• Puzzle initial 'A'(braham) at the beginning of the Tabula super methodo fulgentii., Tabula super methodo fulgentii, Gesta Romanorum (index Deeds of the Romans), Liber de vitiis, various sermons

librario sancti Augustini ex Cantuariensis' (f. 1*v); 'liber de librario s[anc]ti Augusti[ni] Cant[uariensis].' (f. 2).John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Text page is a compilation of royal and papal charters., A compilation of papal and royal charters (ff. 95-149v), followed by papers and memoranda relating to churches and pensions (ff. 150-198v)

The volume is a composite miscellany including:- Proceedings relating to the church of Ombersley (Worcerstershire) in 1284 (ff. 3-44);- 14th-century letters and papers relating to churches, pensions and other matters, mainly contemporary to Abbot William de Chiriton (1316–44) (ff. 45-57);-

• Detail of an historiated initial 'E'(cclesia) of the pope enthroned., Omne Bonum (Ebrietas-Humanus)

(Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 8275).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Ecclesia (The Church) James le Palmer James le Palmer James le Palmer London England, S. E. (London)

• Detail of a historiated initial 'C'(clericus) of a church., Omne Bonum (Circumcisio-Dona Spiritui Sancti)

initial 'C'(clericus) of a church. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a general encyclopaedia arranged in alphabetical order. Bound in four volumes: Royal 6 E VI, vols. 1 and 2,

• Text page., Polychronicon with other historical works

Added drawing of a foliate initial in sepia 14th/15th century (f. 111).Added table of contents, 15th century (f. 2v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill, London: inscribed 'Liber ecclesie Sancti / Petri sup[er] cornehill', 15th century (ff. 1v, 2v).The Old Royal

• Decorated initial 'P'(ost), with a partial bar border., Polychronicon with other historical works

Added drawing of a foliate initial in sepia 14th/15th century (f. 111).Added table of contents, 15th century (f. 2v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill, London: inscribed 'Liber ecclesie Sancti / Petri sup[er] cornehill', 15th century (ff. 1v, 2v).The Old Royal

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uinta), at the beginning of book 3 of the Polychronicon., Polychronicon with other historical works

Added drawing of a foliate initial in sepia 14th/15th century (f. 111).Added table of contents, 15th century (f. 2v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill, London: inscribed 'Liber ecclesie Sancti / Petri sup[er] cornehill', 15th century (ff. 1v, 2v).The Old Royal

• Historiated initial 'A'(mbiciosus) of a bishop and a layman at the door of a church., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

a layman at the door of a church. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a general encyclopaedia arranged in alphabetical order. Bound in four volumes: Royal 6 E VI, vols.

• Historiated initial 'C'(ensus) of a bishop at the door of a church., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

bishop at the door of a church. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a general encyclopaedia arranged in alphabetical order. Bound in four volumes: Royal 6 E VI, vols. 1

• Historiated initial 'B'(eneficia) of a bishop and a young man entering a church., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

and a young man entering a church. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a general encyclopaedia arranged in alphabetical order. Bound in four volumes: Royal 6 E VI, vols. 1

• Initial 'B'(eatus) with foliate decoration executed over an erasure., Breviary, Use of Rome for the Augustinian Hermits, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), Psalter (ff. 7-72), Ordinal (ff. 73-272) with Litany (ff. 149r-v), Sanctoral (ff. 273-407v), Common of the saints, possibly imperfect at the end (ff. 408-430v), with later addition (ff. 431-447v)

Augustine on 11 October (ff. 2v, 3, 5, 5v).An erased inscription on f. i verso.Conyers Middleton (b. 1683, d. 1750), Church of England clergyman and author, fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1706, head librarian of the University Library at

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D' of David and the fool, at the beginning of the erased text of Psalm 52., Psalter fragments

calendar includes Benedict, Cuthbert, John of Beverly, and Wilfrid among the confessors, and Hilda among the virgins (ff. 78r-78v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill, London: bound with Royal 13 D I inscribed with 'Liber ecclesie Sancti / Petri sup[er] cornehill',

• Historiated initial 'B' of David playing his harp, at the beginning of the erased text of Psalm 1., Psalter fragments

calendar includes Benedict, Cuthbert, John of Beverly, and Wilfrid among the confessors, and Hilda among the virgins (ff. 78r-78v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill, London: bound with Royal 13 D I inscribed with 'Liber ecclesie Sancti / Petri sup[er] cornehill',

• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of the Nativity of Christ, with the border containing the Annunciation, the Annunciation to the Shepherds, and the head of Christ and three animals, at the beginning of Psalm 26., Psalter fragments

calendar includes Benedict, Cuthbert, John of Beverly, and Wilfrid among the confessors, and Hilda among the virgins (ff. 78r-78v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill, London: bound with Royal 13 D I inscribed with 'Liber ecclesie Sancti / Petri sup[er] cornehill',

• Decorated initial 'A'(d te) with a partial bar border., Psalter fragments

calendar includes Benedict, Cuthbert, John of Beverly, and Wilfrid among the confessors, and Hilda among the virgins (ff. 78r-78v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill, London: bound with Royal 13 D I inscribed with 'Liber ecclesie Sancti / Petri sup[er] cornehill',

• Historiated initial 'D' of David and the fool, at the beginning of the ersed text of Psalm 52., Psalter fragments

calendar includes Benedict, Cuthbert, John of Beverly, and Wilfrid among the confessors, and Hilda among the virgins (ff. 78r-78v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill, London: bound with Royal 13 D I inscribed with 'Liber ecclesie Sancti / Petri sup[er] cornehill',

• Decorated initial 'S'(alvum) with a partial bar border., Psalter fragments

calendar includes Benedict, Cuthbert, John of Beverly, and Wilfrid among the confessors, and Hilda among the virgins (ff. 78r-78v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill, London: bound with Royal 13 D I inscribed with 'Liber ecclesie Sancti / Petri sup[er] cornehill',

• Historiated border with standing figures and historiated initial ('D')., Psalter fragments

calendar includes Benedict, Cuthbert, John of Beverly, and Wilfrid among the confessors, and Hilda among the virgins (ff. 78r-78v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill, London: bound with Royal 13 D I inscribed with 'Liber ecclesie Sancti / Petri sup[er] cornehill',

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of David in the water, praying to God, with a full border including heads of Christ and four saints, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter fragments

calendar includes Benedict, Cuthbert, John of Beverly, and Wilfrid among the confessors, and Hilda among the virgins (ff. 78r-78v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill, London: bound with Royal 13 D I inscribed with 'Liber ecclesie Sancti / Petri sup[er] cornehill',