of by) the hon. committee, for regulating of courts of justice on the 28th day of Oct. 1650, wherein is set forth the desires of divers well-affected persons for regulating the high court of chancery, and abolishing of several unnecessary fees, offices, and officers thereto belonging.

12. PROPOSALS offered to parliament for remedying the great charge and delay of suits at law and equity, 8vo. 1724, 1 s. 13. PRYNNE'S (Will.) brief animadversions on, amendments of, and additional explanatory_records to, the fourth part of the institutes of the laws of England; concerning the jurisdiction of courts: compiled by the late sir Edward Coke, knt. wherein the misquotations, mistakes of records are rectified, many omissions supplied, especially such as relate to the members of the high courts of parliament, with ten alphabetical tables thereto, &c. fol. 1669, 10 s.

14. TABULA judicum; a complete register of the judges of the superior courts; with the attornies and solicitors general for the eighteenth century, including the subsequent alterations to the 5th of June 1801; with biographical references. On a sheet,

3 s. 6d.

SECT. II.
ADMIRALTY.

1. ARGUMENTS of counsel in the cases of the Snipe, Martha, and Vesta, American vessels, detained under the orders in council, and brought to adjudication in the high court of admiralty, before sir W. Scott, 8vo. (by Tho. Edwards) 1812, 16s. 6d. 2. BROWN'S (A.) law of the admiralty. See Chap. IV. Sect. I. p. 68.

3. CLERKE (Francisci) Praxis Suprema Curiæ Admiralitatis prioribus omnibus editionibus multo auctior atque emendatior, uná cum Indice et Notis nunquam antehac additis. Cui adjiciuntur Articuli Magistri Rowghton, hactenus inediti, ad officium Admiralitatis Angliæ, &c. Spectantes. Editio quinta emendata, 1798, 5s.

12mo.

This is a work of undoubted credit; per Ld. Ch. J. Hardwicke, 1 Atk. 296.

CLERKE'S praxis, 12mo.

CLERKE'S praxis, Lat. and Eng. 12mo.

CLERKE'S praxis, Lat. 12mo.

1743, 3s. 6d.

1722, 2 s. 1679.

4. CROKE's argument on the Hendrick and Maria. See

Chap. II. p. 22.

5. DELAFONS' (John) treatise on naval courts-martial, 8vo.

1805, 12 s.

. 6. DODSON's admiralty reports. See Chap. XXI. post. 7. EDWARDS's admiralty reports. See Chap. XXI. post. 8. EDWARDS'S (Tho.) leading decisions in the court of Admiralty in cases of vessels sailing under British licenses, royal 8vo. 1812, 2 s. sewed..

9. EXTON'S (John, LL. D. judge of the admiralty) maritime dicæologie; or, sea jurisdiction of England, in three books. > 1st. Setting forth the antiquity of the admiralty in England. 2d. Proving the ports, havens, and creeks of the sea to be within the jurisdiction of the admiralty. 3d. Showing that all contracts concerning maritime affairs are within the jurisdiction of the admiralty, and there cognizable, fol. 1664, 4s. 8vo. 1746, 2d edit.; to which is added, a remarkable case in K. B. concerning the jurisdiction of the admiralty coroner, 8vo. 1755, 9 s.

10. GODOLPHIN's (John, LL. D.) view of the admiralty jurisdiction, wherein the most material points concerning that jurisdiction are fairly and submissively discussed, as also divers the laws, customs, rights, and privileges of the high admiralty of England, by antient records, and other arguments of law asserted whereunto is added, an extract of the antient laws of Oleron, 8vo. 1661, 2 s. 6d. 2d edit. with additions, 1685, 5 s. 11. GREENE's digested index to the admiralty reports. See Chap. I. p. 8.

12. JENKINS'S (sir Leoline) arguments and charges in admiralty. See Chap. II. p. 24, No. 76, 77, 78.

13. LAWS, ordinances, and institutions of the admiralty of Great Britain, civil and military: containing, 1. Such ancient naval laws and customs as are still in use. 2. An abstract of the statutes in force relating to maritime affairs and commerce. 3. The marine treaties at large. 4. A critical account of naval affairs and commerce from the reign of Alfred. 5. The present state of the navy, officers, ships, &c. interspersed with dissertations, notes, &c. 2 vols. 8vo. 1746 and 1767, the same, being only a new title,

12 s.

