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The Corporation of London has an extensive collection of medieval
records which can be used to trace the development of the City, and
provide much information of all aspects of civic life - social,
economic, political, ecclesiastical, legal and military. H. T.
Riley (1816-78) spent many years editing and translating some of
the most significant documents, and thereby establishing his
scholarly reputation. Volume 1 of this three-volume work, published
in 1859, contains one of the most important collections of
documents, the four books of the Liber Albus. This was compiled in
1419 by the Town Clerk, John Carpenter, and is considered one of
the first books of English common law. It records the laws and
civic regulations relating to the City of London, beginning in 1067
but concentrating on the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. It is
written mostly in Latin, with parts in French.
The Corporation of London has an extensive collection of medieval
records which can be used to trace the development of the City, and
provide much information of all aspects of civic life - social,
economic, political, ecclesiastical, legal and military. H. T.
Riley (1816-78) spent many years editing and translating some of
the most significant documents, and thereby establishing his
scholarly reputation. Volume 2 of this three-volume work, published
in two parts in 1860, contains previously unpublished parts of the
Liber Custumarum, a miscellaneous collection of documents and
charters relating to London, and of Cottonian MS Claudius D.II,
which was originally part of the Liber Custumarum. At a later date,
other material relating to the City was also added. The documents
are mostly in Latin, with parts in French; glossaries of Latin,
Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Saxon, and early English words and an index are
supplied at the end of Part 2.
The Corporation of London has an extensive collection of medieval
records which can be used to trace the development of the City, and
provide much information of all aspects of civic life - social,
economic, political, ecclesiastical, legal and military. H. T.
Riley (1816-78) spent many years editing and translating some of
the most significant documents, and thereby establishing his
scholarly reputation. Volume 2 of this three-volume work, published
in two parts in 1860, contains previously unpublished parts of the
Liber Custumarum, a miscellaneous collection of documents and
charters relating to London, and of Cottonian MS Claudius D.II,
which was originally part of the Liber Custumarum. At a later date,
other material relating to the City was also added. The documents
are mostly in Latin, with parts in French; glossaries of Latin,
Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Saxon, and early English words and an index are
supplied at the end of Part 2.
The Corporation of London has an extensive collection of medieval
records which can be used to trace the development of the City, and
provide much information of all aspects of civic life - social,
economic, political, ecclesiastical, legal and military. H. T.
Riley (1816-78) spent many years editing and translating some of
the most significant documents, and thereby establishing his
scholarly reputation. Volume 3 of this three-volume work in four
parts, published in 1860, contains translations of the Anglo-Norman
passages in the Liber Albus (the text of which is presented in
Volume 1), with glossaries and an index. Extracts are also given,
as appendices, from other items in the Corporation's archive,
chiefly relating to the economic and social life of the city, and
including a description of Henry VI's formal entry into the City on
his return from France in 1432.
Between 1863 and 1876, the Rolls Series published several works
from or about the abbey of St Albans, edited by Henry Thomas Riley
(1816-78) under the rubric 'Chronica monasterii S. Albani'. This
two-volume edition of the 'History of England' by Thomas Walsingham
(c.1340-c.1422), who supervised the scriptorium at St Albans until
1394, appeared in 1863-4. Riley followed a fifteenth-century
manuscript, Arundel M.S. VII, but the appendix to Volume 2 supplies
additional material from an earlier manuscript, Brit. Mus. Reg. 13.
E. IX. Modern scholars argue that this work, with several others
previously published separately, belongs to a larger Chronica
majora overseen by Walsingham, and that its complicated manuscript
tradition reveals Thomas' changing opinions of Richard II and John
of Gaunt. For over a century Riley's edition was acknowledged as
authoritative for the central period 1377-92. The text appears in
Latin, with English side-notes.
Between 1863 and 1876, the Rolls Series published several works
from or about the abbey of St Albans, edited by Henry Thomas Riley
(1816-78) under the rubric 'Chronica monasterii S. Albani'. This
two-volume edition of the 'History of England' by Thomas Walsingham
(c.1340-c.1422), who supervised the scriptorium at St Albans until
1394, appeared in 1863-4. Riley followed a fifteenth-century
manuscript, Arundel M.S. VII, but the appendix to Volume 2 supplies
additional material from an earlier manuscript, Brit. Mus. Reg. 13.
