Archive Reference (shelfmark): Harley MS 1-7661 / Language: English - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4142
Title:: Words of English anthems
Scope & Content:: Words of Anthems (verse, unless the contrary is stated), alphabetically arranged.1. 'Aboue the Starrs.' '[T.] Tomkins.' f. 1. 2. 'Allmightie God, which by the leading of a Starr.' 'Dr. Bull.' f. 1. 3. 'Arise, Lord, why sleepest thou' (full). 'Bird.' f. 1 4. 'Allmightie God, the fountaine' (full)....
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1630-1685
Extent:: 1 volume (31 folios)

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4145
Title:: Thomas St George, A law treatise dedicated to William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Newcastle
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-3v: A preface by Thomas St George to William Cavendish, beginning: ‘To the right honourable William Lord Cavendish knight of the Bath, Baron of Bowlsover, Vicount of Mansfeild and Earle of Newecastle’. ff. 3r-33r: Thomas St George, treatise on law, beginning: ‘The Power to t...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1628-1643
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4146
Title:: An English Alphabet of Arms
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-242r: An Alphabet of Arms with blazons of English coats of arms in French heraldic terminology. Decoration: Heraldic elements and coats of arms drawn and tricked in brown ink throughout the manuscript.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and French
Date Range:: 1572
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4172
Title:: Collection of theological texts, including the Sacerdos parochialis and De Festis Duplicibus
Scope & Content:: This manuscript contains various items that appear to have been compiled for the use of a priest. The first part (ff. 1r-63r) contains one of the seven extant copies of the Sacerdos parochialis, a manual for parish priests in Middle English and Latin, including tracts on the Pater noster, Ave Ma...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:: 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4182
Title:: Register of Council causes, 30 July 1598-10 April 1599
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 2r-264r: A register of Council causes from 30 July 1598 to 10 April 1599, entitled: 'A register booke of Counsell causes begon the 30th day of July 1598 of the Court at Grenwich'. The manuscript contains a later addition: f. 1r: A date inscription: 'Anno 1598: 30 Julij 1598 - E...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: c 1600
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4185
Title:: Lazare François Dagobert, Collection of poems in praise of Charles II
Scope & Content:: This manuscript is an autograph copy of a collection of poems written in praise of King Charles II (r. 1660–1685). The volume was written and decorated by Lazare François Dagobert, a French writing master who was journeying in England at the time of its composition. Dagobert produced a similar c...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: October 1683
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4186
Title:: Journal of the Privy Council, 1579
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-137v: Journal of the Privy Council, 1579, beginning: 'An open Commission to all vice admirals, Justices of Peace, Commissioners, Formatters of piracies, and all the officers of her majesties portes for the apprehending and makeinge staie of one Philpot with his ship, beinge lat...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1579
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4198
Title:: Heraldic collection relating to northern England
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-2r: Sketches of coats of arms. ff. 3r-8r: Alphabetical index of family names. ff. 9v-10r: Coats of arms (6 per page), tricked in brown ink. ff. 11r-13r: Wapentakes and Bailiwicks of the Ridings of Yorkshire, entitled: 'The trew and Perfect booke of the Visitations of [? ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4205
Title:: 'Sir Thomas Holme's Book of Arms': anonymous verses on the kings of England, to Henry VI; Military Roll of Arms; Legh's Men of Arms
Scope & Content:: 'Sir Thomas Holme's Book of Arms'. This manuscript, together with two other manuscripts (London, British Library, Add. 45133 and London, Guildhall Library, Print Room (s.n.)) is known as 'Sir Thomas Holme's Book' because his arms appear in two of these manuscripts (the present volume (f. i recto...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: c 1445-1524
Extent:: 1 paper codex, 112 + i folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4206
Title:: William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, The Truth of the Sorde
Scope & Content:: Manuscript volume containing a treatise of fencing by William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle. The treatise is mostly autograph, with parts in the hand of an amanuensis. On f.9 is inscribed 'The nexte This muste bee the mathematicall demonstration off The Sorde', which makes reference to a tre...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1640s-1650s
Extent:: 1 volume

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