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A major edition of all the surviving medieval rolls of parliament: an invaluable
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16 volumes (nas), 297mm x 210mm, total extent ca. 9,800 pp |
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The rolls of parliament were the official records of the meetings of the English
parliament from the reign of Edward I (1272-1307) until the reign of Henry VII
(1485-1509), after which they were superseded by the journals of the lords, and,
somewhat later, the commons. The rolls were first edited in the eighteenth
century and published in 1767 in six folio volumes entitled Rotuli
Parliamentorum, under the general editorship of the Reverend John Strachey. This
new edition reproduces the rolls in their entirety, together with those
subsequently published by other editors (Cole, Maitland, and Richardson and
Sayles), as well as a substantial amount of material never previously published;
it is complemented by a full translation of all the texts from the three
languages used by the medieval clerks (Latin, Anglo-Norman and Middle English).
It also includes an introduction to every parliament known to have been held by
an English king (or in his name) between 1275 and 1504, whether or not the roll
for that parliament survives. Where appropriate, appendices of supplementary
material are also provided, and there is a General Introduction to the rolls.