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• Nelson, William, 1653-: An abridgment of the common law: being a collection of the principal cases argued and adjudged in the several courts of Westminster-hall. The whole being digested in a clear and alphabetical method under proper heads, with several divisions and numbers under each title ... whereby the opinion and judgment of the courts may be seen in an exact series of time, and what alterations have been made in the law by subsequent statutes and judgments, brought down to the year 1725. (R. Gosling, W. Mears [etc.], 1725) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: English liberties, or The free-born subject's inheritance. (Printed by J. Franklin, for N. Buttolph, B. Eliot, and D. Henchman, 1721), also by Henry Care (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: A law-dictionary and glossary : interpreting such difficult and obscure words and terms, as are found either in our common or statute, ancient or modern, laws : with references to the several statutes, records, registers, charters, ancient deeds, manuscripts, and law-books, wherein the words and terms are used (Printed by E. Nutt, and R. Gosling for D. Browne, J. Walthoe [etc.], 1717), also by Thomas Blount (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: The law of evidence: wherein all the cases that have yet been printed in any of our law books or tryals, and that in any wise relate to points of evidence, are collected and methodically digested under their proper heads: with necessary tables to the whole. (In the Savoy: Printed by Eliz. Nutt, and R. Gosling ..., 1717), also by Geoffrey Gilbert (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: The laws concerning game : of hunting, hawking, fishing and fowling, &c. and of forests, chases, parks, warrens, deer, doves, dove-cotes, conies ... together with the forest laws ... (Printed by Henry Lintot ... for T. Waller, 1753) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: The laws concerning game. Of hunting, hawking, fishing and fowling, &c. And of forests, chases, parks, warrens, doer, doves, dove-cotes, conies ... Together with the forest laws: shewing the method of chusing, and oaths of the repective officers; and the authority, power and duty of chief justice in eyre, clerks of the peace, constables ... wardens and woodwards. (Printed by E. Richardson and C. Lintot, lawprinters to the King; for T. Waller, 1762) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: Laws of England concerning the game (Printed by F. Richardson and C. Lintot for T. Waller, 1762) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: The laws of England concerning the game. Of hunting, hawking, fishing and fowling, &c. And of forests, chases, parks, warrens, deer, doves, dove-cotes and conies, and all other game in general ... (Printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling, for John Hooke, 1727), also by Great Britain (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: Lex maneriorum: or, The law and customs of England, relating to manors and lords of manors, their stewards, deputies, tenants, and others ... The whole being a methodical collection of the cases dispersed in the several volumes of the law relating to copyhold estates, and to every thing depending on that tenure. To which is added, an Appendix of all the modern entries of declarations, pleas ... demurrers, issues, special verdicts, writs of recordari, certiorari, &c., relating to the said cases. With proper tables to the whole. (J. Hooke, 1728) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: Lex maneriorum: or, The law and customs of England, relating to manors and lords of manors, their stewards, deputies, tenants, and others ... The whole being a methodical collection of the cases dispersed in the several volumes of the law relating to copyhold estates, and to every thing depending on that tenure. To which is added, an Appendix of all the modern entries of declarations, pleas ... demurrers, issues, special verdicts, writs of recordari, certiorari, &c., relating to the said cases. With proper tables to the whole. (In the Savoy, J. Hooke, 1726) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: Lex testamentaria: or, A compendious system of all the laws of England, as well before the statute of Henry VIII. as since, concerning last wills and testaments. In which are collected, all the judgments and resolutions dispers'd in the year-books, and all other reports both in law and equity, what estates in fee, in tail, for life or years, have been created by wills either expresly or by implication. Treating also of all cases concerning executory devises and legacies. And of all actions, pleas, and judgments, by, for, or against executors, administrators, and guardians ... (Printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling, (assigns of E. Sayer) for J. Stephens, 1724) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: Manwood's Treatise of the forest laws. (In the Savoy, Printed by E. Nutt (executrix of J. Nutt, assignee of E. Sayer) for B. Lintott [etc.], 1717), also by John Manwood, Constitutiones Canuti regis de foresta, and Great Britain (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: Manwood's Treatise of the forest laws : shewing not only the laws now in force, but the original of forests, what they are, and how they differ from chases, parks, and warrens; with all such things as are incident to either: together with the proper terms of art, collected out of the common and statute laws of this realm; as also from the assises and iters of Pickering and Lancaster, and several other ancient and learned authors. Treating also of the office of agistors, beadles, foresters, keepers, rangers, verderors and woodwards, and of the Courts of attachment, & c. With all the variety of cases relating to forests, chases, parks, and warrens; and all the laws concerning the game made, adjudged or repealed, since the year 1665. The whole digested under proper titles in an alphabetical order. (Printed by Henry Lintot, assignee of E. Sayer, for Dan. Browne, at the Black-Swan, without Temple Bar., 1741), also by John Manwood and Great Britain (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: The office and authoritiy of a justice of peace: collected out of all the books, whether of common or statute law, hitherto written on that subject. Shewing also the duty of constables, commissioners of sewers, coroners, overseers of the poor, surveyors of the highways, churchwardens, and other parish officers: digested under alphabetical titles. To which are added, precedents of indictments and warrants. Never before printed ... (J. Walthoe, R. Gosling [etc.], 1729) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: The office and authority of a justice of peace : collected out of all the books, whether of common or statute-law, hitherto written on that subject : Shewing also the duty of constables, commissioners of sewers, coroners, overseers of the poor, surveyors of the highways, church-wardens, and other parish-officers : digested under alphabetical titles : To which are added precedents of indictments and warrants, never before printed : Very useful for justices of the peace, coroners, sheriffs, clerks of the assises, and of the peace, and of all others concern'd in such matters. (Printed by J. Nutt, assignee of E. Sayer, for J. Walthoe [etc.], 1715) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: The office and authority of a justice of peace: collected out of all the books which have hitherto been written on that subject. Shewing also the duty of constables, commissioners of sewers, coroners, overseers of the poor, surveyers of the highways, church-wardens, and other parish-officers, continued o this time. Digested under alphabetical titles. To which are added presidents of indictments and warrants, under each title and proper to it: and also such judgments and resolutions which have hitherto been reported in any of the law-books concerning the same. Very necessary for justices of the peace, coroners, sheriffs, clerks of the assises, and of the peace, and all others concerned in such matters. (Printed by the assigns of R. and E. Atkins, esqrs., for C. Harper, 1704) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: The reports and entries of Sir Edward Lutwyche, kt. ... [1683-1704] The several cases therein are truly stated upon the respective pleadings and entries, in English. (Printed by Eliz. Nutt, and R. Gosling, assigns of E. Sayer, for D. Brown [etc.], 1718), also by Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas and Edward Lutwyche (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: Reports of special cases argued and decreed in the Court of Chancery : in the reigns of King Charles I., King Charles II. and King William III, [1625-1693] (Printed by Eliz. Nutt, and R. Gosling (assignees of E. Sayer) for B. Lintott [etc.], 1717), also by Great Britain. Court of Chancery (page images at HathiTrust)
• Nelson, William, 1653-: The Rights of the clergy of Great Britain : as established by the canons, the common law and the statutes of the realm ... (London : Printed for Charles Harper, 1709., 1709) (page images at HathiTrust)

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