Out of Print
Entries of admissions to the Inn were formerly made. in the Minutes of Parliament, which are contamed in a number of volumes; marked with the letters of the alphabet, and covering the period from 7th July, 1501 to date; with the exception of the years between the 3rd February, 1524 and the 14th February, 1550.
This volume of the series has, unfortunately, been lost. It is impossible to fix the date of its disappearance, but it has certainly been missing for more than two hundred years. Particulars of Admissions are to be found in these volumes up to the year 1658, after which date separate books of admissions were regularly kept until the year 1879, since when it has been the custom to preserve and bind in volumes the printed Admission Forms containing information as supplied by Members themselves upon application for Admission to the Inn.
In the Registers now published it has been possible to include, from other sources, the names of many members who were admitted to the Inn prior to the commencement of the surviving Records. In like manner an attempt has been made to fill the gap caused by the loss of the Records covering the years 1524 to 1550. The names thus supplied have been arranged alphabetically in order to facilitate reference.
From the commencement of the Records to the 20th April, 1853, inclusive, entries of admissions were made in Latin. From the 28th April in that year they continue in English to the present day....