14. LIDDEL'S (Rob.) detail of the duties of a deputy judge advocate; with precedents of forms of the various documents used in summoning, assembling, and holding a naval court martial; with the proceedings thereof, to the passing of sentence; also records of sentences, with cases and opinions, on special points, folio, 1806, 14s. boards.

15. M'ARTHUR'S (John) treatise of the principles and practice of naval and military courts martial; with an appendix, illustrative of the subject. Third edition, with additions, 2 vols. 8vo. 1813, 11. 6s. M'ARTHUR On Courts martial, 8vo. 1792; 2 vols. 8vo. 1805.

16. MARRIOTT'S (sir J.) admiralty reports. See Ch. XXI. post.

17. MARRIOTT'S (sir James) Formulare Instrumentorum, or formulary of authentic instruments, writs, and standing orders used in the court of admiralty, 8vo. 1802, 10 s. 6d.

18. OBSERVATIONS on the course of proceeding in admiralty courts in prize causes, 8vo.

1747, 6d. See Chap. XXI. post. office of the admiralty. Selden's

19. ROBINSON's admiralty reports. 20. ROUGHTON (Thomas) on the See Clerke's pract. of the admiralty, No. 3, p. 242. notes on Fortescue, c. 32. Exton's sea laws, c. 13.

21. SPELMAN (sir H.) on the admiralty jurisdiction, and the officers thereof. See Spelmanni Reliquiæ, Ch. XIV. post.

22. STATUTES relating to the admiralty. See Statutes, Chap. XXII. post.

23. SUBSTANCE of the arguments on the important question, now depending, whether or not the crown can grant re-views after sentence at the cockpit, on appeals in prize causes, 8vo.

1787, 6 d. 24. ZOUCH's (Rich.) jurisdiction of the admiralty of England asserted, 8vo. 1663, 1683, 1685, 2s. 6d. This is printed in Malyne's Lex Mercatoria. Written in answer to Ld. Coke's 4th Inst. and was published by Dr. Timothy Baldwin, who wrote Privileges of an ambassador, 4to. 1654, où occasion of the case of the Portuguese ambassador.

SECT. III.

CHANCERY.

1. ANTIQUITY of the high court of chancery, 12mo. 1654, 18. 2. BARTON'S (Cha.) historical treatise of a suit in equity; in which is attempted a scientific deduction of the proceedings used on the equity sides of the courts of chancery and exchequer, from the commencement of the suit to the decree and appeal; with occasional remarks on their import and efficacy, and an introductory discourse on the rise and progress of the equitable jurisdiction of those courts, 8vo. 1796, 8 s..

3. BEAMES'S (John) elements of pleas in equity. I. Of a plea generally, its definition, requisites, form.-II. Of the various kinds of pleas, and their essential difference.-III. Of the jurisdiction of the superior courts of eqnity.-IV. Of pleas to the jurisdiction, and their requisites.--V. Of pleas to the person.→→→

VI. Of pleas to the bill.-VII. Of pleas in bar, as they apply to the relief sought by an original bill.-VIII. Of pleas to discovery.-IX. Of pleas to bills not original.-X. Of pleas to information.--XI. As to proceedings subsequent to the framing of the plea, with precedents, royal 8vo.

19s. 6d. 4. BOHUN'S (W.) cursus cancellariæ; or, the course or proceedings in the high court of chancery, with the method of drawing, preparing, and filing bills in equity; of taking out, serving, and returning subpoenas to appear, &c.; and of other writs and processes of the court, 8vo. 1715, 2 s. 2d edition, enlarged, 1723, 48.

5. BECKWITH'S (Wm.) letter to sir Samuel Romilly, on necessity of an inquiry into the causes of delay in chancery proceedings, and of arrears of appeals in the house of lords, 8vo. 1810.

6. BRIDAL'S (John) jus sigilli; or, the law of England touching the four principal seals; the great seal, privy seal, exchequer seal, and the signet; also those grand officers to whose custody these seals are committed, 24mo. 1673, 15. 6d.

