The expositions of the termes of the lawes of Englande, with dyuers proper rules and principles of the lawe, aswell oute of the bookes of Master Littleton, as of other
Subtitle: Gathered both in French and English, for yong men verye necessarie, whereunto are added the olde tenures
Contributors: Rastell, William, 1508?-1565; Tottel, Richard, -1594, printer; Littleton, Thomas, Sir, -1481
Publisher: In aedibus Richardi Tottel.
Published: 1575
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; roa
Number of pages: 138
Subjects: Law; Dictionaries; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Exposition of termes of the lawe; The olde tenures.
Work titles: Expositiones terminorum legum Anglorum
Notes: On title page, date precedes printer's name.

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

Prologue by John Rastell.

"The olde tenures", leaves 115-138.

Running titles: The exposition of termes of the lawe; The olde tenures.

Colophon: Imprinted at London in Fletestrete within Temple Barre at the signe of the Hand and Starre by Rychard Tottyll. 1575.

Collation: A-S⁸ [$4 signed; misprinting C3 as C2 and F4 as E4]

English text in black letter type, Law French text in Roman type; some italic type.

Floriated initial, leaf A2r.

Originally compiled ca. 1523, with the title "Expositiones terminoru[m] legum angloru[m]." The authorship and translation have been ascribed variously to John Rastell and his son William. The latter is usually considered the editor or translator. --cf. STC (2nd ed.) 20701, etc.; J.G. Marvin, Legal bibliography; Joseph Ames, Typographical antiquities; Dict. nat. biog.; Brit. mus. catalogue, etc.

STC (2nd ed.) 20706

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T456a

Text in English and Law French in parallel columns.