Lex constitutionis: or, the gentleman's law being, a compleat treatise of all the laws and statutes relating to the King, and the Prerogative of the Crown; the Nobility, and House of Lords; House of Commons; Officers of State; the Exchequer and Treasury; Commissioners and Officers of the Customs; of the Excise; of the Post-Office; Stamp-Office; Forfeited Estates; Publick Accounts; the Navy-Office; War-Office; Lieutenancy of Counties; Justices of Peace, &c. Wherein near one hundred authors of the best Reputation, both ancient and modern, on the Subject, have been consulted, and are referr'd to. And also, an introduction to the common law of England, with Respect to Tenures of Lands, Descents, Marriage-Contracts, Coverture, &c. Of Property, Creation and Forfeiture of Estates; Trials of Offenders, Courts at Westminster, &c. To which are added, under their proper Heads, The Manner of Passing Bills in both Houses of Parliament, the Judicature of the Lords; Variety of adjudg'd Cases; and som

People / Organizations
Imprint
[London]: In the Savoy: printed by Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling, (assigns of Edward Sayer, Esq;) for B. Lintot, between the Temple-Gates, Fleet-Street, MDCCXIX. [1719]
Publication year
1719-1719
ESTC No.
T137002
Grub Street ID
185072
Description
[2],xiv,360,[12]p. ; 8⁰
Note
Includes index.
Uncontrolled note
Possibly an item of punctuation after 'law' on the titlepage;NUC gives a comma. ESTC no vol. records. [12] = index. Entered under Jacob in GK & NUC