The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts

Shelfmark O.5.33
Manuscript Title

Henry de Bracton,De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae, Statutes

Alternative Title

Breton. Statutes.

James Number 1314
Century 14th
Physical Description

Double columns of 46 lines. Well written: an elaborate pen-work initial on f.1.

Provenance

Part of the Gale collection, given to T.C.C. by Roger Gale in 1738.Marked A. 37.

Donor Gale, Roger (1672-1744), Antiquary
Size (cm) 35 x 23.5
Folio 130 + 2 ff.
Material Parchment
Language Middle French
Collation

1 flyleaf. 18-118 126 (wants 6 blank) 138-168 17? (five left). 1 flyleaf.

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Contents

At the foot of f.1 is a fairly old pencil mark xlii.f.1 1. Breton
Edward par la grace de deu.
f.23b Condicions de vileins.
34 chapters.
f.53a: Ci finist le liure de disseisines E comence le liure de mort dancestre.
54 chapters.
f.87: Ci finist le dreit de possession e comence de le dreit de propriete.
The last chapter De atornez ends f.93a:
et autres acheisons qui est en centre de partie.
93b in a small hand (xiv) are medical receipts in French.

2. Statutes in French.
f.94 Ci comence la charcte de Rey H. de franchise
f.95b Chartre de la forest.
f.96b Sentence donee contre ceus qui yroient contre la forme des auant dites chartres.
f.97 Porueances de Merton.
f.98 Estatuz de Marleberge.
f.100b Primers estatuz le Rey Edward.
Estatuz de quo Waranto.
---- Gloucestre.
Explanacions de ceus estatuz.
Estatuz de Escheker.
leis destresces de lescheker.
Estatuz de gent de Religion.
les articles qui deiuent estre demande deuant justices.
Estatuz de la monee.
lassise de pain et de Ceruesie.
Veue de franc plege.
Estatuz de teres achatees.
De quo waranto de deroin.
f.113 Estatuz le Rey Edward (Westm. secund.)
f.124b Estatuz de Wyncestre
f.125b ---- de Etcestre.
f.127 de marchaunz
f.128 Rageman
f.128b Usages de londres
f.129b Custumes et usages de Kent
Note by Gale(?) λεὀπει τὥ ἤμισυ.

Ending on f.130: one or two leaves are gone before this.
On f.130b are
1. Medecine pur la feuer (xiv).
2. Scribbles: xiv.
Edwardus etc. precipimus tibi quod attach. Ricm Wegge de Standefforde ad respondend Johi Fetiplace de.
And, on the flyleaf:
Iste liber constat Johanni Fetiplace.

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