• Pen-flourished initial 'T'(he)., Various religious treatises, including a treatise on faith with an explication of the Apostles' Creed, treatises on the Ten Commandments, the Decalogue, the Lord's Prayer, etc.

catchwords. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with a partial bar border in the same colours 'T'(his) (f. 1). Smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Various religious treatises, including a treatise on

• 'Champ' initial 'L'(ucius) with foliate ink tendrils at the beginning of the text., Epistulae morales ('Ad Lucilium')

ink tendrils (ff. 1, 3). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red (f. 38). Initials in red or blue. Capitals marked with a stroke of red. Line-filler in blue ink (f. 62). Epistulae morales ('Ad Lucilium') John Chamberlayne (b.

• Decorated initial 'A'(nno) with pen-flourishing including ivy leaves., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum

Large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours including ivy leaves (ff. 1, 8v, 29v). Numerous smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in alternating red or blue. Capitals marked in red ink. Chronica

• Pen-flourished initials 'O'(bsecro), 'S'(it), 'R'(eligio), 'S'(iquis)., Various religious and philosophical texts, including Diaeta Salutis, Meditationes, and Saint Patrick's Purgatory (ff. 129-134v)

in colours and gold (ff. 1, 85). 3 puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 109, 115, 129). Blue initials with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Capitals marked in red. Various religious and philosophical texts, including Diaeta Salutis,

• Puzzle initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of the prologue., Polychronicon (to 1377)

Puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (ff. 25, 70v, 'j-border' on f. 25). Initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing including foliate decoration. Coloured initials in blue or red (only in red

• Partial border with puzzle initial 'H'(enry)., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), extracts from diverse statutes from Edward III to Henry V

various colours (f. 99). Partial border in red and blue with a puzzle initial (f. 36). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, some large, some small. Paraphs in red or blue. Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute

• Decorated initial 'C'(um) with acanthus motifs and two dragons., De arte grammatica: libri 16 priores

green. Capitals marked in yellow or red. 1 added puzzle initial in blue and red (f. 93). Added initials in red with blue penwork decoration or in blue with red penwork decoration, generally alternating. De arte grammatica: libri 16 priores

• Decorated initials'H'(eredes), 'M'(ulier), and 'C'(irca)., Tractatus de legibus et consuetudinibus Regni Angliae

gold with red penwork decoration (f. 2). Smaller initials in red with blue penwork decoration and in blue with red penwork decoration. Plain initials in red or blue. Rubrics and paraphs in red, now faded. Tractatus de legibus et consuetudinibus

• Illuminated initial 'S'(eynt poul)., An exposition on the Apocalypse and two Lollard tracts on verses in the Gospel of Matthew

with floral extensions (f. 64). 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue (f. 2v). Large initials in blue with red and/or purple pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. An exposition on the Apocalypse and two Lollard tracts on verses

• Diagram representing the genealogy of Jupiter., Genealogy of the gods (ff. 1-4), Names of rivers (f. 4v), Commentary on Aeneis (f. 5), Aeneis (index Aeneid) with marginal gloss (ff. 5v-168v)

red and blue (ff. 5v (x2), 6 (x2), 31v, 43, 83v, 84, 97, 109, 122v (x2), 137v (x2)). Large initial in red with reserved designs (f. 109v). Coloured initials in red or blue. Paraphs in alternating red or blue. Various

• Decorated initial 'C'(es) at the beginning of the statutes of Westminster., Various legal texts including Statutes of England (index Statute book, Statuta Angliae) and Hengham's Summa magna and Summa parva, Registrum brevium (reign of king Edward I), imperfect

1808. 3 large puzzle initials in blue and red with red pen-flourishing (ff. 45, 54, 58), including a lion's head (f. 45). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Various legal texts including Statutes of

• Pen-flourished initial 'P'(ie recordationis affectu, fratres carissimi)., Fragments of a liturgical manuscript, including De commendatione animarum and De sepultura mortuorum, with musical notation

liturgical mansucript (ff. 1*- 4* and 95-98v).ff. 1-94: Horizontal catchwords. Large blue initials with red pen-flourishing. Smaller plain initials in blue or red. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in blue. Staves of five lines, ruled in red. Fragments of a liturgical

• Decorated initial 'E'(xquirenti) with foliate extensions., De casibus virorum illustrium

pink, green, blue, and yellow, with foliate extensions (ff. 1, 1v, 17v, 32v, 48v, 65v, 80, 96, 109, 124v, 147v). Numerous intials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. De casibus

• Initial with foliate decoration at the beginning of Avicenna, 'Canon medicinae'., Collection of medical texts and notes, including Avicenna, 'Canon medicinae' (ff. 7-53), Pseudo-Mesue, 'Canones universales' (ff. 56-92)

in blue or light brown on square grounds of contrasting colour with foliate decoration highlighted in gold or white (ff. 7, 56, 57). Chapter initials in red and blue with guide letters, paraph marks in alternating red and blue, and

• White vine initial 'E'(t) and unidentified arms., Rhetorica ad Herennium (index De ratione dicendi ad Herennium)

blue, of various sizes, with red penwork decoration, and initials in red with purple penwork decoration. Plain initials and paraphs in red or blue. Rubrics in red. Rhetorica ad Herennium (index De ratione dicendi ad Herennium) Unidentified arms of

• Puzzle initial 'N'(otandum)., Martyrology

initial in red and blue with foliate motifs and pen-flourishing in red, green and purple (f. 1). Smaller initials in red with purple pen-flourishing and in blue with red pen-flourishing. Plain initials in red or blue, some large, some small.

• Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing., Vox Clamantis (beginning imperfectly) (ff. 1-134v), Cronica Tripertita (ff. 134v-49v), and shorter poems (ff. 149v-61)

34v). 1 large initial in gold with purple pen-flourishing (f. 134v). Numerous large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in red and blue. Vox Clamantis (beginning imperfectly) (ff. 1-134v), Cronica Tripertita (ff. 134v-49v), and shorter poems (ff. 149v-61)

• Decorated initial 'H'(ortaris)., Liber de viris illustribus, Chronica (index Greater Chronicle), and various other historical texts

73v, 85, 87, 88, 89v, 92, 95, 101, 117, 120v). Plain initials in red or blue, some with reserved lines. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in blue. Liber de viris illustribus, Chronica (index Greater Chronicle), and various other historical texts John

• Pen-flourished initial 'D' with floral motifs., Religious Poems, with an index of first lines (ff. 2-8) (index Poemata Varia Italice)

Cross in red (f. 2). 1 large initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 10). Plain initials in red. Plain initials in blue. Paraphs in the index in red or blue. Religious Poems, with an index of first lines (ff.

• Initial 'I'(Nterea) with penwork decoration., Anonymous comments to Virgil's Aeneid, Books 4-6 (ff. 1-77v, imperfect at the beginning), Bucolics (ff. 77v-94v), and Georgics (ff. 95-95v, imperfect at the end), Anselm's comment to Aeneid, Books 7-12 (ff. 25v-77v), and 'Fabularius', possibly a compendium of Boccaccio's 'Genealogia deorum gentilium' (ff. 96-110v) with table of contents (ff. 110v-111)

excised after f. 95. Puzzle initials in red and blue with penwork decoration in red and black (ff. 77v, 95, 96). Initials in red or blue with penwork decoration in red, blue and black. Initials in red. Titles and rubrics