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1. Add MS 21480

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Add MS 21480
Title:
Household book of Henry VII for the years 1499-1505
Scope & Content:
A household book for the court of Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), recording the royal receipts and disbursements for the years 1499-1505, partially written by John Heron (b. 1470, d. 1522), Treasurer of the Chamber, sometimes personally signed by the King. Contents: ff. 2r-7r: Payments, ‘Payment...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1499-1505
Extent:

1 volume

2. Add MS 21481

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Add MS 21481
Title:
Household book of Henry VIII for the years 1509-1518
Scope & Content:
A household book for the court of Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), including lists of monthly loans, revenues, bonds, obligations, taxes, rents and for the years 1509-1518 written by John Heron (b. 1470, d. 1522), Treasurer of the Chamber, signed by the King on almost every page. Contents: ff. 4...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1509-1518
Extent:

1 volume

3. Add MS 59899

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Add MS 59899
Title:
Household book of Henry VII for the years 1502-1505
Scope & Content:
A household book for the court of Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), including lists of monthly loans, revenues, bonds, obligations, taxes, rents and memorandi for the years 1502-1505 written by John Heron (b. 1470, d. 1522), Treasurer of the Chamber, sometimes signed by the king himself. Contents:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1502-1505
Extent:

1 volume

4. Add MS 59900

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Add MS 59900
Title:
Household book of Henry VIII for the years 1543-1544
Scope & Content:
A household book for the court of Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), including monthly receipts and payments for the period of October 1543 until October 1544, and the rewards given at the beginning of the year 1544 to the royal household, donors, noblemen and clergy. Contents: ff. 1r-32r: Monthly...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1543-1544
Extent:

1 volume

5. Cotton MS Nero A XIV

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Cotton MS Nero A XIV
Title:
Ancrene Riwle (Ancrene Wisse); On god ureisun of ure lefdi and other prayers
Scope & Content:
Contents: (in Middle English): ff. 1r–120v: Ancrene Riwle (Ancrene Wisse) (Boffey 734.5, 3568); ff. 120v–131r: On god ureisun of ure lefdi (ff. 120v-123v; Boffey 631) and other prayers; (in Latin): ff. 131r-v: Apostles’ Creed. f. 131v: A verse beginning ‘O quam iocundum quam dulce for...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:

Parchment codex

6. Royal MS 17 C XXXVIII

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Royal MS 17 C XXXVIII
Title:
Travels of Sir John Mandeville in Middle English
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains an illustrated copy of The Travels of Sir John Mandeville. The text is based on a Middle English translation known as the 'defective version' because it is thought to have been translated from a manuscript in Anglo-Norman French that was lacking the second gathering, omi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume