Ancient Laws and institutes of Wales comprising laws supposed to be enacted by Howel the Good, modified by subsequent regulations... and anomalous laws, consisting principally of institutions which by the statute of Ruddlan were admitted to continue in force with an english translation of the welsh text. To which are added a few latin transcripts... Printed by command of his late Majesty King William IV (Published by Aneurin Owen.).


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Ancient Laws and Institutes of Wales


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Reprint of the octavo edition. With indexes and a glossary of Welsh and other terms. This is a scholarly critical edition of early Welsh laws based on original manuscript sources. The texts in Welsh have parallel English translations. Contents include the Vendotian Code, the Dimetian Code, the Gwentian Code, Anomalous Laws, the Leges Howeleis Boni and the Statuta de Rothelan. It remains a standard source for scholars of this period.