E. IX. Modern scholars argue that this work, with several others
previously published separately, belongs to a larger Chronica
majora overseen by Walsingham, and that its complicated manuscript
tradition reveals Thomas' changing opinions of Richard II and John
of Gaunt. For over a century Riley's edition was acknowledged as
authoritative for the central period 1377-92. The text appears in
Latin, with English side-notes.
Between 1863 and 1876, the Rolls Series published several works
from or about the abbey of St Albans, edited by Henry Thomas Riley
(1816 78) under the rubric 'Chronica Monasterii S. Albani'. William
Rishanger was a monk at the abbey in the second half of the
thirteenth century, but the canon of his writings is still not
definitively established as the manuscripts were rebound several
times, and much of his output was reworked in later medieval texts.
Several items attributed to him in this 1865 publication are
preserved, uniquely, in MS. Cotton. Claudius D. vi. The texts
record events from Henry III's peace treaty with France in 1259 to
the coronation of Robert the Bruce and the English invasion of
Scotland in 1306. They include fascinating details about political
alliances, ecclesiastical promotions, and the Templars. The Latin
texts are accompanied by English side-notes, an introduction, a
glossary and an index.
Between 1863 and 1876, the Rolls Series published several works
from or about the abbey of St Albans, edited by Henry Thomas Riley
(1816 78) under the rubric 'Chronica Monasterii S. Albani'. This
volume of source material for the thirteenth and fourteenth
centuries, some of it unique, appeared in 1866. It contains texts
from several important manuscripts, recording state and church
affairs, warfare and diplomacy, and benefactions to the abbey.
Recent research suggests that the author of the 1307 23 annals,
attributed to John de Trokelowe, was William Rishanger (who appears
elsewhere in the Rolls Series); Trokelowe was probably a scribe,
while Henry de Blaneforde is named as the continuator. Evidence
also exists that the anonymous account of the period 1392 1406 in
this volume is in fact part of Thomas Walsingham's Chronica majora,
other sections of which were edited separately by Riley. The Latin
texts are accompanied by English side-notes.
Between 1863 and 1876, the Rolls Series published several works
about the abbey of St Albans, edited by Henry Thomas Riley
(1816-78) under the rubric Chronica monasterii S. Albani. This
account of the achievements of its abbots was compiled and enlarged
by Thomas Walsingham (c.1340-c.1422), who supervised the
scriptorium at St Albans until 1394, and wrote several other
historical works. It appeared in three volumes between 1867 and
1869. The early part of the Gesta reworks earlier accounts,
including that by Matthew Paris (d.1259), but the section covering
1308-93 was composed by Walsingham himself and is an important
primary source for fourteenth-century English history. Volume 1
covers the period from the foundation of the abbey by King Offa in
793 to 1290. The Latin text (with English side-notes) includes
references to the aftermath of the Norman Conquest and to the
Fourth Lateran Council.
Between 1863 and 1876, the Rolls Series published several works
about the abbey of St Albans, edited by Henry Thomas Riley
(1816-78) under the rubric 'Chronica monasterii S. Albani'. This
account of the achievements of its abbots was compiled and enlarged
by Thomas Walsingham (c.1340-c.1422), who supervised the
scriptorium at St Albans until 1394, and wrote several other
historical works. It appeared in three volumes between 1867 and
1869. The early part of the Gesta reworks earlier accounts
including that by Matthew Paris (d.1259), but the section covering
1308-93 was composed by Walsingham himself and is an important
primary source for fourteenth-century English history. Volume 2,
covering 1290-1349, records events that include a fire in the
abbot's chamber and a visit to the papal court. The main text is in
Latin, with English side-notes, but a rule for nuns appears in
Anglo-Norman.
Between 1863 and 1876, the Rolls Series published several works
about the abbey of St Albans, edited by Henry Thomas Riley
(1816-78) under the rubric 'Chronica monasterii S. Albani'. This
account of the achievements of its abbots was compiled and enlarged
by Thomas Walsingham (c.1340-c.1422), who supervised the
scriptorium at St Albans until 1394, and wrote several other
historical works. It appeared in three volumes between 1867 and
1869. The early part of the Gesta reworks earlier accounts
including that by Matthew Paris (d.1259), but the section covering
1308-93 was composed by Walsingham himself and is an important
primary source for fourteenth-century English history. Volume 3
covers Thomas's own lifetime, from 1349 onwards, and includes an
anonymous continuation to 1411. The main text is in Latin, with
English side-notes. There are several passages in Anglo-Norman, for
which a full English translation is provided.
