Royal MS 9 A VII

STATUTES, to 27 Edw. I (with additions), charters of liberties, and law tracts. Art. 6 probably indicates that the volume was used for administering oaths (cf. 9 A. XII). The original book (ff. 13-232) has received later accretions at both ends. Contents.- 1. 'Statutum Lincoln.', dated [20 Jan.] 29 Edw. I [1301]: the Statutum de escaetoribus of Statutes of the Realm, i, p. 142. f. 1 b.

2. Table of contents (for ff. 19 b-232 b only). f. 6.

3. Statutum de coniunctim feoffatis; without title, but dated Westm. 27 May, 34 Edw. I [1306]. Ib. p. 145. f. 7.

4. A brief tract on Essoins. In French. Beg. 'Ceus sunt les delayes en play de terre'; ends 'que il retume bref de damages'. f. 8 b.

5. 'Statutum de defencione iuris', n. d. [20 Edw. I, cf. ib. p. 110]. Lat. Apparently in the same hand as art. 1. f. 10 b.

6. 'Sequencia sancti ewangeli': the passages from the four Gospels (Luke i. 238, Matth. ii. 1-12, Mark xvl. 14-20, John i. 1-14) known also as the 'cursus', with coarse illuminated initials representing the Evangelists, followed by the calendar and miniatures (ff. 14 b, 18) of the Virgin and Child and the Crucifixion. The calendar (f. 15) contains many English saints characteristic of the Eastern counties, to which others have been added in another hand of the 14th cent. together with the dedication of churches of S. Andrew (9 Mar.) and the Trinity (6 Sept.). f. 13.

7. 'Communes dies de dote', cf. ib. p. 208. Lat. f. 19 b.

8. Chapter-headingsto Magna Charta, Charta Forestae, and the statutes of Merton, Marlborough, Gloucester, and Westminster (I and II). f 20.

9. 'Magna earta de libertatibus Anglie': the confirmation, 28 Mar. 28 Edw. I [1300], see Cal. Charter Rolls, ii, p. 483. The witnesses, Archbishop of Canter. bury and Bishops of London and Durham, and date differ from the confirmation (12 Oct. 25 Edw. I, wit, nessed by Prince Edward) printed in Stat. Realm, Charters, p. 114. f. 23 b.

10. 'Carta de libertatibus foreste': confirmation by the same king, dated 18 (for 28) Mar., same year, see Cal. Charter Rolls, l. c. f. 29.

11. 'Prouisiones de Merton', 20 Hen. III [23 Jan. 1236]. Stat. Realm, i, Stat. p. 1. f. 32.

12. 'Statutum de Marleberge': the statute of Marl. borough, dat. Oct. S. Martin [18 Nov.]. 52 Hen. III [1267]. Ib. p. 19. f. 34 b.

13. 'Statuta Westmonasterii primi' : statutes of the first parliament of Edw. I, 'lendemeyn de la cluse Pasch'[22 Apr.], 3 Edw. I [1275]. French. Ib. p. 26. At the end of paragraph ii is inserted (f. 44), as if part of the text, a long Latin comment about the plea of clergy. f. 41 b.

14. 'Statuta Gloucestrie', 6 Edw. I, Idone a Gloucestr. lendemeign proscheyn auaunt (sic) la feste seyn pere en Aust' [7 Aug. 1278]. French. It has the abbreviated preamble and Latin 'explanaciones' at the end. Ib. p. 45. f. 58.

15. 'Statuta Westmonasterii secundi', 13 Edw. I [after Easter, 1285]. Latin, except clauses xxxiv, xlix, which are in French. Stat. Realm, i, p. 71. f. 62 b.

16. 'Statutum de emptoribus terrarum', generally known as Quia emptores, 18 Edw. I [8 July, 1290]. Ib. p. 106. f. 90 b.

17. 'Statutum de mercatore', generally known as Statutum mercatorum, 13 Edw. I [after Easter, 1285]. Fr., followed by form of writing Latin. Ib. p.98. f.91.

18. 'Statutum de religiosis' [7 Edw. I, 15 Nov. 1279]. Ib. p. 51. f. 94b.

19. 'Statutum Wyntonye', 13 Edw. I, dat. 8 Oct. [1285], and renouele e enseale' at York, 28 Edw. I. Fr. Ib. p. 96. f. 95.

20. 'Statuta de scaccario', of uncertain date, followed by the 'Districtiones scaccarii', n.d. Fr. Ib. p. 197. f 98.

21. 'Statuta de quo waranto', 18 Edw. I [after East. 1290]. Ib. p. 107. f. 103.

22. 'Statutum de moneta'; not the statute usually so entitled, but the brief paragraph beg. 'Per discrecionem tocius regni' and often called Compositio monetae. It is exemplified in Richard II's Patent Roll (cf. 9 A. II, art. 30). f. 103b.

