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Name Ashburnham, Bertram, 4th Earl of Ashburnham, 1797-1878 Level [40] File

1. Add MS 34581

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Vol. XV. (ff. 622). Undated. includes: f. 1 John Adams, Junior: Letter to Rev. P. Bliss: n.d. f. 3 Louisa Anstruther, (?) wife of Colonel R Anstruther: Letter to Rev. P. Bliss: n.d. f. 5 Kerchever William Arnold: Letter to Rev. P. Bliss: n.d. f. 7 Bertram Ashburnham, 4th Earl of Ashburnham: Le...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1806-1857
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 35286

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Title:
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales
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Contents: ff. 1r-238v: Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, imperfect, wanting many leaves. The Tales are arranged in the following order: ff. 1r-7v: The General Prologue, imperfect, wanting two leaves before and after f. 1 (A, ll. 1-153, 234-396). ff. 7v-28r: The Knight's Tale, imperfe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

3. Add MS 35289

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Title:
Chanson d'Aspremont
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Contents: Chanson d’Aspremont, verses 24-376 and 395-540. Aspremont is the second of three chansons de geste of the Charlemagne cycle from the late 12th century, narrating Charlemagne's early expedition across the Alps to Aspremont in Italy to retake land in Calabria from the Saracen king, Ag...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
13th century
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A parchment codex

4. Add MS 37967

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Vol. III. includes: f. 2 John Dickinson; and Co., paper dealers: J. Martin's accompt: 1833. f. 4 Henry Adlard: J. Martin's accompt with: 1833-4. f. 5 Archibald Leighton, bookbinder: Letter to J. Martin: 1834. f. 6 Cotton: Letter to J. Martin: 1834. f.7 James Henry Nixon: Accompt with J. Martin...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 70848

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Add MS 70848
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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. X (ff. 122). Correspondence of Directors and Principal Librarians; 1849-1939, n.d. English and Latin. Contents: 1. ff. 1-88. John Winter Jones, Keeper of Printed Books 1856-1866, Principal Librarian 1866-1878; 1849-1878, n.d. A few of the letters are addressed to J...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1849-1939
Extent:
1 item

6. Stowe MS 17

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Stowe MS 17
Title:
Book of Hours, Use of Maastricht ('The Maastricht Hours')
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Book of Hours, Use of Maastricht ('The Maastricht Hours'). 1. (ff. 2v-13r): Calendar, in French. Incipit (f. 2v): 'KL Ienvirs at xxxi iors / li circoncicio notre saingnur'. 2. (ff. 18r-139r): Office of the Virgin. Incipit (f. 18r): 'Domine labia mea aperies'. 3. (ff. 140r-157r): Penitentia...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

1 volume

7. Stowe MS 84

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Stowe MS 84
Title:
Proceedings of the rehabilitation trial of Joan of Arc
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains one of only three official copies made of the Processus justificationis Johanne D'Arc, or proceedings of the rehabilitation trial of Joan of Arc (b. c. 1412, d. 1431). Joan had been put on trial before a Church court headed by Bishop Pierre Cauchon (b. 1371, d. 1442), an...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1455-1456
Extent:
1 volume

8. Stowe MS 146

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Stowe MS 146
Title:
Royal orders and warrants, 1512-1515
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Collection of original orders and warrants, chiefly by King Henry VIII and Thomas Wolsey, the King’s Almoner. Dating from between 1512 and 1515. Principally addressed to John Daunce, Treasurer for War. Concerning payments to English and foreign merchants for victualling the army in Spain, the s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1512-1515
Extent:
1 volume

9. Stowe MS 162

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Stowe MS 162
Title:
Catalogue of state papers (‘Walsingham’s Table Book’)
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Catalogue of manuscripts and state papers in the possession of Sir Francis Walsingham, principal secretary of state (c. 1532-1590). In the hand of Sir Thomas Lake, administrator and politician (bap. 1561, d. 1630), private secretary to Walsingham. Dated 1588 (f. 3v). The papers relate chiefly t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1588
Extent:
1 volume

10. Stowe MS 170

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Stowe MS 170
Title:
Papers of Sir Thomas Edmondes, Vol. 5: 28 Mar 1608-23 Mar 1609
Scope & Content:
Papers of Sir Thomas Edmondes (d. 1639), diplomat: Vol. 5: 28 Mar 1608-23 Mar 1609. Edmondes was in this period Ambassador to the Spanish Netherlands, to the Archdukes Albert and Isabella, at Brussels. The great majority of the letters here are originals, with some drafts by Edmondes, usually ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
28 Mar 1608-23 Mar 1609
Extent:
1 volume

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