• Historiated initial 'F'(ecit) of a mermaid and an archer shooting at an owl, at the beginning of Esdras 2., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Mermaid William de Hales England, S. England, S. (Salisbury)

• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of Elkanah and Hannah praying before an altar, at the beginning of Kings 1 (Samuel 1)., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

and Ireland: purchased from Scott together over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Elkanah and Hannah William de Hales England, S. England, S. (Salisbury)

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of a three-faced man, at the beginning of Psalm 109., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Three-faced man William de Hales England, S. England, S. (Salisbury)

• Historiated initial 'V'(ocavit) of Moses speaking to God, at the beginning of Leviticus., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Moses William de Hales England, S. England, S. (Salisbury)

• Marginal drawing of Samson fighting with a lion next to Judges 14:1-5., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

Ireland: purchased from Scott together over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Samson and a lion William de Hales England, S. England, S. (Salisbury)

• Historiated initial 'P'(etrus) of Peter holding his keys and a church, at the beginning of Peter 1., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Peter William de Hales England, S. England, S. (Salisbury)

• Colophon stating that the book was written by William de Hales for Thomas de la Wile, a canon of Salisbury, in 1254, and reading 'Hunc librum scripsit Will[elmu]s de Hales, / magist[r]o Thome de la Wile, quem vocavit / magist[er] Radulfus de Hehham tunc cancel/larius Sar[isburiensis] ad regim[en] scola[rum] Sar[isburiensium] quibus / d[eu]s in hoc s[e]c[u]lo et in futuro p[ro]picientur. Amen. / F[a]c[tu]s fuit libere anno M cc.l. quarto. ab i[n]/carnatione domini'., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Colophon William de Hales England, S. England, S. (Salisbury)