VITREÂTHE VITREÂ TEXT IS THE BEST SOURCE FOR THE ASSIZE, SINCE THER...

The Vitre text is the best source for the Assize, since there is evidence that the

original manuscript, with the seals of Duke Geoffrey and Duchess Constance

attached, survived into the sixteenth century, when it was used for two printed

editions, in 1536 and 1552 respectively.

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