Historical and computistical miscellany, including John Somer, Kalendarium (2r–13v); a catalogue of kings of England to Edward I (1272–1307) (14r–22r); and the constitutions of the English Benedictine General Chapters, 1249, 1279 (94r–98v: imperfect)
Letters of the Chancellor of the University of Oxford and the archbishop of Canterbury; petitions of the clergy of the province of Canterbury; a letter of Pope John XXII; sermons on the Seven Deadly Sins, the Ascension (macaronic), and All Saints
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Contents: ff. 3r-4v: Letters of the Chancellor of the University of Oxford and the archbishop of Canterbury. ff. 4v-6r: Petitions of the clergy of the province of Canterbury. f. 6r: A letter of Pope John XXII (r. 1316–1334). ff. 6v-12v: Sermons on the Seven Deadly Sins, the Ascension, and ...
Contents: ff. 13r-24v: Richard Rolle (b. 1305x10, d. 1349), hermit and religious author, Emendatio Vitae (The Changing of One's Life). Decoration: 1 medium initial in black ink with minor penwork decoration in black and red ink (f. 17r); small (one-line) capitals highlighted in red. Rubrics ...