Expositiones vocabulorum Bibliae, attributed to Gulielmus Britonis (William Brito)
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Expositiones vocabulorum Bibliae, attributed to William Brito, edited in L. W. and B. A. Daly, Summa Britonis sive Guillelmi Britonis Expositiones Vocabulorum Biblie (Padua, 1975; Thesaurus Mundi, 15, 16). It is an early copy of the Expositiones which were completed between 1250 and 1270 and cir...
Alexander Neckam, Corrogationes Promethei, part I; incipit: 'Ferrum situ rubiginem ducit et uitis non putata in labruscam siluescit'. Neckam was abbot of Cirencester and a scholar. His work comprises a treatise on grammatical criticism followed by a scriptural commentary. Decoration: Initials...
Contents: ff. 2r-7v: Calendar; with various additions, including 'dedicatio ecclesie Nowicensis'; births, marriages, and obits from the Dereham [Derham] family of Crimplesham, Norfolk; and 'obitus hugonis prior hospicii', i.e. Hugh Acton, Master, 1437–1464. ff. 8r-139r: Psalter. ff. 139v-15...
Statutes of England; Ralph of Hengham, Summa Parva and Summa Magna; Registrum Brevium
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Contents: ff. 1r-2v: Lists of chapters of statutes in this manuscript. ff. 3r-5v: 'Statutum de Marleberge'. ff. 5v-11v: 'Statutum Westmonasterii primum'; written in French. ff. 11v-12r: 'Districciones Scaccarij'; written in French. ff. 12r-13v: 'Statuta de Scaccario'; written in French. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 14th century-3rd quarter of the 14th century
Collection of law readings and reports etc. ff. 1-23: Readings as follows: Summer readings at Cliffords Inn, 1610 (f. 1r). Readings at Staples Inn (ff. 1v-2r). Readings at Furnivals Inn (f. 2r). Readings at New Inn (ff. 2r-2v). Readings at Barnards Inn (ff. 2v-3r). Mr Readers case at the Bolt...
Origin of the See of Durham, and other manuscripts
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A composite volume of five manuscripts. Their order has been changed since they were described in the printed Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum (1808). ff. 1-19: Origin of the See of Durham, extracted from the cathedral records and translated into English, for John Hal...