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Reports of cases decided in the King's Bench from Easter Term, 1 Charles I., to Hilary Term, 3 Charles I., with the Case of the King v. Eaton in the Duchy of Lancaster Chamber, Hil. 2 Charles I., and the Cases of Sir Edmund Bacon, and Whitmore v. Porter, in the Exchequer, Mich. 3 Charles I., at considerable length.

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Brief reports of cases in King's Bench, Mich. 1663 to Mich. 1664, probably taken at first hand, including a few 'Chequer Chamber' cases. There is also an alphabetical table of the names of cases.

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Incomplete at end, the last case breaking off at foot of fo. 68r. fos. 68v-140: blank. fo. 2: 'David Hope Empt. 17mo die Novembris 1735'. fo. 3: Puttick and Simpson sale reference.

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Judgements in cases in Lahore and Amritsar.

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Particulars of a sale in fee-farm of lands to Ralph Freeman, Esq., and others by King Charles I. There are six pages at the end concerning a similar sale. See also MSS Dd.13.18 and Ee.03.07.

Scope and Contents According to an index on the inside of the title-page, the collection contains: ‘Modus componendi cartas’; ‘Exceptiones contra cartas’; ‘Expositiones vocabulorum’; ‘Tabula librorum’; ‘Prologus libri regie majestatis’; ‘Tractatus qui incipit In eligendo maritu’; ‘Statuta regis Malcolm Mackeneth’; ‘Statuta regis Roberti secundi (cognominati de Bruce)’; ‘Statuta Willi regis’; ‘Leges Alexandri regis filii Willi’; ‘Statuta secunda regis Roberti’; ‘Modus procedendi in itinere camerarie’; ‘Leges...

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(1) 'Lord [Chief Justice] Cooke's Reports.' 4-6 James I. (2) 'Aprill 9th [1628]. Sir Edwarde Cooke his Speeche reported by the Bishoppe Of Lincolne' [John Williams]. This is the Bp. of Lincoln's Report to the House of Lords of the speech of Sir Edward Coke, upon the liberties of the subject, delivered at a conference of the two Houses.

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'Copyed from the Bishop of Worcester's copy that was taken after the originall under My Ld Ch. Justice Hales own hand before it was abused.' pp. ii-vi, 105-10: blank.

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Notes for speeches and lectures on various subjects including international affairs (including law), the Labour Party, disarmament, sports and athletics, the London School of Economics and the League of Nations.

Scope and Contents Speech notes for WSC's speech (14 January, meeting of constituency branch chairmen, 28 Hyde Park Gate) on subjects including: the work done in the constituencies; the resignation of Sir Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord Avon] as Prime Minister; the decision by the United States to play a greater part in the Middle East and their relations with Britain; emergency steps to strengthen the economy; the need to support the new government. Source material includes draft notes by Anthony Montague Browne...

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‘Brocardica quæ jure canonico sic dicuntur quæ sunt materiæ contrariis rationibus æque probabilibus involutæ’. Apparently incomplete: it is paged from 1 to 93 and after 42 blank leaves paged again from 200 to 246. There are six leaves of index, and three of references, principally to statutes from the reign of King Edward III.

Scope and Contents An exhaustive examination of the case for the rights of the Duchy of Cornwall to the Scilly Islands, drawn up by Sir G. Harrison, 346 folios: (fo. 4) introductory remarks; (fo. 7) records bearing on the matter from 1300; (fo. 25) further records proving the right of the Duchy to the islands; (fo. 31) evidence and instructions for the drawing up a legal report; (fo. 32v) report drawn up by W. Illingworth, record agent; (fo. 35v) citation of records by W. Illingworth to prove that the islands...

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The five Readings of Robert Callis, Serjeant-at-Law, upon the Statute of Sewers, 23 Hen. VIII. c. 5, delivered at Gray's Inn in August, 1622.

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This collection consists of political and legal papers. The earlier papers mostly relate to Silkin's time at Attorney General including correspondence files, press cuttings and printed papers. The later papers consist of Bills, correspondence and proceedings from the House of Lords as well as constituency correspondence and papers relating to Silkin's other interests.

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Papers including correspondence, legal case papers, speeches and articles.

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The material held at Churchill Archives Centre deals with Sir Dingle's career as a Liberal and then a Labour Member of Parliament, as well as with his distinguished position in the legal profession, particularly with regard to Commonwealth countries and with his literary skills.

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Includes correspondence, legal papers, lectures, literary papers and later biographical material relating to Lauterpacht's collected papers and his biography, written by his son, Sir Elihu Lauterpacht.

Scope and Contents (1) 'The Proceedings at the Justice Seate held for the Forrest of Dean at Gloucester Castle the tenthe of Julie, 1634, before the righte Honoble Henry Earle of Holland, Lord Cheife Justice in Eyre, assisted by Justice Jones, Barron Trever, Sr John Bridgeman, Justice of Chester, as it was delivered to the King's Majestie by Sr John Finche.' Corresponds with LI.03.11 (6), but concludes with £20,230 instead of £20,220. (2) Court Rolls of the Manor of Clerkenwell in the County of Middlesex, 1...

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(1) ‘Some considerations concerning episcopacie’, seventeenth century; (2) ‘Chronologicæ demonstratio’, seventeenth century; (3) brief notes on parts of the epistles to the Galatians, Colossians, Thessalonians, and the Revelation of St John, seventeenth century; (4) divinity commonplace book, seventeenth century; (5) moot cases, in legal French, eighteenth century.

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'Sketch of a plan for a new translation of the Anglo-Saxon laws etc.', unsigned.

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Causes in chancerie gathered by Sir George Davys one of the masters of the chancerie anno 1601 out of the labours of Mr William Lambert'.

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'A readinge or declaracion of th' authorityes, libertyes, and offices of a forest, made uppon the statute called Carta de foresta by one Traherne de Lincoln's Inn'.

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The work is divided into two parts. The first is 'The abridgement of forme of process befor the lords', together with 'The tabulating of summons'. The second is 'Ane abridgement of the most materiall acts of parliament selected according to the order of the alphabet, by Sir Andrew Gilmour, advocate, knight and baronett, 1668'.