Legal texts, Formulary — 13th century; English
MS. Douce 137
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Legal texts, Formulary — 13th century; English
Ranulph Glanville (attrib.) — 13th century; English
Register of writs, Poems — 13th century (in part c. 1260); English
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 137
Date
13th century
13th century (in part c. 1260)
Language
Latin
Anglo-Norman
Contents
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
Miscellaneous legal pieces almost all relating to England
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 137
Summary
Made up of three MSS (117 leaves, in double columns except the third MS.), comprising:
(fol. 1). Miscellaneous legal pieces almost all relating to England, among which are:
(fol. 2) 'Isti sunt Episcopi sub Romano Pontifice, qui non sunt in alterius prouincia constituti'
(fol. 5) Forms of Latin letters, charters, and briefs, with a preface which beg. 'In omnibus litteris cuicumque et a quocumque transmittantur': among the charters are an agreement about the gild merchant at Reading, Feb. 3, 1253/4
(fols. 16v, cf. 37) several statutes
(fol. 20v) a perambulation of Berkshire.
Also comprises:
(fol. 40). 'Incipit tractatus de legibus & consuetudinibus regni Anglie tempore H[enrici] regis secundi conpositus iusticie gubernacula tenente ... R[anulpho] de Glanuilla ...', with lists of chapters: fols. 85 - 6 are perhaps out of place. At fol. 91av 'incipit tractatus de legibus & consuetudinibus Anglie tempore magni regis Willelmi', the Anglo-Saxon laws in Latin, followed by small miscellaneous pieces, partly in French.
(fol. 98). '[C]es sunt les Brefs le rei pleydez o les en cuppements ...', a Registrum brevium or forms of pleading in French, followed by short pieces, including a French hymn to Christ (beg.'Cuard est ke amer nose', fol. III) and a French and Latin macaronic poem about a maid (beg. 'En may quant vit esoil efruit parens natura parere', fol. IIIv).
Date
written in the 13th cent. in England
Language
Latin
French
Physical facet
On parchment
Physical extent
117 Leaves
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Collection contents
Miscellaneous legal pieces almost all relating to England
