• White vine initial 'H'(erbarum) with a butterfly., De viribus herbarum

White vine initial 'H'(erbarum) with a butterfly. ff. 1 and 2 are parchment flyleaves.ff. 1 and [46] are former pastedowns.Marginal notes list ailments for which the various herbs are recommended. 1 large white vine initial in gold, purple, blue

• Detail of the arms of Ludovicus Petronius, of Siena, in the lower border., Leonardo Bruni Aretino, De bello italico adversus Gotos (ff. 1-54); Elegies and funeral tributes to Leonardo Bruni by various authors (ff. 54v-74v)

Detail of the arms of Ludovicus Petronius, of Siena, in the lower border. Catchwords in the bottom left corner. Pricking holes.The same scribe wrote Harley 4883 in 1451-2. 2 large white vine initials in gold and colours, with the

• White vine initials 'R'(em) and 'L'(eonardus) at the beginning of the prefatory texts, with the arms of Ludovicus Petronius, of Siena, in the lower border., Leonardo Bruni Aretino, De bello italico adversus Gotos (ff. 1-54); Elegies and funeral tributes to Leonardo Bruni by various authors (ff. 54v-74v)

White vine initials 'R'(em) and 'L'(eonardus) at the beginning of the prefatory texts, with the arms of Ludovicus Petronius, of Siena, in the lower border. Catchwords in the bottom left corner. Pricking holes.The same scribe wrote Harley 4883 in

• Illuminated initial 'P' and border., New Testament, in the later Wycliffe version (index Bible), with prologues, table of lessons, and a table of arguments of the various books

the various books John Harefinch, in 1708: inscriptions 'John Harefinch His Booke 1708', twice, and 'John Harefinch' (f. 274v); 'John Harefinch His Book' (ff. 19v, 20, 47); 'John Harefinch is owner of this book' (f. 74); John Harefinch is the

• Decorated initial 'I'(n) with foliate decoration including acanthus extending into the margins at the beginning of the text., The Prose Brut Chronicle of England (common version to 1430), including John Page's poem 'The Siege of Rouen' (imperfect)

to 1430), including John Page's poem 'The Siege of Rouen' (imperfect) John Awdeley: inscribed, 15th century, 'Jho John Awdeley squier' (f. 152). perhaps the younger brother of James Tuchet, 7th baron Audley (c. 1463- 1497); this John married an illegitemate

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

Manuscript not consulted. Book written for John Dedwood of Chester c. 1470 (see Macaulay 1899-1902, p. clxiii). Dedwood's name and device, a piece of the trunk of a dead tree, appear on f. 1. John Dedwood is listed as Sheriff

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

Blandus', f. 127v; John lyenell : f. 1v - 'John lyenell'; John Russel : eighteenth century - f. 1v, 124v, 127v - 'John Russel'; John Pygyn eighteenth/nineteenth century - f. 1r, 1v, 2r, 127v - 'John pygyn'; John Legus :

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

Instructions for Parish Priests by John Myrc: edited from Cotton MS. Claudius A. II , EETS, os, 31, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Tr ü bner. Peacock, E. ed. 1868. Instructions for Parish Priests by John Myrc , EETS, os, 31,

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

23v, ' John Longley ' (?Langley Green, extreme W. Worcs). See also Seymour 1966 for more details, p. 192. Catalogued and encoded: Rebecca Farnham, University of Birmingham, March 2004. Bennett, J. A. W. 1954. The Rediscovery of Sir John Mandeville

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

4. http://molcat.bl.uk/msscat . Powell, S. 1991. ‘ John Mirk ‘ s Festial and the Pastoral Programme ’ , Leeds Studies in English , 22, 85-102. Wakelin, M. F. 1967. ‘ The Manuscripts of John Mirk ’ s Festial ’ ,