Articles of William I (Wl art)
This short Latin text, conventionally divided into ten chapters, identifies itself as enactments of William I (1066–1087). As it stands, the text cannot wholly have been issued by William I, though some of the chapters may represent actual edicts of the king. The text treats issues of oath, murder fine, penalties, witnessing sales, proof based on ethnicity, suretyship, sale of slaves out of the country, and capital punishment.
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Print editions
Manuscripts
- Cb: Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS lat. 4771, pp. 35-37
description & facsimiles - H: Strood, Medway Archive and Local Studies Centre, MS DRc/R1 (Textus Roffensis), fos. 80r-81v
description & facsimiles - Hv: London, British Library, MS Royal 14 C.II, fos. 214v-215r
description & facsimiles - La: London, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 118, fos. 194r-195r
description & facsimiles - Rl: Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson C. 641, fos. 44r-45r
description & facsimiles - T: London, British Library, MS Cotton Titus A.XXVII, fos. 148v-149v
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