Les termes de la ley: . or certaine difficult and obscure words and termes of the common law and statutes of this realme now in use expounded and explained. Now newly imprinted, and much enlarged and augmented. With a new addition of many hundred words.
John Rastell (d.1536)
Category
Books
Date
1642
Materials
Measurements
174 x 127 x 40 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3019907
Summary
Bibliographic description
[5],59,59-122,139-289 [i.e.290] leaves. . 8vo. Imperfect; wanting all after fol. 282 (i.e. final 7 leaves). Fols. 99-114 mis-bound after fol. 122.. Provenance: manuscript inscriptions on title-page: "George Browne" [i.e. George Browne, 1626-1703], and "Ben: Browne" [i.e. Benjamin Browne, 1664-1748].. Binding: 17th century limp vellum binding, with fore-edges folded over; holes in each cover for a pair of ties, with remnant of one cord.
Makers and roles
John Rastell (d.1536) William Rastell (1508-1565)