• Decorated initial 'A'(luredus) with pen-flourishing added by a later hand at the beginning of book 6 of the Polychronicon., Various texts including Dialogus inter Militem et Clericum; Polychronicon (ending with 1357), the Pseudo-Methodius, The Beginning and the End of the World (ff. 21v-23v)

hand at the beginning of book 6 of the Polychronicon. John Trevisa (b. c.1342, d. in or before 1402) completed his translation of the Polychronicon in April 1387. Contains a few diagrams (e.g., f. 128v). Catchwords. Large puzzle initials in

• Arms of Robert Steward (d. 1557), prior and dean of the Benedictine cathedral priory of Ely; inscribed, 'Arma d[omi]ni Roberti Steward prioris Elien[sis]'., Philomela

d[omi]ni Roberti Steward prioris Elien[sis]'. ff. 1*-2*, 78-79 are parchment leaves from another manuscript.For the text, see Clemens Blume, 'John Hovedens Nachtigallenleid über die Liebe unseres Erlösers und Königs Christus' in ~Hymnologische Beiträge~, 4 vols, ed. by Clemens Blume and

• Initial 'T'(his gospel) with the rubric, 'Fryday; the Gospel of Mark, viii c[hapter].', Homilies on the Gospels and Epistles, imperfect at the beginning

sorts & conditions, without exception; & his mentioning the Scole of Oxenforde: induce me to believe it might have been John Wycliffe.' Large plain initials in red. Text underlined in red. Homilies on the Gospels and Epistles, imperfect at the

• Decorated initial 'V'(erbum) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the text., Verbum abbreviatum

1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John Batteley on 5 November 1723.The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford

• Decorated initial 'P'(ange) with pen-flourishing and musical notation., Processional, imperfect

Processional, imperfect Added entries included one related to Saint 'Pancracys', ?16th century (f. 171v).John Wigthorps, 16th century: inscribed 'this is John Wigthorps boke...' (f. 97).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford and

• Three-sided border with large initial 'I'(n)., De planctu naturae (ff. 2-53v), Forma dictandi (ff. 54-66v), Philobiblon (ff. 67-109v), Contra luxuriam (ff. 110-130v), John of Limoges' Sompniale dilucidarium Pharonis (ff. 131-166)

red or blue. Cadels. De planctu naturae (ff. 2-53v), Forma dictandi (ff. 54-66v), Philobiblon (ff. 67-109v), Contra luxuriam (ff. 110-130v), John of Limoges' Sompniale dilucidarium Pharonis (ff. 131-166) William Welde, abbot of St. Augustine's, Canterbury from 1387 to 1405: his

• Partial bar border with puzzle initial 'Q'(uod vides, scribe)., Commentary on Revelation, imperfect at the end

Commentary on Revelation, imperfect at the end John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John Batteley on 5 November 1723.The Harley Collection,

• Decorated line and initials., Letters, including a Commentary on Hosea (ff. 147-154)

initials. The manuscript includes:St John Chrysostom, 216 letters (ff. 1-102v);Gregorios Mammas, Patriarch of Constantinople, 'Responsio ad epistulam Marci Ephesii' (ff. 104-146v);Commentary on Hosea, including extracts from the Acts of the Third Council (ff. 147-154).Watermark of a cross-bow in circle with

• Headpiece with interlace decoration., Theological works

see Gamillscheg and Harlfinger 1981).Dionysios Spanos (index Dionysius), ex-Patriarch of Constantinople: owned before April 1677 and presented by him to John Covel while in retreat at the Great Lavra, Mount Athos, in April 1677, his inscriptions (ff. 1v, 380; see

• Illuminated initial 'C'(ap[itulum]) with flower buds at the beginning of chapter 4., Secretum chimicum (alchemical treatise), beginning imperfectly

1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John Batteley (of the Court of Augmentations) on 5 November 1723.The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d.

