Natura breuium. The olde tenures. Lyttlyton tenures. The new talys. The artycles vppon the new talys. Diuersyte of courtes. Justyce of peace. The chartuary. Court baron. Court of hundrede. Returna breuium. The ordynaunce for takynge of fees in the escheker. And fyrste a table to all these .xii. bokes
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: Prentyd by W. Rastell in Fletestreete in Saynt Brydys chyrche yarde
Published: 1534
Place of publication: London
Language: roa; eng
Number of pages: 635
Subjects: Writs; Early works to 1800; Courts; Courts baron and courts leet; Land tenure; Practice of law; Law
Other titles: Tenures.; Book for a justice of peace.; Carta feodi.; Novae narrationes.; Articuli ad Novas narrationes.; Diversite de courtz et lour jurisdictions.; Hundred Courts.; Olde tenures.; Lyttylton tenures.; New talys.; Articles vppon the new talys.; Diuersyte of courtes.; Justyce of peace.; Chartuary.; Court baron.; Modus tenendi Curiam Baronis.; Court of hundrede.; Returna breuium.; Returna brevium.; Ordynaunce for takynge of fees in the escheker.
Work titles: Natura brevium
Notes: "Cum priuilegio." --foot of title.

Some individual titles within woodcut borders.

Edited and with a preface by William Rastell.

Imprint from colophon.

Collation: 1[Maltese cross]-3[Maltese cross]¹² 4[Maltese cross]⁴ A-U¹² a-h¹² i⁶ [$7 signed]

Numerous errors in foliation, including leaves 445-456 printed 433 to 444.

In black letter type.

Initials.

Includes indexes.

This edition, with text in a single column, is a duoedecimo reimposition of Rastell's quarto edition (STC 18394), also printed in 1534.

Includes texts of STC 23877.7, 15719, 18361, 812, 10946, 14862, 15579.3, 7705.7, 7727, 20894.4, and 7695.5--STC.

ESTC S124581

STC (2nd ed.) 18394.5

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T2

Received Oct. 9, 1916.

Text in Law French.

Ex libris Edward Smirke -- Alfred Horwood -- George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, Feb. 11 1913, no. 42)

Ex libris Alexander Thistlethwayte --S. Russell.

Signatures of former owners "E[dward]. Smirke, Mid. Temple" and "Alfred J. Horwood, Temple" with date of purchase, 26 July 1875, in his hand. Bookplate of George Dunn, who purchased it in October 1887.

Copy imperfect; consists of Natura brevium, its table, and the title page of "Olde tenurs" only, leaves [1]-185.

Armorial bookplate of Alex. Thistlethwayte. On front flyleaf, the note "11th. 1308" and, in another hand, "S. Russell. St. Marylebone Middlesex 18 December 1775". On following flyleaf, pencilled note "Printed just 60 years after printing was invented" and equations (1 incorrect) subtracting the year 1534 from 1804. On facing page, 1534 subtracted from 1808. Signature of early former owner on first printed leaf.

Copy imperfect; consists only of "Noue narrationes" through end of text, leaves [343]-635, [1].

Bound in early 19th century calf decorated in blind with fillets, corner ornaments and spine ornaments; remains of gilt on edges on boards, rebacked. Bound in at end is a vellum guard of manuscript waste from an earlier, probably 16th century, binding. Red leather spine label: Old Nat. brev. Binder's ticket: Miller, bookbinder. No. 3, Little Windmill St. Golden Square [London].

Bound in contemporary calf decorated in blind with fillets. Decorative roll along hinges probably added later; rebacked.