The contentes of this boke. Fyrste the boke for a justice of peace.
Subtitle: The boke that teacheth to kepe a court baron, or a lete. The boke teaching to kepe a court hu[n]dred. The boke called Returna breuiu[m]. The boke called Carta feodi, co[n]teining the forme of dedes, releasses, indentures, obligations, acquytaunces, letters of atturney, letters of permutation, testamentes, and other thynges. And the boke of the ordinance to be obserued by the officers of the Kynges Escheker, for fees takyng.
Contributors: Fitzherbert, Anthony, 1470-1538.; Salwey, Richard, 1615-1685, former owner.; England and Wales.; England and Wales. Court of Exchequer.
Publisher: In aedibus Thomae Bertheleti typis impress. ...
Published: 1544
Place of publication: Londini
Language: eng
Number of pages: 83
Subjects: England and Wales. -- Hundreds Court; Justices of the peace -- Great Britain; Courts baron and courts leet; Writs -- Great Britain; Forms (Law) -- Great Britain; Costs (Law) -- Great Britain
Other titles: Modus tenendi curiam baronis; Returna breuium; Carta feodi; True copy of the ordinance made in the tyme of King Henry the VI to be obserued in the Kings Escheker by the offycers and clerkes there for takynge of fees of the kynges accomptauntes; 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 the title: Book of a justice of peace. Cf. Beale.

"Modus tenendi curiam baronis," "Returna breuium," "Carta feodi," and "A true copy of the ordinance made in the tyme of King Henry the VI to be obserued in the Kings Escheker"  have separate title pages. "Modus tenendi unum hundredum sive curiam de recordo" has caption title.

First pt. sometimes erroroneously attributed to to Sir Anthony Fitzherbert.

Signatures: A-L⁸, ²A-D⁸, ³A⁸ B⁴, ⁴A-E⁸ F⁴, ⁵A⁸.

STC (2nd ed.) 14877

STC (2nd ed.) 7697.9

STC (2nd ed.) 20902.3

STC (2nd ed.) 7713.5

ESTC S108047

Beale, J.H.  Engl. law, T145

Beale, J.H.  Engl. law, T194

Beale, J.H.  Engl. law, T226

Beale, J.H.  Engl. law, T173

Beale, J.H.  Engl. law, T239