Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [1635]-1728 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 volume containing 31 leaves
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Information not available at present.
Repository
Archival history
This manuscript was in the collection of William Shaw Mason (1774-1853), and later became part of the library of Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1st Baronet (1792-1872) as MS 10182.
GB 0096 MS 64 [1635]-1728 Collection (fonds) 1 volume containing 31 leaves Unknown
Information not available at present.
This manuscript was in the collection of William Shaw Mason (1774-1853), and later became part of the library of Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1st Baronet (1792-1872) as MS 10182.
Part of the Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature, initially collected by Herbert Somerton Foxwell and presented by the Goldsmith's Company to the University of London in 1903.
Manuscript volume containing an historical treatise on the office of Admiral and the jurisdiction of the Admiralty entitled 'Mare Clausam', [1700], and an abridgement in English of fifteen chapters of Mare Clausam (1635) by John Selden, [1635]; details of proceedings of the Court of King's Bench in the case of William Shaw versus Catherine Weigh, 1728; a transcript of the judgements of Sir George Treby, Chief Justice of Common Pleas, and Sir John Holt, Chief Justice of the King's Bench, in the case of Joseph Hardy (the 'Bankers Case'), 1696.
Single item.
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
English
Manuscript quarto. Bound in half-calf.
Collection level description.
The Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature holds a copy of Mare Clausam by John Selden (William Du-Gard, London, 1652) (Ref: GL 1256).
Compiled by Sarah Smith as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. ISAD(G) 2nd edition, and NCA rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names (1997). Jul 2000 Administration of justice Court of the King's Bench England Europe Holt , Sir , John , 1642-1710 , Knight , judge Law Legal procedure Legal systems Legislation Maritime legislation Selden , John , 1584-1654 , jurist, politician and antiquary Treby , Sir , George , ? 1644-1700 , Knight , judge and politician UK Western Europe London
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Part of the Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature, initially collected by Herbert Somerton Foxwell and presented by the Goldsmith's Company to the University of London in 1903.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Manuscript volume containing an historical treatise on the office of Admiral and the jurisdiction of the Admiralty entitled 'Mare Clausam', [1700], and an abridgement in English of fifteen chapters of Mare Clausam (1635) by John Selden, [1635]; details of proceedings of the Court of King's Bench in the case of William Shaw versus Catherine Weigh, 1728; a transcript of the judgements of Sir George Treby, Chief Justice of Common Pleas, and Sir John Holt, Chief Justice of the King's Bench, in the case of Joseph Hardy (the 'Bankers Case'), 1696.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Single item.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature holds a copy of Mare Clausam by John Selden (William Du-Gard, London, 1652) (Ref: GL 1256).
Finding aids
Collection level description.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
Notes area
Note
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD(G) 2nd edition, and NCA rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names (1997).
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English