The contentes of this booke. First the booke for a iustice of peace.
Subtitle: The booke that teacheth to keepe a courte baron, or a leet. The booke teaching to kepe a courte hundred. The booke called Returna breuium. The boke called Charta feodi, conteininge the fourme of deedes, releases, indentures, obligations, acquitances, letters of atturney, letters of permutation, testamentes, & other thinges. And the booke of the ordinance to be obserued by the officers of the Kings Escheker for fees taking.
Contributors: Fitzherbert, Anthony, 1470-1538.; England and Wales.
Publisher: In Fletestreete within Temple Barre ... by Richard Tottil
Published: 1574
Place of publication: Imprinted at Londo[n]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
Subjects: England and Wales. -- Hundreds Court; Justices of the peace -- Great Britain -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Courts baron and courts leet; Writs -- Great Britain; Forms (Law) -- Great Britain; Costs (Law) -- Great Britain
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other titles: Returna brevium.; Carta feodi.; Modus tenendi curiam baronis.; Modus tenendi unum hundredum sive curiam de recordo.
Work titles: Book for a justice of peace.
Notes: Best known under title: Book for a justice of peace. Cf. Beale.

First pt. is sometimes wrongly attributed to Anthony Fitzherbert.

Imprint from colophon.

Signatures: A-Y⁸ 2A-2D⁸.

The last 2 leaves are blank.

LC copy imperfect: last 2 blank leaves wanting.

Beale, J.H.  Engl. law, T157

STC (2nd ed.) 14885

ESTC S105847