Lyttelton tenures in Englysshe
Publisher: By Thomas Petyt.
Published: 1544
Place of publication: Prynted at London in Paules churche yearde at the sygne of the Mayden's heed
Language: eng
Translated from: roa
Subjects: Real property; Early works to 1800; Land tenure; Law and legislation
Work titles: Tenures
Notes: Below title is a cut of the royal arms, with crown.

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

Collation: A-X⁸ 2A-D⁸ 2E⁶ [$5 (-P3, +2E5) signed]

Numerous errors in foliation, including: leaves lxxii-lxxx printed lxxxiii-xc; lxxxiiii and lxxxix printed lxxxiii and lxxxx; leaves C-Cxxxv and CCii-Ciiii printed Ci-Cxxxvi and CCi-Ciii; CCiiii printed CC; leaf lvii not numbered.

In black letter type.

Initials.

Side notes.

First published in Law French in 1482, Littleton's work was the earliest printed treatise on English law not printed in Latin. It incorporated some material from the Old tenures and "sums up the development of what was then the most important branch of the common law". --cf. Oxford companion to law.

The 1st translation from Law French into English (STC 15759.5.) was published by John Rastell [1523-1525]

STC (2nd ed.) 15762

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T46

Received April 7, 1903.

Ex libris William Twopeny.

Ex libris Jeremy Stepto --John Shrubb -- Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Bound in mid-19th century calf period binding, decorated in blind with fillets and corner ornaments; gilt rules, spine ornaments and spine title: Lyttelton tenures, all edges stained red; signed Clarke & Bedford. Armorial book label of William Twopeny, with the motto "Virtue et industria".

Bound in 20th century calf period binding decorated in blind with fillets, spine ornaments and spine title Lyttelton tenures; all edges sprinkled. On title page, signatures of Jeremy Stepto in a 17th century hand, with a flourish in red ink, and John Shrubb, the latter dated 1750. With a few early marginal annotations.