• Decorated and illuminated initials., Canterbury Tales, imperfectly

family: entries of the births of 'Morryse Worthe ... 1564', 'Frauncis ... 1565', 'Henry 1567', and 'John ... 1574' (f. 84); and again 'John Worth (f. 106), and also 'Humfrye Worthe' (f. 38v). ? The priory of Southwick in Hamphire:

• Decorated initial in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales., Canterbury Tales, imperfectly

family: entries of the births of 'Morryse Worthe ... 1564', 'Frauncis ... 1565', 'Henry 1567', and 'John ... 1574' (f. 84); and again 'John Worth (f. 106), and also 'Humfrye Worthe' (f. 38v). ? The priory of Southwick in Hamphire:

• Decorated and illuminated initials., Canterbury Tales, imperfectly

family: entries of the births of 'Morryse Worthe ... 1564', 'Frauncis ... 1565', 'Henry 1567', and 'John ... 1574' (f. 84); and again 'John Worth (f. 106), and also 'Humfrye Worthe' (f. 38v). ? The priory of Southwick in Hamphire:

• Decorated initial 'D'(ominus) and partial foliate border., Breviary, Use of York, imperfect

red or blue. Breviary, Use of York, imperfect Added inscriptions in Latin and English, 15th century (f. 80v). John Ellerton, 'parson' (?= John Ellerton, Queen's College Cambridge 1577: inscribed with his name (f. 1v).John Warburton (b. 1682, d. 1759), of

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixit) and partial foliate border., Breviary, Use of York, imperfect

red or blue. Breviary, Use of York, imperfect Added inscriptions in Latin and English, 15th century (f. 80v). John Ellerton, 'parson' (?= John Ellerton, Queen's College Cambridge 1577: inscribed with his name (f. 1v).John Warburton (b. 1682, d. 1759), of

• Initial 'A' and border with floral decoration in gold and colours. Headpiece defaced. The arms of the Tornabuoni family of Florence in the bas-de-page., Odyssey

and rubrics in red at the beginning of books. Initials, running titles and marginal scholia in red. Odyssey Written by John Rhosos of Crete (d. 1498): see Gamillscheg and Harlfinger 1981.The Tornabuoni family of Florence, owned in the 15th century:

• Blue initial 'T'(his) with red pen-flourishing at the beginning of John's prologue. Explicit of Luke's gospel in red. A red star of David, affixed to the margin, marks the beginning of John. The star was used to mark display pages in an 1884 British Museum exhibition of Wycliffite writings., Gospels (Luke and John) in the later Wyclifitte version

gospel in red. A red star of David, affixed to the margin, marks the beginning of John. The star was used to mark display pages in an 1884 British Museum exhibition of Wycliffite writings. The later version of the Wycliffite

• Blue initial 'A'(fter) with red pen-flourishing at the beginning of John, verse 5., Wycliffite Gospels in the later version, imperfect

Blue initial 'A'(fter) with red pen-flourishing at the beginning of John, verse 5. Later version of Wycliffite gospels with prologues. Imperfect, wanting Matt. I: 20 - 8. 26 and John 20: 28 to the end.A red star is affixed to

• Decorated initial 'R'(icardus) combined with a three-sided foliate border including acanthus leaves, at the beginning of the text., Registrum brevium for the reign of Richard II (r. 1377-1399)

of contents, 15th century (ff. 1-11v).Added texts, 15th century (ff. 336v and 337v).John Killingworth, (possibly the John Killingworth of Queen's College, Cambridge), 1566: inscribed 'John Killingworth. Anno Domini 1566' (f. 335).Henry Worsley (b. 1675, d. 1747), scholar and manuscript collector,

• Decorated initial., Welsh Laws, in Latin translation

parentage (d. c.1635): inscription recording his gift of the manuscript to John David Rhys in August 1660 (f. 22v; see Wright 1972).John David Rhys (index Siôn Dafydd Rhys, John Davies) (b. 1534, d. 1609?), physician and grammarian: owned after August

• Puzzle initial 'E'(dward)., Statuta Angliae(index Statutes of England; Statute book), including Magna Charta, Charters of Edward III, various statutes, and the Treatise on the Laws of England (also known as Britton, and the Proposiciones digestorum)

British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Puzzle initial Written by more than one scribe Various, including John le Breton (attributed to) (index Johannes Breton; John Brito; Johannes Britton, John Bretun) England

• Miniature with the portrait of King Henry VIII, and the beginning of John Croke's English translation of Psalms., Psalms in English verse (girdle book)

Henry VIII, and the beginning of John Croke's English translation of Psalms. A very small girdle book, bound in gold.John Croke was one of the clerks in Chancery.Contents: ff. 2-5: Veni Creator; ff. 6-68v: seven Penitential Psalms followed by the

• Cadels., Confessio Amantis, imperfect

'Henry Swynbourne' (f. 73); 'William erosl' (?) (f. 138v); 'John Maks' (f. 174).Inscription: 'Robert Willmer' and 'RW' with the date 'June 1620' (f. 55v).17th-century inscriptions: 'Anthony Chest' and 'Anthony Chester', and 'John Ch Chester' (upper pastedown).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d.

