Customary law - Great Britain
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The freemen of London's necessary and useful companion or, the citizens birth-right, With The Foreigners and Aliens best Instructor; treating of the city's antiquity, Grandeur, Magistracy, Customs, Grants, Privileges, Trade, and the Advantages thereof; also matters relating to Widows and Orphans of Freemen, Duties payable, and wherein Freemen are exempted, and what herein relates to Foreigners and Aliens. What relates to Masters and Apprentices, &c. Of Proceedings in the City Courts, viz. Hustings, Lord-Mayor's Court, Chamberlain's Court, the Court of Request, or Court of Conscience, Court of Aldermen, Court of Conservator of the River of Thames, Court of Orphans and Sheriffs Court. The Court and Office of Assurance for Merchandize, and what relates to Dealing, &c. Of Proceedings in the Ecclesiastical Courts, Court of Marshalsea, Palace Court at Westminster, Dutchy Chamber, Commission of St. Martin's Legrand, &c. with some Directions for Grand and Petty Juries, and how to remove Causes by Habeas Corpus, sue to the Out-Lawry, and Reverse it. Directions for Fair keepers, Toll-Men and Clerks of Markets. The duty and office of constables, Church-Wardens, Overseers of the Poor, Surveyors of the High-Ways, and Scavengers, Directions for Clerks to Justices of the Peace, and other useful things.
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Fragmenta antiquitatis or, antient tenures of land, and jocular customs of some manors. Made public for the Diversion of some, and Instruction of others By Thomas Blount, Of the Inner-Temple, Esq. A new edition, with alterations, large additions, English translations, where necessary, and two indexes; One of the Names of the Men, the other of the Places mentioned in the Work. To which are added, explanatory notes, And an Index of the obsolete and difficult Words and Phrases, collected from Printed Books, antient manuscripts, &c. By Josiah Beckwith, Gent. F.A.S.
Blount, Thomas 1618-1679.Date: 1784