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1052. Cotton MS Vespasian B X
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Vespasian B X
- Title:
- Benedeit, 'Voyage of St Brendan'; Navigatio sancti Brendani; Vita Longini martyris; De quindecim signis diei judicii; Robert Kilwardby, De ortu scientiarum; Pseudo-Aristotle, De morte Aristotelis sive de pomo; Cosmographia (Cosmography of Aethicus Ister).
- Scope & Content:
- This composite manuscript contains three main parts (ff. 1-24; ff. 24-30; ff. 31-124), joined in the early modern period in the library of Sir Robert Cotton (b. 1571, d. 1631). Among the manuscript's contents is the Cosmographia (Cosmography of Aethicus Ister), an 8th-century work that describ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Anglo-Norman, English, Old, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 4th quarter of the 10th century-4th quarter of the 13th century
- Extent:
-
A parchment codex
1053. Cotton MS Vespasian C VII
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Vespasian C VII
- Title:
- Correspondence and other records (originals and transcripts) concerning England and Spain, May 1471–June 1588, including letters of King Henry VIII of England (1509–1547), Charles V, king of Spain (1516–1556) and Holy Roman emperor (1519–1556; d. 1558), King Philip II of Spain (1556–1598) and Queen Elizabeth I of England (1558–1603), and incorporating Considerations necessaires sur un Traicté de Paix avec l’Espagnol, 1587 (ff. 3–14: printed text)
- Scope & Content:
- Language(s): primarily Latin, English and Spanish, partly in cipher, with occasional items in French, Portuguese and Italian Codex chartaceus, in folio, constans foliis 487. 1. A printed tract, entitled, "Considerations necessaires sur un traicté de paix avec l'Espagnol." 1587. 3.2. Edward IV;...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Cipher, English, French, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish
- Date Range:
- 1st quarter of the 16th century-1st half of the 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 item
1054. Cotton MS Appendix LVII
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Appendix LVII
- Title:
- Tables on the weights and measures of coinage in France (2r–3r, 4r–12r, 18v–21r, 23v–40v), with notes relating to coinage in England and elsewhere (3v–4r, 12v–18r, 21v–23r, 24v)
- Scope & Content:
- Language(s): French (2r–3r, 4r–12r, 18v–21r, 23v–40v); English (3v–4r, 12v–18r, 21v–23r, 24v)
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and French
- Date Range:
- 1st quarter of the 16th century
- Extent:
- 1 item
1055. Cotton MS Caligula D IX
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Caligula D IX
- Title:
- Correspondence and other records (all originals) concerning England and France, 1525–1526, including letters in the hand of King Francis I of France (1515–47)
- Scope & Content:
- Codex chartaceus, in folio, constans foliis 322. 1. Francis I, to the Dss. of Angouleme? about the military proceedings in the Milanese. (Fr. a fragment.) 1525. [25 Oct. 1524.] 1.2. A treaty of peace and friendship between Henry VIII, and the lady regent [Louise Duchess of Angouleme] of France;...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Cipher, English, French, Italian, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1525-1526
- Extent:
- 1 item
1056. Cotton MS Vespasian B VII
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Vespasian B VII
- Title:
- List of the kings of Wessex and England (4r–v); statutes of England (4v–99v); Modus tenendi Parliamentum (100r–104v); tract on the steward of England (104v–105v); tract on the marshal of England (105v–107r)
- Scope & Content:
- Dated: last quarter of the 14th century, with occasional additions to 1st half of the 16th century
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 4th quarter of the 14th century-1st half of the 16th century
- Extent:
- 1 item
1057. Cotton MS Vespasian F IX
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Vespasian F IX
- Title:
- Miscellaneous papers, including the statutes of St George’s College, Windsor (2r–18r), and a record of its visitation, 1570 (18v–22r); ordinances for the Augustinian canons in England, 1519 (23r–32v); letters and papers concerning precedency (39r–93r, 100r–113r); record of the autopsy performed on Prince Henry of England (d. 1612) (136r); Articles concerning the Admiralty of England, 1591 (ff. 173–174: printed text); topographical notes by John Leland (d. 1552) (198r–199r); historical memoran...
- Scope & Content:
- A paper volume in folio, consisting of 309 leaves, besides an imperfect table of contents at the beginning. 1. Statuta ecclesiae collegiatae castri de Windsor, confirmata ex auctoritate Clementis VI. papae: with a table of contents at fol. 15, and some of the oaths administered. 1. 2. Injunctio...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, French, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1384-1st half of the 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 item
1058. Cotton MS Augustus I i 23
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Augustus I i 23
- Title:
- Plan of the harbour, town and castle of Dover, perhaps drawn by Sir Richard Lee (d. 1575)
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- c 1538
- Extent:
- 1 item
1059. Cotton MS Augustus I ii 70
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Augustus I ii 70
- Title:
- Plan of the harbour and road of Calais (Pas-de-Calais), perhaps drawn by Sir Richard Lee (d. 1575)
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Dutch and English
- Date Range:
- 2nd quarter of the 16th century
- Extent:
- 1 item
1060. Cotton MS Claudius A XIII
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Claudius A XIII
- Title:
- Cartulary of the Woodford family of Brentingby (Leicestershire), including a list of the kings of England to Henry VI (1422–61, 1470–71)
- Scope & Content:
- Language(s): Latin, Middle English and Anglo-Norman French
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Anglo-Norman, English, Middle, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1449
- Extent:
- 1 item