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Harley MS 858, ff 1r-73v
- Record Id:
- 041-002353120
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002046687
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000002002.0x0000da
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 858, ff 1r-73v
- Title:
- Vetera Statuta
- Scope & Content:
-
1. Carta de libertatibus Angliae, known as the Magna Carta, confirmed by Edward on 28 March 1999 (29th year of his reign) (ff. 1r-2r).
2. Carta de libertatibus foreste (Carta de Foresta) (ff. 2r-4r).
3. Sentencia lata super cartas (of 1293) (f. 4v).
4. Statute of Merton (ff. 4v-7r).
5. Statute of Marlborough (ff. 7r-9r).
6. Statute of Westminster I (ff. 9r-14v).
7. Statute of Gloucester (ff. 15r-17v).
8. Interpretation of the Statute of Gloucester (ff. 17v-18r).
9. Statute of Westminster II (ff. 18r-29r).
10. Statutum de vocatis ad warrantum (Statute on the calling to warrant) (f. 29r).
11. Statutum de mercatoribus (Satute of merchants) (ff. 29v-30v).
12. Statutum de eptoribus Terrarum (ff. 30v-31r).
13. Statutum de finibus (ff. 31r-31v).
14. Statutumde religiosis (f. 32r).
15. Statutum de Scaccario (Statute of the Exchequer) (ff. 32r-33v).
16. Districtiones Scaccarii (f. 33v).
17. Statute of Wynton (ff. 34r-35r).
18. Articles of the Statute of Wynton (f. 35r).
19. Statutum de recognitoribus ponendis in Assisis et iuratis (ff. 35r-35v).
20. Statutum de circumspecte agatis (ff. 35v-36r).
21. Statutum de 'Quo Warranto' novum (f. 36r).
22. Statutum de 'Quo Warranto' vetus (ff. 36r-36v).
23. Statutum de Gaveletto in London (f. 36v).
24. Statute of Windsor (f. 37r).
25. Statutum de militibus (f. 37r).
26. Statutum de armis (ff. 37r-37v).
27. Modus calumpniandi essonia (ff. 37v-38r).
28. Dies communes in banco (f. 38r).
29. Dies de dote (ff. 38r-38v).
30. Statutum de compositione monete et mesurarum (f. 38v).
31. Statutum de bigamis (ff. 38v-39r).
32. Statute of Berwick (Statutum de conspiratoribus) (f. 39r).
33. Quot modeis dicitur exceptio (f. 39r).
34. Assisa panis (ff. 39r-39v).
35. Assisa cervisie (f. 39v).
36. Lucrum pistoris (f. 39v).
37. Statute of Lincoln (Articuli super Cartas) (ff. 40r-42r).
38. Statutes of Wales (also known as the Statute of Rothelan) (ff. 42r-48v).
39. Interpretatio vocabulorum Sok et Sac in latinis (ff. 48v-49r).
40. Expositio verborum de articulis carte domini regis in gallicis verbis (f. 49r).
41. Hengham parva, a collection of lectures attributed to Ralph de Hengham (b. 1235, d. 1311) (ff. 50r-54r).
42. Summa de bastardia (ff. 54v-56v).
43. Summa quae dicitur cadid assisa (ff. 56v-60r).
44. Summa cum sit necessarium, also known as Modus ordinandi brevia (ff. 60r-62r).
45. Statutum de antiquo dominio corone (ff. 62r-62v).
46. John de Metingham, Iudicium essoniorum (ff. 62v-67r).
47. Legislation concerning forest law including: Brevia de placitis forestae (Henry III), Assisa de forestis et venacione (Henry II) (ff. 67r-68r); Articuli in itinere forestae inquirendi (ff. 68r), Breve of Henry III to the sheriff of Middlesex regarding tresspass of the forest (ff. 68v-69r), with capitula (f. 69v), Consuetudines et Assise de foresta (ff. 69v-72r); Commentary of the Dictum of Kenilworth (ff. 72r-72v).
48. A list of towns entitled 'Summa villarum per singulos comitatus Anglie' (ff. 73r-73v).
Items 39, 40 and 48 are contemporary addition to the collection of the statutes (Vetera Statuta).
Decoration:
Historiated initial of a king in colours and gold combined with pen-flourishing in red and blue extending in the margins, at the beginning of the text (f. 1r). Large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours including foliate motifs (ff. 2r, 9r, 15r, 18r, 29r, 42r). Initials in blue or red with pen-flourishing in the other colour (flourishing including a tonsured head, f. 56v). Paraphs in red or blue. Capitals marked in red.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Harley Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002045828
040-002046687
041-002353120 - Is part of:
- Harley MS 1-7661 : Harley Manuscripts
Harley MS 858 : Vetera Statuta, Registrum Brevium
Harley MS 858, ff 1r-73v : Vetera Statuta - Hierarchy:
- 032-002045828[0858]/040-002046687[0001]/041-002353120
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Harley MS 1-7661
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 73 folios.
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- French
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1300
- End Date:
- 1340
- Date Range:
- Early 14th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)