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11. Add Roll 75855

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Roll 75855
Title:
Household expenses of Philippa of Hainault, queen of England
Scope & Content:
This roll contains a fragmentary account of the household expenses of Queen Philippa of Hainault (b. c. 1314, d. 1369), wife of King Edward III (r. 1327-1377). This roll is a loose middle membrane from a larger roll, now lost. Records payments made by the queen’s household between 20 November ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and French, Middle
Date Range:
Mid 14th century
Extent:
1 roll

12. Arundel MS 146

Reference (shelfmark):
Arundel MS 146
Title:
The Syon Additions to the Rule of St Saviour
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the text of a set of additions to the rules compiled for the sisters of the Brigittine abbey of St Saviour, St Mary, and St Bridget of Syon, founded by King Henry V (r. 1413-1422) in 1415. Other surviving versions of the Additions to the Rule include: London, Guildhall...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

13. Cotton Ch XVI 72

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVI 72
Title:
Petition of Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England, to her husband King Henry VI, concerning the Exchequer
Scope & Content:
Margaret of Anjou (b. 1430, d. 1482), Queen of England, makes a petition to her husband King Henry VI (r. 1422-1461, 1470-1471). The petition is to be addressed to the treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer, directing them to make allowance to the collectors of customs and subsidies of Southampton...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1455
Extent:
1 leaf

14. Cotton MS Claudius B I

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius B I
Title:
The Life and Revelations of Birgitta of Sweden
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains one of the two extant full-text translations of the Revelations of the mystic and saint Birgitta of Sweden (b. 1303, d. 1373), known as the Liber celestis revelationum (Heavenly Book of Revelations). Another full copy of the text now survives as Cotton MS Julius F II. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

15. Cotton MS Julius F II

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Julius F II
Title:
Middle English translations of the Revelations of Birgitta of Sweden and Alfonso Fernández Pecha, Epistola solitarii ad reges
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains one of the two extant full-text translations of the Revelations of the mystic and saint, Birgitta of Sweden (b. 1303, d. 1373), known as the Liber celestis revelationum (Heavenly Book of Revelations). The other full-text copy survives in Cotton MS Claudius B I. Also pr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

16. Egerton MS 2006

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2006
Title:
The Booke of Gostlye Grace
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains one of the two extant copies of The Booke of Gostlye Grace.The work is a Middle English translation of an abridged version of the Liber Specialis Gratiae, a large collection of the revelations of Mechtild of Hackeborn (b. 1240/1, d. 1298). Mechtild was a nun of the Bened...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1450
Extent:
1 volume

17. Egerton MS 2341/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2341/1
Title:
Instructions for the stained glass windows of Greyfriars Church, Greenwich
Scope & Content:
A roll of instructions for the glaziers creating stained glass windows for Greyfriars Church, Greenwich. The text describes each figure to be depicted, including their physical appearance, dress, attributes, and their heraldry. The figures are Edward the Confessor, Edmund the Martyr, St Aethel...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1485-1503
Extent:
1 roll

18. Egerton MS 2341/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2341/2
Title:
Instructions for the stained glass windows of Greyfriars Church, Greenwich
Scope & Content:
A roll of instructions for the glaziers creating stained glass windows for Greyfriars Church, Greenwich. The text describes each figure to be depicted, including their physical appearance, dress, attributes, and their heraldry. The figures are Eadburga, daughter of St Aethelberht, St Kenelm, Cha...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1485-1503
Extent:
1 roll

19. Egerton Roll 2210

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton Roll 2210
Title:
Roll of expenses of John Harecourt, receiver in Staffordshire of Anne Neville, duchess of Buckingham
Scope & Content:
A roll of expenses sent to Anne [Neville, d. 1480], duchess of Buckingham, countess of Hereford, Northampton and Stafford, incurred by John Harecourt, esquire, her receiver in Staffordshire, covering several years down to Michaelmas 1447. The expenses relate to travel costs, rent for property he...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1467
Extent:
1 roll

20. Harley Ch 45 A 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 45 A 37
Title:
Record of the testimony of Margery, wife of Walter Dun, of the descent of lands in Porton
Scope & Content:
Record of the testimony of Margery, wife of Walter Dun, of the descent of lands in Porton, Wiltshire, over multiple generations, from Renaud of Ramsbury down to Walter and Margery. If Robert, Margery’s heir, has no heirs of his own, it shall revert back to the heirs of Renaud.Followed by certifi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1376
Extent:
1 leaf