(B) CARDWELL, E.: Synodalia, a Collection of Articles of Religion, Canons and Proceedings of Convocations in the Province of Canterbury from 1547 to 1717, with notes historical and explanatory. Oxford, 1842.

Invaluable for history of convocations.

(BB) GIBSON'S CODEX: Codex Juris Ecclesiastici Anglicani, or the Statutes, Constitutions, Canons, Rubricks and Articles of the Church of England, etc., etc., etc. Ed. E. Gibson. London, 1703.

A valuable work.

(C) HADDAN, A. W., AND STUBBS, W.: Councils and Ecclesiastical Documents relating to Great Britain and Ireland. Oxford, 1869 et seq.

This series is most valuable within its scope, which ends 870, for the British Church. With 1295 for the Welsh and 1072 for the Cornish.

(D) JOHNSON, J.: A Collection of the Laws and Canons of the Church of England from its first Foundation to 1519. Translated into English with explanatory notes. London, 1720. Oxford, 1850.

Though not entirely satisfactory, this series bridges the gap between XXXIV (C) and XXXIV (A) and (B). Contains Lynwood's notes.

(E) LYNWOOD, W.: Provinciale seu Constitutiones Anglia, continens Constitutiones Provinciales XIV archiepiscoporum Cantuariensium, viz. a Stephano Langtono ad Henricum Chichleïum. Oxford, 1470-80. Best edition, cui adiicuntur constitutiones Legatina Dom. Othonis et Othotonis [John of Actona's Gloss]. Oxford, 1679.

Only complete view of Ecclesiastical Jurisprudence before the Reformation in England.

(F) SPELMAN, H.: Concilia, Decreta, Leges, Constitutiones, in re Ecclesiarum Orbis Britannici ab initio Christianæ ibidem Religionis ad nostram usque atatam. Ist vol. London, 1669. IId vol. ed. C. Spelman, London, 1664.

The scope of this work extends to 1530.- It is not only valuable in itself, but should be used in conjunction with the translated documents in XXXIV A, B, D.

(G) WILKINS, D.: Concilia magnæ Britanniæ et Hiberniæ. Accedunt constitutiones et alia. London, 1737.

Still valuable.

(H) JAFFÉ, P.: Regesta Pontificum Romanorum. Leipzig, 1885.

Papal Letters from 64-1198.

(1) POTTHAST, A.: Regesta Pontificum Romanorum. Berlin, 1873-75.

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Papal Letters from 1198-1304.

D'ARCHERY, D. L.: Spicilegium sive Collectio veterum aliquot Scriptorum qui in Gallia Bibliothecis delituerant, etc., etc. Paris, 1723.

Of interest because of the rare letters it contains. For contents, see No. VIII. This manuscript is supplemented by Vetera Analecta; see No. VIII for title and contents.

XXXVI

DUGDALES MONASTICON: Monasticon Anglicanum, William Dugdale, ed. Caley, Bandinel and Ellis. London, 1817-1830.

This work is indispensable to a study of the ecclesiastical history of England and Wales. It covers the period from the institution to the dissolution of the monasteries. See note to No. XV.

XXXVII

EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS.

This society was founded, in 1864, for the purpose of editing and reprinting the texts of early English writers. The publications of the society are useful. See note to No. XV.

XXXVIII

ENGLISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS.

This society was instituted in 1837 for the purpose of publishing the results of bibliographical and chronological investigations. Before its dissolution the society issued several texts, which are valuable when other editions are unprocurable. For contents, see No. X and note to No. XV.

XXXIX

EXCERPTA HISTORICA; or Illustrations of English History, ed. S. Bentley. London, 1831.

XL

Contains a variety of interesting documents which, though of secondary importance, are of value as illustrating phases of history. For contents, see No. VIII.

FASTI ECCLESIÆ ANGLICANÆ; or, a Calendar of the Principal Dignitaries in England and Wales, and of the chief Officers in the University of Oxford and Cambridge from the eariest times to the year 1715, ed. John Le Neve. Ed. and cont. by T. D. Hardy. Oxford, 1854.

XLI

An indispensable work of reference in its field. See also Fasti Ecclesia Hiberniæ, ed. Cotton. London, 1858.

HAKLUYT SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS.

