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

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4785
Title:: Rental of Tandridge Priory
Scope & Content:: ff. 1r–21v: Transcriptions from a rental created in 1451 (f. 1r), when John Hammond was prior. Includes rentals and court-rolls concerning rents of assize and farm rents in Tandridge. ff. 22r–38v: Copies of documents relating to Tandridge Hall and manors in Surrey, to the time of James I.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: Early 16th century-Early 17th century
Extent:: Paper codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4786
Title:: Charters relating to Tandridge
Scope & Content:: ff. 1r–8v: Copies of royal letters patent relating to the former lands of Tandridge Priory, from the time of Henry VIII–Elizabeth I. ff. 9r–11r: ‘Copyes of deedes belonging to Turner, that marryed Elizabeth Cantler of his Lands in Tandridge bordering upon my Farme of Jewells, & the Lords la...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: Mid 16th century-Early 17th century
Extent:: Paper codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4788
Title:: A history and genealogy of Germany
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-72v: A history of Germany, with accounts of its subdivisions and genealogies of its peerage, preceded by definitions of different political systems. The work is organised into eight parts, but ends abruptly at the beginning of the seventh part. Imperfect at the beginning due to...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4795
Title:: Register of the Guild of Corpus Christi, Boston
Scope & Content:: ff. 1r–3r: Fragments of an agreement of 1383 between the alderman of the guild, John de Rocheforth, and the brothers and sisters; inventory of goods belonging to the guild. ff. 3v–4v: Added obits. f. 5r–v: Preface explaining the methodology of the register (translated by Thompson, pp. 115–16)....
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:: Parchment codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4798
Title:: Collection of tracts on baronies
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-38r: Collection of tracts on baronies copied from Harley MS 4749, with a title inscription on f. 1r: 'Presidents Collected out of a Number of others Proving Baronies and Titles of Honour (Created by Writt) to Descend in the Direct Line to the sole Daughter and heir, or to the ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1598
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4827
Title:: The Prose Brut Chronicle of England (extended version to 1419)
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-157r: The Prose Brut Chronicle of England (extended version to 1419), entitled: 'Here bigynneth a booke whiche is callid Brute the Cronicles of Englond'; beginning: 'This boke treteh and telleth of þe kynges & principal lordes' The manuscript contains several later additio...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:: 1419-c 1450
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4828
Title:: Treatise on the conduct of soldiers in war
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-32r: 'This boke Intictualled to the Practysed Soldiers for Remembraunce and to the unexpert for Instruckc[ion] Touching the noble [? art of ] the wars set on […] hand [...] B […]'. Beginning: 'When the prince of the lande is moved to the Warres and hath chosen his lyfftenaunt ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4843
Title:: Lives of St Cuthbert and other texts relating to the Cathedral Priory of St Cuthbert, Durham
Scope & Content:: The manuscript includes a collection of lives of St Cuthbert, lives of other saints and historical texts relating to the Cathedral Priory of St Cuthbert, Durham: f. 1r: Life of St Nicasius, incipit 'Sancti Nicasius quirinus et scroniculus (sic) socii' (added). f. 1v: Table of contents. ff. 2...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: c 1528
Extent:: Paper and parchment codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4846
Title:: Collection of legal precedents from the time of Elizabeth I
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 5r-133v: Collection of legal precedents from the time of Elizabeth I. The manuscript contains a later addition: f. 1r: A note on the manuscript: 'Black Parchment […] Book'; added in the 16th or 17th century. ff. 2r-4r: Table of contents; added in the 16th century on smaller ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: c 1558-c 1603
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4895/1
Title:: Inventory of charters granted in Scotland from James III to James IV
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-238r: Inventory of charters granted in Scotland from James III to James IV, beginning in 1470 and ending in 1513: beginning: 'Inventar of the Charters […] in the registar of Jac. 3'. This manuscript is the first volume of a manuscript in two parts. The second volume is Harley ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1590s
Extent:: 1 volume

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