The olde tenures
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: By Wyllyam Myddylton, dwellynge at the sygne of the George, next to Sainct Du[n]stones churche.
Published: 1542
Place of publication: Imprinted at London in Fletestrete
Language: roa; eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Land tenure; Law and legislation; Early works to 1800; Writs
Work titles: Old tenures
Notes: Below title is a cut of the royal arms with crown, scroll piece at base.

Running title: The olde tenures.

Imprint from colophon; suggested approximate date of imprint from STC (2nd ed.)

Collation: A-B⁸ [$5 (-A4) signed; misprinting B3 as A3]

In black letter type.

Floriated initial, A2 recto.

Side notes.

Tract on various forms of tenure, by an unknown author, dating from the late 14th century. First printed in 1496 by Richard Pynson.

STC (2nd ed.) 23884

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T77

Text in Law French.

Ex libris William Herbert -- George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 12 Feb. 1913, no. 315)

Bound in 19th century calf, rebacked. At head of title page: price(?) in an early hand; initials H D (18th cent.?) and signature of [__] Hare. At foot of title page, William Herbert's reference to the 1749 ed. of Ames' Typographical antiquities: "A. p. 218". Bookplate of George Dunn. With marginal annotations throughout volume in several 16th century hands. With this are bound: STC 15733; STC 18396; STC 818 and STC 10952; all but STC 15733 have Herbert's references on title pages.