Law
Found in 463 Collections and/or Records:
Law precedents, 1655
The manuscript has a table of contents at the beginning.
Law precedents, Late seventeenth century
Precedents of warrants, releases, indentures, etc. in the time of King Charles II. On the flyleaf is written 'Presidents, anno 1678'.
Law precedents, Late seventeenth century
Miscellaneous law precedents, probably collected by the book's owner, William Prigg. The most modern date is 1680.
Law precedents, mid seventeenth century
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.
Law precedents, c 1600 - c 1640
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.
Law precedents, court guidelines, and articles for enquiry, Sixteenth and/or early seventeenth centuries
(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'.
Law Precedents, Narrationes in Placitis, Narrationes in Quod Permittat, and Prohibitio, seventeenth century
(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’.
Law Readings, seventeenth century
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
Law reports in cipher, all central London courts, Easter 9 George II - Easter 11 George II
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.
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
At the end is the autograph signature of Thomas Potts.
Legal arguments relating to ship-money, mid or late seventeenth century
(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.
Legal Commonplace and Reports of Cases
Legal extracts, Sixteenth century
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'.
Legal Notebook
Legal notebook of two attorneys, possibly Stephen Driffield and George Fothergill, containing formulary, and reports of cases in Yorkshire and Westminster, 198 pages.
Legal notebook, c. 1700
(1) A collection of readings, cases and arguments upon the statute of pluralities and advowsons (13 Eliz.); (2) A collection of law precedents.
Legal notebook, 1618 - 1622
‘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’.
Legal notes, Late seventeenth century
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.
Legal notes and observations, seventeenth century
(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.
Legal notes and treatises, seventeenth century
Legal readings, Undated
Twelve readings on various legal topics. At the beginning is 'Frowyk lector'.
Legal readings, c 1619
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.
Legal readings, c 1639
Legal readings, sixteenth century
Some of the readings are referred to the commencement of the reign of King Henry VIII.
Legal readings, c 1565
(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'.