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MS. Bodl. 958

Summary Catalogue no.: 27686

Contents

Year Books, 1–8 Edward III (1327 to 1334)

Records of pleas at Westminster from Mich. T. 1327 to Mich. T. 1334 (1-8 Edw. 3), wanting all before 'sount si a ore & nous les poms aiourner' (a Scire facias), and all after 'de oier lour iugement & adonqes' (John Bat clerk)

Language(s): Anglo-Norman

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 229 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 14 × 9.75 in.

Condition

Imperfect at beginning and end. Fol. 150 is damaged and several leaves are stained
Additions: There are some marginal notes

History

Origin: 14th century, second quarter ; England

Provenance and Acquisition

The name 'Thomas Vnderhill' (15th century) is on fol. 225: probably Thomas Underhill of Lincoln's Inn (d. 1508), for whom see J. Baker, The Men of Court 1440-1550 (2012), II.1579-80.

Presented by Nathaniel Crynes in 1736.

Record Sources

Description adapted (December 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1905)
Summary Catalogue, vol. 5, p. 335

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Last Substantive Revision

2024-12-26: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1905)

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