1. c. 15),[1] often rendered Statute of Pleading, was an Act of the Parliament of England.

[2] Prior to the Norman conquest of England in 1066, traditional common law in England had been discussed in the vernacular since time immemorial, and had been written in the Germanic vernacular (Old English) since ca.

Following the Norman conquest, the Anglo-Norman French language of the conquerors was used.

It developed into Law French and was used for pleadings; Latin was used for written records.

Some 50 years later, English became the language of official government in the form of Chancery Standard during the reign of Henry V (1413 to 1422).