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040-002029043

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LEGAL COLLECTION: sections of Year Books, Statutes, etc., temp. Edward II - Henry IV; mid 14th cent. (articles 1-5) - mid 15th cent. (articles 6, 7). French. Origin: England. Marginals, contemporary - 16th cent. throughout, except to articles 3 and 7 which bear contemporary marginals only. Articles 4 and 5 are heavily annotated in possibly the same 16th cent. hand (see ff. 50, 56). Verse fragment, same hand as text, Beg. 'Hy wot atimes ales wille', lower margin, f. 52v. Copy of an indenture, 1416, in a 15th cent. hand, f. 102v (art. 6). Provenance: (a) Art. 6. 'Iste liber constat Geraldi Aylmer'; 16th cent. f. 102v;- (b) Art. 7. The name 'Aylofe' written, 16th cent., f. 124v. Possibly William Ayloffe, judge, (d.1585), direct ancestor of Sir Joseph Ayloffe, Bart., antiquary. John Topham, whose hand appears (f. 1), worked with Sir Joseph Ayloffe at the State Paper Office. Topham sale, lot 706.

Vellum and paper (art. 7); ff. 124. For old foliations, see below. Composite manuscript. Measurements: art. 1, 340 x 230mm.; art. 2, 275 x 190mm.; art. 3, 340 x 220mm. approx.; art. 4, 340 x 215 approx.; art. 5, 350 x 230mm.; art. 6, 300 x 220mm.; art. 7, 295 x 215mm. Each folio mounted separately on guards. Art. 1: catchwords, ff. 13v, 25v. Art. 2: Catchwords, ff. 41v, 42v, 43v, 44, 44v, 45, 45v; contemporary foliation 6-14 in arabic numerals on ff. 37-45. Art. 3: contemporary foliation in arabic numerals, 13, 16, 21, 24 on ff. 46-49. Art. 6:

f. 80 marked 'fo. 36' in an early 16th cent. hand. Single columns throughout. Each article in a separate hand: articles 1-6 in documentary cursive scripts, art. 7 in a secretary hand. Watermarks (art. 7): (a) Deux clefs, nr. Briquet 3857 (1440). ff. 105-121;- (b) Tête de boeuf. 15th cent. ff. 123, 124.

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1. ff. 2-34v. Eyres of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Bedfordshire, 3-5 Edward III (1329-1331). Imperfect. Reports for these eyres were omitted from the printed Year Books 1-10 Edward III. See R. V. Rogers, 'Manuscript Year Books for 1-10 Edward III (1327-37)', EHR, lv (1940), pp. 562-597 and Egerton MS. 2811. As follows: (a) Nottinghamshire Eyre, 3-4 Edward III (Dec. 1329-1330). CCR 1327-1330, p. 588. Imperfect at beginning. ff. 2-10v;- (b) Derbyshire Eyre, 4-5 Edward III (1 July 1330-1331), CCR 1330-1333, p. 30. ff. 11-23;- (c) Bedfordshire Eyre, 4-5 Edward III (25 June 1330-1331). Imperfect at end. CCR 1330-1333, p. 30. The heading 'Derb.' on f. 31 appears to be a scribal error. ff. 23v-34v.

2. ff. 35-45v. Pleas, 6-8 Edward II (1312-1315). Year Books for 6-8 Edward II are printed in Year Books of Edward II, Selden Soc., 34, 36-39, 41 (1918-1924), (Year Books Series, xiii, xiv, pt.1, xv-xviii). As follows: (a) 6 Edward II. Fragment. ff. 36-36v. A fragment, f. 35, may be part of this section;- (b) 7 Edward II. ff. 36v-40v;- (c) 8 Edward II. Imperfect at end.

3. ff. 46-49v. Pleas, Trinity and Michaelmas, 3 Edward III (1329). Fragments. Text not continuous. Not listed in Rogers, op. cit.

4. ff. 50-55v. Pleas, 13 Edward III (1339). Year Books 11-20 Edward III are printed under the title Year Books of the reign of King Edward III, ed.

E. Horwood, Rolls Series, 15 vols. (1883-1911).

5. ff. 56-70v. Pleas, 16 Edward III (1342). Imperfect at beginning and end. Year Books for the period are printed in ibid.

6. ff. 71-102. Fragments from Year Books 2, 12-13 Richard II; mid 15th cent. (a) 2 Richard II (1378-1379). Imperfect at beginning and end. The present MS. was used in the edition, The Year Books of Richard II. 2 Richard II 1378-1379, ed. M. S. Arnold, The Ames Foundation, Year Books Series (1975). ff. 71-75v;- (b) 12-13 Richard II (1388-1390). Imperfect at beginning. Explicit, f. 102, followed by the inscription 'Illum nullus amat qui semper da michi clamat'. See H. Walther, Lateinische Sprichwörter und Sentenzen des Mittelalters . . ., Carmina Medii Aevi Posterioris Latine, II/2 (1964), p. 405. The present MS. is used in the Ames Foundation edition, 12 Richard II, ed. G. F. Deiser (1914), and 13 Richard II, ed. T. F. T. Plucknett (1929). ff. 76-102.

7. ff. 103-124. Collection of abbreviated statutes, 1 Richard II - 9 Henry IV (1377-1408); mid 15th cent. The full collection of statutes for the period is printed in Statutes, ii (1810).

Law OF ENGLAND: Pleas: 1339: Fr.

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f. 1 John Topham, Deputy Keeper of State Papers: Memoranda and signatures: bef. 1803.
ff. 2-10v County of Nottingham: Eyre of: 1329-1330: Fr: Imperf.
ff. 2-34v Law OF ENGLAND: Eyres of Bedfordshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire: 1329-1331: Fr: Imperf.
ff. 11-23 County of Derby: Eyre of: 1330-1331: Fr.
ff. 23v-34v Bedfordshire: Eyre of: 1330-1331: Fr: Imperf.
ff. 35-45v Law OF ENGLAND: Pleas: 1312-1315: Fr: Fragments.
ff. 46-49v Law OF ENGLAND: Pleas: 1329: Fr: Fragments.
f. 52v Poetry ENGLISH: Love poetry: 15th cent: Fragm.
ff. 56-70v Law OF ENGLAND: Pleas: 1342: Fr: Imperf.
ff. 71-102 Law OF ENGLAND: Year Books: 1378-1379, 1388-1390: Fr: Copies, 15th cent.
f. 102v Gerald Aylmer, fl. 16th cent: Ex libris: 16th cent.
ff. 103-124 Law OF ENGLAND: Abbreviated statutes: 1307-1408: Fr.
ff. 105-121 Watermarks: Deux clefs: 15th cent.
ff. 123, 124 Watermarks: Tête de boeuf: 15th cent.
f. 124v Aylofe: Name written: 16th cent.

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040-002029043

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Add MS 5926 : LEGAL COLLECTION: sections of Year Books, Statutes, etc., temp. Edward II - Henry IV; mid 14th cent. (articles 1-5) - mid 15th…

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Languages:

English
French

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Latin

Start Date:

1330

End Date:

1470

Date Range:

Mid 14th century-Mid 15th century

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Custodial History:

Gerald Aylmer, fl. 16th cent: Owned, 16th cent.

Sir William Ayloffe, judge: Owned(?), 16th cent.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Aylmer, Gerald, judge, d 1559
Aylofe, name inscribed in a collection of legal papers, fl 16th cent
Ayloffe, William, Knight, judge, c 1535-1584
Topham, John, Deputy Keeper of State Papers

Places:

Bedfordshire, England
Derbyshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England