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1051. Harley MS 871

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 871
Title:
English miscellany of tracts and letters from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I
Scope & Content:
Contents ff. 1r-6v: ‘The Last Will and Testament of Sir Walter Myldmay Knight Secundo die aprilis 1589’. ff. 7r-64r: The proceedings of the Early of Essex and other of Queen Elizabeth's ministers following the discovery of a plot to poison Queen Elizabeth I, dated 1593-1594. ff. 65r-70v: A d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1590s
Extent:
1 volume

1052. Harley MS 872

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 872
Title:
Heraldry book of Thomas Jennings, with additions by Robert Greenhurst
Scope & Content:
Copy of an ancient book of arms in blazon written by Thomas Jennings, with additions by Robert Greenhurst, 1625. f. 1: Title at head of folio: ‘A true Coppie (taken out) of the Auncient booke of Armes written by Tho: Jennings, and by him delivered into the Office: truly examined by Norrey King...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1053. Harley MS 873

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 873
Title:
Rituale (Manuale), Use of Sarum
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-94v: Rituale (Manuale), Use of Sarum; with musical notation; imperfect at the beginning and end. The manuscript features formula for consecrations (e.g. 'Qualiter hij qui in Ordine Anachoritarum debeant se habere') and blessings (e.g 'Benedictio Scuti et Baculi ad Duellum facie...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

1054. Harley MS 874

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 874
Title:
Apocalypse in English with prose commentary
Scope & Content:
English version of the Apocalypse/Revelation of St John, with a prose commentary following each section of the text. f. 1*r: Added paper leaf with Frederic Madden's notes about the manuscript, citing Harley 1203, Harley 171, and Royal 17 A XXVI. f. 1v: Pen trials, 15th century. f. 2r–v: Prolo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
c 1340-1370
Extent:

Parchment codex

1055. Harley MS 875

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 875
Title:
William Langland, Vision of Piers Plowman
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1*recto-1*verso: a title ‘VERBA (?) [LATINA]’. f. 1*verso: Latin excerpts (partially legible) from an etymological dictionary. One excerpt (‘Delubra diceba[n]t[ur] [ve]t[er]es templa fontes h[aben]cia in quibus an[te] i[n]g[re]ssu[m] [diluebantur] un[de] diceban[tur] delubra a ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 volume

1056. Harley MS 876

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 876
Title:
Theological miscellany, including Tertullian, Testamenta xii patriarcharum
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–15r: Tertullian, Testamenta xii patriarcharum, translated by Robert Grosseteste. ff. 15r–20r: Anonymous versification of Richard of Saint-Victor, Beniamin minor, ‘Incipit libellus a magistro Ricardo de sancto victore prosaice editus. Beniamin ab eodem intitulatus. A quodam in metrum rude...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 13th century
Extent:

1 volume

1057. Harley MS 877

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 877
Title:
Register of the parish church of St Mary, Woolnoth
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–21r: Register, containing five deeds, 1396–1498. ff. 21r–35v: Additions of wills relating to benefactions and other matters, mostly in English. Decoration: Most new sections open with two-line initials. The opening ‘S’ (f. 1r) is unusual, shaped as a figure 8 and decorated with red do...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 15th century-Early 16th century
Extent:

1 volume

1058. Harley MS 878

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 878
Title:
Praxis in Curijs Ecclesiasticis, by Francis Clarke
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume containing Praxis in Curijs Ecclesiasticis, by Francis Clarke, with annotations in the margins.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

1059. Harley MS 879

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 879
Title:
Journal of the debates of the committees of both Houses of Parliament, 1689
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume containing a transcript, seemingly taken from individuals reports or Parliamentary records, containing the debates of the committees of both Houses of Parliament in the convention called on 22 January 1689. This includes the debates of 28 January 1689, 29 January 1689, 2 F...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1689
Extent:
1 volume

1060. Harley MS 880

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 880
Title:
Rough copy of Persecutionis Catholicorum Anglicanae et Conjuratonis Presbiterianae Hystoria by John Warner
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume containing an autograph rough copy of Persecutionis Catholicorum Anglicanae et Conjuratonis Presbiterianae Hystoria or History of the English Persecution of Catholics and of the Presbyterian Plot, by Father John Warner, S.J., Chaplain to King James II. The manuscript is ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1686-1692
Extent:
1 volume

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