Eirenarcha: or Of the Office of the iustices of peace, in foure bookes
Subtitle: Gathered 1579: first published 1581: and now reuised, corrected, and enlarged agreeably to the reformed Commission of the Peace, in the 37. yeare of the peaceable raigne of our most gratious Queene Elizabeth
By: By William Lambard of Lincolnes Inne, gent
Publisher: Printed by Ralph Newbery.
Published: 1594
Place of publication: At London
Language: eng; lat; ang
Number of pages: 606
Subjects: Constables; Early works to 1800; Peace officers; Local officials and employees
Other titles: Of the office of the iustices of peace; Of the office of the justices of peace; Office of the iustices of peace; Office of the justices of peace
Notes: Title within a woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 146β; Devices, no. 185β), the shields in the lower corners blank.

"Cum priuilegio." --title page.

Copyright transferred to John Newbury, September 30, 1594 --STC (2nd ed.)

Collation: A-2V⁸ 2X⁴ [$4 (-O3, +2X3) signed]

Errors in pagination: pages 32, 103, and 131 printed 23, 10, and 138; p. 301 not numbered.

In black letter and Roman type; some italic type.

Initials, some historiated; head piece.

Side notes.

Includes indexes.

First printed in 1581.

STC (2nd ed.) 15168

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T394

Received Sept. 27, 1838, from Simon Greenleaf; 19th c. HLSL stamp; bound Oct. 1885.

Most of text in English; some Latin. A few words in Old English.

Ex libris George Palfrey -- Andrew Gifford --Bristol Baptist College Library -- Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Ex libris Thomas Waldegrave -- Johannes Bowles -- Gift of Simon Greenleaf, 1838.

Armorial bookplate: 'A. Gifford, D.D. of the Museum', with shelf mark 'B.e.22' in ink, over which is pasted the bookplate of the Library of Bristol Baptist College. Shelf mark of the Bristol Baptist College Library, on bookplate and front flyleaf: Y. f. 4. On back flyleaf, signature of George Palfrey in a contemporary or early 17th century hand. With some 17th century marginal annotations.

With branded edge. On front flyleaf, 'Johannes Bowles ... 1674'; possibly the John Bowles admitted to Middle Temple in May 1668. On front two flyleaves, notes in a contemporary hand, and a price notation dated February 1768. On title page, ownership inscription of Thomas Waldegrave, with price notation, both in a contemporary hand. (Waldegrave's inscription also at end of text.) Also on title page: 'S[imon]. Greenleaf's'. Back flyleaves have a few notes, one dated 1598. Copy imperfect; head of A2 (with signature?) cut away.

Bound in contemporary calf, covers decorated in blind with fillets and center medallion stamp; rebacked in 18th century red morocco with gilt spine ornaments and spine title: Lambard's Justice by R. Newbery B.L. M.D.XCIV. Gifford. Remains of green cloth ties on back cover.