THE ACTS of the Apostles and the three Catholic Epistles, according to the Peshito version. Syriac. (Imperfect.) Vellum; VIth or VIIth cent. Quarto. [Add. 18,812.]
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Bible Syriac: Acts of the Apostles and the three Catholic Epistles.
Letters from Charles I to Henry Cary, Viscount Falkland, lord deputy of Ireland
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Seventy-one letters from King Charles I to Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland (c. 1575-1633), lord deputy of Ireland. Sent between 9 April 1628 and 21 July 1629. ff. 1r-2v Letter from King Charles I to Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland, lord deputy of Ireland. Concerning the estate of George Cou...
Two double-sided leaves from an illuminated calendar by Simon Bening (b. 1483, d. 1561). The leaves were formerly bound at the end of a Book of Hours (Add MS 18855), but they were removed in 1927 and are now kept separately. Two further leaves from the same calendar are in the Victoria and Alber...
Original letters from King Charles I to Prince Rupert, 8 Mar 1643-4 Aug 1645
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Thirteen letters of King Charles I to Prince Rupert, 8 Mar 1643-4 Aug 1645. Twelve of these letters were bought by the British Museum at the sale of Prince Rupert's correspondence in 1851-1852, and were evidently separated from the main chronological series (Add MSS 18980-18982) as letters of t...
Two letters of King Charles I to Edward Littleton, Baron Littleton, Keeper of the Great Seal, dated York, 15 and 19 May 1642
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Contents: ff. 1r-2v: Letter of King Charles I to Edward Littleton, Baron Littleton, Lord Keeper, York, 14 May 1642. With postscript and signature in the king's hand. The letter orders a proclamation for holding Trinity term next ensuing at York. f. 3r: Letter of King Charles I to Edward Littl...
This volume contains the Proverbs and Job in bilingual Coptic and Arabic texts. For extracts, see Cureton and Rieu, Catalogus, pp. 354-355. Contents: Proverbs, fols. 2r–49r Introductory note on Job (taqdima), fol. 49v Job, fols. 50r–165r Scribal notes: 165 There are two colophons on ff 49r...