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MS. Arch. Selden. B. 10

Contents:
John Harding — c. 1470–1480; English
John Lydgate — c. 1520; English

MS. Ashmole 59

Contents:
Composite anthology of Middle English verse and prose in two parts, partially the work of John Shirley

MS. Ashmole 189

Contents:
The Wise Book of Philosophy and Astronomy, The Book of Destinary, etc. — 15th century; English
Astrological treatises, Prognostication: Lunary, etc. — 15th century; English
Petrus Hispanus, etc. — 16th century, first half; Flanders
Ps.-Robert Grosseteste, etc. — 15th century; English

MS. Ashmole 337

Contents:
Astrological treatise — 15th century; English
Aristotle, etc. — 16th century, second half; English
Astrological treatise, Household expenses and memoranda of John Dee — 16th century, second half; English
Astrological treatises — c. 1600; English
Prophecies, Moral, religious and heraldic extracts — 17th century; English

MS. Ashmole 1132

Contents:
Account of the induction of John Radcliff into the Order of the Garter — 1429 (?); English
Petition of Windsor College against taxation, with associated documents — 1451 (?); English
Account of payment to the vicar of St. George's College, Windsor — 1471; English
Deed, 1527 — English
Letters patent of Richard III, 1485 — English
Deed, 1505 — English

MS. Ashmole 1393

Contents:
Alchemical, medical and other recipes — 15th century – 16th century, first half; English
Culinary and other recipes — 15th century – 16th century, first half; English
Moral treatise — 15th century – 16th century, first half; English
Religious verse, Revelatio de aquila et ampulla — 15th century – 16th century, first half; English
Medical and astrological treatises, Religious and other verse — 15th century – 16th century, first half; English

MS. Ashmole 1447

Contents:
Medical treatise — 14th century, late; English
Medical recipes, charms and prognostications — 15th century; English
Medical recipes — 15th century; English
Herbal (Agnus Castus), Medical recipes — 15th century (?); English
Medical treatises and recipes, Herbal — 15th century (?); English
Medical recipes — 16th century; English
Medical recipes — 16th century, second half; English
Medical treatise — before 1634; English
Medical texts, Alchemy — 16th century – 17th century; English

MS. Ashmole 1524

Contents:
Eusebius Gallicanus, Origen, etc. — 11th century or 12th century; English
Peter of Poitiers — 13th century, beginning; English
Boethius — 12th century, middle; Flemish (?)
Register of John de Sautre, abbot of Ramsey — 13th century, late – 14th century, early; English
'Computation of the Tymes' from Creation — 16th century, second half; English
Richard Rolle, etc. — 15th century; English

Christ Church MS. 154

Contents:
George Cavendish, Life of Thomas Wolsey; England, s. xvi/s. xvii

MS. Digby 186

Contents:
Injunctions of Cardinal John of Ferentino for St Mary's Abbey, York, 1206 — 13th century, beginning; English, York (?), St Mary's Abbey (?)
John of Bridlington, Geoffrey Eglyn, etc. — 15th century – 16th century, beginning; English

MS. Douce 381

Contents:
Life of St. Juliana — 13th century
Adam Ross — 13th century
The Destruction of Troy — 13th century
Characters of first eighteen days of the month in relation to good and ill fortune — 15th century
Martijn van Thorout — 14th century, second half; Dutch
Romance of Garin de Montglane (?) — 15th century
Songs — 15th century, late
Songs with music — 14th century, late (?)
Chanson de Jérusalem — 13th century
Collectar and Hymnal — 13th century
[22 more parts]

MS. Lat. misc. e. 85

Contents:
Vocabulary (Verbale), Vocabulary (Nominale) — 15th century; English
Sermon for Easter Day, Poem attacking Protestant reformers, etc. — 16th century; English
John Mandeville — 16th century; English

MS. Rawl. B. 167

Contents:
Historical, theological, ecclesiastical, legal and astrological texts, including genealogy of Pierre de Luxembourg, count of St. Pol, and his wife, fols. 186–205 — 14th century – 17th century; English and French

MS. Rawl. C. 86

Contents:
Composite miscellany of literary, historical and devotional texts, mostly in Middle English

MS. Rawl. C. 813

Contents:
Poems, The Adulterous Falmouth Squire, etc. — 16th century, beginning; English

MS. Rawl. D. 893

Contents:
Guardbook of manuscript fragments

MS. Rawl. D. 913

Contents:
Guardbook of fragments

MS. Selden Supra 90

Contents:
John Somer — 15th century, second quarter (c. 1434 (?)); English
Church documents — 12th century, late (1192 or after)
Astronomical tables with a Flemish calendar — c. 1180; Flemish (?)
The manner & forme of the Coronation of the Kinges of Scotland — 16th century; English
Narracio breuis et compendiosa rerum mirabilium regni Chinæ — c. 1600