Edward Sixiesme de ce nom etc.
A son trescher et bien ayme oncle
Edward Duc de Sommreset etc.
Le fervent zele que ie vous appercoy auoir en la réformation de L'ydolatrie.
A collection of Scripture passages against Idolatry in French, with brief comments, beginning with
Tv navras avtre Diev qve moy.
ending
qu'un chacun deux vueille delaisser cest abhominable vice.
See J.G. Nichols's Literary Remains of Edward VI.
The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
R.7.31
| Shelfmark | R.7.31 |
|---|---|
| Manuscript Title | Commonplace Book of Edward VI |
| Alternative Title | Commonplace Book of Edward VI |
| James Number | 773 |
| Date | Cent. xvi. [late 1540s] |
| Century | 16th |
| Physical Description | 13 lines to a page, beautifully written. |
| Provenance | In Edward VI's own hand. |
| Size (cm) | 14 x 10 |
| Folio | 20 ff. |
| Material | Paper |
| Language | French |
| Notes | A digital facsimile of this volume can also be found on the Scriptorium project website. |
| IIIF Manifest URL |  https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/R.7.31/manifest.json |
| Online Since | 19/05/2017 |
Contents
Bibliography
Aston, M., The king's bedpost: reformation and iconography in a Tudor group portrait (Cambridge, 1993)
Nichols, J. G., Literary Remains of King Edward VI (London, 1857), Vol 1, p.145.
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