Natura breuium in French
Publisher: In aedibus Richardi Tottell.
Published: 1557
Place of publication: London
Language: roa; eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Writs; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Natura breuium
Work titles: Natura brevium
Notes: Colophon: Imprinted at London in Fletestrete within Temple Barre at the signe of the Hand and Starre, by Richarde Tottill. Anno domini. 1557.

"Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum." --foot of title page and colophon.

Collation: A-Z⁸ [$4 signed]

Error in foliation: leaf 98 numbered 19.

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

Floriated initial, A2 recto.

Side notes.

Index at end.

The Natura brevium is a selection of writs, with commentary, based on the Registrum brevium or Register of writs, dating from the reign of Edward III. The first printed edition of Natura brevium was published in 1494 by Richard Pynson. After Sir Anthony Fitzherbert published his New Natura brevium in 1534, it was referred to as the Old Natura brevium.

STC (2nd ed.) 18398.5

Beale, J.H. Engl. law (suppl.) T93a

Received Jan. 29, 1927.

Text in Law French.

Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Bound in contemporary calf decorated in blind with fillets and center medallion stamp, with the initials W. H. on either side, spine decorated with fillets and decorative stamps. Pastedowns and endpapers of printed waste from Heinrich Bullingers' A moste sure and strong defence of the baptisme of children, against [the] pestiferous secte of the Anabaptystes (1551), STC 4069. Remains of leather ties on inside of back board. Edge-mark: 78. A few contemporary marginal annotations; notes on verso of final leaf and endpapers. Ownership inscription of a Robert Williams, written upside down on verso of back endpaper, in a contemporary hand.

Ex libris Thomas Metham.

Bound in very worn contemporary calf decorated in blind with fillets; rebacked. Signature of Thomas Metham written several times on title page, in a 16th century hand.