The ancient state, authoritie, and proceedings of the Court of Requests
Subtitle: 2. Octob. 1596
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: Deputies of Christopher Barker
Published: 1597
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Equity; Law reports, digests; Judgments; Digests; England and Wales. Court of Requests; Great Britain. Court of Requests
Other titles: In nomine Domini nostri Iesu Christi. 13. Februarii. 1592. Actes, orders, and decrees made by the King and his Counsell, 9. H.7; Actes, orders, and decrees made by the King and his counsell, 9.H.7. remaining amongst the records of the court, now commonly called the Court of Requests
Notes: By Sir Julius Caesar.

Printer's device (McKerrow, Devices, no. 300) on title page (A2)

Place of imprint and identification of printers from STC (2nd ed.)

At the time of this printing, Christopher Barker's deputies were George Bishop, Ralph Newbery and Robert Barker --cf. STC (2nd ed.) v.4.

Caption title of main text, p.1: In nomine Domini nostri Iesu Christi. 13. Februarii. 1592. ... actes, orders, and decrees made by the King and his counsell, 9.H.7 ... [-27 Elizabeth]

Main text, formerly also STC 9340, is sometimes found separately from the preliminaries.

Collation (preliminaries): [pi]A-B⁴ [$1 (+A1) signed] ; (main text): A-T⁴ V⁶ [$3 (+ABCI4) signed; V6 blank]

In predominantly Roman type; some italic.

Initials, some historiated; head and tail pieces.

An errata leaf sometimes inserted preceding final (blank) leaf, possibly only in later copies --cf. ESTC.

STC (2nd ed.) 4341

STC 9340

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T248

ESTC S104859

Received September 16, 1920.

Text mostly in Latin.

Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Ex libris William Herbert.

Main text only (formerly STC 9340). Head of p.1: initials A.E. and date 1618. Lacking final (blank) leaf.

Signature of William Herbert, dated 1771, on front flyleaf. At foot of title page, Herbert's notation "A. p. 567", a reference to the page in the 1749 ed. of Ames' Typographical antiquities, where that work would be listed chronologically in 'The General history of printing in England' Herbert's notes on flyleaves.

Bound in 20th century mottled half calf and marbled paper covered boards.

Half bound in 19th century mottled calf and marbled paper covered boards; all edges sprinkled blue.