La nouuelle Natura breuiu[m]
By: du iudge tresreuerende Monsieur Anthonie Fitzherbert, denierement renue & corrige per laucteur, auecques vn table perfecte des choses notables contenus en ycell, nouelment compose per Guiliaulme Rastell, & iammais per cy deuaunt imprimee
Contributors: Rastell, William, 1508?-1565, editor; Tottel, Richard, -1594, printer; Ess, Henry N. (Henry Newton), 1921-2000, former owner
Publisher: In aedibus Richardi Tottelli.
Published: 1576
Place of publication: Londini
Language: roa; lat
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Writs; Early works to 1800; Procedure (Law)
Other titles: Nouuelle Natura breuium; Nouvelle Natura brevium; New Natura brevium
Work titles: Nouvelle Natura brevium
Notes: Title within woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 82)

Colophon: Imprinted at London by Rycharde Tottill, dwelling in Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Hand [and] Starre within Temple Barre. 1567.

Actual date of imprint from STC (2nd ed.); the imprint date is corrected in STC 10961.7.

"Cum priuilegio." --foot of title and colophon.

Collation: [pi] A-D⁸ A-2L⁸ [$4 (-A2) signed]

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

Topical headers in place of running title as in previous editions.

Includes index.

Fitzherbert's updated version of Natura brevium, a selection of writs, with commentary, based on the Registrum brevium or Register of writs, dating from the reign of Edward III. The first printed edition of Natura brevium was published in 1494 by Richard Pynson. Fitzherbert's work, first printed in 1534 by Thomas Berthelet, came to be known as the New Natura brevium; Natura brevium was subsequently referred to as the Old Natura brevium.

STC (2nd ed.) 10961.4

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T347

Text in Law French; some Latin.