Sloane MS 1825

Sloane 1825

Membranaceus, folio, ff. 91, sec. XV.

1. Thomas Hoccleve's Introduction to his Poem, De regimine Principis. ff. 2-33.

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'Musynge upon the restelees busynesse

Wiche that this troubly world hath ay in honde.'

End: —

'I toke corage and whiles hit was hoot

Unto my lorde the Prynce this I wrote.'

2. Thomas Hoccleve's Poem, De regimine Principis. ff. 33-98.

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'High noble and mighty prince excellent

My lorde the prince oo my lorde gracious.'

End: —

'Of hevene blisse that is endelees

To wiche yore brynge the auctore of pees.'

3. Hoccleve's epilogue to his poem, De regimine Principis. ff. 88.

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'O litill booke who yaf the hardynesse

Thy wordys to pronounce in the presence.'

End: —

'To the that al seist of lovis fervence

That knowith he whom nothing is hid fro.'

4. Poem, in the form of an epitaph, upon the Death of Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry the Seventh. ff. 88b-89.

Begin: —

'O you that putte youre trust and convidence

In worldely joye and frayle prosperyte.'

End: —

'I me commend to thy infenyte mercye

Shewe to thy servant for lo nowe here I lye.'

Thomas Hoccleve, poet: "De regimine principum": 15th cent.

Owners of Manuscripts: Browne (Sir Thomas).

Owners of Manuscripts: Browne (Edward), M.D.

includes:

• f. 88 b Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor: Lamentation on the death of Qu. Elizabeth, wife of Henry VII.: 16th cent.
• f. 88 b Henry VII of England: Lamentation on the death of Qu. Elizabeth, his wife, by Sir T. More: 16th cent.