Anno xxiii. reginæ Elizabethae. At this present session of Parliament by prorogation holden at Westminster the xvi. day of Ianuarie, in the xxiii. yeere of the reigne of our most gratious soueraigne lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God, of Englande, Fraunce, and Irelande, Queene, defender of the faith, &c. and there continued vntill the xviii. day of March following
Subtitle: To the high pleasure of almightie God, and the weale publique of this realme, were enacted as followeth
Contributors: Barker, Christopher, 1529-1599, printer; England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I); Ess, Henry N. (Henry Newton), 1921-2000, former owner
Publisher: By Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie.
Published: 1581
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 62
Subjects: Session laws; Early works to 1800; Statutes; Law
Other titles: At this present session of Parliament by prorogation holden at Westminster the xvi. day of Ianuarie, in the xxiii. yeere of the reigne of our most gratious soueraigne lady Elizabeth; Anno xxiii. Reginae Elizabethae; Anno xxiii. Reginę Elizabethae
Work titles: Laws, etc. (Session laws : 1581 Jan.-Mar.)
Notes: Title within woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 167)

Running titles vary; Anno xxiii. Reginae Elizabethae or Anno xxiii. Reginę Elizabethae.

Colophon: Imprinted at London by Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, in Bacon House, neere Foster Lane.

Collation: A-I⁴ 2A-2C⁶ 2D² [par.]-2[par.]⁴ [$2 (+AB,2B4, 2C3) signed]

Leaves 2D2 and 2[par.]4 are blank.

Not foliated; chapter numbers in place of foliation.

Cut of the royal arms above colophon, on leaf 2[par]3 verso.

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

Initials, some historiated.

There are 15 acts in the table on A1v, but 16 in the text, including 13, the act for Erith and Plumstead marshes.

STC (2nd ed.) notes that the Subsidy (by the temporalty) "is in 2 settings found mixed; e.g. 'B' of sig. Bb1 is (i) under 'ge' of shillinges' ... or (ii) under 'll'.

STC (2nd ed.) 9484