The dialoges in Englishe, betwene a doctor of diuinitie, and a student in the lawes of Englande
Edition: Newlie corrected and imprinted with newe additions.
Publisher: In aedibus Richardi Tottelli
Published: 1580
Place of publication: Londini
Language: eng
Translated from: lat
Number of pages: 177
Subjects: Church and state; Early works to 1800; Conscience; Law
Work titles: Dyaloge in Englysshe bytwyxt a doctoure of dyvynyte and a student in the lawes of Englande
Notes: Published anonymously.

Title within a woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 97)

Title has 'Englishe'; another 1580 ed. (STC 21574.5) has 'English'.

"Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum." --foot of title.

Imprint from colophon.

Collation: A-Y⁸ Z⁴ [$4 signed in all gatherings; misprinting O2 as N2; X2 as D2]

Error in foliation: leaves 169-176 printed 170-177.

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman and italic type.

Initials, one historiated.

Written in the form of a dialogue between a doctor of divinity and a student of the laws of England, in which they discuss the relationship between English law and conscience.

An edition combining revised texts of Saint German's 'Dyaloge in Englysshe bytwyxt a doctoure of dyvynyte and a student in the lawes of Englande' (STC 21561) and his 'The secu[n]de dyaloge in Englysshe bytwene ... ' (STC 21565). The former is a modified translation of his 1528 'Dialogus de fundamentis legum Anglie et de conscientia' (STC 21559)

STC (2nd ed.) 21574

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T477

Received March 24, 1897.

Bound in 18th century marbled calf, edges of boards decorated in gilt, gilt spine ornamentation; black leather spine label with gilt title: Doctor and student. Front flyleaf has notes on Saint German and this work, citing The Gentleman's magazine, April 1814; written in a 19th century hand. At head of title page, 16th century former owner's signature. With marginal annotations in two hands, a few contemporary and some early 17th century.