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LA LEGENDE DORÉE: the French version of the Legenda Aurea of Jacobus de Voragine, made by Jean de Vignay, circ. 1340, including the additional Lives given by De Vignay for which there is no original in Jacobus. There are in all 236 narratives, including those which refer to Festivals as well as the Lives of the Saints. Begins, without title, with the rubric "Cy comence le prologue de lacteur de ce liure," etc., which introduces the translator's preface, beg. "Monseigneur saint iherome." The ...
" AN ESSAY upon the ancient and modern government, conventions and parliaments of England. With abstracts of the most observable laws and the frequency of later parliaments, in which is treated principally of the Saxon and Norman constitution of government and the legislative (sic) and laws during the time of the Saxon and first six Norman kings. After which succeed several necessary observations on succeeding parliaments, their frequency and prorogations to the reign of Elizabeth." Four vol...
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England; Parliament: Essay on the government of England, to the reign of Hen. III.: 18th cent. England General Chronicles and History: Essay on the government and parliaments of England to the reign of Hen. III.: 18th cent.
ROLLS of Parliament, I Rich. II. [ 1377 ]-39 Hen. VI. [1460]: transcripts, apparently made for Sir Roger Twysden, with notes, and extracts from other records, in his hand. Eight volumes. In the extracts by Sir R. Twysden are also included:- Vol. ii. (a) " Petitions and acts moeued at ye Parleament held at York, 8 Edw. Ill. [1334]; copied from "the abbreuyation of 8o Edw. 3 by Mr. Bowyer, the Roll itself being now wanting." At the end (f. 3) is a note oil the abridgements of William Bowyer...
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Sir Roger Twysden, Antiquary (ob. 1672): Rolls of Parliament, transcribed for: 17th cent. England; Parliament: Rolls of Parliament, with notes, etc., 1377-1460: 17th cent.