MAGNA CHARTA
Magna Charta: cum Statutis quae Antiqua vocantur, iam recens excusa, & summa fide emendata, iuxta vetnsta [sic] exemplaria ad Parliamenti rotulos examinata: quibns [sic]...

MAGNA CHARTA
Magna Charta: cum Statutis quae Antiqua vocantur, iam recens excusa, & summa fide emendata, iuxta vetnsta [sic] exemplaria ad Parliamenti rotulos examinata: quibns [sic] accesserunt uonnulla [sic] nunc primum typis edita: apud Richardum Tottelum. 12 Iun, 1556. Londini: In aedibus Richardi Tottelli anno. do. 1556 [i.e. 1560?]. 16mo, Imprint from colophon. [8], 170, [2]; 72 leaves, woodcut initials, later tree calf, spine professionally restored

General Collections of Statutes, for Periods beginning with Magna Charta. In two parts; "Secunda pars veterum statutorum" has separate dated title page, foliation and register. Actual publication date conjectured by STC.

Magna Carta (Latin for "the Great Charter"), is a charter agreed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, over eight hundred years ago. Magna Carta continues to have a powerful iconic status in British society, being cited by politicians and lawyers in support of constitutional positions.

 

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