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281. Harley MS 663

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 663
Title:
Private accounts and sermons preached by William Hull of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, with a list of plague victims of Ashbourne
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume. Contents: ff. 1*-2*v: Notes relating to the private accounts of William Hull, 1606-1621 f. 3*: Two pieces of card, pasted down. The first is inscribed 'The praise of God be ever in my mouth: and the glory of his name'. The second is inscribed 'Baron of St Johns in Oxfor...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1605-1621
Extent:
1 volume

282. Harley MS 672

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 672
Title:
'Bonus Lombardus de Ferraria', Preciosa margarita novella
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-169r: 'Bonus Lombardus de Ferraria', Preciosa margarita novella; according to an explicit in Italian (f. 169r) the work was composed in 1330. The manuscript contains a later addition: f. 171v: Two verses in English: 'The good done to a good man / Is the greatest b[...] he ca...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 volume

283. Harley MS 675

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 675
Title:
Peter Bales, The Golden Pen
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-21v: Peter Bales, The Golden Pen, beginning ‘The golden Pen of twentie pounde: Wonne by Peter Bales of London gent, Maister in writing, generall Chalenger for the same, against all Englishmen and Strangers, without exceptions: which Chalenge was devided into three parts: The fi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1596
Extent:
1 volume

284. Harley MS 676

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 676
Title:
Wyllyam Reed, The Governance and Goode Kepynge of Hawkes; Medysyns for Fantasy and by Hersay and not by Experyence
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-50r: Wyllyam Reed, The Governance and Goode Kepynge of Hawkes, beginning ‘To the Right wurschipfull Sir John pollarde knyght I comende this symple volume’. ff. 51r-54v: Wyllyam Reed, Dyvers Medysyns for Fantasy and by Hersay and not by Experyence, beginning ‘I have wryttyn he...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1558
Extent:

1 volume

285. Harley MS 677

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 677
Title:
Collection of letters, speech, prose and poetry
Scope & Content:
Manuscript volume written in a number of different hands. Contents: ff. 1-31: Collections out of Plutarch’s Lives. ff. 31-32: Extracts from a letter to Sir Edward Coke in the time of his trouble. Header ‘Witty Speeches collected out of a Letter sente to Sir Edward Cooke after he was Lord ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 16th century-Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

286. Harley MS 678

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 678
Title:
Memoirs of Philip de Commines. Extracts
Scope & Content:
Alphabetical extracts from the epitome of the history by Philippe de Commines. Text in Spanish with English summaries in the margins. No title page.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Spanish
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

287. Harley MS 681

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 681
Title:
The History of King James VI of Scotland
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-80r: ‘The History of James the 6th Kinge of Scotland Crouned Anno Io Etatis suae, with the Instabillity of his Regents and theire unhappy Ends; with the troubles & tumultuous Riseinge in Armes Against the Kings Regents, & the treaterous dealeings, and Banishments of Div...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1575-1595
Extent:
1 volume

288. Harley MS 690

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 690
Title:
Chronicle of London; The Discourse of John Selden Esquire Or his Sence of Various matters Of weight and high Consequence Relating Especially to Religion and State
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-179v: Chronicle of London [‘Ex Codice MSo in archivis Civitatis Londonensis’]. ff. 180r-276r: The Discourse of John Selden Esquire Or his Sence of Various matters Of weight and high Consequence Relating Especially to Religion and State. ff. 277r-280v: A table of contents.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

289. Harley MS 697

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 697
Title:
Council book for the province of Munster, Ireland
Scope & Content:
A council book containing official records for the province of Munster, Ireland. Contents: f. 1: Drawing of Queen Elizabeth I, within the initial 'E' of 'Emanuell'. f. 2: Full title for the volume: 'The Councell booke for the province of Mounster, contayninge all the Actes, Recirdes and entries...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
14th century-1649
Extent:
1 volume

290. Harley MS 699

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 699
Title:
Robert Vawdrey, Knights' Fees in Cheshire and Flintshire
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1v: An introduction, entitled: ‘The forme and order of this booke breiflie sett fourth by Robert Vaudray of Chester Collectour thereof to thentent to instructe the Reader to the true and perfecte knowledge of the making and meanynge of the same booke’. ff. 2r-70r: Book of Knight...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1555-1557
Extent:
1 volume

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