These two fragments formerly belonged to Cotton MS Otho B V, part of the collection of Sir Robert Cotton (b. 1570/1, d. 1631), which was damaged in the Ashburnham House fire of 1731. The manuscript contains a 14th-century copy of the Flores Historiarum (Flowers of History), written by the Englis...
This fragment formerly belonged to an unidentified manuscript from the collection of Sir Robert Cotton (b. 1570/1, d. 1631), which was damaged in the Ashburnham House fire of 1731. Contents: Fragment 1: Language: Latin; Script: Gothic Cursive; Date: 14th century (?).
These eight fragments most likely belonged to Cotton MS Otho B XI, part of the collection of Sir Robert Cotton (b. 1570/1, d. 1631), which was damaged in the Ashburnham House fire of 1731. The manuscript contains copies of the Old English version of Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum ...
These eight fragments formerly belonged to Cotton MS Otho D VIII, part of the collection of Sir Robert Cotton (b. 1570/1, d. 1631), which was damaged in the Ashburnham House fire of 1731. The composite manuscript is made up of six parts that were produced at separate times in England between the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 12th century-1st quarter of the 15th century
These 12 fragments formerly belonged to Cotton MS Tiberius E I, part of the collection of Sir Robert Cotton (b. 1570/1, d. 1631), which was damaged in the Ashburnham House fire of 1731. Now bound in two volumes, the manuscript contains the only surviving copy of the Sanctilogium Angliae, Walliae...
Records and papers concerning England and Burgundy, 1510–1515
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Records and papers concerning England and Burgundy, between 1510 and 1515. ff. 1r-2v: Letter from Thomas Spinelly to Lewis Moreton. Protesting against the demands of Emperor Maximilian. Malines, January 9 1512/13. French. ff. 3v-4r: Contract between Thomas Spinelly and Hans Popenruyter. Concer...
Records and papers concerning England and Burgundy, 1516–1519
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ff. 1r–442v: Volume of letters and papers concerning England and Burgundy, 1516–1519. f. 1r: Title-page inserted by Cotton. ff. 2r–5v: Corrected draft in Latin of the form of the pledge to be given by the earls of Oxford, Arundel, etc. and several towns, for the fulfilling of the marriage cont...
Records and papers concerning England and Burgundy, 1531–1546
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Collection of letters and papers concerning England and Burgundy, dating from between 1531 and 1546. f. 1r: Cottonian title-page. ff. 2r-6v: Four letters from Stephen Vaughan to Thomas Cromwell. Reporting having finished a book concerning the wool trade in the Low Countries, and sending intell...
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1564–1567
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Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1564-1567. ff. 2r-3r Notes by William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. Titled ‘A memorial for things appertaining to the colloquy’. 1565. ff. 4r-17v Articles titled ‘A collection of certain reasons which may be used in the question of the ...
Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1566–1570
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Records and papers concerning England and the Low Countries, 1566-1570. f. 3r-3v: Articles granted by the magistrates of Brussels, and the Count of Mansfeld. For the public worship of Protestants. August 25 1566. Flemish. ff. 3v-6r: Paper concerning the necessity of an indulgence to the Prote...