• Initial 'R' with the arms of Henry Despenser, bishop of Norwich, in the upper margin the signature of 'William Howarde 1579', in the right margin an ink drawing of a lion rampant, and in the lower margin the ink stamp of the Royal Society of London., Historia ecclesiastica (ff. 1-99), De muliere forti, Epistola Cuthberti

1). Large initials in gold, pink, and/or blue, some also with red, with gold balls, and/or with foliate, floral, or filigree decoration (one with heraldic arms, f. 21). Line fillers in pink and/or blue. Historia ecclesiastica (ff. 1-99), De muliere

• Illuminated border and Initial 'N'(octiam) with an unfinished drawing of a seated man (possibly Bede) writing at the desk holding a quill and a knife, and on the bar border, a quadruped (dragon?)., Historia ecclesiastica (ff. 1-99), De muliere forti, Epistola Cuthberti

1). Large initials in gold, pink, and/or blue, some also with red, with gold balls, and/or with foliate, floral, or filigree decoration (one with heraldic arms, f. 21). Line fillers in pink and/or blue. Historia ecclesiastica (ff. 1-99), De muliere

• Detail of a white vine initial 'D'., Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi

95v, 99, 101v, 102, 103v, 104, 106, 107v, 113, 115v, 116, 118v, 121v, 124v). Coloured initials in alternating gold and blue. Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi Francesco I Sforza (b. 1401, d. 1466), condottiere, married Bianca Maria Visconti in 1430, duke

• Historiated initial with a man in profile combined with a full foliate border with birds, coats of arms, a crown, an angel, a lion and putti. The arms of the first owner, Francesco I Sforza, appear in places under those of Goffredo Caroli (early 16th-century addition)., Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi

95v, 99, 101v, 102, 103v, 104, 106, 107v, 113, 115v, 116, 118v, 121v, 124v). Coloured initials in alternating gold and blue. Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi Francesco I Sforza (b. 1401, d. 1466), condottiere, married Bianca Maria Visconti in 1430, duke