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Law precedents, 1655

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ii.05.39
Scope and Contents

The manuscript has a table of contents at the beginning.

Dates: 1655
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Law precedents, Late seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.09.34
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Precedents of warrants, releases, indentures, etc. in the time of King Charles II. On the flyleaf is written 'Presidents, anno 1678'.

Dates: Late seventeenth century
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Law precedents, Late seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.11.72
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Miscellaneous law precedents, probably collected by the book's owner, William Prigg. The most modern date is 1680.

Dates: Late seventeenth century
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Law precedents, mid seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ee.01.06
Scope and Contents

In addition to the precedents, the volume contains a petition to the king from Bulstrode Whitelocke seeking redress for expenses occasioned in burying a student of the Middle Temple. The handwriting of the volume is ascribed to Whitelocke, but the character of it does not resemble his signature in MS Dd.05.07.

Dates: mid seventeenth century
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Law precedents, c 1600 - c 1640

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ee.04.01
Scope and Contents

A collection of law precedents in conveyancing; at f. 132 appears 'The argument of Sir Christopher Wray lord chiefe justice of the king's bench upon chaunteries'. With an index.

Dates: c 1600 - c 1640
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Law precedents, court guidelines, and articles for enquiry, Sixteenth and/or early seventeenth centuries

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.09.56
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(1) Law precedents in the reigns of King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth I, much torn; (2) 'The order and charge of keeping a court leete'; (3) 'The order and charge of keeping a court barone'; (4) 'Articles to be enquired on by the vice admiral' and 'Rates of the Admiralty for the marshall'.

Dates: Sixteenth and/or early seventeenth centuries
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Law Precedents, Narrationes in Placitis, Narrationes in Quod Permittat, and Prohibitio, seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ll.04.01
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(1) Law Precedents. They consist of forms of deeds of mortgage, lease, bargain and sale, assignment, conditions, etc. The following are written from the other end of the book. (2) Narrationes in Placitis. (3) 'Narrationes in Quod permittat,' and 'Prohibitio’.

Dates: seventeenth century
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Law Readings, seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ll.03.12
Scope and Contents (1) 'Le reading de Mounsieur Wm. Symons, Reader en le sommer vacacion, Ao 3 E[dward VI.] sur le Stat. fait 32 H[en] VIII. [c. 28] de Leases faits del choses que ont estait d’inheritance en le droit de lors femes ou esglises.’ Symonds was of the Inner Temple, and made a Serjeant-at-law, Dec. 12, 1 Elizabeth (William Dugdale, Origines Judiciales). (2) Anonymous, On the Statute De Foresta. (English.) (3) Anonymous, On Stat. 2 Westm. c. 1. 13 Edw. I. (French.) (4) Anonymous, ‘De Copiholdee.’...
Dates: seventeenth century
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Law Reports from Mich. Term 1 Elizabeth I, to Hilary Term 45 Elizabeth I, with a few from 18 Henry VI. to 5 and 6 Philip and Mary, seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ll.03.08-MS Ll.03.10
Scope and Contents Law Reports from Mich. Term 1 Elizabeth I, to Hilary Term 45 Elizabeth I, with a few on the first 16 ff. from 18 Henry VI. to 5 and 6 Philip and Mary. (1) On f. 177 (Vol. 3): Note of a Resolution, 8 James I., by the two Chief Justices and divers other Justices, at a Committee before the Lords, concerning the authority of Parliament. (French.) (2) On 4 small leaves attached to f. 177 (French): (a) Notes, 8 James I., on Prohibitions; (b) Sir Anthony Ashley's case (conspiracy) in the Star...
Dates: seventeenth century
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Law reports in cipher, all central London courts, Easter 9 George II - Easter 11 George II

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.110
Scope and Contents

Ffos 1v-5v: index to cases in a second hand. fos 6, 7, 212v-16: blank. fo. 1: enciphered notes in main hand. inside front cover: 'M.3.29', in indexer's hand.

Dates: 1750 (Circa)
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Ledes. Rentale ibidem factum coram Thoma Womwell locum tenente Domini Ricardi [? Neville], Militis, Senescalli ibidem, et Thoma Somercotes, Auditore, virtute literarum. Regis de Warranto dat. apud Westm., 17 Feb., 3 Henrici VI.', Seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Oo.07.01
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At the end is the autograph signature of Thomas Potts.

Dates: Seventeenth century
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Legal arguments relating to ship-money, mid or late seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ii.05.19
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(1) 'The case of shippe-money, Mich. 13 Caroli, in the exchequer chamber, argued by Mr St John of Lincoln's Inne, utter-barrister, on the behalfe of Mr Hambden'; (2) 'The argument of Sr. Edward Litleton, knight, sollicitor for the king, of the Inner Temple, made in the exchequer chamber pro rege'; (3) 'The replye of Mr Holborne of Lincolne's Inne to the argument of Mr Sollicitor, 20 Octobris, 13 Caroli, in camera scaccarii'. See also MSS Ii.05.27 and Ii.05.30.

