Le court leete, et le court baron
By: collect per John Kitchyn de Grayes Inne, vn apprentice en le ley. Et les cases & matters necessaries pur seneschalles de ceux courtes a scier, pur les studentes de les measons de Chauncerie
Edition: Ore nouelment imprimee, & per laucthour mesme corrigee, / ouesque diuers nouel additions, come court de marshalsey, auncient demesne, court de pipowders, essoines, imparlance, view, actions, contracts, pleadings, maintenance, & diuers auters maters.
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: In aedibus Richardi Totelli
Published: 1585
Place of publication: London
Language: roa
Number of pages: 364
Subjects: Courts baron and courts leet; Early works to 1800; Manorial courts; Real property; Pleading; Writs
Other titles: Retourna brevium novelment corrigee; Retourna breuium; Returna brevium.; Retourna breuium nouelment corrigee.
Notes: Kitchin's preface dated 10 November, 1581.

In two parts, each with separate title page, signatures, and foliation.

The anonymous "Retourna breuium", originally published separately (cf. STC 20894.4 et seq.), has separate dated title page, foliation and register.

Part 2 reprints the text of Returna brevium.

"Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum." --foot of title page, pt.2.

"Cum priuilegio." --foot of title page, pt.2.

Collation, pt.1: [pi]A⁸ [pi]B⁴ A-2Y⁸ 2Z⁴ [$4 (-[pi]A4, +[pi]B3, 2Z3) signed]; pt.2: A-G⁸ H⁴ [$4 (-H2) signed]

Errors in foliation (pt.1): leaves 65, 77, 79, 307, 309 and 311 printed 56, 72, 77, 303, 307 and 309.

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman and italic type.

Initials.

Side notes.

Each part with index.

Errata, leaf [12]

STC (2nd ed.) 15019

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T371, (pt.1)

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T376, (pt.2)

Received Oct. 18, 1897; rebacked Dec. 1897.

Text in Law French.

Ex libris Clement Tudway Swanston -- George Cannon -- George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 11 Feb., 1913, no. 95) -- Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Book label of George Cannon; bookplate of George Dunn, who purchased it in November 1900; Label of Wildy & Sons, Law Booksellers and Publishers, and Valuers on inside of back board.

Ex libris Vernon James Watney -- Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Morocco book label of Vernon Watney.

Ex libris Cholmondelley Library.

Bookplate of the Cholmondelley Library, printed on pink paper with armorials; shelf mark filled in.

Bound in 19th century sheepskin period binding, covers decorated in blind with ornamental rolls, corner ornaments and center medallion stamp; all edges stained red; rebacked. Notes on front flyleaf and some marginal annotations, in a 16th century hand.

With some late 16th or 17th century marginal annotations.

Gathering 2Z misbound, follows gathering B in Returna brevium.

19th century catalog entry pasted to inside front board.

Bound in contemporary calf, covers decorated with gilt fillets, center medallion stamp, and spine ornaments; remains of green cloth ties. With vellum guards of rubricated manuscript waste.

Copy imperfect; title page torn, with some loss of text; some headers closely cropped.

Bound in 20th century period calf, preserving an earlier misbound gathering.

Half bound in early 19th century calf and marbled paper covered boards; gilt spine fillets and title: Le court leete; all edges sprinkled red.