Stockholm, National Library, Engströms samling, n:o 61. Magnus Eriksson’s <hi rend="italic">Stadslag</hi> Cataloguer Ville Walta Finnish Literature Society (SKS) Codices Fennici Creative Commons BY 4.0 Stockholm National Library Engströms samling, n:o 61 Saec. XVI2 (1590(?)), Sweden(?) Magnus Eriksson's <hi rend="italic" >Stadslag</hi>

Fols. 1r–16v: Alphabetical register to the <hi rend="italic">Stadslag</hi> (probably by the main hand).

[1r] Register A. Afflinga godz huru thz skall skiptas ... [16v] ... Uthlensker man warder besätter.

Fols. 17r–106r: Magnus Eriksson’s <hi rend="italic">Stadslagen</hi>. The text has similarities with that in Stockholm, National Library, Rålambs samling 4o 143, until Saramal medh vilia, at which point the text follows a different exemplar. Ed. Schlyter 1865, 3–400.

[17r] Tafflan. (Index, 1–25) Huru borgmestare och ... [18r] Konungs Balcker. Nv thå Burgmestare och ... [26v] ... (chap. 26) huru the wilia medh them göra. Gifftomåla Balk. (Index, 1–18) Hwilkom lundom man skall ... [27v] Första capitel. Nw wil man sigh kwnu bidia ... [34v] ... (chap. 18) koster ägher till Räkenskap gånga. Erffda Balken Tafflan.(index, 1–21) Nw door byamen huru bryst ... [35r] Första Capitel. Dör bonde eller hustru och ... [40v] ... (chap. 21) thet barn döör, och icke till then som ... sitt vt in 20. cap. Här effther fölier Jorda Balken. [41r] Jorda Balks tafflan. (Index, 1–17) Hwru arffda godz skall ... [41v] Första Capitel. Nw wil nåkor tompt sina ... [46r] ... (chap. 17) the aff honom hörde. Thetta capitell pläger wara een almenneligh ... [46v] ... han sielff är beslaghen medh. Tafflan på bygninga Balken. (Index, 1–23) Twe men skulo wara i hwariom ... [47r] Första Capitel. Twe men skulo wara i hwariom ... [55r] ... Norra och Södra wari lagh samma. Endan på Bygninga Balken. Köpmåla Balken Tafflan. (Index, 1–31) Um lössöra köp kläder ... [56r] ... skule korn köpa. (note) Thenna Balck eller lagh om ... dichtatt wara och driffuas. Förste Capitell. Alt thet man köper få klöffuat ... [66v] ... (chap. 31) arffuodhis fore konunge och Staden. Här ändas Köpmåla Balken. 1590. Skipmåla Balken Tafflan (index, 1–19) Hwru man skall godz ... [67v] Hwilken man till Staden komber ... [70v] ... (chap. 19) Twå å huar thera wägna. Endan på Skipmåla Balken. [71r] Rådstuffwu Balker. (Index, 1–34) Hwru mongh målsman må kära å ... [72v] Ey må man flere mål kära ... [81v] ... (chap. 35) i torn läggia eller I Stadzens gömo. τελωσ. [82r] Edzöres Balken Tafflan. (Index, 1–25) Nw gonger man heem til androm ... [82v] Förste Capitel. Ridher man heem ått androm ... [88r] ... (chap. 25) han mista högra hand sina. Thetta capitell handlar huru ... lyff och lössöra. En ny Statuter. Åran äffter Gudz byrdh 1407 Sancte Katherine dagh ... konungx hämpd och wredhe. Endan på Edzöris Balken. 1590. [88v] Högmåla. (Index, 1–11), Vm man eller kona mörder ... Förste Capitel. Mörder nu nåker man annan ... [90v] ... (chap. 11) stadhen miste huffwodh sitt. Endhan på högmåla Balken. [91r] Dråpmåla medh wilia Tafflan. (Index, 1–15) Um the dråp man gör mz wilia ... Första Capitel. Nw draper man annan med ... [93v] ... (chap. 15) ther dräpin ligge twägilder. Finis. Dråp medh wårdha Tafflan. (Index, 1–17). Hwru mong hwg till wåda skulo ... [94r] Förste Capitel. Nw hugger man ått annan oc ... [96r] ... (chap. 17) wari sigh siälffuer tridhie. Såramåll medh wilia. (Index, 1–21) Nw will man annan till såra binda ... [97r] Um nåkor will annan ... [100r] ... (chap. 22) honom göra och han kan thera nådhe fåå. Här ändas Såramål mz wilia. [100v] Såramåll medh wådha. (Index, 1–8) Um man kan fåå hogga annan ... Förste Capitel. Hugger man åt andrum ... [102r] ... (chap. 8) edhum och orkar ey botum. 1590. Tiufua Balker. (Index, 1–20) Uill man sigh tiuffnadh aff handum ... [102v] Första Capitel. Uarder tiuffnader nokrom ... [105v] ... (chap. 20) Nu orkar hwargen thera botum. Dobblara Balker. Hwar som doblar öffuer ... [106r] ... och Stadenum till Twäskiptes. (fols. 106v–107v are blank).

