Law Reports under Edward Iv

Law Reports under Edward Iv in United Kingdom

This issue under the Ruling of King Edward IV of England

Year Books and other Reports

Law Reports under Edward IV and Medieval Law

Law Reports under Edward IV and Legal History

This issue under the Ruling of King Edward IV of England

Year Books and Early Law Reports

Law Reports under Edward IV and Medieval Law

Law Reports under Edward IV and Legal History

Legal Materials

(Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Cobbett, William, and Thomas B. Howell, ed. Cobbett’s Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. 33 Vols. London: Printed by T.C. Hansard for R. Bagshaw, 1809. Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) number (used in Worldcat): 122275433

Abstract: Based on earlier editions published in 1719, 1730, 1742, and 1775. Covers English trials relating to offenses against the State or trials illustrative of the law relating to State Officers. Covers a wide variety of cases, predominantly high treason, but also bigamy, sedition, seditious libel, murder involving high-ranking officials, riot, piracy, witchcraft, bribery, and corruption. Vol. 1 covers Henry II to Elizabeth I (1163-1600).

Gross, Charles, ed. Select Cases Concerning the Law Merchant. 3 Vols. The Selden Society (SS), 23 for 1908, 46 for 1929, 49 for 1932. London: Quaritch, 1908. Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) number (used in Worldcat): 228497Abstract: Vol. 1, “Local Courts” contains numerous extracts, with translations from the Latin records of Fair Courts from 1270-1638; Vol. 2, “Central Courts,” includes cases drawn from the Curia Regis rolls, the Assize rolls, the records of the Courts of King’s Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer, and Chancery proceedings, from 1239-1633, translated into English; Vol. 3, “Statutory Recognizances and Special Assizes,” is a supplementary volume which contains records of proceedings on statutory and official recognisances (Statutes Merchant and Statutes Staple) and a number of additional cases and documents concerning mercantile law.

Hemmant, Mary, ed. Select Cases in the Exchequer Chamber, Before All the Justices of England. 2 Vols. The Selden Society (SS), 51 (extra volume for 1933), 64 for 1945. London: Quaritch, 1933.

Abstract: “Reproduces, from published and unpublished year books, cases heard in the important informal assembly of all the justices, accompanied in many cases by a transcription of the original judicial records of the court of origin, by which the reference to the Exchequer Chamber was made. Cases of special legal difficulty, or involving important people, were those usually referred.” Contents: Vol. I, 1377-1461; Vol. II, 1461-1509.

Leadam, Isaac S., ed. Select Cases Before the King’s Council in the Star Chamber (A.D. 1477-1544). 2 Vols . The Selden Society (SS), 16 for 1902, 25 for 1910. London: Quaritch, 1903.

Notes: Also available online in The Making of Modern Law (subscription database)Abstract: Vol. 1, AD 1477-1509. Cases reproduced from the files of Star Chamber Proceedings of the times of Edward IV and Henry VII preserved at the PRO. Vol. 2, AD 1509-1544. Proceedings from the time of Henry VIII. Introduction deals with the origins and procedures of the Star Chamber.

Bibliographies of English Law History

  • Maxwell, William H. A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Volume 1: English Law to 1800. London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1955-
  • Beale, Joseph H. A Bibliography of Early English Law Books. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1926.
  • Winfield, Percy H. The Chief Sources of English Legal History. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1925.

Legal Materials

(Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Baildon, W. Paley, ed. Select Cases in the Court of Chancery (1364-1471). The Selden Society (SS), 10 for 1896. London: Quaritch, 1896.

Abstract: Records consist mainly of plaintiffs’ petitions and of the writs of subpoena by which the defendants were summoned. A list of Chancellors from 1363-1467 is included.

Barbour, W. T., and George W. Coopland. The History of Contract in Early English Equity. Oxford Studies in Social and Legal History, 4, no. 7-8. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1914.

Notes: Also available online in The Making of Modern Law (subscription database)Abstract: Appendix of Chancery cases covering the years 1413-1481 touching on contract. Reprinted in 1974.

Gross, Charles, ed. Select Cases Concerning the Law Merchant. 3 Vols. The Selden Society (SS), 23 for 1908, 46 for 1929, 49 for 1932. London: Quaritch, 1908.

