Chronology of important events in British history from Creation to the reign of Edward III
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Chronology of important events in British history from Creation to the reign of Edward III (r. 1327-1377), incipit: 'Ab origine Mundi usque ad incarnationem Christi mmmmm.c.xl', explicit: 'Anno aetatis Edwardi primogeniti illustri regis nostri xxiii', circa 1353-54.
Letter regarding voyages of Marquis de Châteaurenault, with a list of vessels under his command
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Octavo manuscript volume. Contents: ff. 1-8: 'Lettre de Monsieur de Gatine Indendent de Marine, A Monsieur ... De Vigo abord du Fort ce... Septembre 1702'. The letter gives a history of Vice-Admiral François-Louis Rousselet, Marquis de Châteaurenault's voyage from Brest to the Caribbean, and hi...
Pseudo-Turpin, Chronicle (Chronique de Charlemagne), incipit: 'Cj comence le stoire qui / Turpin le ercevesque / de reins'. For the text see Walpole 1976; listed with other four copies in Shepherd 1996. Decoration: Initials in red or blue. 2 drawings of hybrids in brown ink (ff. 95v, 102v).