Orders deuised by the especiall commandement of the Queenes Maiestie
Subtitle: for the reliefe and stay of the present dearth of graine within the realme: Sent from the court at Greenewich abroad into the realme, the second day of Ianuarie, 1586. In the 29. yeere of her Maiesties reigne
By: by her Maiesties Priuie Counsell
Publisher: By Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie.
Published: 1586
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 20
Subjects: Grain trade; Law and legislation; Early works to 1800; Food law and legislation
Notes: Decorative ornament, with two fish, on title page.

Cut of the royal arms on verso of title page.

"Sent from the court at Greenwich ... the second day of Ianuarie, 1586 ... " --at foot of caption title, A2 recto.

Colophon: Imprinted at London, by Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie.

Collation: A-C⁴ [$3 (-B3) signed; C4 blank]

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman and italic type.

Initials; tail piece.

Side notes.

These orders were issued in connection with STC 8161, a proclamation by the Queen "forbidding engrossing and export of grain".

STC (2nd ed.) 9194

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T304a

Received Aug. 6, 1925.

Ex libris Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex.

Bound in 19th century brown grained morocco, covers decorated in blind with fillets and vine pattern; inside gilt dentelles; all edges sprinkled red. Remains of paper shelf mark on cover. Armorial bookplate of Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex; steel-engraved, signed Perkins and Heath; with shelf mark in pen: IV F.d.9.