MS. Douce 312

Summary Catalogue no.: 21886

1. (fol. 5)

A very full table of subjects of the Statutes that follow, arranged alphabetically

Language(s): Latin

2. (fol. 35)

Statutes of England, nova statuta, 1327 to 1445

From I Edward 3 to 23 Henry 6 (1327/1328-1445)

Language(s): Latin

(fol. 170)

Some 'Expositions of wordes' i.e. of older English legal terms, in English

Language(s): English

On fols 1v-2v are some lists of books in a house in London (16th century): 'I. Books remaynyng in my trunck at my house in London; 2. Books in the same trunck; 3. Books left in my studie.'

Language(s): English

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: parchment

Extent: ii + 173 leaves

Dimensions (binding): 11.125 × 8 in.

Decoration

Pächt and Alexander iii. 999

Border

Initials

History

Origin: 15th century, middle ; England

Provenance and Acquisition

'Sr John Francklin. Dorothea Francklin': he was knighted in 1614 and the binding bears his arms

Francis Douce, 1757–1834

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834

Record Sources

Description adapted (September 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897) and the 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. 590

Printed Books and Manuscripts Bequeathed by Francis Douce, p. 54

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2024-09-21: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897) and other printed sources

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