• Illuminated miniature of the Trinity, with God the Father seated enthroned holding the cross with the crucified Christ and the dove of the Holy Spirit above the head of Christ (a 'Gnadenstuhl Trinity'), and below, a kneeling donor, William Melreth, alderman of London, in prayer, with his arms. Below this in gold letters and in English is the caption 'Blessed be the trinite', and an inscription detailing Melreth's gift of the missal to the church of St Lawrence, London., Missal, Use of Sarum ('The Missal of William Melreth') with Gregory's Trental prayers

in English is the caption 'Blessed be the trinite', and an inscription detailing Melreth's gift of the missal to the church of St Lawrence, London. Musical notation.? Possible instructions to the artist or later notes identifying the subject matter briefly,

• Zoomorphic initial 'H'(esterno) [Hesternam] with interlace and a bird's head, at the beginning of Augustine's Tractatus 25 on the Gospel of John., Tractatus in Evangelium Ioannis, imperfect, lacking tracts 18 and 19 and substituting Sermo 125 (ff. 66-70)

of the consecration of the abbey church of S. Mariae de Poplina in 1100, during the reign of Pope Pascal II (reigned 1099 to 1118), (f. 2v). Inscription regarding the consecration of the church of S. Michael de Puplena in

• Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uales) with interlace and an animal's head, and a snake? forming the tail of the letter, at the beginning of Augustine's Tractatus 103 on the Gospel of John., Sermon 7 in natale sanctae Mariae, imperfect

of the consecration of the abbey church of S. Mariae de Poplina in 1100, during the reign of Pope Pascal II (reigned 1099 to 1118), (f. 2v). Inscription regarding the consecration of the church of S. Michael de Puplena in

• null, Tractatus in Evangelium Ioannis, imperfect, lacking tracts 18 and 19 and substituting Sermo 125 (ff. 66-70)

of the consecration of the abbey church of S. Mariae de Poplina in 1100, during the reign of Pope Pascal II (reigned 1099 to 1118), (f. 2v). Inscription regarding the consecration of the church of S. Michael de Puplena in

• null, Tractatus in Evangelium Ioannis, imperfect, lacking tracts 18 and 19 and substituting Sermo 125 (ff. 66-70)

of the consecration of the abbey church of S. Mariae de Poplina in 1100, during the reign of Pope Pascal II (reigned 1099 to 1118), (f. 2v). Inscription regarding the consecration of the church of S. Michael de Puplena in

• Pen-flourished initial 'I'(n dei nomine amen)., The Endowment and Orders of Sherington’s Chantry, founded in Saint Paul’s Church, London

Paul's Church, London. 5 large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing (ff. 1, 2, 9, 10v, 11v). Marginal notations and rubrics in red. Paraphs in red or blue. The Endowment and Orders of Sherington’s Chantry, founded in Saint Paul’s Church,

• Historiated initial 'U' with an angel holding a book, a knight with a shield and spear, a crouching man, and a dragon's head forming part of the letter., Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan

Church, Canterbury (see f. 2; Gameson 1999 p. 94).Dover Priory, by 14th century: inscribed with its press mark 'D VII' and title (f. 2); included in the 1389 catalogue.John Joscelin [Joscelyn] (b. 1529, d. 1603), Old English scholar and

• Coloured initial 'Q'(uid) at the beginning of Psalm 51., Psalter, in the Roman version, with Old English gloss, and 12 canticles

century (ff. 9, 29v, 62v, 69).The Benedictine abbey of Christ Church, Canterbury: Christ Church pressmark 'r' with a title 'Psalteriu[m] s[anc]ti Jeronimi glosatu[m]', 12th century (f. 8) and Christ Church script, 11th century (ff. 197-198, according to Ker, 1957).Thomas Cranmer

• Text page with pen-flourished initial and catchword., Sermons (f. 2); Statutes of the Church of Hereford (f. 258v)

Church of Hereford has been added at the end (ff. 258v-262): it is therefore possible that Thomas Trilleck was related to John de Trilleck, bishop of Hereford (1344-1360).William Reed, bishop of Chichester (1369-1385), given by him to the Collegiate

• After readings for the Temporal, Sanctoral, and the Common of Saints are (in the lower right-hand corner) readings for the ordination of deacons, priests, and bishops: these ordinations would be performed by an archbishop, further evidence that this manuscript was written for use at Canterbury, not Dover., 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)

Church, Canterbury: an erased inscription has been read as 'Biblius ecclesie Christi Cantuarie v[endicat]us (?) eidem ecclesie per Johannem L . . .' (f. 1); inclusion of readings for the ordination of bishops etc. (f. 534v); calendar with Christ

• Coloured initial 'D'(omine), at the beginning of Psalm 101., Psalter, in the Roman version, with Old English gloss, and 12 canticles

century (ff. 9, 29v, 62v, 69).The Benedictine abbey of Christ Church, Canterbury: Christ Church pressmark 'r' with a title 'Psalteriu[m] s[anc]ti Jeronimi glosatu[m]', 12th century (f. 8) and Christ Church script, 11th century (ff. 197-198, according to Ker, 1957).Thomas Cranmer

• The calendar is laid out with four months per page. The presence of the feast of the Dedication of St. Martin's Priory, Dover ('Dedicatio ecclesie sancti Martini de Dovor.', 19 October, lower left of folio) has previously been taken to suggest an origin there; but this entry is not written in red, and has no liturgical grading, suggesting that it was a minor feast., 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)

Church, Canterbury: an erased inscription has been read as 'Biblius ecclesie Christi Cantuarie v[endicat]us (?) eidem ecclesie per Johannem L . . .' (f. 1); inclusion of readings for the ordination of bishops etc. (f. 534v); calendar with Christ

• Greek alphabet., Theological tracts

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Detail from the roll: Henry III holding a model of a church, and his children: Edward, Margaret, Edmund, Beatrice, Katharine, and again Edward wearing a crown., Genealogical chronicle of the English Kings

III holding a model of a church, and his children: Edward, Margaret, Edmund, Beatrice, Katharine, and again Edward wearing a crown. Contains the genealogy of the kings of England from the Heptarchy to Henry III (b. 1207, d. 1272), with

• Initial 'V' with filigree penwork decoration., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiated initial 'V' of Michael weighing a soul., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiatd initial 'A' of the Presentation in the Temple., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiated initial 'S' of Saint Peter dressed as a pope and holding a book., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiated initial 'L' of Lucy holding eyes on a dish and a palm leaf., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.

• Historiated initial 'F' of John the Baptist., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary) An Augustinian church in Venice: 164 leaves cut from the same antiphonary are Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce a. I. (Norman E.