The new boke of iustices of peace
By: made by Anthonie Fitzherbard iudge lately translated out of Fre[n]che into Englishe and newlye corrected
Publisher: Richard Tottel
Published: 1554
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: roa
Number of pages: 173
Subjects: Justices of the peace; Early works to 1800; Sheriffs; Bailiffs; Constables; Coroners; Criminal law
Work titles: Office et auctoryte des iustyces de peas
Notes: Title within woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 54; Devices, no. 105) with Richard Grafton's mark on sill; Tottel was Grafton's son in law and suceessor to his printing material.

"Cum priuilegio ad imprime[n]dum solu[m]." --foot of title.

Colophon: Imprinted at London in Fletestrete within Temple Barre, at the signe of the Hande and Starre, by Richarde Tottle, the xvii. day of October the yeare of our lord. 1554.

Collation: A-Y⁸ [$4 (-E3, -DH4, +ILP5) signed]

Errors in foliation: leaves 2-172 printed 3-173; also numerous errors within that range.

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman type.

Initials, some historiated.

First published in 1538 in a Law French edition (STC 10968) and an English edition (STC 10969), and considered to be the first printed treatises on English criminal law. "The adjective 'new' ... paid due respect to an earlier work, ... the anonymous late medieval Boke of Justices of Peas which was printed about 1506, but Fitzherbert's treatment was characteristically more thorough and detailed." --Oxford DNB.

STC (2nd ed.) 10975

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T341

Ex libris George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 11 Feb. 1913, no. 57)

Ex libris Thomas Manning -- Thomas J. Woodward -- Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Ex libris Frederick J.O. Montagu -- Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

At the time of Dunn's sale this was bound with STC 14881, Book for a justice of peace (1556), in an early calf binding. A few contemporary marginal annotations.

Bound in early 18th century calf, covers decorated in blind with fillets and single decorative roll. Signature of Thomas Manning (18th cent.?) on front flyleaf. Armorial bookplate of Thomas J. Woodward. With some 16th century marginal annotations.

Bound in late 16th or early 17th century calf, covers decorated in blind with fillets and center gilt filagree stamp; rebacked (19th century). Late 19th or early 20th century bookplate of Frederick J.O. Montagu.