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1171. Harley MS 5088

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5088
Title:
Pleas of the Crown 38 to 43 Edward III, 5 Henry V, and 4 to 19 Henry VI
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-173v: Pleas of the Crown (Placita Coronae) from 38 to 43 Edward III [1364-1370], 5 Henry V [1417/8] and from 4 to 19 Henry VI [1425-1441]. Written in Law French, with marginal annotations in Latin. The manuscript contains a later addition: f. 1*verso (parchment pastedown): ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

1172. Harley MS 5118

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5118
Title:
Expositio in IV libri Regum
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-193r: Expositio in IV libri Regum, a commentary on the Old Testament books of Kings. The manuscript contains later additions: ff. 1*r-3*v, 195r-198v: Hitherto unidentified fragments of the Summa logicae et philosophiae naturalis that John Dumbleton (d. ? 1349), a natural phil...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 volume

1173. Harley MS 5127

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5127
Title:
Tracts on the characters of princes and notable persons; a history of tenures in England
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 3r-62r: ‘Breife Characters, and Descriptions of Some Moderne Princes and other Persons and the time of their Birth and Death. Also, A Short glance upon their Conditions, Qualities, and Fortunes – Collected out of severall Authors – By R.D.’; beginning with ‘Ferdinand the 2nd Empe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 volume

1174. Harley MS 5134

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5134
Title:
Britton
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a copy of the Britton, the earliest summary of the laws of England in French, purportedly written by command of King Edward I and uncertainly attributed to John le Breton [Bretun] [John Brito] (d. 1275), justice and bishop of Hereford. Contents: ff. 2*verso-4*verso: T...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:
1 volume

1175. Harley MS 5140

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5140
Title:
Pauline Epistles with glossa ordinaria
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 12r-193v: The Pauline Epistles with glossa ordinaria, preceded by a table of pericope readings (ff. 1v-4v) and an introduction (ff. 5r-11v). The manuscript contains a later addition: f. 1r: lists of number of chapters of each book of the Old Testament and the Pauline Epistles; w...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 13th century
Extent:
1 volume

1176. Harley MS 5141

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5141
Title:
Transcripts of law cases from the reigns of Edward VI and Philip II and Mary I; descriptions of the men at the court of Queen Elizabeth I; 'Lectura Johannis Bancks super Statutum 21 Jacobi, Cap. 16. Of Limitation of Actions'
Scope & Content:
This composite manuscript contains three parts that were produced separately. The first part (ff.1r-45v) was transcribed in 1569. The second part (ff. 46r-81r) was perhaps written in the second quarter of the 17th century. The third part (ff. 83r-110r) was written in the 17th century, afte...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1569-17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1177. Harley MS 5142

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5142
Title:
Law reports from the reigns of Henry VI and Elizabeth I
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-186v: Reports of selected cases of various dates from 18 Henry VI to 20 Elizabeth I; written at various periods of time in the 16th century, in Law French, Latin and English. The manuscript contains a few later additions: f. 1*recto: A single heading: 'Termino sancti mich...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
1 volume

1178. Harley MS 5144

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5144
Title:
Year Book for the reigns of Henry IV and Henry V
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-254r: Year Book, containing the Term reports in Law French for the reigns of King Henry IV (years 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 14) and King Henry V (years 9, 2 and 1). The manuscript contains a few later additions from the late 15th or early 16th century: f. 1*verso: Medical ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, English, Middle, French, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century-1st quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

1179. Harley MS 5145

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5145
Title:
Year Books for the reigns of Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 2r-186r: The Year Books of 5 Henry V; 2 Henry IV; 3 Henry IV; 1 Henry V; 3 Henry IV; 9 Henry V; 11 Henry IV; 14 Henry IV; 19 Henry VI; written in Law French with Latin headings by various hands. The manuscript contains a few additions: f. 1r (parchment pastedown): A (?) table ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century-1st half of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

1180. Harley MS 5146

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5146
Title:
Tenurae; Natura Brevium; Novelli Tenores
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a number of collections of legal cases written in Latin and French. It also contains a previously unidentified stanza from the Middle English poem The Court of Sapience, usually attributed to John Lydgate, but here assigned to Geoffrey Chaucer. The poem has only been ide...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle, French, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1483
Extent:
1 volume

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