An abstract of all the penal statutes which be general, in force and vse, . wherein is conteyned the effect of all those statutes which do threaten to the offenders thereof the losse of life, member, landes, goods, or other punishment or forfaiture whatsoeuer. Whereunto is also added in their apt titles, the effect of such other statutes, wherein there is any thing materiall and most necessarie for eche subiect to know. Moreouer, the authoritie and duetie of all iustices of peace, sherifes, coroners, eschetors, maiors, bailiffes, customers, comptrollers of custome, stewards of leets and liberties, aulnegers and purueyors, and what things by the letter of seuerall statutes in force they may, ought, or are compellable to doe. Collected by Fardinando Pulton of Lincolnes Inne, sythence the Parliament holden anno. 23. Elizabeth, and by him corrected and amended.
Ferdinando Pulton (1536-1618)
Category
Books
Date
1581 - 1581
Materials
Measurements
209 x 160 x 39 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3075641
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: black printing ink, manuscript iron-gall ink annotations Type:BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supportsDate of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: EnglishEnd Leaves: MissingStructure: English. Bound by Charles Hering Edges: plain cut, coloured after endbanding(?), polished Spine Lining: round spine, quadrant joints, no linings End Bands: worked L-R 2x2 in plain thread over rolled alum-tawed cores Bookmark: NoneBoards: MissingCovering: MissingTooling: MissingFurniture: nk Enclosure: n/aBinding Notes: STC 9330 (has ‘sundry’). Slide: II.B.3.11
Bibliographic description
[8],172,[2],173-368 leaves . 4to in 8s.. Imperfect; wanting title page and all after fol. 360. The lack of title page made identification difficult, but foliation matches ESTC s101140, STC 9529, and a positive match has been made using Early English Books Online.. Provenance: manuscript inscription on A2r: "George Browne" [i.e. George Browne, 1626-1703]. manuscript inscription on A3r: "William hind of Penrith". Late 16th/early 17th century manuscript marginalia throughout, including a number of other former owners, such as "George Warde booke" (Z10r), and "Henry Dawson booke" (2A2r).. Binding: Without binding. Quire A is detached. Many of the pages are creased and folded. Loose threads on spine.
Makers and roles
Ferdinando Pulton (1536-1618), editor England and Wales , author