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751. 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

752. 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

753. 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

754. 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

755. 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

756. 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

757. 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

758. Harley MS 881

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 881
Title:
Transcript of the proceedings in the House of Commons touching the impeachment of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, 1667
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume, titled 'A Collection of Proceedings in the House of Commons touching the impeachment of ye late Earl of Clarendon, Lord High Chancellor, together with the many Debates and Speeches in the House concerning that matter; As also severall weighty Arguments touching the nature...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
after 1674
Extent:
1 volume

759. Harley MS 882-884

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 882-884
Title:
Book of canon law, or law of the Church of England
Scope & Content:
Five part manuscript book of canon law, formerly owned by Edward Stillingfleet (1635-1699), Bishop of Worcester. Lacks volumes 4-5. Undated, with no author.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:

3 volumes

760. Harley MS 885

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 885
Title:
Two drafts of a treatise by John Cusacke
Scope & Content:
Folio manuscript volume, containing two drafts of a treatise on royal power and heraldry by John Cusacke. Contents: ff. 2-45v: First copy of the treatise, here titled 'A Royall Presente; By way of Apology for the Defense of a Royall Emprese intiteled Aurea Periscellis which was presented unto h...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
c 1638
Extent:
1 volume

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