Gregory of Nazianzus, Orationes; with additional leaves inserted in the 12th century taken from Symeon Metaphrastes, Passio S. Clementis Admirabilis et S. Agathangeli (BHG 353), imperfect.
Original letter of King Charles I to the Scottish Committee of Estates and Officers of the Scottish Army, 31 July 1648
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CONTENTS Unfoliated: Letter of King Charles I to the Lords and Gentlemen, Committee of the Scots Parliament and the Officers of the Scottish Army, Carisbrooke, 31 Jul 1648. In the King's hand and with his signature. With seals. The letter replies to the letter of 8 Jul 1648 (the day the Scottis...
Collection of prophecies in prose and verse, attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer, Jean de Roquetaillade, Merlin, Thomas Becket and others
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Contents: ff. 1r-48r: Collection of prophecies in prose and verse attributed variously to Geoffrey Chaucer, Jean de Roquetaillade, Merlin, Thomas Becket and others, written in Middle English, Latin and French. f. 48v is blank.
ff. 1r–351v: A volume of original letters and state papers, relating chiefly to the embassies of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, to the courts of Francis I and Charles V, 1527–1545. ff. 1r–18r: Copy of a treaty in Latin between Francis I and Henry VIII for the marriage of the Princess M...
This German ‘Book of Fate’ (also known as ‘Losbuch’ or ‘Punktierbuch’) features a vernacular translation of a Latin prognostic work attributed to a certain Bernardus Silvestris or Perphyrius. It contains advice from 28 Old Testament prophets, organised according to the 28 days of the sidereal mo...