 The book is a manual which was used by English justices of the peace.It went through about 20 editions between its first edition in 1618 and the last in 1746.With its roots in Crompton, Fitzherbert and Lambard, the book offers advice on a wide range of issues including levying customs, highways, prisons, riots, soldiers, murder, felonies, rogues, vagabonds, wool and high treason.