Texts
Laws
The laws to be edited for the project are listed below. The table provides abbreviations, mostly the standard ones used by Felix Liebermann; the name of the text as it appears in contemporary scholarship or in the manuscript witnesses; languages which appear in each; citation of the standard editions; and notice that a proposal is being considered by the literary board, an edition is in process (after the proposal has been accepted), or an edition has been accepted.
In a few of the cases when a text appears in versions in two languages, each version is treated as a separate text and may be separately edited. Generally, however, editions of texts translated into Latin or Anglo-French should consider these subsequent versions as witnesses when it seems sensible, but need not include editions of these translations.
As further texts are added to the project, they will be inserted alphabetically by abbreviation.
| Standard abbreviation | Name of text | Languages | Standard editions | Proposal in process or edition accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abt | Æthelberht’s code | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 3–8. | Published: BEL |
| Af | Alfred’s domboc | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 16–20, 26–89. | Edition in process: LO&SJ |
| AGu | Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 126–128. | Edition in process: TG |
| App AGu | Alfred-Guthrum appendix | Latin | See Quadripartitus: Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 394. | |
| Art Bar | Articles of the barons, 1215 | Latin | William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), pp. 285–91. | |
| Art Eyre | Articles for the Eyre | Latin | Roger of Howden, Chronica, ed. William Stubbs, 4 vols, RS (London, 1868–71), vol. 2, pp. 243–44 | Published: NV |
| Art Inq | Articles of the Inquest of Sheriffs | Latin | Letters and Charters of Gilbert Foliot, ed. A. Morey and C. N. L. Brooke (Cambridge, 1967), pp. 523–24 | Published: NV |
| I As | Æthelstan’s tithe edict | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 146–48. | |
| As Alm | Æthelstan’s charity edict | Latin |
Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 148. | |
| II As | Æthelstan’s Grately code | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 150–66. | |
| III As | Æthelstan’s Faversham code | Latin | See Quadripartitus: Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 170. | Edition in process: LR |
| IV As | Æthelstan’s Thunderfield code (fragment) | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 171 (fragment). | Edition in process: LR |
| IV As Latin | Æthelstan’s Thunderfield code | Latin | See Quadripartitus: Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 171–72. | Edition in process: LR |
| V As | Æthelstan’s Exeter code | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 166–68. | |
| VI As | Æthelstan’s London code | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 173–82. | |
| VI As 12 | Whittelbury modification of Æthelstan’s Thunderfield code | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 182–83. | |
| Ass 1198 | Assize of 1198 | Latin | Roger of Howden, Chronica, ed. William Stubbs, 4 vols, RS (London, 1868–71), vol. 4, pp. 63–66. | Edition in process: HD |
| Ass Arms | Assize of Arms | Latin | William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), pp. 183–84. | Published: NV |
| Ass Clar | Assize of Clarendon | Latin | William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), pp. 170–73. | Published: NV |
| Ass For | First Forest Assize | Latin | Roger of Howden, Chronica, ed. William Stubbs, 4 vols, RS (London, 1868–71), vol. 1, pp. 323–24. | Published: NV |
| Ass Nor | Assize of Northampton | Latin | William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), pp. 179–81. | Published: NV |
| Ass Wood | Assize of Woodstock | Latin | William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), pp. 186–88. | Published: NV |
| I Atr | Æthelred’s Woodstock code | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 216–20. | |
| II Atr | Æthelred’s treaty with Olaf | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 220–24. | Edition in process: JB |
| II Atr app | II Æthelred appendix | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 224–26. | |
| III Atr | Æthelred’s Wantage code | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 228–32. | |
| IV Atr a | Statement of current London customs (chapters 1–4.2) | Latin | See Quadripartitus: Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 232–34. | Edition in process: DK |
| IV Atr b | Æthelred’s coinage laws (chapters 5–9.3) | Latin | See Quadripartitus: Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 234–36. | |
| V Atr | Law-making council at Enham, 1008 | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 236–47). | |
| VI Atr | VI Æthelred | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 246–56. | |
| VI Atr app | VI Æthelred appendix | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 256–58 | |
| VI Atr Lat | VI Æthelred Latin paraphrase | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 247–57. | |
| VII Atr | Penitential edict at Bath | Latin | See Quadripartitus: Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 260–61. | |
| VIIa Atr | VIIa Æthelred | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 262. | |
| VIII Atr | Æthelred’s ‘eighth’ code, 1014 | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 263–68. | |
