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| Abbrev. Plac. (Rec. Com.) | Abbreviatio Placitorum (Record Commission) |
| Acts of P.C. | Acts of Privy Council |
| Add. | Additional |
| Add. Chart. | Additional Charters |
| Admir. | Admiralty |
| Agarde. | Agarde's Indices |
| Anct. Corresp. | Ancient Correspondence |
| Anct. D. (P.R.O.) A 2420 | Ancient Deeds(Public Record Office) A 2420 |
| Ann. Mon. | Annales Monastici |
| Antiq. | Antiquarian or Antiquaries |
| App. | Appendix |
| Arch. | Archæologia or Archæological |
| Arch. Cant. | Archæologia Cantiana |
| Archd. Rec. | Archdeacon's Records |
| Archit. | Architectural |
| Assize R. | Assize Rolls |
| Aud. Off. | Audit Office |
| Aug. Off. | Augmentation Office |
| Ayloffe. | Ayloffe's Calendars |
| Bed. | Bedford |
| Beds | Bedfordshire |
| Berks | Berkshire |
| Bdle. | Bundle |
| B.M. | British Museum |
| Bodl. Lib. | Bodley's Library |
| Boro. | Borough |
| Brev. Reg. | Brevia Regia |
| Brit. | Britain, British, Britannia, etc. |
| Buck. | Buckingham |
| Bucks | Buckinghamshire |
| Cal. | Calendar |
| Camb. | Cambridgeshire or Cambridge |
| Cambr. | Cambria, Cambrian, Cam-brensis, etc. |
| Campb. Ch. | Campbell Charities |
| Cant. | Canterbury |
| Cap. | Chapter |
| Carl. | Carlisle |
| Cart. Antiq. R. | Cartæ Antiquæ Rolls |
| C.C.C. Camb | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| Certiorari Bdles. (Rolls Chap.) | Certiorari Bundles (Rolls Chapel) |
| Chan. Enr. Decree R. | Chancery Enrolled Decree Rolls |
| Chan. Proc. | Chancery Proceedings |
| Chant. Cert. | Chantry Certificates (or Certificates of Colleges and Chantries) |
| Chap. Ho. | Chapter House |
| Charity Inq. | Charity Inquisitions |
| Chart. R. 20 Hen. III. pt. i. No. 10 | Charter Roll, 20 Henry III. part i. Number 10 |
| Chartul. | Chartulary |
| Chas. | Charles |
| Ches. | Cheshire |
| Chest. | Chester |
| Ch. Gds. (Exch. K.R.) | Church Goods (Exchequer King's Remembrancer) |
| Chich. | Chichester |
| Chron. | Chronicle, Chronica, etc. |
| Close | Close Roll |
| Co. | County |
| Colch. | Colchester |
| Coll. | Collections |
| Com. | Commission |
| Com. Pleas. | Common Pleas |
| Conf. R. | Confirmation Rolls |
| Co. Plac. | County Placita |
| Cornw. | Cornwall |
| Corp. | Corporation |
| Cott. | Cotton or Cottonian |
| Ct. R. | Court Rolls |
| Ct. of Wards | Court of Wards |
| Cumb. | Cumberland |
| Cur. Reg. | Curia Regis |
| D. | Deed or Deeds |
| D. and C. | Dean and Chapter |
| De Banc. R. | De Banco Rolls |
| Dec. and Ord. | Decrees and Orders |
| Dep. Keeper's Rep. | Deputy Keeper's Reports |
| Derb. | Derbyshire or Derby |
| Devon | Devonshire |
| Dioc. | Diocese |
| Doc. | Documents |
| Dods. MSS. | Dodsworth MSS. |
| Dom. Bk. | Domesday Book |
| Dors. | Dorsetshire |
| Duchy of Lanc. | Duchy of Lancaster |
| Dur. | Durham |
| East. | Easter Term |
| Eccl. | Ecclesiastical |
| Eccl. Com. | Ecclesiastical Commission |
| Edw. | Edward |
| Eliz. | Elizabeth |
| Engl. | England or English |
| Engl. Hist. Rev. | English Historical Review |
| Enr. | Enrolled or Enrolment |
| Epis. Reg. | Episcopal Registers |
| Esch. Enr. Accts. | Escheators Enrolled Accounts |
| Excerpta e Rot. Fin. (Rec. Com.) | Excerpta e Rotulis Finium (Record Commission) |
| Exch. Dep. | Exchequer Depositions |
| Exch. K.B. | Exchequer King's Bench |
| Exch. K.R. | Exchequer King's Remembrancer |
| Exch. L.T.R. | Exchequer Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer |
| Exch. of Pleas, Plea R. | Exchequer of Pleas, Plea Roll |
| Exch. of Receipt | Exchequer of Receipt |
| Exch. Spec. Com. | Exchequer Special Commissions |
| Feet of F. | Feet of Fines |
| Feod. Accts. (Ct. of Wards) | Feodaries Accounts (Court of Wards) |
| Feod. Surv. (Ct. of Wards) | Feodaries Surveys (Court of Wards) |
| Feud. Aids. | Feudal Aids |
| fol. | Folio |
| Foreign R. | Foreign Rolls |
| Forest Proc. | Forest Proceedings |
| Gaz. | Gazette or Gazetteer |
| Gen. | Genealogical, Genealogica, etc. |
| Geo. | George |
| Glouc. | Gloucestershire or Gloucester |
| Guild Certif. (Chan.) Ric. II. | Guild Certificates (Chancery) Richard II. |
