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Dd. XII. 63.

A quarto, on paper, of 55 leaves, containing about 27 lines in

a page.

'EXPLICATIO DOCTRINE CHRISTIANE.'

Written per Joannem De la Vache, die Annunciationis B. Mariæ, 1633 A.D.'

Begins:

Doctrinæ Christianæ breve quoddam compendium...

Ends:

...in mala labuntur.

Another treatise by the same author, in similar handwriting and ink, occurs Dd. xiv. 27. § 1.

It is bound up with the two following MSS.

Dd. XII. 64.

A quarto, on paper, of 22 leaves (the last 16 paged), written in the xvIIth century.

1. ff. 1-4. A Contemplation of the Golden Calfe.'
Begins :

Man naturally affectes variety...

Ends:

... of their God's honour.

At foot are the initials W. F.

2. ff. 6-22. Two Sermons, on Rom. v. 12, and Galat. vi. 1. Dedicated to Mrs Katherine Ferrers, by S. Wadhus.

A small quarto, on paper, of 222 pages, in good preservation. It contains HERALDIC COLLECTIONS, made at a date not earlier than 1625. It commences with folio 14, and its contents are

1. Of the privileges and dignities of a Marquess, Earl, Viscount, Baron, and their wives and children.-fol. 14.

2. The placinge of all estates of men [and women] accordinge to their degrees.'-fol. 18.

3.

The proceedinge to the Parlement at Westminster from the Pallace there called Whitt-hall.'-fol. 19 b.

4. The placinge of great Officers accordinge to the Acte of Parlement made in anno 31 Henrici VIII.'-fol. 21.

5. The number of morners at funeralls accordinge to the degree and estate of the defuncte.'-fol. 22.

6. Liverys for Noblemen and Gentlemen at the interremente of every man according to his estate.'-fol. 22.

7. The order and manner of apparell for great estate of Women in time of mourninge.'-fol. 23.

8. The ordinances, statutes and rules made by John Lo: Tiptofte, Earle of Worcester, Constable of England by the King's commaundemend at Winsor, 29 day of Maye anno sexto Edwardye quarti, to be obserued and kepte in all manner Justes of Peaces royall within this realme of England, reserving always to the Queene and to the Ladies present the attribution and gyfte of the prise after the manner and forme accustomed, to be attributed for their demeretes accordinge to the articles ensuinge.'-fol. 25.

The sise of banners, standards, pennons, guidons, pensels,

and streamers.'-fol. 27 b.

The making of a Knight Bannerett in the feeld.'-fol.

11. Figures for Ermines for the Queen, Peeresses, &c.— fol. 31.

12.

fol. 40 b.

13.

The proceedinge to the funeral of a Great Estate.'—

For the funeralls of a marquess.'-fol. 42.

The Nobillitie placed accordynge to their degrees and

after the auncientie of their creation, 1577.'-fol. 44.

15.

6

For the funeralls of an Erle.'-fol. 45 b.

16. The proceadinge to the funeralls of an Erle to the Churche, somtymes on horsback and somtymes on foote.—fol. 46 b.

17.

Lyveries for noble weemen at the entertaynment of any great estate.'-fol. 48.

18. The discomoditie that may happen to an armye from lacke of ensignes.'-fol. 50.

19. Fee dewe to certayne of the King's servants of every newe dubbed Bachelor Knight.'-fol. 52.

20. The office of a Kinge of Arms with his authoritye in his province. fol. 53.

21. The proceadinge to the funerall of a Knight of London.' -fol. 55.

22. The preceedence of the Bishops.'-fol. 57.

23. Charges of the funeral of Sir Henry Cromwell, Sir Richard Luson, Sir John Byron, Sir Thomas Sadler, Sir Edward Hungerford and others of their ranke.'—fol. 58.

24. The length of the Queen's Banner.—fol. 60.

25. Fees dewe to the Officers of Armes givinge their attendance at the funeralls of Great estates.'-fol. 62.

26. What officers noblemen of different ranks may have.fol. 63 and 89.

27. Allowances of servants and blackes at the funeralles of Mary Queene of Scottes at Peterborough on tuesday the first of August, 1587.'-fol. 65.

Printed from a Hårl. MS. in Nichols's Progresses of Q. Elizabeth, Vol. 11. p. 515 (ed. 1823). See also for another MS. Dd. 111. 66. § 8.