| IX Atr | IX Æthelred | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 269. | |
| X Atr | X Æthelred | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 269–70. | |
| Að | Be Mirciscan aðe | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 464. | Edition in process: AR |
| Becwæð | Hit becwæð | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 400. | |
| Blas | Be blaserum 7 be morðslihtum | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 388. | |
| Cn 1018 | Cnut’s Oxford code, 1018 | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 278-318. | Published: AK |
| Cn 1020 | Cnut’s first letter to the English, 1020 | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 273–75. | |
| Cn 1027 | Cnut’s second letter to the English, 1027 | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 276–77. | |
| I–II Cn | Cnut’s Winchester code | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 278–370. | Proposal in process: MB&BO’B |
| Cn Cb | Colbertine Cnut | Latin | J. L. A. Kolderup-Rosenvinge, ed., Legum Regis Canuti Magni (Copenhagen 1826). | Edition accepted: BO’B |
| Con Clar | Constitutions of Clarendon | Latin | William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), pp. 163–67. | |
| Con Clar Fr | French translation of the Constitutions of Clarendon | French | Emmanuel Wahlberg, ed., La Vie de saint Thomas le Martyr par Guernes de Pont-Sainte-Maxence. Poème historique du XIIe siècle (1172–1174) (Lund, 1922), pp. 81–86. | |
| Conc Reg | Concession of the kingdom to the pope, 1213 | Latin | William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), pp. 279–81. | |
| Cons Cn | Consiliatio Cnuti | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 279-371; Felix Liebermann, ed., Consiliatio Cnuti, eine Übertragung angelsächsischer Gesetze aus dem zwölften Jahrhundert (Halle, 1893). | |
| Def Reg 1205 | Writ for the levying of a force for the defence of the kingdom, 1205 | Latin | William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), pp. 275–77. | |
| Duel | Benedictio scuti et baculi ad duellum faciendum | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 430–31. | Edition in process: EL |
| Duns | Dunsæte | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 374–78. | |
| ECf1 | Leges Edwardi Confessoris, version 1 (34-chapter text) | Latin | Not edited. | Published: BO’B |
| ECf2 | Leges Edwardi Confessoris, version 2 (39-chapter text) | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 627–70. | Published: GPKP |
| ECf2 Hk | Holkham Leges Edwardi | Latin | Not edited: London, BL, Additional MS 49366, fos. 144v–157v. Parts edited separately in Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 627–70; Felix Liebermann, ed., Consiliatio Cnuti, eine Übertragung angelsächsischer Gesetze aus dem zwölften Jahrhundert (Halle, 1893). | Published: BO'B |
| ECf3 | Leges Edwardi Confessoris, version 3 (revised 39-chapter text) | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 627–70. | |
| ECf3 Fr | Le livre des leis de engletere (French translation of ECf3) | French | Not edited: Cambridge, University Library MS Ee.I.1, fos. 3v–8. | |
| ECf4 | Leges Edwardi Confessoris, version 4 (in Leges Anglorum) | Latin | Not edited on its own: selections in Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 635–37, 639, 640, 655–60, 664; see also Leges Anglorum. | |
| Edict Reg | Proclamation for the preservation of the peace, 1195 | Latin | William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), pp. 257–58. | Edition in process: HD |
| II–III Eg | Edgar’s Andover code | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 194–206. | |
| IV Eg | Edgar’s Whitbordesstan code | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 206–14. | |
| IV Eg lat | Edgar’s Whitbordesstan code (Latin version) | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 207–15. | |
| EGu | Peace of Edward and Guthrum | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 128–134. | |
| I Em | Edmund’s first code | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 184–86. | |
| II Em | Edmund’s bloodfeud laws | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 186–90. | |
| III Em | Edmund’s Colyton code | Latin | See Quadripartitus: Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 190–91. | |
| I Ew | Edward the Elder’s first code | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 138–40. | |
| II Ew | Edward the Elder’s second code | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 140–44. | |
| Excom I | Qualiter episcopus excommunicare infideles christianos debeat | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 432–33. | |
| Excom II | Excommunicatio aliquem sacrilegum facienda | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 434. | |
| Excom III | Excommunicatio III | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 434. | |
| Excom IV | Excommunicatio, IV | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 435. | |
| Excom V | Excommunicatio V | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 435–36. | |
| Excom VI | Excommunicatio VI | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 436–37. | |
| Excom VII | Excommunicatio VII | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 438–39. | |
| Excom VIII | Excommunicatio VIII | Latin |
Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 439–40. | |
| Excom IX | Excommunicatio IX | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 440. | |
| Excom X | Excommunicatio X | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 440. | |
