The contentes of this booke
Subtitle: Fyrste the booke for a iustice of peace. The boke that teacheth to kepe a courte baron, or a lete. The booke teachynge to kepe a courte hundred. The boke called Returna breuium. The boke called Carta feodi, conteining the fourme of dedes, releasses, indentures, obligacions, acquitaunces, letters of atturney, letters of permutacion, testamentes, and other thynges. And the boke of the ordinaunce to be obserued by the officers of the Kynges escheker for fees takinge
Series: Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature -- no. 70; Making of the Modern World
Publisher: By Richard Tottil
Published: 1559
Place of publication: Imprinted at London in Fletestreete within Temple Barre, at the signe of the Hande and Starre
Language: eng; lat; roa
Number of pages: 195
Subjects: Justices of the peace; 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 booke for a iustice of peace; Booke for a iustice of peace; Iustice of peace; Modus tenendi Curiam Baronis.; Modus tenendi unum Hundredum sive curiam de recordo.; Returna brevium.; Carta feodi.; Exchequer ordinance : 1447.; Charge of the court baron.; Court baron.; Charge of the lete.; Modus tenendi Hundred.; Ordinannce for fees in the escheker.; Ordinaunce for fees in the escheker.
Work titles: Book for a justice of peace
Notes: Each part has a caption title.

Imprint from colophon.

"Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum." --foot of colophon.

Collation: A-Y⁸ 2A-2D⁸ [$4 signed; 2D7 & 2D8 blank]

Errors in foliation: leaves 35, 110, 139, 157, 165, 179, 185, 187, 189 and 191 printed 31, 101, 13, 147, 155, 176, 187, 185, 191 and 189.

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

Initials, some historiated.

At end are indexes to each title.

This work 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.

Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 00070.

STC (2nd ed.) 14883

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T154

Goldsmiths' Lib. cat., 70

Text in English, Latin and Law French.

Ex libris George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 11 Feb. 1913, no. 89)

Ex libris Richard Halle -- Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

At head of title page a former owner's name has been rubbed out, but date 1567 and price remains. Bookplate of George Dunn, who purchased it in Dec. 1909, with his notes on front flyleaf.

Copy imperfect copy: leaves 15, 16 and 31 torn out.

On recto of final blank sheet "Richard Halle his booke" in a contemporary hand. With this are bound STC 817, STC 10951 & STC 23883.

Bound in worn contemporary calf, decorated in blind with fillets, center filagree stamp and spine ornaments; gilt corner ornaments. Vellum guard at front; paper guard at back. Remains of green cloth ties on front cover.

Bound in very worn contemporary calf, decorated in blind with fillets, center medallion stamp and spine ornaments; gilt corner ornaments, rebacked.
Table of contents: title: From running titles: Iustice of peace; title: The charge of the court baron; title: Court baron; title: The charge of the lete; title: Noue additiones; title: Modus tenendi hundred; title: Returna breuium; title: Carta feodi; title: Ordinannce/Ordinaunce for fees in the escheker.