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4331. Harley MS 278

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 278
Title:
Statutes and Ordinances of the Order of the Garter
Scope & Content:
The Statutes and Ordinances of the Order of the Garter, revised under Henry VIII in 1522; for the printed edition see Elias Ashmole, The Institution, Laws, and Ceremonies of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (London 1672). Incipit: 'The statutis and ordynancys of the meoste noble ordre of say...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1522-c 1530
Extent:

1 volume

4332. Harley MS 398

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 398
Title:
Orations and speeches made by the Lord Keeper, Nicholas Bacon, 1558–1579
Scope & Content:
A volume of speeches and orations made by Sir Nicholas Bacon, once owned by Sir Christopher Hatton. f. 2r: Autograph note by Peter Le Neve, Rouge Croix herald, 20 July 1692, who identifies the volume as being written in Hatton's hand. ff. 3r–4r: A note of the 'matters & discourses' contain...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd half of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

4333. Harley MS 1641

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1641
Title:
Accounts of Sir Thomas Heneage, Treasurer of the Queen’s Chamber, 1585-1586
Scope & Content:
Accounts made by Sir Thomas Heneage (b. in or before 1532, d. 1595), courtier and Treasurer of the Queen’s Chamber. From the Feast of St Michael, 27 Elizabeth I, to the Feast of St Michael, 28 Elizabeth I, i.e. 29 September 1585-29 September 1586. f. 1r: Title: ‘Sommes of money Receyved by Sir ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 September 1585-29 September 1586
Extent:
1 volume. Bound with Harley MS 1642.

4334. Harley MS 2897

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2897
Title:
Breviary (the 'Breviary of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria')
Scope & Content:
Breviary of the Use of Rome, known as the 'Breviary of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria'. The manuscript is composed of two parts: Part 1 (ff. 154r-452v) is the summer portion of the breviary made for John the Fearles and his wife, Margaret of Bavaria, which formed originally a single v...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Latin
Date Range:
c 1410-c 1440
Extent:
1 volume

4335. Harley MS 641

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 641
Title:
Pseudo-Dares Phrygius, De bello Troiano; Flores historiarum, attributed to John Bever; Martin of Troppau, Chronica pontificum et imperatorum; Richard de Ledrede, 'Account of the proceedings against Lady Alice Kyteler'
Scope & Content:
This composite manuscript consists of two different parts (ff. 1-115 and ff. 118-206) that were bound together for Sir Simonds d'Ewes (b. 1602, d. 1650) in 1645. The first part of the manuscript (ff. 1-115) was written between the 2nd and 3rd quarters of the 14th century, and contains De bello ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 14th century-1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

4336. Harley MS 4733

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4733
Title:
Miscellany of Middle English verse containing 'Parvus Cato' and 'Cato Major' by Benedict Burgh, 'Proverbs of Old Philosophers' and 'Destruction of Jerusalem' ('Titus and Vespasian')
Scope & Content:
Contents: 1. (ff. 3r-30r): 'Parvus Cato' and 'Cato Major': the Disticha Catonis, translated into English verse by Benedict Burgh (d. in or before 1483). See Boffey and Edwards 2005, nos. 854 and 3955. For an edition of the Benedict Burgh translation, see Fumio Kuriyagawa, Paruus Cato Magnus Ca...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, Middle, French, and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

4337. Harley MS 627

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 627
Title:
Peter of Poitiers, Compendium; Petrus Riga, Aurora
Scope & Content:
The manuscript includes: ff. 1v-6v, Peter of Poitiers Genealogia historiarum, incipit: 'Considerans historie'; a genealogical diagram of interconnected roundels including diagrams of the Tabernacle (f. 2v) and the Mansions in the desert (f. 5v). f. 7v: Petrus Riga, prologue to Aurora, incipit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
1 volume

4338. Harley MS 2729

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2729
Title:
Frontinus, Strategemata, Paul the Deacon, Historia Romana
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the Strategemata (Stratagems) by Sextus Julius Frontinus (b. c. 30, d. 104), a collection of examples of military stratagems from Greek and Roman history. It also contains Books 1-10 of the Historia Romana (History of Rome) by Paul the Deacon (b. c. 720, d. 799). This wo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 11th century
Extent:
A parchment codex

4339. Harley MS 3910

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 3910
Title:
Verse miscellany of Latin and English poems
Scope & Content:
Octavo verse miscellany of Latin and English poems by various authors, in several hands. Many of the texts are presented in parallel Latin and English versions. Compiled c. 1620s-30s and probably associated with a university or inns of court. Contents: ff. 1r-3v: ‘Lidford Journey’. First line:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1620-1639
Extent:
1 volume

4340. Harley MS 852

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 852
Title:
Various papers, many of which relate to Sir Thomas Bodley or Sir Walter Raleigh
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume. Contents: ff. 1-2: A speech to Queen Elizabeth I, given when the citizens of London presented Mr Cuthbert Buckle, their Mayor-elect, to her majesty for her approbation. ff. 2-4: A speech from when Mr John Spencer, Lord Mayor-elect of London, was brought to be sworn and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

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