Shelfmark
MS 283
Author
Title
Law reports from the King's Bench and the Court of the Exchequer Chamber for the years 1664-1668. manuscript.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, England, 1670s?
Physical description
1 volume (153 leaves) : paper ; 25 x 19 cm.
Note
Devised title.
Note
Author inferred from an enclosed note in a 18th century hand: M.S. book. Baron Hatsell's. For Mrs Powys's family. Hatsell's biography as a student at Middle Temple in the 1660s corroborates this attribution.
Note
Place and place of production inferred from note by the author on front flyleaf, which notes that this volume was copied from one belonging to a Mr Rowe of Middle Temple, who in turn had copied it from Hatsell's original written 'when I was a young Student'. The original was 'stoln out of my Study', which caused Hatsell to have it recopied from Rowe's transcription.
Note
Dates of the cases given in regnal years for Charles II at the head of each page.
Note
Paginated in ink throughout.
Note
Pages ruled in red ink.
Note
Written in a professional hand.
Note
Includes several indexes to cases in the front leaves.
Binding
Late 17th century stiff vellum case; blind tooled double fillet border; blind tooled single fillet on board edges; three sewn bands; red morocco spine label with gold tooled title and twist roll; faded red stained edges.
Subject
England and Wales Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)
Subject
Law reports, digests, etc. Great Britain Early works to 1800.
Added entry--place
England London
Language code
lat grc
Identifier
B46738