• Middle of xv. cent MS Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B 37790 British Library, London 241 images.

Harvey printed Misyn's works, Fire of Love etc. (Early Engl. Text Soc.1896), but neither appears to be his autograph. Another English version of Hampole's tract is in Lansd. MS.455, f. 41. Beg."Tary þou not to oure lord to be turnyd,"

• MS Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B 36,791 British Library, London 145 images.

Library, London Description SPECULUM SACERDOTALE: a series of addresses to parish priests on the festivals of the Christian year, in English. Preceded by a prologue, beginning "The olde fadres a fore tymes made fro bigynuyng the fostyuites of holy apostles

• Middle of xv. cent MS Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B 36,523 British Library, London 96 images.

MSS. by T. F. Simmons, The Lay Folks Mase Book (Early Engl. Text Soc., 1879). ROMANTIC and religious poems, in English, viz.:- Vellum; ff.ix., 93, with 34 to 40 lines to a page. Middle of xv. cent. Ornamental initial on

• MS Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B 36683 British Library, London 178 images.

B Manuscript Number 36683 Source Library British Library, London Description PRYMER, apparently of Salisbury use, with Calendar and Psalter, in English. The Psalter, and in the main the psalms and lessons of the hours, agree with the later of the

• MS Part One: Medieval Manuscripts from the Sloane and Additional Manuscripts, Section A 5467 British Library, London 227 images.

the Latin into French by Maister John of Viegnay, at the University of Orliance, in 1390 and now translated into English by John Shirlay at London, "so as feblesse wold suffice in his grete and last age," in the year

• Middle of the xv. cent. MS Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B 37223 British Library, London 217 images.

"quod A. H," f. 38; "per moy [Ha]liday," f. 66 b. He is probably the author of the French and English colophons, "Plume me fault," etc., and "Explicit liber secundus. Graces a Dieu," f. 36, "Quod my gray gusse penne,"

• XV - XVI centt MS Part One: Medieval Manuscripts from the Sloane and Additional Manuscripts, Section A 4698 British Library, London 114 images.

in English upon herbs, arranged in alphabetical order. It begins,"Agnus is an herbe that men clepeTutseyn" and ends at the entry for"Solatrum nigrum". ff.16b-42. For an edition of a version of this text see Essays and Studies on English Language

• XVIth cent. MS Additional 18,920 British Library, London 345 images.

Collection(s) Additional Manuscript Number 18,920 Source Library British Library, London Description CANTOS XIV.-XLVI. of Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso," translated into English stanzas of ottava rima by Sir John Harington; with notes, etc. The copy, in Sir John's own handwriting, used for

• XVIth cent. MS Additional 12,047 British Library, London 98 images.

Mary Sidney] Collection(s) Additional Manuscript Number 12,047 Source Library British Library, London Description THE PSALMS of David, translated into English verse by Sir Philip Sidney and Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke. The Psalms here translated are not in regular order,

• XVI Century MS Sloane 1873 British Library, London 87 images.

4to., ff.85. XVI Century. "Maximus ingenio, scribendi maximus arte." Source Microfilm Collection British Literary Manuscripts from the British Library, London; Series I: English Renaissance: Literature from the Tudor Period to the Restoration, c.1500-c.1700; Parts 1-3 Reel# Gale Document Number MC4400000046

• XVI Century MS Sloane 3794 British Library, London 106 images.

to open sighte Of their good will summe monumente." Source Microfilm Collection British Literary Manuscripts from the British Library, London; Series I: English Renaissance: Literature from the Tudor Period to the Restoration, c.1500-c.1700; Parts 1-3 Reel# Gale Document Number MC4400000062

• XVI Century MS Sloane 1853 British Library, London 35 images.

should patiently bear all crosses and afflictions, and at f.31. are two prayers, one in Latin and the other in English. "In wynter whan the wedir was cold I ros at mydnyght fro my rest And prayed to Jeshu that

• First half of the xv. cent MS Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B 37786 British Library, London 48 images.

English. Bog. "For þe brest and for him þat haþ lost his talent of mete," and ends " ends "it wole distroie þe pestilence be it nvever so felle." f. 43. HERBAL of the Pseu lo-Aemilius Macer, translated into

• XVI and XVII Centuries MS Sloane 231 British Library, London 31 images.

ff.16-29. Paper, in 4to., ff.29, XVI and XVII Centuries; Source Microfilm Collection British Literary Manuscripts from the British Library, London; Series I: English Renaissance: Literature from the Tudor Period to the Restoration, c.1500-c.1700; Parts 1-3 Reel# Gale Document Number MC4400000020

• XVIth cent. MS Additional 24,848 British Library, London 14 images.

Crabbe in his countrie on his commons shall calle." Source Microfilm Collection British Literary Manuscripts from the British Library, London; Series I: English Renaissance: Literature from the Tudor Period to the Restoration, c.1500-c.1700; Parts 1-3 Reel# Gale Document Number MC4400000118

• XV Century MS Part One: Medieval Manuscripts from the Sloane and Additional Manuscripts, Section A 3534 British Library, London 11 images.

Source Library British Library, London Description 1 1. Verses of the rule of health, in six line stanzas; Latin and English. Begin,"Vixeris ut sanus capud ex algore tegaturNe comedas aliqua cruda salubre bibas -For helth of body kover from cold

• XV Century MS Part One: Medieval Manuscripts from the Sloane and Additional Manuscripts, Section A 4031 British Library, London 192 images.

3. English metrical version of the French paraphrase by Laurence Premierfait of Bocacios's work De casibus Virorum et Feminarum illustrium by John Lydgate. ff.4-187. Printed by John Wayland, fol. London, No date. 4 4. A prophecy of events in English

• XVI and XVII Centuries MS Sloane 904 British Library, London 242 images.

British Library, London Description 1 1. A catalogue of German and Dutch Books; the titles of which are given in English. ff.1-13. 2 2. "The principles of Mr. Hobs"; in five short propositions. f.14. 3 3. "Nuovo discorso sopra il

• XVI Century MS Sloane 1092 British Library, London 86 images.

namely from Raymund Lully, Arnoldus de Villa Nova, Morienus, Geber, the Rosarium Philosophorum, Fernelius, etc; partly in Latin, partly in English. ff.2,9-15b,44b-53,54b-61b, 63b-71b. 2 2. Alchymical verses, with marginal notes in Latin. f.3. Beginning, "Take of the egre budd that

• xv. cent. MS Part Two: Medieval Manuscripts from the Additional Manuscripts, Section B 37492 British Library, London 99 images.

by G. Ellis, Specimens of Early English Metrical Romances, 1805, ii. pp. 314-343, and printed by the Abbostford Club, Romances of Ronland and Vernagu, and Otuel, 1836) and in Add. 31042 (printed in English Charlemagne Romances, part ii., E.E.T.S., 1880,