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Details for manuscript 549a

Manuscript №
549a
Location
London
Collection
British Library
Reference
Royal 10 B IX
Headnote
Formulary containing dictaminal texts
Estimated date of production
s.xv (med)
Folia
111
Place of production
Produced for
Notes
composite MS ; first part "written between 1411 and 1453" ; various owner inscriptions
Sources for this record
https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=7491&CollID=16&NStart=100209

Manuscript contents

Contents
Text Title Language Start folio (ordinal) End folio (ordinal) Total pages
1 state letters in French French 1r (1) 11r (21) 21.0
2 model letters in Latin Latin 11v (22) 25r (49) 27.5
3 table of Roman numerals Latin 25r (49) 25v (50) 1.0
4 'Tractatus de litteris missivis' of Thomas Sampson, a teacher of dictamen at Oxford Latin 25v (50) 31v (62) 12.0
5 model letters in Latin Latin 31v (62) 32v (64) 2.0
6 "a satirical letter attributed to Prester John describing 'regnum Collegii Cantuarior[um]" Latin 32v (64) 33v (66) 2.5
7 model letters in Latin Latin 34r (67) 36v (72) 5.5
8 "an account by James Yonge, notary of Dublin, of the visit of Laurentius Rathold of Pásztó (Hungary) in 1411 to St Patrick's Purgatory" Latin 36v (72) 44v (88) 16.0
9 model letters in Latin Latin 44v (88) 45v (90) 2.5
10 model letters in Latin Latin 57r (113) 61r (121) 9.0
11 Historia Peccham de Trinitate', a homily on the Trinity by John Peckham, archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1292) Latin 61v (122) 64r (127) 6.0
12 model letters in Latin Latin 121r (241) 121v (242) 1.5
13 two letters in Latin addressed to Henry Cranebroke, the second of which is from John Tiptoft, earl of Worcester  Latin 121v (242) 122r (243) 0.83
14 a letter in English from Tiptoft to Cranebroke Latin 122r (243) 122r (243) 0.33
15 a letter in Latin addressed by Cranebroke to Tiptoft  Latin 122r (243) 122r (243) 0.33
16 "a letter from Stephanus Trevisano, a captain of Venetian galleys, to the Prior of St Thomas, Canterbury" Latin 122v (244) 122v (244) 1.0
17 model letters in Latin Latin 123r (245) 124r (247) 3.0
18 two sermons Latin 124v (248) 126r (251) 2.0
19 two sermons Latin 124v (248) 126r (251) 2.0
20 fantastical letters containing references to mythological figures including Bacchus, Prester John and Aeolus and to Oxfordshire, specifically Binsey Latin 129r (257) 132v (264) 7.5
21 oration mentioning the emperor Sigismund and Robert Hallam, bishop of Salisbury, in connection to the Council of Constance Latin 132v (264) 136r (271) 7.0
22 model letters in Latin Latin 136r (271) 139v (278) 7.5
23 model letters in Latin Latin 168r (335) 170v (340) 5.5
24 from 'Lupus ad pastores' Latin 170v (340) 174v (348) 8.0
25 model letters in Latin Latin 174v (348) 177v (354) 6.5
26 'Regina sedens Rethorica' Latin 178r (355) 183v (366) 11.5
27 model letters in Latin Latin 183v (366) 201v (402) 36.5
28 state letters in French French 254r (507) 256r (511) 4.33
29 "fictitious challenge to a joust, in French" French 256r (511) 256r (511) 0.33
30 model letters in Latin Latin 256r (511) 257v (514) 3.33
31 model letters in Latin Latin 258r (515) 258r (515) 0.33
32 note on mathematical art (f. 258);  Latin 258r (515) 258r (515) 0.33
33 Interpretationes mortis' (f. 258r-v); Latin 258r (515) 258v (516) 0.83
34 fragment of a summary of a history of the Trojan war, apparently from Dares Phrygius (f. 258v). Latin 258v (516) 258v (516) 0.5

Owners of this manuscript

Owners
Owner number Owner Period Gender Type Source
1 J. Hynder (monk of Canterbury?) s.xv (med) Man Clerical https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=7491
2 Henry Cranebroke, monk of Christ Church, Canterbury s.xv (med) Man Clerical https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=7491
3 Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury s.xv /xvi Man Clerical https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=7491