9. Calendar of the Patent Rolls of Edward V. and Richard III. [Ninth Report.]

24. Durham Records, A.D. 1388 to 1437[Thirty-third Report.]

to 1440. [Ibid.]

Exchequer. [Tenth Report.] This calendar gives the names of the escheators of counties from A.D. 1484 to 1611 in one instance, but in few cases does it reach beyond the year 1600. The escheators were persons of good position in their districts, and this is the first list of them that has been prepared.

With this Report the printing of these valuable Appendixes ceased, an objection being taken by the Government to their expence, and in consequence the Reports for the years 1849 to 1864 both inclusive, are merely formal documents of a few leaves each. In 1862 the original plan was again sanctioned by the Treasury.

12. Chronological List of Lords High Treasurers and Chief Commissioners of the Treasury, from A.D. 1486 to 1862. [Twenty-fifth Report.]

13. Lists of National Documents photozincographed. [Twenty-sixth, Twentyseventh, Twenty-eighth, Thirtieth, Thirtyfirst, Thirty-second, Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth Reports.]

14. Table of Law Terms from the Norman Conquest to 1830. [Twenty-eighth Report.]

15. List of some Printed Books containing State Papers. [Ibid.]

16. Calendar of Royal Charters, A.D. 605 to t. Hen. I. [Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Reports.]

17. Calendar of Tower Documents, relating to State Prisoners, &c. [Thirtieth Report.]

18. Report on the Carte Papers. This furnishes much information on the state of Ireland, from A.D. 1640 to 1699. [Ibid.]

19. Calendar of Duchy of Lancaster Charters, William II. to Richard II. [Thirtyfirst and Thirty-fifth Reports.]

20. List of English Sheriffs, from A.D. 1131 to 1330. [Thirty-first Report.]

21. Final Report on the Carte Papers. [Thirty-second Report.]

will be found the Constitution for Carolina, drawn up by John Locke, a very curious document. [Thirty-third, Thirtyfourth and Thirty-fifth Reports.]

27. Durham Records, A.D. 1438 to 1483. [Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth Reports.]

28. Duchy of Lancaster Records, t. Ric. II. to 1867. [Thirty-fifth Report.]

(d.) The Historical Manuscripts Com

mission.

In April, 1869, the Historical Manuscripts Commission was appointed, and it detailed accounts of about 250 public or has issued four Reports, which contain private collections, many of which contain documents of much historical value, most of them hitherto unknown. Among these may be mentioned, many important letters of Charles I., forming part of his cabinet taken at Naseby, which it did not suit the policy of the Parliamentary party to give to the world; some remarkable of cases in the Starchamber; letters to and papers about the Gunpowder plot; notes from Sir Walter Ralegh; notes of Parliamentary proceedings, t. Charles I. to William III.; letters and poems on the Restoration; papers about Oates' plot; the William III., Queen Anne, and regarddeath of James II.; letters to and from ing the Hanoverian succession. Some of these documents have already, by the permission of the owners, been transcribed and placed in the Public Record Office, and the drawing up of Calendars of the more important papers is strongly recommended by the Commissioners.

(e.) Facsimiles Issued. Domesday. Vide ante, Sect. I. National MSS. Pts. 1-4. 1865-8.

These are produced by the photo-zincographic process. Domesday is without note or comment, Proc the rest, which extend from William I. to Queen Anne, have translations and notes. Analyses are given in the Deputy Keeper's Reports.

Pts. 1, 2, 3. 1867-1872,

(f) Miscellaneous Catalogues of MSS., Rolls, &c., not printed by the Govern

ment.

A Calendar of the Antient Charters, and

of the Scotch and Welsh Rolls, now in the Tower (Ayloffe). 4to., London, 1774.

(g) Catalogues of Historical MSS. in the British Museum.

Cottonian Library MSS. (Smith). Fol., 1696.

Report from Committee after the Fire at Ashburnham House in 1731, on MSS. injured (Casley). Fol., London, 1732.

at Middle Hill.

Catalogue des Rolles Gascons, Normans, et François, conservés dans les Archives de la Tour de Londres. 2 vols. folio, Londres, 1743.

