Physical description: On parchment. iii + 321 + ii leaves, frame ruling and some medieval foliation. 270 x 190 mm.
Contents: Formulary of original and judicial writs, chiefly of Edward III and Richard II.
Decoration: Initials: f.1 5-line blue with red; 3-line and 2-line unfilled, some some spaces left.
Binding: conserved by Ian Maver (see 2002 citation below), previously in a 'utilitarian' non-contemporary binding - 18th c, tanned sheepskin over millboards.
Provenance 1863-1863: Inscriptions: Mr J. B. Hostage and John Hostage Chester 1863.
Provenance 1948-1948: Liverpool University bookplate: The gift of Stella Permewan in memory of William Muspratt Permewan MCMXLVIII [1948]. Accession no. G31056.
Published citations and unpublished notes:
2002: Lien Gyles & Ian Maver (2002), 'Conserving eleven late mediæval manuscripts for Liverpool University', Studies in Conservation, 47:sup5, 88-91. doi: 10.1179/sic.2002.47.s3.018. https://doi.org/10.1179/sic.2002.47.s3.018
1983: N. R. Ker, Medieval manuscripts in British libraries (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983).
Microfilm copy available for consultation.