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601. Harley MS 447

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 447
Title:
William of Malmesbury, Gesta regum Anglorum
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r–102r: William of Malmesbury, Gesta regum Anglorum, ending imperfectly (the B version). ff. 103r–133v: Annals of Bury St Edmunds to 1212 (printed by Liebermann 1879). Decoration: Large puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1r). Initials in red with blue...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 13th century
Extent:

1 volume

602. Harley MS 448

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 448
Title:
Adam Murimuth, Continuatio Chronicarum
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-85v: Adam Murimuth, Continuatio Chronicarum.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
1 volume

603. Harley MS 449

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 449
Title:
An account of the crimes and the trial of Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d'Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume, in the hand of Colonel Thomas Colepeper. Translated from French into English. Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d'Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers, her lover Captain Godin de Sainte-Croix, La Chausée, and other accomplices, were accused of poisoning her father Antoine Dreux d'...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1676
Extent:
1 volume

604. Harley MS 450

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 450
Title:
A collection of legal texts
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-80v: An 'Abridgment of olde statutes'. ff. 81r-85v: A tract entitled 'Ad Parliamentum tent. 29 die April. anno iijo E.’ ff. 86r-86v: The ‘Bylle of Granez, Whete, Rye and Barley’. ff. 86v-87r: The ‘Bylle of [Artyficers]' [replaced with: ‘Wares or thyngs that shall not be bro...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and French, Middle
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

605. Harley MS 451

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 451
Title:
'Of the Nobilety in Generall' by Sir John Doddridge
Scope & Content:
Fair copy manuscript of a discourse on the nobility, their creation, privileges, and trials. The manuscript is titled 'Of the Nobilety in Generall', and is believed to have been written by Sir John Doddridge, lawyer and antiquarian.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

606. Harley MS 452

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 452
Title:
Year book of King Henry VI for the first 11 years of his reign
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 3r-234v: The Year Book of King Henry VI for the first 11 years of his reign; the 5th, 6th and 8th years have been removed. The manuscript contains a few additions: ff. 1r-1v, 236r-236v: St Augustine of Hippo, De Civitate Dei; fragments from a 14th-century manuscript. f. 2v: A...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

607. Harley MS 453

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 453
Title:
Annalium Juridicorum
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1*verso: Casus une homme et une femme. ff. 1r-11r: Placita et Notabilia Itineris Kancie, placitata coram Henrico de Stanton et socijs suis Justiciariis itinerantibus in Comitatu predicto, anno regni Regis Edwardi filii Regis Edwardi, sexto. ff. 11v-32r: Placita Itineris London. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and Latin
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:
1 volume

608. Harley MS 454

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 454
Title:
Diary and accounts of Sir Humphrey Mildmay
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume containing the diary and expenses of Sir Humphrey Mildmay of Danbury, Essex. Contents: f. 1: Memorandum acknowledging receipt of money, signed by Jane Mildmay and Cisilya Mildmay, wife and daughter of Sir Humphrey Mildmay. f. 2: Accounts of his son, John Mildmay, 1642. f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1631-1652
Extent:
1 volume

609. Harley MS 455

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 455
Title:
Articles of the Treaty of London, 1641
Scope & Content:
Articles of the Treaty between the Commissioners of England and Scotland, known as the Treaty of London. This manuscript belonged to Sir John Burroughs [or Borough], late Keeper of the Records in the Tower. He has annotated the manuscript, showing the various places the manuscript differs from ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1641?
Extent:
1 item

610. Harley MS 455-457

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 455-457
Title:
Papers relating to the Treaty of London and the Council of Peers in York
Scope & Content:
Three manuscripts bound together, concerning the Treaty of London and the Council of Peers in York, 1640-1641. Harley MS 455 was owned by Sir John Burroughs or Borough, and annotated by him. Harley MS 456-457 contain minutes in the hand of Sir John Burroughs or Borough.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1640-1641
Extent:
1 volume (3 items)

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