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Identifier
KD 7309 .L35 1581
Creation Date
1581
Description
Lambarde, William. Eirenarcha, or of The Office of the Justices of Peace. London: Imprinted by Ralph Newbery and Henry Bynneman, 1581.
The publication of Eirenarcha satisfied a long-standing need for a comprehensive manual on the various duties and powers of the justice of the peace. With his in-depth treatment, William Lambarde (1536–1601) provides an invaluable description of late sixteenth century local government as administered by the justices. Unlike the alphabetical arrangement of later manuals, Eirenarcha is divided into two books: an overview, and chapters based on cases in and out of sessions. It proved to be both useful and extremely popular and remained the standard work in its subject for some time. This copy features seventeenth century notes and annotations to the front and rear endpapers.
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