Between 1863 and 1876, the Rolls Series published several works
from or about the abbey of St Albans, edited by Henry Thomas Riley
(1816-78) under the rubric Chronica monasterii S. Albani. These
annals, and a short chronicle, whose attribution to the shadowy
John Amundesham seemed doubtful even in Riley's day, appeared in
two volumes in 1870-1. They describe events in the first half of
the fifteenth century, during the first abbacy of John of
Whethamstede, and record fascinating information about the early
reign of the boy king Henry VI. Topics covered in Volume 1 include
a deputation of respectable women complaining about the behaviour
of the Duke of Gloucester, relations between the Pope and
Byzantium, visits from dignitaries, the abbot's travels in Europe,
disasters, drownings, and the suppression of certain systems of
weights. The book also contains occasional verse written by the
abbot. The Latin text is accompanied by an English introduction and
side-notes.
Between 1863 and 1876, the Rolls Series published several works
from or about the abbey of St Albans, edited by Henry Thomas Riley
(1816-78) under the rubric Chronica monasterii S. Albani. These
annals, whose attribution to the shadowy John Amundesham seemed
doubtful even in Riley's day, appeared in two volumes in 1870-1.
They describe events in the first half of the fifteenth century,
during the first abbacy of John of Whethamstede, and record
fascinating information about the early reign of Henry VI. Volume 2
includes details of building projects, more of Abbot Whethamstede's
verse, lists of the abbot's huge allowances of food and wine, and a
detailed inventory of the monastery church's treasures (gold and
silver crosses and reliquaries, candlesticks, thuribles, chalices,
croziers, and rich vestments). The Latin text is accompanied by an
English introduction and side-notes, a glossary of legal and
ecclesiastical terms, and an index.
Between 1863 and 1876, the Rolls Series published several works
from or about the abbey of St Albans, edited by Henry Thomas Riley
(1816-78) under the rubric 'Chronica monasterii S. Albani'. This
two-volume contribution, covering the later fifteenth century,
appeared in 1872-3. Volume 1 focuses on a text from MS. Arundel
Coll. Arm. III, recording events from 1451 to 1461, the first ten
years of the second abbacy of John Whethamstede. It is important
for its references to early battles in the Wars of the Roses. Riley
argues that this version of Whethamstede's records was prepared by
a compiler with a strong political agenda against one of
Whethamstede's senior monks, who had been a candidate for the
office of abbot and was eventually elected in 1476. The volume
includes an introduction, a detailed summary of the content, and
English side-notes to the main Latin text.
Between 1863 and 1876, the Rolls Series published several works
from or about the abbey of St Albans, edited by Henry Thomas Riley
(1816-78) under the rubric 'Chronica monasterii S. Albani'. This
two-volume contribution, covering the later fifteenth century,
appeared in 1872-3. Volume 2 contains material from MS. Rawlinson
B. 332 (some of whose outer leaves were lost) relating to events
from 1459 to 1488, beginning with records of church appointments
during the final years of the abbacy of John Whethamstede, and
covers the abbacies of William Albon (1465-76) and William of
Wallingford (from 1476). Volume 2 also includes an introduction, a
detailed summary of the content, and English side-notes to the main
Latin text. The appendices include documents from the St Albans
almoner's office (MS. Lansdowne 375) and letters by Whethamstede
(Cotton Claud. D. i), an index to both volumes, and a glossary.
Between 1863 and 1876, the Rolls Series published several works
from or about the abbey of St Albans, edited by Henry Thomas Riley
(1816-78) under the rubric 'Chronica Monasterii S. Albani', several
of them by Thomas Walsingham (c.1340-c.1422), who supervised the
scriptorium at St Albans until 1394 and wrote in Latin on subjects
including history, classics and music. This edition of Thomas' last
historical work appeared in 1876. A digest of mainly English
history from the ninth century to 1419, it contains a dedication to
Henry V that emphasises his dynasty's Norman origins and his recent
reconquest of Normandy, the 'Neustria' of the title. It contains
records of sea and land battles, conspiracies and heresies, weather
events and comets, and fascinating details including the appearance
of a dolphin in the Thames in 1392 and a state visit to England by
the Emperor of Constantinople.
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