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Abstracts of Law Readings and Moot Cases, 1613 - 1621

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Kk.06.42

Scope and Contents

The Inns and Readers were the following: Lyons Inn: Messrs. Denn, Shilton, Roe, and Davys of the Inner Temple. New Inn: Messrs. Moody, Bartlet, Jermyn, Mansell, Blacknell, Rives of the Middle Temple, Landen, Whitlock, Hoskins, Savage, and Lane. Staple Inn: Messrs. Crawley, Whisler, and Fesant. Davyes [Thavies] Inn: Messrs. Wright and Glanvill. Clements Inn: Messrs. Martin of the Inner Temple, Chapman, and Wild. Cliffords Inn: Messrs. Drury, Lane, Foster, Ould, and Merefield. Furnivals Inn: Readers' names not given. Bernards Inn: Messrs. Dover, Hudson, Godbolt, and Jenkins. The names of the Moot-men are not given. There are amongst them a few 'Cubbard Cases'. The writer of the book appears to have been himself engaged at the Moots, as he occasionally heads a paragraph with 'Mon Argument', but his name nowhere occurs. In a former Catalogue the MS was attributed to Robert Nicholas, who was successively a Baron of the Exchequer and Justice of the Upper Bench in the Commonwealth.

Dates

  • Creation: 1613 - 1621

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

1 volume(s) (310 leaves (some of them blank))

Language of Materials

French

Custodial History

In the Library by the mid 1750s.

Physical Description

Paper

Topical

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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