These volumes record the minutes of Parliament, the Inn’s senior governing body, between 1501 and 1919. The minutes concern discussions had and decisions made on a vast range of subjects, including the appointment of office-bearers such as Readers and Treasurers, the admission of members to the Inn and to chambers, construction, maintainence and rent of chambers and shops, discipline at the Inn, staff recruitment and wages, legal education, food and drink, the Inn’s relationship with other institutions, and life at the Inn during the First World War.

Published Minutes of Parliament (1501 - 1703)

The minutes of Parliament for this peiod were edited, translated (from Latin) transcribed and published in the early 1900s. They include the admission of members until 1658. These volumes are now out of copyright and have been made available at:

Volume 1, 1501 - 1603

Volume 2, 1603 - 1649

Volume 3, 1650 - 1703

Volume 4, Index of Persons & Places

Transcribed Minutes of Parliament (1703 - 1747)

This volume was transcribed from the original minutes of Parliament in 1975-6, and remains unpublished and copyright of the Middle Temple.

Volume 5, 1703 - 1747 with Index

Manuscript Minutes of Parliament (1748 - 1919)

The handwritten volumes of minutes of Parliament covering this period have been digitised from microfilm in order to make them more easily accessible to researchers. Due to the abilities of machine searchable transcription software, we are working to provide searchable copies of the Minutes. Currently, 1748-1813 are searchable and in due course, we will be completing this through to 1919.