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Giles Jacob

Born: 1686

Died: 1744

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Born: 1686

Died: 1744

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The law dictionary: explaining the rise, progress, and present state of the English law, defining and interpreting the terms or words of art, and comprising copious information on the subjects of law, trade, and government

1729

Every man his own lawyer: or, a summary of the laws of England: in a new and instructive method, ...

1737

The compleat parish-officer: containing I. The authority and proceedings of high-constables, ... II. Of churchwardens; ... III. Of overseers of the poor, ... IV. Of surveyors of the highways ... To which are added, the statutes relating to hackney-coaches and chairs.

1718

The statute-law common-plac'd: or, a second general table to the statutes. Containing the purport and effect of all the acts of Parliament in force from Magna Charta down to this time, ... By G. Jacob, ...

1719

The complete court-keeper: or, land-steward's assistant: containing, first, the nature of Courts Leet and Courts Baron; ... Fifthly, the power and authority of the lord, ... By Giles Jacob, ...

1752

A law grammar: or rudiments of the law: compiled from the grounds, principles, ... of our law, in a new, easy and very concise method. ... By G. Jacob, ...

1744

The compleat court-keeper: or, Land-steward's assistant.: Containing, first, the nature of Courts leet, and Courts baron ... Secondly, the manner of holding Courts leet, Courts baron, and Courts of survey ... Thirdly, the manner of keeping the Court baron for trying of actions ... Fourthly, precedents of contracts, conditions, covenants ... Fifthly, the power and authority of the lord, and of the steward ...

1713

The complete parish-officer: containing, I. The authority and duty of high constables, ... II. Of church-wardens, ... III. Of overseers of the poor, ... IV. Of surveyors of the highways, ... V. Of watchmen, ... Together with the statutes relating to hackney coaches and chairs, watermen, &c. The twelfth edition, corrected, with large additions. To which is added The office of constables, written by Sir Francis Bacon, ...

1750

The compleat court-keeper: or, land-steward's assistant. Containing, first, the nature of Courts Leet, and Courts Baron; ... Fifthly, the power and authority of the Lord, ... By Giles Jacob, ...

1713

The modern justice: containing the business of a justice of peace, in all its parts. ... By Giles Jacob, ...

1716

The poetical register: or, The lives and characters of the English dramatick poets. With an account of their writings.

1719

The accomplish'd conveyancer.: Containing the nature and kinds of deeds and instruments used in conveyancing; and an abridgment of the law relating to all sorts of conveyances of estates ...

1714

The student's companion: or, the reason of the laws of England. Shewing, the principal reasons and motives whereon our laws and statutes are grounded, ... By Giles Jacob, gent.

1725

The compleat parish-officer containing I. the authority and proceedings of high constables, petty constables, headboroughs and tithingmen ... II. of Churchwardens ... III. of overseers of the poor and their office ... IV. of surveyors of the highways and scavengers ... together with the statutes relating to hackney coaches and chairs, &c

1726

City-liberties: or, the rights and privileges of freemen. Being a concise abridgment of all the laws, charters, by-laws, and customs of London, ...

1732

City Liberties; Or The Rights And Privileges Of Freemen: Being A Concise Abridgment Of All The Laws, Charters, By-Laws And Customs Of London, Down To This Time

1738

The complete court-keeper: or, Land-steward's assistant containing, first, the nature of courts leet and courts baron; with a general introduction to every thing incident to them, according to law and custom. Secondly, the manner of holding courts leet, courts baron, and courts of survey, with the charge to the juries; and the forms of entring those courts in the minute-books and in the court-rolls; with precedents of great variety of presentments, amerciaments, estreats, copies of court-roll for life, and in fee; grants, surrenders, admittances, licences forfeitures, and all other proceedings of that nature. Thirdly, the manner of keeping the court baron for trying of actions; the nature and kinds of actions, and of pleadings; and precedents of declarations and pleadings, and of process, from the precept or original to the distress or execution, with pleas and recoveries concerning copyhold lands. Fourthly, precedents of contracts, conditions, covenants, leases for life, leases for years, assignments, mortgages, surrenders of such leases; and also of copies of court-roll in special cases, used by the land-steward. Fifthly, the power and authority of the lord, and of the steward, and the privilege of the tenants, with variety of law cases and resolutions concerning copyholders, and the whole business of court-keeping: And also surveys of manors, rentals, stewards accounts, fees, &c

1752

A new law-dictionary containing the interpretation and definition of words and terms used in the law, and also the whole law and practice thereof, under all the heads and titles of the same, together with such informations relating thereto as explain the history and antiquity of the law, and our manners, customs, and original government, collected and abstracted from all dictionaries, abridgments, institutes, reports, year-books, charters, registers, chronicles, and histories, published to this time ...

