Anno primo Reginae Elizabethe. At the parliament begonne at Westmynster, the xxiii. of Ianuarye in the fyrste yeare of the raygne of oure soueraigne ladye, Elizabeth by the grace of God, of England, Fraunce and Ireland, Quene, defendoure of the faythe. [et]c
Subtitle: And there proroged tyll the .xxv. of the same moneth, and then and there holden, kepte, and continued vntill the dissolution of the same, beyng the eyght day of May, then nexte ensuinge, were enacted as foloweth. Anno. 1.5.5.9.
Contributors: Cawood, John, 1514-1572, printer; Jugge, Richard, approximately 1514-1577, printer; Kingston, John, active 1553-approximately 1584; McAlpin Collection of British History and Theology (Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary); England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)
Publisher: By Richarde Iugge and Iohn Cawood, printers to the Quenes Maiestie
Published: 1559
Place of publication: Imprinted at London in Powles churchyarde
Language: eng
Subjects: Session laws; Early works to 1800; Statutes; Law
Other titles: At the parliament begonne at Westmynster, the xxiii. of Ianuarye in the fyrste yeare of the raygne of oure soueraigne ladye, Elizabeth; Anno primo Reginae Elizabethe; Acte of a subsedye and two fiftenes and tenth by the temporaltie.
Work titles: Laws, etc. (Session laws : 1559 Jan.-May)
Notes: Title within woodcut border; side pieces (McKerrow, Borders, no. 110) with the 4 Evangelists at top and bottom. Cawood's mark below date.

Title line 6 has 'Januarye ... fyrste'; 1st line of table has: 'acte restorynge'.

Imprint from colophon.

"Cum priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis." --foot of colophon.

Collation: A-E⁶ F⁸ ²A-B⁶ ²C⁴ [$3 (+²C3) signed]

Errors in foliation: leaves ii and v (1st group) printed i and vi.

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

Initial word "Moste" on leaf ii has a large ornamental woodblock letter "M".

Initials, some historiated.

Last act in the table is numbered 21, but no. 5 is omitted.

Second section is "An acte of a subsedye and two fiftenes and tenth by the temporaltie" with separate pagination and register.

Formerly STC 9458.

Burke Library copy: 11th in a bound volume with other session laws from the reigns of Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, 1547-1566.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 9459.5

Beale, J.H.  Engl. law S270

English short title catalogue (ESTC), S117385