In this booke is contayned the offices of shiriffes, baylliffes of liberties, escheatours, constables, and coroners, and sheweth what euery one of them may do by vertue of their offices drawen out of bookes of the common lawe and of the statutes
Published: 1570
Place of publication: Imprinted at London in Fletestrete within Temple Barre at the signe of the Hand and Starre by Rycharde Tottyl
Language: eng
Translated from: roa
Number of pages: 57
Subjects: Sheriffs; Early works to 1800; Bailiffs; Constables; Coroners
Other titles: Offices of sheriffs
Work titles: Office et auctoryte des iustyces de peas
Notes: On title page, date precedes other imprint information.

Colophon: Imprinted at London in Fletestrete within Temple Barre at the signe of the Hand and Starre by Rychard[e] Tottyl.

In two settings; line 5 of colophon begins: 'chard' (Beale T302) or 'charde' (Beale T303).

Collation: A-G⁸ H² [$4 (-AB3, -A4, -E2) signed; H2 blank]

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

Initials.

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.) 10992

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T302, T303

Ex libris George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 12 Feb. 1913, no. 264)

In this copy, line 5 of colophon begins: 'chard'. Bound in late 19th or early 20th century vellum, with spine title: Office of shiriffes &c. Tottyl 1570. Bookplate of George Dunn.

In this copy line 5 of colophon begins: 'charde'.