library of parish law: containing the whole duty of churchwardens, overseers, Constables, Headboroughs, Tithingmen, Surveyors of the Highways, and other subordinate officers in parochial matters: including, all the laws now in force, whether Acts of Parliament, or Cases adjudged in the different Courts of Westminster, at the Assizes, or Sessions, respecting Parish Business, pointing out the particular Duty of each Parish Officer, and enabling him to acquit himself with Ability and Reputation. A Work essentially necessary to be consulted by all Churchwardens, Overseers, Constables, Surveyors of the Highways, &c. and ought also to be possessed by Others, to enable them to be a Check upon those Parish Officers who are too assuming, and over-act their Part. By Somerville Dingley, Esq. Author of the Appendix to Burn's Justice.
Dingley, SomervilleDate: 1786
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Memorial for the elders and parishoners of Cushney, against Sir Arthur Forbes of Craigievar, and the Synod of Aberdeen
Date: 1731
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A brief scheme of parochial government . Or a method of promoting the welfare of a single parish. Particularly in the Countrey; And thereby of The Publick Good. In several short Proposals or Requests. By Samuel Blackwell, B. D. Rector of Brampton by Dingley, in Northamptonshire.
Blackwell, Samuel 1643-1719.Date: 1718
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Memorial for Mr. John Edmonston minister of Cardross, Mr. Colquhoun of Luss, and other heritors of the parish of Cardross, against Sir John Schaw of Greenock, and other heritors of the parish of Row
Edmonston, John 1690 or 91-1771.Date: 1748