1595. Registrum omnium breuium, tam originalium, quàm iudicialium, correctum & emendatum ad vetus exemplar manuscriptum, cuius beneficio, à multis erroribus purgatum, ad vsus, quibus inferuit, redditur accomodatius
Publisher: In aedibus Ianae Yetsweirt relictae Caroli Yetsweirt ar. nuper defuncti.
Published: 1595
Place of publication: Londini
Language: lat; eng
Number of pages: 321
Subjects: Writs; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Registrum omnium breuium, tam originalium, quàm iudicialium; Registrum omnium brevium tam originalium quàm judicialium; Registrum iudiciale; Registrum judiciale
Notes: In two parts.

Title within a woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 147β; Devices, no. 168β), with the mermaid (Henry Bynneman's sign) cut away.

Caption title, pt.2: Registrum iudiciale.

Date of imprint from compartment at head of title page border.

Collation: [par.]⁴ 2[par.]⁶ A-3F⁶ 3G⁴ 3H-3Y⁶ [$4 (-F4) signed]

Errors in foliation: leaves 52 and 302 printed 247 and 303.

In predominanly Roman type; some and italic type.

Initials; two historiated: leaf 1 of each part has initial E with Queen Elizabeth I enthroned.

Side notes.

Includes indexes.

Errata on leaf [2] recto, following preface to reader.

This compilation of writs was formerly attributed to Ralph de Hengham. --cf. J.G. Marvin, Legal bibliography.

First published by William Rastell in 1531 (STC 20836)

STC (2nd ed.) 20838

Beale, J.H. Engl. law, T311

Ex libris Walter Dawson -- George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 12 Feb. 1913, no. 243)

Bookplate of George Dunn, who purchased it in May 1899. In upper corner of title page: 'da-9. Maii 1607'. At head of title page, signature 'Wal: Dawson' in a 19th century hand.

Ex libris George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 12 Feb. 1913, no. 243) -- Roscoe Pound -- Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Bookplate of George Dunn, who purchased it in May 1899. On inside front board: 'Roscoe Pound 20 November, 1913. Bought at sale of duplicates by Harvard Law Library'. At head of front flyleaf, initials 'LS' in a 17th century hand; below: '[?] Frake. Int. Templi May ye 3d 1713.'

Edge-mark: Register.

A few marginal annotations.

Bound in very worn contemporary or early 17th century calf, covers decorated in blind with fillets. Later red leather spine label with gilt title: Registrum omnium brevium; edges of raised bands gilt. Initials 'E C' stamped twice on front cover.

Bound in contemporary or early 17th century calf, covers decorated in blind with fillets; rebacked. Vellum guard of manuscript waste, under back pastedown.