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of the English Observant Franciscans (c. 1508-1513), and his confessor, inscribed ' Sacre regie maiestasti frater Ste/phanus baronis immeritus p[ro[vincialis / et hu[m]ilis s[er]vulus' (f. 1); the royal arms of England (f. 3).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library):

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Text page with 9th century and 10th century scripts. Numerous Latin glosses and two OldEnglish glosses (ff. 73, 76v).Text is unjustified at right margins with the following arrangement: ff. 1-59v: bold capitals arranged vertically at the beginning of linesff.

• null, Commentary on the Psalms (imperfect, starting in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 9 and ending in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 146)

in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 9 and ending in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 146) English annotations, 16th century (ff. 17, 23, 74v, 119v).William Reynolds, 17th century: (signature, ff. 60, 115, and partial copy of

• null, Commentary on the Psalms (imperfect, starting in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 9 and ending in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 146)

in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 9 and ending in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 146) English annotations, 16th century (ff. 17, 23, 74v, 119v).William Reynolds, 17th century: (signature, ff. 60, 115, and partial copy of

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Hill, M. D., 22 March 1803: note stating that on a leaf of paper pasted on the inside of the old cover was written 'Thys fayre Boke I have fro the Abbey of Saint Albons in thys yeare of our

• MS Part One: Medieval Manuscripts from the Sloane and Additional Manuscripts, Section A 12056 British Library, London 93 images.

and Additional Manuscripts, Section A Manuscript Number 12056 Source Library British Library, London Description TREATISE, in oldEnglish, of the virtues of Herbs;â€"Medicinal receipts;â€"Old English version of Lanfrane of Milan's larger work on the art of Surgery. Imperfect at the

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10,626 Source Library British Library, London Description FRAGMENT, Consisting of eight leaves, of the lives of the Saints, in oldEnglish verse. On vellum of the xvith cent. It is a portion of the A.. Ms. 10,301. Folio. Source Microfilm

• MS Part One: Medieval Manuscripts from the Sloane and Additional Manuscripts, Section A 10,301 British Library, London 178 images.

Number 10,301 Source Library British Library, London Description A MARTYROLOGY, or Lives of the Saints, the Festivals, etc., in oldEnglish verse. Imperfect, being little more than the first half of the work; and ending with St. Michael's day. A

• MS Part One: Medieval Manuscripts from the Sloane and Additional Manuscripts, Section A 10,099 British Library, London 250 images.

Manuscripts from the Sloane and Additional Manuscripts, Section A Manuscript Number 10,099 Source Library British Library, London Description THE OLDENGLISH CHRONICLE called Brut of England, continued to the accession of Edw. IV.;—A breve tretise complied for to bringe the

• MS Part One: Medieval Manuscripts from the Sloane and Additional Manuscripts, Section A 15,580 British Library, London 355 images.

the prologues of St. Jerome. Prefixed is a table of lessons, and the names of the books contained in the Old and New Testament. On vellum, written in the XIVth century. Folio. Source Microfilm Collection British Literary Manuscripts from the

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

20 SC 6420 s. xv 2 English Scribal dialect: Worcestershire. Linguistic Atlas Grid Reference: Not mapped (McIntosh, Samuels and Benskin 1986, p. 250). A generously decorated copy of the Canterbury Tales beginning with the General Prologue and ending with the

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

in alphabetical order. 169 chapters. Table of contents and treatise appear to be in separate hands. English Brodin 1950. ff. 62v-64r Medical Recipes English Codex Paper. 210 c. 145mm Each page remounted. Unable to ascertain. Pricking: none. Writing space of

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

199r-v South English Legendary: Life of St. Edmund the King(IMEV 2887 ) 'De sancto edmundo rege & martire'. 'Seynt edmunde the martyr was kyng of a parte of englond'. Cf. Horstmann 1887, pp. 296-299. ff. 199v-201r South English Legendary: Life

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

a crysten man moo. Deo gracias'. English Erbe 1905. ff. 191v-194r Explanation of the Apostle's Creed in English 'The fyrst is y beleve in god almyȝty'. 'kepe well ten and fle from sevyn'. English Codex Parchment 200 140 mm 1

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

scribes although the texts written by Scribe 1 are in sixteen distinct varieties of Middle English. In total there are nineteen varieties of Middle English in the manuscript, as discerned by McIntosh and Wakelin (1982, p. 447). A detailed description