• Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(ater) of Christ blessing and holding a book, at the beginning of the Pater Noster., Gospel of Matthew, with the Glossa ordinaria

with penwork decoration, in red or blue, throughout the gloss. Gospel of Matthew, with the Glossa ordinaria The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see [Edward Bernard],

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uatuor), at the beginning of Peter's the Chanter commentary., Diatessaron

brown (ff. 1, 2v, 3, 8v). Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Diatessaron The English Royal library: Westminster inventory number 'no. 1023' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory

• Decorated initial 'D'(e nativitate) at the beginning of the capitula to Romans, with added inscription in the upper margin; from left to right they are: a title and a press-mark characteristic of the Benedictine abbey of St. Werburgh, Chester; the ownership note 'Ex monasterio Cestrie' (i.e. from the monastery of Chester); the inventory number of the Old Royal library in the Upper Library at Westminster Palace ('No. 1098'); the present pressmark of the British Library ('4. E viij'), and below this the page number in the old catalogue ('p. 58'). ., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

the inventory number of the Old Royal library in the Upper Library at Westminster Palace ('No. 1098'); the present pressmark of the British Library ('4. E viij'), and below this the page number in the old catalogue ('p. 58'). .

• Text page with initials and rubrics., Historia Scolastica (Acts of the Apostles)

and others, Corpus of British Medieval Library Catalogues, 4 (London: The British Library,1996), B77.37, B79.35.)Parts 1 and 2:The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666 (f. 4?) and in the 1698 catalogue of the

• Text page with decorated initials., Commentary on the Psalms (51-100)

and Gilson 1921).Steven Speccot, perhaps of the Speccot family of Penheale, Cornwall: his name written on f. 223v.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 678 '; included in the inventory of books in the Upper

• Framed initial 'Q' with foliate decoration., Commentary on the Psalms (51-100)

and Gilson 1921).Steven Speccot, perhaps of the Speccot family of Penheale, Cornwall: his name written on f. 223v.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 678 '; included in the inventory of books in the Upper

• Initial 'C' with foliate decoration and display script. Decorated initials., Commentary on the Psalms (51-100)

and Gilson 1921).Steven Speccot, perhaps of the Speccot family of Penheale, Cornwall: his name written on f. 223v.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 678 '; included in the inventory of books in the Upper

• Detail of a marginal drawing of two scholars pointing at geometrical figures., Sophistici Elenchi, Topica, Analytica Priora, Analytica Posteriora

(b. 1395, d. 1461/5) of Witton, Durham, and Old Malton, Yorkshire: inscribed 'Textus nove logice magi[str]i Willielm[i] Eure', and 'magister Will[el]m[us] Eure Eure', 15th century (ff. 210v, 211).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of

• Text page., Miscellany of sermons, treatises and Gospel harmonies, including Unum ex quattuor; Allegoriae super Novum Testamentum; Diatessaron (fragment)

p' (f. 189).Johannes Tame of the Convent of Austin friars, London (see above and Ker 1964).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Old Royal press-mark 'no 1020'; acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542;

• Detail of inscription at the bottom of the folio., Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan

press mark 'D VII' and title (f. 2); included in the 1389 catalogue.John Joscelin [Joscelyn] (b. 1529, d. 1603), OldEnglish scholar and Church of England clergyman, Archbishop Parker's secretary (with his annotations and supplements; see Tite, 1992, p. 117).?

• Decorated initial 'P'(arabolae) at the beginning of Proverbs., Glossed Proverbs (ff. 1-74) and Glossed Ecclesiastes (ff. 75-101v) with prologues (f. 74v) (index Old Testament)

prologues (f. 74v) (index Old Testament) Inscription: 'Iste liber continet tres libros [several more words erased]', 12th century (f. 103v).Inscription: 'Thomas amee' pertinet' (?) [all but 'Thomas' uncertain], 13th century? (f. 78v, left margin, leadpoint).Unidentified English reader: annotations, 15th century.Charles

• Decorated initial 'U'(anitas) at the beginning of Ecclesiastes, Glossed Proverbs (ff. 1-74) and Glossed Ecclesiastes (ff. 75-101v) with prologues (f. 74v) (index Old Testament)

prologues (f. 74v) (index Old Testament) Inscription: 'Iste liber continet tres libros [several more words erased]', 12th century (f. 103v).Inscription: 'Thomas amee' pertinet' (?) [all but 'Thomas' uncertain], 13th century? (f. 78v, left margin, leadpoint).Unidentified English reader: annotations, 15th century.Charles

• Text page., Tres libri

Amen' (f. 1) (see Warner and Gilson).Added list of contents of the Tres libri, 14th-century English hand (ff. 264-265) .The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1356' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at

• Puzzle initial 'I'(mperatoria) with display script and penwork decoration, at the beginning of the Institutiones., Institutiones and Authenticum with the Glossa ordinaria

Amen' (f. 1) (see Warner and Gilson).Added list of contents of the Tres libri, 14th-century English hand (ff. 264-265) .The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1356' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at

• Penwork initial 'I'(mperator)., Institutiones and Authenticum with the Glossa ordinaria

Amen' (f. 1) (see Warner and Gilson).Added list of contents of the Tres libri, 14th-century English hand (ff. 264-265) .The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1356' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at

• Decorated initial 'U'(lpianus), at the beginning of book 9., Digestum Vetus, with pre-Accursian glosses

Appulford e[st] bon[us] puer', 14th century (f. 249).Added list of contents referred to running titles, 14th-century English hand (f. 250v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 9v; and in

• Decorated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of book 17., Digestum Vetus, with pre-Accursian glosses

Appulford e[st] bon[us] puer', 14th century (f. 249).Added list of contents referred to running titles, 14th-century English hand (f. 250v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 9v; and in

• Decorated initial 'U'(lpianus) at the beginning of book 15., Digestum Vetus, with pre-Accursian glosses

Appulford e[st] bon[us] puer', 14th century (f. 249).Added list of contents referred to running titles, 14th-century English hand (f. 250v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 9v; and in

• Text page., Digestum Vetus, with pre-Accursian glosses

Appulford e[st] bon[us] puer', 14th century (f. 249).Added list of contents referred to running titles, 14th-century English hand (f. 250v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 9v; and in

• Detail of a folio with a version of the Lord's prayer in English., Theological works in prose and verse including The Lay Folks' Mass Book and Speculum Mundi

of a folio with a version of the Lord's prayer in English. Northern dialect features include 'kirc' for church (f. 100) and 'þo' for þe throughout. The middle English verses in this manuscript catalogued by Boffey and Edwards (2005) are