Correspondence between Richard Mulcaster and Richard Clerke
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Letters in Latin and Greek between Richard Mulcaster (d. 1611) and Richard Clerke (d. 1634) of St Paul's School, later one of the translators of the King James Bible. The letters in Greek are on ff 1r, 15v, 16r-18v and 23v.
Historical and genealogical collections of Thomas Chaloner
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Contents: f. 1r: Contents page. ff. 2r-90v: ‘The Historie of William the Conqueror’ (English history to 1586), transcriptions of English royal records, copies of historical narratives, and pedigrees, dated 1591-3 (ff. 100r, 117v, 120v, 124r) and c. 1580 (ff. 125r-137v). English and Welsh. ff....
Contents: pp. 1-32: A treatise on geomancy with the title Geomancia Judeana (pp. 18 and 32), beginning: ‘Hec est geomancia Indenea que vocatur filia astronomie quam fecit unus sapientum Indie et est facta per 7 planetas’. pp. 33-59: Pseudo-Ptolemy, Archanum magni Dei de reductione geomancie; ...
Contents: ff. 1r-107r: Ritual for the Anointing of the Sick, entitled: 'Incipit uncio Infirmorum'; beginning with a chant: 'Pax huic domui [Responsorium] et cum omnibus habitantibus in ea. Dominus vobiscum Et cum spiritu tuo', followed by a collect, beginning: 'omnipotens et misericos deus quae...
Achard of Saint-Victor, Sermo in Dedicatione Ecclesiae
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Contents: ff. 1r-39v: Achard of Saint-Victor, Sermo in Dedicatione Ecclesiae, imperfect at the end, beginning: 'Sapientia aedificavit sibi domum excidit columnas septem'. Decoration: 1 large (2-line) initial in red (f. 1r). Rubrics in red.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 12th century - 1st quarter of the 13th century
Contents: ff. 1r-32v: Register of charters of the Louvain [Leuven] Charterhouse, 1504-1561. Decoration: Initials with minor decoration in black ink. Paraphs in black ink.
Contents: ff. 4r-120v: Treatise on the power of the Church, anonymous and untitled; featuring citations of the Church Fathers throughout. The manuscript contains several additions: f. 1v: Planetary symbols and signs of the Zodiac; added in the 16th century. f. 1v: 'Anno domini 1558 .8. De...
Pedigrees and arms for families in Huntingdonshire
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Contents: f. 2r: The ‘Seale of the Towne of Huntingdon taken the 28 of August Anno Domini 1613’. ff. 2v, 8r, 11v-13r, 19r, 20v, 34r, 44r: Drawings of coats of arms (‘church notes’) with the following headings: ‘All these ware taken out of Kimbalton Castell in the hall and a Gallery’ (f. 2v); ...