Natura breuium
Subtitle: The olde tenures. Lyttylton tenures. The new talys. The articles vppon the new talys. Diuersyte of courtes. Justyce of peace. The chartuary. Court baron. Court of hundrede. Returna breuium. The ordynaunce for takynge of fees in the escheker. And fyrste a table to all these .xii. bokes
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: Prentyd by W. Rastell in Fletestreete in Saynt Brydys chyrche yarde
Published: 1534
Place of publication: London
Language: roa; eng
Number of pages: 423
Subjects: Writs; Early works to 1800; Courts; Courts baron and courts leet; Land tenure; Practice of law; Law
Other titles: Natura brevium; Tenures.; Book for a justice of peace.; Carta feodi.; Novae narrationes.; Articuli ad Novas narrationes.; Diversite de courtz et lour jurisdictions.; Hundred Courts.; Olde tenures.; Lyttylton tenures.; New talys.; Articles vppon the new talys.; Diuersyte of courtes.; Justyce of peace.; Chartuary.; Court baron.; Modus tenendi Curiam Baronis.; Court of hundrede.; Returna breuium.; Returna brevium.; Ordynaunce for takynge of fees in the escheker.
Work titles: Natura brevium
Notes: Title within woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 27)

"Cum priuilegio." --foot of title.

Edited and with a preface by William Rastell.

Imprint from colophon.

Collation: 1[Maltsese cross]-2[Maltese cross]⁴ 3[Maltese cross]⁶ A-U⁴ a-z⁴ 2A-2K⁴ [$3 (-Q2; -qrt3; +CDE4) signed; misprinting 2B2 as 2B1; 2C⁴ as 2B⁴; 2D2 as 2D3]

Errors in pagination: pages 297-304 printed 289-296.

In black letter type.

Initials.

Includes indexes.

Text printed in two columns, unlike the other edition of the same year (STC 18394.5)

Articuli ad novas narrationes (STC 816) is part of this.

Also includes texts of STC 23877.7, 15719, 18361, 812, 10946, 14862, 15579.3, 7714, 7726, 20894.4 and 7695.5.

ESTC S113081

STC (2nd ed.), 18394

Beale, J.H. Engl. law, T1

Text in Law French.

Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Early ownership inscription and contemporary notes on front flyleaf. A few 17th century marginal annotations.

Originally bound in contemporary calf, covers decorated in blind with 'heads-in-medallions' panels (Oldham, Blind panels, no. HM3 on upper cover and HM4 on lower cover). Volume was rebound in 19th century sheep period binding; original panels inlaid, upside down. With marbled paper pastedowns and inside dentelles, all edges gilt. Rebacked at later date; marbled paper pastedowns covered over.

Bound in contemporary calf decorated in blind with fillets and center medallion stamp; rebacked.