Lyttilton tenures truely translated into Englysshe
Publisher: In aedibus Tho. Berthelet, regii impressor. excu.
Published: 1538
Place of publication: Londini
Language: eng
Translated from: roa
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Real property; Early works to 1800; Land tenure; Law and legislation
Work titles: Tenures
Notes: Title within an ornamental border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 30) with the date 1534 in the sill.

On the title page the date of imprint precedes the other imprint information.

Collation: A-V⁸ X⁴ [$5 (-X2) signed; X4 blank]

Errors in foliation: leaves 9, 11, 13, 121 and 123 printed 10, 12, 14, 123 and 121.

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman type.

Initials, some historiated.

Side notes.

First published in Law French in 1482, Littleton's work was the earliest printed treatise on English law not printed in Latin. It incorporated some material from the Old tenures and "sums up the development of what was then the most important branch of the common law". --cf. Oxford companion to law.

The 1st translation from Law French into English (STC 15759.5) was published by John Rastell [1523-1525]

STC (2nd ed.) 15761

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T41

No received date; annotated Beale notes "lack" then: "Is in Miss Craig's office - to be bound?"

Ex libris Dominick Trant -- Edward Durell -- Ronald L. Horsley -- Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Ex libris Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of Rockingham -- William Charles de Meuron, Earl Fitzwilliam.

On front flyleaf: "Ronald L. Horsley 1964". On inner front flyleaves "Ed: Durell, recteur de S. Saveur 1829" and "Dominck Trant". Trant's signature, dated 1705, also appears upside down on the verso of final (blank) leaf. Trant was lieutenant governor of Jersey in the 1680's. A back flyleaf is from an invitation addressed to "Revd. Edward & Mrs. Durele". Some 16th century marginal annotations.

Armorial bookplates of Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of Rockingham and William Charles de Meuron, Earl Fitzwilliam. Remains of two sets of shelf marks(?) on front pastedown. With a few 16th century marginal annotations; some notations on back leaf.

Bound, possibly by former owner Edward Durell, in early 19th century vellum over layers of plain paper and contemporary manuscript waste (in French); all edges stained red.

Bound in worn contemporary calf decorated in blind with fillets, corner ornaments and decorative "continuous foliage" roll (Oldham, Blind stamped, no. FC. h (11) 642?) and shield stamp in center; probably London bound.