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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 840
Title:: Genealogies of aristocratic families
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-43v: Genealogies of aristocratic families, several of which contain blazons or tricks for their arms. ff. 44r-45v: A table of contents. Decoration: Coats of arms in brown ink (‘tricks’) in the genealogies throughout the manuscript.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 841
Title:: Memoirs of the life and actions of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume containing a draft copy of the memoirs of the Duke of Hamilton, by Gilbert Burnet, with autograph corrections. Titled 'Memoires of the life and actions of James, Duke of Hamiltoun etc' [James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton], and compiled by Gilbert Burnet using the origin...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: c 1677
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 842
Title:: John Leland, Itinerary in England and Wales (excerpts)
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-93v: Excerpts from John Leland's Itinerary in England and Wales (1539-1543); in Stillingfleet’s catalogue entitled 'Dodderige's Geographical Description of several Counties in England'. Decoration: A drawing of a cross purporting to be King Arthur’s gravestone (‘Hic iacet ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 2nd quarter of the 16th century-4th quarter of the 16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 844
Title:: Copies of charters and exemplifications of orders concerning Congleton (Cheshire), 1518-1595
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1*recto: A title-page: ‘Charters & Exemplificacions of Orders concerning Congleton. W: S:’. ff. 1r-29v: Collection of copies of charters and exemplifications of orders concerning Congleton in Cheshire, dated 1518-1595.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: c 1595
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 845
Title:: Index to a book of law precedents
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume containing an index to a book of law precedents, compiled by Thomas Cole of the Court of Wards and Liveries. Inscribed on f. 1: 'A Table to my Booke of Presedents marked Cole. B.'. The location of this book is not known.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 846
Title:: A book on offices in and the making of a military camp
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1r: ‘Office of the most Charge Apperteyning unto A Campe withe declaracyon of the Generall dewtyes incidente unto Every of the tem Enseweth’. ff. 2r-5v: ‘Office of the Highe Marshall in the ffyellde or Campe with the dewtyes belongyng’. ff. 6r-8v: ‘Offyce of the Provest Marshal...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 847
Title:: English poems and historical papers
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1r: An English poem by ‘W. C.’ to Henry Fradsham. ff. 2r-35r: 'A Communicacion or Discourse of the Queenes highness Mariage debated betwixt some Gentlemen of the Court at Northhawt [crossed out: ‘Montharile’] in Essex and reported by syr Thomas Smythe knight to his neyghboure ffr...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Italian
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 848
Title:: A history of the kingdom of Scotland, 1568-1596
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-124v: A history of the kingdom of Scotland, 1568-1596.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 849
Title:: Edmund Plowden, A treatise proving Mary Queen of Scots' right to the English throne, 1566
Scope & Content:: ff. 1r–30v: 'A treatice prouing that if our Soueraigne Lady queen Elizabeth (whom god blesse with long lyffe & many children) shoulde die without issue; that the Quene of Scottes by her birthe in Scotlande is not disabled by the lawe of England to receiue the crowne of Inglande by discent.' ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Late 16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 850
Title:: John Hoskyns, Directions for Speech and Style (first part); Thomas Carew, Lips and Eyes; Peter Heylin, A Summers Journey into France and Observations on it
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 2r-10v: John Hoskyns, Directions for Speech and Style; first part of the work, imperfect at the end. f. 10v: Thomas Carew, Lips and Eyes. ff. 11r-83r: Peter Heylin, A Summers Journey into France and Observations on it; imperfect. The manuscript contains several additions: f...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

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