7. CASE of orphans considered from antiquity, with some remarks on our court of wards, and why put down; as also on the court of chancery having the disposition of money, 8vo. 1725, 18.

8. CLERK's associate; containing an account of the high court of chancery, of the officers, clerks, and their business, with variety of useful forms and instructions, 12mo. 1738, 2s.

9. CLERK's tutor in chancery, giving true directions how to draw affidavits, petitions, interlocutory orders, reports before masters, bills, answers, &c. by W. Browne, 1st and 2d edit. 1694, 1695, 1s. 6 d.; 3d edit. 8vo.

1705, 3 s. 10. COLLECTION of interrogatories for the examinations of witnesses in courts of equity, as settled by the most eminent counsel, 2d edit. 8vo. 1776, 6s. 1st edit. 1775, 2s. 6d.

11. COLLINSON'S (G. D.) treatise on the law concerning idiots and lunatics, 2 vols. 8vo. 1812, 27. 18. 12. CONSIDERATIONS touching the dissolving or taking away of the court of chancery and the courts of justice depending upon it, &c. 4to.

1653, 2 s.

13. COOPER'S (Geo.) treatise of pleading on the equity side of the high court of chancery, royal 8vo. 1809, 16s. 6d.

14. COSTS in the high court of chancery; showing at one view the disbursements out of pocket, and the charges of the agent and solicitor; also setting forth what is allowed by the master on taxation, &c. 8vo. 1779, 1s. 6d. See also Turner and Venables' costs and practice in chancery, infra, No. 58, p. 250.

15. COTTON'S (sir Rob.) treatise of the court of chancery, MS. Often quoted in the course of the dispute concerning the jurisdiction of the court of chancery, and authority of the master of the rolls, and there cited as a MS. in Ld. Somers's library.

A copy is in the Hargrave collection, British Museum, N° 219. 16. COVENTRY's (Ld. Keeper, I Car. I.) perfect and exact directions to all those that desire to know the true and just fees of all the offices belonging to the court of common pleas, chancery, &c. A table of the prothonotaries fees. The fees of the chancery according to the table in the office. The ordinance of the chancery by Tho. Ld. Coventry, ld. Keeper of the G. S. 12mo. 1644, 2 s. See Walpole's Noble Authors, v. ii. 164, who quotes Wood's Athen. v. i. 627.

17. DUGDALE'S (Wm.) brief discourse touching the office of ld. chancellor. See Selden, No. 51, p. 250.

18. ELLESMERE's (ld. ch.) certain observations on the office of lord chancellor, 12mo. 1651, 1 s.

It was said in Discourse on Judicial Authors, M. R. that this treatise is not really composed by Ld. Ellesmere, being full of mistakes, and written by some other person, as appears by the conclusion. There is further, on this subject,

19. ELLESMERE's privilege and prerogative of the court of chancery, 4to. 1641, 1s. The subject of the jurisdiction of the court of chancery with respect to the other courts, has been discussed in several other publications.

(1) Jurisdiction of the court of chancery vindicated (in opposition to the opinion of Ld. Coke, in 4th Inst.) in support of the judgment given by K. James I. Printed at the end of Reports in Chancery, v. i.; also in Collectanea Juridica, vol. 1.

(2) Atkins's (sir Rob.) inquiry into the jurisdiction of the chancery in causes of equity. To which is added, the case of the said sir Rob. Atkins, about a separate maintenance, folio. 1695, 35.

This is not in his law tracts, published in 8vo. 1734 & 1741. (3) Jurisdiction of the high court of chancery, 4to. 1733, 2s. (4) Historical essay on the jurisdiction of the court of chancery, and incidentally of the other courts, 4to.

1735, 2s.

(5) Jurisdiction of the chancery as a court of equity researched, and the traditional obscurity of its commencement cleared, with a short essay on the judicature of the lords in parilament, upon appeals from courts of equity, (said to be written by Roger Acherley, esq.) 3d edit. 8vo. 1736, 2s. 6d. 20. EPITOME of chancery practice. See Turner post. No. 57.