Lytylton tenures newly imprynted
Publisher: Thomas Berthelet
Published: 1541
Place of publication: London
Language: roa; eng
Number of pages: 138
Subjects: Real property; Early works to 1800; Land tenure; Law and legislation
Work titles: Tenures
Notes: Title within ornamental border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 30) with date "1534" in the sill.

Colophon: Londini in ędibus Thomę Bertheleti regii impressoris. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum. Anno. M.D.XLI.

Collation: A-R⁸ S⁴ [$5 signed; misprinting K4 as K3; S4 blank]

Errors in foliation: leaves 36, 42, 44, 46, 48, 86 and 88 printed 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 88 and 86.

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman type.

Initials, some historiated.

Side notes.

First published 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.

STC (2nd ed.) 15732.5

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T16

Beale, J.H. Engl. law (suppl.) T16

Text in Law French.

Ex libris Francis Courteney.

On verso of title page and at foot of colophon (upside down), signature of 'ffrancys Courtenaye', possibly that of Francis Courteney, admitted to Middle Temple 1 December 1554, son of Laurence Courteney of Ewthy, Cornwall; or that of Francis Courtney, admitted to Middle Temple 1609-10, son of Henry Courtney Esqr. of St. Bennettes, Cornwall. With marginal annotations, most in Courteney's hand. Copy imperfect; lacking most of final blank leaf.

Bound in worn contemporary calf, decorated in blind with fillets; gilt corner ornaments and center heraldic stamp of a lion rampant.