Les plees del coron
Subtitle: diuisees in plusiours titles & common lieux. Per queux home plus redement & plenairem[en]t trouera, quelq[ue] chose que il quira, touchant les dits plees
By: Composees per le treseuerend iudge Guilliaulme Staunforde chiuauler, dernierm[en]t corrigee auecques vn table parfaicte des choses notables contenues en ycelle, et iammais per cy deuant imprimee
Publisher: In ædibus Richardi Tottelli.
Published: 1567
Place of publication: London
Language: roa; lat; eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Pleas of the crown; Early works to 1800; Criminal law
Work titles: Pleas of the crown
Notes: Title within a woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 59)

Date of imprint precedes printer information on title page.

Colophon: Imprinted in London in Flete Strete within Temple Barre at the signe of the Hand [and] Starre. by Rychard Tottel, an. 1567.

"Cum priuilegio." --foot of title page and colophon.

Collation: [par]⁸ a⁶ A-Z⁶ &⁸ [rum]⁶ [$4 signed]

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

Initials, some historiated.

Side notes.

Includes index.

At end of index, leaf [14] recto: "Cest table ne fuit collect ne fait per monsieur Staunforde, mes per vn auter." NUC pre-1956, 564:382 attributes the index to William Rastell, but in an email to the Harvard Law School Library, John H. Baker notes he has found no evidence to support the attribution.

First printed by Tottell in 1557.

"The first legal textbook in England to adopt the practice of citing specific authorities for every proposition and as such had a major influence on legal literature. " --Oxford DNB.

STC (2nd ed.) 23221

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T488

Received May 28, 1924. Gift of Henry Ledyard (HLS 1900); bound Jan. 1926.

Received Feb. 3, 1914; rebacked March 1914.

No received date; possibly gift of Ethel Randolph Thayer ca. 1945.

Received June 4, 1902; gift of Edmund James Brinton Coxe.

Text in Law French, Latin and English.

Ex libris William Weston -- Gift of Henry Ledyard, Esq.

Ex libris Sir Robert Heath.

Ex libris George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 12 Feb. 1913, no. 303)

Ex libris James Bradley Thayer.

Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Ex libris William Latton -- Frederick Hardman -- Brinton Coxe -- Gift of Edmund James Brinton Coxe.

Remains of edge-mark. On front flyleaf, signature of Wyllyam Weston in a contemporary hand; possibbly the William Weston admitted to Middle Temple in July 1564. Following are two leaves of adversaria in manuscript, signed 'per me Nichum: salter coronatorem' dated 1598 and 1599. A late 19th or 20th century former owner's ms. decription and a typed translation of the adversaria tipped in. At end of the 'Lectori' on leaf 2 verso is an acrostic based on Weston's name: 'Si wil ponatur liam simul accipiatur - Et wes iungatur adde ton nominatur'. Copy imperfect; lacking final leaf.

At head of title page, 'Ro. Heath' in a 17th century hand, closely cropped; possibly the judge Sir Robert Heath.

On verso of title page in a 19th century hand is a note on Heath's appointment to the King's Bench. It also refers to a manuscript summary, supposed to be Heath's, bound between this work and Exposition of the kings prerogative (STC 23213), the work bound after this work. The manuscript is no longer bound in this copy.

With marginal annotations and a few Latin and Greek mottoes in 17th century court hand. A few marginal notes in a 19th century hand.

With this is bound STC 23213.

Edge-mark: Staunford. At head of front pastedown, an early owner's statement 'Monday after Trinity ... 1572. Eliz. 15'. An owner's signature on front flyleaf in a contemporary hand. Bookplate of George Dunn, who purchased it in July 1886. At head of title page, price notation in a 16th century hand. A few contemporary marginal annotations. With this is bound STC 23214, with contemporary marginal annotations.

Formerly bound in 19th century sheep period binding, covers decorated in blind with fillets, corner ornaments and center filagree stamp. Remains of edge-mark. Label of Wildy & Sons, Law Booksellers and Publishers, and Valuers and "J.B. Thayer  April 24, 1889" in pencil on original front inside pastedown. On title page, initials 'gl' in an early hand. With some 17th century marginal annotations and headers; a few notes in Thayer's hand. With this is bound STC 23213, on A5 verso of which is a table of contents in a contemporary hand.

With this is bound STC 23214, Staunford's Exposition of the kings prerogative (1568)

Bound in contemporary calf, covers decorated in blind with fillets and center medallion stamp; rebacked. Over the medallion stamp is the gilt armorial of William Latton, probably William Latton of Kingston, Berkshire, admitted to Grays Inn in February 1678/1679. Ink stamp of T. & J.W. Johnson & Co., bookseller, on front pastedown. On front flyleaf, signatures 'Fred. Hardman' and 'B. Coxe December 1890'. At foot of title page in ms.: 'W.L.' (William Latton?) With a few underlinings in red pencil. Some headings and leaf numbers cropped. With this is bound: STC 23217, which has some 17th century marginal annotations, edges closely cropped; a few 19th century marginal annotations in pencil.

Bound in worn sprinkled calf decorated in blind with fillets; rebacked.

Bound in contemporary calf, covers decorated in blind with fillets, corner ornaments and center filagree stamp; initials G.V. on either side of the center stamp. Narrow vellum guards of manuscript waste.

Bound in contemporary calf, covers decorated in blind with fillets and center filagree stamp; gilt corner ornaments. Initials T S on either side of the center stamp. Paper spine label (19th century?) with ms. title: Pleas del coron - Staunford. 1567.