The boke for a iustice of peace
Subtitle: the boke that teacheth to kepe a courte baron, or a lete. The boke teaching to kepe a courte hundred. The boke called Returna breuium. The boke called Carta feodi, conteyning the forme of dedes, releasses, indentures, obligations, acquytaunces, letters of atturney, letters of permutation, testamentes, and other thynges. The boke of the ordynance to be obserued by the officers of the kynges Escheker, for fees takynge. A boke conteynynge those statutes at lengthe, whych iustices of peace, mayres, sheryffes, baylyffes, constables, and other offycers, were of late commaunded by the kynges maiestie, to put in execution
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: In ædibus Thome Bertheleti typis impress.
Published: 1539
Place of publication: Londini
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 111
Subjects: Justices of the peace; Handbooks, manuals; Early works to 1800; Criminal law; Courts baron and courts leet; Writs; Costs (Law); England and Wales. Court of Exchequer; England and Wales. Hundred Courts
Other titles: Iustice of peace; Iustyce of peace; Modus tenendi Curiam Baronis.; Returna brevium.; Carta feodi.; Exchequer ordinance : 1447.; Returna breuium.; A true copy of the ordinance made in the tyme of Kynge Henry the .VI. ...
Work titles: Book for a justice of peace
Description: A work in 6 parts, each with separate title pages (within woodcut borders) and colophons. Printed by Berthelet, 1537-1540. Although the parts are called for on the general title page, volumes differ. Part 2 = Modus tenendi Curiam Baronis, (1540) STC 7713.3; pt. 3 = Returna brevium, STC 20899.5 [1537-1540?] or 20900.5 [1538-1540?]; pt. 4 = Carta feodi (1539) STC 15584.5; pt. 5 = Exchequer ordinance : 1447, STC 7696.7 (1537) or 7697.5 (1540); pt. 6 = The statutes which the justices of the peace ..., STC 9338.3 (1538) or 9338.5. (1540) --Cf. STC (2nd ed.)
Notes: Running titles, pt. 1, vary: Iustice of peace or Iustyce of peace.

Imprint from colophon, pt. 1.

"Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum." --colophon, preceding date.

Collation, pt. 1: A-C⁸ D⁴ E-L⁸ [$5 signed; misprinting G5 as C5; H1 as G1]; pt. 2: A-D⁸ [$5 (-A4) signed]; pt. 3: A⁸ B⁴ [$5 signed]; pt. 4: A-E⁸ [$5 signed]; pt. 5: A⁸ [$5 signed]; pt. 6: A-D⁸ E⁶ [$4 signed]

Errors in foliation: in pt. 1 leaf 18 printed 17; leaves 29-60 and 61-76 printed 33-64 and 95-110; leaves 77-84 printed 104-111; in pt. 4 leaves 4, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23 and 38 printed 3, 15, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 40; leaf 8 not numbered.

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman type.

Initials, some historiated.

Side notes.

Book for a justice of peace is sometimes attributed erroneously to Sir Anthony Fitzherbert, whose Loffice et auctoryte des iustices de peas (STC 10968) and The newe boke of iustices of peas (STC 10969) were first printed in 1538. --Cf. Bertha H. Putnam, Early treatises on the practice of the justices of the peace.

STC (2nd ed.) 14876

Beale, J.H.^ Engl. law T144

Received Oct. 29, 1900; Maggs.

Text in English and Latin.

Ex libris George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 11 Feb. 1913, no. 8)

Bound in 19th century green calf, covers decorated in blind with fillets, gilt inside dentelles, all edges gilt; signed Ramage, London. Edges of some side notes lost due to close cropping. On a front flyleaf in an 18th century hand is a note regarding this work, attributing it to Fitzherbert, and citing the preface to the tenth report of The Reports of Sir Edward Coke. With this copy are bound STC 7713.3; STC 20899.5; STC 15584.5; STC 7696.7 and STC 9338.3.

Bound in 16th century calf decorated in blind with fillets and center filagree ornament, rebacked. On front pastedown (original flyleaf?) is a note in a contemporary hand. Bookplate of George Dunn, who purchsed it in 1899. At head of title page is an early price notation, and in another hand the signature of E.M. Jones with date 1611. Another early former owner's signature has been crossed out. At the time of Dunn's sale, STC 7713.3, STC 20900.5, STC 15584.3, STC 7696.7 and STC 9338.3 were bound, as issued, with this work. Dunn's notes regarding the contents of that volume are pasted to the verso of final leaf of STC 9338.3.