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Assize records

Assize records for London, 14th-16th centuries. 4 volumes.

Eyres, records of

Records of courts of itinerant justices (13th century). 2 volumes.

Feet of Fines

Final concords for Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Sussex and Yorkshire. 16 volumes.

Interregnum, Acts and Ordinances

 1 volume.

Justices of the peace, records of

 1 volume.

Foedera With Syllabus

The text of Rymer's Foedera (1704-1735), combined with an English summary. 3 volumes.

Pleas: common, crown and forest

 8 volumes.

Quarter Sessions records

Records of the periodic courts of quarter sessions. 9 volumes.

Statutes of the Realm

The full text of Statutes passed into law by the two Houses of Parliament. 3 volumes.