File NLW MS 12297C. - Statutes of Wales, etc.,

Identity area

Reference code

NLW MS 12297C.

Title

Statutes of Wales, etc.,

Date(s)

  • [1901x1940]. (Creation)

Level of description

File

Extent and medium

Context area

Archival history

On the outside [lower] cover, in a contemporary hand, is the inscription 'Joh'es Mellors hunc possideth'.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Content and structure area

Scope and content

A photostat facsimile of Hampton L. Carson MS. 19 in the Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A., being an imperfect fifteenth century manuscript containing extracts from the Record of Caernarvon (extracts from, and summaries of the provisions of, the Statute of Rhuddlan, 1284, and subsequent statutes of Wales, and an abstract of common petitions, and replies thereto, exhibited at the council of the Prince [of Wales, at Kennington, 1305]), pleas before Hugh de Audely, Justice of North Wales, at Caernarvon, 1307/8, etc.

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Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions noted on the 'Modern papers - data protection' form issued with their Readers' Tickets.

Conditions governing reproduction

Usual copyright laws apply.

Language of material

  • Latin
  • Romance Language

Script of material

Language and script notes

Latin, Norman-French.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

The description is also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971).

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Hampton L. Carson MS 19 located in the Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., USA.

Existence and location of copies

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Note

Title based on contents.

Note

Preferred citation: NLW MS 12297C.

Alternative identifier(s)

Virtua system control number

vtls004947397

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

Rules and/or conventions used

Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

January 2010.

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

Sources

Archivist's note

Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971);

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