LA LEGENDE DORÉE: the French version of the Legenda Aurea of Jacobus de Voragine, made by Jean de Vignay, circ. 1340, including the additional Lives given by De Vignay for which there is no original in Jacobus. There are in all 236 narratives, including those which refer to Festivals as well as the Lives of the Saints. Begins, without title, with the rubric "Cy comence le prologue de lacteur de ce liure," etc., which introduces the translator's preface, beg. "Monseigneur saint iherome." The ...
MILITARY COLLECTIONS of the three brothers Jacob, John, and Michael Richards, sons of Jacob Richards; 1685-1714. For the military careers of all three brothers, see the Dictionary of National Biography. Thirty-four volumes. Paper. Folio, etc.
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Army; England: Military collections of Jacob, John and Michael Richards: 1685-1714.
" MISCELLANEA," consisting of voluminous extracts and copies of deeds from ancient records, viz. Domesday Book, Patent and Close Rolls, Exchequer Proceedings, Assize Rolls, Chartularies, Registers of' Religions Houses, and many other records preserved in public repositories and private collections. Five volumes. Paper. Middle of xviith cent. Folio. Belonged to Tho. Astle, whose arms are on the back of each volume. Inside the cover of vol. i. is inscribed, in the hand of Thomas Astle, " Colle...
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Records, Public: Collectanea A. Agard: 17th cent. Exchequer: Extr. from Exchequer proceedings: 17th cent. Domesday Book: Extracts from: 17th cent. Arthur Agard: Collectanea: 17th cent. William Prynne: Marginal notes perhaps written by: 17th cent. Thomas Astle, ob. 1803: Arms: 18th cent.
PEDIGREES and rough genealogical notes of families of the Low Countries, arranged in alphabetical order; with the arms in many cases, in colour or in trick. Two volumes. Vol. I. A to L. Vol. II. M to Z. In Vol. II., f. 292, is a small separate collection of Dutch and Belgian pedigrees, preceded by an index; and at f. 319 is a "Généalogie abregée des deux maisons de Guines, extraite d'une Généalogie plus étendue, dressée par Dom Estienne Le Pez, religieux Benedictin de l'abbaye de St. Wast" [...