• Decorated initial 'N'(ow)., Confessio Amantis, imperfect

'Henry Swynbourne' (f. 73); 'William erosl' (?) (f. 138v); 'John Maks' (f. 174).Inscription: 'Robert Willmer' and 'RW' with the date 'June 1620' (f. 55v).17th-century inscriptions: 'Anthony Chest' and 'Anthony Chester', and 'John Ch Chester' (upper pastedown).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d.

• First page of text, with a Lumley ownership inscription., The Regement of Princes

90) No decoration. The Regement of Princes John Treglystyn: inscribed 'Constat Iohanni Treglystyn', end of the 15th century (f. 90v).Nicholas Saunder, perhaps to be identified with Nicholas Saunder, pupil of the mathematician John Dee (1527-1609), or Sir Nicholas Saunder of

• Full page miniatures of the 'Cappedan de la Bouche' (left) identified by the inscription on the scroll above as Sir John de Grailly, and on the right, William, Earl of Salisbury, of the Order of the Garter, each wearing a blue Garter mantle over plate armour and surcoat displaying his arms. A framed tablet displays painted arms of successors in their Garter stalls at St. George's Chapel, Windsor., Pictorial book of arms of the Order of the Garter ('William Bruges's Garter Book')

identified by the inscription on the scroll above as Sir John de Grailly, and on the right, William, Earl of Salisbury, of the Order of the Garter, each wearing a blue Garter mantle over plate armour and surcoat displaying his

• Full page miniatures of Sir Hugh Courteney and Sir John Gray (unfinished), of the Order of the Garter, each wearing a blue Garter mantle over plate armour and surcoat displaying his arms. A framed tablet displays painted arms of successors in their Garter stalls at St. George's Chapel, Windsor., Pictorial book of arms of the Order of the Garter ('William Bruges's Garter Book')

Sir Hugh Courteney and Sir John Gray (unfinished), of the Order of the Garter, each wearing a blue Garter mantle over plate armour and surcoat displaying his arms. A framed tablet displays painted arms of successors in their Garter stalls

• Full page miniatures of Sir John Chandos and Sir Otes Holland (unfinished), of the Order of the Garter, each wearing a blue Garter mantle over plate armour and surcoat displaying his arms. A framed tablet displays painted arms of successors in their Garter stalls at St. George's Chapel, Windsor., Pictorial book of arms of the Order of the Garter ('William Bruges's Garter Book')

miniatures of Sir John Chandos and Sir Otes Holland (unfinished), of the Order of the Garter, each wearing a blue Garter mantle over plate armour and surcoat displaying his arms. A framed tablet displays painted arms of successors in their

• Full page miniature of John, Lord Mohun (unfinished), and Sir Thomas Holland (unfinished), of the Order of the Garter, each unfinished and wearing a blue Garter mantle over plate armour and surcoat displaying his arms. A framed tablet displays painted arms of successors in their Garter stall at St. George's Chapel, Windsor., Pictorial book of arms of the Order of the Garter ('William Bruges's Garter Book')

miniature of John, Lord Mohun (unfinished), and Sir Thomas Holland (unfinished), of the Order of the Garter, each unfinished and wearing a blue Garter mantle over plate armour and surcoat displaying his arms. A framed tablet displays painted arms of

• Calendar page for April with four additions: 1. the obit of Prince Arthur, son of Henry VII; 2. the obits of Otho de Grandison and Katherine Montagu, countess of Salisbury, daughter of William de Grandison; 3. the obit of Edward IV; and 4. the date of the investiture of Margaret Saint John as the abbess of Shaftesbury., Book of Hours (The 'Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours'), Use of Sarum

of Anne of York.Part 2:Margaret Beauchamp (b. 1405/6, d. 1482), duchess of Somerset, daughter of John Beauchamp of Bletsoe, married to Sir Oliver St John,John Beaufort, and Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles, probably made for her before 1443: