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
Contributors: Wight, Thomas, -1608?, printer; Norton, Bonham, 1565-1635, printer; Rastell, William, 1508?-1565; Coghill, Thomas, active 16th century-17th century, former owner
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

Text in English and Law French in parallel columns.