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531. Harley MS 428

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 428
Title:
George Cavendish, Thomas Wolsey, Late Cardinall, his Lyffe and Deathe
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-74v: George Cavendish (b. 1597, d. c. 1562), Thomas Wolsey, Late Cardinall, his Lyffe and Deathe, here entitled ‘The Discourse of the Lyffe and Deathe of Cardynall Woolsey’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
1 volume

532. Harley MS 429

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 429
Title:
Journal and office papers of the Office of Ordnance
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume, containing a journal and various office papers, including warrants and letters, of the Office of the Ordnance in the Tower of London, 26 June 1626-14 February 1636 [1637].
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1626-1637
Extent:
1 volume

533. Harley MS 430

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 430
Title:
Register of the petitions to the Viceroy [Lord Deputy] of Ireland
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume containing a register of the petitions to Thomas Wentworth, Viscount Wentworth, Lord Deputy [Lord Lieutenant] of Ireland, 4 July 1637-20 March 1638, along with the orders given by the Lord Deputy in response. Contents: ff. 2-8v: Alphabetical index of the petitioners name...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1637-1638
Extent:
1 volume

534. Harley MS 431

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 431
Title:
Collection of papers and letters from the circle of John Prophete
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r-124r: Collection of letters and historical documents from the circle of John Prophete [Prophet] (b. 1356, d. 1416), Secretary to King Henry VI, Keeper of the Privy Seal and Dean of Hereford and York. The collection's materials are concerned largely with resolving the Schism, especially w...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

535. Harley MS 432

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 432
Title:
An Senchas Már
Scope & Content:
A detailed description of this manuscript is provided by O'Grady and Flower, Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts, i, pp. 146-47. Contents: f. 1*r: A paper leaf, containing brief and inaccurate notes on the manuscript's presumed age, and the titles of other Irish manuscripts in the Harley collection...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Irish
Date Range:
c. 1578
Extent:

1 volume

536. Harley MS 433

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 433
Title:
A collection of papers from the Signet Office, containing registers of grants, diplomatic correspondence and financial records related to the Crown, from the reigns of Edward V and Richard III
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains registers with abstracts of grants that passed the Signet Office, the king’s personal seal, during the reigns of Edward V and Richard III, and related materials. The latter include a list of office holders at the death of Edward IV, a list of the fees due to officers on ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1463-c 1547
Extent:
1 volume

537. Harley MS 434

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 434
Title:
Cartulary of St Bees Priory
Scope & Content:
General cartulary of St Bees Priory, with a few additions, arranged topographically in 13 books. Includes copies of some royal charters and one or two episcopal charters passim. f. 1r: Flyleaf, a fragment of a charter. f. 1v: Memorandum in English by Robert Paddy, last prior of St Bees (Wilson...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:

1 volume

538. Harley MS 435

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 435
Title:
William of Nassyngton, Speculum Vitae
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-102r: William of Nassyngton, Speculum Vitae, imperfect at the beginning; ending with the verse ‘Sit tibi laus cristi quod liber explicit Iste’. The manuscript contains later additions: ff. 6r-6v, 50r-50v, and 59r-59v: 16th-century copies of the Speculum Vitae replacing missi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
c 1450
Extent:
1 volume

539. Harley MS 436

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 436
Title:
Cartulary of Wilton Abbey
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1*r-v: a letter in the hand of George Hickes (b. 1642, d. 1715), bishop and antiquary, addressed to Humfrey Wanley (b. 1672, d. 1726), recording his gift of the manuscript to Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724). f. 2*r: a note concerning the ownership of the manuscript by the Earl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Middle of the 13th century
Extent:

1 volume

540. Harley MS 437

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 437
Title:
English heraldry
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-4v: Part of an Alphabet of Arms of English families (their names starting with the letter 'B'), blazoned and tricked. ff. 5r-7r: Arms of English nobility and gentry (their names starting with the letters 'O' and 'P'), tricked. ff. 8r-11v: Part of an Alphabet of Arms of Engl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

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