e Play in
England' is another of the long and interesting series of
antiquarian volumes for popular reading issued by the same
publishing house. The author briefly sketches the rise and growth of
the 'Miracle' or 'Mystery' play in Europe and in England; and gives
an account of the series or cycle of these curious religious
dramas--the forerunners of the modern secular play--performed at
York, Wakefield, Chester, Coventry, and other towns in the middle
ages. But his chief efforts are devoted to giving a sketch of the
manner of production, and the scenery, properties, and dresses of
the old miracle play, as drawn from the minute account books of the
craft and trade guilds and other authentic records of the period.
Mr. Clarke has gone to the best sources for his information, and the
volume, illustrated by quaint cuts, is an excellent compendium of
information on a curious byeway of literature and art."--_The
Scotsman._

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Legal Lore: Curiosities of Law and Lawyers.

EDITED BY WILLIAM ANDREWS, F.R.H.S.

_Demy 8vo., Cloth extra, 7s. 6d._

CONTENTS:--Bible Law--Sanctuaries--Trials in Superstitious Ages--On
Symbols--Law Under the Feudal System--The Manor and Manor Law--Ancient
Tenures--Laws of the Forest--Trial by Jury in Old Times--Barbarous
Punishments--Trials of Animals--Devices of the Sixteenth Century
Debtors--Laws Relating to the Gipsies--Commonwealth Law and
Lawyers--Cock-Fighting in Scotland--Cockieleerie Law--Fatal
Links--Post-Mortem Trials--Island Laws--The Little Inns of
Court--Obiter.

"There are some very amusing and curious facts concerning law and
lawyers. We have read with much interest the articles on
Sanctuaries, Trials in Superstitious Ages, Ancient Tenures, Trials
by Jury in Old Times, Barbarous Punishments, and Trials of Animals,
and can heartily recommend the volume to those who wish for a few
hours' profitable diversion in the study of what may be called the
light literature of the law."--_Daily Mail._

"Most amusing and instructive reading."--_The Scotsman._

"The contents of the volume are extremely entertaining, and convey
not a little information on ancient ideas and habits of life. While
members of the legal profession will turn to the work for incidents
with which to illustrate an argument or point a joke, laymen will
enjoy its vivid de