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151. Harley MS 166

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 166
Title:
Journal of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Papers of Sir Simonds D'Ewes, Volume 5
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume. Contents: ff. 1-274: Continuation of the journal of the House of Commons compiled and partly written by Sir Simonds D’Ewes. Some of this has been written on scrap paper, including printed sheets. 13 February 1643 [1644]-3 November 1645. ff. 275-275v: Ordinance of Parli...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1644-1648
Extent:
1 volume

152. Harley MS 167

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 167
Title:
An English miscellany containing texts relating to naval matters
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-202v: A large collection of tracts and letters, primarily concerning naval matters. The manuscript contains documents on the victualling of ships, navigating, shipments, prices of goods, the custom system (taxes for good exported and imported through ports). The manuscript feat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Spanish
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

153. Harley MS 171

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 171
Title:
Apocalypse (in Wycliffe translation), with commentary
Scope & Content:
f. 1r: Alchemical recipe to ‘ze [see] the secrets of secrets & frest & last as ye may se in planyttes and in planephiffres’. ff. 2r–109r: Commentary on the Apocalypse of John in the Wycliffite translation, with biblical passages alternating with commentary in a continuous sequence. ff....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
4th quarter 14th century-1st quarter 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

154. Harley MS 172

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 172
Title:
A devotional miscellany of Middle English prose and verse
Scope & Content:
This devotional manuscript was written by the 'Winchester scribe', the principal scribe of the so-called 'Winchester Anthology' (Add MS 60577), a large compilation of religious prose and verse in Latin and English in which the scribe identifies himself as an anonymous Benedictine monk at St Swit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
last quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

155. Harley MS 173

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 173
Title:
Register of the Tregoze family and the manor of Goring
Scope & Content:
Various documents related to the Tregoze family and the manor of Goring including the register of contents of the manor of Goring in the 14th year of King Edward II's reign (1321). ff. 1r–6v: Extent of the manor of Goring as of 10 January 1321. ff. 7r–22r: Tenants at Goring. ff. 23r–34r: Serf...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1321
Extent:

1 volume

156. Harley MS 174

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 174
Title:
Cartulary of the church of St Peter, Flawford
Scope & Content:
ff. 1v–13v: Recital of royal and other documents, 1459–78, relating to the foundation of the Babington chantry (in the chapel of St Andrew), given by Sir William Babington (b. c.1370, d. 1454).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

157. Harley MS 175

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 175
Title:
The Travels of John Mandeville
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-105v: The Travels of John Mandeville. Decoration: 1 medium red initial (f. 1r).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:
1 volume

158. Harley MS 176

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 176
Title:
Guido delle Colonne, Historia destructionis Troiae
Scope & Content:
Guido delle Colonne ['de Columnis' or 'de Columna'], Historia destructionis Troiae (A History of the Destruction of Troy) or Historia troiana, in 35 books with a prologue and epilogue. Explicit: 'Factum est autem presens opus Anno dominice incarnacionis millesimo ducentesimo octuagesimo septimo ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 14th century-Early 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

159. Harley MS 177

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 177
Title:
Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernica
Scope & Content:
ff. 2r–84r: Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernica. Abbreviated text, α-recension, omitting most non-historical content. Decoration: Numerous marginal drawings in brown ink of animals, birds, fish, people, hybrid creatures, and a dog chasing a rabbit (f. 11v). 2 puzzle initials in red and brown...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 14th century
Extent:

1 volume

160. Harley MS 178

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 178
Title:
Anselm of Canterbury, Meditationes
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–93v: Anselm of Canterbury, Meditationes. Decoration: Numerous puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing and infill in red and some blue; infill frequently includes trifoliate leaf motifs; tendrils of pen-flourishing frequently end in heart-shaped leaf. Rubrics in red. Capital...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 14th century
Extent:

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