28. The order of the buriall of Mary Queen of Scotte at Peterborough.'-fol. 66.

See under § 27.

29. The proceedings at the funerals of (1) a citizen, (2) a knight, (3) a baroness, (4) a baron.-fol 70.

30. The definition of an Esquire, and the severall sortes of them according to the custome and usage of England.'-fol. 74. 31. The proceading at the funerall of a countess.'-fol. 75 b. 32. The proceadinge to the Church for an Earle.'-fol. 76 b. 33. The proceadinge at the funeral of the right high and mighty prince Elizabeth Queene of England, France and Ireland from the Pallas of Whithall to the Cathedrall Church of Westminster 28 of April 1603.'-fol. 79 ₺.

See Nichols, Progresses, ш. pp. 621 sq.

34.

"The proceedinge to the coronation of the highe and mightie prince James by the grace of God, King of England.'— fol. 82.

See Nichols, Prog. of King James I., 1. 229 sq. ed. 1828.

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35. 'The proceeding to the church of the funeral of Sir William Cicill lord Burghley his mother, lord Treasurer of England.'-fol. 85.

36. The coronation of King James and Queene Anne his wife 25 July 1603.'-fol. 86.

37.

The proceading to the parliament at Westminster the 5th of April anno 1614'-fol. 106 b.

38. The proceeding to the parliament at Westminster the 30th day of January, anno 1620.'—fol. 107 b.

This is a much more particular account than that in Nichols, Iv. 650. 39. A catalogue of the Nobilitie made anno 1624 accordinge to their creations.'-fol. 110.

40. Knights of the bath made at Whithall at the coronation of Kinge Charles, the 1. February, anno 1625.-fol. 115.

41. The proceadinge to the funerall of a knight in London.' -fol. 118.

Dd. XII. 66.

A paper book, in octavo, on 149 pages, besides 5 pages of table of contents, in a neat hand, of the xvIIth century. A Treatise on the PARLIAMENT OF ENGLAND.

It begins (p. 1):

Parliament. Of what Persons this Court consisteth. Of the King in his Royall politique capacity, and of the 3 Estates of the Realm, (vizt.) The Lords spiritual....

Dd. XII. 67.

An octavo, on parchment, containing ff. 172, with 21 lines in each page. There are illuminated initials, occasional vignettes and borders, and musical notes to each Psalm. Date, early in the xvth century.

PSALTERIUM CUM CANTICIS ET LETANIA.

The first 6 leaves contain the Kalendar, several additional saints being inserted in a later hand, and also the obits of various private individuals, Katerine Sted, Cicilie Fildray (1401), Katerine Paston, William Sutton, William Fildray: f. 10 is missing, and f. 59 is replaced by a later hand, which has paged the volume throughout.

The Psalter begins f. 7, and ends f. 151, when the Canticles follow, and f. 164, the Litany, ending with the prayer, Pietate tua quesumus domine; an index of first lines of the psalms and hymns in the later hand concludes the MS.

785

The Psalms have their numbers, and the Canticles, the places of Scripture whence they come, written in the margin by a modern hand.

Pasted on the cover at the end is a fragment of some Canon Law treatise, one section being headed, ‘Idem eboracensi episcopo.'

Dd. XII. 68.

A duodecimo, on paper, of 124 leaves, with a title-page, and written as if for the press.

1. Three Bookes translated out of their Originall: First the Letter and the Life, or the Flesh and the Spirit: Secondly Germane Divinitie: Thirdly the Vision of God. Written 1638.'

The title-page of the second treatise gives the date 1628, and the name of the translator, John Everard S.T.D.'

a. ff. 2-49. 'The Letter and the Life, &c.' in XIV chapters. Begins:

The translation is from the Latin Version of J. Theophilus, published by Chr. Plantine. Antw. 1558. The original is attributed to Tauler. Appended are 'certaine grave and notable sayings' in Latin and English, with explanations by Dr. Everard: then (f. 93) two extracts from 'the workes of John Taulerus, printed at Colen, in folio, 1588, pp. 106, 107: and, finally (f. 95), 'A short Dialogue between a great learned Divine and a Beggar.'

In § 50 is, 'The summe of the royall priviledge' to Christopher Plantine, that no other printer bookseller may set forth certain books, the original being given at Bruxell, Oct. 6, 1557.

2. ff. 123, 124. The 4th, 5th, and part of the 3rd chapter

of St Denis the Areopagite his misticall Divinity.'