A discourse of the common weal of this realm of England
Subtitle: first printed in 1581 and commonly attributed to W.S.
By: edited from the MSS. by the late Elizabeth Lamond.
Contributors: Lamond, Elizabeth, d. 1891; Cunningham, W. 1849-1919.
Publisher: University Press
Published: 1954
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Great Britain -- Economic conditions; Great Britain -- History -- Edward VI, 1547-1553
Work titles: A Compendious or briefe examination.
Notes: "First edition 1893."

The work was completed after the death of Miss Lamond, by William Cunningham.

First printed in 1581 under title: A Compendious or briefe examination of certayne ordinary complaints, of diuers of our country men ... By W.S., Gentleman.

On the authority of Wood's Fasti oxonienses it was ascribed to William Stafford and several times printed under his name, but is more probably by John Hales.  Cf. Introd.