MS. Douce 17

Summary Catalogue no.: 21591

Statutes of England (statuta vetera)

The whole is divided into 53 'libri'.

1. (fol. i)

Capitula statutorum, quae sequuntur, tempore regum Henrici III. Edwardi I. et II. editorum.

2. (fol. 11)

Magna Carta.

3. (fol. 19)

Charta de foresta.

4. (fol. 23)

Sententia cartarum.

5. (fol. 24v)

Provisiones de Mertona.

6. (fol. 29v)

Statutum de Marleberge.

7. (fol. 42)

Statutum Westmonasterii primum.

8. (fol. 67)

Statutum Glocestrie; cum explicationibus.

9. (fol. 75)

Statutum Westmonasterii secundum.

10. (fol. 122)

Statutum de emptoribus terrae.

11. (fol. 123v)

Dies communes in Banco.

12. (fol. 124v)

Communes dies in placito dotis.

13. (fol. 125v)

Assisa panis et cervisiae.

14. (fol. 127)

Modus faciendi homagium et fidelitatem.

15. (fol. 127)

Extenta manerii.

16. (fol. 129)

Compositio monete.

17. (fol. 130)

Statutum mercatorum.

18. (fol. 135)

Statutum religiosorum.

19. (fol. 136)

Statutum Wyntoune.

20. (fol. 140)

Modus inquirendi de codem statuto.

21. (fol. 141)

Statutum de quo warranto.

22. (fol. 145)

Statutum de Gaveleto.

23. (fol. 146)

Statutum, Quia fines.

24. (fol. 148v)

Statutum de conjunctim feoffatis.

25. (fol. 151)

De turnis vicecomitum.

26. (fol. 152v)

De compositione warrantizationis carte.

27. (fol. 153v)

Statutum de proteccionibus.

28. (fol. 154)

Natura wardorum et releviorum.

29. (fol. 155)

Compositio quorundam vocabulorum.

30. (fol. 156v)

Modus calumpniandi essonias.

31. (fol. 157)

Statutum de militibus.

32. (fol. 158v)

Statutum de regia prohibitione.

33. (fol. 160)

Statutum de bigamis.

34. (fol. 162)

Gradus consanguinitatis.

35. (fol. 163)

Casus divortii.

36. (fol. 164)

De antiquo dominico corone.

37. (fol. 165v)

Statutum de champertour.

38. (fol. 166)

Statutum de conspiratoribus.

39. (fol. 167)

De anno et die bisextili.

40. (fol. 167v)

Capitula in itinere.

41. (fol. 172)

Articuli eorundem.

42. (fol. 176v)

Placita corone.

43. (fol. 176)

Statutum de foresta loco perambulationis.

44. (fol. 181v)

Statutum de moneta.

45. (fol. 184v)

Statutum exonie.

46. (fol. 191)

Novi articuli.

47. (fol. 200v)

Statutum vocatum Ragman.

48. (fol. 202v)

De hiis, qui petunt admitti ad defensionem juris.

49. (fol. 203v)

De ponendis in assisis et juratis.

50. (fol. 205)

De accione vasti.

51. (fol. 206v)

Statutum de vocatis ad warrantum.

52. (fol. 208)

Visus franci plegii.

53. (fol. 210)

Ordinationes.

Language(s): Latin and Anglo-Norman

(fol. 234v)

Commentary on the Apostles' Creed

Incipit: Credo in Deum ... Apostoli conciliando similiter

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: parchment

Extent: iii + 240 leaves

Dimensions (binding): 4.75 × 3.25 in.

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander iii. 608:

Good penwork initials.

History

Origin: 14th century, second quarter ; English

Provenance and Acquisition

Owned by 'A. Wyntropp', 23 Jan. 1576/7 (foll. 1, 234).

'Gustavus Brander', of Christ Church, Hants, 1766.

'F. Douce, Greys Inn, 1790': Francis Douce, 1757–1834

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

Record Sources

Description adapted from the Summary Catalogue (1897) and from Catalogue of the printed books and manuscripts bequeathed by Francis Douce, esq. to the Bodleian Library (1840). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1973).

Summary Catalogue, vol. 4, p. 494

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2024-08: Add all information from printed catalogues.

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