23. 'Breue de anno et die': the provisions (of uncertain origin) for interpreting the term year and a day in leap-years, dat. (as often in MS. collections) 44 Edw. (sic, for Hen. III). . Ib. p. 7. f. 104.

24. 'Statutum factum apud Berewyk de champarturis': the Statutum de conspiratoribus of Stat. Realm, i, p. 216, without the Latin provision and writ, dat. Berwick, 20 Edw. 1[1291-1292]. Fr. f. 104 b.

25. 'Botcler', [3 Feb.] 20 Edw. I [1292]: the statute De Vasto facto tempore antecessorum, the first words of which are 'Will. le Botiler'. Ib. p. 109. f. 104b.

26. 'Lucrum pistoris': a French translation of the clause so headed in the Assise of Bread and Ale, n. d. Ib. p. 200. f. 105 b.

27. 'Statuta Exonie' [14 Edw. I ?]: an abridgement, without the introductory sentence and undated. Fr. Ib. p. 210, as of uncertain date. In Ruffhead's edition under 14 Edw. I, and dated in Harley MS. 395, 28 Dec. 1285 (cf. 11 A. VIII, art. 14). f. 105 b.

28. 'Statutum de Rageman' [al. De Iusticiariis assignatis]: an abridgement, dat. 4 Edw. I [1275-1276]. Ib. p. 44. Fr. f. 107 b.

29. 'Prouisio de turnis vicecomitum', dat. Westm.

2 Oct. 18 Hen. III [1234]: an amendment (hitherto unprtnted?) of the clause 'Nec aliquis vicecomes', &c., in the Magna Charta of 1217, art. 42, p. 346, of Stubbs' Select Charters. Other copies are in Harley MS. 867, f. 63 b, and (with heading 'Edwardus') in Harley MS.

869, f. 50 b. f. 108.

30. 'Statutum quia fines': the Iatter half of the statute De Finibus levatis, dat. Westm. 2 Apr. 27 Edw. I [1299]. Stat. Realm, i, p. 126. f. 109.

31. 'Statutum nouum de iuratis assisis et recognicionibus' : the statute De illis qui debent poni in iuratis et assisis, 22 Edw. I, of Stat. Realm, i, p. 113. Followed 282

by the writ, 13 Dec. 22 Edw. I [1293], for its publication. f. 111.

32. 'Tractatus qui vocatur iudicium essoniorum' a law tract on essoins. In a More MS. (now Camb. Univ. Dd. vii. 14) this tract is ascribed to [Ralph de] Hengham (see below, art. 34), while others attribute it to John de Mettingham, ChiefJustice ofthe Common Pleas 1290-1301. Beg. 'Primum capitulum de difficultate'; ends 'iuxta discrecionem'. f. II2.

33. 'Tractatus de corona': an extract from the treatise of that title which makes part of lib. iii of the great work of Hen. de Bracton De legibus Angliae, viz. cap. xxxii and part of cap. xxxiii (gracton, Rolls Ser., ii, p. 508). The latter part is somewhat abridged. Beg. 'Eodem modo [quo] quis feloniam'; ends 'quod superius fit de aliis'. Other copies of these extracts are in Harley MSS. 1208, f. 185, 1690, f. 66 b, and elsewhere. f. 118b.

34. 'Magnum Hengham': the Summa Magna of Ralph de Hengham, Chief justice of the King's Bench 1274-1289, of the Common Pleas 1301-1307 (d. 1311). Printed by Selden with Fortescue's De laudibus legunt Angliae, 1616. Beg. 'Licet ordo placitandi'. f. 121 b.

35. 'Fet assauer' : the treatise so termed from its opening words 'Fet assauer qe au comencement de chescun play'. About half the tract only is printed in Selden's edition of Fleta (1647), and many MS. copies (Harley MSS. 869, 1208, 1690) are more or less imperfect at the end. Ends 'pur quey il ne le ad nient fet venir'. Fr. f. 147.

36. 'Summa bastardia': treatise on bastardy. Beg. 'Di (for Si) bastardus se clamando ligitimum'; ends apparently on f. 170 b 'nisi attornatus ille amoueatur', though several notes in French are appended, one with the marginal heading 'Nota per Brumpton' [Will. de Brumpton, al. Burnton, justice of the Common Pleas 1278-1289]. In some other copies the tract has for a sequel 'Quot modis dicitur excepcio' (cf. Harley MSS. 858, f. 66 b, 1208, f. 235). f. 165.

37. 'Paruum Hengham': the Summa Parva of the above-named judge. Beg. 'Notandum quod quinque sunt essonia'. Edited by Selden with Fortescue, as above. f. 171 b.

38. 'Excepciones pro breuibus cassandis': a tract on exceptions. Beg. 'Ceo est ordre de excepcioun a mettre auaunt enpledaunt',; ends 'sauntz nomer sa femme en breef dunques par taunt, &c.' Cf. Harley MS. 395; a copy in Harley MS. 748 is shorter. Fr. f. 182.

