• Detail of a table of signs and images used in the text to mark some of the subjects treated in the text, with explanations of their meanings., Series causae inter Henricum regem et Thomam archiepiscopum, Abbreviationes chronicorum, and Imagines historiarum

recto-i verso);Abbreviationes chronicorum (ff. 1-48);Imagines historiarum, with a table of contents (ff. 49-136). The text ends with the coronation of John in 1199.According to Stubbs 1876, this manuscript was copied from Lambeth Palace, 8, considered to be the author's own

• Foliate initial 'C'(umque) at the beginning of the prologue., Genesis and Exodus, with the Glossa ordinaria

Ecclesiasticus, Osee, / Joel, Amos, abdias, Jonas, Micheas, Nahum, Abacuc, Sophonias, / Aggeus, Zacharye, Malachye, Machabees, Matheum, Marc, / Luke, John, Act. Apost., Epist. Ad Romanos 1, ad Cotinth. 2, ad Galat. 1,/ ad Ephes. 1, ad Philipp. 1, ad

• Text written in Insular minuscule with decorated initials, surrounded by 10th-century Benedictine liturgical annotations., Prayer book (the 'Royal Prayer Book'), including the apocryphal letter of Christ to Abgar, and Gospel readings

Manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Wigorniensis, Made in 1622-1623~, ed. by Ivor Atkins and N. Ker (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1944), no. 309. John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary: inscribed with his name 'Ioannes Theyer', with a dated note of 1649 (f.

• Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers, and a portion of a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 74v): '… as a frende desyre you and as a Christian requer [require] you to call uppon god to encline youre harte to his lawes to quicken you in his waye and not…' (continued on f. 75v)., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 74v): '… as a frende desyre you and as a Christian requer [require] you to call uppon god to

• Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers, and a portion of a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 75v): '… howe the ende of Mathusael [Methuselah] whoe as we reade in the Scriptures was the longeste lived that was of a manne died at the laste for as the…' (continued on f. 76v)., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 75v): '… howe the ende of Mathusael [Methuselah] whoe as we reade in the Scriptures was the longeste lived

• Marginal drawing of two inverted shields with the arms of Gilbert de Clare (between the columns), and of William Marshal, earl of Pembroke, referring to their deaths, and a pair of clasped hands above referring to the marriage of Richard, first earl of Cornwall and king of Germany, to Isabella of Gloucester., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Marginal drawing of an inverted tiara and cross referring to the death of Gregory IX, a drawing of an inverted shield with the arms of Stephan de Segrave; a drawing of an upright mitre and a crosier indicating the election of Fulco Basset as bishop of London, and of inverted insignia referring to the death of Hugh de Pateshull, bishop of Coventry; and a drawing of papal insignia in the upright position indicating the election of the pope Celestine IV., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Marginal drawings of an inverted mitre and crosier referring to the death of William de Raley, bishop of Winchester, mitres and crosiers in the upright position indicating the election of Lawrence of St Martin as the bishop of Rochester, a drawing of an inverted mitre with a crosier referring to the death of Richard de Wendene, bishop of Rochester, and a drawing of an inverted arms of Frederick II with five inverted crowns, referring to his death., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Marginal drawing of six inverted shields alluding to the defeat of Christians, bearing the arms of William de Longespée with two hands above issuing from a cloud and holding a dove, William, castellain of Saint-Omer, castellain of Ghent, count of Boulogne, Robert, count of Artois, with a black bird symbolizing his soul, and Raul de Coucy, identified as Enguerrand., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Marginal drawing of five inverted shields with arms referring to the deaths of Roger Balliol, Alexander II, king of Scotland, Hugh le Brun, count of La Marche, Peter de Geneva, and an inverted arms of de Barres referring to deaths of French crusaders in Cyprus., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Marginal drawing of Henry III and Eleanor returning by sea from Gascony, with Nicholas de Molis is in a small boat alongside; and a drawing of three inverted shields with arms of Henry, king of the Romans, Thomas, earl of Warwick and Richard de Burgh., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Marginal drawing of a mitre and crosier indicating the election of William de Raley as bishop of Norwich, a drawing of inverted arms with two attached mitres and a head of a crosier, referring to the death of William of Savoy, bishop elect of Valance-sur-Rhône; a drawing of two inverted shields indicating the deaths of Henry of Trubleville and Ralph de Thony; a mitre and a crosier referring to the election of Hugh de Pateshull as bishop of Coventry, and a drawing of the death of Isabella, countess of Cornwall., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Detail of a marginal drawing of an inverted shield with the arms of William Marshal, earl of Pembroke, referring to his death, and a pair of clasped hands above referring to the marriage of Richard, first earl of Cornwall and king of Germany, to Isabella of Gloucester., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Detail of a marginal drawing of six inverted shields alluding to the defeat of Christians, bearing the arms of William de Longespée with two hands above issuing from a cloud and holding a dove, William, castellain of Saint-Omer, castellain of Ghent, count of Boulogne, Robert, count of Artois, with a black bird symbolizing his soul, and Raul de Coucy, identified as Enguerrand., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Detail of a marginal drawing of five inverted shields with arms referring to the deaths of Roger Balliol, Alexander II, king of Scotland, Hugh le Brun, count of La Marche, Peter de Geneva, and an inverted arms of de Barres referring to deaths of French crusaders in Cyprus., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Text page with a diagram of a wind rose in the upper margin., De architectura (index On architecture)

a monastic library: inscribed 'Iste Liber est monasterii [effaced] G, XLIII' (f. 1* verso).Annotations in an Italian hand, 15th century. John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 13 September 1722 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection,

• Illuminated initial 'D' in blue, red, and gold at the beginning of the book., De architectura (index On architecture)

a monastic library: inscribed 'Iste Liber est monasterii [effaced] G, XLIII' (f. 1* verso).Annotations in an Italian hand, 15th century. John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 13 September 1722 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection,

• Marginal image of an inverted mitre with a crosier indicating the death of Symon, abbot of St. Albans, and the same insignia in an upright position referring to the accession of abbot Warin, and a drawing of an inverted shield with the royal Arms of England, referring to the death of Henry the Young King, son of Henry II., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Marginal drawing of inverted shields with the arms of Saer de Quincy, his son Robert, and Henry de Bohun, referring to their deaths, and a drawing of the inverted shield of arms of Bytham (?), next to a rubric reading 'De obsidione cast. de Biham'., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,

• Marginal drawing of an inverted shield bearing the arms of William d'Aubigny, earl of Arundel, with a caption reading 'Obiit Will[iam]us de abineto comes harundelie'; a drawing of two small crosiers referring to the resignation of William, bishop of Lincoln, a drawing of a crown indicating the marriage of Johanna, sister of Henry III to Alexander II, king of Scotland, and a ring referring to the marriage of Hubert de Burgh to Margaret of Scotland., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1), included in the Upper Library at Westminster after c. 1547; and in the select list of works noted by John Bale, as 'Chronica Matthei Parys. Thys chronycle remayneth in the custodye of my lorde of Arundell, beynge a fayre,