La nouel Natura breuium
Contributors: Berthelet, Thomas, printer; Ess, Henry N. (Henry Newton), 1921-2000, former owner
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Thomas Berthelet
Published: 1534
Place of publication: London
Language: roa
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Writs; Early works to 1800; Procedure (Law)
Other titles: Natura breuium; Natura brevium; New Natura brevium
Work titles: Nouvelle Natura brevium
Notes: Published anonymously by Fitzherbert; his preface unsigned.

Title within a woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 16)

Colophon: Londini in aedibus Thomae Bertheleti regii impressoris. Anno do. M.D.XXXIIII. mense Sept.

"Cum priuilegio." --foot of colophon.

Collation: [pi]⁴ A-Z⁸ a-o⁸ [$5 (-m4; -CDHf5) signed]

Errors in foliation: leaves 21, 23, 260, 263 and 271 printed 23, 21, 207, 23 and 280; leaves 110-296 printed 120-306.

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman type.

Historiated initial, A1r.

Includes index.

First edition of Fitzherbert's updated Natura brevium, a selection of writs, with commentary, based on the Registrum brevium or Register of writs, dating from the reign of Edward III. Fitzherbert's work came to be known as the New Natura brevium; Natura brevium was subsequently referred to as the Old Natura brevium.

STC (2nd ed.) 10958

Beale, J.H.  Engl. law T89

In Law French.