Magna Charta : cum statutis quae antiqua vocantur, iam recens excusa, & summa fide emendata, iuxta vetusta exemplaria ad Parliamenti rotulos examinata : quibus accesserunt nonnulla nunc primum typis edita / apud Richardum Totelum, 12. Iun. 1556.
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Magna Charta : cum statutis quae antiqua vocantur, iam recens excusa, & summa fide emendata, iuxta vetusta exemplaria ad Parliamenti rotulos examinata : quibus accesserunt nonnulla nunc primum typis edita / apud Richardum Totelum, 12. Iun. 1556.
Uniform title
Magna Carta.
Created/published
Londini : In aedibus Richardi Tottelli, anno Do. 1556.
Description
[8], 170, [2]; 72 leaves ; 15 cm (8vo)
Language Note
In Latin with preface in English.
Note
Two different editions are known. Distinguishing characteristics of the edition described here, part 1 title page "Iun." is correctly spelled (Beale 16), part 2 title page first line reads "SECVN=" (Beale S24). In some copies, part 2 title page is dated '1555' (Anderson part 1, S24b).
In two parts; "Secunda pars veterum statutorum" has separate dated title page, foliation and register.
Imprint from colophon.
"Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum"--Title page.
Signatures: [Maltese cross]⁸ A-X⁸ Y⁴, ²A-I⁸.
Black letter type; initials.
Includes indexes.
In two parts; "Secunda pars veterum statutorum" has separate dated title page, foliation and register.
Imprint from colophon.
"Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum"--Title page.
Signatures: [Maltese cross]⁸ A-X⁸ Y⁴, ²A-I⁸.
Black letter type; initials.
Includes indexes.
Exhibited
STC 9277.5 copy 1 Washington, D.C. Folger Shakespeare Library 2015. The Age of Lawyers. Opening: f5.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue, S101069
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 9277.5
Beale, J.H. Bibliography of early English law books, 16
Beale, J.H. Bibliography of early English law books, 24
Anderson, R.B. Supplement to Beale's Bibliography of early English law books, part I, S24b
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 9277.5
Beale, J.H. Bibliography of early English law books, 16
Beale, J.H. Bibliography of early English law books, 24
Anderson, R.B. Supplement to Beale's Bibliography of early English law books, part I, S24b
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Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London, -- publication place.
Item Details
Call number
STC 9277.5 copy 1
Folger-specific note
Manuscript notes. Provenance: inscription on t.p.: "G. Whytney" [Whitney ?]; Latin inscription on back fly-leaf dated 1580; bookplate of W. Harry Rylands; bought by Folger in 1924 from Henry Young Catalogue 400:73
Folger accession
cs1279
Former call number
STC 9278 copy 1
Call number
STC 9277.5 copy 2
Folger-specific note
Brown goatskin armorial binding with initials "T.G.J." below arms on front cover. Manuscript notes in margins; short manuscript index on ²I8v. Gathering L misbound: 1,2,4,3,6,5,7,8; interleaved; many leaves torn. Provenance: inscriptions: on t.p.: "Lambarde" and on front endpapers: "Lambarde 30th March 1919", "T.G. Jackson from Henry Griffith. 31 Jan. 1883"; and "Given me by my Uncle Sir Thomas Graham Jackson. R.A."; William Lambarde copy; Sotheby sale, 1 May 1928:524
Folger accession
cs1808
Former call number
STC 9278 copy 2
Call number
STC 9277.5 copy 3
Folger-specific note
Autograph: Hum. Dyson. In early inboard leather (calf) binding, gold-tooling on boards and spine; red leather spine; red-speckled edges. Acquired from Arthur Freeman (February 2018:34), 2018-02-07. Purchased in part by The Richard J. Kuhta Fund for Library Acquisitions. Purchased in part with funds donated by Alan H. Nelson.
Folger accession
270078