1756

The law-dictionary explaining the rise, progress, and present state, of the English law, defining and interpreting the terms or words of art, and comprising copious information on the subjects of law, trade, and government

1811

The compleat court-keeper: or, Land-steward's assistant Containing, first, the nature of courts leet, and courts baron; with a general introduction to every thing incident to them according to law and custom. Secondly, the manner of holding courts leer [sic], courts baron and courts of survey, with the charge to the juries; and the forms of entring those courts in the minute books and in the court-rolls, with precedents of great variety of presentments, amerciaments, estreats, copies of court-roll for life, and in fee; grants, surrenders, admittances, licences forfeitures, and all other proceedings of that nature. Thirdly, the manner of keeping the court baron for trying of actions; the nature and kinds of actions, and of pleadings; and precedents of declarations and pleadings, and of process, from the precept or original to the distress or execution, with pleas and recoveries concerning copyhold lands. Fourthly, precedents of contracts, conditions, covenants, leases for life, leases for years, assignments, mortgages, surrenders of such leases; and also of copies of court-roll in special cases, used by the land-steward. Fifthly, the power and authority of the lord, and of the steward, and the privilege of the tenants, with variety of law cases and resolutions concerning copyholders, and the whole business of court-keeping: And also surveys of manors, rentals, stewards accounts, fees, &c

1713

A review of the statutes, both ancient and modern especially concerning the practick part of the law, alphabetically digested, with proper cases and resolutions upon the said statutes, referring to most of the reports extant : with an exact table to the whole : to which is prefix'd a compleat table, shewing in what statutes justices of the peace are concerned, whether one or more, with those also relating to the quarter-sessions, &c., which may readily be found out by the alphabetical tables to the abridgments of the statutes : very useful for all persons

1713

The rape of the smock An heroi-comical poem. In two books

1717

Giles Jacob, R. Burleigh, Edmund Curll, George Farquhar

Essays, relating to the conduct of life: upon the following subjects. Viz. On self government in general. ...

1717

The court-keeper's companion: Containing all common business of courts-leet and courts-baron: ... with precedents ... To which are added, the general customs of copyhold-estates, ...

1717

compleat sportsman: in three parts. Part I. Containing the nature and various kinds of game ... Part II. Of the best situations and methods of erecting and managing parks ... Part III. Of fish and fishing ...

1718

Lex constitutionis: or, the gentleman's law being, a compleat treatise of all the laws and statutes relating to the King, ... House of Lords; House of Commons; ... Wherein near one hundred authors ... have been consulted, ... And also, an introduction to the common law of England, ... By G. Jacob, ...

1719

The laws of appeals and murder: containing I. The nature of appeals in general ... II. Of appeals and murder, manslaughter, &c. ... III. Of maihem, rape, &c. ... IV. Latin precedents in the whole course of appeals

1719

A new appendix to The modern justice: containing continuations of statutes relating to justices of peace to the year 1722 and the end of the last Parliament : particularly concerning the customs, and running of goods, robberies, and transportation of felons ... ; and also the manner of convictions, for all kinds of offences : and the directionary power of justices in all cases, given by statute ...

1722

The poetical register or, the lives and characters of all the English poets, with an account of their writings

1723

The laws of liberty and property: containing a concise treatise of all the laws, statutes and ordinances made for the benefit and protection of the subjects of England and the preservation of their lives, estates, lands, and tenements, goods, chattels, rights, privileges, &c. : with an impartial inquiry into those laws and statutes which any ways affect or infringe upon liberty.

1724

The rape of the smock: An heroi-comical poem. In two books. By Mr. Jacob.

1726

The common law common-placed: containing, the substance and effect of all the common law cases ... collected as well from abridgments as reports, in a perfect new method. ... With an abstract of statutes, ...

1726

Lex mercatoria: or, the merchant's companion. Containing all the laws and statutes relating to merchandize. ... The second edition corrected, with the addition of three entire new chapters. And also a merchant's dictionary, ...

1729

The clerk's remembrancer: containing all sorts of small and useful precedents: with proper directions in conveyancing; and the compleat methods of practice in the Courts of King's Bench, and Common Pleas, and the High Court of Chancery. ... The second edition, with large additions throughout. By Giles Jacob, gent.

