Constitutiones prouinciales ecclesie Anglica[n]e.
By: Per. d Wilhelmu[s] Lyndewode vtriusq[ue] iuris doctore[m] edite. Incipiunt felicter.
Contributors: Dunn, George, 1864-1912, former owner.; Amherst, William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, Baron, 1835-1909, former owner.; Forbes, John, of Boyndlie, 19th cent., former owner.; Worde, Wynkyn de, d. 1534?, printer.; Catholic Church. Province of Canterbury (England)
Publisher: Per Wynandum de Worde. Apud Westmonasteriu[m] in domo Caxston [sic].
Place of publication: [Westminster]
Number of pages: 168
Subjects: Catholic Church. -- Province of Canterbury (England); Canon law -- England -- Canterbury -- Early works to 1800.; Canon law -- England -- Early works to 1800.; Ecclesiastical law -- England -- Canterbury -- Early works to 1800.; Ecclesiastical law -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Constituciones prouinciales ecclesie Anglicane; Constitutiones prouinciales ecclesie Anglicane; Constitutiones provinciales ecclesiae Anglicanae.
Description: A compilation in five books of the synodal constitutions of the province of Canterbury, from the time of archbishops Stephen Langton (d. 1228) to Henry Chichele (1362?-1443) compiled by Lyndwood and with his gloss commentaries. The work was completed in 1433 and first printed at Oxford in 1483. Regarded by some authorities as law of the Church of England.
Notes: On title page, woodcut of a bishop.

Imprint from colophon, which begins "Opus presens fabricatum est. Et diligenter correctum per Wynandum de Worde ... Gloria deo."

Collation: A-X⁸ [$1 (+A1) signed]

William Caxton's device (McKerrow, Devices, no. 2) on V8, X8 verso; Wynkyn de Worde was Caxton's successor.

In black letter type.

Initials.

Settings of signatures A-D vary; title has 'Constitutiones' or 'Constituciones'; D2 recto line 1 has: 'etia[m]' or 'ecia[m]'.

This and the other English printed octavo editions have Lyndwood's text only, not his commentary. --Cf. STC (2nd ed.), no. 17102.

Beale, J.H.  Engl. law T399

Duff 279

Hain 10361

Copinger 3709

STC 17103

Walsh, J.E. 15th cent. printed books 3995

Goff L414

Ex libris John Forbes of Boyndlie --William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, Baron Amherst of Hackney (his sale, Sotheby, 24 March 1909, no. 573) -- George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 11 Feb. 1913, no. 147)

In this copy, title has 'Constitutiones' and D2 recto line 1 has: 'etia[m]'. Bound in 16th century calf, covers decorated in blind with fillets and center medallion stamp. 19th century marbled end papers. On front pastedown (on a sheet pasted over marbled paper), book label of John Forbes of Boyndlie, numbered "268" in ink; armorial book label of Lord Amherst of Hackney; bookplate of George Dunn, who purchased it in March 1909. At head of title, initials JH and "#1652". With a few 16th century marginal annotattions.