• null, Lives of martyrs celebrated from 4 to 31 December (continues in Burney 44, volume 2)

with foliate shapes. Small red or gold initials. Lives of martyrs celebrated from 4 to 31 December (continues in Burney 44, volume 2) Written for Ioasaph, abbot of the monastery of our Saviour, July 1184 (colophon, volume 2, f. 165v).Concealed

• Foliate headpiece, title in red, red initial 'M'(aximiano), at the beginning of Symeon Metaphrastes's Lives of the Martyrs for December 4, with the ownership inscription 'De la Bibliotheque de la Chevaliere D'Eon' of the chevalier d’Éon in the lower margin., Lives of martyrs celebrated from 4 to 31 December (continues in Burney 44, volume 2)

title in red, red initial 'M'(aximiano), at the beginning of Symeon Metaphrastes's Lives of the Martyrs for December 4, with the ownership inscription 'De la Bibliotheque de la Chevaliere D'Eon' of the chevalier d’Éon in the lower margin. Foliage headpiece,

• Table, Mnemonic verses, notes, etc., on the compotus

margin, f. 1).Addition of an 11th-12th century list of the Archbishops of Canterbury, Augustine- Anselm (consecrated 1093), with additions down to Richardof Dover (consecrated 1174) (f. 34).Mid-12th century addition of twelve lines of verses (f. 18).Note of a flood

• Text page with framed initial 'A'(nno) at the beginning of the commentary on Acts of the Apostles, with marginal notes framed in the shape of an urn., Historia scolastica (ff. 1-165); Liber Exceptionum, part II (ff. 165v-196)

the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 411 (see ~The Lumley Library~, 1956); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.The

• Pen-flourished initial 'S'(criptus) at the beginning of the final chapter of the Liber Exceptionum., Historia scolastica (ff. 1-165); Liber Exceptionum, part II (ff. 165v-196)

the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 411 (see ~The Lumley Library~, 1956); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.The

• Initial 'I'(mperatorie) and partial border with human heads and dragons enmeshed in interlace and foliate patterns., Historia scolastica (ff. 1-165); Liber Exceptionum, part II (ff. 165v-196)

the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 411 (see ~The Lumley Library~, 1956); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.The

• Text page from the commentary on Genesis with decorated initials, marginal drawings, notes and maniculae., Historia scolastica (ff. 1-165); Liber Exceptionum, part II (ff. 165v-196)

the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 411 (see ~The Lumley Library~, 1956); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.The

• Text page with framed initial 'S'(urrexit) with decoration at the beginning of the commentary on Exodus., Historia scolastica (ff. 1-165); Liber Exceptionum, part II (ff. 165v-196)

the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 411 (see ~The Lumley Library~, 1956); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.The

• Text page with framed initial 'M'(ortuo) with decoration at the beginning of the Historia Evangelica., Historia scolastica (ff. 1-165); Liber Exceptionum, part II (ff. 165v-196)

the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 411 (see ~The Lumley Library~, 1956); passed to Henry, prince of Wales.Henry Frederick, prince of Wales (b. 1594, d. 1612), eldest child of James I: his collection became part of the Royal Library.The

• Diagram of a hand, as a mnemonic devise for the compotus., Mnemonic verses, notes, etc., on the compotus

margin, f. 1).Addition of an 11th-12th century list of the Archbishops of Canterbury, Augustine- Anselm (consecrated 1093), with additions down to Richardof Dover (consecrated 1174) (f. 34).Mid-12th century addition of twelve lines of verses (f. 18).Note of a flood

• Notes on an originally blank folio, including a statement of the author and title in 13th-century script in the middle at the top ('Adthelardus de compoto'), which is recognisable as a Christ Church, Canterbury inscription. Below this is a note of a flood in Thanet and Sheppy, in 1394, confirming continued ownership in Kent in the 14th century. The astrological symbol for Jupiter in the extreme top right corner is a characteristic marking of books owned by John Dee (died 1608), a famous alchemist in the court of Elizabeth I., Mnemonic verses, notes, etc., on the compotus

margin, f. 1).Addition of an 11th-12th century list of the Archbishops of Canterbury, Augustine- Anselm (consecrated 1093), with additions down to Richardof Dover (consecrated 1174) (f. 34).Mid-12th century addition of twelve lines of verses (f. 18).Note of a flood

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'S'(i) with two lions, at the beginning of the Policraticus., Policraticus, Metalogicon, and Entheticus de dogmate philosophorum

