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Meriton's Guide for Lay Officers Meriton, George [1634-1711]. A Guide for Constables, Churchwardens, Overseers of the Poor, Surveyors of the High-Ways, Treasurers of the County-Stock, Masters of the House of Correction, Bayliffs of Mannours, Toll-Takers in Fairs, &c. A Treatise Briefly Shewing the Extent and Latitude of the Several Offices, With the Power of the Officers Therein, Both by Common Law and Statute, According to the Several Additions and Alterations of the Law, Till the 22 Year of His Majesties Reign. London: Printed for Geo. Sawbridge [et al.], 1674. [xii], 286 pp. Two parts with continuous pagination, second part preceded by title page dated 1674 and reading (in part) Conductor Generalis: A Guide for Churchwardens, Overseers of the Poor, Surveyors of High-Ways. 12mo. (5-1/2" x 3"). Contemporary sheep, blind rules to boards, blind fillets to spine, no pastedowns. Moderate rubbing and a few scuffs, scratches and minor stains to boards, somewhat heavier rubbing to extremities, chip to head of spine, corners bumped and worn, hinges cracked, faint offsetting to endleaves, brief recent pencil annotations to front free endpaper. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing in a few places, partial crack in text block between first and second parts (pp. 122-123), all leaves secure. $650. * Fourth edition. Meriton was a lawyer and a prodigious writer on a wide range of well-received legal and non-legal topics. Born in the North Riding of Yorkshire, he is also remembered for his dialect poem The Praise of Yorkshire Ale (1683). First published in 1669, the Guide for Constables reviews the legal obligation, rights and limitations of lay officers other than justices of the peace. A durable work, it reached its eighth and final edition in 1685. All editions are scarce despite its popularity and long publication history. OCLC locates 3 copies of the fourth edition, all in North America (Harvard Law School, Yale, Huntington Library). The ESTC adds 3 more (British Library, Carlisle Cathedral, Thomas Plume's Library). English Short-Title Catalogue (ESTC) R19540. Seller Inventory # 74152
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Title: A Guide for Constables, Churchwardens, ...
Publication Date: 1674
Binding: Hardcover
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