A Letter to the Right Honourable Sir John Newport, Bart.

Reforming the Duties and Salaries of Masters in Chancery Stratford, Francis Paul. A Letter to the Right Honourable Sir John Newport, Bart. M.P. On the Subject of the Present Commission for an Inquiry into the Duties, Salaries, &c. Of the Officers of the Several Courts of Justice in England; In Which are Contained Short Observations on the Antiquity, Nature, and Duties of the Office of Master in Ordinary of the High Court of Chancery, With a View to Salaries, Instead of Fees. London: Printed for J. and W.T. Clarke, Law-Booksellers, Portugal-Street, Lincolns-Inn, 1820. [ii], 75 pp. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet, light soiling to verso of final leaf, which is just beginning to detach, light rubbing to spine ends and corners. Moderate toning to interior, creases, light soiling, underlining and notes to margins in a few places, small library stamp (Birmingham Law Society) to title page. A good copy of a rare title. $250. * Only edition. Stratford, a Master in Chancery, offers his opinions to a Parliamentary committee established to review the roles and salaries of Masters in Chancery. OCLC locates 3 copies (Case Western Reserve, Temple, Yale Law School). No copies listed on Library Hub.…