The dyaloges in Englishe, betwene a doctour of diuinitie, and a student in the lawes of Englande
Subtitle: newely corrected and imprinted wyth new addicions
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: In aedibus Richardi Totteli.
Published: 1556
Place of publication: Londini
Language: eng
Translated from: lat
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Church and state; Early works to 1800; Conscience; Law
Work titles: Dyaloge in Englysshe bytwyxt a doctoure of dyvynyte and a student in the lawes of Englande
Notes: Published anonymously.

Title within a woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 82); border printed upside down.

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

A2 recto last line ends: 'wyll dooe'.

In Tottel's 1554 edition, A2 recto last line ends: 'wille dooe'.

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

Collation: A-Y⁸ Z⁴ [$4 (-CI4) signed in all gatherings; misprinting B4 as B3]

Numerous errors in foliation: leaves 9-16 printed 8-15; leaves 17, 18, 20, 2, 24, and 49 printed 27, 26, 28, 30, 32, and 59; leaves 57-62 printed 56-61; leaves 63, 64, 73, 75, 77, 79, and 98 printed 64, 63, 63, 65, 67, 69, and 58; leaves 100, 102, 104, 109, and 111 printed 60, 72, 64, 111, and 109; leaves 153-160 printed 173-180; leaf 163 printed 136.

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

Initials.

Written in the form of a dialogue between a doctor of divinity and a student of the laws of England, in which they discuss the relationship between English law and conscience.

An edition combining revised texts of Saint German's 'Dyaloge in Englysshe bytwyxt a doctoure of dyvynyte and a student in the lawes of Englande' (STC 21561) and his 'The secu[n]de dyaloge in Englysshe bytwene ... ' (STC 21565). The former is a modified translation of his 1528 'Dialogus de fundamentis legum Anglie et de conscientia' (STC 21559)

STC (2nd ed.) 21571

Beale, J.H. Engl. law (suppl.) T473a

No received date.

Ex libris Roger Stratford -- A. Tyndall.

Ex libris John Goodwyn -- Thomas Harryes.

Ex libris R. Redington -- James Barr Ames -- Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Remains of edge-mark (16th cent.?): 'Dialogues ... ' Top edge-mark: R S. On leaf [2] recto, signature of 'A. Tyndall' dated 1816. On leaf 56 [i.e. 57] verso: 'Roger Stratford his booke witness to it - John Garrow - and anno domeny 1663.' On verso of final leaf is an ownership inscription, crossed out, dated 1594. With 16th century marginal annotations throughout.

Copy imperfect; title page lacking and replaced by a facsimile.

Top edge-mark: Doctor & stud[ent]. Contemporary notes in at least two hands on front flyleaves; one with the ownership inscription of Jehan Goodwyn. On another flyleaf, owner's inscription in five lines of Latin verse, in a 17th century hand, signed Tho. Harryes. On verso in another 17th century hand: 'Tho. Stacye/ Tho. Harryes/ me possidet ... Tho. Hughes.' The name 'Harryes' also appears on title page. A few early marginal annotations.

On front flyleaf, signature of R. Redington, dated 1740, and signature of James Barr Ames. Copy imperfect; lacking part of title page border due to close cropping.

Bound in late 18th or early 19th century vellum, spine lightly decorated with gilt; hand-lettered spine title: Dyalogues on the Laws of England. London 1554.

Bound in worn and partially torn contemporary calf decorated in blind with fillets and center shield stamp; vellum guards of manuscript waste; rebacked.

Bound in 20th century calf.