The Complete Court-keeper

COURT-KEEPER:

OR,

Land-Steward's Affistant:

CONTAINING,

First, The Nature of Courts Leet
and Courts Baron; with a general
Introduction to every Thing inci-
dent to them, according to Law
and Cuftom.
Secondly, The Manner of holding

Courts Leet, Courts Baron, and
Courts of Survey, with the Charge
to the Juries; and the Forms of
Entring thofe Courts in the Minute-
Books and in the Court-Rolls; with
Precedents of great Variety of Pre-
fentments, Amerciaments, Eftreats,
Copies of Court-Roll for Life, and
in Fee; Grants, Surrenders, Ad-
mittances, Licences, Forfeitures, and
all other Proceedings of that Na-
ture.

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 Execu-
tion; with Pleas and Recoveries
concerning Copyhold Lands.
Fourthly, Precedents of Contracts,
Conditions, Covenants, Leafes for
Life, Leafes for Years, Affignments,
Mortgages, Surrenders of fuch
Leafes; and alfo of Copies of Court-
Roll in fpecial Cafes, 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-Cafes and Refolu-
tions concerning Copyholders, and
the whole Bufinefs of Court-Keep-
ing And alfo Surveys of Manors,
Rentals, Stewards Accounts, Fees,
&c.

By GILES

JACOB,

Gent.

AUTHOR of The New Law-Dictionary.

The Fifth Edition, with large Additions and Amendments,
from the beft Reporters, Lord Raymond, Comyns, &c.
to the present Time.

In the SAVOY:

Printed by HENRY LINTOT, Law-Printer to the King's most
Excellent Majefty; for D. Browne, J. Shuckburgh,
3. Wozral, E. Wickleed, J. and J. Bivington, and
aat. Beebe. 1752.

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RICHARD DIBBEN,

Manfton in the County of
Dorfet, Efq;

LAND-STEWARD

To the Right Honourable Thomas
Lord Arundel, Baron of Wardor
in the County of Wilts; and to
Thomas Freke, of Shroton in the
County of Dorfet, Efq;

SIR,

S my first Knowledge and Experience in COURTKEEPING proceeded from an Employment under you in BuA 2 finefs

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finefs of that Nature, I think myfelf obliged in Gratitude to prefent You with this fmall Performance; though I am fenfible, it is unworthy to be patronized by a Gentleman of your Judgment and Experience.

If I have inferted in this Book any of your Methods, as perhaps I may, I hope You will pardon my Prefumption, fince the Occafion of it was to make it the more complete, according to the prefent Practice; being informed it is much wanted for the publick Good, and I hope it will not prove any Private Prejudice.

The Collections I took this Way when I ferved You, and as I have taken fince I liv'd with William Blathwayt, Efq; (whom You know I have had the Honour

to ferve as House and Land-Steward for thefe Five Years paft) were not intended at that Time to be made publick: But the frequent Importunities I have met with from several Attornies, and other Gentlemen well vers'd in CourtKeeping, (who approv'd the Methods I have here laid down, and the Precedents I have made Ufe of) at last prevailed with me to publish the following WORK.

If You meet not with fo much Art and fine Drefs in the Course of this Performance, as might reafonably be expected, I hope I fhall obtain Your Pardon, fince it is the Bufinefs only which I have purfued, and endeavoured to give a full Account of: The Regularity in Difpatch whereof, as I take it to be the best Use of any Book of this Kind, fo I hope the Methods

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