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Old Danish Legal Manuscript ; Denmark, 1485-1499

Note
This late fifteenth-century manuscript from Denmark contains The Provincial Law of Jutland without the preface, but with the Chapter on Sorcery; royal charters and coronation charters; laws concerning the manorial court (Garths ræth), and an explanation of how fines are regulated and set in The Provincial Law of Jutland.

Contents

1 (1r-47v)
The Provincial Law of Jutland
Incipit

Hwilket barn erffue scal --- j

Explicit

Om man unther annen at han haffuer for-|giorth hanum medh troldom oc ganger hin ey | medh ther jekteth worther oc getther hin hannum | a hand ther secther tha werghe hin sek medh neffnd | i kyrcke soghen ther saghen giffues bothe for hin ther | seckther oc so for biscopp

Bibliography

Skautrup, Danmarks gamle Landskabslove II p. 19-505 (Text 1. Ed. A7) and 506 Troldomskapitlet. Ed. B3

Final Rubric

Thelos tertij libri

Language of Text
Danish
Text Class
2 (48r-60v)
Danish Royal Charters and Coronation Charters
Rubric

Priuilegium

Incipit

Alle ynne oc æchte sculle wære som the ware | i konningk woldemars dage oc so som i | wor hantsestiungh star scriffuet

Explicit

effter wors herres aar tiu|sende firhunderde fir oc halfftyysintwffe then | wonsdagh nest for santci Erici konnighum oc | martleer

Final Rubric

Her effter fylgher Garths rætt

Note

This part of the manuscript consists of whole texts and extracts.

Language of Text
Danish
Text Class
3 (61r-63r)
The Manorial Court Law
Rubric

Garths ræth

Incipit

Hwilken man som annen slaar i hals | om han worther grepen medh fersche ger|aninget giffue liff for liff

Explicit

Item thenne samme ræt scal | so wit oc langt stande i køpstether at rætte in| oc vtæ oc som myn herris houetzmen oc hans | riddere oc swenne ligge

Bibliography

Kolderup-Rosenvinge, Samling af gamle danske Love V p. 23-35:4 Ed. G

Final Rubric

finis

Language of Text
Danish
Text Class
4 (63v-64r)
An Explanation of How Fines are Regulated and Set in the Provincial Law of Jutland
Rubric

Thet effther følgher nogen forklaring paa bøde [?]

Language of Text
Danish
Text Class

Physical Description

Support

Parchment.

No. of leaves
64. 203 mm x 147 mm
Foliation

The manuscript has been foliated 1-64 on the recto pages (top right-hand corner).

Layout

The manuscript is written in long lines throughout with 30 to 31 lines per page. The initials are red and blue, rubrics red.

Additions

Younger marginalia can be found (manicules or notes).

Binding

The manuscript is bound in a parchment binding from the beginning of the eighteenth century (1700-1730); 210 mm x 155 mm x 26 mm.

History

Origin

The manuscript is written in Denmark. Kristian Kålund ( Katalog I p. 340 ) has dated it to c. 1500, whereas Peter Skautrup ( Danmarks gamle Landskabslove II p. xvi ) has dated it to the end of the fifteenth century.

Additional

Record History

Catalogued August 25, 1999 by AWS.

Custodial History

The manuscript was photographed in 1988 (prior to restoration).

The manuscript was photographed for the second time in 1990 (after restoration).

The manuscript was lent to The Danish National Archives (Rigsarkivet), Copenhagen, for the use of Erik Kroman from 17 June until 17 July 1970.

The manuscript was lent to The Royal Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek), Copenhagen, for the use of Aage Andersen from 23 August to 2 December 1986.

Surrogates

  • Microfilm (master), Neg. 763, from 1988.
  • Microfilm (archive), Pos. 698, s.d.
  • Microfilm (master), Neg. 843 from 1990.
  • Microfilm (archive), Pos. 763 from 1990.
  • Diapositives from February 1984.
  • B/w prints from January 1990 (prior to restoration, from the first set of photographs from 1988).
  • B/w prints from March 1990 (after restoration, from the second set of photographs from 1990)

Bibliography

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