Dossier relating to the claims of the English Crown to have sovereignty in Scotland, AD 1291–1293 (178r–233r); notes, documents and excerpts from chronicles concerning Anglo-Scottish relations (234r–255r)
Historical and topographical papers of William Camden (d. 1623), incorporating items concerning Mary, queen of Scots (1542–67; d. 1587), Elizabeth I, queen of England (1558–1603), and Robert Devereux, 2nd earl of Essex (d. 1601), and including the charges brought against Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey (d. 1530), 1529–30 (36v–41v); the indictment of Sir Walter Raleigh, (d. 1618), 1603 (78v); The Deuise for alteratione of religione (167r–169r); a table of the weights of English and Scottish coins (f. ...
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Dated: 2nd half of the 16th century to middle of the 17th century
Martinus Polonus, Chronicle (ff. 1r–38r); musical staves with neums (f. 38v)
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Contents: ff. 1r-38r: Martinus Polonus, Chronicle (13th century); f. 38r: An added paragraph from Henry of Huntington's Chronicle (15th century); f. 38v: Part of the Gloria, written above musical staves with neums (14th century). Decoration: Initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 13th century-2nd half of the 15th century
Prosper of Aquitaine, Epigrammata; Versus ad coniugem with Old English gloss
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Contents: Prosper of Aquitaine, Epigrammata, fragment (ff. 166r–v, 165v); Prosper of Aquitaine, Uersus ad coniugem, fragment (ff. 165v–r: Schaller Initia carminum 458 ), 3rd quarter of the 9th century, with an Old English gloss dated to the 1st half of the 11th century. The pages are misbound ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 9th century-1st half of the 11th century
Contents: ff. 113r-128r: Vita Afrae Metrice, usually attributed to 'Master Rufus'. Decoration: A decorated initial (f. 113r). Initials in red, blue and green.
Dicta attributed to Augustine of Hippo and others (2r–3r); Sextus (trans. Rufinus), Sententie (Anulus, Enchiridion) (3r–5v); Eckbert of Schönau, Uisio Elizabeth Schonaugiensi de assumptione Marie uirginis (6r); Cassiodorus, Institutiones (6r–10r: incomplete); Isidore of Seville, De ortu et obitu Patrum (10r–16v); Isidore of Seville, Allegoriae quaedam sacrae scripturae (16v–22v); Bede, De natura rerum (22v–26v); Apocalypsis Golie (26v–29v, 30v: Walther 91); Jerome, De uiris illustribus (31r–4...
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Dated: 1st half of the 13th century; last quarter of the 13th century (130v–132v)
Third English Coronation Order (‘Claudius Pontifical III’)
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These folios describe the coronation of Henry I of England and include his Coronation Ordo and were copied in the 12th century. It may originally have been part of a Pontifical. A later medieval image depicting a coronation was added to the top of f. 19r.
Extracts from English monastic cartularies and registers, including Breedon Priory (79r), Worcester Cathedral Priory (85r–103r), Tewkesbury Abbey (104r–105r), Christchurch Priory (108r–110r), Bermondsey Priory (115r–122v), Ely Cathedral Priory (123r–127v), Eynsham Abbey (131r–139r), Evesham Abbey (140r) and Monk Bretton Priory (140v–141v); letter of the abbot of Bangor to Augustine, archbishop of Canterbury (d. 604) (82r); note on the bishopric of St Davids (82v)
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Language(s): Latin; Old English (80r–81v); Welsh and English (82r–v)