(f. 7v). Richard [Aungerville] de Bury (1287-1345), bishop of Durham (1333-1345), sold to him (see the inscription below).The Benedictine abbey of St Albans, bought by Michael, abbot of St. Albans (1334-1349), in 1345 from the executors ofRichard de Bury:

• Illuminated initial 'I'(nter) at the beginning of book 1 of the Polycraticus., Policraticus, Metalogicon, and Entheticus de dogmate philosophorum

(f. 7v). Richard [Aungerville] de Bury (1287-1345), bishop of Durham (1333-1345), sold to him (see the inscription below).The Benedictine abbey of St Albans, bought by Michael, abbot of St. Albans (1334-1349), in 1345 from the executors ofRichard de Bury:

• Decorated initial 'N'(on) at the beginning of book 5 of the Metalogicon., Policraticus, Metalogicon, and Entheticus de dogmate philosophorum

(f. 7v). Richard [Aungerville] de Bury (1287-1345), bishop of Durham (1333-1345), sold to him (see the inscription below).The Benedictine abbey of St Albans, bought by Michael, abbot of St. Albans (1334-1349), in 1345 from the executors ofRichard de Bury:

• Decorated initial 'A'(dversus), at the beginning of book 1 of the Metalogicon., Policraticus, Metalogicon, and Entheticus de dogmate philosophorum

(f. 7v). Richard [Aungerville] de Bury (1287-1345), bishop of Durham (1333-1345), sold to him (see the inscription below).The Benedictine abbey of St Albans, bought by Michael, abbot of St. Albans (1334-1349), in 1345 from the executors ofRichard de Bury:

• Illuminated initial 'D'(ogmate), at the beginning of the Entheticus de dogmate philosophorum., Policraticus, Metalogicon, and Entheticus de dogmate philosophorum

(f. 7v). Richard [Aungerville] de Bury (1287-1345), bishop of Durham (1333-1345), sold to him (see the inscription below).The Benedictine abbey of St Albans, bought by Michael, abbot of St. Albans (1334-1349), in 1345 from the executors ofRichard de Bury:

• Decorated initial 'N'(otum) at the beginning of book 6 of the Metalogicon., Policraticus, Metalogicon, and Entheticus de dogmate philosophorum

(f. 7v). Richard [Aungerville] de Bury (1287-1345), bishop of Durham (1333-1345), sold to him (see the inscription below).The Benedictine abbey of St Albans, bought by Michael, abbot of St. Albans (1334-1349), in 1345 from the executors ofRichard de Bury:

• Inhabited initial 'S'(i) with two lions, at the beginning of the Policraticus., Policraticus, Metalogicon, and Entheticus de dogmate philosophorum

(f. 7v). Richard [Aungerville] de Bury (1287-1345), bishop of Durham (1333-1345), sold to him (see the inscription below).The Benedictine abbey of St Albans, bought by Michael, abbot of St. Albans (1334-1349), in 1345 from the executors ofRichard de Bury:

• The first inscription recording that the book was commissioned by Simon, abbot of St. Albans (1167-1183), 'Hunc librum fecit domnus Symon abbas s[an]c[t]o Albano, que[m] qui ei abstule/rit', aut frande[m] commiserit, aut titulu[m] deleverit vel corup[er]it; anathema sit'; with a list of contents reading 'Policraticon / Metalogicon / Enteticus Joh[ann]is Sarisbi[r]ens[is]', and second is note recording that in 1345 the manuscript was bought by Michael, abbot of St. Albans, from the executors of Richard de Bury, bishop of Durham, reading 'Hu[n]c libru[m] venditu[m] d[omi]no Ric[ard]o de Biry ep[iscop]o Dunelm[ensi] emit / Michael abbas s[anct]i Albani ab executorib[us] p[re]d[ic]ti ep[iscop]i anno / d[omi]ni Mlill[esim]o CCCmoXLVto circa purificat[i]o[n]em b[eat]e V[ir]ginis.', Policraticus, Metalogicon, and Entheticus de dogmate philosophorum

(f. 7v). Richard [Aungerville] de Bury (1287-1345), bishop of Durham (1333-1345), sold to him (see the inscription below).The Benedictine abbey of St Albans, bought by Michael, abbot of St. Albans (1334-1349), in 1345 from the executors ofRichard de Bury:

• Illuminated initial 'C'(upientes) at the beginning of the prologue., Sententiarum libri IV

the college of St. John of Beverly; a copy of a charter of Thoms the Norman, Provost of Beverly on the same subject, with the confirmation of Thurstan, bishop ofYork (1114-1140); a copy of a charter of Thurstinus Provost