The course of the Exchequer
By: by Richard, son of Nigel, treasurer of England and Bishop of London; translated from the Latin, with introd. and notes, by Charles Johnson.
Contributors: Nigel, Bishop of Ely, d. 1169, supposed author.; Johnson, Charles, 1870- ed. and tr.
Series: Medieval classics; Medieval classics (London)
Publisher: T. Nelson
Published: 1950
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Great Britain. Exchequer.; Finance, Public -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1688.; Great Britain -- History -- Henry II, 1154-1189 -- Sources.; Great Britain -- History -- Henry I, 1100-1135 -- Sources.
Other titles: De necessariis observantiis scaccarii dialogus.; Dialogus de scaccario.; Constitutio domus regis.
Notes: "Books to consult": p. liii-liv.
Latin and English on opposite pages, numbered in duplicate.
Added t.p.: De necessariis observantiis scaccarii dialogus qui vulgo dicitur Dialogus de scaccario.
Half title: Dialogus de scaccario. The course of the Exchequer; and Constitutio domus regis. The King's household.
The "Constitutio" (p. 129-135, 129-135) was written between December 1135 and sometime in 1139. The author is unknown; statements in text suggest that it was written either for or by Nigel of Ely. Cf. Introd., p. L.