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Description
ff. 1-104v: [Register of writs; beginning defectively in the section on trespass and ending defectively in the section on writs of attaint; at least 7 quires missing with loss of text at the beginning (2 quires), after f. 56 (3 quires), f. 64 (1 quire), f. 72 (1 quire) and an unknown amount at the end]. Register of writs, beginning and ending defectively. Written in England during the second half of the fifteenth century. Span folios: ff. 1-104v. Support: Parchment. Layout: Collation: (2 quires missing here) 1-7⁸(3 quires missing here) 8⁸(1 quire missing here) 9⁸ (1 quire missing here) 10-13⁸ (unknown number of quires missing here). Catchwords in the center of the lower margin through quire 7, and in the right lower margin in quires 8-13; 33-45 long lines, ruled in lead; top and bottom 2 lines full across in quires 8-9; 2 vertical rules in the outer margin form a column approximately 25 mm. wide for notes; slash prick marks in the 3 outer margins, remaining most visible in quires 8-9, 12-13. Written in legal anglicana scripts by 3 scribes: i, ff. 1-40v, 73-88v (quires 1-5, 10-11); ii, ff. 41-56v (quires 6-7); iii, ff. 57-72v, 89-104v (quires 8-9, 12-13). Marginal notes in the hand of the scribe, usually set off by a red paragraph mark; occasional running headlines. Some marginalia and pen trials in other 16th century hands. Decoration: Plain red 3- and 2-line initials; blank spaces reserved for initials on the leaves copied by the third scribe; paragraph marks in red, omitted on some leaves. Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 1/29/2012. Cataloged from existing description: C. W. Dutschke with the assistance of R. H. Rouse et al., Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Huntington Library (San Marino, 1989). Bound in 17th century limp parchment sewn ledger style, i.e. tied through the spine; "1671" written on the front cover. HM 45147. Huntington Library, San Marino, CA.
Writs--England--Early works to 1800 Law--England--Early works to 1800 Marginalia (Annotations) 15th century. (aat) Marginalia (Annotations) 16th century. (aat) Manuscripts (documents) (aat)
Source
Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
On the inside front cover, a pledge note, "Remanet in plegium [manuscript: "pplm"] iiii s. iiii d." A slip from an American[?] book dealer's catalogue tipped into the volume; the price code "srsts" in pencil in the upper margin of f. 1.
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