Bodleian Library
Univertiy of Oxford Manuscripts and Archives at Oxford University
  • Home
  • About
  • Help

Help with advanced searching

Ralph de Hengham, Ralph Hengham (?) — 14th century, beginning; English

MS. Bodl. 559

Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford

Details

This item is described in 1 online catalogue.?

For the main catalogue entry, see: Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries

Description

From Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries

This is an extract only. For more information, see the catalogue record in Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries.

Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries contains descriptions of all known Western medieval manuscripts held in the Bodleian Libraries, and of medieval manuscripts in selected Oxford colleges. Learn more.

Title

Ralph de Hengham, Ralph Hengham (?) — 14th century, beginning; English

Shelfmark

MS. Bodl. 559

Place of origin

English

Date

14th century, beginning

Language

Anglo-Norman

Latin

Contents

1. (fol. 8) Statutes of England (vetera statuta) and tracts
(fol. 8) Magna Carta as confirmed by Edward I
(fol. 10) Carta de Foresta
(fol. 11) 'Articuli Noui' [super cartas] in French
(fol. 14) Statuta de Merton
(fol. 15) Statuta de Marleberga
(fol. 18v) Statuta de Westmonasterio prima, in French
(fol. 25) Statuta de Gloucestria, in French, cum explanationibus
(fol. 27) Statuta de Westmonasterio secunda
(fol. 41v) Statutum de Westmonasterio tertium [i.e. quia Emptores]
(fol. 42) Statutum de Westmonasterio quartum [i. e. the Statute of Fines.]
(fol. 43) Statutum de Mercatoribus, in French
(fol. 43v) Statutum de Winton, in French
(fol. 45) Statutum de antiquo dominico coronae
(fol. 45v) Statutum de vasto facto tempore alieno
(fol. 45v) Statutum novum de Quo Warranto, in French
(fol. 46) Rubric: Capitula in itinere
(fol. 46) Rubric: Gradus consanguinitatis
(fol. 46v) Statutum de conspiratoribus
(fol. 46v) Statutum de champertie, in French
(fol. 47) Statutum de assisa et juratis
(fol. 47) Statutum de bigamis
(fol. 47v) Modus calumniandi essonia
(fol. 48) Statutum de religiosis
(fol. 48) Statutum de Quo Warranto
(fol. 48v) Rubric: Circumspecte agatis
(fol. 48v) Compositio quorundam vocabulorum
(fol. 49) Extenta manerii
(fol. 49v) Modus faciendi homagium, in French
(fol. 50) Modus faciendi fidelitatem, in French
(fol. 50) Natura wardorum et releviorum, in French
(fol. 50v) Statutum de ponderibus et mensuris
(fol. 50v) Assisa panis et cervisiae
(fol. 51) Statutum de scaccario, in French
(fol. 53) Districtiones scaccarii, in French
(fol. 53) Statutum de scaccario
(fol. 54) Statuta de Exonia and (fol. 55) Articuli super eisdem, in French
(fol. 56) Regia prohibitio Sub qua forma
(fol. 56v) Statutum de militibus
(fol. 57) Statuta armorum, in French
(fol. 57v) Statutum de anno et die bissextali
(fol. 57v) Carta de terra de Lagenia Gulielmo Marshall comiti Pembrochiae concessa
(fol. 58) Statutum de Ragman, in French
(fol. 58v) Officium coronatorum
(fol. 59) Modus irrotulationis
(fol. 60) Rubric: Datur Assisa
(fol. 62) Summa cadit assisa
(fol. 66v) Ralph de Hengham Summa parua
(fol. 71v) Summa bastardiae
(fol. 74) Ralph de Hengham Iudicium essoniorum
(fol. 75) On forms of briefs, in Latin and (fol. 78) French. A list of chapters on fols. 8-41 is at fol. 3.
2. (fol. 85) Ralph Hengham (?) Summa fet asaver
3. (fol. 98) Register of writs
Some legal entries are on fol. 2, and some estate accounts on fol. 131v.

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

ii + 131 leaves

Decoration

Marginal drawings. At fol. 71v is a comic drawing of three dogs playing seesaw, cf. fols. 45, 100.

Initials.

Acquisition

Bought with money presented by Owen Wood, dean of Armagh, in 1610.

Provenance

'Iste liber constat Guillelmo Empingham nacionis Anglie ', early 15th cent.

'Iste liber constat Roberto Hilton gentilmanqui Aliundiit [?] in patria Anglie et magnus gurbernatorde Cancelria Regis de eodem regione', late 15th cent.

'Hasele of Wynchylse', 16th cent.

View full record in Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries

See this item

Requesting

For information on how to request this item, see Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries.

Connections

People associated with this object

  • Hilton, Robert, gentleman 15th century

  • Empingham, William, 15th century

  • Hasele, 'of Winchelsea', 16th century

  • Hengham, Ralph de, -1311

  • Wood, Owen, dean of Armagh, -1609

View full record

See this itemFind out how to request this item

Not available online

Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford

On this page

  • Overview
  • Description from Medieval manuscripts in Oxford libraries
  • See this item
  • Connections
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Terms of use
  • Contact

© Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford 2025

  • Mellon Foundation
  • Bodleian Libraries, Univertiy of Oxford
We use cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. By continuing without changing your cookie settings, we assume you agree to this. Please read our cookie policy to find out more. Cookie Policy