Documents relating to nobility, privileges and legal cases, c 1612
Scope and Contents
(1) ‘A treatise concerning the nobilitie according to the lawe of England’, written in the time of King James I but with no note of its author; see also MS Ee.04.22; (2) extracts from the charters of the city of London concerning its privileges, from the time of King William I to that of King Edward IV; it terminates abruptly at the end of the 12th page; (3) reports of cases adjudged in the king’s bench, 9 and 10 Jac. I, among which appear also cases decided in chancery, and on error in the exchequer chamber.
Dates
- Creation: c 1612
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s) (70 pages.)
Language of Materials
French
English
Latin
Custodial History
From the Library of John Moore (1646–1714), Bishop of Ely (‘Royal Library’), no. 90.
Physical Description
Paper.
Repository Details
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