• Norfolk (county name)

name) County Northamptonshire Transcript Norfolk Icon description Icons Description Appearances red ink, within a cartouche Etymology OE norþ-folc (in OldEnglish Bede used to denote the people living north of the Humber) Translation Earlier editors Early Maps Overwritten no Attested

• Cheltenham

1935 (Parsons) Early Maps Overwritten no Attested spelling Chelteham 1156 RBE, 1218 ClR, 1248 Ass; OldEnglish form varies between Celtan- and Ciltan-; in Middle English Chilt- is the predominant form, but Chelt- reasserts itself from the middle of the

• Gloucester

gates, stripy roofs Icons gates (multiple) castle church Description Appearances Etymology Romano-British Glevum (probably Celtic glavio-, 'bright'), adopted into OldEnglish as Gleawe + ceaster, 'Roman settlement' Translation Earlier editors gloucestre (Parsons) Early Maps glocit(er) (Angliae Figura); Gloucestre (Totius Britanniae;

• Rochester

gates, stripy roofs Icons decorated roofs castle church with cross building gates (multiple) Description Appearances flaking ink Etymology Hrofi, OldEnglish form of Romano-British place-name Dorubrevi + OE ceaster, 'Roman settlement' Translation Earlier editors Rowchestr; a bridge is shown over

• Tenby

Full Record: Tenby County Pembrokeshire Transcript tynbey Icon description two castles, walls with one gate Icons gate castles (multiple) Description Appearances faded Etymology W din, 'fort' + bych, 'small' Translation Earlier editors Tynbeyr (Gough) Early Maps ty(n)by (Angliae Figura);

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

South English Legendary: Life of St. Frideswitha (IMEV 2900 ) f. 145v South English Legendary: Life of St. Fremund (IMEV 3192 ) f. 154r South English Legendary: Life of St. Petronilla (IMEV 3049 ) ff. 155r-157v South English Legendary: Old

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

amen'. This is a unique preface to the prologue of Rolle's English Psalter . The explicit is defective due to crumpling of the leaf. ff. 1v-2va Richard Rolle English Psalter: Prologue 'Grete plente of gostly conf ort and ioy'. 'in

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

to suwe to sen his fate. Amen'. English f. 20rc-vb Northern Homily Cycle: Gospel 'In festo St. Andree' (IMEV 1095 ) 'Herkneþ alle old and ȝonge'. 'Amen amen all sigge we. Amen'. English ff. 20vb-21ra Northern Homily Cycle: Gospel 'In

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

The Index of Middle English Prose: Smaller Bodleian Collections , Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, pp. 25, 4-8. Hanna, R. 1997. The Index of Middle English Prose: Handlist XII: Smaller Bodleian collections: English miscellaneous, English poetry, English theology, Finch, Latin theology,

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

in the manuscript. English f. 1r South English Legendary: The Long Life of Christ ( IMEV 3452 ) Defective Defective Fragmentary: 901 verses, covering the middle life of Christ. English Horstmann 1875, p. 1. ff. 11r-21v South English Legendary: The

• CP.F.25

modernised Location: Master Hagg (Masterhag') : undefined Cannot identify - spelling modernised Location: Yolton Garth (yoltongarth) : boudaries 'sepes', in English, hedge or fence. Cannot identify - spelling modernised Location: Lynton Riding (Lynton Riddyng) : undefined Cannot identify - spelling

• CP.F.38

de Whiston, ecclesia paroch' de Whyston) : ecclesiastical parish Location: The Old Brook (le olde broke) : waterways Location: Whiston (YorkshireWestRiding) Place(s): Upper Whiston (Overwhiston) : undefined Location: Old Brook (Aldbruk) : undefined Cannot identify - spelling modernised. Location: Aghton

• CP.E.236

[Curwen] Role: witness Details: male; 20 Location: Terrington (YorkshireNorthRiding) Place(s): Wiganthorpe (Wigenthorp) : undefined Location: York (Ebor') : diocese Location: Old Byland (YorkshireNorthRiding) Place(s): Abbey of Byland (conventus de Biland) : undefined Location: Wigginton (YorkshireNorthRiding) Place(s): Wigginton (Wigyngton) : township

• CP.E.92

Rillington (YorkshireEastRiding) Place(s): Rillington (Rillyngton) : ecclesiastical parish Location: York (Ebor') : city Location: Old Malton (YorkshireNorthRiding) Place(s): Malton (Malton) : undefined It is unclear if Old or New Malton is meant. Location: Rillington (YorkshireEastRiding) Place(s): Scampston (Scamston, Scameston, Scampston)

• CP.E.114

Johannis Bever') : undefined Also called Beverley Minster Participant: John Stork [de Storke] Role: witness Details: male Notes: Described as old and sick. Participant: John son of John son of William Role: witness Details: male; 28 Location: Beverley, St John

• Coloured initial 'D'(omine), at the beginning of Psalm 101., Psalter, in the Roman version, with Old English gloss, and 12 canticles

in OldEnglish, beginning 'Myn drihten god aelmihtig' (ff. 190v-192) and 'Min drihten aelmihtig god si þe wuldor 7 þonc', 11th century (192-196v).Added note on three Friday fasts in OldEnglish, 11th century (f. 196v). Added an OldEnglish translation

• Illuminated initial 'S' in gold with purple pen-flourishing in the shape of leaves, with paraphs., Miscellany of devotional works in prose and verse

and English in a cursive hand of the 15th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666 (f.14v or f.15).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old

• Decorated initial 'H' with pen-flourishing in foliate patterns with dots., Mandeville's travels

brown ink (Carley's 'Old Large Number') 59 (f. i). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666 (f.14v).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library.

• Illuminated initial 'S'(eynte) in gold with purple pen-flourishing in the shape of leaves, with paraphs., Miscellany of devotional works in prose and verse

and English in a cursive hand of the 15th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666 (f.14v or f.15).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old

• Large initial 'B' with penwork decoration in the form of leaves., Enarrationes in Psalmos 1-50

sketches in brown of men in the margins (e.g. ff. 12, 16v, 17v). Enarrationes in Psalmos 1-50 The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 946 ' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in

• The Norman Blake Editions of The Canterbury Tales

old man vilenye But he trespas othir in worde or dede In holy writ ye may your seluen rede Ageyns an old man whoor vpon his heed Ye shul aryse wherfore I yeue yow reed Ne doth to an

• The Norman Blake Editions of The Canterbury Tales

o thyng warne I yow , my freendes deere I wol noon old wyf han , in no manere She shal nat passe , .xx. yeer certeyn Old fissh , and yong flessh , wol I haue feyn Bet is

• The Norman Blake Editions of The Canterbury Tales

Bet is Ï he a pyk þan a pykrelle Old fleissh and ȝong fleissh þat wolde I han ful fayn Sche schal nouȝt passe xvj ȝer certayn I wol non old wyf haue in no manere , But oþing warne

• The Norman Blake Editions of The Canterbury Tales

is no curteysye To spekyn to an old man vilanye But he trespace in word or ellis in dede In holy wryt ye may youre seluyn weel reede Ne doth vn to an old man noon harm now Na more

• The Norman Blake Editions of The Canterbury Tales

allien But oo þing warne I ȝow my frendes deere I wil noon old wyf haue in no manere Sche schal not passe sixtene ȝer certayn Old fleisch and ȝong fleisch þat wold I haue ful fayn Bet is quod