Archive Reference (shelfmark): Harley MS 1-7661 / Digitised Content: No - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 934
Title:: Theological commonplaces
Scope & Content:: Manuscript volume of theological commomplaces, titled 'Summaria Delineatio eorum, quae in Cursu Locorum Communi[carum?] Theologicorum fusius tractavimus', 2 April 1657. On folios 97v-99 are notes in various hands, some of which are dated 1662 and 1664. It is suggested in A Catalogue of the Har...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 1657-1664
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 935
Title:: Prayer book
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-4v and ff. 107r-108v: Calendar; The calendar is imperfect and has been misbound: February (ff. 1r-1v); March (ff. 2r-2v); October (ff. 3r-3v); November (ff. 4r-4v); April (ff. 107r-107v); September (ff. 108r-108v). ff. 5v-6v: The Seven Penitential Psalms, imperfect at the end....
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 936
Title:: A collection of statutes, with a calendar
Scope & Content:: A collection of statutes, including a calendar, dating from after 1311 (see f. 231r). Contents: ff. 1r-6v: A calendar. ff. 7r-8r: A table of contents. ff. 8r-14v: A table of the Magna Carta clauses. ff. 15r-25v: Edward I's 1297 Magna Carta. ff. 25v-30v: Edward I's Charter of the Fore...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French and Latin
Date Range:: 1311-c 1350
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 939
Title:: Notebook of Richard Symonds containing movements of the royal army, September – November 1644, with copies of documents relating to the case of the Lord Wilmot, and church notes
Scope & Content:: Notebook of Richard Symonds written while accompanying the King and the royal army from leaving Cornwall, 5 September 1644 to 23 November 1644. Records the progress of the army and principal events. Interspersed with documents relating to the case of the Lord Wilmot, and notes on church monument...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Sep 1644-Nov 1644
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 940
Title:: Middle English translations of the Pauline Epistles; Acts of the Apostles; Catholic Epistles; and Book of Revelation
Scope & Content:: This manuscript contains Middle English translations of the biblical books of the Pauline Epistles to the Revelations, from the Later Version of the Wycliffite Bible. Contents: ff. 2r-97v: The Pauline Epistles, begins imperfectly with the Epistle to the Romans. ff. 98r-147v: The Acts of th...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and English, Middle
Date Range:: 1st half of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 942
Title:: Notebook of Richard Symonds in Italy
Scope & Content:: One of several notebooks used by Richard Symonds, royalist soldier and antiquary, during his visit to Italy 1649-1651. Consists of rough notes on churches, and some ancient monuments in Rome and Padua, with ink and chalk sketches. The pages are unnumbered, unlike Symonds’ other notebooks, and ma...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1649-1651
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 943
Title:: Notebook of Richard Symonds in France and Italy
Scope & Content:: One of several notebooks used by Richard Symonds, royalist soldier and antiquary, during his visit to Italy 1649-1651. This notebook, which covers a period from November 1648, before the journey, to December 1651, consists of notes on personal affairs, his travel in France and Italy, with observ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1648-1651
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 944
Title:: Notebook of Richard Symonds containing movements of the royal army, August 1645 – February following, and church notes
Scope & Content:: Notebook of Richard Symonds written while accompanying the King and the royal army from 17 August 1745 to 11 February. Symonds notes the progress of the army and principal events. Title page: ‘A Continuation of the Marchings and Actions of the Royall Army, his Ma[jes]tie being personally prese...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Aug 1645-Feb 1646
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 945
Title:: Statutes from the reigns of Edward III and Richard II
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 3r-11v: 'Capitula Statutorum Regis Edward Tercij'. ff. 11v-14v: 'Capitula Statutorum Regis Ricardi Secundi'; ending: 'Plus in fine libri' (reference to f. 256v). ff. 15r-181v: Statutes of 1-50 Edward III (1327–1377); written in French. ff. 181v-257r: Statutes of 1-13 Richard...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:: c 1390
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 946
Title:: Nova statuta, including Hengham Magna
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-248r: Nova statuta, including Hengham Magna (ff. 191v-229v), preceded by a table of contents (ff. 1r-1v). Decoration: Numerous small initials in red. Rubrics in red.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Old and Latin
Date Range:: 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

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