Institutions, or pryncypall groundes of the lawes and statutes of Englande, newelye and verye truelye corrected and amended, with many newe and goodly additions, very profytable for all sortes of people to knowe, latelye augmented and imprinted
Publisher: William Powell
Published: 1551
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Land tenure; Law and legislation; Early works to 1800; Real property; Statutes; Law
Work titles: Institutions in the lawes of Englande
Notes: Title within a woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 55; Devices, no. 106) with Wyllyam Myddelton's mark in the shield at the bottom, supported by cherubs. The device passed to Powell on Myddelton's death in 1547.

With unsigned preface by Richard Taverner, who was probably also the editor --cf. STC (2nd ed.) 9291.

Colophon: Imprynted at London in Fletestrte [sic] at the signe of the George next to Saynte Dunstones churche by Wyllyam Powell. In the yere of our lorde God. M.D.L.I. The .xix. daye of Marche.

Collation: A-H⁸ I⁴ [$5 (-I3) signed]

Errors in foliation: leaves xlv, xlviii and lxiii printed xix, xlvii and xliii.

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman type.

Initials, some historiated; tail piece.

Side notes.

Includes index, signed W.S.

First published as 'Institutions in the lawes of Englande', printed by John Bydell [1538?], STC (2nd ed.) 9290.

ESTC S4642

STC (2nd ed.) 9293a

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T276

Ex libris Thomas Martin -- George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 11 Feb. 1913, no. 81)

Quarter bound in 19th century textured purple bookcloth over plain boards; gilt spine title: 'Institutions'; all edges sprinkled red. Partial edge-mark, indicating that another work may have been bound with this one. Label of Wildy & Sons, Law Booksellers and Publishers, and Valuers on front inside pastedown. Bookplate of George Dunn, who purchased it in July 1886, with his note on front pastedown. Signature at head of title page: 'Tho. Martin. 1720'