A Complete Guide for Justices of the Peace (1685)

John Bond compiled his guide to address the defects and errors which he felt marked other publications on the subject. Working after the Civil War and Commonwealth period, Bond followed the form of Michael Dalton's (1564–1644) Countrey Justice while adding new laws and removing obsolete ones. The second part of the work consists of "authentic useful precedents in all cases" related to the justice of the peace. Four editions of the work were published between 1685 and 1707.

Bond, John. A Complete Guide for Justices of the Peace According to the Best Approved Authors in Two Parts. 1st ed. London: Printed by T. B. for Hannah Sawbridge, 1685.

Second title page, John Bond's A Complete Guide for Justices of the Peace, 1685.

The Attourney of the Court of Common Pleas (1642)

This little manual provides guidance for working before the Court of Common Pleas and contains practical advice for accomplishing the various steps involved in bringing suits. Published at the beginning of the English Civil War in 1642, a second edition followed in 1648. This copy, bound in contemporary calf, features markings from previous owners on the front and rear endleaves.

G. T. The Attourney of the Court of Common Pleas or His Directions and Instructions Concerning the Course of Practice Therein, With Sundry Observations Thereupon, etc. 1st ed. London: Printed by Thomas Badger for Matthew Walbanck and Henry Twyford, 1642.

Contemporary notes, front pastedown, The Attourney of the Court of Common Pleas, 1642.

Notes, rear pastedown, The Attourney of the Court of Common Pleas, 1642.