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Harley MS 947, ff 1r-86*v

Record Id:

041-002353299

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

040-002046776

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000002002.0x000124

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Harley MS 947, ff 1r-86*v

Title:

Vetera Statuta

Scope & Content:

ff. 1r-4r: Carta de libertatibus Angliae, known as the Magna Carta, confirmed by Edward on 28 March 1298 (29th year of his reign), imperfect at the beginning, incipit: 'custodiis archiepiscopatuum, episcopatuum, abbatiarum, prioratuum'.

ff. 4r-6r: Carta de libertatibus foreste (Carta de Foresta).

ff. 6r-8v: Statute of Merton.

ff. 8v-14v: Statute of Marlborough.

ff. 14v-26v: Statute of Westminster I.

ff. 26v-29v: Statute of Gloucester.

ff. 29v-30r: Articulis Statuti of Gloucestrie.

f. 30r: Interpretation of the Statute of Gloucester.

ff. 30r-31r: Statutum de bigamis.

ff. 31r-31v: Statute of Champartours.

f. 31v: Statute of Berwick (Statutum de conspiratoribus).

ff. 31v-53r: Statute of Westminster II.

ff. 53r-53v: Statutum de eptoribus terrarum.

ff. 53v-54v: Statutum de religiosis.

ff. 54v-55r: Statutum de iuratoribus.

ff. 55r-56v: Statutum de finibus.

ff. 56v-57r: Statutum de finibus et attornatis.

ff. 57r-59v: Statute of Wynton.

ff. 59v-61r: Statute of York.

ff. 61r-61v: Districtiones Scaccarii.

ff. 62r-62v: Statute of Ireland.

ff. 62v-63r: Statutum de defensione iuris.

ff. 63r-63v: Statutum de vocatis ad warrantum.

ff. 63v-64r: Statutum de conspiratoribus.

ff. 64r-66r: Statutum de prerogativa regis.

ff. 66r-66v: Statutum de prisonibus.

ff. 66v-68r: Statutum de Scaccario (Statute of the Exchequer).

ff. 68r-69r: Statutum de vicecomites et clericos retornantes brevia.

f. 69r: Statutum de homagio faciendo.

ff. 69v-70r: Statutum de wardis et releviis.

f. 70r: Descriptio socaggi.

ff. 70r-70v: Statutum de conjunctim feoffatis.

ff. 71v-74v: Articuli cleri.

ff. 74v-75v: Statutum de eschaetoribus.

ff. 75v-76v: Visus Franci plegii.

f. 76v: Dies communes in banco.

ff. 76v-77r: Dies de dote.

ff. 77r-77v: Assisa panis et cervisie.

ff. 78r-78v: Iudicium pilorie.

ff. 78v-81r: Statutum de mercatoribus.

ff. 81r-82v: Statutum de 'Quo Warranto' primum.

ff. 82v-83r: Statutum de 'Quo Warranto' secundum.

f. 83r: Statutum de 'Quo Warranto' tercium.

ff. 83r-84v: Statutum de officio coronatoris.

ff. 84v-85r: Statutum de circumspecte agatis.

ff. 85r-85v: Articuli contra regiam prohibicionem.

ff. 85v-86v: De artinetis et processu.

The collection of statutes is followed by 9 blank folios (ff. 86.1-86.7, 1 unfoliated, and 86*), some with added 15th-century inscriptions: undeciphrable (f. 86.1); 'the ordinan of' (f. 86.1v); 'Leonardus Colerige' and other scribblings (f. 86*v).

Decoration:

1 'champ initial' in gold on blue and rose ground, at the beginning of the statute of Westminster II (f. 31v). Numerous large initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing with with reserved designs of foliate motifs (animal head on f. 230v). Paragraph marks in alternating red and blue.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Harley Collection

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002045828
040-002046776
041-002353299

Is part of:

Harley MS 1-7661 : Harley Manuscripts
Harley MS 947 : Collection of statutes and writs

Harley MS 947, ff 1r-86*v : Vetera Statuta

Hierarchy:

032-002045828[0947]/040-002046776[0001]/041-002353299

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: Harley MS 1-7661

Record Type (Level):

Item

Extent:

86 folios + 9

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1330

End Date:

1370

Date Range:

Mid 14th century

Era:

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