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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1602
Title:: Collection of medical treatises, alchemical recipes and charms
Scope & Content:: This composite manuscript is formed of four separate codicological units with materials added to the beginning and the end, when the units appear to have been bound or kept together. Part 1 (ff. 3r-4v) contains a collection alchemical recipes that was written in the 15th century. Part 2 (ff. ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Anglo-Norman, English, English, Middle, French, Old, and Latin
Date Range:: 15th century-16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1605/1
Title:: Fragments of an anonymous Anglo-Norman metrical translation of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Brittaniae
Scope & Content:: This manuscript is the first of three volumes that comprise Harley MS 1605 (the others being Harley MS 1605/2 and Harley MS 1605/3). It contains fragments of an anonymous Anglo-Norman verse translation of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Brittaniae. The text is known as the 'Harley Brut' bu...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Anglo-Norman and English
Date Range:: c 1250
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1614
Title:: Law commonplace book
Scope & Content:: Common law collection in a single hand, by an unidentified compiler. Black ink with red ink additions and marginal notes. Chapter headings: Fee-SimpleFee-TayleTenant au Tayle apres poss’t y diss. extinctTenant per le Curtesye d’EngleterreTenant en DowerTenant a Terme de VyeTenant par Terme des ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Anglo-Norman
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1623
Title:: Cartulary of the Darell family
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1v–38v: Cartulary of deeds and rentals of the Darell family, relating to lands in London, Wiltshire, Dorset, Hertfordshire, Berkshire and elsewhere, from the time of Edward I to Henry VI. Decoration: New documents begin with two-line initials, some with black penwork decoration ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Anglo-Norman and Latin
Date Range:: Late 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1624
Title:: Report of trials held in Westminster Hall
Scope & Content:: Separate items bound together, chiefly reports in Law French of trials held in Westminster Hall. ff. 1-33r: Reports from the 4th to last year of Henry VII. ff. 33v-55r: Reports from the 1, 6, 9, 11, and 7 year of Henry VIII. ff. 55v-81r: Reports from the 4 and 5 year of Philip & Ma...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Anglo-Norman
Date Range:: Early 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1631
Title:: Tracts on common law
Scope & Content:: Composite volume of tracts on English common law. Mostly in Law French. 1*v: Rough contents list. ff. 1-155: Reports of trials at Westminster, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, 1580-1598. ff. 156-169: Alphabetical table to the preceding tract. ff. 170-172: Observations made at vari...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Anglo-Norman
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1636
Title:: Law cases from the book of Sir Richard Hutton
Scope & Content:: Collection of law cases taken from the book of Judge Richard Hutton (1560-1639), in law French. Title: ‘Certayne cases quexi Jeo transcrie horse del livre del tres-reverend Judge Sr. Richard Hutton Chivalier; jades un des Justices de Common Banke, quel fuit escrie ove son proper mayne'. With an...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Anglo-Norman
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1679
Title:: Reports of trials
Scope & Content:: Report of trials and cases, 42-43. Eliz. I, and 1-11. Jac. I. Law French. Alphabetical table of names at the end (ff. 234-237).
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Anglo-Norman
Date Range:: Early 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1692
Title:: Law readings
Scope & Content:: Collection of law readings and reports etc. ff. 1-23: Readings as follows: Summer readings at Cliffords Inn, 1610 (f. 1r). Readings at Staples Inn (ff. 1v-2r). Readings at Furnivals Inn (f. 2r). Readings at New Inn (ff. 2r-2v). Readings at Barnards Inn (ff. 2v-3r). Mr Readers case at the Bolt...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Anglo-Norman
Date Range:: 1610-1615
Extent:: 1 volume

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