• Miniature of a crocodile., Bestiary (ff. 3-141), Lapidary (ff. 141v-149)

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,

• Detail of a miniature of a manticore, a creature with the body of a lion, the head of a man, and the tail of a scorpion., Bestiary (ff. 3-141), Lapidary (ff. 141v-149)

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,

• Detail of a miniature of birds and a fox pretending to be dead, in the upper register, and a fox with a bird in its mouth, in the lower register., Bestiary (ff. 3-141), Lapidary (ff. 141v-149)

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,

• Detail of a miniature in two registers: above, wolves; below: a man standing on a garment, and birds in a nest., Bestiary (ff. 3-141), Lapidary (ff. 141v-149)

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,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'B'(ien) of John raising Drusiana, with her father standing behind., Lives of the Saints

historiated initial 'B'(ien) of John raising Drusiana, with her father standing behind. Translations of the lives of Martin of Tours, Brice, Ives of Provence, Martial, Nicolas, Jerome, Benedict, and Alexis were attributed to Wauchier de Denain (see Meyer 1906 and

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David playing a harp at the beginning of Psalms. A later owner has numbered the Psalms in medieval arabic numerals, 1-5, at the outer edge of the left margin., Bible, imperfect, with table of contents (ff. 1v-2), liturgical calendar (ff. 423-424), and sermon notes between the Old and New Testaments, (ff. 425-429v) and lections (f. 534r-v)

Rogeri Benett monochi ecclesie christi cant[uarie]' (f. ii verso).Thomas Dorman: 16th-century inscription: 'Thome Dormani Liber' (f. 2). ? John Beeching, 16th-century inscription: 'John Bechyng' (f. 534v).17th-century inscription: 'W.A. S. M. D.' (f. 3).Sir W. Knatchbull: bought from Knatschbull on 9

• Historiated initial 'O'(mnis) with God appearing to a crowned Solomon in bed, at the beginning of Ecclesiastes., Bible, imperfect, with table of contents (ff. 1v-2), liturgical calendar (ff. 423-424), and sermon notes between the Old and New Testaments, (ff. 425-429v) and lections (f. 534r-v)

Rogeri Benett monochi ecclesie christi cant[uarie]' (f. ii verso).Thomas Dorman: 16th-century inscription: 'Thome Dormani Liber' (f. 2). ? John Beeching, 16th-century inscription: 'John Bechyng' (f. 534v).17th-century inscription: 'W.A. S. M. D.' (f. 3).Sir W. Knatchbull: bought from Knatschbull on 9

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) with Matthew's symbol of a winged man, and decorated initial 'M' for the prologue, at the beginning of Matthew., Bible, imperfect, with table of contents (ff. 1v-2), liturgical calendar (ff. 423-424), and sermon notes between the Old and New Testaments, (ff. 425-429v) and lections (f. 534r-v)

Rogeri Benett monochi ecclesie christi cant[uarie]' (f. ii verso).Thomas Dorman: 16th-century inscription: 'Thome Dormani Liber' (f. 2). ? John Beeching, 16th-century inscription: 'John Bechyng' (f. 534v).17th-century inscription: 'W.A. S. M. D.' (f. 3).Sir W. Knatchbull: bought from Knatschbull on 9

• Historiated initial with John preaching at the beginning of John's Gospel., Bible, including the Psalms and Interpretation of the Hebrew Names (ff. 485-504) (imperfect)

initial with John preaching at the beginning of John's Gospel. Chapters start on a new line. List of Bible books (f. 226v). Texts for the liturgy between the Psalms and Proverbs: excerpt from a missal with 'Te igitur' (ff. 227-236v).Lacking

• Text page with coloured initials., Theological miscellany, including lives of the saints, the song of St Godric; John of Ford's Epistolae (ff. 104-106); Vita Sancti Wulfrici anachoretae (ff. 106-147)

A few line-fillers with foliate decoration (f. 30). Theological miscellany, including lives of the saints, the song of St Godric; John of Ford's Epistolae (ff. 104-106); Vita Sancti Wulfrici anachoretae (ff. 106-147) Musical notation, on four-line red staves, added shortly

• Detail of a foliate initial 'B'(estiarium), at the beginning of the text., Bestiary (ff. 3-141), Lapidary (ff. 141v-149)

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,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'L'(iber) of Matthew holding a book, with a dragon under his feet, at the beginning of Matthew., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names

the beginning of Psalms 1 and 109 (ff. 176, 190), of evangelist portraits at the beginning of Matthew, Mark and John (ff. 310, 320, 336), and of Paul and a Roman (?), at the beginning of Romans (f. 352). Numerous

• Illuminated initial 'M' at the beginning of the prologue, with ownership inscriptions, including Lumley., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

of Butterby, probably to be identified with Richard Lumley, 1st Viscount Lumley of Waterford (bap. 1589, d. 1661), to whom John Lumley had entailed the lands and castle of Lumley in 1607: inscribed 'Recheard Lumley of buterbe in the conte

