The charter of Romney Marsh
Title
The charter of Romney Marsh
Creator
Romney Marsh (England)
Publisher
London : Printed by [John Windet for] Iohn Wolfe
Date
1597
Format
[1], 76, [1] pages ; 15 cm (8vo)
Description
"The ordinance of Henry of Bathonia, justice of our Lord King Henry ... made by precept of the same Lord the King, vpon contention arisen betweene the foure and twenty jurors, and the men of Romeney Marsh, touching reparation of the walles and watergauges": pages 5-76.
Latin and English on facing pages., Signatures: A⁸( -A1) B-E⁸.
Title within ornamental border (McKerrow & Ferguson 214alpha); head-pieces; tail-piece; initials.
Originally published in Latin only in 1543 as: The grantes ordinances and lawes of Romeney marshe.
Our copy lacks leaf A1 (blank).
Purchased on the Schulich-Woolf fund.
Latin and English on facing pages., Signatures: A⁸( -A1) B-E⁸.
Title within ornamental border (McKerrow & Ferguson 214alpha); head-pieces; tail-piece; initials.
Originally published in Latin only in 1543 as: The grantes ordinances and lawes of Romeney marshe.
Our copy lacks leaf A1 (blank).
Purchased on the Schulich-Woolf fund.
Provenance
Bound in full leather over pasteboards and sewn on three cords. Lacks paste downs exposing pasteboard covers. Bottom corner is worn possibly eaten by pest or animal.
Hand written label on fly leaf: "Robert Marshe Charter."
Hand written label on fly leaf: "Robert Marshe Charter."
Contributor
John Wolfe d.1601, publisher
John Windet, printer
John Windet, printer
Language
Latin, English
Identifier
Dated 1597 .R66
STC (2nd ed.) 21312
ESTC S123270
STC (2nd ed.) 21312
ESTC S123270
Relation
Files
Collection
Citation
Romney Marsh (England), “The charter of Romney Marsh,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 19, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/1.