39. 'Iudicium pillorie'; as in Stat Realm, i, p. 201, with part of the clause Assisa ceruisie (ib. p. 2W) added. Colophon, 'Explicit iudicium pillorie et trebuchet'. f. 188 b.

40. 'Issi comencent cas de demaundes': a collection of opinions or decisions on miscellaneous legal points, compiled temp. Edw. I. The judges quoted include Roger de Torkebi [al. Thurkilby] thrice, H[enry] de Ba[thonia] twice (these both died circ. 1260), Simon de

Wautone (Bishop of Norwich, d. 1265), and Gilbert de Prestone (d. 1274). For another form of the tract see Harley MS. 746, f. ioo. Beg. 'Le breef de mort dauncestre passe le bref de nouele disseisine'; ends 'qe le petitcape nisse'. f. 190.

41. 'Circumspecte agatis': the document, of uncertain character, n. d. [13 or 14 Edw. I ?], printed in Stat. Realm, i, p. 101. It is here separated from art. 42, with which it is often joined, and ends with the word 'porrigatur.' Colophon, 'Explicit breue Circumspecte agatis'. f. 199.

42. 'Statutum qualiter laici impetrant regalem prohibicionem'. Ib. p. 101. Beg. 'Sub qua forma layci impetrant'; ends 'regia prohibicione non obstante'. f. 199 b.

43. 'Modus calumpniandi essonia': a brief summary of the law of essoins. Ib. p. 217. Beg. 'Hic demonstratur quomodo ossonia'. f. 200.

44. 'Dies communes in banco', n. d. Ib. p. f. 200 b.

45. 'Statuta de militibus'; the statute De respectu militum habendo, n.d. Ib. p. 229. f. 201.

46. 'Modus faciendi homagium et fidelitatem', n.d. I b. p. 22. Fr. f. 202.

47. 'Statutum de Gaueleto', n. d. Ib. p. 222. f. 203.

48. 'Statutum Quo waranto, cum breuibus', dat. Gloucester, 6 Edw. I, Aug. 1278. A Latin version of an extract from the Statute of Gloucester (ib. p. 45), with formulae of writs. For the statute in this shape cf. Cotton MS. Claud. D. II, f. 260, &c. f. 203 b.

49. 'Cadit assisa': the law tract beg. 'Cadit assisa si petatur tenementum uel scruicia per assisam'. Ends here abruptly 'casus iste inuenire . . .'. For the remainder see 10 A. V, art. 19, Harley MS. 395, f. 135, &c. In many MSS. the tract begins with a form of writ. f. 205 b.

50. 'Modus componendi breuia': the treatise, called from its opening words 'Cum sit necessarium1, attributed, on the same authority as art. 32, to Hengham. Ends 'fuerit disseisitus'. f. 213b.

51. 'Curia placitata': a treatise on procedure, apparently written about 1305-1307 (dated formula on f. 221 b). Beg. 'Chescune manere de trespas si put estre plede en deus maners'; ends 'berbiz ne autre beste, &c.' f. 219 b.

52. 'Ad inquirendum primo de capitalibus balliuis, subballiuis, prepositis, messoribus, bercariis et aliis ministris curie qualiter se habent in officio suo et si sint necessarii pro domino', &c.: articles for inspection of manors, &c. Beg. 'De terris qualiter lucrantur'; ends et si ponantur in compoto, &c.' f. 227.

53. 'Capitula de visu franci plegii'; differing considerably from those in Stat. Realm, i, p. 246, and from other MS. copies. Beg. 'De veteribus placitis corone prius presentatis'; ends 'De villanis qui dimittunt terras suas liberis hominibus sine licencia domini et quantas et a quo tempore, &c.' f. 227 b.

54. 'Articuli de. Traylebastoun': articles in French, followed by the commission (Parliamentary Writs, Record COMM. i, p. 407) to Edmund Deyncourt, William Cressi, and Thomas de Burnel for cos. Lincoln, Nottingham, and Derby, n.d. [23 Nov. 1304]. Articles beg. 'Fet enquere de ceus qe aforce'; end 'et nient les batuz'. f. 229 b. Art. 55 is a late 14th cent. addition on different vellum.

55. 'Prerogatiua regis', n. d. : the document, of uncertain character, in Stat. Realm, i, p. 226. f. 233. On f. 239 b is a charm against fever (early 14th cent.) in Frenclt, and on f. 237 a scrap of English verse in a 15th cent. hand. Vellum; ff. 241. 9 in. x 44 in. First quarter of XIV cent. Sec. fol. (art. 3) ' predicta ut. Illuminations (see above, art. 6) ; initials flourished in red and blue. Owners' names occur on f. 240, 'Cest liuer pertinet Thome Morley e fuit le done dell Stephyn Draper ladig soutz (?) vicount del Essex e Hertf. pour quel done Dieu ceo (?) regarda' (15th cent.), and on f. 238, 'Palmer pertinet iste liber' 16th cent.). Not identiflable in the old catalogues.