Expositiones terminoru[m] legum Angloru[m]
Subtitle: et natura brevium cum diuersis casibus regulis et fundamentis legu[m], tam de libris Magistri Litteltoni qua[m] de aliis legum libris collectis et breuiter compilatis pro iuuinibus valde necessariis
Publisher: John Rastell
Published: 1527
Place of publication: London
Language: roa; eng
Subjects: Law; Dictionaries; Early works to 1800; Writs
Other titles: Expositiones terminorum legum Anglorum
Notes: Date of imprint from colophon; name of printer from STC (2nd ed.)

Colophon: Impressum .xv. die Iulii. anno d[omi]ni M.v.C.xxvii. Cum priuilegio regali.

Collation: [Maltese cross]⁸ A-N⁸ [$4 (-N4) signed]

Two religious woodcuts on final leaf: (recto) Lazarus begging for alms (Hodnett, English woodcuts, no. 2282) and (verso) John the Baptist on Patmos, writing in a book (Hodnett, English woodcuts, no. 2283)

In black letter type.

Originally compiled ca. 1523. The authorship and translation have been ascribed variously to John Rastell and his son William. The latter is usually considered the editor or translator. --cf. STC (2nd ed.) 20701, etc.; J.G. Marvin, Legal bibliography; Joseph Ames, Typographical antiquities; Dict. nat. biog.; Brit. mus. catalogue, etc.

STC (2nd ed.) 20703

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T453

Prologue in English; text in Law French.

Ex libris Henry W. Cholmley -- George Dunn (his sale, Sotheby, 11 Feb. 1913, no. 36)

Leaves ruled in red.

Gathering A misbound: A1, A2, A4, A6, A3, A5, A7, A8.

Bound in 18th century red morocco decorated in gilt with floral borders and spine ornaments, with gilt inside dentelles and watered blue silk doublures, all edges gilt.