1913 A Calendar of the Feet of Fines Relating to the County of Huntingdon : VGC

levied in the King's Court from the 5th year of Richard I to the end of the reign of Elizabeth, 1194-1603

Edited by G. J. Turner of Lincoln's Inn.

Published by The Cambridge Antiquarian Society 1913

8vo Hardback with Brown buckram cloth, gilt top edge,  gilt titles and stamp of the "Seal of the Cambridgeshire Antiquarian Society". Deckled foredge

This book presents A Calendar of Feet of Fines for the County of Huntingdonshire levied in the English King's Court from the reign of Richard I to Elizabeth I. A fine was a fictitious legal action used to transfer land ownership, and the author provides English translations of 1,083 fines from the original Latin documents. The calendar is divided into three parts: the first covering the reigns of Richard I to Henry VII, the second Henry VII to Elizabeth I, and the third containing indices of names and places mentioned in the fines. 

The author also provides an extended introduction that discusses various aspects of fines, including their form, the property comprised in them, and the spelling and extensions of proper names. This book will be of interest to historians, genealogists, and anyone interested in the medieval history of Huntingdonshire.

The book is in good condition. Boards are clean with small bumping to lower spine. Some browning to endpapers but all other pages are clean and bright. Overall a very good copy of a scarce edition.

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