• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) with the Annunciation to the Shepherds, at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

John de Holebrook, 1309 (f. 3v); John, son of John de Holebrook (f. 5); Petronilla de Holebrook (f. 6).Added inscriptions of obits in the calendar: John King, 1589 (f. 3); Richard King, 1567 (f. 4); Joan King, wife of

• Decorated initials, and line-endings in the form of animals and hybrids at the beginning of a litany., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

John de Holebrook, 1309 (f. 3v); John, son of John de Holebrook (f. 5); Petronilla de Holebrook (f. 6).Added inscriptions of obits in the calendar: John King, 1589 (f. 3); Richard King, 1567 (f. 4); Joan King, wife of

• Illuminated 'KL' letters in the calendar page for February, with the later additions of the death of 'John Holebrook' in 1400 added to 13 February. The inscription in red in the last line gives the number of hours for nights (14) and days (10) in February., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

John de Holebrook, 1309 (f. 3v); John, son of John de Holebrook (f. 5); Petronilla de Holebrook (f. 6).Added inscriptions of obits in the calendar: John King, 1589 (f. 3); Richard King, 1567 (f. 4); Joan King, wife of

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) with a Gnadenstuhl (Throne of Grace) Trinity, with two angels with incense on either side., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

John de Holebrook, 1309 (f. 3v); John, son of John de Holebrook (f. 5); Petronilla de Holebrook (f. 6).Added inscriptions of obits in the calendar: John King, 1589 (f. 3); Richard King, 1567 (f. 4); Joan King, wife of

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) with David playing a harp, and the Annunciation to the Virgin below, with Gabriel holding a scroll inscribed 'Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum', at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

John de Holebrook, 1309 (f. 3v); John, son of John de Holebrook (f. 5); Petronilla de Holebrook (f. 6).Added inscriptions of obits in the calendar: John King, 1589 (f. 3); Richard King, 1567 (f. 4); Joan King, wife of

• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) with the Visitation, and below Christ writing in the sand before the woman caught in adultery with hands clasped and onlookers, one pushing her forward (?) (identified by Morgan as '(?) Mercy and Truth', at the beginning of Psalm 26., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

John de Holebrook, 1309 (f. 3v); John, son of John de Holebrook (f. 5); Petronilla de Holebrook (f. 6).Added inscriptions of obits in the calendar: John King, 1589 (f. 3); Richard King, 1567 (f. 4); Joan King, wife of

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixi) with Mary nursing Jesus, while Joseph and the midwife look on, above Job on the dungheap, at the beginning of Psalm 38., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

John de Holebrook, 1309 (f. 3v); John, son of John de Holebrook (f. 5); Petronilla de Holebrook (f. 6).Added inscriptions of obits in the calendar: John King, 1589 (f. 3); Richard King, 1567 (f. 4); Joan King, wife of

• Historiated initial 'E'(xultate) with Jacob wrestling the angel (perhaps because Jacob is mentioned in the first verse), and the Presentation in the Temple below, at the beginning of Psalm 80., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

John de Holebrook, 1309 (f. 3v); John, son of John de Holebrook (f. 5); Petronilla de Holebrook (f. 6).Added inscriptions of obits in the calendar: John King, 1589 (f. 3); Richard King, 1567 (f. 4); Joan King, wife of

• Historiated initial 'C'(antate) with three monks, and below, Christ teaching in the temple, at the beginning of Psalm 97., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

John de Holebrook, 1309 (f. 3v); John, son of John de Holebrook (f. 5); Petronilla de Holebrook (f. 6).Added inscriptions of obits in the calendar: John King, 1589 (f. 3); Richard King, 1567 (f. 4); Joan King, wife of

• Full-page miniature in two registers, of Catherine (with her wheel), Mary Magdalen (holding a small vial), Margaret (trampling the dragon), and below, the stoning of Stephen., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

John de Holebrook, 1309 (f. 3v); John, son of John de Holebrook (f. 5); Petronilla de Holebrook (f. 6).Added inscriptions of obits in the calendar: John King, 1589 (f. 3); Richard King, 1567 (f. 4); Joan King, wife of

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

five manuscripts of mainly Latin texts but including a short English grammar which has a Staffordshire dialect. It also contains John Mirk's Instructions to Parish Priests although this text has been allocated a Northamptonshire dialect. f. 1r-9r 'Dicciones Psalterii' Explanation

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

lemperour'. French Stengel 1871, 2; Hunt 1990, pp. 100-41, see especially pp. 104-5, 140-1. ff. 21r-26v The Letter of Prester John 'Ci comence la lettre ke prestre iohan enuea a la pape de roume'. 'Prestres iohans par la grace deu