Thys is a True Copy of the Ordynaunce Made in the Tyme of the Reygne.

1546. Imprynted...by [N. Hill for] Henry Smythe, 1546.. Imprynted...by [N. Hill for] Henry Smythe, 1546. A Rare Imprint of an Important Exchequer Ordinance [Great Britain]. Thys is a True Copy of the Ordynau[n]ce Made in the Tyme of the Reygne of Kynge Henry the. VI. To be Observed in the Kynges Eschequier, By the Offycers and Clerkes of the Same, For Takynge of Fees of the Kynges Accomptes in the Same Courtes. [London: Imprynted...by [N. Hill for] Henry Smythe, [1546]. [16] pp. Title page and final leaf are bound-in facsimiles. Octavo (5-3/4" x 3-1/2"). Recent calf, gilt title and fillets to spine. A few minor nicks and spots to boards. Moderate toning and dampstaining to non-facsimile leaves, minor water damage to fore-edges of two leaves, one repaired, brief annotations in early court hand at beginning and end of text. $950. * Later edition. This title, a copy of a 1447 ordinance governing the exchequer, would have been "essential" for local government officials and justices of the peace given that most "were obliged to render an account at the Exchequer of fines, fees, and amercements" (Holdsworth). Copies of the 1447 ordinance were frequently issued with or incorporated into JP manuals of the period; the English Short-Title Catalogue notes that this title may have been issued with contemporary editions of The Boke for a Justyce of Peace. This is a rare imprint. OCLC, Library Hub and the English Short-Title Catalogue locate 1 copy worldwide (British Library). Holdsworth, A History of English Law IV:114. Beale, A Bibliography of Early English Law Books T243. English Short-Title Catalogue S108802. (Inventory #: 82576)