had a different purpose, in that they "were dealing with the problem of knowledge management or 'information overload,' and in response to this problem the learning of the law was systematized, alphabetized, and organized." Jacob's most successful non-legal writing was of a similarly practical and descriptive sort. Personal life Jacob married Jane Dexter in 1733, and they had at least one daughter, also named Jane. He and his family moved to Staines, Middlesex, where he died on 8 May 1744. Works The Compleat Courtkeeper, or Land-Steward's Assistant, 1713; 8th edit. 1819. The Accomplished Conveyancer, 3 vols., 1714. The Country Gentleman's Vade Mecum, containing an Account of the best Methods to improve Lands, 1717. The Compleat Sportsman, in three parts, 1718. Lex Mercatoria, 1718. Lex Constitutionis, 1719. The Laws of Appeal and Murder, 1719. The Laws of Taxation, 1720. The Land Purchaser's Companion, 1720. Poetical Register, or Lives and Characters of the English Dramatic Poets, 2 vols., 1719–20 The Common Law common-placed, 1726. A New Law Dictionary, 1729, fol., which reached a tenth edition in 1782, reissued with additions by T. Tomlins in 1797, 1809, and 1835. The Compleat Chancery-Practiser, 1730. City Liberties, 1732. References External links English legal writers English lawyers 1686 births 1744 deaths 1720s People from Romsey