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1141. Harley MS 711

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 711
Title:
Mathew Hale, History and Analysis of the Common Laws of England; The Alteration Amendment or Reformation of the Lawes of England; Reflections by the Lord Cheife Justice Hale on Mr Hobbes his Dialogue of the Lawe
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 2*r-186r: Sir Mathew Hale (b. 1609, d. 1676), 'The History and Analysis of the Common Law of England Copyed from the Originall of the Lord Cheife Justice Hale in his own hand'. ff. 187r-232r: Sir Mathew Hale, 'Of the Alteration Amendment or Reformation of the Lawes of England'. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1142. Harley MS 1253

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1253
Title:
An episcopal formulary for use of Norwich; a printed copy of 'Psalmes or prayers taken out of holye scripture', 1545
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 2r-214r, 318r: An episcopal formulary for use of Norwich. ff. 215r-317v: 'Psalmes or prayers taken out of holye scripture', printed by Thomas Berthelette in London, 1545.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
1 volume

1143. Harley MS 5798

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5798
Title:
Account of the English nobility from before the Norman Conquest to Queen Elizabeth I; tracts regarding English and French arms and titles of peerage
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1*recto: A title-page for the manuscript: ‘[1] Creaton of Nobility; [2] The Ordenances and Statutes whiche were made by the right High and puissante Prince Thomas of Lancaster son and Brother to right Noble Kings of England and of France, Duke of Clarence, Counte D’Aumarle, Great S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1144. Harley MS 6221

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6221
Title:
An account of the voyage of Sir Francis Drake, 1585; documents relating to Francis Drake's proceedings against Thomas Doughty
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 2r-6v: An account of the voyage of Sir Francis Drake (b. 1540, d. 1596) in 1585, entitled: ‘Sir Frauncys Drakes voyage’. ff. 7r-13r: Documents relating to Francis Drake's proceedings against Thomas Doughty (b. 1545, d. 1578); written in a different 16th-century hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

1145. Harley MS 384

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 384
Title:
Correspondence of Simonds D’Ewes with his wife's family and his cousins
Scope & Content:
Letters written by the cousins and relatives by marriage of Simonds D'Ewes, chiefly to himself. Includes a few earlier family letters of the Clopton, Symonds and Waldegrave families. The letters show signs of original folds, addresses and broken wax seals. Contents: ff. 1-18: Letters from his s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1580-1649
Extent:
1 volume

1146. Harley MS 2370

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2370
Title:
Ars moriendi; Chronicle of England from the Creation to the year 1427
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-39v: Ars moriendi, beginning: ‘Cum de praesentis exilii miseria mortis transitus’; an added title inscription on f. 1r, written in a 16th-century hand, spuriously attributes the work to ‘Albertus Castellanus’. This may refer to Albertus de Castello, a Dominican friar, who edite...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

1147. Harley MS 417

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 417
Title:
The second of two volumes of works and letters belonging to the martyrologist John Foxe
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-220v: The second of two volumes [the first volume is Harley MS 416] with collections of works and correspondence belonging to the martyrologist John Foxe (b. 1516/17, d. 1587). It includes an account of the life and death of Thomas Cranmer, featuring a printed leaf (ff. 92r-92v...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1547-1575
Extent:
1 volume

1148. Harley MS 1481

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1481
Title:
Robert Glover, De Origine Antiquitate et Differentijs Armorum; coats of arms of English bishops and nobility
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1*recto: A title inscription: ‘De Origine Antiquitate et Differentijs Armorum sive Insigniorum R. Gloveri alias Somerset Fecialis regij observationes aliquot’. ff. 2*recto-4*verso: An alphabetical index of surnames included in this manuscript. ff. 1r-5r: A Latin treatise by Ro...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1149. Harley MS 255

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 255
Title:
Papers on numismatics, with letters of Sir Simonds D’Ewes and others
Scope & Content:
Loose papers relating to numismatics, mostly very rough notes in the hand of Simonds D’Ewes. Written on the back of letters or papers on other subjects. Contents: ff. 1-24: Rough notes on British coinage, written on the back of recycled letters. Heading: ‘Prolegomena ad Thesaurum Numarium Brit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1150. Harley MS 382

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 382
Title:
Correspondence of Simonds D'Ewes with his sisters and their families
Scope & Content:
Letters written by the sisters (Joan Elyott, Mary Bowes, Grace Bokenham, Elizabeth Poley) and brothers in law, and other close relations of Simonds D'Ewes, chiefly to himself. The letters show signs of original folds, addresses and broken wax seals. Contents: ff. 1-57: Letters from his sister J...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1620s-1640s
Extent:
1 volume

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