Notes of historical events, 1536-1542 (ff. 27-28); Richard of Bardney, Metrical Life of Robert Grosseteste, and poem on Hugh of Lincoln (ff. 29-54); Passion of St Kenelm, Life of St Edward the Confessor, Life of St Guthlac, and Life of St Aelphege (ff. 55-64)
Record of the peace made between Henry III and Llywelyn ap Gruffudd of Gwynedd, 25 September 1267
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Contents: ff. 255r-255v: Record of the peace made between King Henry III (r. 1216–1272) and Llywelyn ap Gruffudd of Gwynedd (d. 1282), 25 September 1267. Decoration: No decoration.
Contents: ff. 2r-7v: Calendar, imperfect due to fire damage. Decoration: 20 of the originally 24 roundels with the Labours of the Month and Symbols of the Zodiac in blue, red and white, against a gold background in frames of blue and purple; several are damaged by fire. Partial (three-side...
Passional (February–March), comprising: Passio Sancti Ignatii; Vita Sancte Brigide Virginis; Passio Sancti Blasii Episcopi; Passio Sancti Triphonis martyris; Passio Sancte Agathe Virginis et Martyris; Alcuin, Vita Sancti Vedasti Episcopi; Haiminus of Saint-Vaast, Miracula Sancti Vedasti Episcopi; Baudemundus, Vita Sancti Amandi Traiectensis Episcopi; Vita Sancti Ansberti Episcopi; Vita Sancte Austroberte Virginis; Vita Sancte Euphrasie Virginis; Passio Sancti Valentini Martyris; Passio Sanct...
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This part of the manuscript contains a Passionary or Legendary, containing the lives of saints for feasts in the period of February–March. Contents: ff. 8r-12r: Passio Sancti Ignatii (The Martyrdom of St Ignatius) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 4256]. ff. 12r-26v: Vita Sancte Brigid...
Nicholas Trevet, Annales Sex Regum Anglie; Pseudo-Methodius, De Initio et Fine Seculi; ‘Hermerus’, Lilium Regnans
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Contents: ff. 174r-231r: Nicholas Trevet (b. c. 1258, d. c. 1334), Annales Sex Regum Anglie (Annals of Six Kings of England), 1136–1307. ff. 231v-233v: Pseudo-Methodius, De Initio et Fine Seculi (On the Beginning and the End of this Age). f. 233v: ‘Hermerus’, a political prophecy known as Li...
Account of a dispute between Henry III and his barons; A record of a dispute between Peterborough Abbey and the inhabitants of Dodesthorpe; A chronicle of British history, Brutus–1388
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Contents: ff. 256r-262r: Account of a dispute between King Henry III (r. 1216–1272) and his barons. ff. 262v-267v: A record of a dispute between Peterborough Abbey and the inhabitants of Dodesthorpe. ff. 268v-269r: A chronicle of British history, Brutus–1388. [f. 268r and f. 269v are blank...
Breviary (the 'Breviary of Margaret of York'), fragment
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A leaf from the Breviary of Margaret of York, duchess of Burgundy (now Cambridge, St John's College, ms H. 13), used as a frontispiece. The original border includes an image of King David praying, painted by the Vienna Master of Mary of Burgundy, the coat of arms of Margaret of York impaling tho...