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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture From: "David J. Seipp" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Database on medieval English legal history Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 17:57:44 -0500 Subscribers to this list may be interested to learn that a free, publicly-searchable database that is being compiled to index and paraphrase all printed Year Book reports (cases argued and determined in English law courts between 1268 and 1535), now includes among its 22,004 records all case reports printed in the entire chronological series of Year Books. All records in the database identify the opening line of text (incipit), the length of the report, a full citation, and a unique identifying number, and where possible the type of lawsuit (writ), the names of parties, names of other persons and places mentioned, cross-references to Abridgements and to related cases, and statutes cited or quoted. All cases before 1481 name every justice and lawyer who spoke or was mentioned in the report. All cases before 1481 that have never before been translated from the original Anglo-Norman law French have been substantially paraphrased. Full lists of keywords and descriptions of the process and pleading are given for all case reports from 1399 through 1481. Some records index and paraphrase cases that are only printed in the Abridgements under alphabetical headings, and more of these Abridgement cases will be added over the coming years. The database can be searched at: <http://www.bu.edu/law/seipp> The website also contains lists of all early printed editions of the Year Books and Abridgements, most of which may be consulted (by license) through Early English Books Online by searching by Short-Title Catalogue number. In addition, the website contains a list of Year Book manuscripts (which will be updated this summer), and a bibliography of articles and books about these sources. It is hoped that the records in the database will, before too long, be linked to images of the 1678-1680 Vulgate edition of the Year Books to which the records correspond. The Ames Foundation sponsors this project. David J. Seipp Boston University School of Law [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html -- Abigail Ann Young (Dr), Associate Editor/ Records of Early English Drama/ Victoria College/ 150 Charles Street W/ Toronto Ontario Canada Phone (416) 585-4504/ FAX (416) 813-4093/ [log in to unmask] List-owner of REED-L <http://www.reed.utoronto.ca/reed-l.html> http://www.reed.utoronto.ca/ => REED's home page http://www.reed.utoronto.ca/stage.html => our Web guide http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~young => my home page