• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

ihesu crist la pensee mun quer enducist priez pur le alme frere ion de kyngtone pur li duz ihesu crist'. Quires remounted. A number of leaves are missing. Compiled by the Franciscan Fr. William Herebert of Hereford (d. 1333?), of

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

ȝe here now hwat ȝe be'. 'Cuius anime propicietur deus'. English Codex Parchment 270 195 mm Uncertain. Possibly originally ten quires of six . Collation: Quire 1(lost); 2(lost; 3( lost); 4 6 (lacking 1-2); 5 6 (lacking 3-6); 6 6

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

No original quire or leaf signatures visible; modern quire marks added in pencil. Catchwords visible at the ends of all quires except II and VII' (McKitterick and Beadle 1992, pp. 73-74). Pricking visible - slits or double slits. Ruled for

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

'Of hem that writen ous The bokes duelle'. 'un amie soulain'. Macaulay 1899-1902; Macaulay 1957. Codex Paper 290 210 mm Quires of eights. Catchwords. Three leaves missing according to Brown. Single columns with 30-48 lines. Not ruled. Macaulay describes the

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

mitred and pasted on 5 mm thick oak boards with 10 mm bevelled edge, cushion bevel. Boards cut flush with quires. Original sewing. Six double thongs across the spine. Remains of two leather straps on fore edge attached by round

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

swiche a lewed mannes witte shal pas'. 'here endith þe maunciples tale'. Codex Parchment 310 210 mm 1-33(8). Originally 34 quires of eights. First quire lost. Regular catchwords. Pricking not visible. Writing space of 210 x 110 mm. Text does

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

iv + 141 + ii Good but binding coming apart. Unknown. On f. 13r in the hand that numbered the quires is written the date 1420. Ff. 97r and 139v a rebus which seems to contain the letters 'H E