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2421. Cotton MS Tiberius A VI, ff 121r–199v

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Tiberius A VI, ff 121r–199v
Title:
Chronicle of English history, AD 1042–1346 (incomplete)
Scope & Content:
These folios contain an imperfect chronicle of English history, between 1042-1346. Most of the text is written in Anglo-Norman, and there is some Latin (ff. 185r–195r, 197v–198v). Decoration: large initial in gold on a red and blue background with botanical details (f. 121r); initials in red an...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Tiberius A VI

2422. Cotton MS Tiberius B IV, ff 3–86

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Tiberius B IV, ff 3–86
Title:
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, D-text (imperfect)
Scope & Content:
These folios contain the D-text of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle covering the years 60 BC–AD 261, 409–633, 693–1079, 1080 (recte 1130?). The majority of the text was copied between the middle of the 11th century and the first half of the 12th century. 9 supply leaves were added in the sixteenth cent...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
Mid 11th century-2nd half of the 16th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Tiberius B IV

2423. Cotton MS Vitellius C VIII, ff 143–156

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vitellius C VIII, ff 143–156
Title:
Domesday abbreviation for Kent
Scope & Content:
These folios contain a 12th-century copy of an abbreviation of the Domesday survey of Kent. These membranes originally formed a roll, but have been cut apart and rearranged in book form (see Clarke, 'Condensing and Abbreviating' (2016), p. 258). Contents: ff. 143r-156r: Domesday abbreviation ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Vitellius C VIII

2424. Cotton MS Cleopatra B I, ff 171-176

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Cleopatra B I, ff 171-176
Title:
Scope & Content:
ff. 173r-178r: Verses on the life of Henry V, followed by prayers for his commemoration, 'Intencio auctoris edita ad laudem dei . et commendacionem Regis Henrici Quinti'. Decoration: Small initials in blue.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:

Part of a parchment codex.

2425. Cotton MS Vespasian D X, ff 40–45

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian D X, ff 40–45
Title:
Annalistic chronicle, a note on Emperor Justinian, a list of the kings of Wessex and England
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 40r-44r: Annalistic chronicle, 1114–1158. A note in the upper margin of f. 40r in an early-modern hand states, 'Additiones monachi de Cogishale', but this chronicle is believed to have been compiled by the Augustinian cannons of St Osyth's, Essex as a continuation of the precedin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 13th century-1st quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

Part of a parchment codex

2426. Cotton MS Caligula B X/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B X/2
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, 1562-1567
Scope & Content:
This is the second of two volumes created by the splitting of Cotton MS Caligula B X. Contents: ff. 209r-212v: Four draft papers by Sir William Cecil. Containing arguments for and against a meeting between Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots. 21 and 30 Jun 1562. Another draft is below (...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1562-1631
Extent:
1 volume.

2427. Cotton MS Julius B XII, ff 3–66

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Julius B XII, ff 3–66
Title:
Names of the families who came to England with William the Conqueror (3v–7r), incorporating verses on King Harold II (1066) (4r: Boffey 3758.22); ordinances for the funeral of a nobleman (7v–8r); account of the reign of King Henry VII of England (1485–1509), 1485–89 (8v–66r: Boffey 1186, 2199.5, 2200.5, 2212.5, 2214, 2215, 2216, 2526.55, 3884.5, 3885.5)
Scope & Content:
Language(s): Middle English; Anglo-Norman French (5r–7r, 30v–32r, 33r–34r); Latin (30r–v)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 item

2428. Cotton MS Vespasian D XXI, ff 18–40

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian D XXI, ff 18–40
Title:
Old English translation of Felix, Vita sancti Guthlaci
Scope & Content:
These folios contain a prose Old English translation of Felix's Vita S Guthlaci, copied in the third quarter of the 11th century. In the 12th century, an alphabet and the first words of the Lord's Prayer in Latin were added to f. 40v. This text was originally copied together with works attribut...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 11th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Vespasian D XXI

2429. Cotton MS Vitellius A XV, ff 3r-3v

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vitellius A XV, ff 3r-3v
Title:
Medieval end-leaf, containing historical memoranda
Scope & Content:
This folio contains a medieval end-leaf, with historical memoranda copied in Latin in the 1st half of the 15th century (f. 3r) and in French in the 2nd half of the 16th century (f. 3v).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century-2nd half of the 16th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Vitellius A XV

2430. Cotton MS Vitellius C III, ff 139-141

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vitellius C III, ff 139-141
Title:
Medical recipes copied by William Harvey
Scope & Content:
These folios contain medical notes and recipes copied by William Harvey (b. 1578, d. 1657), the physician who discovered the circulation of blood. Contents: ff. 139-141: Medical notes and recipes, copied by William Harvey. No decoration.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st half of the 17th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Vitellius C III

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