• Calendar page for August with a medallion of Virgo., Psalter, with litany, prayers and Easter tables (The 'Westminster Psalter') (index Old Testament, Bible)

'1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6600.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: probably included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 126.Charles

• Calendar page for September with a medallion of Libra., Psalter, with litany, prayers and Easter tables (The 'Westminster Psalter') (index Old Testament, Bible)

'1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6600.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: probably included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 126.Charles

• Calendar page for October with a medallion of Scorpio., Psalter, with litany, prayers and Easter tables (The 'Westminster Psalter') (index Old Testament, Bible)

'1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6600.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: probably included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 126.Charles

• Calendar page for November with a medallion of Sagittarius., Psalter, with litany, prayers and Easter tables (The 'Westminster Psalter') (index Old Testament, Bible)

'1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6600.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: probably included in the catalogue of John Theyer’s manuscripts in his possession, made in 1678 by William Beveridge and William Jane, Royal Appendix, 70, no. 126.Charles

• Historiated initial 'E'(x Cassiodoro) with the author Cassiodorus pointing at an open book, and a foliated tendril extending into the margin; the body of the letter contains a blue figure. Smaller historiated initial 'C'(um) with the head of a bishop., Miscellany including William of Malmesbury's De dictis et factis memorabilibus philosophorum (Polyhistor) (ff. 3- 40v), Cassiodorus' De orthographia (ff. 41-52), Marbod's Lapidarium, with gloss (ff. 106-123), Priscianus' Solutiones ad Chosroem [regem Persarum] (ff. 139v-160v), Nemesius' De natura hominis (ff. 168-196), Albericus' Flores Rhetorici (ff. 196-206), John of Salisbury's De septem septenis (ff. 206v-215v), Joachim of Fiore's Praephatio super Apocalypsim (ff. 216-224), imperfect; De praesagiis tempestatum (f. 224r-v), imperfect

106-123), Priscianus' Solutiones ad Chosroem [regem Persarum] (ff. 139v-160v), Nemesius' De natura hominis (ff. 168-196), Albericus' Flores Rhetorici (ff. 196-206), John of Salisbury's De septem septenis (ff. 206v-215v), Joachim of Fiore's Praephatio super Apocalypsim (ff. 216-224), imperfect; De praesagiis tempestatum

• Historiated illuminated initial 'Q'(uid) at the beginning of Psalm 51, of Doeg slaying the priests of Nob with swords, and in the lower margin, David holding a slingshot and a scroll, about to kill Goliath in the descender of the initial, which consists of a dragon's body and tail., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

of Bishop Ranulf on 15 September (f. 8); and of the precentor's father John on 24 April (f. 5v), and mother Avicia on 26 September (f. 8).? John Howard (? d. 1426) and his wife Alice Tendring: erased 15th-century inscription

• Illuminated 'KL' letters in a calendar page for September with foliate decoration, and in the margin roundels of the occupation of the month of a man picking fruit, and the zodiac sign, Libra, the scales. About half-way down the page is an added inscription in black ink recording the death of Ranulf, bishop of Chichester, and about ten lines lower down, another inscription recording the death of Avicia, mother of precentor 'E' of Chichester., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

of Bishop Ranulf on 15 September (f. 8); and of the precentor's father John on 24 April (f. 5v), and mother Avicia on 26 September (f. 8).? John Howard (? d. 1426) and his wife Alice Tendring: erased 15th-century inscription

• Illuminated initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of Psalm 1 in a full border, with medallions in the corners of personifications of Church and Synagoge in the upper medallions, and two standing men in the lower medallions, perhaps Paul and a prophet, and in the centre of side borders mandorlas with David playing a harp and a musician playing a fiddle. Within the border are numerous animals, and around the letter are many figures including the symbols of the Evangelists in the corners, standing prophets holding scrolls, a standing man in armour holding a spear and shield with a smaller man below in a conical hat, possibly Goliath and David, together with another musician, various entertainments including a knife-juggler and a bear-baiter, and animals and birds within foliage., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

of Bishop Ranulf on 15 September (f. 8); and of the precentor's father John on 24 April (f. 5v), and mother Avicia on 26 September (f. 8).? John Howard (? d. 1426) and his wife Alice Tendring: erased 15th-century inscription