| Hants | Hampshire |
| Harl. | Harley or Harleian |
| Hen. | Henry |
| Heref. | Herefordshire or Hereford |
| Hertf. | Hertford |
| Herts. | Hertfordshire |
| Hil. | Hilary Term |
| Hist. | History, Historical, Historian, Historia, etc. |
| Hist. MSS. Com. | Historical MSS. Commission |
| Hosp. | Hospital |
| Hund. R. | Hundred Rolls |
| Hunt. | Huntingdon |
| Hunts | Huntingdonshire |
| Inq. a.q.d. | Inquisitions ad quod damnum |
| Inq. p.m. | Inquisitions post mortem |
| Inst. | Institute or Institution |
| Invent. | Inventory or Inventories |
| Ips. | Ipswich |
| Itin. | Itinerary |
| Jas. | James |
| Journ. | Journal |
| Lamb. Lib. | Lambeth Library |
| Lanc. | Lancashire or Lancaster |
| L. and P. Hen. VIII. | Letters and Papers, Hen. VIII. |
| Lansd. | Lansdowne |
| Ld. Rev. Rec. | Land Revenue Records |
| Leic. | Leicestershire or Leicester |
| Le Neve's Ind. | Le Neve's Indices |
| Lib. | Library |
| Lich. | Lichfield |
| Linc. | Lincolnshire or Lincoln |
| Lond. | London |
| m. | Membrane |
| Mem. | Memorials |
| Memo. R. | Memoranda Rolls |
| Mich. | Michaelmas Term |
| Midd. | Middlesex |
| Mins. Accts. | Ministers' Accounts |
| Misc. Bks. (Exch. K.R., Exch. T.R. or Aug. Off.) | Miscellaneous Books (Exchequer King's Remembrancer, Exchequer Treasury of Receipt or Augmentation Office) |
| Mon. | Monastery, Monasticon |
| Monm. | Monmouth |
| Mun. | Muniments or Munimenta |
| Mus. | Museum |
| N. and Q. | Notes and Queries |
| Norf. | Norfolk |
| Northampt. | Northampton |
| Northants | Northamptonshire |
| Northumb. | Northumberland |
| Norw. | Norwich |
| Nott. | Nottinghamshire or Nottingham |
| N.S. | New Style |
| Off. | Office |
| Orig. R. | Originalia Rolls |
| O.S. | Ordnance Survey |
| Oxf. | Oxfordshire or Oxford |
| P. | Page |
| Palmer's Ind. | Palmer's Indices |
| Pal. of Chest. | Palatinate of Chester |
| Pal. of Dur. | Palatinate of Durham |
| Pal. of Lanc. | Palatinate of Lancaster |
| Par. | Parish, Parochial, etc. |
| Parl. | Parliament or Parliamentary |
| Parl. R. | Parliament Rolls |
| Parl. Surv. | Parliamentary Surveys |
| Partic. for Gts. | Particulars for Grants |
| Pat. | Patent Roll or Letters Patent |
| P.C.C. | Prerogative Court of Canterbury |
| Pet. | Petition |
| Peterb. | Peterborough |
| Phil. | Philip |
| Pipe R. | Pipe Roll |
| Plea R. | Plea Rolls |
| Pop. Ret. | Population Returns |
| Pope Nich. Tax. (Rec. Com.) | Pope Nicholas' Taxation (Record Commission) |
| P.R.O. | Public Record Office |
| Proc. | Proceedings |
| Proc. Soc. Antiq. | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries |
| pt. | Part |
| Pub. | Publications |
| R. | Roll |
| Rec. | Records |
| Recov. R. | Recovery Rolls |
| Rentals and Surv. | Rentals and Surveys |
| Rep. | Report |
| Rev. | Review |
| Ric. | Richard |
| Roff. | Rochester diocese |
| Rot. Cur. Reg. | Rotuli Curiæ Regis |
| Rut. | Rutland |
| Sarum | Salisbury diocese |
| Ser. | Series |
| Sess. R. | Sessions Rolls |
| Shrews. | Shrewsbury |
| Shrops. | Shropshire |
| Soc. | Society |
| Soc. Antiq. | Society of Antiquaries |
| Somers. | Somerset |
| Somers. Ho. | Somerset House |
| S.P. Dom. | State Papers Domestic |
| Staff | Staffordshire |
| Star Chamb. Proc. | Star Chamber Proceedings |
| Stat. | Statute |
| Steph. | Stephen |
| Subs. R. | Subsidy Rolls |
| Suff. | Suffolk |
| Surr. | Surrey |
| Suss. | Sussex |
| Surv. of Ch. Livings (Lamb.) or (Chan.) | Surveys of Church Livings (Lambeth) or (Chancery) |
| Topog. | Topography or Topographical |
| Trans. | Transactions |
| Transl. | Translation |
| Treas. | Treasury or Treasurer |
| Trin. | Trinity Term |
| Univ. | University |
| Valor Eccl. (Rec. Com.) | Valor Ecclesiasticus (Record Commission) |
| Vet. Mon. | Vetusta Monumenta |
| V.C.H. | Victoria County History |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| vol. | Volume |
| Warw. | Warwickshire or Warwick |
| Westm. | Westminster |
| Westmld. | Westmorland |
| Will. | William |
| Wilts | Wiltshire |
| Winton. | Winchester diocese |
| Worc. | Worcestershire or Worcester |
| Yorks | Yorkshire |