A collection in English, of the statutes nowe in force, continued from the beginning of Magna Charta, made in the 9. yeere of the reigne of King H. 3. vntill the ende of the session of Parliament holden in the 23. yeere of the reigne of our gratious Queene Elizabeth, vnder titles placed by order of alphabet
Subtitle: wherein is performed (touching the statutes wherewith the iustices of the peace haue to deale) so much as was promised in the booke of their office lately published. For which purpose also the statutes concerning those iustices haue this marke [pointing hand] at the beginning, and this marke * at the ende of them, noted in the margent ouer against the same. Hereunto is added two tables: the one at the beginning of the booke, declaring vnder titles by order of alphabet the substance of such referments as stoode at the end of eche title in the first Collection of statutes, set forth by Master Iustice Rastall. And in this table, the title of the iustices of the peace is specially perused and amended, for their more easie finding of matters in this booke, concerning their authoritie. In the other table (being at the ende of this booke) are set downe by order of the Kings reignes, the seuerall times of their Parliaments, together with the sundry chapters and intitulings of the particular statutes in euery of the same: whereby the reader may easily finde vnder what title, and in what leafe of this booke, any of these statutes be placed: and may also (by helpe of certaine hands prefixed to diuers of them) readily see, what, & how many statutes in eche kings reigne, doe concerne the iustices of the peace, and in what leafe of this booke to finde them
Contributors: England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I); Rastell, William, 1508?-1565, editor; Barker, Christopher, 1529-1599, printer; Baillie, George, 1664-1738, former owner; Ess, Henry N. (Henry Newton), 1921-2000, former owner; Rastell, William, 1508?-1565
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: By Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most Excellent Maiestie.
Published: 1583
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Translated from: roa; lat
Number of pages: 561
Subjects: Statutes; Early works to 1800; Law; Digests
Other titles: Elenchus parliamentorum.
Work titles: Laws, etc. (Statutes : 1215-1581)
Notes: Preface by William Rastell, editor.

Updated by an unidentified editor after Rastell's death in 1565.

Undated colophon on verso of leaf 559.

Date of imprint suggested by STC (2nd ed.)

Collation: A-C⁸ D¹⁰ ²A-2I⁸ 2L-4A⁸ [paragraph]-2[paragraph]⁸ 3[paragraph]⁴ [$4 signed; misprinting A2 as A3]

Leaf [34] and leaf [1] (final sequence) blank.

Errors in foliation, in addition to those affecting leaf count: leaves 23, 53, 271, 288, 295 and 364 printed 25, 52, 270, 287, 395 and 264.

In two columns, with side notes.

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

Tail-pieces at end of preface and first table.

Royal coat-of-arms on verso of final leaf of the first table and above colophon.

Floriated initials in preface and leaf 1.

Includes indexes.

Following table at end is Elenchus parliamentorum, not included in STC 9315.

The 1st ed. of Rastell's abridgment (STC 9306) was printed by Richard Tottel in 1557.

STC (2nd ed.) 9315.5

Beale, J.H.  Engl. law S68

Cowley, J.D.  Bibliography of abridgements 78

Text in English, with translations from original Law French and Latin.