Yearbooks

Books of reports of cases in a regular series from the reign of the English King Edward II., inclusive, to the time of Henry VIII., which were taken by the prothonotaries or chief scribes of the courts, at the expense of the crown, and published annually, whence their name "Year Books." They consist of eleven parts, namely:, Part 1. Maynard's Reports temp. Edw. II.; also divers Memoranda of the Exchequer temp. Edw. I. Part 2. Reports in the first ten years of Edw. III. Part 3. Reports from 17 to 39 Edw. III. Part 4. Reports from 40 to 50 Edw. III. Part 5. Liber Assisarum; or. Pleas of the Crown temp. Edw. III. Part 6. Reports temp. Hen. IV. and Hen. V. Parts 7 and 8. Annals; or Reports of Hen. VI. during his reign, in two vols. Part 9. Annals of Edw. IV. Part 10. Long Quinto; or, Reports in 5 Edw. IV. Part 11. Cases in the reigns of Edward V., Rich. III., Hen. VII., and Hen. VIII.

These were books of Reports of cases in a regular series from the reign of the English by the prothonotaries or chief scribes of the courts, at the expense of the crown and published annually, whence their name Year Books. They consist of eleven parts, namely, Part 1. Maynard’s Reports temp. Edward II. also divers Memoranda of the Exchequer, temp. Edward I. Part 2. Reports in the first ten years of Edward III. Part 3. Reports from 17 to 39 Edward III. Part 4. Reports from 40 to 50 Edward III. Part 5. Liber Assisarum; or Pleas of the Crown, temp. Edw. III. Part 6. Reports temp. Henry IV. and Henry V. Parts 7 and 8. Annals; or Reports of Henry VI. during his reign, in 2 vols. Part 9. Annals of Edward IV. Part 10. Long Quinto; or, Reports in 5 Edward IV. Part 11. Cases in the reigns of Edward V., Richard III., Henry VII., and Henry VIII.