Identity area
Reference code
JCOL/Q/B/1
Title
Forma compositionum cartarum, etc
Date(s)
- 1403-1450 (Creation)
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File
Extent and medium
1 volume 11+ x 8+ in., 273 ff. (and fragments); 37 lines to a page paper
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
From the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, according to a note at f.1. James agrees.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A legal formulary; M. R. James's no. 18. Spine title: Forma Compositionum Cartarum Obligacionum Acquietanciarum Indenturarum Libellorum et Appellacionum cum aliis pro studio Abbatis. Includes wills dated 1399 and 1403. The first quire is missing. The flyleaves come from one or two unfinished musical service-books (14-15C), one leaf containing antiphons for the feast of the Assumption.
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Microfilm available; also one of fragments from binding.
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Publication note
James lists the contents of this volume in some detail, as they include copies of actual Bury documents.