Tudor songs and ballads (127r–163v, 178r–179v); sermon preached by John Stubs, Gloucester, 1558 (164r–170r); John Lydgate, Dance of Macabre (172r–177v: Boffey 2590)
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Description from Augustus Hughes-Hughes, Catalogue of Manuscript Music: Christmas and other Carols, without music; Paper, 16th cent. A song which appears to begin with the words, 'God ys the cheffest vnizon'; ascribed in a note at the end to Sir Peter Harfurth (called Hartforth on f. 153), 'c...
Diary of the reigns of Kings Henry VII (1485–1509) and Henry VIII (1509–1547) of England, AD 1501–1545 (28r–37r); prophecies (37v–39r); poems (39v–40v); A trew & a perfecte discourse of woonderfull & straunge myracles & sygnes which apperyd in ffrance, 5 May 1573 (41r–42v); A sermon of Parson Hyberdyne (43r–v); A contraversy betwyx Master Stavely & Master Rainad (44r–45v)
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Language(s): English; Latin (37r, 42v) Dated: 2nd quarter of the 16th century (28r–37r); 2nd half of the 16th century (37v–45v)