MS 306: Collected law cases

Archive Unit
  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 473 MS306
  • Dates of Creation
      England, 17th-18th c.
  • Language of Material
      Latin
  • Physical Description
      Documents (on paper) of various sizes bound together, ranging between 313 x 190 mm and 325 x 200 mm. Text area: varies. Fol. i + 155 + i (later pencil sequence of foliation in top right of each recto: 157 leaves. Occasionally individual reports also have their own integral sequencing). Binding: 18th c. marbled paper over pasteboard, with 20th c? repair to spine in brown calf?. Spine divided into 7 compartments by 6 raised bands. Gold-stamped shelf mark in top compartment, blind stamped lozenge ornament in all compartments, and blind fillets at top and bottom of spine. Binding dimensions: 333 x 212 mm.

Scope and Content

A collection of reports of ca. 60 law cases in a variety of hands from the 17th and early 18th centuries.

Fols 1-155: Various. A collection of law cases of the 17th and early 18th centuries (Coxe). Latin. Various 17th &18th c. secretary, mixed and italic hands in black ink. In long lines, although lines to page, ruling and catchwords vary. Various deletions. Numerous blanks throughout.

Fol. 1 blank.

1. Fol. 2. [Carl.?] 22: [?]. [Fol. 2v blank].

2. Fol. 3. ? [Fol. 3v blank].

3. Fols 4-7. Pas: 23 Carl. [1mi?] ro. 416.

4. Fols 8-9. Mich. 9o Caroli primi ro 348. [Fol. 9v blank].

5. Fol. 10. Trin 2: [Char?] 2di Ro. 28.

6. Fols 11-12. Hill. xxiiijto Caroli primi Ro. 426. [Fol. 12v blank].

7. Fol. 13. Jackson v Thornell.

8. Fol. 14. [Tr?] xxii Car primi ro 676. London.

9. Fols 15-19. Hill. 20: 21: Car [...?] 1540. [Fols 17v, 19v & 20 blank]

10. Fol. 21. ? [Fol. 21v & 22 blank].

11. Fols 23-24. Trin 8. Car. Ro. 483. Oxon. [Fol. 24v blank].

12. Fols 25-26. ?

13. Fols 27. ? [Fols 27v-28 blank].

14. Fol. 29. ? [Fol. 30 blank].

15. Fol. 31. Trin. [26?] ro 1052. Civit. Bristoll. [Fol. 31v blank].

16. Fol. 32-33. ?

17. Fol. 34. Trin. xxiijo Caroli primi Ro. [?] 1033. [Fol. 34v blank].

18. Fols 35-36. Paschae 24to Caroli scdi. Regis Ro. 412.

19. Fols 37-41. [Trin?] 21 Carl. Scdi. Regis Ro. 498. [Fol. 42 blank].

20. Fols 43-44. P: 24: C2di ro 141. [Fol. 44v blank].

21. Fols 45-46. Pas 26: 73. [Fol. 46v blank].

22. Fol. 47. Trin 4o Car Re: ro 770. [Fol. 48 blank].

23. Fols 49-52. Mich: 18 Carl 2di Ro: 302. [Fol. 52 blank].

24. Fols 53-43. Trin 22 Car 2di ro; 1559.

25. Fols 55-58. Mich. 21 Carl. scdi Regis ro 123. [Fol. 58v blank].

26. Fol. 59. ? [Fols 59v & 60 blank].

27. Fol. 61. H:27:28: ro: [110?].

28. Fol. 62. ? [Fol. 62v blank].

29. Fols 63-64. Mich: 2 Car: 422.

30. Fol. 65 ? [Fols 65v-66 blank].

31. Fol. 67 ? [Fol. 67v blank].

32. Fol. 68 ?

33. Fols 69-73. Mich 23o Carl. 1mi Ro: 587.

34. Fols 74-77. Trin. 29: Car. 2di Re: Ro: 578.

35. Fols 78-82. Hill. 23 Car: ro 1578. [Fol. 82v blank].

36. Fol. 83. ? [Crossed through.]

37. Fol. 84. Trin 29 ro: 565. [Fol. 85 blank].

38. Fols 85-87. Trin [8?]o Carl. ro: 235.

39. Fols 88-89. Mich. 20 Carl. [...] regis ro. 740.

40. Fols 90-92. T17: Car 2do ro: 134.

41. Fols 93-100: [?] 21 Carl 2di ro: 218. [Fol. 100v blank].

42. Fols 101-102: Pas. 12: ro 97 ... [Fol. 92v blank].

43. Fol. 103. ? Signed? 'Edwd Whitaker' at end. [Fol. 104 blank].

44. Fol. 105. Pas: 26: Car: 2di Re ro: 443.

45. Fol. 106. Mich. 26. Car. 2di ro 137. [Fol. 106v blank].

46. Fol. 107. ? [Fols 107v-108 blank].

47. Fols 109-110. Hill 23. Car: Re ro 58.

48. Fols 111-112. Hill. 20 & 21 Car. Scdi Regis Ro: 1607.

49. Fol. 113. ? [Fols 113v-114 blank].

50. Fols 115-117 ? [Fol. 117v blank].

51. Fol. 118 ? [Fols 118v-119 blank].

52. Fols 120-121. Mich. 24o Car 2di Ro: [?].

53. Fols 122-123. [...] Hill. 23o & 24 Car. Scdi Regis [...]

54. Fols 124-125. Tr: 26: Car: 2di 4.67 ...

55. Fols 126-127. Hill 24: 25 Car: 2di Re [ro: 877?]. [Fol. 127v blank].

56. Fol. 128. ? [Fol. 129 blank].

57. Fols 130-131 ? [rectos only]

58. Fol, 132. [...] 24 Car: 2 Rollo 235. [Fol. 133 blank].

59. Fol. 134r. ? [Fols 134v-135 blank].

60. Fol. 136. Ro: 9: Car: 341.

61. Fols 137-138. M 26: ro: 591. [138v blank].

62. Fols 139-141. Trin: 26 Car: 2di 573. [Fols 141v-142 blank].

63. Fol. 143. ? [Fol. 143v-144 blank]

64. Fols 145-150. Trin. [...] Anno Scdo R.R. Georgii Ro. [signed 'T. Boothe' at end]

65. Fols 151-152.?

66. Fols 153-155r. [...] Trin [...] Anno Scdo regni Regis Georgij" [signed 'T. Boothe' at end. Fol.
155v blank].

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Other Finding Aids

This catalogue entry derives from Stewart Tiley's unpublished descriptive catalogue of the post-1500 western manuscripts at St John's College, Oxford (2018). This entry was uploaded to ArchivesHub in May 2023 as part of the St John's College Library digitization project. To learn more about the project and to find digital resources, please visit the Digital Library

Custodial History

1. On front pastedown 20th c. bookplate of St John's College, current shelfmark, in 20th c. ink, together with previous classmark, W.1.36 (now cancelled) in pencil.

Geographical Names

England