• Historiated initial 'F'(ecit) of a mermaid and an archer shooting at an owl, at the beginning of Esdras 2., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Mermaid William de Hales England, S. England, S. (Salisbury)

• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of Elkanah and Hannah praying before an altar, at the beginning of Kings 1 (Samuel 1)., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

and Ireland: purchased from Scott together over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Elkanah and Hannah William de Hales England, S. England, S. (Salisbury)

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of a three-faced man, at the beginning of Psalm 109., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Three-faced man William de Hales England, S. England, S. (Salisbury)

• Historiated initial 'V'(ocavit) of Moses speaking to God, at the beginning of Leviticus., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Moses William de Hales England, S. England, S. (Salisbury)

• Marginal drawing of Samson fighting with a lion next to Judges 14:1-5., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

Ireland: purchased from Scott together over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Samson and a lion William de Hales England, S. England, S. (Salisbury)

• Historiated initial 'P'(etrus) of Peter holding his keys and a church, at the beginning of Peter 1., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Peter William de Hales England, S. England, S. (Salisbury)

• Colophon stating that the book was written by William de Hales for Thomas de la Wile, a canon of Salisbury, in 1254, and reading 'Hunc librum scripsit Will[elmu]s de Hales, / magist[r]o Thome de la Wile, quem vocavit / magist[er] Radulfus de Hehham tunc cancel/larius Sar[isburiensis] ad regim[en] scola[rum] Sar[isburiensium] quibus / d[eu]s in hoc s[e]c[u]lo et in futuro p[ro]picientur. Amen. / F[a]c[tu]s fuit libere anno M cc.l. quarto. ab i[n]/carnatione domini'., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together over 300 other manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Colophon William de Hales England, S. England, S. (Salisbury)

• Illuminated initial 'H'(odie) with an animal mask, a bird and foliate motifs, at the beginning of the book., Sermons, beginning, 'Hodie nobis dominus patrem cum filiis duobus vocavit'

Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1).Patrick Young [Junius] (b. 1584, d. 1652), royal librarian and scholar:inscribed by him, ' Petri Chrysologi sermones 76' (f. 2).The Old Royal Library (the

• Illuminated initial 'C'(allidi) with foliate motifs., Sermons, beginning, 'Hodie nobis dominus patrem cum filiis duobus vocavit'

Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1).Patrick Young [Junius] (b. 1584, d. 1652), royal librarian and scholar:inscribed by him, ' Petri Chrysologi sermones 76' (f. 2).The Old Royal Library (the

• Decorated initial 'P'(reliorum) with foliate motifs., Sermons, beginning, 'Hodie nobis dominus patrem cum filiis duobus vocavit'

Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1).Patrick Young [Junius] (b. 1584, d. 1652), royal librarian and scholar:inscribed by him, ' Petri Chrysologi sermones 76' (f. 2).The Old Royal Library (the

• Decorated initial 'X'(ps), an abbreviation of 'Christus', with foliate motifs., Sermons, beginning, 'Hodie nobis dominus patrem cum filiis duobus vocavit'

Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1).Patrick Young [Junius] (b. 1584, d. 1652), royal librarian and scholar:inscribed by him, ' Petri Chrysologi sermones 76' (f. 2).The Old Royal Library (the

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uod) with foliate motifs., Sermons, beginning, 'Hodie nobis dominus patrem cum filiis duobus vocavit'

Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1).Patrick Young [Junius] (b. 1584, d. 1652), royal librarian and scholar:inscribed by him, ' Petri Chrysologi sermones 76' (f. 2).The Old Royal Library (the

• Decorated initial 'I'(ejunii) with foliate motifs., Sermons, beginning, 'Hodie nobis dominus patrem cum filiis duobus vocavit'

Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1).Patrick Young [Junius] (b. 1584, d. 1652), royal librarian and scholar:inscribed by him, ' Petri Chrysologi sermones 76' (f. 2).The Old Royal Library (the

• Decorated initials 'B'(eati)., Sermons, beginning, 'Hodie nobis dominus patrem cum filiis duobus vocavit'

Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1).Patrick Young [Junius] (b. 1584, d. 1652), royal librarian and scholar:inscribed by him, ' Petri Chrysologi sermones 76' (f. 2).The Old Royal Library (the

• Detail of a miniature of a pope or an ecclesiastical judge and a bishop and a lay plaintiff before him, with a foliate initial 'Quidam', at the beginning of causa 10., Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria

to the prior of St Albans, now Royal 14 B LI, found in the manuscript, late 15th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 984' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Detail of a miniature of a clerk disputing with laymen, with a foliate initial 'C'(lericus), at the beginning of causa 11., Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria

to the prior of St Albans, now Royal 14 B LI, found in the manuscript, late 15th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 984' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Detail of a miniature of a dying clerk with two clerks at his bed, illustrating the making of a will, with a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 12., Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria

to the prior of St Albans, now Royal 14 B LI, found in the manuscript, late 15th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 984' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Detail of a miniature of a judge with canons and two laymen before him, with a foliate initial 'C'(anonici), at the beginning of causa 14., Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria

to the prior of St Albans, now Royal 14 B LI, found in the manuscript, late 15th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 984' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Detail of a miniature of a clerk and a woman, and the clerk committing a homicide, with a foliate initial 'Sacerdos', at the beginning of causa 15., Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria

to the prior of St Albans, now Royal 14 B LI, found in the manuscript, late 15th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 984' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Detail of a miniature of an abbot and three monks in a church, with a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 16., Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria

to the prior of St Albans, now Royal 14 B LI, found in the manuscript, late 15th century.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 984' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after