• Initial 'P' with foliate decoration; rubrics and small initials., De civitate Dei

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), II, no. 6422.Robert Scott (b. c. 1632, d. 1709/10), London bookseller: 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. 293.Charles

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixisse) depicting a king (Pyrrhus of Epirus?) in armour on horseback, in Orosius's Historiarum adversum paganos, with eighteenth- century ink pagination by David Swan., Historia adversus paganos

1722, d. 1772), physician and book collector: his sale, 7 March 1785, lot 500, bought by Munro for 7s. 6d. John Monro (b. 1715, d. 1791), physician and specialist in insanity: his sale, 23 April 1792, lot 3400.David Swan, 1792:

• Marginal drawing of an 'Elephant and Castle'; the adjacent text describes King Pyrrhus's battle elephants, with decorated initials 'A'(nno) and 'I'(psi) in Orosius's Historiarum adversum paganos, and eighteenth-century ink pagination by David Swan., Historia adversus paganos

1722, d. 1772), physician and book collector: his sale, 7 March 1785, lot 500, bought by Munro for 7s. 6d. John Monro (b. 1715, d. 1791), physician and specialist in insanity: his sale, 23 April 1792, lot 3400.David Swan, 1792:

• Zoomorphic initial 'S'(ufficientia) in the form of a dragon, terminating in a bearded human head, in Orosius's Historiarum adversum paganos, with eighteenth-century ink pagination by David Swan., Historia adversus paganos

1722, d. 1772), physician and book collector: his sale, 7 March 1785, lot 500, bought by Munro for 7s. 6d. John Monro (b. 1715, d. 1791), physician and specialist in insanity: his sale, 23 April 1792, lot 3400.David Swan, 1792:

• Decorated initial 'N'(eminem), in Orosius's Historiarum adversum paganos, and 18th-century ink pagination by David Swan., Historia adversus paganos

1722, d. 1772), physician and book collector: his sale, 7 March 1785, lot 500, bought by Munro for 7s. 6d. John Monro (b. 1715, d. 1791), physician and specialist in insanity: his sale, 23 April 1792, lot 3400.David Swan, 1792:

• Historiated initial 'E'(xplicui), with a bishop and a tonsured monk offering him a book, in Orosius's Historiarum adversum paganos, and eighteenth-century ink pagination by David Swan., Historia adversus paganos

1722, d. 1772), physician and book collector: his sale, 7 March 1785, lot 500, bought by Munro for 7s. 6d. John Monro (b. 1715, d. 1791), physician and specialist in insanity: his sale, 23 April 1792, lot 3400.David Swan, 1792:

• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of Zacharias incensing an altar, at the beginning of Luke., Gospels of Luke and John, with the Glossa ordinaria

some with descenders in red and blue. Running titles and chapter numbers in red and blue. Gospels of Luke and John, with the Glossa ordinaria Thomas, written by him: his colophon 'Sit thomas sanus et sua sana manus am[en]' (f.

• Puzzle initials 'P'(linius)., Vita Plinii (Life of Pliny) (f. 1), letter to Vespasian (ff. 1-2), Historia naturalis (Natural History) (ff. 2-296) with extracts from Isidore of Seville (added to fill gaps in the exemplar)

gaps in the exemplar) Effaced ownership inscription referring to the dean of the royal chapel, 'This boke belongeth to Sir John . . . chapleyn to my [Lord ?] of London, [who ?] was the kynges grand . . .

• Illuminated initial 'L'(ucas) at the beginning of the prologue to Luke., Gospels of Luke and John, with the Glossa ordinaria

some with descenders in red and blue. Running titles and chapter numbers in red and blue. Gospels of Luke and John, with the Glossa ordinaria Thomas, written by him: his colophon 'Sit thomas sanus et sua sana manus am[en]' (f.

• Table., Theological miscellany, including a calendar (ff. 216-217) and tables (ff. 217v-219), Alan of Lille's De sex alis cherubim (ff. 177)

Theological miscellany, including a calendar (ff. 216-217) and tables (ff. 217v-219), Alan of Lille's De sex alis cherubim (ff. 177) John Meredith: inscription 'Liber Johannis Meredyth' (f. 1). Inscription 'Walter Cooke of Weeles, haberdesber of hettes' (f. 51v). Purchased from

• Illuminated initial 'E'(l) with a marginal drawing of Saul on a throne holding a sceptre., Theological miscellany, including a paraphrase of the Old Testament, in verse, imperfect, and a life of John (ff. 139v-142v)

Decorated title (f. 143v). Theological miscellany, including a paraphrase of the Old Testament, in verse, imperfect, and a life of John (ff. 139v-142v) The Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, King's Mead, Derby: late 15h-century inscription (f. 83v).W. G. Warton, Esq.

• Decorated initials at the end of a versified biblical history, ending with 4 (2) Kings. In the lower margin, a 15th-century inscription identifies the book as belonging to the nuns of Derby Priory., Theological miscellany, including a paraphrase of the Old Testament, in verse, imperfect, and a life of John (ff. 139v-142v)

Decorated title (f. 143v). Theological miscellany, including a paraphrase of the Old Testament, in verse, imperfect, and a life of John (ff. 139v-142v) The Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, King's Mead, Derby: late 15h-century inscription (f. 83v).W. G. Warton, Esq.

• Ink drawing of Christ in Majesty, with angels., Theological miscellany, including a paraphrase of the Old Testament, in verse, imperfect, and a life of John (ff. 139v-142v)

Decorated title (f. 143v). Theological miscellany, including a paraphrase of the Old Testament, in verse, imperfect, and a life of John (ff. 139v-142v) The Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, King's Mead, Derby: late 15h-century inscription (f. 83v).W. G. Warton, Esq.

• Puzzle initial 'H'(ic) and 'I'(n) at the beginning of prologues and 'I'(n) at the beginning of John., Portion of a calendar

of prologues and 'I'(n) at the beginning of John. Imprint of metal studs of a medieval binding on f. 58 and final end leaf. KL letters in blue with red penwork decoration, or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small

• Illuminated initial 'A', with a correction in the margin by the second column and an arm with a pointing hand indicating where the verses should be inserted., Theological miscellany, including a paraphrase of the Old Testament, in verse, imperfect, and a life of John (ff. 139v-142v)

Decorated title (f. 143v). Theological miscellany, including a paraphrase of the Old Testament, in verse, imperfect, and a life of John (ff. 139v-142v) The Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, King's Mead, Derby: late 15h-century inscription (f. 83v).W. G. Warton, Esq.

• null, Bible, some marginal glosses (ends imperfectly)

1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red (f. 3v). Smaller puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, or initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in blue or

• Decorated initials 'Primum quidem' at the beginning of Acts., Leaf of a Bible, Acts 1:1-4:31, bound with the recto as the verso

blue. Chapter numbers in red and blue. Leaf of a Bible, Acts 1:1-4:31, bound with the recto as the verso John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans

• Decorated initial 'E'(t)., Leaf with the start of Book 5 of a grammatical (?) work

initials in red or blue. Paraph in red. Leaf with the start of Book 5 of a grammatical (?) work John Bagford: inscribed, probably by Frederic Madden, that this is 'A portion of Bagford's collection F. M.' (f. [iii]).Sir Hans

• Foliate initial 'B'(estiarium), at the beginning of the text, and smaller illuminated initial 'h'(uius), with the ownership inscription of the cathedral priory at Rochester reading, 'Liber de claustro Roffens[i] R. precentoris'., 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 lion and cubs., 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,