Details for manuscript 554

Manuscript №

554

Location

London

Collection

British Library

Reference

Royal 12 F XIII

Headnote

Bestiary etc.

Estimated date of production

s.xii / xiii

Folia

152

Place of production

Produced for

Notes

2 leaves of a service book added later; " The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claustro Roffens[i] R. precentoris', 14th century (f. 3). Brother John of Malling, returned by him, probably to be identified with John Malling excommunicated as apostate and thief in 1387 (see Warner and Gilson, 1921): inscribed, 'Iste liber rep[ar]atu[m] fuit p[er] fratre[m] Joh[an]em Malli[n]gg', 14th century (f.150). Added leaves from a service book containing lessons and prayers for Trinity Sunday and preceding days, 14th century (ff. 1-2). William Grybbons and Thomas Aston: inscribed with their names by the same hand, 15th century (f.151v). Added verses in English beginning, 'He that wyll \all parell flee / He must with wysdome armyd be...', 15th century (f. 152)."

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https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/9200397/BibliographicResource_3000126271566.html

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