Osborn fa31

          A Copie of the grants of the liberties of the Eyre of London.
     London, England; early sixteenth century (during the reign of Henry
     VII). Parchment; 22 ff.; 750 x 290 mm.; 1 column. Dry-point ruling.

          Chancery script. Bound in a vellum wrapper.

          On the wrapper is written "Thomas Binkheued who sold it to Raph
     Wilbraham" A shelf mark is also written on the cover but is not
     legible.

          Comments: This manuscript was originally a roll, as can be seen by
     the sewing holes extending across the bottom of each page. The leaves
     were separated and sewn together in a quire form and bound in a vellum
     wrapper. The manuscript is an affirmation by King Henry VII of the
     rights given to the city of London by previous kings. It includes a
     copy of the charter in Old English presented by William the Conqueror
     to Bishop William, the Portreeve Geoffrey de Mandeville and the
     citizens of London, affirming the laws and rights they held under
     Edward the Confessor. A charter is also included granting lands from
     WIlliam I to Deorman. The first charter is printed in Stubbs "Select
     Charters" (9th ed., Oxford, 1913) p. 97, and in Liebermann "Gesetze der
     Angelsachsen," vol. 1, p. 486. Facsimiles of the originals of both
     charters are in Sharp, "London and the Kingdom" vol. 1 (London, 1894).



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