An exposition of certaine difficult and obscure words, and termes of the lawes of this realme
Subtitle: newly set forth and augmented, both in French and English, for the helpe of such younge students as are desirous to attaine the knowledge of y[e] same. Whereunto are also added the olde tenures
Publisher: In aedibus Richardi Tottelli.
Published: 1579
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; roa
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Law; Dictionaries; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Exposition of termes of the lawe; The olde tenures.
Work titles: Expositiones terminorum legum Anglorum
Notes: On title page, date precedes printer's name.

"Cum priuilegio." --foot of title page.

"The olde tenures", leaves 198-224.

Running titles: The exposition of termes of the lawe; The olde tenures.

Colophon: Imprinted at London, in Fletestrete within Temple Barre at the signe of the Hande and Starre by Rychard Tottel. 1579.

Collation: [pi]⁴ A-2E⁸ [$4 signed; misprinting X3 as Y3; E7 and E8 blank]

Errors in foliation: leaves 44, 79, 196 printed 43, 76, 19; leaves 209-222 printed 211-224.

English text in black letter type, Law French text in Roman type; some italic type.

Originally compiled ca. 1523, with the title "Expositiones terminoru[m] legum angloru[m]." The authorship and translation have been ascribed variously to John Rastell and his son William. The latter is usually considered the editor or translator. --cf. STC (2nd ed.) 20701, etc.; J.G. Marvin, Legal bibliography; Joseph Ames, Typographical antiquities; Dict. nat. biog.; Brit. mus. catalogue, etc.

STC (2nd ed.) 20706.5

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T457a, from unpublished "Supplement 2" in the Harvard Law School Library.

Text in English and Law French in parallel columns.

Armorial bookplate with the Dundas' family motto 'Essayez' and the initials DD, probably belonging to Sir David Dundas.

With contemporary marginal annotations, edges lost due to close cropping.

Bound in early 19th century calf decorated in blind with narrow decorative roll along edges of covers, rebacked.