in a monk's habit, holding a martyr's palm, with a full foliate border with coat of arms. Leaves excised after ff. 9 (off-set from heraldic device on preceding unfoliated flyleaf), 132, 147, 151, 158, 184, 191 (off-set from heraldic device
181, 211, 232, 261, 297). Initials in gold on rose and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white, those at the beginning of chapters with foliate extensions. Line-fillers in blue and rose with penwork decoration in white. Facta et Dicta
the rights of the Marshall during wartime. Large initials in gold on blue and pink backgrounds with white or black filigree (f. 1). Paraphs in blue. LIne-fillers in blue. Rubrics in red. One gathering of a treatise of rights of
128v, 143, 149, 165v, 169v). Large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red. Large and small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Missal, Use of Rome (begins and ends
128v, 143, 149, 165v, 169v). Large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red. Large and small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Missal, Use of Rome (begins and ends
of the Millere Whan that the knyght , had thus his tale I told<note><notetxt><ctp>1</ctp>The blue of the illuminated letter is not the same of the blue of the paraph mark. This is evident on folio 39r. The capital has been
and al hir myght And by hir beddes heed , she made a Muwe And couered it , with veluettes blue In signe of trouthe , that is in wommen sene And al with oute , the Muwe is peynted
fyghte Lest that she wold hem with hir hondes sleen Or with hir meynye putten hem to flighte In kynges habit wenten hir sones two As heyres , of hir fadres regnes alle And hermanno and tymolao Hir names were
fantasyk And shortly turned , was al vp so doun Bothe habit , and eke disposicioū Of hym , this wooful louyer Arcite What shuld I al day , of hys woo endite Whan he endured had , a ȝere
that she wolde , hem wt hir handes slen Or with hir meignee , putten hem to flighte In kynges habit , wente hir sones two As heires , of hir fadres regnes alle And Hermanno , and Thymalao Hir
are: Vellum; ff. ii. + 213. Middle of the xv. cent. Eight illuminated initials cut out; others in red and blue. Owners' names occur as follows; "Liber magistri Roberti Elphisten" and "Liber ... pertinet Roberti Elphinstone rectoris de Kyncarin (?)"
of xv. cent. On ff. 96 b, 226 is possibly a scribe's monogram I.S. Sec. fol. "sais Oculi." Initials in blue (thickly laid on) flourished in red. On f. 1 is a 16th cent. owner's name "Vincit Winge his Booke."