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2003. Lambard[e], William. Eirenarcha: Or, of the Office of the Justices of Peace in Two Bookes, Gathered 1579 and Now Revised and Firste Published in the 24. Yeare of the Peaceable Reigne of our Gratious Queene Elizabeth. London: Newbery, 1581.[viii], 511, [xv] pp. Reprinted 2003 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772460; ISBN-10: 1584772468. Hardcover. Slightly bumped. $50. * Reprint of the first edition. This treatise is esteemed for its comprehensive and systematic account of the organization of local government under the justices of the peace at the end of the sixteenth century. It was the standard authority for several decades and often reprinted. Like many books of its kind, Eirenarcha offers a unique perspective on the society that produced it. This is evident in the descriptions of detailed indictments for such offenses as killing a man through witchcraft, raping a child or maid (the age of distinction was ten), hearing a Catholic Mass, practicing usury and operating a bowling…
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Eirenarcha: Or of the Office of the Justices of Peace in Two Bookes, Gathered 1579 and Now Revised and Firste Published in the 24. Hardcover - 2003
by William Lambarde
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- Title Eirenarcha: Or of the Office of the Justices of Peace in Two Bookes, Gathered 1579 and Now Revised and Firste Published in the 24.
- Author William Lambarde
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 511
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher William S. Hein & Company
- Date 2003
- ISBN 9781584772460 / 1584772468
- Library of Congress subjects Justices of the peace - Great Britain
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002025944
- Dewey Decimal Code 347.410
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2003. ISBN-13: 9781584772460; ISBN-10: 1584772468. Lambard[e], William. Eirenarcha: Or, of the Office of the Justices of Peace in Two Bookes, Gathered 1579 and Now Revised and Firste Published in the 24. Yeare of the Peaceable Reigne of our Gratious Queene Elizabeth. Originally published: London: Newbery, 1581.[viii], 511, [xv] pp. Reprinted 2003 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772460; ISBN-10: 1584772468. Hardcover. New. $95. * Reprint of the first edition. This treatise is esteemed for its comprehensive and systematic account of the organization of local government under the justices of the peace at the end of the sixteenth century. It was the standard authority for several decades and often reprinted. Like many books of its kind, Eirenarcha offers a unique perspective on the society that produced it. This is evident in the descriptions of detailed indictments for such offenses as killing a man through witchcraft, raping a child or maid (the age of distinction was ten), hearing a…
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