Abbreviations

Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe., 1993
Available from Boydell and Brewer

This section of the Survey provides a list of the abbreviations used in the volumes for this period, in addition to standard and self-explanatory abbreviations, Please note that there are separate lists for the preliminary paragraphs (the family and education and career elements) and for the notes.

In the preliminary paragraphs:

abp.archbishop
abpric.archbishopric
aft.after
arr. arrondisement
b. born
bap. baptized
bef.before
bp.bishop
bpric.bishopric
bro.brother
c.circa
capt.captain
ch.child(ren)
c.j.chief justice
Co.Company
coh.coheir
commr.commissioner
c.p.common pleas
ct.court
cttee.committee
cr. created
d. died
da.daughter(s)
dep.deputy
div.divorced
educ. educated
er.elder
est.eldest
event.eventual
exec. executed
fa.father
fl. flourished
gdda.grand daughter
gdfa.grandfather
gds.grandson
h.heir
I.Isle
illegit.illegitimate
inf.infant
jt.joint
j.p.justice of the peace
KBKing’s bench
KGKnight of the Garter
kntd.knighted
lic.licence
lt.lieutenant
m. married
Mich.Michaelmas
o.only
poss.possibly
prob.probably
q.quorum
s.son(s)
sis.sister
s.p. sine prole
suc. succeeded
surv.surviving
v.p. vita patris
w.wife
wid.widow
yr.younger
yst.youngest

 

In the footnotes:

acct.                                           
account
Add.Additional mss, British Library
AOArchive Office
Arch. Archaeological
archs.archives
assmt.assessment
BLBritish Library
Bodl.Bodleian Library, Oxford
Bull. IHR Bulletin, Institute of Historical Research
CAD Calendar of Ancient Deeds
Cart. Cartulary
CCR Calendar of Close Rolls
CChR Calendar of Charter Rolls
CFR Calendar of Fine Rolls
Ch.Charter
CIMisc. Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous
CIPM Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem
consist.consistory
convoc.

convocation

Corporation of London RO, hr
husting roll
Ibid., hcphusting common pleas
Ibid., hpl
husting pleas of land
Cott.Cotton mss, British Library
CP Complete Peerage
CPL Calendar of Papal Registers, Papal Letters
CPP Calendar of Papal Registers, Papal Petitions
CPR Calendar of Patent Rolls
CSP Milan Calendar of State Papers, Milan
CSP Ven. Calendar of State Papers, Venice
DKR Deputy Keeper’s Report
DNB Dictionary of National Biography
DNW Dictionary of Welsh Biography
Econ. HR Economic History Review
EETSEarly English Text Society
EgertonEgerton mss, British Library
EHR English Historical Review
Grey v. Hastings Account of the Controversy between Reginald, Lord Grey of Ruthin and Sir Edward Hastings ed. Young
Harl.Harleian mss, British Library
Hil.Hilary
HMC Historical Manuscripts Commission
HP History of Parliament
Issues ed. DevonIssues of the Exchequer ed. F. Devon
Lansd.Lansdowne mss, British Library
LI Adm. Lincoln’s Inn Admissions
N. and Q. Notes and Queries
NLWNational Library of Wales
n.d.no date
n.s.new series
O.R. [Official ] Return of Members of Parliament
PCCPrerogative Court of Canterbury
PCC Proceedings and Ordinances of the Privy Council ed. Nicolas
PROPublic Record Office
PRO ListsPublic Record Office Lists and Indexes
R.Royal
RCHM Royal Commission on Historical Monuments
recog.recognizance
Reg. Register
rep.report
Repn. Representation
RORecord Office
Rot. Rotuli
RP Rotuli Parliamentorum
RoyalRoyal mss, British Library
Scrope v. Grosvenor De controversia in curia militari inter Ricardum le Scrope et Robertum Grosvenor ed. Nicolas
SloaneSloane mss, British Library
Statutes Statutes of the Realm (1810)
StoweStowe mss, British Library
TRHS Transactions of the Royal Historical Society
Trin.Trinity
VCH Victoria County History
UCNWUniversity College of North Wales
WolleyWolley mss, British Library

Ref Volumes: 1386-1421

Author: J. S. Roskell

End Notes