discourse of the common weal of this realm of  England
By: first printed in 1581 and commonly attributed to W.S., ed. from the MSS. by Elizabeth Lamond.
Contributors: Lamond, Elizabeth, d. 1891,; Cunningham, W. 1849-1919.
Publisher: University Press
Published: 1929
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: England -- Economic conditions -- 16th century; England -- History -- 1485-1603 -- Tudor
Notes: This work was completed after the death of Miss Lamond by William Cunningham.

The Discourse was first printed in 1581 under title: A compendious or briefe examination of certayne ordinary complaints, of divers of our country men ... by W.S., Gentleman.  On the authority of Wood's Fasti oxonienses it was ascribed to William Stafford and several times printed under his name but has been attributed also to  William Shakespeare, John Hales, Sir Thomas Smythe and his nephew William Smith.