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Imagining an 18th century Jane Doe
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By coincidence, this afternoon I recorded a copy of the 1678 Act for Burying in Woollen in the Archives at Canterbury Cathedral (CCA-U3-89/28/3). The Act was of course included in the Statutes of the Realm but copies of that section of the Statutes were issued separately with a title page (paginated [2], 87-95, [1] p.) and presumably distributed to town and ecclesiastical authorities for enforcement of the provisions of the Act. The Canterbury Cathedral copy was deposited by the local parish of St Mildred’s. A search on the ESTC database shows only two recorded copies of this separate issue (http://estc.bl.uk/R236432; British Library and University of Virginia), though there are probably more lurking in local archives. The Canterbury copy will be reported to ESTC next week.
David Shaw — March 21, 2018
Aren’t the Anno Regni’s fun? I recently finished cataloging a sammelband of 1661-1662 acts (E1245.5 1661-62). It contains the two sessions of 13 Car.II issued in the aggregate, followed by the 33 acts of 14 Car.II issued separately as singles, or in groups of twos or threes for closely related acts. Now that it’s done, the volume seems rational enough. Getting to that point took this cataloger a ridiculously long time.
Deborah J. Leslie — March 22, 2018
In manorial Court records, the fictional names John Doe and Richard Roe commonly occur. They fail to appear to testify in opposition to legal claims and thereby the claimant secures an inheritance in manorial leasehold.
John Drackley — March 21, 2018
In my comment I should have written ‘copyhold’ rather than ‘leasehold’ which is not the technical term in the manorial system.
John Drackley — March 23, 2018