Record

MS32 - Manuscript volume recording customs of the Manor of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire c.1818

Document Reference	MS 32
Title	Manuscript volume recording customs of the Manor of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire c.1818
Date	1818
Extent	1 volume
Abstract	The manuscript volume contains an early 19th century copy of a customary for the manor of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, made in 1304.
Level	Fonds
Access Conditions	Accessible to all readers.
Admin History	A customary for the manor of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire was apparently compiled in 1304; a 15th-century copy of it exists in the archive of the Dukes of Portland in Nottinghamshire Archives (DD/P/17/68), which also holds an 18th-century copy in English (DD/P/6/1/30/50). The present copy, which is entitled 'Costomes of the Manor of Mansfield' on its outer cover, was presumably copied from the same source, but supplies no information about its creation beyond the concluding statement 'ex[ecute]d G.M.'. The copy was said, on acquisition, to date from c. 1818, but the evidence for this statement is not known. The paper and binding suggest early 19th or late 18th century.
Custodial History	The volume was acquired by the library of University College Nottingham (now the University of Nottingham), in about 1938.
Description	Manuscript volume bound in calf (rebacked) entitled 'Costomes of the Mannor of Mansfeyld'. It starts with a note about the burning of Mansfield Wodehouse in 1304 and continues with details of the practices and rulings of the manorial court, with particular reference to matters of land tenure and inheritance, social responsibility and court procedures.
MgtGroup	Genealogical and local history
Arrangement	No archival arrangement has been necessary.
Language	English
Term	Manors - England - Nottinghamshire
Term	Manorial courts - England - Mansfield
FindingAids	This description is the only finding aid available for the collection. Copyright on the description belongs to the University of Nottingham.
Copyright	Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Keeper of Manuscripts and Special Collections (email mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk).
ReprodnNote	Reprographic copies can be supplied for educational use and private study purposes only, depending on access status and the condition of the documents.
Condition	Good
Related Material	Manorial court records for Mansfield can be found in the papers of the Dukes of Portland held at Nottinghamshire Archives
Related Record	Pl