Fols. 108r–121r: Later additions (saec. XVII), including Olaus Petri’s <hi rend="italic" >Domarereglor</hi>.

[108r] (Olaus Petri’s <hi rend="italic">Domarereglor</hi>; cf. Hesselman (ed.) 1917, 301–311) Domare Balken. Een domare skall först besinna ath ... [119r] ... meera macht opå. Oräth Sachöra gör ingen herra rijck. Men lag och rätt är herrens priis. (119v is blank). [120r] (Mayor’s oath from 1599) Borgmæstere Eden som giordes på Stockholms Rådstugw Anno Domini 1599. Så beder iagh migh gudh tilhielpe hans heliga ordh ... [120v] ... lyff och siääl som iag sant säger. (An oath for scribes) Kämnere och stadzskrifwere Eden. Jagh beder migh så gudh hielpe han helige ordh ... [121r] ... hielpe bade til lyff och siääl. (121v–127r are blank).

Fols. 127v–133r, 134v–135r: <hi rend="italic">Arbor consanguinitatis</hi> and other legal texts in a hand of saec. XVI.

[127v–131v] (<hi rend="italic">Arbores consanguinitatis</hi>) [132r] ... Thette effterne ähr vthdragitt uthaf then gambla laghen aff Peder Andersson widh Söder post i Stockholm till förståndige mäns förbettring Anno 1557 ... [133r] ... ene slechtenne till then andra. (fols. 133v–134r are blank) [135r] Thetta ähr then heederlige och höglärde mans her Niels Cnutzons dom om ketterij ... (fols. 135v–136v are blank)

Fols. 137r–169v: A text on morning gifts (in a hand of saec. XVII, printed in 1651 in Stockholm) and Stockholm’s privileges from 1636.

[137r] Effter thet att Morgongåffwor är ett sådant Edle klenod ... Cap. 1 Hwad Morgongåfua ähr, och hwar uthi ... [156v] ... efter sillfuer eller peninga thali. (fols. 157r–157v are blank) [158r] (Queen Kristina’s privileges for Stockholm 1636) Stadsens Privilegia utaff hennes Maijtt f: Christina Staden Stockholm gifne och öfuer lefuereradhe 23. Martij 1636. Wy Christina medh Gudz ... [169v] ... Slått Stockholm den 20(?) Martij Anno 1636 etc.

 Paper 160 folios 16 19 11,5 15 Modern foliation in ink in the upper margin; contemporary chapter numbers in the upper margin of each page; article numbers in the outer margin. The tight binding makes collation extremely difficult, but the manuscript seems to be mainly composed of binio-sized quires. Catchwords in the lower margin of each page.

