Title within woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 147β; Devices, no. 168), with mermaid cut away.

"Cum priuilegio." --foot of title page.

Identification of Adam Islip as printer from STC (2nd ed.)

In 3 parts.

Part 2 has separate title page with same woodcut border; with title: In hoc volumine continentur omnes anni Regis Henrici septimi, ab anno primo, vsque ad annum vicesimum secundum eiusdem regis, qui antea impressi fuerunt ...

Collation: pt.1: [chi]1 A-G⁴ H⁶ [$2 (-E2) signed]; pt.2: A⁶ B-D⁴ E⁶ F-Z⁴ [et]⁴ 2A-3Z⁴ ²A-²V⁴ ²X⁶ ²2A-²2M⁴ ²2N⁶ [$2 signed; misprinting A2 as 2A2; B1 as A1; 2F2 as 2F1; 3A2 as 3A3; ²2C2 as ²2C1]; pt.3: A-O⁴ P⁶ Q⁴ R⁶ S-Z⁴ 2A⁶ [$2 signed; misprinting 2A2 as 2A1; M4 blank]

Errors in foliation, pt.1: in 2 Richard III, leaf 9 (F1) numbered 11; in 1 Henry VII, leaf 11 (C1) numbered 10 and leaf 20 (E2) printed 16; pt.2: in 3 Henry VII, leaf 1 (M3) numbered 16; in 11 Henry VII, leaf 21 (3N1) numbered 23; in 13 Henry VII, leaf 19 (²C4) numbered 20; pt. 3: in 14 Henry VIII, leaf 13 (H1) numbered 12.

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman and italic type.

Initials, some historiated.

Side notes.

Part 2 formerly also STC 9927; part 3 formerly also STC 9944.

Includes bibliographical references.

STC (2nd ed.), 9904

Text mostly in Law French; some Latin.