'Exposition de faits statutes sentences et parrolx'.

Contains an abridgement of the law, digested alphabetically from 'Abjuration' to 'Women'; also Sir J. Davis's charge to the grand jury at York in 1620, and some other charges.

Written by various hands some from the commencement of and some from the end of the seventeenth century; one document, 'a retayner for a nobleman's chaplain', contains a date, 31 July 1660.

Based on the reports, etc., of Sir Edward Coke.

Two commonplace books on legal subjects; one consists of short notes, the other is more formal.

This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.

Contains entries from 'Abbe' to 'Remander'.

The law notebook of a student. With an index. In poor condition. Found in the volume is a letter from Henry Hobarte of Lincoln's Inn to a nephew, dated 'Serjeants Inn in Fleet Streete', 10 October 1614.

Those readers whose names are given are Anthony Wood, 3 Edw. VI; Robert Brooke, 5 Edw. VI; Thomas Barker, 27 February 1614; Nicholas Hyde (afterwards chief justice of he king's bench), 10 March 1616; and Richard Hodzer, 15 James I; all of the Middle Temple. The manuscript is written in various hands of the early part of the 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.

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.

A collection of law precedents, written in various hands. Near the end was commenced an index, but it contains references under the word 'Conditions' only.

The manuscript has a table of contents at the beginning.

Miscellaneous law precedents, probably collected by the book's owner, William Prigg. The most modern date is 1680.

Precedents of warrants, releases, indentures, etc. in the time of King Charles II. On the flyleaf is written 'Presidents, anno 1678'.

(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'.

(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’.

At the end is the autograph signature of Thomas Potts.

(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.

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'.

‘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’.