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541. Harley MS 1124

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1124
Title:
'Practical Perspective', Volume III
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume containing translation of the third volume of the French work 'La Perspective Pratique' by Jean Dubreuil, here given the title: 'The Third and Last part of Practicall Perspective; Wherein are to bee Seene the beauties and Rarities of this Art. With Methods how to Practis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

542. Harley MS 1125

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1125
Title:
Translations of charters granted by English kings to the City of London
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1*recto: An introduction to the manuscript, dated 1581. ff. 1r-46v: A collection of English translations of ten charters granted by King John, Henry IV, Edward IV and Edward VI to the City of London. f. 47r: ‘A Table of certaine Charters graunted by former Kinges to the Citie...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1581
Extent:

1 volume

543. Harley MS 1126

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1126
Title:
George Treheyron, Treatise on forest laws
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1*recto: A title-page: ‘The Book of the Statutes of the Forests Parkes Chacys Warrenes’. ff. 1r-51v: George Treheyron, Treatise on forest laws, beginning ‘What thing doth make a fforest and who may make a fforest and how a fforrest is made what thinges be incydent to a fforest wh...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
1 volume

544. Harley MS 1127

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1127
Title:
Table of principal matters contained in the statute laws of England from the 1st year of the reign of King Edward III to the 23rd year of King Henry VI, 1327-1445
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-36r: A table of principal matters contained in the statute laws of England from the 1st year of the reign of King Edward III to the 23rd year of King Henry VI, 1327-1445. The manuscript contains later additions: f. 37v: Practice sentences and pen trials in English, including...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French, Middle
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

545. Harley MS 1128

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1128
Title:
'A discourse of the Privilidge and Practize of the Highe Courte of Parleament in England, collected out of the Comon Lawes of this Land, etc'
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-24v: 'A discourse of the Privilidge and Practize of the Highe Courte of Parleament in England, collected out of the Comon Lawes of this Land, etc'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

546. Harley MS 1129

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1129
Title:
An etymological glossary of Anglo-Saxon, Latin and English terms by William Dugdale
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1v-105r: An etymological glossary of Anglo-Saxon, Latin and English terms, mostly pertaining to law and property, organised according to alphabetical order; copied by William Dugdale (not dated). The manuscript has a few later additions, added in the 17th century: f. 52r: A let...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 17th century-4th quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

547. Harley MS 1130

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1130
Title:
Thomas Smithe, 'The manner of government or pollicie of the Realme of England'; 'A Communication or Discourse of the Queenes Majestie her Marriage, debated by foure Gentlemen of the Court at Mount Hall in Essex, and reported by Sir Thomas Smith, knight to his neighbour Frauncis Wiat, Gentlemann, 1567, April 1'
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-40v: Thomas Smithe, 'The manner of government or pollicie of the Realme of England'; in 3 books. ff. 41r-73r: 'A Communication or Discourse of the Queenes Majestie her Marriage, debated by foure Gentlemen of the Court at Mount Hall in Essex, and reported by Sir Thomas Smith,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

548. Harley MS 1133

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1133
Title:
Pedigrees of Worcestershire
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1*recto-2*recto: An index of surnames. ff. 2*verso-37r: Pedigrees of Worcestershire; probably copied from the 1569 Visitation by Robert Cooke, Clarenceux King of Arms with continuations (the date ‘1653’ on f. 31v). Decoration: Coats of arms, tricked, in brown ink throughout t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

549. Harley MS 1134

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1134
Title:
An Alphabet of Arms
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-2*r: Sketches of heraldic elements (including a griffon statant regardant, and a lion rampant in brown ink and highlighted in red); a pedigree of the ‘Rosseter’ family going up to 1637. ff. 3r-262v: An Alphabet of Arms, with the coats of arms of English nobility and gentry t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd or 3rd quarter of the 17th century
Extent:

1 volume

550. Harley MS 1135

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1135
Title:
A copy of the Visitation-book of Sussex of 1633-1634
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 3r-4r: An alphabetical index of the names of families included in this manuscript. f. 4r: ‘Memorandum that the booke that this was transcribed by was part of Northamptsh. ad ffoll. […]’. ff. 7r-: Pedigrees and coats of arms of the nobility and gentry of Sussex, copied from the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 volume

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