Index to the Originalia and Memoranda of the Lord-Treasurer's Remembrancer's side of the Exchequer, by E. Jones. 2 vols. folio, London, 1693.

Index Locorum et Rerum to the Memoranda of the Exchequer, Henry III. to 1831. Printed by the Benchers of the Inner Temple.

Account of all Parliaments from 49 Hen. III. to end of Edw. IV., in Prynne's Brevia Parliamentaria Rediviva. 4 vols. 4to., London, 1660.

Dugdale's Summons to Parliament, 49 Hen. III. to 1685. Folio, London, 1794. Simms' Manual for the Genealogist. 8vo., London, 1856.

King's Library, with account of books damaged by 1731 fire (Casley). 4to., 1734. Harleian MSS. (Wanley and Nares), with indexes of persons, places, and matters. 4 vols., fol., 1808-12.

Lansdowne MSS. (Douce and Ellis). Fol., 1819.

Law MSS. (Ellis). 4to., 1818.
Arundel MSS. Fol., 1834.
Burney MSS. Fol., 1840.

Index to Arundel and Burney MSS. Fol., 1840. Index to Additional MSS., 1783-1835. Fol., 1849.

THE legal maxim, that "the king never | dies," in virtue of which the accession of each monarch is ascribed to the same day as the demise of his predecessor, was unknown in the early periods of our history. From William I. to Henry III. inclusive, the reign of each king was considered only to commence at his coronation, the doctrine of hereditary right not being fully accepted, and the interregnum thus occa

SAXON KINGS.

Son of Ealhmund, subking of Kent, began A.D. to reign over Wessex 802 Became king of the English

Duration of reign. Years.

sioned extended from three days in the case of Henry I., to nearly two months in those of Henry II. and Richard I. From Edward II. to Henry VIII. the accession is ascribed to the day following the death or deposition of the preceding king, (Edward I., Edward III., Edward V., and Richard III., are exceptional cases); but from Edward VI. to the present day the above-cited maxim has prevailed.

DANISH KINGS.

Son of Sweyn of Denmark, began to reign 1017 Died Nov. 12

Son of Canute, began

Half-brother of Ha

Duration of

reign.

Years.

1035

18

CANUTE

HAROLD I.

to reign.

Died March 17

HARTHA

CNUT

THE

HAROLD II.

Died Oct. 14

THE HOUSE OF NORMANDY.

3

Brother of Edwy, be

HENRY I.

EDGAR

gan to reign

958

975 17

THE HOUSE OF BLOIS.

THE HOUSE OF PLANTAGENET.

tagenet, count of

IV., began to reign

HENRY II..

Anjou, by Matilda, only daughter of Henry I.

Crowned

Dec. 19

Died July 6

Sunday,

Eldest surviving son

EDWARD V.

April 9

1483

Date of death un

. 1154

1189

THE HOUSE OF TUDOR.

day) May 27 .

Died Oct. 19

1216

HENRY VII.

His mother was Margaret Beaufort, great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt; his father was Ed. mund, eldest son of Owen Tudor and Queen Catharine, widow of Henry V. Succeeded Aug. 22 Died April 21

III.

EDWARD I.

Eldest son of Henry

Proclaimed Nov. 20,

1485

1272, crowned Aug.

Only surviving son of

Died July 7

Henry VII.

(Eldest surviving son

VIII.

of Edward I.

22

Began to reign April

Died Jan. 28

Son of Henry VIII.

by Jane Seymour. Began to reign Jan. 28 1547 Died July 6

.

Documents are in

1509

1547

Date of death unknown.

(Daughter of Henry VIII. by Katharine of Aragon

MARY Reign reckoned from

July 6 (death of
Edw. VI.)

Died Nov. 17

1553

. 1550

Daughter of Henry

VIII. by Anne Bo

1399

. 1413

HENRY V.

IV., began to reign March 21

.

HENRY VI.

Died Aug. 31.

Only son of Henry V.

began to reign Sept. 1

Deposed March 4,

1461; restored Oct. 9, 1470; again deposed April 14

Date of death

known.

1422

JAMES I.

un

CHARLES I. Began to reign March

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NUM.

27

Died Jan. 30 Jan. 30, 1649 to May 8, 1660.

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