The Statutes of the Realm/Volume 1/Proceedings of the Commissioners
PROCEEDINGSOFTHECOMMISSIONERS
UNDER THE FOREGOING COMMISSIONS.
1800—1811.
PRESENT,
The Right Hon. Henry Addington, Speaker of the House of Commons;
The Right Hon. Lord Frederick Campbell;
The Right Hon. Sir William Grant, Master of the Rolls;
Charles Abbot Esquire:
Resolved—That a complete and authentic Collection of The Statutes of the Realm be prepared; including every Law, as well those repealed or expired, as those now in force; with a Chronological List of them, and Tables of their principal Matters: And that Alexander Luders, Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, and John France, Esquires, Barristers at Law, be appointed Three of the Sub-Commissioners for preparing and executing the said Work.
PRESENT,
The Right Hon. Charles Abbot, Speaker of the House of Commons;
The Right Hon. Lord Frederick Campbell;
The Right Hon. John Baron Redesdale;
The Right Hon. Sir William Grant, Master of the Rolls;
The Right Hon. Sylvester Baron Glenbervie:
The Sub-Commissioners appointed for preparing a complete and authentic Collection of the Statutes, having laid before the Board their several Plans for carrying the Work into Execution; specifying the Sources from whence the Materials were to be derived; the Selection to be made thereout; and the general Arrangement and Distribution of the Work, under the several Heads of Text, Collation, Translation, Tables, and Indices:—The Board took the same into Consideratio, and having specially directed the Manner of Proceeding thereon;—Ordered, That the said Sub-Commissioners do proceed forthwith to carry the said Work into Execution comformably to such Directions.
PRESENT,
The Right Hon. Charles Abbot, Speaker of The House of Commons;
The Right Hon. Lord Frederick Campbell;
The Right Hon. Sylvester Baron Glenbervie:
Ordered—That William Elias Taunton Esquire, Barrister at Law, be appointed a Sub-Commissioner in the Room of Mr. Luders resigned; and that he be employed conjointly with the other Sub-Commissioners heretofore appointed for preparing a complete and authentic Collection of the Statutes of the Realm.
PRESENT,
The Right Hon. Charles Abbot, Speaker of The House of Commons;
The Right Hon. Sir William Grant, Master of The Rolls;
The Right Hon. Lord Frederick Campbell;
The Right Hon. Sylvester Baron Glenbervie:
Read—A Paper, prepared by Mr. Tomlins, one of the Sub-Commissioners, suggesting the Expediency of directing further Searches to be made, for Originals, Records, and Manuscript Copies of Charters and Statutes preserved in the Universities, Cathedrals, and other Public repositories in England and Ireland.—Ordered: That Mr. Tomlins (acompanied, according to his Request, by Mr. Illingworth, also a Sub-Commissioner under this Board), do in the course of next Summer proceed to make the Searches above suggested; previously submitting to The Commissioners a detailed Statement of the proposed Places and Objects of Search.
PRESENT,
The Right Hon. William Wyndham Baron Grenville, First Lord Commissioner of The Treasury;
The Right Hon. George John Earl Spencer, One of His Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State;
The Right Hon. Charles Abbot, Speaker of The House of Commons;
The Right Hon. Sir William Grant, Master of the Rolls;
The Right Hon. John Baron Redesdale;
The Right Hon. Nathaniel Bond:
Read; The Second Record Commission, dated the 23d Day of May 1806:—Ordered: That all Persons employed under the former Commission, be continued in their respective Employments.
Read; A Statement or Plan, drawn up pursuant to Order, detailing the proposed Objects of the Search to be undertaken by Mr. Tomlins and Mr. Illingworth; and of the Places at which such Search is to be made.—Resolved: That this Board doth approve of the said Plan; and that the said Sub-Commissioners do forthwith proceed accordingly.
PRESENT,
The Right Hon. Charles Abbot, Speaker of the House of Commons;
The Right Hon. Sir William Grant, Master of The Rolls;
The Right Hon. Henry Erskine, Lord Advocate of Scotland;
The Right Hon. Lord Frederick Campbell;
The Right Rev. John Lord Bishop of Bangor;[1]
The Right Hon. Nathaniel Bond:
Read—A Report from Messrs. Tomlins and Illingworth of their Journey last Year, and the Result of their Searches in England and Ireland for Originals, Records, and Manuscript Copies of the Charters and Statutes in England; with an Appendix, containing Transcripts of Charters, Statutes, and other relative Documents, annexed thereto; which was this Day laid before the Commissioners, pursuant to Order.—Ordered: That the said Report be printed, for the Use of the Commissioners, and for the supplying Materials towards an authentic Collection of the Statutes.
PRESENT,
The Right Hon. Charles Abbot, Speaker of the House of Commons;
The Right Hon. Sir William Grant, Master of The Rolls;
The Right Hon. Archibald Colquhoun, Lord Advocate of Scotland;
The Right Hon. Lord Frederick Campbell;
The Right Hon. John Baron Redesdale;
The Right Hon. Sylvester Baron Glenbervie;
The Right Rev. John Lord Bishop of Bangor;
The Right Hon. Charles Bathurst.
Materials for the First Volume of an authentic Collection of the Statutes of the Realm, prepared by Messrs. Luders, Tomlins, France, and Taunton, Sub-Commissioners, having been laid before The Commissioners; containing The Statutes made in the Reigns of Henry III. and Edward I. II. and III. preceded by The Charters of the Liberties of England granted by Henry I. Stephen, Henry II, John, Henry III.; and Edward I. together with several engraved Specimens of Charters, Statutes, and other Records; and it appearing to this Board that the printing of the same for Distribution may now be proceeded upon;
Ordered—That the said Materials be delivered by the Secretary to Mr. Tomlins and Mr.Taunton; and that Five Hundred Copies of the said Volume be printed from the said Materials, under their Inspection, with all such Dispatch as may be consistent with the accurate Execution of the Work.
PRESENT,
The Right Hon. Charles Abbot, Speaker of the House of Commons;
The Right Hon. Sir William Grant, Master of the Rolls;
The Right Hon. Lord Frederick Campbell;
The Right Hon. John Baron Redesdale;
The Right Hon. Sylvester Baron Glenbervie;
The Right Rev. John Lord Bishop of London;
The Right Hon. Charles Bathurst.
A Printed Copy of the First Volume of the Authentic Collection of The Statutes of the Realm having been this Day produced to the Board;
Resolved—That there be laid before His Royal Highness the Prince Regent in Council, a Report of the Progress made in the said Work, together with a Printed Copy of the said Volume.
And a Report being now prepared accordingly, and agreed to by the Board, the same was signed by the several Commissioners present.
Extracted from the Minutes of the Board.
- ↑ Dr. John Randolph, now Lord Bishop of London, named in the Commission, dated 23 May 1806, as “John Lord Bishop of Oxford.”