De legibus Angliae municipalibus liber, ordine locorum communium dispositus
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: By Richarde Tottil
Published: 1583
Place of publication: Imprinted at London within Temple Barre, at the signe of the Hande and Starre
Language: lat; roa; eng
Number of pages: 371
Subjects: Law reports, digests; Early works to 1800; Law; Digests
Notes: "Laborem queras, vt laborem vites." --title page.

Imprint from colophon.

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

Collation: [chi]1 [pi]A⁴ A-2Z⁸ 3A⁴ [$4 (-2O3) signed; 3A4 blank]

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

Initials.

Side notes.

Bearer impressions on title page.

"[Harvard Law School Library] has an extra halfsheet, [pi]A⁴ [following title page], with dedication to Sir T[homas]. Bromley and Sir E[dmund]. Anderson signed by Gregory; it is not present in the other copies." --STC (2nd ed.)

STC (2nd ed.) 12357.3

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T364

Text in Law French; dedicatory letter in Latin.

Ex libris John Lightfoot -- George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 11 Feb. 1913, no. 75)

This copy has an extra halfsheet, [pi]A⁴, with dedication to Sir T. Bromley and Sir E. Anderson signed by Gregory. Bound in early limp vellum with remains of ms. spine title; 19th century red morocco spine label with gilt title: Abridgment of English laws 1583. Edge-mark: De leg. Angl. On cover in a 19th century hand: 'Municipal laws of England ... ' On title page, signature of John Lightfoot, dated August 23, 1623. Bookplate of George Dunn, who purchased it in July 1886. With a few 17th century marginal annotations. On final blank leaf is a table of contents in two columns, in Lightfoot's hand, dated 1629.