Stockholm, National Archives, Strödda domböcker och rättegångshandlingar, vol. 30. Court records for Åland, 1588. Cataloguer Ville Walta Finnish Literature Society (SKS) Codices Fennici Creative Commons BY 4.0 Stockholm National Archives Strödda domböcker och rättegångshandlingar, vol. 30 Court records for Åland, 1588 1588, Åland (Ahvenanmaa) Court records for Åland, 1588

Fols. 1r–18r: Court records from sessions presided over by Michael Påvalsson (in place of Gustav Axelsson Banér) 14–30 November 1588, in Åland. Ed. Mikander 1977, 3–42.

[1r] [15]88 then 14 Nouembris hölt iach Michell Poualson ... [18r] ... Hans Härlighets breff, penningar 44 mark. (Fols. 18v–20v are blank).

 Paper 20 folios. 21,5 34 Text area varies. No foliation (the references here are given according to the foliation used by Mikander (1977). X20 The manuscript is in relatively good condition: there is some fraying at the edges, fol. 1 is dirtied, and fols. 1–3 have a tear in the upper margin, causing some loss of text. One unruled column with a varying number of lines.

One main hand writing a fast and somewhat careless cursive script.

No decoration.

No covers; bound through the centerfold.

The manuscript contains court records from sessions in Åland, 1588. They are written in a rather rapid cursive script, but as there are only a few additions or cancellations, this may well be the transcript. In all likelihood, the writing of the records took place soon after the court proceedings.

‘Åland 1588’ written in ink in the lower margin of fol. 1r. Apart from this, no additional markings.

There is no information on the later history of the manuscript. Since it is stored with other court records originating from Åland in saec. XVI and XVII, it probably came to Sweden as part of a local archive. Possibly this was housed at the Svea court of appeals prior to being moved to the Swedish National Archives.

 Kaj Mikander (ed.), Åländska handlingar 1530-1634. II:1, domböcker 1588, 1601 och 1606–1608, Mariehamn 1977, iv–v. Reinhold Hausen, Bidrag till Finlands historia, II:1, Helsingfors 1894. Encoding added