Abstract: Vol. 1, “Local Courts” contains numerous extracts, with translations from the Latin records of Fair Courts from 1270-1638; Vol. 2, “Central Courts,” includes cases drawn from the Curia Regis rolls, the Assize rolls, the records of the Courts of King’s Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer, and Chancery proceedings, from 1239-1633, translated into English; Vol. 3, “Statutory Recognizances and Special Assizes,” is a supplementary volume which contains records of proceedings on statutory and official recognisances (Statutes Merchant and Statutes Staple) and a number of additional cases and documents concerning mercantile law.

Renshaw, Mary A., ed. Inquisitiones Post Mortem Relating to Nottinghamshire, 1437-1485. Thoroton Society Record series, 17. Nottingham: Printed for the Thoroton Society by Derry, 1956.

Robinson, William, ed. Collections Relative to Claims at the Coronations of Several of the Kings of England, Beginning With King Richard II. London: J.B. Nichols, 1820.

Notes: Also available online in The Making of Modern Law (subscription database)Abstract: Text in English. Contains claims made at several of the Coronations from Richard II to George II, with the answers of the court. Covers the period 1377-1727.

Sanders, George W., ed. Orders of the High Court of Chancery, and Statutes of the Realm, Relating to Chancery, From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. 1 Vol. in 2. London: A. Maxwell & Son, 1845.

Abstract: Contents: Vol. 1. Part I, Orders 12 Ric. II to 16 Geo. II; Vol. 1. Part 2, Orders 17 Geo. II to 8 Vict.

Schumer, Beryl, ed. Oxfordshire Forests, 1246-1609. Oxfordshire Record Society v.64. Oxford, The Society, 2004. 271p.

Abstract: Includes forest pleas.

Vernon-Harcourt, Leveson W. His Grace the Steward and Trial of Peers; a Novel Inquiry into a Special Branch of Constitutional Government Founded Entirely Upon Original Sources of Information, and Extensively Upon Hitherto Unprinted Material. London: Longmans, Green, 1907.

Notes: Also available online in The Making of Modern Law (subscription database)Abstract: Covers period 1296-1521. Has an appendix of cases from the Court of Chivalry and of the Lord High Steward.

Bibliographies of English Law History

  • Maxwell, William H. A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Volume 1: English Law to 1800. London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1955-
  • Beale, Joseph H. A Bibliography of Early English Law Books. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1926.
  • Winfield, Percy H. The Chief Sources of English Legal History. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1925.

Resources

See Also

  • Crusader Privileges (in this legal Encyclopedia)
  • Imprisonment (in this legal Encyclopedia)
  • Crusader Privileges (in this legal Encyclopedia)
  • Ecclesiastical Law (in this legal Encyclopedia)

Legal Materials

(Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Cobbett, William, and Thomas B. Howell, ed. Cobbett’s Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. 33 Vols. London: Printed by T.C. Hansard for R. Bagshaw, 1809. Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) number (used in Worldcat): 122275433

Abstract: Based on earlier editions published in 1719, 1730, 1742, and 1775. Covers English trials relating to offenses against the State or trials illustrative of the law relating to State Officers. Covers a wide variety of cases, predominantly high treason, but also bigamy, sedition, seditious libel, murder involving high-ranking officials, riot, piracy, witchcraft, bribery, and corruption. Vol. 1 covers Henry II to Elizabeth I (1163-1600).

Gross, Charles, ed. Select Cases Concerning the Law Merchant. 3 Vols. The Selden Society (SS), 23 for 1908, 46 for 1929, 49 for 1932. London: Quaritch, 1908. Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) number (used in Worldcat): 228497Abstract: Vol. 1, “Local Courts” contains numerous extracts, with translations from the Latin records of Fair Courts from 1270-1638; Vol. 2, “Central Courts,” includes cases drawn from the Curia Regis rolls, the Assize rolls, the records of the Courts of King’s Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer, and Chancery proceedings, from 1239-1633, translated into English; Vol. 3, “Statutory Recognizances and Special Assizes,” is a supplementary volume which contains records of proceedings on statutory and official recognisances (Statutes Merchant and Statutes Staple) and a number of additional cases and documents concerning mercantile law.

Hemmant, Mary, ed. Select Cases in the Exchequer Chamber, Before All the Justices of England. 2 Vols. The Selden Society (SS), 51 (extra volume for 1933), 64 for 1945. London: Quaritch, 1933.

Abstract: “Reproduces, from published and unpublished year books, cases heard in the important informal assembly of all the justices, accompanied in many cases by a transcription of the original judicial records of the court of origin, by which the reference to the Exchequer Chamber was made. Cases of special legal difficulty, or involving important people, were those usually referred.” Contents: Vol. I, 1377-1461; Vol. II, 1461-1509.

