A boke of presydentes exactlye written in maner of a register
Subtitle: Newly imprynted and corrected with addycyons of dyuerse necessarie and sundrye presidentes mete for al such persons to knowe, as desyre to lerne the forme and maner howe to make al manner of euidences and instrumentes. The pertyculers whereof shal appere more playnly in the table of this present boke
Series: Early English books, 1475-1640 -- 1810:12
Publisher: by Wyllyam Powell.
Published: 1548
Place of publication: Imprynted at London in Elete [sic] strete at the sygne of the George nexte to Saint Dunstons churche
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Conveyancing; Forms; Early works to 1800; Forms (Law)
Other titles: Ryght frutefull boke of exemplers or copies; Boke of sundry instrumentes; Additions to the boke of sundry instrumentes
Work titles: Book of precedents
Notes: Caption title: A ryght frutefull boke of exemplers or copies ...

Most of text has running title: The boke of sundry instrumentes; leaves clx (verso)-ccxvi have: Additions to the boke of instrumentes.

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

"Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum." --foot of colophon.

Collation: [par.]⁸ *⁸ A-2D⁸ [$5 (-[par]3,4,5; -*S5) signed]

Errors in foliation: leaves xv, xxxii and lxxx printed xiiii, xxxi and lxxix.

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

Title page, almanac, and calendar printed in red and black.

Initials, some historiated.

Side notes.

The almanac on verso of title page is for the years 1548-1565.

Originally published in 1543 with preface by Thomas Phayer, to whom this work has often been attributed. The [1546?] edition and all subsequent editions omit Phayer's preface. Cf. STC (2nd ed.)

STC (2nd ed.) 3330

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T433

Text in English and Latin.

Ex libris Thomas Okey -- George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, Feb. 1913, no. 214)

Bound in 17th century calf, decorated in blind with fillets; later red leather spine label with gilt title: Boke of presydentes. Rebacked; 19th century marbled paper pastedowns. Edge-mark: B.I. Bookplate of George Dunn, who purchased it in April 1883. At head of title page, 'Thomas Okye [i.e. Okey?]' in an early hand; at foot, ownership inscription of a later owner, crossed out. With a few 17th century marginal annotations.