Giles Jacob

Giles Jacob (1686 – 8 May 1744) was a British legal writer whose works include a well-received law dictionary that became the most popular and widespread law dictionary in the newly independent United States. Jacob was the leading legal writer of his era, according to the Yale Law Library.

The literary works of Giles Jacob did not fare as well as his legal ones, and he feuded with the poet Alexander Pope both publicly and in literary form. Pope named Jacob as one of the dunces in his 1728 ''Dunciad'', referring to Jacob as "the blunderbuss of the law". Jacob is remembered well for his legal writing, though not so much for his poetry and plays. Provided by Wikipedia
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    A law grammar, or, Rudiments of the law : compiled from the grounds, principles, maxims, terms, words of art, rules, and moot points of our law, in a new, easy, and very concise method : for the particular instruction of students, and other persons, whereby they may acquire much useful and elementary learning in law /
    by Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744
    Published 1822
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    A treatise of laws, or, A general introduction to the common, civil, and canon law : in three parts : I. The common law of England, illustrated in a great variety of maxims, &c., also the use of this law, with references to statutes in all cases : II. Of the civil law, intermix'd with the law of nations, and its use here in England, and a parallell between the civil law and common law : III. The canon law, and laws ecclesiastical, containing the authority and rights of the English clergy, of patrons and churchs, courts ecclesiastical, trials, &c. : the whole adapted to the use of students and practisers of the law, students of the universities, civilians, proctors, ecclesiasticks, and all young gentlemen /
    by Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744
    Published 1721
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    A review of the statutes, both ancient and modern : especially concerning the practick part of the law, alphabetically digested; with proper cases and resolutions upon the aid statutes: referring to most of the reports extant; with an exact table to the whole; and also a compleat table; shewing in what statutes Justices of the Peace are concerned : whether one or more; with those also relating to the Quarter-Sessions, &c. Which may readily be found out by the alphabetical tables to the abridgments of the statutes /
    by Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744
    Published 1715
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    The complete court-keeper, or, Land-steward's assistant /
    by Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744
    Published 1752
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    The accomplish'd conveyancer : containing the nature and kinds of deeds and instruments used in conveyancing : and an abridgment of the law relating to all sorts of conveyances of estates, with every thing belonging to them, proved by many law cases and resolutions thereupon : and also, all manner of precedents made use of in conveyancing, under the heads of bargain and sale, gifts, grants, articles, special conditions, covenants, exchanges, deeds of partition, partnerships, special releases, letters of attorney, licences, bills of sale, charterparties of affreightment, leases, settlements of leases, and also of personal estates, annuities, money in funds, &c., instead of jointures of lands, &c. /
    by Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744
    Published 1736
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    Lex constitutionis, or, The gentleman's law : being, a compleat treatise of all the laws and statutes relating to the King, and the prerogative of the Crown; the nobility, and House of Lords; House of Commons; officers of state; the Exchequer and Treasury; commissioners and officers of the customs; of the excise; of the post office; stamp-office; forfeited estates; publick accounts; the Navy-office; War-office; lieutenancy of counties, justices of peace, &c. : wherein near one hundred authors of the best reputation, both ancient and modern, on the subject, have been consulted, and are referr'd to : and also, an introduction to the common law of England, with respect to tenures of lands, descents, marriage-contracts, coverture, &c. of property, creation and forfeiture of estates; trials of offenders, courts at Westminster, &c. : to which are added, under their proper heads, the manner of passing bills in both houses of Parliament, the judicature of the Lords; variety of adjudg'd cases; and some curious history of antiquity /
    by Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744
    Published 1719
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    The modern justice : containing the business of a justice of peace, in all its parts : as an abridgment of the common law, and of the acts of Parliament relating to justices of peace, constables, and other parish officers under them, compleat down to this time; and some special cases in law to illustrate the same : with great variety of the best approved and authentick precedents of precepts, summons, warrants, examinations, commitments, &c. regularly interspersed, fitting all occasions for putting of the laws in force : to which is added, a particular account of the constitution and government of a considerable work-house for employing and maintaining of the poor within the city of Bristol, as settled by act of Parliament, with precedents relating to it : an alphabetical table, shewing what acts of Parliament do concern the business of a justice : with a compleat table to the whole, and particular marginal heads, &c. throughout ; in a more informing method than in any other book extant on this subject /
    by Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744
    Published 1717
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    The law-dictionary : explaining the rise, progress, and present state, of the English law, in theory and practice; defining and interpreting the terms or words of art; and comprising copious information, historical, political, and commercial, on the subjects of our law, trade, and government.
    by Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744
    Published 1797
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    Every man his own lawyer: or, A summary of the laws of England in a new and instructive method, under the following heads..
    by Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744
    Published 1768
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    The common law common-plac'd : containing the substance and effect of all the common law cases, dispersed in the body of the law, collected as well from abridgments as reports, in a perfect new method : wherein likewise the terms of the law, and the most considerable writs and processes, are concisely treated of, under their proper titles : with an abstract of statutes, relating to the general heads thereof, and exact references throughout : the whole compleated so as to be useful to counsellors, attorneys, students of the law, and other gentlemen /
    by Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744
    Published 1733
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    The law-dictionary : explaining the rise, progress, and present state, of the English law, defining and interpreting the terms or words of art, and comprising copious information on the subjects of law, trade, and government /
    by Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744
    Published 1811
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    The student's companion, or, The reason of the laws of England : shewing, the principal reasons and motives whereon our laws and statutes are grounded, in the most essential and capital points, not only in civil but criminal cases; together with the law it self : so as to convey to all students, and others, the fundamental knowledge of the law, necessary in their studies /
    by Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744
    Published 1725
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    The complete court-keeper : or, Land-steward's assistant /
    by Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744
    Published 1764
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    The laws of liberty and property : or a concise treatise of all the laws, statutes and ordinances, made for the benefit and protection of the subjects of England : and the preservation of their lives, estates, lands, and tenements, goods, chattels, rights, privileges, &c.
    by Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744
    Published 1734
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    A new law-dictionary : containing, the interpretation and definition of words and terms used in the law; and also the whole law, and the practice thereof, under all the heads and titles of the same : together with such informations relating thereto, as explain the history and antiquity of the law, and our manners, customs, and original government : abstracted from all dictionaries, abridgments, institutes, reports, yearbooks, charters, registers, chronicles, and histories, published to this time, and fitted for the use of barristers, students, and practisers of the law, members of Parliament, and other gentlemen, justices of peace, clergymen, &c. /
    by Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744
    Published 1729
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    The law-dictionary : explaining the rise, progress, and present state, of the English law, defining and interpreting the terms or words of art, and comprising copious information on the subjects of law, trade, and government /
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