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1321. Harley MS 1251

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1251
Title:
Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('Hours of Eleanor Worcester')
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1: Added paper fragment of a printed 15th- or 16th-century book concerning canon law, inscribed on the recto with a book curse in Middle English verse, ‘Thys boke ys one and godes kors ys anoder they that take the ton god gef them the toder’ (DIMEV no. 5660-3), late-15th/16th cent...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, English, Middle, French, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1430-c 1440
Extent:
1 volume

1322. Harley MS 4775

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4775
Title:
Gilte Legende (Middle English prose translation of the Legenda Aurea)
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the so-called Gilte Legende. This is a complete Middle English prose translation of the Legenda Aurea: a Latin collection of almost 200 saints' lives compiled by the French Dominican chronicler Jacobus de Voragine [Jean de Vignay] (b. c. 1230, d. 1298), and completed aro...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

1323. Harley MS 38

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 38
Title:
A miscellany of political papers and letters and tracts on coinage, transcribed largely by Ralph Starkey; original letters addressed to Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, and Sir Simonds D'Ewes, 1642-1648; A Licence to travayle for Francis Davison and Edward Smith granted by Queen Elizabeth I, 1595
Scope & Content:
This manuscript mostly contains 17th-century English letters and transcripts of 16th-century documents. It also features an original licence on parchment to travel outside of England for three years granted to a ‘Francis Davison’ and ‘Edward Smith’, signed by Queen Elizabeth I and with her wax s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1595-1648
Extent:
1 volume

1324. Harley MS 2374

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2374
Title:
A miscellany of medical texts, including a botanical glossary, a collection of medical recipes, and a Middle English translation of the Antidotarium Nicolai
Scope & Content:
This composite manuscript is made up of two booklets (ff. 1-28 and 29-64), both made in the 15th century. The first booklet comprises a botanical glossary, a partial copy of an antidotary (book of antidotes) and a collection of medical recipes in Middle English and Latin. The second contains an ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, English, Middle, French, and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 volume

1325. Harley MS 4660

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4660
Title:
Miscellaneous collection of transcriptions of Old English charters and the Narratio de Sanctis qui in Anglia quiescunt; fragments of a Latin work on the Old English language
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1r: A catalogue of fifteen charters held at Worcester Cathedral, entitled: ‘Cartarum aliquod pervetustarum quae extant in Archivis Ecclesiae Cathedralis Wirogn; Apographa’; ending with the note: ‘Harum Cartarum nulla exhibetur in Monastico Anglicana’. f. 1v: A transcription of a ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, Dutch, English, English, Old, and Germanic languages
Date Range:
c 1643-c 1700
Extent:
1 volume

1326. Harley MS 1605/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1605/1
Title:
Fragments of an anonymous Anglo-Norman metrical translation of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Brittaniae
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is the first of three volumes that comprise Harley MS 1605 (the others being Harley MS 1605/2 and Harley MS 1605/3). It contains fragments of an anonymous Anglo-Norman verse translation of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Brittaniae. The text is known as the 'Harley Brut' bu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and English
Date Range:
c 1250
Extent:

1 volume

1327. Harley MS 1879

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1879
Title:
Catalogues of the books of Henry Savile of Banke, Robert Bruce Cotton, and John Dee
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-10r: Catalogue of the library of Henry Savile of Banke (d. 1617) in English and Latin, written in the hand of Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (b. 1571, d. 1631), 1st baronet, antiquary and politician. f. 10v: List of books wanted by Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, headed: 'Books I want', fr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Greek, Ancient, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1583-c 1612
Extent:
1 volume

1328. Harley MS 442

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 442
Title:
A collection of royal proclamations by Kings Edward IV, Henry VII and Henry VIII
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–182v: A collection of royal proclamations by Kings Edward IV, Henry VII and Henry VIII, followed by an index (ff. 182r–v). f. 1r: notes by Peter le Neve. ff. 2r–v: A proclamation for the raising of the price of silver bullion, from 29 s the pound weight to 33 s the pound weight, 13 Augu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and English, Middle
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
1 volume

1329. Harley MS 7640

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 7640
Title:
Psalter (fragment)
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-23v: Fragment of a Psalter; the surviving text consists of Psalms 80-150, with gaps, and the Canticles. The manuscript contains several additions: f. i recto: A note by Sir Frederick Madden (b. 1801, d. 1873), Keeper of Manuscripts at the British Museum, that the volume was...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
c 1300
Extent:
1 item

1330. Harley MS 6914

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6914
Title:
Satirical poetry and other texts
Scope & Content:
Quarto manuscript volume containing a miscellany of mostly satirical poetry with some prose articles. Contents: ff. 1-2v: ‘A New Ballad by Ld. Rochester to the tune of Chevy Chase’. First line: ‘The Parsons all keep whores’. ff. 1*-6*v (these are interleaved with folios 1-6): Table of contents....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
Late 17th century-Early 18th century
Extent:
1 volume

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