• Added flyleaf with church music, and initial 'H'(enricus) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the Magna Carta., 2 leaves with church music, used as flyleaves and pastedowns at the beginning and the end

1797, d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos; sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the

• Detail of a pen-flourished initial 'L'(a quarte)., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

1405), monk of the Celestine monastery in Paris (from 1380), former chancellor of Cyprus and member of the royal council of Charles V, which was probably given to Richard II in 1395 by Robert le Mennot, member of Charles VI's

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'O'(r)., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

1405), monk of the Celestine monastery in Paris (from 1380), former chancellor of Cyprus and member of the royal council of Charles V, which was probably given to Richard II in 1395 by Robert le Mennot, member of Charles VI's

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'I'(l)., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

1405), monk of the Celestine monastery in Paris (from 1380), former chancellor of Cyprus and member of the royal council of Charles V, which was probably given to Richard II in 1395 by Robert le Mennot, member of Charles VI's

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'Q'(ui)., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

1405), monk of the Celestine monastery in Paris (from 1380), former chancellor of Cyprus and member of the royal council of Charles V, which was probably given to Richard II in 1395 by Robert le Mennot, member of Charles VI's

• Illuminated initial 'S'(elonc)., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

1405), monk of the Celestine monastery in Paris (from 1380), former chancellor of Cyprus and member of the royal council of Charles V, which was probably given to Richard II in 1395 by Robert le Mennot, member of Charles VI's

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'T'(res)., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

1405), monk of the Celestine monastery in Paris (from 1380), former chancellor of Cyprus and member of the royal council of Charles V, which was probably given to Richard II in 1395 by Robert le Mennot, member of Charles VI's

• Illuminated initial 'T'(res), with a partial bar border., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

1405), monk of the Celestine monastery in Paris (from 1380), former chancellor of Cyprus and member of the royal council of Charles V, which was probably given to Richard II in 1395 by Robert le Mennot, member of Charles VI's

• Illuminated initial 'T'(res), with a partial bar border., Epistre au roi Richart (Letter to King Richard II)

1405), monk of the Celestine monastery in Paris (from 1380), former chancellor of Cyprus and member of the royal council of Charles V, which was probably given to Richard II in 1395 by Robert le Mennot, member of Charles VI's

• Puzzle initial 'A'(lphica), at the beginning of the Catalogus medicam., Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200)

(ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200) Inscription, 15th-century: 'Richard Flint' (f. 207).Inscription, 15th-century: 'John …(?)' (f. 207).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated

• Flourished initials, in the Catalogus medicam., Catalogus medicam (ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200)

(ff. 1-78), Receipes in English (ff. 79-200) Inscription, 15th-century: 'Richard Flint' (f. 207).Inscription, 15th-century: 'John …(?)' (f. 207).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated

• Foliate initial 'D'(omine) with a full border, at the beginning of Psalm 89., Commentary on the Psalms

beginning of Psalm 89. Contains the commentary to Psalms 89-117 in the English translation by Richard Rolle (b. c. 1305-10, d. 1349), ending with the first verse of Psalm 118 which is given in Latin only. The text of the

• Decorated initial 'R'(egistrum) with penwork decoration of leaves, at the beginning of the cartulary of John Blaunchard., Cartulary of John Blaunchard

f. 62 to the end. Cartulary of John Blaunchard John Blaunchard, archdeacon of Worcester (reigned 1371-1383), relating to the manor of Barford St Martin, Wiltshire.William George Richard Stanley (b. 1655, d. 1702), 9th earl of Derby (see Davis 1958).Phillip Carteret

• Decorated initial 'R'(egistrum) with penwork decoration of leaves, at the beginning of the cartulary of John Blaunchard., Cartulary of John Blaunchard

f. 62 to the end. Cartulary of John Blaunchard John Blaunchard, archdeacon of Worcester (reigned 1371-1383), relating to the manor of Barford St Martin, Wiltshire.William George Richard Stanley (b. 1655, d. 1702), 9th earl of Derby (see Davis 1958).Phillip Carteret

• Puzzle initial 'D'(e) with penwork decoration of leaves., In unum ex quatuor, with capitula and tables (ff. 3v-13v) and prefaces, table of lessons (ff. 190-191v), and glossary of names (ff. 191v-194)

d. 1861), 2nd duke of Buckingham and Chandos: sold in 1849 to Lord Ashburnham. Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1797, d. 1878), 4th earl of Ashburnham, of Ashburnham Place, Sussex.Bertram Ashburnham (b. 1840, d. 1913), 5th earl of Ashburnham: purchased by the

• Initial 'C'(um) on a gold ground, with a hybrid creature in the bowl of the letter and the ownership inscription of Fountains abbey in the upper margin., Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

or blue. Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12) Written by John of Munkgate, clerk ofYork, for the Cistercian abbey of St Mary, Fountains, Yorkshire (last quarter of the 14th century inscription: 'Iohannes de Munkegate

• Detail of initial 'C'(um) on a gold ground, with a hybrid creature in the bowl of the letter., Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

or blue. Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12) Written by John of Munkgate, clerk ofYork, for the Cistercian abbey of St Mary, Fountains, Yorkshire (last quarter of the 14th century inscription: 'Iohannes de Munkegate

• Inscriptions., Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

or blue. Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12) Written by John of Munkgate, clerk ofYork, for the Cistercian abbey of St Mary, Fountains, Yorkshire (last quarter of the 14th century inscription: 'Iohannes de Munkegate

• Text page., Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

or blue. Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12) Written by John of Munkgate, clerk ofYork, for the Cistercian abbey of St Mary, Fountains, Yorkshire (last quarter of the 14th century inscription: 'Iohannes de Munkegate

• Decorated initial., Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12)

or blue. Homilies for Sundays, with table of contents (vol 1, ff. 2-12) Written by John of Munkgate, clerk ofYork, for the Cistercian abbey of St Mary, Fountains, Yorkshire (last quarter of the 14th century inscription: 'Iohannes de Munkegate