Leadam, Isaac S., ed. Select Cases Before the King’s Council in the Star Chamber (A.D. 1477-1544). 2 Vols . The Selden Society (SS), 16 for 1902, 25 for 1910. London: Quaritch, 1903.

Notes: Also available online in The Making of Modern Law (subscription database)Abstract: Vol. 1, AD 1477-1509. Cases reproduced from the files of Star Chamber Proceedings of the times of Edward IV and Henry VII preserved at the PRO. Vol. 2, AD 1509-1544. Proceedings from the time of Henry VIII. Introduction deals with the origins and procedures of the Star Chamber.

Bibliographies of English Law History

  • Maxwell, William H. A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Volume 1: English Law to 1800. London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1955-
  • Beale, Joseph H. A Bibliography of Early English Law Books. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1926.
  • Winfield, Percy H. The Chief Sources of English Legal History. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1925.

Legal Materials

(Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Baildon, W. Paley, ed. Select Cases in the Court of Chancery (1364-1471). The Selden Society (SS), 10 for 1896. London: Quaritch, 1896.

Abstract: Records consist mainly of plaintiffs’ petitions and of the writs of subpoena by which the defendants were summoned. A list of Chancellors from 1363-1467 is included.

Barbour, W. T., and George W. Coopland. The History of Contract in Early English Equity. Oxford Studies in Social and Legal History, 4, no. 7-8. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1914.

Notes: Also available online in The Making of Modern Law (subscription database)Abstract: Appendix of Chancery cases covering the years 1413-1481 touching on contract. Reprinted in 1974.

Gross, Charles, ed. Select Cases Concerning the Law Merchant. 3 Vols. The Selden Society (SS), 23 for 1908, 46 for 1929, 49 for 1932. London: Quaritch, 1908.

Abstract: Vol. 1, “Local Courts” contains numerous extracts, with translations from the Latin records of Fair Courts from 1270-1638; Vol. 2, “Central Courts,” includes cases drawn from the Curia Regis rolls, the Assize rolls, the records of the Courts of King’s Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer, and Chancery proceedings, from 1239-1633, translated into English; Vol. 3, “Statutory Recognizances and Special Assizes,” is a supplementary volume which contains records of proceedings on statutory and official recognisances (Statutes Merchant and Statutes Staple) and a number of additional cases and documents concerning mercantile law.

Renshaw, Mary A., ed. Inquisitiones Post Mortem Relating to Nottinghamshire, 1437-1485. Thoroton Society Record series, 17. Nottingham: Printed for the Thoroton Society by Derry, 1956.

Robinson, William, ed. Collections Relative to Claims at the Coronations of Several of the Kings of England, Beginning With King Richard II. London: J.B. Nichols, 1820.

Notes: Also available online in The Making of Modern Law (subscription database)Abstract: Text in English. Contains claims made at several of the Coronations from Richard II to George II, with the answers of the court. Covers the period 1377-1727.

Sanders, George W., ed. Orders of the High Court of Chancery, and Statutes of the Realm, Relating to Chancery, From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. 1 Vol. in 2. London: A. Maxwell & Son, 1845.

Abstract: Contents: Vol. 1. Part I, Orders 12 Ric. II to 16 Geo. II; Vol. 1. Part 2, Orders 17 Geo. II to 8 Vict.

Schumer, Beryl, ed. Oxfordshire Forests, 1246-1609. Oxfordshire Record Society v.64. Oxford, The Society, 2004. 271p.

Abstract: Includes forest pleas.

Vernon-Harcourt, Leveson W. His Grace the Steward and Trial of Peers; a Novel Inquiry into a Special Branch of Constitutional Government Founded Entirely Upon Original Sources of Information, and Extensively Upon Hitherto Unprinted Material. London: Longmans, Green, 1907.

Notes: Also available online in The Making of Modern Law (subscription database)Abstract: Covers period 1296-1521. Has an appendix of cases from the Court of Chivalry and of the Lord High Steward.

Bibliographies of English Law History

  • Maxwell, William H. A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Volume 1: English Law to 1800. London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1955-
  • Beale, Joseph H. A Bibliography of Early English Law Books. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1926.
  • Winfield, Percy H. The Chief Sources of English Legal History. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1925.

Resources

See Also

  • Uses (in this legal Encyclopedia)
  • Exchequer (in this legal Encyclopedia)
  • Concilliar Courts (in this legal Encyclopedia)
  • Canon Law (in this legal Encyclopedia)

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