166 - By the Roman Imperial Majesty,

By the Roman Imperial Majesty, and the decrees issued by the Estates of the Holy Roman Empire, as well as the agreements reached in the past year 150 regarding the Imperial Circle of Augsburg and the Rhenish Circle of Worms, further provisions concerning the estates and authorities in Alsace, as well as additional agreements and regulations, adopted in the year [et]c. LII. Strasbourg, Rihel and Wendelin the Elder, 1552. Folio (31.3 x 20.3 cm). [19] leaves. Modern half-parchment binding with gold-stamped title on the spine. VD16 E 1040. - A very rare and early police ordinance. - With interesting articles on cultural history: “On Drinking” (“...much harm has been done to God and the world in various ways through drunkenness...”), “On the Costliness of Clothing,” “First, on Weddings,” “On Baptisms / Postpartum Feasts / Funerals and Burials,” “On Church Consecrations …,” “On Kingdoms,” “On Elnmeas / Measures / and Weights,” “On Rations for Soldiers,” “On Daily Wages,” “On Skilled and Unskilled Trades,” “Article on Ships and Ferries,” “On Usurious and Otherwise Onerous Contracts,” “Articles on the Sale of Crops in the Field …,” “On Woolen Cloth,” “On Saffron, Ginger, and Spices in General” (6 pp.!), “On Frivolous Residents” (“... public indecency / as well as other indecent (conditions not ordained by God) dwellings and similar frivolities ...”), "On Beggars and Other Idlers," "On Gypsies / Fools / Pipe Players, etc.," "On Pupils and Guardians and Custodians of Minors," "On Goldsmiths," "On Tin Casters" (9 pp.!), "Concerning Apprentice Boys," "On Heretics and Other Artisans’ Improper Agreements," “On Birds” (on bird hunting, quails, pigeons, and ducks) and “On Shooting” (hunting).—Somewhat stained throughout, otherwise very well preserved and decoratively bound.