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Early 14th century

Record Id:
032-002029058
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032-002029058
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Early 14th century
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LEGAL COLLECTION: early 14th cent. Imperf. at beginning and end. Latin and French. Origin: England. For current bibliographical information on many of theses texts, see Baker and Ringrose (1996), which has an index of manuscripts. Marginal legal memoranda, 15th cent., ff. 43, 94v, 107v, 209. Presented? to the British Museum, date and donor unknown. See Manuscripts Department Archives, Register of Donations to the Department of Manuscripts. . .1756-1837.

Vellum; ff. 348. Sec. fol. imperf. at head. 122 x 85mm. Gatherings of 12 (i irregular, viii lacks 4, xi lacks 1, xii lacks 1, xiv lacks 12, xv lacks 1 and 2, xvi lacks 1 and 2, xxiii lacks 1, xxiv lacks 5-8, xxvii lacks 1, xxx lacks 1 and 2, xxxi irregular. Catchwords regular throughout. Signatures: generally roman numerals to ff. 1-6 of each quire. Single columns. One documentary cursive script throughout. Art. 12: additions in separate 14th-15th cent. hands. Headings and chapters marked in red and blue. Initials in red, blue and gold, ff. 19, 48, 56, 57v, 108-250 passim, 285, 308v, 319v, 326v. ff. 1-3 badly damaged, possibly by damp.

Contents:

1. ff. 1-159v. Statutes of England, opening with a copy of the charter of 1225, but mostly of the reign of Edward I. The latest dated item is 'De finibus', 1299. Latin and French. Imperf. at several points, including the beginning and end. All items are printed in Statutes, i.

2. ff. 160-194. 'Fair assavoir', attributed to Ralph de Hengham. French. Imperf. at the beginning, between ff. 169v-170 (loss of text), and on ff. 172-173. For description, see Add. 5761, art. 2.

3. ff. 194-238v. 'Summa Magna' of Ralph de Hengham. Latin. Beg. 'Licet ordo placitandi'. For description see Add. 5761, art. 3.

4. ff. 238v-252v. 'Judicium Essoniorum', attributed to Ralph de Hengham. Latin. Beg. 'Primum capitulum de difficultate essoniorum'. Imperf. at end. For description see Add. 5761, art. 4.

5. ff. 253-267v. Tract 'Cadit Assisa', after Bracton, on the assize of mort d'ancestor. Latin. Imperf. at beginning and end. See Add. 5761, art. 15.

6. ff. 268-285. 'Summa Parva' of Ralph de Hengham. Latin. Imperf. at beginning. For description see Add. 5761, art. 3.

7. ff. 285-295v. 'Modus Componendi Brevia', ascribed to Ralph de Hengham. Latin. Beg. 'Cum sit necessarium'. Imperf. at end. For description see Add. 5761, art. 10.

8. ff. 296-308v. 'Exceptiones ad Cassandum Brevia', ascribed to Ralph de Hengham. French. Imperf. at beginning. For description, see Add. 5761, art. 11.

9. ff. 308v-319v. 'Tractatus de bastardia' al. 'Summa Bastardia'. Latin. Beg. 'Nota quod si bastardus clamando se'. See Add. 5761, art. 21.

10. ff. 319v-330v. 'Articuli qui in narrando indigent observari' or 'Narrationes brevium'. Latin. Beg. 'De quantitate tenementi cum pertinenciis'. Imperf. at end. For description see Add. 5761, art. 12.

11. ff. 331-346. 'Exceptiones contra narrationes brevium'. Latin. Imperf. at beginning, text lost by damage to f. 342. Ends. 'Expliciunt articuli in narrando observandi cum excepcionibus generalibus ad brevium', f. 346. For description see Add. 5761, art. 13.

12. ff. 346-348. Miscellaneous items; 14th-15th cent. French. (a) Memoranda on socage; 15th cent. Beg. 'Sokage poet estre distynt'. ff. 346-346v;-

(b) Oath of a sheriff; 15th cent. Beg. 'Ous iurez qui bien'. ff. 346v-347v;- (c) Memoranda on distraint; 14th cent. Fragment. f. 348.

Scope & Content:

Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Legal collection: initials: early 14th cent.

Law OF ENGLAND: Statutes and treatises: early 14th cent: Lat. and Fr.

includes:

  • ff. 160-194 Ralph de Hengham, Chief Justice of Common Pleas: 'Fait assovoir', attrib. to: early 14th cent: Fr: Imperf.
  • ff. 160-194 (imperf.) Law OF ENGLAND: Hengham, 'Fet Asaver': 13th-14th cent: Fr.
  • ff. 194-238v Law OF ENGLAND: Hengham, 'Summa Magna': 13th-14th cent: Lat.
  • ff. 194-238v, 268-285 (imperf.) Ralph de Hengham, Chief Justice of Common Pleas: 'Summa Magna' and 'Summa Parva': early 14th cent: Lat.
  • ff. 238v-252v Ralph de Hengham, Chief Justice of Common Pleas: 'Judicium Essoniorum' attrib. to: early 14th cent: Lat: Imperf.
  • ff. 238v-252v (imperf.) Law OF ENGLAND: Hengham, 'Judicium Essoniorum': 13th-14th cent: Lat.
  • ff. 253-267v Law OF ENGLAND: 'Cadit assisa': 13th-14th cent: Lat.
  • ff. 268-285 (imperf.) Law OF ENGLAND: Hengham, 'Summa Parva': 13th-14th cent: Lat.
  • ff. 285-295v (imperf.) Law OF ENGLAND: 'Modus componendi brevia': 13th-14th cent: Lat.
  • ff. 285-295v (imperf.) Ralph de Hengham, Chief Justice of Common Pleas: 'Modus Componendi Brevia' attrib. to: early 14th cent: Lat.
  • ff. 296-308v Ralph de Hengham, Chief Justice of Common Pleas: 'Exceptiones ad Cassandum Brevia' attrib. to: early 14th cent: Fr: Imperf.
  • ff. 296-308v (imperf.) Law OF ENGLAND: Hengham, 'Exceptiones ad cassandum brevia': 13th-14th cent: Fr.
  • ff. 308v-319v Law OF ENGLAND: 'Summa bastardie': 13th-14th cent: Lat.
  • ff. 319v-330v (imperf.) Law OF ENGLAND: 'Narrationes brevium' al. 'Articuli in narrando': 13th-14th cent: Lat.
  • ff. 331-346 (imperf.) Law OF ENGLAND: 'Exceptiones contra narrationes brevium' al. 'Exceptiones contra brevia': 13th-14th cent: Lat.
  • ff. 346-346v Law OF ENGLAND: On socage: 15th cent: Fr.
  • ff. 346v-347v Law OF ENGLAND: Oath of a sheriff: 15th cent: Fr.
  • f. 348 Law OF ENGLAND: On distraint: 14th cent: Fr: Fragm.

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Western Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
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Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
French
Latin
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1300
End Date:
1340
Date Range:
Early 14th century
Era:
CE
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Names:
Ralph of Hengham, Ralph de, Chief Justice of Common Pleas, b in or before 1235-1311,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000080784095