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521. Harley MS 364

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 364
Title:
Anselm of Canterbury, Epistolae; transcripts of charters from the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI; English translation of Niccolò Machiavelli, Il Principe; 'Of Predestinacion and the Providence of God'; English translation of Pierre Boitel's Défaite du faux amour par l'unique des braves de ce temps;Paul D'Ewes, theological discourses
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is a large composite miscellany, consisting of historical papers and literary works that were copied separately at different periods of time from the late 16th to the early 18th century. Contents: f. 1r: A tract, entitled: 'Howe a man shal be armed at his ease when he shall fi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 18th century
Extent:
1 volume

522. Harley MS 365

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 365
Title:
Papers concerning the levying of ship-money in Suffolk, 1639-40, with other earlier papers
Scope & Content:
Manuscript papers concerning the levying of ship-money in Suffolk 1639/40, after the appointment of Simonds D’Ewes to the office of High Sheriff of Suffolk. Preceded by other papers relating to levies by King Charles I, 1626-1629, and legal arguments. Separate papers, mounted and bound together....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1626-1640
Extent:
1 volume

523. Harley MS 367

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 367
Title:
Historical notes, documents and poems written or copied by John Stowe and others, including poems by George Ripley, John Lydgate, Humphrey Brereton, John Skelton, John Heywood, William Vallans, William Drummond of Hawthornden, Robert Herrick, John Denham, Paul D'Ewes, Tom Coryate, John Hoskyns and others
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-3v: John Stowe's paper against Richard Grafton and his chronicle. f. 4r: Proceedings of John Stowe in surveying the measures in the Ward of Baynard's Castle, 1584. ff. 5r-5v: Declaration of the absues done to John Stowe by William Ditcher, alias Tatford, and his wife. ff....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Greek, Ancient, and Latin
Date Range:
mid 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

524. Harley MS 368

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 368
Title:
Collection of documents on Nottinghamshire, Wales, Clun, and regulating English ports; [Edward Stradling], The Winning of the Lordship of Glamorgan and Morgannok
Scope & Content:
A composite manuscript of 16th century transcripts and original documents on England and Wales. Contents: ff. [i-ii]: Modern list of old and new foliation. ff. 1r-3v: Transcripts and original documents of 16th century relating to the commons of Enfield. ff. 5r-20v: Transcripts and original d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Late 16th century - 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

525. Harley MS 369

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 369
Title:
The Liber Niger of Edward IV; collection of texts relating to the reigns of various English kings; French glossary
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a copy of the Liber Niger (Black Book) of Edward IV (r. 1461-1470, 1471-1483). The text is a management manual, containing a detailed outline of the workings of the the royal household. The volume also contains a number of additional texts that relate to the reigns of ot...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
15th century-Mid 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

526. Harley MS 370

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 370
Title:
Account book of Suffolk
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-25r: Account book of knight’s fees during the reign of Edward III (1346-1347) and Henry VIII (1539-1540). ff. 25r-40r: Fiefs of Huntingfield, Suffolk. ff. 40v-44v: Rental of knight’s fees of Bury St Edmunds in possession of Henry VIII, dated 1541. f. 45r: A list of ‘Nomin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

527. Harley MS 371

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 371
Title:
Thomas Smith's dialogue on Elizabeth I's marriage and a Life of Mary Queen of Scots
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–58v: Sir Thomas Smith's dialogue concerning Elizabeth I's marriage, c. 1560, without the preamble, beginning 'As I was walking in my garden alone'. The first six leaves were removed from Harley MS 252 (numbered ff. 27–32). Printed in John Strype, The Life of the Learned Sir Thomas Smith (1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd half of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

528. Harley MS 372

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 372
Title:
John Lydgate, The Life of St Edmund and St Fremund; Advice to an old gentleman who wished for a young wife; John Lydgate, The Kings of England; John Lydgate, Complaint þat Crist maketh of his Passioun; Geoffrey Chaucer, Anelida and Arcite; Sir Richard Roos, La Belle Dame sans Mercy; John Lydgate, Prayer on the Five Joys of the Virgin Mary; Thomas Hoccleve, Regiment of Princes; anonymous prayers and poems
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-44v: John Lydgate, The Life of St Edmund and St Fremund. ff. 45r-51r: Advice to an old gentleman who wished for a young wife, ‘A philisophre a good clerk seculer’. ff. 51r-53v: John Lydgate, The Kings of England (revised edition). ff. 54r-55r: John Lydgate, Complaint þat ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

529. Harley MS 373

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 373
Title:
Letters of Paul D’Ewes and members of his family, 1617-1630
Scope & Content:
Family correspondence of Paul D'Ewes, father of Simonds D’Ewes. Includes letters to Sisillia (his first wife), Simonds D’Ewes (their son), Mary Prince (whom Paul D’Ewes courted), Elizabeth Denton (his second wife), and Martin Stuteville (Elizabeth Denton’s brother). Includes letters from his wiv...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1617-1630
Extent:
1 volume

530. Harley MS 375

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 375
Title:
Letters from Albertus Joachim to Simonds D’Ewes
Scope & Content:
Letters in Latin from Albertus Joachim, ambassador of the United Provinces, to Sir Simonds D’Ewes on English and continental affairs. Chiefly written from London, Chester and other places in England, with some from abroad, 1627-1641. Arranged chronologically. Interspersed with copies and extract...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1625-1641
Extent:
1 volume

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