Collection of hagiographical texts in Anglo-Norman French including: 1. 'Vitas patrum' (formerly attributed to Henry d'Arci), incipit: 'En lonur de damne de le omnipotent' (ff. 1r-22v); 2. 'La passioun nostre seignour' (an extract from the versified biblical history of Hermann of Valenciennes)...
Miscellany of texts including secular and religious lyrics (also known as the 'Harley Lyrics') in English, Anglo-Norman, and Latin. This part of the manuscript (except for folio 52v) was written by the so-called 'Harley scribe', active in or near Ludlow (Southern Shropshire) from 1314 to c. 1349...
Astrological compendium, continuation of ff. 1r-8r. Includes rubrics as follows: 'Racio et climatum' (ff. 11r-11v); 'Off the nature and magnitude of cy [7] planets with the ordor of thebyns' (ff. 12r-12v); 'Off the debysion off the zodiack...' (ff. 13r); 'Off the disposicion of the xii signes' ...
Astronomical tables with additional calendrical material
Scope & Content:
A text on reading astronomical tables, incipit: 'In as moche as it is dilectable be cuse of fortune...' (ff. 35r-35v) Astronomical tables (ff. 36v-48r) with additional calendrical material (ff. 49v-50v).