In this book is contained the offices of shiriffes, bayliffes of liberties, escheatours, constables and coroners, and sheweth what euery one of the[m] may doo by vertue of theyr offices drawen out of books of the common law and of the statutes
Publisher: By Iohn Allde, for Iohn Waley.
Published: 1573
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Translated from: roa
Number of pages: 56
Subjects: Sheriffs; Early works to 1800; Bailiffs; Constables; Coroners
Other titles: Offices of sheriffs
Work titles: Office et auctoryte des iustyces de peas
Notes: Title page decorated with typographical ornaments and scroll piece.

Date of imprint from colophon: Imprinted at London, by Iohn Allde. 1573.

Collation: A-G⁸ [$4 (-A2) signed]

In predominantly black letter type; some italic type.

Initials.

This work was first published anonymously by Fitzherbert in 1538 (STC 10984). Extracted from his The newe boke of iustices of the peas (STC 10969), a translation of his L'office et auctoryte des iustyces de peas (STC 10968); both treatises originally published by Robert Redman in 1538.

STC (2nd ed.) 10993.4

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T304

Accession no. 593,766; Thorp; HLSL bookplate, Gift of EH Green July 17, 1945.

Ex libris Philip Bliss -- Jacob Weinberg -- Gift of Edward H. Green.

Bound in 19th century calf, decorated in gold with fillets and spine ornaments. Spine title: Office of shiriffes &c. Philip Bliss' ownership mark "P" before signature letter B and "43" [1843 purchase?] Pictorial bookplate of Jacob Weinberg, with the arms of Inner Temple and Lincoln College, Oxford in upper corners, signed W.A. Mussett, Lincolns Inn London.