MS. Douce 16

Summary Catalogue no.: 21590

Statutes of England, nova statuta, 1327–1378,

'... Statuta edita tempore Edwardi tercij post Conquestum gratiosi ...' 1327-77, preceded by a list of titles

A rather later hand has added on fols 215-225 the statutes of 1 Richard II (1377-1378)

At fol. 1v is a short tract in French entitled 'Declaracio exigendarum editum anno quintodecimo' (15 Richard II, 1391-1392?). It begins 'Accorde est et assentu que ceux qui sont'

At fol. 235v 'Modus ad mensurandum terram', in Latin. See also fols 13, 232v and 234v

Language(s): Anglo-Norman and Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: parchment

Extent: 236 leaves

Dimensions (binding): 4.75 × 3.5 in.

History

Origin: 14th century, last quarter ; England

Provenance and Acquisition

Francis Douce, 1757–1834

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

Record Sources

Description adapted (May 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the following sources:

Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts Bequeathed by Francis Douce, esq. to the Bodleian Library (1840), p. 2

Summary Catalogue (1897)

Summary Catalogue, vol. 4, p. 494

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2025-05-22: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897) and other sources

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