• Historiated initial 'I'(nicium) of Mark holding a book in the upper register and a lion, his symbol, holding a scroll, in the lower register, at the beginning of Mark., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

of Butterby, probably to be identified with Richard Lumley, 1st Viscount Lumley of Waterford (bap. 1589, d. 1661), to whom John Lumley had entailed the lands and castle of Lumley in 1607: inscribed 'Recheard Lumley of buterbe in the conte

• Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers, and a portion of a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 76): '… youres as the lorde knoweth as a frende Jane Duddeley'., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 76): '… youres as the lorde knoweth as a frende Jane Duddeley'. Contains prayers extracted from Richard Taverner's translation

• Marginal drawings of three inverted shields with the arms of the French crusaders killed at Gaza: Dareines, Henry II, count de Bar, and John de Barres, with the inverted banners of the Hospitaliers and Templars; and two drawings of inverted arms of John de Lacy, earl of Lincoln, and William, earl of Warenne., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

killed at Gaza: Dareines, Henry II, count de Bar, and John de Barres, with the inverted banners of the Hospitaliers and Templars; and two drawings of inverted arms of John de Lacy, earl of Lincoln, and William, earl of Warenne.

• Detail of a marginal drawings of swords with the inverted arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of John of Brienne, king of Jerusalem, indicating his death, and an inverted mitre and crosier referring to the death of Richard II, bishop of Durham., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

inverted arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of John of Brienne, king of Jerusalem, indicating his death, and an inverted mitre and crosier referring to the death of Richard II, bishop of Durham. Includes two autograph copies of works

• Marginal drawing of an inverted bishops' mitre and a broken crosier, referring to the quashed election of John Blund as the archbishop of Canterbury, and a drawing of an upright mitre and crosier indicating the election of Edmund of Abingdon, with a Manus Dei above., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

a broken crosier, referring to the quashed election of John Blund as the archbishop of Canterbury, and a drawing of an upright mitre and crosier indicating the election of Edmund of Abingdon, with a Manus Dei above. Includes two autograph

• Ownership inscription of a Franciscan convent, Canterbury, reading 'Iste liber est de communitate fr[atru]m minorum Cantuarie', and a 16th-century note describing the manuscript as the first volume of a Bible in 8 volumes, and referring to the set of books, now Royal 3 E I-V, VII-VIII, reading 'In this Bible withe a glosse and Com[m]entairies are 8 volumes and / in them are contayned Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numeri, / Deuteronomie, Esaye, Jeremye, Ezachiel, Daniel, Job, Psalmi / Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Cantica, Sapientia, Ecclesiasticus, Osee, / Joel, Amos, abdias, Jonas, Micheas, Nahum, Abacuc, Sophonias, / Aggeus, Zacharye, Malachye, Machabees, Matheum, Marc, / Luke, John, Act. Apost., Epist. Ad Romanos 1, ad Cotinth. 2, ad Galat. 1,/ ad Ephes. 1, ad Philipp. 1, ad Colocess. 1, ad Thessal 2, ad Thimoth 2., /ad Titu[m] 1, ad Philemonem 1, ad Hebreos 1, Jacobi 1, Petri 2, Joh[ann]is 3, / Juda 1, Apocalipse. Mss these are bounde in redde lether prynted./ Memorandum that in an other sute of the same order bounde in white lether in / 7 volumes you maye supplye yor wante of these followinge Josue, Judic. / Esdras, Ruth, Tobias, Hester. (added) ved. 3 E I-VIII./ So you wante in bothe only the bookes of Kinges and Chronicles. / Wherefore I woulde wishe yt bothe these fortes be kepte whollye and entierely / togither, that the one maye supplie / the wante of the other.', Genesis and Exodus, with the Glossa ordinaria

Ecclesiasticus, Osee, / Joel, Amos, abdias, Jonas, Micheas, Nahum, Abacuc, Sophonias, / Aggeus, Zacharye, Malachye, Machabees, Matheum, Marc, / Luke, John, Act. Apost., Epist. Ad Romanos 1, ad Cotinth. 2, ad Galat. 1,/ ad Ephes. 1, ad Philipp. 1, ad

• Miniature of the Crucifixion with the Virgin and St John, within the text on the mass of the Holy Cross., 'Liber memorandum prioratus de Barnwell', a collection of material relating to the history and organisation of the Augustinian priory of St. Giles, Barnwell ('The Barnwell cartulary', 'The Barnwell register'), divided into 8 books, preceded by a calendar (ff. 2*-7*v) and including copies of a few royal and other charters

with the Virgin and St John, within the text on the mass of the Holy Cross. The miniature of the Crucifixion (f. 2) is inserted in the text of a mass of the Holy Cross (ff. 1v-2v).An original table of