Statutes of England, statuta vetera — 14th century, early; English
MS. Marshall 132
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Statutes of England, statuta vetera — 14th century, early; English
Shelfmark
MS. Marshall 132
Place of origin
English
Date
14th century, early
Language
Anglo-Norman
Latin
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Physical extent
ii + '243' (really 244) leaves
Acquisition
Bequeathed by him and received in 1689 or 1690.
Provenance
Biographical notes, some autograph, on foll. 1v-6av trace the history of the Burton of Lindley family, who owned the book, from temp. Hen. vi to 1642, beg. 'Ceo est le lyvre Gylyalm Burton iadys le porter dell Baner royall notre sire le Roy Henri d'Engleterre le sixiesme'.
Thomas Marshall
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Title
The Statutes of England
Shelfmark
MS. Marshall 132
Summary
The Statutes of England, as printed, with minor variants, comprising:
The confirmation of Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest by Edward i (fol. 19)
'Sententia lata super cartas', of 1253, here misdated 1243 (fol. 36v)
Provisions of Merton (fol. 38v)
Statutes of Marlborough (fol. 45)
Westminster i (fol. 62)
Gloucester (fol. 101v)
Westminster ii (fol. 113v)
Westminster iii (fol. 191)
de Mercatoribus (fol. 192v)
Quo warranto (fol. 197v)
Vocat' ad warrantiam (fol. 203)
de Religiosis (fol. 205)
Winchester (fol. 207)
Extenta manerii (fol. 214v)
Jurati [et] Assise (fol. 217v)
de Bigamis (fol. 219v)
Calumpniandi essonia (fol. 222v)
Communes dies in banco (fol. 223v)
Dies dotis (fol. 224v)
de Finibus (fol. 225v)
de Vasto (fol. 231)
de Conspiratoribus (fol. 233v)
de Chaumpert' (fol. 234v)
Diffinitio tenementorum (fol. 235)
There is a table of statutes on fol. 11 and a list of the chapters of some of them on fols. 11v-18.
Date
Written in the early 14th century in England
Language
Multiple languages
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Latin
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
244 Leaves
Custodial history
Manuscript (95).
Biographical notes, some autograph, on fols. 1v-6av trace the history of the Burton of Lindley family, who owned the book, from temp. Hen. vi to 1642, beg. 'Ceo est le lyvre Gylyalm Burton iadys le porter dell Baner royall notre sire le Roy Henri d'Engleterre [le sixiesme later]'. There are a few medical recipes on fols. 7v-10.
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Collection contents
The Statutes of England
