• Decorated initial., Office and Mass of the Dead (vol. 2)

in plain red or blue. Office and Mass of the Dead (vol. 2) Apparently written for use in the cathedral church of St Lambert at Liège: includes the anniversary of the election of the bishop Everard de la Marck (d.

• Large sketch of an initial 'A' in black and yellow, and part of a 'D', with foliate decoration, inscribed with instructions for colours (including 'red')., Treatises on Geomancy with a table of contents (ff. 3-5)

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Text page., History of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow, Life of Ceolfrid, Lives of Pope Calixtus I and other martyrs, the legend of Theophilus

Jarrow, Life of Ceolfrid, Lives of Pope Calixtus I and other martyrs, the legend of Theophilus Perhaps written at Christ Church, Canterbury: see discussion Bishop 1963.Eleventh-century additons of music, including a sheet from a discarded Troper (f. 35): see discussion

• Decorated initial 'I'(n god) with cadels and a fish at the beginning of chapter 22 of the ~Life of Our Lady~., Various texts including Lydgate's Life of Our Lady, a calendar with mnemonic verses, and culinary recipes (imperfect); the Mappula angliae of Osbern Bokenham (ff. 144-163)

?' and other partly erased inscriptions, ?16th century (f. 182).Illegible signature, ?16th century (f. 2).John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Decorated initial 'A'(nd) with pen-flourishing and cadels in chapter 22 of the ~Life of Our Lady~., Various texts including Lydgate's Life of Our Lady, a calendar with mnemonic verses, and culinary recipes (imperfect); the Mappula angliae of Osbern Bokenham (ff. 144-163)

?' and other partly erased inscriptions, ?16th century (f. 182).Illegible signature, ?16th century (f. 2).John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Coloured initial 'F'(or) at the beginning of Mappula Anglie. Line filler, table of contents, and incipits in red., Various texts including Lydgate's Life of Our Lady, a calendar with mnemonic verses, and culinary recipes (imperfect); the Mappula angliae of Osbern Bokenham (ff. 144-163)

?' and other partly erased inscriptions, ?16th century (f. 182).Illegible signature, ?16th century (f. 2).John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) with standing male and female figures in front of a building and full foliate bar border., The Knight of the Tower, imperfect

Kellie: inscribed, early 17th century 'David Kellie' (ff. 2, 16, 49v).George Hickes (b. 1642, d. 1715), bishop of the nonjuring Church of England and antiquary: inscribed, 'Given by Mr. Hickes' (f. 1*). The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b.

• Illuminated initial 'H'(ail) at the beginning of the tract on the Ave Maria., Various tracts, including, among others, an explication of the Pater Noster, the Ave Maria, the Creed, and the Ten Commandments (index Counseylour of Recchis, Counseylour of Wrecchis)

and the Ten Commandments (index Counseylour of Recchis, Counseylour of Wrecchis) Ambrose Bonwicke, the elder (b. 1652, d. 1722), nonjuring Church of England clergyman and schoolmaster, headmaster of the Merchant Taylors' School from 1686 to 1691 (see Wright 1972).William Bowyer,

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uid) with a partial border., Various secular and ecclesistical statutes from the reign of Edward III, including a copy of a charter of Edward II containing liberites and privleges granted to the city of Cork, Ireland

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• 'KL' initial with foliate and zoomorphic motifs, and decorated initial 'R'(ome)., Martyrology (ff. 14-132), Benedictine Rule, list of founders and benefactors, litany, imperfect at the beginning

first abbot, Rodulphe or Ralph, an Englishman (d. 1152); punctus flexus punctuation marks; the feast of the dedication of the church added in the margin (f. 116v); documents relating to the abbey (f. 204).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley

• Partial border with puzzle initial 'H'(enry)., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), extracts from diverse statutes from Edward III to Henry V

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Initial 'A'(braham) with penwork decoration., Sermons

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Puzzle initial 'C'(um) and smaller initials with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the text., Summa de vitiis et virtutibus

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Decorated initial 'V'(eritatis)., Compendium of theological truths (index Compendium theologice veritatis)

d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (f. 1v) (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Decorated initial 'C'(apitula)., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), for Edward III and Richard II

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Partial bar border in blue and red with decorated initial 'F'(undamentum)., Religious treatises, including Meditationes vitae Christi and Scala perfectionis

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Pen-flourished initial, with marginal drawings of a face and a pointing finger., Treatise on the Seven Vices, imperfect at the beginning (index Summa de Septem viciis capitalibus)

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Decorated initials 'T'(he) with pen-flourishing., Summary of the Old Testament, imperfect

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Coloured initial 'D'(uas [enim] creaturas rationales condidit creator) at the prologue of the third book of Alcuin's De fide sanctae et individuae Trinitatis'., Alcuin's De Trinitate and other works, and Latin verses and a letter addressed to Eulalia (i.e. Gundrada, cousin of Charlemagne), imperfect at the end

and Latin verses and a letter addressed to Eulalia (i.e. Gundrada, cousin of Charlemagne), imperfect at the end The cathedral church of St Nazaire, Carcassone: its ownership inscription, 'Iste liber est ecclesie sancti Nazarii Carcassonnensis. Quicunque eum furatus fuerit vel

• Decorated initial., Welsh Laws, in Latin translation

Dafydd Rhys, John Davies) (b. 1534, d. 1609?), physician and grammarian: owned after August 1660.William Nicolson (b. 1655, d. 1727), Church of Ireland bishop of Derry and antiquary: given by him to the Harleian collection on 1 May 1713 as