In this boke is conteyned the offices of shyriffes, bailyffes of liberties, escheatours, constables, [and] coroners, and sheweth what euery one of them may do by vertue of their offices, drawen out of bokes of the common lawe, and of the statutes
Publisher: Printed by John Day? for John Wight
Published: 1556
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: roa
Number of pages: 56
Subjects: Sheriffs; Early works to 1800; Bailiffs; Constables; Coroners
Other titles: Offices of sheriffs
Work titles: Office et auctoryte des iustyces de peas
Notes: Title within woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 64), frequently used by John Day.

Colophon: Imprynted at London by Jhon Wight, dwelling in Pouls churchyard at the sine of the Roose. Anno. M.D.LII.

STC (2nd ed.) suggests that John Day may have printed this work for John Wight.

Collation: A-G⁸ [$5 (-B3, -C5, -G4) signed; G7 & G8 blank]

In predominantly black letter type; some italic type.

Initials, some historiated.

This work was first published anonymously by Fitzherbert in 1538 (STC 10984). Extracted from his The newe boke of iustices of the peas (STC 10969), a translation of his L'office et auctoryte des iustyces de peas (STC 10968); both treatises originally published by Robert Redman in 1538.

STC (2nd ed.) 10990

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T297

Received July 19, 1924; purchased from Edgar Wells. Another ed. ([n.d.]) purchased same date; deaccessioned?

Half bound in 20th cent. plain paper covered boards, calf spine decorated with fillets. Headers partially lost due to close cropping. Lacking final 2 (blank) leaves.