The boke for a iustyce of peace neuer so well and diligently set forthe
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: In edibus Richardi Kele [printed by Nicholas Hill].
Published: 1546
Place of publication: Londini
Language: eng; lat
Subjects: Justices of the peace; Handbooks, manuals; Early works to 1800; Criminal law
Other titles: Iustice of peace; Iustyce of peace
Work titles: Book for a justice of peace
Notes: Title within an ornamental border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 33) with no date in the sill.

Running titles vary: Iustice of peace or Iustyce of peace.

Collation: A-C⁸ D⁴ ²A-G⁸ [$5 signed]

Errors in foliation: leaves xii and xiii (1st group) and xlvi-xlvii (2nd group) printed xiii, xv and xvi-xvii.

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman type.

Initials; tail piece.

Side notes.

Table at end.

Book for a justice of peace is sometimes attributed erroneously to Sir Anthony Fitzherbert, whose Loffice et auctoryte des iustices de peas (STC 10968) and The newe boke of iustices of peas (STC 10969) were first printed in 1538. --Cf. Bertha H. Putnam, Early treatises on the practice of the justices of the peace.

Issued with STC 7717.7, STC 20903, STC 15586, STC 7700 and STC 7732 --Cf. STC (2nd ed.)

STC (2nd ed.) 14879.5

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T150a, from unpublished "Supplement 2" in the Harvard Law School Library.

Received May 17, 1945, Sweet & Maxwell; accession no. 591,138.

Text in English and Latin.

Bound in 19th century brown morocco, decorated with gilt inside dentelles, all edges gilt; maroon pastedowns and endpapers. Book label of I.J.M. Bevan. With this are bound: STC 7717.7 (Beale T199a), STC 15586 (Beale T177a), STC 7732 (Beale T215), STC 2090 (Beale T230d) and STC 7700 (Beale T245)