20 February

Monday, 20^th. At Mus^m. Began the copy of Cnut’s Laws from Harl. 746.

fol. min. written temp. Edw. I. It contains:-

1. “Tractatus de legibus et consuetudinibus regni Angliæ Tempore Hen. regis Secundi

compositus, justicie gubernacula tenente illustri viro Ranulfo de Glanvilla”

&c.- (Glanville.)

2. Leges regis Edwardi.-

3. “De libertatib. quas rex Hen. _^^[II] concessit sancte Ecclesie et populo anglicano”

4. Do _________ John.

other charters of Hen. 2. &c.

fol. 77. Leges Chnuti — to fol. 84. “Incipit lex que anglice Danelage

ē vocata, &c. Hæc est institutio,” &c — Des: “Expliciunt hic Institutiones

Chunti regis“. The last cap. is De/homicidio perpetrato armis præstitis; #####

#########. Then come Decreta Willielmi regis, &c. – 

met my brother Henry & we called on the ### Browns. Not at home.

We met Mr Desanges of Stratford Place — & went home with him & dined.

D^r. Dakin came in the Ev^~g — I played two games of Chess — & won both,

afterwards we went to the Institution to read the papers. It came

on to rain hard,— & I got wet through.