The lord High Steward of England or an historical dissertation on the origin, antiquity, and functions of that officer: Shewing the Difference between him and the King's Chief Justiciar, and the Steward of the King's Houshold, and explaining the Offices of the two latter: with Remarks on the antient and modern Modes of trying Peers; and an Epitome of some remarkable Tryals in the Reign of Richard II. never before digested and published: To which is added, a catalogue of the High Stewards of England, from the Conquest to the present Time, with the Names, Crimes, and Sentences of the Peers whom they tried. In this Dissertation The Account given by Lord Chief Justice Coke of the Office of High Steward is stated and confuted

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Russell, Sambrook Nicholas
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London printed for C. Parker, Bookseller, in New Bond Street 1776, M.DCC.LXXVI. [1776]
Subjects:	Great Britain / Lord High Steward Criminal Courts / Great Britain Jury / Great Britain Nobility / Great Britain / Early Works To 1800
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/0936000400?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa