Treasures from the Library

The Inn is the custodian of some of the most important and intriguing documents in our national and legal history. Professor Sir John Baker will explore three from the collection:

The medieval Clifford’s Inn triptych, comes from the dawn of formal legal education in England. Within also lies the earliest regulations for students in any of the legal Inns.
The earliest coloured pictures of English law courts in action. They are a landmark in the history of English secular art and date from around 1450.
In 1553 the boy King Edward VI wrote ‘My devise for the succession’ in which he sought to change the order of succession to the throne contrary to the will of Henry VIII, excluding Mary and Elizabeth, but only resulting in the death of Lady Jane Grey.

The Statutes of Clifford’s Inn triptych – Inner Temple Library [Misc. MS 19]

Detail – The Statutes of Clifford’s Inn triptych – Inner Temple Library [Misc. MS 19]

Detail The Statutes of Clifford’s Inn (column 1) – Inner Temple Library [Misc. MS 19]

Detail – The Statutes of Clifford’s Inn (statute 8) – Inner Temple Library [Misc. MS 19]

Courts at Westminster c.1460. The Court of Common Pleas [Misc. Ms 188]

Serjeant Pigot’s manuscript featuring Edward VI – The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, Bodleian Library MS. Hatton 10, CC-BY-NC 4.0.

Mayor of Bristol’s Calendar by Robert Ricaut, town clerk

Courts at Westminster c.1460. The Court of King’s Bench [Misc. Ms 188]

Courts at Westminster c.1460. The Court Exchequer [Misc. Ms 188]

Courts at Westminster c.1460. The Court of Chancery [Misc. Ms 188]

King Edward VI – after Hans Holbein the Younger – oil on panel, circa 1542 NPG 1132

Edward VI ‘Devise for the succession’. Inner Temple Library (Petyt Ms. 538.47, fol. 317)

Detail of alteration Edward VI ‘Devise for the succession’. Inner Temple Library (Petyt Ms. 538.47, fol. 317)

Signature’s of Edward’s Privy Council supporting the ‘devise’ – Inner Temple Library [Petyt MS 538 vol.47 f.316]

Cliffords Inn Hall ©Prof Sir John Baker

Skrene Window @The Inner Temple

The Statutes of Clifford’s Inn triptych – Inner Temple Library [Misc. MS 19] @The Inner Temple

Detail - The Statutes of Clifford’s Inn triptych – Inner Temple Library [Misc. MS 19] @The Inner Temple

Detail The Statutes of Clifford’s Inn (column 1) – Inner Temple Library [Misc. MS 19] @The Inner Temple

Detail - The Statutes of Clifford’s Inn (statute 8) – Inner Temple Library [Misc. MS 19] @The Inner Temple

Courts at Westminster c.1460. The Court of Common Pleas [Misc. Ms 188] @The Inner Temple

Serjeant Pigot’s manuscript featuring Edward VI - The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, Bodleian Library MS. Hatton 10, CC-BY-NC 4.0.

Mayor of Bristol’s Calendar by Robert Ricaut, town clerk

Courts at Westminster c.1460. The Court of Common Pleas [Misc. Ms 188] @The Inner Temple

Chief Justice Prysot

Courts at Westminster c.1460. The Court of King’s Bench [Misc. Ms 188] @The Inner Temple

Courts at Westminster c.1460. The Court Exchequer [Misc. Ms 188] @The Inner Temple

Courts at Westminster c.1460. The Court of Chancery [Misc. Ms 188] @The Inner Temple

King Edward VI, after Hans Holbein the Younger - oil on panel, circa 1542 - NPG 1132

Edward VI ‘Devise for the succession’. Inner Temple Library (Petyt Ms. 538.47, fol. 317) @The Inner Temple

Detail of alteration: Edward VI ‘Devise for the succession’. Inner Temple Library (Petyt Ms. 538.47, fol. 317) @The Inner Temple

Signature’s of Edward’s Privy Council supporting the ‘devise’ - Inner Temple Library [Petyt MS 538 vol.47 f.316] @The Inner Temple

Lady Jane Grey by Unknown artist oil on oak panel, circa 1590-1600 - NPG 6804

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