Title. Verso of second leaf.
Henricus Octavus dei gratia Angliae et Franciae Rex fidei defensor et Dominus Hiberniae Reuerendissimis in christo fratribus Thomę et Laurentio sacrosancte sedis Romanę presbiteris Cardinalibus etc.: et ab eadem sede Iudicibus delegatis salutem.
Text.
Non adeo mirum uobis uideri debet Judices.
Ends
nec ipsi quidem introeunt et eos qui huc irrumpere satagunt, prohibent.
Two blank leaves follow.
The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
B.15.19
| Shelfmark | B.15.19 |
|---|---|
| Manuscript Title | Epistola ad Cardinales |
| Alternative Title | Henrici VIII. Epistola ad Cardinales. |
| James Number | 355 |
| Date | Cent. xvi. [1529] |
| Century | 16th |
| Physical Description | 26 lines to a page. In a beautiful Italic hand. |
| Provenance | Given by Nevile. At the top of the second leaf is (xvi) No.1092. Epistola Cardinalibus a dignissimo principi Henerico 8 o missa. |
| Donor | Neville [Nevile], Thomas (c. 1548–1615), College Head and Dean of Canterbury |
| Size (cm) | 29 x 20 |
| Folio | 20 ff. |
| Binding | Stamped leather with gold tooling (Italian?): on it is written in ink Epistola Regis ad Cardinales |
| Material | Parchment |
| Language | Latin |
| IIIF Manifest URL |  https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/B.15.19/manifest.json |
| Online Since | 20/01/2015 |
Contents
Bibliography
Hobson, G. D., Bindings in Cambridge Libraries: Seventy-Two Plates (Cambridge 1929), pl. XXII [London binding, 1529: records tradition that this MS lay on the table in front of the cardinals who tried Henry VIII's divorce in 1529]
Carley, J. P., The Libraries of King Henry VIII, Corpus of British Medieval Library Catalogues 7 (London, 2000), H2.1092, H4.27
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