D[omi]nus Rex versus major[em] et co[mmun]itatem ac cives Civitat[is] London
Subtitle: Mich[aelmas] xxxiiio[-35o] Caroli 2di R[egi]s.
Contributors: London (England).; England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.
Published: 1681
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Quo warranto -- England -- London.; Manuscripts, English -- Washington (D.C.); London (England) -- Charters, grants, privileges.; London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Sources.; Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Sources.
Notes: Baker, J.H.  English legal manuscripts in the U.S.A., II, 363 ("Unnumbered MS.")
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Record of the famous case tried in the King's Bench at Westminster. Title from upper left corner of leaf [1]a.
Most of the proceedings are in English; the introductory "informatio," etc. (leaves [1-32]) and the judgment (leaves [177-178]), in Latin.
Text begins (leaf [1]a): Memorand[um] quod Rob[er]tus Sawyer Mil[es] Attorn[ey] D[omi]ni Regis nunc Gen[er]al[is] qui pro eodem D[omi]no Rege in hac parte sequitur in propria p[er]sona sua ven[it] hic in Cur[iam] ...
The latest date included is Oct. 2, 1683 (leaf [176]b; the judgment, [177-178], is dated "Pasch., 34o Caroli 2di").
Acquired by LC in 1951 (LL 5019M).
Written in England, perhaps entirely by one scribe.