1730

The compleat chancery-practiser: or, the whole proceedings and practice of the high court of Chancery, in a perfect new manner. Containing, the original, extent and authority of that ... Court, with the rules and methods of practice therein, ... And also precedents of bills, ... Together with bills of review ... Likewise extraordinary adjudg'd cases, ...

1730

The common law common-plac'd containing the substance and effect of all the common law cases, dispersed in the body of the law, collected as well from abridgments as reports, in a perfect new method : wherein likewise the terms of the law, and the most considerable writs and processes, are concisely treated of, under their proper titles : with an abstract of statutes, relating to the general heads thereof, and exact references throughout : the whole compleated so as to be useful to counsellors, attorneys, students of the law, and other gentlemen / by Giles Jacob ...

1733

The common law common-plac'd: containing, the substance and effect of all the common law cases, ... collected as well from abridgments as reports, in a perfect new method. ... The second edition, with very large additions. By Giles Jacob, Gent.

1733

The compleat attorney's practice: in English, in the courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas ... Volume II.

1737

A new law-dictionary: containing, the interpretation and definition of words and terms used in the law: and also the whole law, and the practice thereof, under all the heads and titles of the same.

1739

The general laws of estates: or, Freeholder's companion: containing the laws, statutes, and customs relating to freehold and other estates ... in which is compriz'd the whole law of tenures of lands ... With a full and compleat abstract of the new act of Parliament concerning distresses for rent, replevins and ejectments, &c. and several other late popular statutes. Likewise some very useful precedents of deeds and writings, applicable to this work.

1740

The complete court-keeper, or, Land-steward's assistant: containing, first, the nature of Courts Leet and Courts Baron ... secondly, the manner of holding Courts Leet, Courts Baron, and Courts of Survey ... thirdly, the manner of keeping the Court Baron for trying of actions ... fourthly, precedents ofcontracts, conditions, covenants ... fifthly, the power and authority of the lord, and of the steward

1741

The new law-dictionary containing the definition of words and terms, and also the whole law, and practice thereof ... Carefully abridged ... Whereto is added a curious catalogue or register of the year-books and reports, with the times of their publication ...

1743

A law grammar, or, Rudiments of the law compiled from the grounds, principles, maxims, terms, words of art, rules, and moot-points of our law, in a new, easy, and very concise method : for the particular instruction of all young gentlemen, either at schools, colleges, or the universities, or privately educated, attornies clerks, and other persons, whereby they will acquire a great deal more useful learning in the law than by any of the books yet published

1767

The Accomplish'd Conveyancer: Containing the Nature and Kinds of Deeds and Instruments Used in ...

1714

The clerk's remembrancer containing all sorts of small and useful precedents : with proper directions in conveyancing : and the compleat methods of practice in the courts of Queen's-Bench, Common-Pleas, and in the High Court of Chancery ...

1714

A review of the statutes, both ancient and modern: ... alphabetically digested; ... With an exact table to the whole. ... The second edition. To which is added, an appendix, continuing the review of the statutes, ... compleat down to the death of Queen Anne: ... By Giles Jacob, ...

1715

The grand precedent: or, the conveyancer's guide and assistant. Containing the several distinct parts of all manner of instruments, writings, conveyances and assurances, in one grand deed; ... Not only in all common matters, but upon the most extraordinary occasions, ... By Giles Jacob, gent.

1716

The modern justice; containing the business of a justice of peace, in all its parts.: As an abridgment of the common law, and of the acts of Parliament relating to justices of peace, constables and other parish officers under them, compleat down to this time, and some special cases in law to illustrate the same. With great variety of the best approved and authentick precedents of precepts, summons, warrants, examinations, commitments, &c. ... To which is added, a particular account of the constitution and government of a considerable work-house for employing and maintaining of the poor within the city of Bristol, as settled by act of Parliament, with precedents relating to it. And an alphabetical table, shewing what acts of Parliament do concern the business of a justice. With a compleat table to the whole, and particular marginal heads, &c. ...

1716

Pleas of the crown: in two parts. Or, A methodical summary of the principal matters relating to that subject With several hundred references, never before printed, to the ancient and modern books of the law : And likewise three other treatises by Sir Matthew Hale; viz. of Sheriffs accompts, ; Trial of witches, ; and Provisions for the poor

1716

Matthew Hale, Giles Jacob, Hale, Matthew Sir

The Grand Precedent; Or, The Conveyancer's Guide and Assistant: Or, the Conveyancer's Guide and ...

1716