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Details for manuscript 517

Manuscript №
517
Location
London
Collection
British Library
Reference
Harley 3869
Headnote
John Gower etc.
Estimated date of production
s.xv (med)
Folia
2+368+3
Place of production
Produced for
Notes
"Basil Feilding, of the family of the earls of Denbigh, son of William Feilding (d. 1547): inscribed with his name, 'Basyl ffyldyng' (f. 366v). Goodith Feilding, daughter of William Willington of Barcheston, Warwickshire, 16th century: inscribed with her name, 'Goodythe ffylding' (ff. 366v, 367r). Valentin Penson, (1597?): inscription has been written over and partly erased by George Cogiluij 'Liber Valentin penson ex [illegible words partly erased and written over] Peacock ano 15[9]7' (f. 4v). George Cogiluij, in 1628 (Wright, Fontes, 1972): inscribed '1628 George Cogiluy' (f. 1r), 'George Cogiluy ex dono [illegible] London 28 Jar 1628' (f. 4v), 'George Cogiluy' (f. 357r)."
Sources for this record
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?index=0&ref=Harley_MS_3869
https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/9200397/BibliographicResource_3000126282239.html

Manuscript contents

Contents
Text Title Language Start folio (ordinal) End folio (ordinal) Total pages
1 Lydgate's Pageant verses English 2r (3) 4v (8) 6.0
2 Confessio Amantis English 5r (9) 357r (713) 704.5
3 Traité selonc les auctours pour essampler les amantz marietz French 357r (713) 361v (722) 9.5
4 Est amor Latin 362r (723) 362r (723) 0.5
5 Carmen super mitiplici viciorum pestilencia Latin 362r (723) 365v (730) 7.5
6 Quia unusquisque prout a deo accepit alijs impartiri tenetur Johannes Gower etc Latin 366r (731) 366r (731) 1.0
7 "Eneidos bucolis" Latin 366v (732) 366v (732) 0.5
8 Hymn to the Virgin Mary: '[M]yght wisdom . goodnesse of the Trinite / Mi naked sowle inspire with influence English 366v (732) 367v (734) 2.5
9 Hymn to the Virgin Mary Latin 368r (735) 368r (735) 1.0

Owners of this manuscript

Owners
Owner number Owner Period Gender Type Source
1 Basil Feilding (d. 1547) s.xvi (1) Man Lay http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?index=0&ref=Harley_MS_3869
2 Goodith Feilding (16th C) s.xvi Woman Lay http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?index=0&ref=Harley_MS_3869