years, and another long since called for, the present one would have made its appearance much earlier, had not some domestic misfortunes and other adverse circumstances prevented the Compiler's earlier attention to it.

Here he must take the liberty of again returning his sincere thanks to the Gentlemen of the different offices for their very free communications to him on the subject; and to repeat that it is to them the Reader is principally indebted for the utility that may be found in the Compilation.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

ON THE NATURE, SEVERAL KINDS, and effect, OF FINES.

OF THE PARTIES TO FINES AND RECOVERIES; OF WHAT

THINGS THEY MAY BE LEVIED AND SUFFERED; AND OF

OF THE REVERSAL, AVOIDANCE, AND FALSIFICATION, of

FINES AND RECOVERIES; AND OF PROVING, STOPPING,

AND SEARCHING, FOR THEM.

Of the reversal of Fines and Recoveries.

Of avoiding a Fine.

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Jurisdiction of the Court of Common Pleas

Præcipe and concord

Acknowledgment of Fines at bar

Justice of the Court of Common Pleas

before the Lord Chief

Of suffering a Recovery with double voucher, the

tenant in person, and vouchee by attorney

Præcipe and warrant of attorney

Of the writ of Entry

Judge's allocatur

Passing at bar

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Compounding at the Alienation Office

Passing with the prothonotary

Of suffering a Recovery with treble voucher; the
tenant in person, and the vouchees by attorney

Of suffering a Recovery with double voucher, the

tenant and vouchee in person

the tenant and vouchee by attorney

Where the vouchees reside in Scotland, Ireland, or

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ib.

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160

other parts beyond the seas

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