| Excom XI | Forma solemnis excommunicationis | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 441. | |
| Excom XII | Excommunicatio XII | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 441. | |
| Excom XIII | Excommunicatio XIII | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 441. | |
| Forf | Forfang | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 388–90. | |
| Form Pro | Form of proceeding on the judicial visitation, 1194 | Latin | William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), pp. 251–57. | Edition in process: HD |
| Geþyncðo | Be wergildum 7 be geðinðum | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 456–58. | Edition in process: AR |
| Ger | Gerefa | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 453-5. |
Published: TG |
| Glanvill | Tractatus de legibus et consuetudinibus regni Anglie qui Glanvill vocatur | Latin | G. D. G. Hall, ed., The Treatise on the Laws and Customs of the Realm of England Commonly Called Glanvill (Oxford 1993), pp. 1–177. | Edition in process: PB&JH |
| Grið | Be griðe 7 be munde | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 470–73. | |
| Had | Hadbot | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 464–68. | Edition in process: AR |
| Hl | Hlothere and Eadric’s code | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 9–11; Lisi Oliver, The Beginnings of English Law (Toronto, 2002), pp. 126–46. | Published: BEL |
| Hn | Leges Henrici Primi | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 547–611; L. J. Downer, ed., Leges Henrici Primi (Oxford, 1972). | Edition accepted: NK |
| Hn com | Henry I’s county and hundred court regulations | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 524 | Published: RS |
| Hn cor | Henry I’s coronation charter | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 521–23; William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), pp. 117–19; many other editions available. | Published: RS |
| Hn cor Fr | Henry I’s coronation charter, French translation | French | Not edited: BL MS Harley 458. | |
| Hn Lond | Henry I’s charter for London | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 424–26. | Edition accepted: RS |
| Hn mon | Henry I’s coinage regulations | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 523. | Published: RS |
| Hn2 cor | Henry II’s coronation charter | Latin | William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), p. 158. | Published: NV |
| Hn2 cor Fr | Henry II’s coronation charter, French translation | French | Not edited: BL MS Harley 458. | |
| Hu | Hundred ordinance | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 192–94. | |
| In Cn | Instituta de legibus regum anglorum | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 612–17. | Edition in process: MB&BO’B |
| Ine | Ine’s code | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 20–27, 89–123. | Edition in process: LO&SJ |
| Inq Con | Order for inquiry into evil customs, 1215 | Latin | William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), pp. 303–304. | |
| Inq Sher1 | Inquest of Sheriffs | Latin | William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), pp. 175–78. | Published: NV |
| Inq Sher2 | Inquest of Sheriffs | Latin | Not edited: Oxford, Bodleian Library MS E. Musaeo 222, fo. 155r-v. | Published: NV |
| Iud Dei I | Exorcismus aquae ad iudicium dei demonstrandum | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 401–405. | |
| Iud Dei II | Adiuratio ferri uel aquae feruentis | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 406–407. | |
| Iud Dei III | Exorcismus panis ordeacii et casei ad probationem ueri | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 408–409. | |
| Iud Dei IV | Benedictio quando iudicium exituri sunt homines | Latin with full OE interlinear gloss | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 409–11. | |
| Iud Dei V | Adiuratio | Latin/ Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 411–12. | |
| Iud Dei VI | Halsuncge | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 412. | |
| Iud Dei VII | Exorcismus aque ad iudicium dei demonstrandum | Latin/ Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 413–14. | |
| Iud Dei VIII | Halsie man ðonne man her | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 415. | |
| Iud Dei IX | Benedictio ferri ab episcopo danda | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 416. | Edition in process: TF |
| Iud Dei X | Ordo ad iudicium faciendum | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 417–18. | |
| Iud Dei XI | Benedictio ferri iuditialis | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 419. | |
| Iud Dei XII | De iuditio aque quomodo inuentum sit | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 420–22. | |
| Iud Dei XIII | Benedictio aque frigide ad iudicium faciendum | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 422–24. | |
| Iud Dei XIV | Exorcismus et benedictio panis et casei ad securitatem iuditii faciendus | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 425–27. | |
| Iud Dei XV | Judgement of God XV | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 427. | |
| Iud Dei XVI | Ordo iudicii | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 427–29. | |
| Leges Angl | Leges Anglorum Londoniis collectae | Latin | Not edited; Selections edited in Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, passim. | |
