dominus de Manchestre' [John, 4th baron De la Warr, (b. c.1345, d. 1398), his cousin], John de Waltham (d. 1395), bishop of Salisbury, John, lord Ross of Hamlake, Sir William de Skipwith (b. c.1320, d. before 1398), John de Ravensere,
Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of John, at the beginning of John. First page probably missing: inscribed 'prima pagina deficit' (f. 1).Catchwords and instruction for running titles. Indication of 'pecia'?: inscribed 'XVII pecia' (f. 44).Numerous pointing hands (maniculae).Some margins incised (ff.
Peterborough abbey, with table of contents, 60 royal and papal charters, and miscellaneous additions ? Prior John of Threckingham (c. 1264-1274): inscription 'Libri John Trikyngham Prioris' with a list of his books (f. 1).Added text in a 14th-century hand (f.
est), at the beginning of the prologue to John, and a historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of John and his symbol holding a scroll with marginal extensions containing hybrids, at the beginning of John. Rebound for Henry VIII.Associated with a group
his signature; possibly obtained from his estate by Ives. Cf. Paul Grinke, 'John Ives and the LIbrary of 'Honest' Tom Martin', ~in The Warden's Meeting: A Tribute to John Sparrow~ (Oxford: Oxford University Society of Bibliophiles, 1977), pp. 39-42 (p.
five manuscripts of mainly Latin texts but including a short English grammar which has a Staffordshire dialect. It also contains John Mirk's Instructions to Parish Priests although this text has been allocated a Northamptonshire dialect. f. 1r-9r 'Dicciones Psalterii' Explanation
disciple'. Translation into French of the Elucidarius of Honorius Augustodunensis. French Meyer 1956, pp. 117-118. ff. 46v-51v Letter from Prester John to the emperor Frederic (Barbarossa) 'Prestre iohans par la grace de ihesu crist rois'. French ff. 52r-64r Robert Grosseteste
lemperour'. French Stengel 1871, 2; Hunt 1990, pp. 100-41, see especially pp. 104-5, 140-1. ff. 21r-26v The Letter of Prester John 'Ci comence la lettre ke prestre iohan enuea a la pape de roume'. 'Prestres iohans par la grace deu