The dyaloges in Englishe, betwene a doctour of diuinitie, and a student in the lawes of Englande
Subtitle: newely corrected and imprinted wyth new addicions
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: In aedibus Richardi Totteli.
Published: 1565
Place of publication: Londini
Language: eng
Translated from: lat
Number of pages: 177
Subjects: Church and state; Early works to 1800; Conscience; Law
Other titles: Dyaloges in Englishe, betwene a doctour of divinitie, and a student in the lawes of Englande
Work titles: Dyaloge in Englysshe bytwyxt a doctoure of dyvynyte and a student in the lawes of Englande
Notes: Published anonymously.

Title within a woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 82)

"Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum." --foot of title.

A2 recto last line ends: 'will doe'.

In Tottel's 1554 edition, A2 recto last line ends: 'wille dooe'.

Imprint from colophon; suggested actual date of imprint from STC (2nd ed.)

Collation: A-X⁸ Y⁴ [$4 signed in all gatherings; misprinting T3 as T4]

Errors in foliation: leaves 9-16 printed 8-15; 49-160 printed 50-161; 162-176 printed 161-177; leaf 76 [i.e. 75] printed 67.

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

Initials.

Written in the form of a dialogue between a doctor of divinity and a student of the laws of England, in which they discuss the relationship between English law and conscience.

An edition combining revised texts of Saint German's 'Dyaloge in Englysshe bytwyxt a doctoure of dyvynyte and a student in the lawes of Englande' (STC 21561) and his 'The secu[n]de dyaloge in Englysshe bytwene ... ' (STC 21565). The former is a modified translation of his 1528 'Dialogus de fundamentis legum Anglie et de conscientia' (STC 21559)

STC (2nd ed.) 21571.5

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T473

Ex libris Robert Houghton --Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Ex libris John Foxe -- George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 12 Feb. 1913, no. 252)

Latin mottoes and signature of Robert Houghton written several times on flyleaves and inside boards.

Bookplate of George Dunn, who purchased it in November 1898. On title page, signature of John Foxe ('ffoxe') with date 1630. Below title, 'Compiled by s Germin in y[e] 23 yeare off Henrie ye 8' and transcription of the colophon, in Foxe's hand. On verso of title page, 16th century ownership inscription. With some marginal annotations in Foxe's hand.

Bound in contemporary calf, covers decorated in blind with fillets and center filagree stamp and initials R.H. (Robert Houghton); vellum guards of early manuscript waste.

Bound in 17th century sprinkled calf; rebacked.