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Reference (shelfmark):: Stowe MS 1029-1043
Title:: COLLECTIONS by John Anstis, Garter King-of-Arms [1718- 1745], relating to matters of historical, legal, and antiquarian interest, in fifteen volumes. They consist of extracts, almost all in the hand of Anstis, from Patent and Close Rolls, Rolls of Parliament, Pleas of various courts, MSS. in the Cotton Library, Cartæ Antiquæ in the Record Office, and other similar sources. Some of the volumes are devoted to special subjects systematically arranged; in others there is no pretence of order. Th...
Scope & Content:: Law OF ENGLAND: Collections by T. Anstis: 18th cent. England General Chronicles and History: Miscellaneous historical collections by T. Anstis: 18th cent. John Anstis, heraldic writer and Garter King of Arms: Historical, legal, and antiquarian collections: 18th cent.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [1718-1745]
Extent:: 15 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Stowe MS 1030
Title:
Scope & Content:: Vol. II. (ff. 240). MISCELLANEOUS NOTES, dealing with the following subjects among others:-(a) Placita coram Rege. f. 2;- (b) List of Parliaments from John to James I. f. 29 b;-(c) Glossary of old English words in charters. f. 57;-(d) Proceedings of Parliaments of Edward II. f. 60;-(e) Notes o...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [1718-1745]
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Stowe MS 1031-1033
Title:: Vols. III.-V. (ff. 190, 144, 116). OUTLINES and headings, with some portions filled up, of a treatise on the Civil Laws and Constitution of England. At the beginning of vol. iii. is a subject index to the three volumes, and a table of contents, showing the divisions of the treatise. Vol. iii. deals with the Prerogatives of the King, and the position of magistrates, ecclesiastical and temporal; vol. iv. with the reciprocal rights of persons in various relations, such as father and son, or lor...
Scope & Content:: England General Chronicles and History: Treatise on the Civil Laws and Constitution of England, by T. Anstis: 18th cent.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [1718-1745]
Extent:: 3 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Stowe MS 1034
Title:
Scope & Content:: Vol. VI. (ff. 263). MISCELLANEOUS NOTES, including:-(a) Summary of pleas in various counties, tempp. Rich. I. and John. f. 3;-(b) Comments on laws of Henry I. f. 27;-(c) Notes to Eadmer. f. 71;-(d) Anglo-Saxon coins. f. 77 b;-(e) Tithes. f. 95;-(f) List of persons summoned to Parliament, 5 Edw. ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [1718-1745]
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Stowe MS 1035
Title:
Scope & Content:: Vol. VII. (ff. 217). NOTES on the subject of Parliament, with a table of contents prefixed. The notes deal chiefly with the ancient procedure in the matter of Bills, also with the summons to Parliament, procedure in the House, appointment of Receivers and Triers of petitions, and of committees, ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [1718-1745]
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Stowe MS 1036
Title:
Scope & Content:: Vol. VIII. (ff. 84). INDEX to the preceding volumes (ff. 1-31), followed by notes on amendments of laws (f. 32 on sovereign power (f. 36), on law in general (ff. 38, 42), and on the law of reason (f 40). With miscellaneous notes on ceremonial, etc.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [1718-1745]
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Stowe MS 1037
Title:
Scope & Content:: Vol. IX. (ff. 85). MISCELLANEOUS NOTES frOM Cotton MSS., Cartæ Antiquæ, and on heraldry. The latter part (ff. 54-82) contains two indices, one of names of persons, from various ancient authors, the other of matters, partly from various authors and partly from these collections, but very incomple...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [1718-1745]
Extent:: 1 item

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