The manuscript is in good condition. There is some staining, and ploughing (probably at the rebinding) has caused cropping to some of the marginal annotations.

One watermark (or possibly a few similar ones) featuring a tower with two gates appears throughout the manuscript (cf. Piccard 3, Turm, X). This indicates that all of the leaves were part of the manuscript from the very beginning.

 one column with dry-point ruling (only occasionally visible), 26–30 lines of text.

The manuscript is written by a scribe who identifies himself as Laurentius Erici by signing his initials on fols. 19v, 35r, 67v, 82v, 88v and his name ‘LAURE: ERICI’ on fol. 88v. The same name also appears in a closely related manuscript of the <hi rend="italic">Stadslag</hi> (Stockholm, National Library, Rålambs samling 143 4o), which is dated 1552 in Turku (and another section in 1569). Schlyter (1865, XXVIII–XXIX) suggest that both manuscripts were, in fact, written by Laurentius Erici.

It should, however, be noted that the section dated 1569 in Rålambs samling 143, is written in a style very different from the one appearing in the <hi rend="italic" >Stadslag</hi> texts in either manuscript. If the year 1590, entered in the illumination on fols. 66v, 72r, 88r, and 102r of this manuscript (it seems to be in same ink and by the same scribe who supplied the chapter numbers), refers to the year of writing then this would also make Laurentius’s career as a scribe an exceptionally long one.

Additions were written in the margin by the main hand using a different script.

Initials in red with interlaced and other types of decoration (similar to Rålambs samling 143 4o); here, occasionally with faces (e.g. fols. 23v, 32v, 88v). Initials for the articles usually 3–4 lines high, and those for the chapters c. 6–10 lines high. On fol. 41v, initial ‘N’ with the text ‘NOSSE TE IPSE’ written inside; here Laurentius Erici has added his initials (in Rålambs samling 143, a similar initial, where the initials are those of Nicolaus Olavi). More complex initials in red and black on fols. 67v, 72v, 82v, 88v. Green is used in decorations on fols. 91r–105v and yellow on fols. 100v–105v.

Rubrics, article numbers and paraphs in red.

A completely renewed French binding with gold tooling on the spine. On the spine also a tooled headline ‘En gammal lagbok’ and a pasted paper label with the shelf-mark. Red edges. Paper pastedowns.

The manuscript contains a copy of Magnus Eriksson’s <hi rend="italic" >Stadslag</hi>. A possible scribe is Laurentius Erici whose name is found in the manuscript, as it is in another one with a closely related Stadslag text dated 1552 in Turku (Stockholm, National Library, Rålambs samling, 143 4o). This manuscript also carries the year 1590 entered in several places, which may indicate the year of writing.

The close relationship to a Finnish law manuscript is an indication that this one may also have originated in Finland.

The manuscript has the name and initials of Laurentius Erici entered in several places. He was possibly the scribe.

Additions made in saec. XVII, which include Stockholm’s privileges from 1636, suggest that it had come to Sweden by that time.

The manuscript previously belonged to the Engeströmska biblioteket, entering it possibly with the collections of Mathias Benzelstierna, which arrived in after his death in 1791. It shows shelf-marks ‘n:o 61’ found in the catalogue and on a spine-label, and ‘n:o 63’ found on the inner front cover and in Schlyter. Other numbers appearing are ‘165’ on the inner front cover, and ‘248’ on fol. 1r.

Inner front cover: ‘J. Carlstedt’(?) in a hand of saec. XVIII.

The Engeströmska collection was donated to the National Library of Sweden in 1864.

 Bengt Hesselman (ed.), Samlade skrifter af Olavus Petri, vol. 4, Uppsala 1917. C. J. Schlyter, Konung Magnus Erikssons Stadslag, Corpus iuris Sueo-Gotorum antiqui, vol. 11, Lund 1865, XXVIII–XXIX (nr. 45). Encoding added