An Abridgment of Burn's Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer. [Burn, Richard; and Joseph Greenleaf] Business & Economics

Full title: An Abridgment of Burn's Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer. To which is added, an Appendix, containing some general rules ad directions necessary to be known and observed by all justices of the peace. 8vo. [8], 386, [2pp printer's advertisement] pp. Contemporary brown leather binding with later brown leather spine. A good copy; wear to boards and extremities; rear hinge partially cracked; stamp on ffep; previous owner name in pencil; hinges taped; page edges (of first few pages at front and rear) browned and brittle. Here is the condensed version of Richard Burn s seminal 1755 legal manual,' The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer', a comprehensive guide for English justices of the peace and local officials. Widely used in England and colonial America, this abridgment was a vital resource for local officials, balancing legal theory with practical application. The Appendix includes "general rules and directions" and forms for American courts. (Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 8325; Evans American Bibliography 12702).