The contentes of this boke. Fyrste the boke for a iustice of peace
Subtitle: The boke that teacheth to kepe a courte baron, or a lete. The boke teaching to kepe a court hu[n]dred. The boke called Returna breuiu[m]. The boke called Carta feodi, co[n]teining the forme of dedes, releasses, indentures, obligations, acquytaunces, letters of atturney, letters of permutation, testamentes, and other thynges. And the boke of the ordinance to be obserued by the officers of the Kynges Escheker, for fees takynge
Publisher: In aedibus Thomae Bertheleti typis impress.
Published: 1544
Place of publication: Londini
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 83
Subjects: Justices of the peace; Handbooks, manuals; Early works to 1800; Criminal law; Courts baron and courts leet; Writs; Costs (Law); England and Wales. Court of Exchequer; England and Wales. Hundred Courts
Other titles: Fyrste the boke for a iustice of peace; Boke for a iustice of peace; Iustice of peace; Iustyce of peace; Modus tenendi Curiam Baronis.; Returna brevium.; Carta feodi.; Exchequer ordinance : 1447.
Work titles: Book for a justice of peace
Description: A work in 5 parts, each with separate title pages (within woodcut borders) and colophons. Printed by Berthelet, 1543-1544. Part 2 = Modus tenendi Curiam Baronis (1544) STC 7713.5; pt. 3 = Returna brevium [1543?] STC 20902.3; pt. 4 = Carta feodi (1543) STC 15584.9; pt. 5 = Exchequer ordinance : 1447 (1544) STC 7697.9. This edition does not contain the statutes which are part 6 of STC 14876. --Cf. STC (2nd ed.)
Notes: Running titles, pt.1, vary: Iustice of peace ot Iustyce of peace.

Imprint from colophon, pt. 1.

"Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum." --colophon, preceding date.

Collation, pt. 1: A-L⁸ [$5 signed; misprinting E1 as G1; G5 as C5]; pt. 2: A-D⁸ [$5 (-A4) signed]; pt. 3: A⁸ B⁴ [$5 signed]; pt. 4: A-E⁸ F⁴ [$5 (-AB3) signed]; pt. 5: A⁸ [$5 signed].

Errors in foliation: in pt. 1 leaf 41 printed 35; in pt. 4 leaf 9 not numbered; leaves 41 and 42 printed 34 and 36.

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman type.

Initials, some historiated.

Side notes.

Includes indexes.

Book for a justice of peace is sometimes attributed erroneously to Sir Anthony Fitzherbert, whose Loffice et auctoryte des iustices de peas (STC 10968) and The newe boke of iustices of peas (STC 10969) were first printed in 1538. --Cf. Bertha H. Putnam, Early treatises on the practice of the justices of the peace.

STC (2nd ed.) 14877

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T145

Text in English and Latin.

Ex libris Anthony Williams.

On title page, 19th century inscription of Christ[opher?] Clayton to Sam[uel?] Cla[?], partially erased.

On verso of final leaf of volume are 16th faded century annotations, and ownership inscription of Anthony Williams in a 17th century hand; possibly one of the Anthony Williams admitted to Gray's Inn in the 17th century.

Bound as issued, with: STC 7713.5, STC 20902.3, STC 15584.9 and STC 7697.9.

Bound in late 20th century calf period binding, decorated with fillets.

Original boards on file: 16th century calf decorated in blind with fillets and panelled roll.