The Compleat clerk, containing the best forms of all sorts of presidents, for conveyances and assurances; and other instruments now in use and practice. With the forms of bills, pleadings and answers in Chancery; as they were penned and perfected by eminent lawyers, and great conveyancers, both ancient and modern. Whereunto are added, divers presidents, which were wanting: and also some Saxon presidents; with the exposition of certain words, used in ancient charters: and the proper names of men and women: with additions of titles of honour, trades and occupations, cities, counties, bishopricks, names of offices, months and days; numbers of mony and weights, in Latin and English: with a computation of years ..
The Compleat Clerk is a 1677 London legal handbook published by H. Twyford, collecting model conveyancing forms, Chancery pleadings and legal terminology for practising clerks and lawyers. Its pictures are a large decorated initial H with foliate and bird ornament, a column of small engraved portrait medallions in arched frames, and a strip of putti and scrollwork, offering a designer period ornament, framed portrait arrangements and borders.
