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731. Stowe MS 65

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Stowe MS 65
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THE POLYCHRONICON of Ranulph Higden, translated into English by John Trevisa; in seven books. With three prefaces, the first beg. "Aftir solempne and wi[y]se writeris of artis and sciencis." The text does not agree completely with that of any of the MSS. collated for the edition in the Rolls Ser...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 15th century
Extent:
1 item

732. Stowe MS 66

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Stowe MS 66
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1. FORM of resignation of the crown by Richard II. [29 Sept. 1399], followed by the "protestacio regis Ricardi ante resignacionem," the challenge of the crown by Henry, Duke of Lancaster., and his speech after election as Henry IV. The first two articles in Latin, the others in English. See Rot....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

733. Stowe MS 67

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Stowe MS 67
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"CRONICA. bona et compendiosa de Regibus Anglie . . . . a tempore Noe usque ad tempus Henrici quarti . . . et de sanctis interim in Anglia eorum temporibus existentium." Begins "Noe fuerunt tres filii"; and ends in the 2nd year of Henry IV. [1401] with the expostulatory letter of Philip Repingdo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

734. Stowe MS 68

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Stowe MS 68
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CHRONICLE OF THE BRUTE, in English. Begins with the rubric "Here may a man here hou England," etc., and proceeds "In the noble lond of Sirrie"; breaks off imperfectly in the year 1356, ending with the words "hit was told and certified to the king." Several leaves are missing just before the last...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:
1 item

735. Stowe MS 69

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Stowe MS 69
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CHRONICLE OF THE BRUTE, in English. Begins with the rubric "Here may a man here," proceeding "In the noble londe of Sirrie." Ends in the middle of the description of the siege of Rouen in 1418-19, with the words " and manfully countred with our Englisch men." At the end (f. 192) are four leaves ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:
1 item

736. Stowe MS 70

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Stowe MS 70
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CHRONICLE OF THE BRUTE, in English. Has the two introductory paragraphs, beginning "The first inhabityng of þis lande," and proceeds "Some tyme in þe lande of Surre." Ends with the siege of Rouen in 1418-19, but with words slightly different from the usual ones, "and putte þe toun in gouvernaunc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

737. Stowe MS 71

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Stowe MS 71
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CHRONICLE OF THE BRUTE, In English. This copy is of the same class as those contained in Harl. 1337 and 6251; it does not agree entirely with them, but all three differ considerably from other versions of the Brute. The title in the first rubric is "Here bigynneth the Boke of the Cronyculez of t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

738. Stowe MS 72

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Stowe MS 72
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GENEALOGICAL CHRONICLE, in Latin, of the kings of England to Edward IV., tracing their descent from Adam through the Trojan kings; with the genealogy of Christ in a parallel column. Beg. "Veterum cronicoriim de successione regum anglie ordo hic insequitur." An English copy, slightly imperfect, i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 item

739. Stowe MS 73

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Stowe MS 73
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A genealogical chronicle of the kings of England to Edward IV
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A genealogical chronicle, formerly in concertina format, now a codex. Contents: An abbreviated version in English of a genealogical chronicle from Adam to the beginning of the reign of Edward IV, of the type known as the 'Considerans' chronicle, named from the opening words of the Latin prol...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1461-1499
Extent:

1 volume

740. Stowe MS 74

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Stowe MS 74
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GENEALOGICAL HISTORY of the Sovereigns of England, from Egbert, A.D. 801, to Elizabeth. Latin. With arms in trick. Paper; ff. 39. XVIIth cent. At f. 38 the writer has inscribed in the margin "decimo tertio die Novembris anno 1612. hic incipiebam." A note at f. 1 by Sir Isaac Heard, Clarenceux, a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

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