Edmund’s first code (I Em)
The first and second codes of King Edmund (r. 939-946) form a pair in Textus Roffensis, Corpus 383 and Quadripartitus. Both were transmitted alongside the legislation of Edward the Elder. This first code is mostly concerned with ecclesiastical matters such as clerical celibacy, church dues and alms, and restoration of church buildings.
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Print editions
Manuscripts
- B: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 383, fos. 54v-55r
description & facsimiles - D: Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 201, pp. 96-97
description & facsimiles - G: London, British Library, MS Cotton Nero A.I, f. 87v
description & facsimiles - Hk: London, British Library, MS Additional 49366, fos. 91v-92r
description & facsimiles - M: Manchester, John Rylands University Library, MS Lat. 420, fos. 74v-75r
description & facsimiles - T: London, British Library, MS Cotton Titus A.XXVII, fos. 136v-137r
description & facsimiles