An exposition of certaine difficult and obscure wordes, and termes of the lawes of this realme
Subtitle: newly amended and augmented, both in French and English, for the helpe of such yong students, as are desirous to attaine to the knowledge of the same
Publisher: Printed by Thomas Wight, and Bonham Norton.
Published: 1598
Place of publication: At London
Language: eng; roa
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Law; Dictionaries; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Exposition of termes of the law
Work titles: Expositiones terminorum legum Anglorum
Notes: "Cum priuilegio Regis Maiestatis." --foot of title page.

Running title: The exposition of termes of the law.

Collation: [pi]A⁴ A-2B⁸ [$4 signed; 2B7 and 2B8 blank?]

Error in foliation: leaf 126 printed 116.

English text in black letter type, Law French text in Roman type; some italic type.

Originally compiled ca. 1523, with the title "Expositiones terminoru[m] legum angloru[m]." The authorship and translation have been ascribed variously to John Rastell and his son William. The latter is usually considered the editor or translator. --cf. STC (2nd ed.) 20701, etc.; J.G. Marvin, Legal bibliography; Ames, Typographical antiquities; Dict. nat. biog.; Brit. mus. catalogue, etc.

STC (2nd ed.) 20710

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T460

Received Sept. 30, 1915.

Text in English and Law French in parallel columns.

Ex libris Thomas Coghill.

Signature "Thomas Coghill 1600" on title page. With some contemporary marginal annotations. Copy may be imperfect; lacking final 2 (blank?) leaves.