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1. Harley Ch 43 A 14

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 43 A 14
Title:
Birth amulet with prayers and invocations to Sts Cyricus and Julitta
Scope & Content:
An amulet in roll form, thought to have been used as a birth girdle. Headed with a diagram of a cross, followed by a text in Middle English invoking the protection of the Cross on the wearer, with specific reference to childbirth. This is followed by prayers in Latin, invoking Sts Cyricus and J...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

1 roll

2. Harley Ch 43 C 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 43 C 15
Title:
Grant of Isabel, Countess de Warenne, to the priory of St Katherine, Lincoln
Scope & Content:
Isabel, Countess de Warenne (b. c. 1137, d. c. 1203) grants easements for 60 beasts to the priory of St Katherine, Lincoln, for the soul of her husband Earl Hamelin de Warenne (b. c. 1130, d. 1202). Endorsed: 'Cart[a]'. Affixed with a seal (now damaged) of a standing female figure (Birch, Cata...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1202
Extent:
1 leaf

3. Harley Ch 43 C 34

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 43 C 34
Title:
Grant of King John of England (r. 1199–1216) to William de Belver
Scope & Content:
Grant of King John of England to William de Belver, the son of William de Albineius, and to his heirs, that they may have a market at Bridgeford [Staffordshire], on any Thursday, and one fair in the same place each year through the three 'dies duraturam', that is the day of the Feast of St Peter...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
28 Jan 1202
Extent:

1 leaf

4. Harley Ch 43 D 29

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 43 D 29
Title:
Writ of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066)
Scope & Content:
Writ of King Edward declaring that he has granted privileges to his priests at Wolverhampton; spurious (Sawyer, no. 1155).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

5. Harley Ch 43 E 51

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 43 E 51
Title:
Writ of King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066)
Scope & Content:
Writ of King Edward declaring that he has granted privileges to his priests at Wolverhampton; spurious (Sawyer, no. 1155).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

6. Harley Ch 83 H 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 83 H 1
Title:
Westminster Tournament Challenge
Scope & Content:
Contents: The Westminster Tournament Challenge, an invitation to the Westminster Tournament, the joust held in honour of the birth of a son, Prince Henry, to Henry VIII (r. 1509-1547) and Catherine of Aragon (b. 1485, d. 1536) on New Year's Day, 1511. The document concludes with the signatur...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1511
Extent:
1 leaf

7. Harley MS 24

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 24
Title:
Prose Brut
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r–218v: Prose Brut (Chronicle of England; extended version to 1419, in the reign of Henry V (r. 1413–22)). For an edition of the work see The Brut or the Chronicles of England, 2 vols, ed. Friedrich W.D. Brie, Early English Text Society, 131 and 136 (Oxford: 1906–8); contains tex...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and English, Middle
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

8. Harley MS 28

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 28
Title:
Indenture between King Henry VII, John Islip, abbot of Westminster, the abbot of St Albans, and the mayor and commonalty of London
Scope & Content:
Quadripartite indenture made between King Henry VII, John Islip, abbot of Westminster, the abbot of St Albans and the mayor and commonalty of London in 20 Henry VII (r. 1485–1509), for an anniversary to be observed there. Decoration: Attributed to the 'Flamboyant artist' (see Scott, 'Manuscrip...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1504-1505
Extent:

1 volume

9. Harley MS 41

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 41
Title:
Description of royal ceremonies and related accounts, during the reigns of Edward IV, Richard III, Henry VII and Henry VIII
Scope & Content:
f. 1r: The names of the knights of the Bayn [i.e. Bath] made at the creation of Thomas Grey as Lord Marquis of Dorset in 1475. ff. 2r–11v: The receiving, conveying and coronation of Anne Boleyn. f. 12r: A sketch of the seating plan at Anne Boleyn's coronation. Anne is depicted wearing a closed...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 16th century
Extent:

1 volume

10. Harley MS 45

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 45
Title:
A Myrour to Lewde Men and Wymmen
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r–168r: A Myrour to Lewde Men and Wymmen The manuscript contains a few later additions: ff. 168r–169r: Antiphons with English translations; including ‘O uirgo uirginum’, as well as a verse from the Te deum, ‘In te domine’; added in in the 2nd half of the 15th century. f. 170r...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

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