A collection in English, of the statutes now in force,continued from the beginning of Magna Charta
Subtitle: made in the 9. yeere of the reigne of King H. 3. vntill the end of the Parliament holden in the 4. yeere of the reigne of our soueraigne lord King Iames, vnder titles placed by order of alphabet: wherein is performed (touching the statutes wherewith iustices of the peace haue to deale) so much as was promised in the booke of their office lately published. For which purpose also the statutes concerning those iustices haue this marke [pointing hand] at the beginning, and this marke [*] at the end of them, noted in the margent ouer against the same. Hereunto are added two tables. The one at the beginning of the booke, declaring vnder titles by order of alphabet, the substance of such referments as stood at the end of each title in the first collection of statutes, set forth by M. Iustice Rastall. And in this table, the title of iustices of the peace is specially perused and amended, for their more easie finding of matters in this booke, concerning their authoritie. In the other table (being at the end of this booke) are set downe by order of the kings reignes, the seuerall times of their parliaments, together with the sundry chapters and intitulings of the particular statutes in euery of the same: whereby the reader may easily find vnder what title, and in what leafe of this booke any of these statutes be placed: and may also (by helpe of certaine hands prefixed to diuers of them) readily see, what, and how many statutes, in each kings reigne, doe concerne the iustices of peace, and in what leafe of this booke to find them
Edition: 19th ed.
Publisher: Printed for the Societie of Stationers.
Published: 1608
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: roa; lat
Number of pages: 557
Subjects: Statutes; Early works to 1800; Law; Digests; Justices of the peace
Other titles: Statutes made in the time of King Iames, the beginning of his raigne, anno 1602. Martii 24.; A collection of all the printed statutes, enacted anno 1⁰. and 3⁰. & an[no] 4⁰ regis Iacobi, pursuing the order of Master Iustice Rastall ...; Elenchus parliamentorum.
Work titles: Laws, etc. (Statutes : 1215-1607)
Notes: At head of title page, ornament or device (McKerrow, Devices, no. 347), usually associated with the official publications of the King's Printers and the Society of Stationers.

"Cum priuilegio." --foot of title page.

Preface by William Rastell, editor.

Updated by an unidentified editor after Rastell's death in 1565.

Collation: [pi]A-[pi]C⁸ [pi]D⁶ A-4A⁸ 4B-4C⁶ ²A-²G⁶ [$4 signed;4C6, ²G6 blank]

Errors in foliation: leaves 332, 339, 463 numbered 333, 331, 471.

Printed in two columns.

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

Initials; head and tail pieces.

Side notes.

Includes topical index, leaves [2]-[30]; and table of statutes by regnal years, leaves [1]-[11] following main work.

Following table of statutes is Elenchus parliamentorum and "Statutes made in the time of King Iames, the beginning of his raigne, anno 1602. Martii 24", leaf [14].

The 1st ed. of Rastell's abridgment (STC 9306) was printed by Richard Tottel in 1557.

STC (2nd ed.) 9323

Cowley, J.D. Bibliography of abridgements 109

Text in English, with translations from original Law French and Latin.

Ex libris Sir Henry Savile -- Edgar Huidekoper Wells.

Bound in contemporary calf, covers decorated with gilt fillets and the armorial stamp of Sir John Savile, belonging to his son Sir Henry Savile; gilt spine ornaments. Tipped in following title page is a letter dated July 28, 1930, from George Smith of Ellis (Firm) to Edgar H. Wells, confirming that the stamp was originally used by Sir John Savile. With this is bound: 7 James (STC 9506.5), 1610. Library copy lacking 4C6 (blank) and is misbound: [30], 557, 41, [STC 9506.5], [13], [1] leaves.