A true description of the lavves, iustice, and equity of a compter, the manner of sitting in counsell of the twelue eldest prisoners : With a character of a iayle and iaylor, and the dispositions of such officers as liue in it: the nature of a constable: as also the abuses, offered by beadles and watchmen, that vnderstand not their office. And also a description of a sergeant his nature, slights, and properties, and in what fashions they oftentimes apparell themselues. Together with a portraicture of our moderne-spent gallants, and their trickes to catch young heires with their lewd and vitious course of life

A true description of the lavves, iustice, and equity of a compter, the manner of sitting in counsell of the twelue eldest prisoners : With a character of a iayle and iaylor, and the dispositions of such officers as liue in it: the nature of a constable: as also the abuses, offered by beadles and watchmen, that vnderstand not their office. And also a description of a sergeant his nature, slights, and properties, and in what fashions they oftentimes apparell themselues. Together with a portraicture of our moderne-spent gallants, and their trickes to catch young heires with their lewd and vitious course of life.

Author/creator	Fennor, William
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	London : S.n., Printed 1629.
Description	[2], 85, [1] p.
Supplemental Content	https://search.proquest.com/docview/2248543317
Subject(s)	Debt, Imprisonment for--England --Early works to 1800. London (England)--Social life and customs --17th century.

Uniform title	Compters common-wealth
Variant title	Compters common-wealth
Variant title	True description of the lawes justice, and equity of a compter, the manner of sitting in counsell of the twelve eldest prisoners.
Series	Early English books online. ^A888680
General note	Describes his experience as a prisoner for debt.
General note	Another issue, with cancel dedication and title page, of: The compters common-wealth.
General note	Heading on B1r signed: The penner William Fennor.
General note	Identified as STC 10786 on UMI microfilm.
General note	Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
References	STC (2nd ed.) 10786.
Reproduction note	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 794:06)
Stock number	CL0036000022 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218

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