La nouuelle Natura breuiu[m]
By: du iudge tresreuerende Monsieur Anthonie Fitzherbert, denierement renue & corrige per laucteur, auecques vn table perfaicte des choses notables contenus en ycelle, nouellement co[m]pose per Guilliaulme Rastell, & iammais per cy deuaunt imprimee
Publisher: In aedibus Richardi Tottelli.
Published: 1567
Place of publication: Londini
Language: roa
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Writs; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Nouvelle natura breuium; Natura breuium; New Natura brevium
Work titles: Nouvelle Natura brevium
Notes: Title within woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 82)

Colophon: Imprinted at London by Rycharde Tottell, dwelling in Fleetstreat, at the signe of the Hand and Starre within Temple Barre, 1567.

"Cum priuilegio." --foot of title and colophon.

Collation: [pi]A-D⁸ A-2L⁸ [$4 (+CDMNSTUXYZ5; +2ABCDEFGHK5) signed; misprinting T5 as U5]

Errors in foliation: leaf 93 not numbered; leaf 220 numbered 240.

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

Initials.

Includes index.

Fitzherbert's updated version of Natura brevium, 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. Fitzherbert's work, first printed in 1534 by Thomas Berthelet, came to be known as the New Natura brevium; Natura brevium was subsequently referred to as the Old Natura brevium.

STC (2nd ed.) 10961

Beale, J.H. Engl. law (suppl.) T347a

Received Oct. 9, 1930.

Ex libris John Adames --- Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Ex libris G. Hewart -- James Bradley Thayer.

Ex libris William Bateman -- Llewellyn Frederick William Jewitt -- Carroll Atwood Wilson -- Bequest of Henry N. Ess, 2000.

Bound in 17th century calf decorated in blind with fillets, ornamental rolls and corner ornaments, all edges stained red; rebacked. Greek mottoes in ms. at head of title. Within title border, a former owner's inscription in a 16th century hand. On verso of final leaf, ownership inscription of 'Joannes Adames' in a later 16th century hand. Some 17th century marginal annotations and notes on title page and back flyleaf.

Bound in late 18th or early 19th century calf, edges of covers decorated in blind with fillets and decorative rolls or plate, inside dentelles; gilt edges obscuring an early edge-mark; rebacked in 19th century. With 16th century marginal annotations, edges of some lost due to close cropping. Final leaf (with colophon) may be from another copy; cut smaller, with red edge. Note on verso in a 16th century court hand not appearing elsewhere in book.

"G. Hewart" (?) in a 19th century hand, and "J.B. Thayer" in pencil on original front board.

With 16th century marginal annotations.

On front inside cover, armorial bookplates of Llewellynn Jewitt F.S.A. and Carroll Atwood Wilson. On back inside cover, armorial bookplate of [William?] Bateman of Middleton Hall (by Youlgrave) in the County of Derby.

With some 16th century marginal annotations and notes on flyleaf; a few 17th century marginal annotations.

Originally bound in 19th century sheep, edges of boards decorated in blind with decorative roll. Rebound. Binding waste on file.

Bound in contemporary calf, covers decorated in blind with fillets and center ornament, with small round stamps and initials (added later?); edge-mark "N. Breuium"; rebacked.