Foure treatises, of the second part of Symbolaeographie
Subtitle: 1. Of the Chancerie conteining a description of equitie, and the rigor of the common lawes, with the iurisdiction of the Chauncerie, and the maner of proceedings in the same. 2. Of compromises and arbiterments. 3. Of fines, concordes, and recoueries. 4. Of offences and indictments
By: Newlie compiled by William West of the Inner Temple Esq
Publisher: By Charles Yetsweirt Esq. and are to be sold at his house within Temple Barre, neere to the Middle Temple gate.
Published: 1594
Place of publication: Imprinted at London in Fleetstreet
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Legal instruments; Conveyancing; Equity pleading and procedure; Forms (Law); England and Wales. Court of Chancery
Work titles: Second part of symboleography
Notes: Title within a border of typographical ornaments.

With Latin mottoes and typographical ornament below the title.

"Cum priuilegio." --foot of title page.

West's dedication to Sir John Puckering, in Latin, dated 1 May 1594.

Colophon: Imprinted at London in Fleetstreet, by Charles Yetsweirt Esquier, and are to be sold at his house within Temple Barre, neare to the Middle Temple gate. Anno domini 1594.

Collation: *² [pi]A⁸ [pi]B⁶ B⁶ C-Q⁸ R⁴ ²A-²Q⁸ ²R⁶ [$4 (+*2 +R3) signed; misprinting B2 as A2; ²M2 as ²N2]

In black letter and Roman type; some italic type.

Initials; head and tail pieces.

The first gathering of the Chancery section is ²A⁸; sections 1-29 are mostly in Latin.

"The first printed systematic treatise on the writing of legal instruments, including not only precedents in conveyancing but also of indictments and proceedings in chancery ... drawing upon civilian and continental scholarship." --Oxford DNB.

Symbolaeographia, a work in in four books, was first printed in 1590 by Richard Tottel (STC 25267). It was revised in two parts, "Symbolaeography ... the first part" (STC 25267.5) in 1592, and "The second part of symboleography" (STC 25276.3) in 1593. Both parts were subsequently issued, separately, in numerous later editions.

STC (2nd ed.) 25276.5

Beale, J.H. Engl. law (suppl.) T500d

Text in English and Latin.

At head of title page, in an early hand and partially cropped, is an owner's statement regarding a loan of the book to his son. Contemporary's owner's signature on title page and inscription on verso of final leaf. Bound between R4 and ²A1 are two leaves from STC 25276.7, the title leaf and dedication of 'Three Treatises of the second part of Symbolaeographie' (1594).