| Leges Wl | Leges Willelmi | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 493–520. | |
| Leis Wl | Leis Willelme | French | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 492–520. | |
| Lib Elec | Grant of freedom of elections to churches, 1214 | Latin | William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), pp. 282–84. | |
| Lib Lond | Libertas Londoniensis | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 673–75. | |
| MC 1215 | Magna Carta, 1215 | Latin | William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), pp. 292–302. | |
| MC 1215 Fr | Magna Carta 1215, French translation | French | J. C. Holt, 'A Vernacular-French Text of Magna Carta 1215’, English Historical Review, 89 (1974), 346–64. | |
| Mirce | Be Mircna laga | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 462. | Edition in process: AR |
| Nor grið | Norðhymbra cyricfrið | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 473. | |
| Norðleod | Norðleoda laga | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 458–60. | Edition in process: AR |
| Northu | Norðhymbra preosta lagu | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 380–85. | |
| Offa | Report of the papal legates to Offa and Ælfwold | Latin | A. W. Haddan and W. Stubbs, eds., Councils and Ecclesiastical Documents, 3 vols (Oxford, 1869–78), vol. 3, pp. 447–62. | |
| Ordal | Dom be haten ísene an[d] wæt[re] | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 386–87. | |
| Pax | Peace | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 390 | |
| Ps Cn for | Pseudo-Cnut’s forest laws | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 620–26. | |
| Quadr | Quadripartitus | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, 529–46 and passim. | |
| Rect | Rectitudines singularum personarum | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 444-453. |
Published: TG |
| Romscot | Rome-payment | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 474. | |
| Sacr cor | Coronation oath, English version | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 214–16. | Published: MC |
| Sacr cor Latin | Coronation oath, Latin version | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 215–17. | |
| St cor | Stephen’s coronation charter | Latin | William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), p. 142. | Edition accepted: RS |
| St cor Fr | Stephen’s coronation charter, French translation | French | Not edited: BL Harley 458. | |
| St eccl | Stephen’s 1136 charter of liberties for the Church | Latin | William Stubbs, ed., Select Charters and Other Illustrations of English Constitutional History, 9th edn, rev. by H. W. C. Davis (Oxford, 1921), pp. 143–44. | Edition accepted: RS |
| Swer | Hu se man sceal swerie | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 396–98. | |
| Vocab | Expositiones vocabulorum | Old English /French/ Latin | Versions listed in John Edwin Wells, A Manual of the Writings in Middle English, 1050–1400 (New Haven, 1916), 834, and in Hubert Hall, ed., The Red Book of the Exchequer (London, 1896), vol. 1, pp. cxiii–cxv. | |
| Wal | Walreaf | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 392. | |
| Wer | Wergeld | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 392–94. | |
| Wi | Wihtræd’s code | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 12–14. | Published: BEL |
| Wif | Be wifmannes beweddung | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 442–44. | |
| Wl art | Articles of William I | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 486–88. | |
| Wl art Fr | Articles of William I, French translation | French | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 488–89. | |
| Wl art Lond | Articles of William I, London version | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 489–91. | |
| Wl ep | William I’s writ on church courts | Latin | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 485; David Bates, ed., The Acta of William I, 1066–1087 (Oxford, 1998), no. 128, pp. 440–42. | Published: DB |
| Wl lad | Willelmes cyninges asetnysse | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, pp. 483–84; David Bates, ed., The Acta of William I, 1066–1087 (Oxford, 1998), (no. 130), pp. 445–47. | Published: DB |
| Wl Lond | William I’s writ for London | Old English | Felix Liebermann, ed., Die Gesetze der Angelsachsen, 3 vols (Halle, 1903–1916), vol. 1, p. 486; David Bates, ed., The Acta of William I, 1066–1087 (Oxford, 1998), no. 180. | Published: DB |
| Ymb Æwbricas | Adulterers | Old English | R. Flower, ‘The Text of the Burghal Hidage’, London Medieval Studies 1 (1937), p. 62. |
Abbreviations for editions accepted.
AK A. Kennedy, 'Cnut’s law code of 1018’, Anglo-Saxon England 11 (1983), pp. 72-81.
BEL Lisi Oliver, The Beginnings of English Law (Toronto, 2002).
DB David Bates, ed., The Acta of William I, 1066–1087 (Oxford, 1998).
GPKP Bruce O’Brien, God’s Peace and King’s Peace: The Laws of Edward the Confessor
(Philadelphia, 1999).
MC Mary Clayton, 'The Old English Promissio Regis', Anglo-Saxon England, 37 (2008), 91-150.
NV Nicholas Vincent, ed., ‘Acta of Henry II and His Family, 1154–1204’.
RS Richard Sharpe, ed., ‘Anglo-Norman Royal Acta’.
Abbreviations of editors with proposals or editions in process
AR Andrew Rabin
BO’B Bruce O’Brien
DK Derek Keene
EL Eleonora Litta
HD Hugh Doherty
JB Jenny Benham
LO&SJ Lisi Oliver and Stefan Jurasinski
LR Levi Roach
MB&BO’B Mary Blockley and Bruce O’Brien
NK Nicholas Karn
PB&JH Paul Brand and John Hudson
TF Thomas Faulkner
TG Thomas Gobbitt