Peniarth 28 is the earliest of the surviving copy of the

Laws of Hywel Dda ''Cyfraith Hywel'' (; ''Laws of Hywel''), also known as ''Welsh law'' (), was the system of law practised in medieval Wales before its conquest of Wales by Edward I, final conquest by England. Subsequently, the Welsh law's criminal codes were s ...

. The manuscript, which is written in Latin, dates from the second half of the thirteenth century. It is part of the Peniarth Manuscript Collection that was the foundation collection of the

National Library of Wales The National Library of Wales (, ) in Aberystwyth is the national legal deposit library of Wales and is one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies. It is the biggest library in Wales, holding over 6.5 million books and periodicals, and the l ...

. File:Laws of Hywel Dda (f.1.v) King Hywel.jpg, Folio 1 verso: King Hywel File:Laws of Hywel Dda (f.4.r) Judge & Hawker.jpg, Folio 4 recto: Judge & Hawker File:Laws of Hywel Dda (f.5.r) Kissing couple.jpg, Folio 5 recto: Kissing couple

References

{{authority control Manuscripts about Wales in Latin Peniarth collection Medieval Welsh law