'The Original of the [law] termes, by sir Henry Spelman, knight, A.D. 1614'
'The Original of the [law] termes, by sir Henry Spelman, knight, A.D. 1614' (fol. iv), preceded by 'The occasion of this discourse. About 42 yeares sithenne' (fol. 1). Text beg. 'As our lawe bookes have nothing to my knowledg' (fol. 3).
The Society of Antiquaries, for whom this MS. was prepared in 1614, was suppressed before it was read, so that it was not published till 1684. At fol. 31 has been inserted a transcript of a 13th-cent. writ, made by Dugdale in 1633.
Dates
- Creation: Written in 1614 by sir Henry Spelman in England
Extent
57 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. e Mus. 107, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. e Mus. 107
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18274
Abstract
'The Original of the [law] termes, by sir Henry Spelman, knight, A.D. 1614'
Biographical / Historical
Henry Spelman (1564-1641) was a historian and antiquary.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 3695
Custodial History
Manuscript acquired by the Bodleian Library (229)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired by the Library in 1673 as no. 3693, MS. e Mus. 107 and MS. e Mus. 79.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
11 × 6 4/5 in.
Topical
- Title
- 'The Original of the [law] termes, by sir Henry Spelman, knight, A.D. 1614'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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