Title Summary justice in the city : a selection of cases heard at the Guildhall Justice Room, 1752-1781 / edited by Greg T. Smith

Published [London] : London Record Society ; Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : Boydell Press, 2013

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Description xxx, 369 pages ; 25 cm Series London Record Society publications ; volume XLVIII Publications (London Record Society) ; v. 48 Contents The powers of London's alderman JPs -- Guildhall as the venue for city justice -- Attorneys in waiting and clerks -- The powers of the Justice of the Peace -- Business of the Guildhall Justice Room -- Justice rooms as 'courts' -- Outcomes and punishments Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject City of London (England). Lord Mayor's Court -- History -- 18th century. Courts -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century. Court records -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century. Justice, Administration of -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century. Law reports, digests, etc. -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century. SUBJECT City of London (England) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2003001327 -- History -- 18th century http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006124 -- Sources. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012007 Genre/Form History. Sources. Trials, litigation, etc. Author Smith, Greg T. (Greg Thomas), 1967- editor LC no. 2013412329 ISBN 9780900952531 (hbk.) 0900952539 (hbk.)

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