A collection in English, of the statutes nowe in force, continued from the beginning of Magna Charta, made in the 9. yeere of the reigne of King H. 3. vntill the ende of the session of Parliament holden in the 28. yeere of the reigne of our gratious Queene Elizabeth, vnder titles placed by order of alphabet
Subtitle: 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 ende of them, noted in the margent ouer against the same. Hereunto is 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 ende of eche title in the first Collection of statutes, set forth by Master Iustice Rastal. And in this table, the title of the 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 ende 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 finde vnder what title, and in what leafe of this booke, any of these statutes be placed: and may also (by helpe of certaine handes prefixed to diuers of them) readily see, what, and how many statutes in eche kings reigne, do concerne the iustices of the peace, and in what leafe of this booke to finde them
Contributors: Rastell, William, 1508?-1565, editor; Bishop, George, -1611, printer; Newbery, Ralph, -1604, printer; Kent, Anthony Grey, Earl of, 1645-1702, former owner; De Grey, Thomas Philip De Grey, Earl, 1781-1859, former owner; England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)
Publisher: By the deputies of Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most Excellent Maiestie.
Published: 1588
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Translated from: roa; lat
Number of pages: 596
Subjects: Statutes; Early works to 1800; Law; Digests
Other titles: Elenchus parliamentorum.
Work titles: Laws, etc. (Statutes : 1215-1586)
Notes: Preface by William Rastell, editor.

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

At the time of this printing, Christopher Barker's deputies were George Bishop and Ralph Newbery --cf. STC (2nd ed.)

Collation: A-D⁸ ²A-4E⁸ 4F⁴ [paragraph]⁸ 2[paragraph]⁸ [$4 signed]

Errors in foliation, in addition to those affecting leaf count: leaves 58, 357, 373, 421, 516 and 543 printed 57, 366, 382, 424, 416 and 345.

Text in two columns, with side notes.

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

Floriated initials in preface and leaf 1.

Tail-pieces at end of preface and first table.

Includes indexes.

The introduction to the chronological table of statutes states that it covers through 1588; however it lists statutes through 28 Elizabeth (1585) only. Following this table is Elenchus parliamentorum.

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

STC (2nd ed.) 9317

Beale, J.H. Engl. law S69

Cowley, J.D. Bibliography of abridgements 86

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