XLII

This society was organized in London, 1846, for the purpose of publishing rare and valuable voyages, travels and geographical records. Its purpose has been well carried out. Its publications are of the highest value and should be known to every student. See Nos. VIII, X and note to No. XV.

HANZARD, T. C.: Parliamentary Debates, from the year 1803 to the present time: forming a continuation of the work entitled "The Parliamentary history of England from the earliest period to the year 1803" [No. XXX]. London, 1812-20. New Series, London, 1820-30. Third Series, London, 1831-91. Fourth Series, London, 1892-96. Fifth Series, now in course of publication.

This series, and that numbered XXX, are invaluable. Parliamentary history can best be followed in their volumes. See also No. XLVII.

XLIII

HARLEIAN MISCELLANY: a collection of scarce, curious and entertaining tracts, ed. Oldys and Park. London, 1808.

These volumes contain a mass of material of varying value yet of uniform interest. The student will find much that will be helpful. These volumes should not be confounded with those issued by the Harleian Society, which was instituted for the publication of inedited manuscripts relating to genealogy, family history and heraldry.

XLIV

HENRY BRADSHAW SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS.

XLV

This society was founded, in 1890, for the purpose of printing and editing rare liturgical texts. Its work is important. See note to No. XV.

IMPERIAL INSTITUTE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE COLONIES AND INDIA PUBLICATIONS.

This society was founded, in 1887, for the purpose of collecting and publishing, both by lectures and books, information regarding the Empire. The work of the society is valuable for contemporaneous record and future possibilities. See note to No. XV.

XLVI

IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETIES.

The work of the numerous societies is of value, and the student should consult No. X for the publications of the Iberno-Celtic Society (bibliographical), the Irish Archæological, and the Irish Archæological and Celtic Societies, both devoted to the publication of materials for the study of Irish History. See also No. LVI and note to No. XV.

XLVII

JOURNALS: (a) House of Commons; (b) House of Lords. (a) Journals of the House of Commons. London. (b) Journals of the House of Lords. London.

These extremely valuable series extend from 1547 to date. They are indexed and in some instances calendared; for details, see No. IX. They should be consulted in connection with Nos. XXX and XLII.

XLVIII

LAWS AND STATUTES.

(A) Anglo-Saxon Period. See No. XCI.

(B) Norman Period. In addition to volumes numbered CIV, CV, and CVI, see The Sources of the Law of England, by H. Brunner, trans. W. Hastie. Edinburgh, 1888.

(C) From 1215.

(a) Statutes of the Realm, ed. A. Luders, T. E. Tomlins and others. London, 1810-22.

Statutes from 1215 to 1713.- Preceded by several earlier charters. Contains valuable introduction on legal bibliography.

(b) Statutes at Large from Magna Charta, ed. O. Ruffhead and others. London, 1763-1800.

From 1215 to 1800.

(c) Statutes at Large of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, ed. T. E. Tomlins and others. London, 1804-69.

From 1801-1869.

(d) Public General Statutes.

From 1830-1887.

(e) Public General Acts. Published by Authority.

1888 and following.

From these editions may be studied the sequence of legislation and the detail of acts from the earliest records to the present annual publications. In addition to the series mentioned there are series of Revised Statutes published by authority. These are not as valuable for historical research, as they do not contain obsolete statutes. Abridgments and other private editions of the laws are of even less value from the historical standpoint. — The series named are well indexed and see for this Gross, Bibliography of Municipal History, No. IX as well as works therein mentioned on page 13 et seq.

The student should make himself familiar with the principal series of reports and also with accounts of trials in the various courts.

XLIX

LETTERS.

L

Various important collections of letters have been made. See the titles in chapter II, also No. VIII.

MABILLON: Acta Sanctorum Ordinis Sancti Benedicti in Sæculorum Classes distributa ... Paris, 1688-1701. Venice (reprint), 1733.

LI

This work is of value. VIII does not give full list of the lives of the British saints in L, but the exclusion is judicious, as all lives not based upon manuscript sources are excluded.

MAITLAND CLUB PUBLICATIONS.

This club was instituted at Glasgow in 1828 for the purpose of printing works illustrative of the antiquities, literature and history of Scotland. See Nos. VIII, X and societies catalogues. See also Wodrow Society Publications catalogue in No. X and No. VIII.