A treatise of the lawes of the forest : wherein is declared not onely those lawes, as they are now in force, but also the originall and beginning of forests : and what a forest is in his owne proper nature, and wherein the same doth differ from a chase, a parke, or a warren ... : also a treatise of the pourallee ... / collected, as well out of the common lawes and statutes of this land, as also out of sundrie learned auncient authors, and out of the assises of Pickering and Lancaster, by Iohn Manvvood ; whereunto are added the statutes of the forest, a treatise of the seuerall offices of verderors, regardors, and foresters ... ; neuer heretofore printed for the publique.
1615
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A treatise of the lawes of the forest : wherein is declared not onely those lawes, as they are now in force, but also the originall and beginning of forests : and what a forest is in his owne proper nature, and wherein the same doth differ from a chase, a parke, or a warren ... : also a treatise of the pourallee ... / collected, as well out of the common lawes and statutes of this land, as also out of sundrie learned auncient authors, and out of the assises of Pickering and Lancaster, by Iohn Manvvood ; whereunto are added the statutes of the forest, a treatise of the seuerall offices of verderors, regardors, and foresters ... ; neuer heretofore printed for the publique.
Uniform title
Treatise of the lawes of the forrest
Created/published
London : Printed for the Societie of Stationers, anno Dom. 1615.
Description
[16], 258 [i.e. 259], [1] leaves ; 19 cm (4to)
Associated name
Manwood, John, -1610, author.
Islip, Adam, -1639, printer.
Gwynn, Edward, -approximately 1645, former owner.
Stationers' Company (London, England), publisher.
Islip, Adam, -1639, printer.
Gwynn, Edward, -approximately 1645, former owner.
Stationers' Company (London, England), publisher.
Note
An enlarged edition of "A treatise and discourse of the lawes of the forrest", incorporating much material from his "A brefe collection of the lawes of the forest"
Running title reads: A treatise of the forest lawes.
Printed by Adam Islip? (STC).
At foot of title: Cum priuilegio.
Entered to the English Stock 5 Mar 1620 (STC).
Signatures: [par.]⁸ [star]⁸ A-2I⁸ 2K⁴.
The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.
Leaves 258 and 259 misnumbered '237' and '258'.
Running title reads: A treatise of the forest lawes.
Printed by Adam Islip? (STC).
At foot of title: Cum priuilegio.
Entered to the English Stock 5 Mar 1620 (STC).
Signatures: [par.]⁸ [star]⁸ A-2I⁸ 2K⁴.
The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.
Leaves 258 and 259 misnumbered '237' and '258'.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S111855
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 17292
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 17292
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 17292 copy 1
Folger-specific note
Manuscript notes; manuscript shelf-marks. Calf binding with manuscript note on fore-edge: "manw:". Provenance: bought by Folger from Sotheby's Ellis sale, Oct. 28, 1902, lot 1591
Folger accession
cs101
Call number
STC 17292 copy 2
Folger-specific note
Wanting the blank initial and final leaves. Gathering 2F misbound. In manuscript: p[re]cij viij [superscript s?] hill 1658. In brown speckled calf Edward Gwynn binding, rebacked with new red leather spine label. Bought from Christopher Edwards 4 June 2010.
Folger accession
265608