frere To preche and eek to begge it is no doute In which þer wente a lymytour aboute , A mersshy countre called holdernesse LOrdynges þer is in york schire , as I gesse Here begynneþ þe Somnours tale ,
losengeour That plesen yow more bi my feith Than he that sothfastnesse vnto yow seith Redeth Ecclesiastre of flaterye Beth war ye lordes of hir treccherie This chauntecleer stood hie vpon his toos Strecchyng his nekke and heelde his eyen
sche sterte Sche was so full of torment and of Rage Whan þat hire housbonde hadde lost his lyff Ful lowder þen dede hasdrubaldes wyff But soueraynly dame Pertelote schright Whan þey hadde seye of chaunteclere þe sight As maden
, be my feith Than he that soothfastnesse , vn to ȝow seith Redeth Ecclesiast , of flaterie Beth war ȝe lordes , of here trecherie This Chauntecler stod hye , vp oon his toos Strecchynge his nekke , helde
sayn of Chauntecler þe sight Nought soueraignly dam pertelote schright Ful lowder þan did hasdrubaldes wyf Whan þat hir housebond had lost his lyf And þat þe Romayns had I brent Cartage Sche was so ful of torment and of
full-page miniatures of the sanctuary implements with captions. Watermark, of a lamb holding a cross (f. [ii]) and initials of JW (f. [425]), of James Whatman II, paper maker (1764-1793). Gilt edges.Foliation is written on the verso side of the
Detail of inhabited initial 'A'. The volume is a collection of fragments from manuscripts of different date and origin. It was originally part of a collection of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled by the
Historiated initial 'A', with foliate borders. The volume is a collection of fragments from manuscripts of different date and origin. It was originally part of a collection of fragments from manuscripts and printed books, including maps and drawings, assembled by
arms differentiated by labels of three and five points for Edward's sons, Edward, prince of Wales, and Richard, duke ofYork, two banners held by angels bearing the royal arms of England, and a Yorkist badge of white ~rose-en-soleil~ with
Detail of a miniature of Jean, duke of Berry, receiving the book from the translator, Laurent de Premierfait, at the beginning of the prologue. Contains the Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio in the French translation from the lost Latin version of
Author(s) [Margaret ofYork] Collection(s) Part One: Medieval Manuscripts from the Sloane and Additional Manuscripts, Section A Manuscript Number 7970 Source Library British Library, London Description DIALOGUE de la Duchesse de Burgoigne [Margaret ofYork, third wife of Charles the
Library, London 130 images. Date(s) Author(s) [RICHARD HAMPOLE] Collection(s) Part One: Medieval Manuscripts from the Sloane and Additional Manuscripts, Section A Manuscript Number 11,305 Source Library British Library, London Description RICHARD HAMPOLE'S Pricks of Conscience. On vellum, XIVth cent. Small
crafte of deying [by Richard Rolle of Hampole];â€"The History of Tobio [of the version ascribed to Wycliffe];â€"A devout meditacioun a man to thenke with inne him, on the godenes of oure blessed Lord;â€"Various prayers;â€"The pistle of holy Sussanne [of the
monastery of Amesbury by Richard Wygynton in 1508. At the beginning and end are single leaves, formerly pasted to the covers of the volume, being fragments of a household account, apparently of Elizabeth de Burgh. Countess of Ulster, wife of