@article{618152, recid = {618152}, author = {Clark, George,}, title = {The penal statutes abridged, and alphabetically arranged. Calculated to serve the desirable end of an alphabetical common place book of the penal laws. Exhibiting at one view. The nature of the offence; the penalty annexed to it, for the first, second, and third offence; the number of witnesses and magistrates necessary to conviction; the application of the penalty; the manner of prosecuting and recovering the penalty. To which is prefixed, A collection of maxims and rules for the proper exposition of statutes; the whole being essentially necessary for the due administration of public justice. By George Clark, Esq. The second edition, with great additions and improvements, By George Wilson, serjeant at law. [electronic resource] :}, publisher = {Printed for Fielding and Walker, No. 20, Pater-Noster Row; W. Flexney, Holborn, and W. Clarke, Portugal-Street,}, address = {London :}, pages = {xii,315,[1]p. ;}, year = {1777}, note = {Reproduction of original from British Library.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/618152}, }