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Statutes. Legislative acts.

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Acts of a legislature declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something, expressed according to the forms necessary to constitute law. For regulations having the force of law issued by a government agency in order to interpret or implement the provisions of a statute, use ""administrative regulations."".

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Early 15th-century manuscript containing copies of English law statutes, including the 'Magna Carta' and the 'Statuta Lincolni'; 'Prerogativa regis'; 'Consuetudines Londoni'.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.7.5
Scope and Contents Early 15th-century manuscript produced in England, containing a collection of English law statutes. The work is written by a number of contemporary hands in a bastarda script, normally with 23 lines to a page.The contents are as follows:Paper and vellum flyleaves with ownership and shelfmark inscriptions. Folios i-iv.Table of contents, in a 15th-century hand. Folio 1rv.Later insertions of various statutes, in a 15th-century hand. Folios...
Dates: Early 15th century.