Sloane 1107 Paper, in small quarto. ff. 48. XVI century. A tract intitled, "The readyings and reasons of Rycard de Nemore, [Wood?], Esquyer, student and dylygent sercher owt of God’s worde, and the Cyvyll and Canon Lawes, and by the lawes of this realme, and by the naturall & chymycall phy...
1. FORM of resignation of the crown by Richard II. [29 Sept. 1399], followed by the "protestacio regis Ricardi ante resignacionem," the challenge of the crown by Henry, Duke of Lancaster., and his speech after election as Henry IV. The first two articles in Latin, the others in English. See Rot....
Warrants, official and private letters from the reigns of Henry IV to James VI and I
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ff. 1r–86v: Original papers, warrants, official and private letters, from the reigns of Henry IV to James I and VI. The volume includes several letters from abbots of monasteries before the Dissolution, the reports to the Privy Council of Commissioners appointed to take account of Church goods i...
MISCELLANEOUS historical letters, etc.; 1375-1810. In two series, English or relating to England and (artt. 87-106) foreign. 1. Andrea Contarini, Doge of Venice, to Edward III. of England, desiring a safe conduct for merchant-ships about to be sent to Flanders; " in nostro ducali Palatio," 5 F...
ABSTRACT of the Rolls of Parliament for the reigns of Richard II., Henry IV., and Henry V., with several lists of the peers Summoned to attend. The text of statutes is not given, but it is stated in each case if the printed copy agrees with the record, and in some instances it is noted that stat...
Statutes from the first year of the reign of King Henry IV to the twelfth year of the reign of King Henry VI, with later musical additions
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Statutes from 1 Hen. IV. to 12 Hen. VI., in chronological order. Under 2 Hen VI. is inserted a writ from the king to the sheriffs on the subject of purveyance. The collection concludes with the statute on purveyance, weights and measures, etc., reenacting several previous statutes, which is omit...