Dates: mid or late seventeenth century
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Legal Commonplace and Reports of Cases

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.5950
Scope and Contents 366 folios: (fos 1-150) commonplace under alphabetical titles from 'Baile' to 'Tythes', based on printed sources, c. 1720; (fos 153-189) reports of what appear to be cases at Westminster, though written in the manner of moots, c. 1720; (fos 203-360v) more commonplace, but in no particular order; (2 fos, loose) report of the attorney-general v. Ramsay and Crawford regarding customs duties; (2 fos, loose) 'Time and place necessary circumstances attending all human actions', a note in the same...
Dates: 1720 (Circa)
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Legal extracts, Sixteenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.06.45
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Extracts from the code and digest of the canon law. On one page occurs the distich 'Some hornes doe weare and blowe them not, / Some cookowldes are and knowe yt not'.

Dates: Sixteenth century
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Legal Notebook

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6235
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Legal notebook of two attorneys, possibly Stephen Driffield and George Fothergill, containing formulary, and reports of cases in Yorkshire and Westminster, 198 pages.

Dates: 1665-1707 (Circa)
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Legal notebook, c. 1700

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.02.46
Scope and Contents

(1) A collection of readings, cases and arguments upon the statute of pluralities and advowsons (13 Eliz.); (2) A collection of law precedents.

Dates: c. 1700
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Legal notebook, 1618 - 1622

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.12.27
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‘A brief compendary declaring the lawe courts or places above at London and also the officers therewith. Instruction to practise at the Comen Plees ...’; it appears to be the notebook of a practising attorney, and the latter portion of the book contains notes of charges allowed on certain proceedings. Towards the end appears ‘Φ Εδμονδ θυγθ’.

Dates: 1618 - 1622
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Legal notes, Late seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ee.06.14
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A notebook of various points of criminal law. It commences with the distinction between murder and manslaughter, and ends with the right of a prisoner to exercise his power of challenge.

Dates: Late seventeenth century
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Legal notes and observations, seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ee.05.33
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(1) Observations on stat. 11 Hen. VII c. 20, in 11 divisions; (2) fragmentary legal notes. Bound with MS Ee.05.34, a late-medieval fragment of the register of the collegiate church of St Burien in Cornwall.

Dates: seventeenth century
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Legal notes and treatises, seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Gg.06.01
Scope and Contents (1) The notebook of an attorney, whose name does not appear, but who probably resided in Essex. In a seventeenth-century hand. With the exception of a few references to the statutes and to reported cases, it consists of notes of actions in which the writer was engaged, in which are given the names of the plaintiff and defendant, the nature of the action, statement of the case, amount of damages, plea of the defendant, names of the witnesses on his own side (which is noted) with the points...
Dates: seventeenth century
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Legal readings, Undated

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.03.41
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Twelve readings on various legal topics. At the beginning is 'Frowyk lector'.

Dates: Undated
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Legal readings, c 1619

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.05.50
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Notes of readings delivered during the years 1602-1610, by Ley, Crue, Hubbert, Bawtry, Hitchcocke, Trefuze, Prowd, Denham, Delabere, Moore, Methwold, Diggs, Tucker and Waltham. Also 12 leaves of notes from law cases in the reigns of King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth I.

Dates: c 1619
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Legal readings, c 1639

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.05.51
Scope and Contents Notes of readings by Tanfield, Warde and Mallet (1626), Bartlett, Franckline, Clarke and Jermyn (1629) and Lane, Cowpers, Townsende, Pepis, Bears and Palmer (1639). At p. 150, 'My relacon to the Benche of Mr Mallets readings' and at p. 154, 'My relacon to the Benche of Mr Bartletts readings'. Also an address to the Reader (Turner?) at the close of his lectures. The manuscript is comprised of two books, in the same handwriting, one paged 109-196 and the other 198-228; in binding, the latter...
Dates: c 1639
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Legal readings, sixteenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ee.03.46
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Some of the readings are referred to the commencement of the reign of King Henry VIII.

Dates: sixteenth century
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Legal readings, c 1565

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ff.05.17
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(1) 'De magistro Anslowe anno 32. Hen. VIII. cap. 36'; (2) 'Per magistrum Dalcocke sur le statute del avouries 21. Hen. 8'; (3) 'De mr. Cheisnall sur le statute 27. H. 8'; (4) 'De magistro Kitchin sur le statute 32. H. 8. cap. 28'.

Dates: c 1565
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