{"product_id":"charters-of-the-borough-of-cambridge-paperback-9781108010436","title":"Charters of the Borough of Cambridge (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108010436","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCharters of the Borough of Cambridge\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA transcript and translation of the royal charters issued to the borough of Cambridge between the twelfth and seventeenth centuries.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrederic William Maitland (Edited by), Mary Bateson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108010436, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 October 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e258 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.33 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eProfessor F. W. Maitland was the foremost Victorian scholar on English legal history, and Mary Bateson a Cambridge medieval historian. This 1901 volume was edited for the Corporation of Cambridge and the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. It provides a transcript and translation of the royal charters issued to the borough of Cambridge between the twelfth and the seventeenth centuries. Maitland lays stress on the considerable independence the medieval borough had. It was largely self-governing, royal charters bestowing or confirming liberties rather than regulating the town governance or providing a constitution. However, there were some limitations, chiefly relating to justice, for which royal permission was needed. It was not until the late seventeenth century that royal authority began to tighten its control of borough affairs. The introduction explains the conventions of such charters, and how the reader should interpret the information contained therein. A valuable source of local history with wider significance.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Writ of King Henry the First\u003cbr\u003e 2. Writ of King Henry the Second\u003cbr\u003e 3. First charter of King John\u003cbr\u003e 4. Second charter of King John\u003cbr\u003e 5. First charter of King Henry the Third\u003cbr\u003e 6. Second charter of King Henry the Third\u003cbr\u003e 7. Third charter of King Henry the Third\u003cbr\u003e 8. Fourth charter of King Henry the Third\u003cbr\u003e 9. Charter of King Edward the First\u003cbr\u003e 10. Charter of King Edward the Second\u003cbr\u003e 11. Letters patent of King Richard the Second\u003cbr\u003e 12. First charter of King Richard the Second\u003cbr\u003e 13. Second charter of King Richard the Second\u003cbr\u003e 14. Letters patent of King Richard the Second\u003cbr\u003e 15. Letters patent of King Henry the Fourth\u003cbr\u003e 16. Letters patent of King Henry the Fifth\u003cbr\u003e 17. Letters patent of King Henry the Sixth\u003cbr\u003e 18. Letters patent of King Henry the Sixth\u003cbr\u003e 19. Letters patent of King Edward the Fourth\u003cbr\u003e 20. Letters patent of King Edward the Fourth\u003cbr\u003e 21. Letters patent of King Henry the Eighth\u003cbr\u003e 22. Letters exemplificatory of King Henry the Eighth\u003cbr\u003e 23. Letters patent of King Edward the Sixth\u003cbr\u003e 24. Letters exemplificatory of King Edward the Sixth\u003cbr\u003e 25. Letters patent of Queen Elizabeth\u003cbr\u003e 26. Letters patent of King James the First\u003cbr\u003e 27. Letters patent of King Charles the First\u003cbr\u003e 28. Letters patent of King Charles the Second\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265924878616,"sku":"9781108010436","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108010436i.jpg?v=1694866722","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/charters-of-the-borough-of-cambridge-paperback-9781108010436","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}