Chronicle of the city of London, AD 1189–1483 (2r–90v: imperfect), including John Lydgate, ‘Sotelties’ at the Coronation Banquet of Henry VI (79v: Boffey 1929); list of the lord mayors of London, 1509–31 (92v); battle-ordinances for the invasion of Scotland, 1386 (95v–96r)
Scope & Content:
Language(s): Middle English and Latin; Anglo-Norman French (93v–94r, 95v–96r) Dated: last quarter of the 15th century; 1st half of the 16th century (91v–98v)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 15th century-1st half of the 16th century
Chronicle of the city of London, AD 1189–1434/5 (3r–88v, 101r); John Lydgate, On the entry of King Henry VI of England (1422–1461, 1470–1471) in London, 1432 (89r–100v: Boffey 3799)
Scope & Content:
Language(s): Latin and Middle English (3r–88v, 101r); Middle English (89r–100v)
Medieval endleaves (ff. 1–2); chronicle of the Popes to Gregory XI (1370–78) (3r–25v); chronicle of the Holy Roman emperors to Charles IV (1355–78) (27r–31r); chronicle of the archbishops of Canterbury to William Whittlesey (1369–74) (31v–42r); lists of bishoprics (42v–50v); chronicle of English history, Brutus–1367 (51v–115v); medieval endleaf (f. 116)
Scope & Content:
Dated: 2nd half of the 14th century; 1st quarter of the 15th century (2r)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century-1st quarter of the 15th century
Customs and liberties concerning the Cinque Ports, including original documents (ff. 10–11, 36v); Modus tenendi Parliamentum (21r–24r)
Scope & Content:
Language(s): Latin, Anglo-Norman French and Middle English Dated: 1st quarter of the 17th century (ff. 2–9, 12–14); middle of the 15th century (ff. 10–11, 15–94); 2nd half of the 16th century (ff. 95–99)