• Puzzle initial 'H'(orarum) with red pen-flourishing at the beginning of the sermons of Anthony of Padua., Sermons on the Epistles and the Gospels (Sermones in Epistolas et Evangelia) (imperfect at the end)

Epistolas et Evangelia) (imperfect at the end) John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John Batteley on 5 November 1723.The Harley Collection,

• Illuminated initial 'W'(han) and foliate bar border at the beginning of the text., The Canterbury Tales

Dorothie, née Leuenthorp: inscribed with their names (f. 286v; see Wright 1972).Other inscriptions include 'John Martant', 16th century (ff. 144, 180), and 'John Thomsyn' and 'John Thomsun Symond, late 16th-early 17th century (ff. 165v, 284v).John Somers, 1st baron Somers (b.

• 'Champ' initial 'S'(ir) with ivy tendril decoration at the opening of the prologue to the Clerk's Tale., The Canterbury Tales

Dorothie, née Leuenthorp: inscribed with their names (f. 286v; see Wright 1972).Other inscriptions include 'John Martant', 16th century (ff. 144, 180), and 'John Thomsyn' and 'John Thomsun Symond, late 16th-early 17th century (ff. 165v, 284v).John Somers, 1st baron Somers (b.

• Illuminated iniitial 'D'(omine) and full foliate border, at the beginning of Matins., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

with red pen-florishing, and small red or blue simple initials. Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ? John Burlay of Roydon: inscription 'John Burlay of Roydon', twice, f. 156v; other 15th century inscriptions of 'Richard ? Wyndham (f. 155), and

• Illuminated initial 'D'(omine), and a three-sided foliate border, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

with red pen-florishing, and small red or blue simple initials. Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ? John Burlay of Roydon: inscription 'John Burlay of Roydon', twice, f. 156v; other 15th century inscriptions of 'Richard ? Wyndham (f. 155), and

• Illuminated initial 'F' at the beginning of a texts on anatomy., Medical miscellany, including texts on anatomy (ff. 1-51v); various treatments of wounds, broken bones, and internal ruptures (ff. 53-152); recipes (ff. 154-193v); an amplified translation of the gynecological sections from Gilbertus Anglicus's Compendium medicine, ending imperfect (ff. 194-232)

(f. 193v) in the same hand as numerous marginal notes.f. 233v has two receipes for jaundice in a 16th-century. ? John Allen (b. 1660?, d. 1741), physician: 18th-century inscription 'Geo (?) Alleyn' (f. 234v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753),

• Binding with tracery decoration., Psalms in English verse (girdle book)

earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the British Museum from him together with 1084 other Stowe manuscripts in 1883. Binding John Croke (translator) London England, S. E. (London)

• Detail of roundels of various foetal presentations., Medical miscellany, including texts on anatomy (ff. 1-51v); various treatments of wounds, broken bones, and internal ruptures (ff. 53-152); recipes (ff. 154-193v); an amplified translation of the gynecological sections from Gilbertus Anglicus's Compendium medicine, ending imperfect (ff. 194-232)

(f. 193v) in the same hand as numerous marginal notes.f. 233v has two receipes for jaundice in a 16th-century. ? John Allen (b. 1660?, d. 1741), physician: 18th-century inscription 'Geo (?) Alleyn' (f. 234v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753),

• Detail of roundels of various foetal presentations., Medical miscellany, including texts on anatomy (ff. 1-51v); various treatments of wounds, broken bones, and internal ruptures (ff. 53-152); recipes (ff. 154-193v); an amplified translation of the gynecological sections from Gilbertus Anglicus's Compendium medicine, ending imperfect (ff. 194-232)

(f. 193v) in the same hand as numerous marginal notes.f. 233v has two receipes for jaundice in a 16th-century. ? John Allen (b. 1660?, d. 1741), physician: 18th-century inscription 'Geo (?) Alleyn' (f. 234v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753),

• Detail of roundels of various foetal presentations., Medical miscellany, including texts on anatomy (ff. 1-51v); various treatments of wounds, broken bones, and internal ruptures (ff. 53-152); recipes (ff. 154-193v); an amplified translation of the gynecological sections from Gilbertus Anglicus's Compendium medicine, ending imperfect (ff. 194-232)

(f. 193v) in the same hand as numerous marginal notes.f. 233v has two receipes for jaundice in a 16th-century. ? John Allen (b. 1660?, d. 1741), physician: 18th-century inscription 'Geo (?) Alleyn' (f. 234v).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753),