Gerald of Wales, Topographia Hibernie (5r-55r); Gerald of Wales, De expugnatione Hibernie (55v-101v); Gerald of Wales, Symbolum electorum (101r-136v); De descriptione mundi (136v-168v); Uita Alexandri Magni (168v-186r)
John of Hildesheim, Historia Trium Regum; Des grantz geanz; Brut Chronicle (Short Version); Lamentation of Our Lady; four minor works by Geoffrey Chaucer
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a collection of works in Latin, Middle English and Anglo-Norman French. The core of the manuscript (ff. 80-189) dates to the middle of the 14th century, with subsequent additions up to the 3rd quarter of the 15th century. The contents include the Historia Trium Regum, a ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
Middle of the 14th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
The Arms of Christ (1v: Boffey 91); verse beginning ‘That in thi mischef fosakit the no3th’ (1v: Boffey 3280); verse beginning ‘Wan y was pore than was y fre’ (1v: Boffey 3970); Geoffrey of Monmouth, Historia regum Britannie (8r-94r); history of the kings of England (95r-107v); miscellaneous historical notes and verses (108r-133v)
Codex chartaceus, in folio, quamplurimis membranis insertis, constans foliis 291; cui praefigitur sequens titulus. "The state of the church of Great Britain, from the first plantation of religion, unto the most happy reign of king James; with all other occurrences between the see of Rome, and t...
Collections relating to the Church in England, volume 2
Scope & Content:
Codex chartaceus, in folio, membranis nonnullis insertis, constans foliis 365. "The state of the Church of Great Britain, &c. THE SECOND VOLVME:" Being a continuation of the collection in the preceding volume, beginning with the reign of Edward III. and ending with the reign of Henry V. ...
Collections relating to the Church in England, volume 3, including a confirmation of the union of the Greek and Latin churches as declared at the Council of Florence, 5 July 1439 (ff. 80–81)
Scope & Content:
Language(s): English and Latin; Latin and Greek (ff. 80–81) Codex chartaceus, in folio, membranis quamplurimis insertis, constans foliis 178. "The state of the Church of Great Britain, &c. THE THIRD VOLUME:" Beginning with the reign of K. Henry VI. and ending with Henry VII. [some thing...