• Historiated illuminated initial 'D'(ixit) at the beginning of Psalm 52, of the Devil tempting Christ, with Christ dropping the stones, which the Devil has tried to provoke Christ to turn into loaves of bread, and in the ascender of the initial, three hares and a dragon., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

of Bishop Ranulf on 15 September (f. 8); and of the precentor's father John on 24 April (f. 5v), and mother Avicia on 26 September (f. 8).? John Howard (? d. 1426) and his wife Alice Tendring: erased 15th-century inscription

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul sitting at a desk and writing his Epistle, at the beginning of Romans., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul sitting at a desk and writing his Epistle, at the beginning of Romans. Includes Romans and 1-2 Corinthians; originally contained probably the complete work, or at least Galatians, as suggested by the catchword 'Paulus

• Zoomorphic initial 'S'(anctus) formed of a dragon, with foliate decoration, display script, and pen-flourishing in the margin, at the beginning of the prologue to the commentary on Psalms., Commentary on Psalms 1-50

acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the select list of works noted by John Bale of c. 1548 as 'Pully super Psalterium'; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 15v; and

• Initial 'S'(ecundum) with decoration in foliate and dot patterns at the beginning of book 2., Commentary on Jeremiah

Initial 'S'(ecundum) with decoration in foliate and dot patterns at the beginning of book 2. 7 initials in red, green or blue with penwork decoration in red and green (ff. 1, 1v, 20, 41, 60, 79v, 97v). Rubrics in

• Zoomorphic initial 'G'(regorius)., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus Added fragment of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed

• Zoomorphic initial 'A'(mos) with an animal head., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus Added fragment of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed

• Text pages, Theological works including De magistro

Text pages Initial in brown with penwork decoration (f. 82). End words with leaf decoration (ff. 82-84). Rubrics and chapter numbers in red. Small initials in brown, some with outline drawings of a face (f. 49v). Text in triangular

• Text pages, Theological works including De magistro

Text pages Initial in brown with penwork decoration (f. 82). End words with leaf decoration (ff. 82-84). Rubrics and chapter numbers in red. Small initials in brown, some with outline drawings of a face (f. 49v). Text in triangular

• Text pages with triangular-shaped text., Theological works including De magistro

Text pages with triangular-shaped text. Initial in brown with penwork decoration (f. 82). End words with leaf decoration (ff. 82-84). Rubrics and chapter numbers in red. Small initials in brown, some with outline drawings of a face (f. 49v).

• Text pages, Theological works including De magistro

Text pages Initial in brown with penwork decoration (f. 82). End words with leaf decoration (ff. 82-84). Rubrics and chapter numbers in red. Small initials in brown, some with outline drawings of a face (f. 49v). Text in triangular

• Calligraphic specimen with a large initial 'R'(icordare), and an illuminated border., Specimens of Calligraphy

Calligraphic specimen with a large initial 'R'(icordare), and an illuminated border. f. 1 is a paper flyleafContains various arms and names, including those of Cosimo de Medici, Duke of Florence (ff. 11v, 17v) and his wife, Eleanora of Toledo

• Calligraphic specimen with a large initial 'T'(u) and an illuminated border, inscribed with the names of Henry Fitzalan, lord Maltravers, son of the 12th earl of Arundel, and of Petrucchio Ubaldini., Specimens of Calligraphy

Calligraphic specimen with a large initial 'T'(u) and an illuminated border, inscribed with the names of Henry Fitzalan, lord Maltravers, son of the 12th earl of Arundel, and of Petrucchio Ubaldini. f. 1 is a paper flyleafContains various arms