MS. Bodl. 91
Summary Catalogue no.: 1891
Physical Description
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Probably all six volumes belonged to Hyde abbey (cf. MLGB).
Presented to the Library by Thomas James in 1601.
MS. Bodl. 91 – Part 1 (fols. 1–78)
Contents
Bk. 1 only.
Physical Description
Decoration
Initial. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 258)
History
MS. Bodl. 91 – Part 2 (fols. 79–94)
Contents
Physical Description
History
MS. Bodl. 91 – Part 3 (fols. 95–102)
Contents
Nearly corresponding to book vii of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Britonum, but here with three additional chapters, and chapt. 1 of bk. viii: beg. 'Sedente itaque Vortegemo', ends 'applicuit Aurelius Ambrosius cum suo exercitu'. The scribe of D has added on fol. 102v the spurious letter of 'Lucius rei publice procurator' to King Arthur, beg. 'Admirans vehementer'.
Physical Description
Decoration
Coloured capitals.
History
MS. Bodl. 91 – Part 4 (fols. 103–32)
Contents
Close to annals of the priory of Worcester with variations relating to Hyde abbey near Winchester (see Denholm-Young in English Historical Review 49 (1934), 85–93). Written in one hand to 1264 (fol. 117v), then by various hands.
Physical Description
Layout
2 cols., c. 37 lines, column space 140–5 × 80–5 mm.
History
MS. Bodl. 91 – Part 5 (fols. 133–135)
Contents
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History
MS. Bodl. 91 – Part 6 (fols. 136-)
Contents
Including (fol. 138) Urban IV's ‘relaxatio’ of Henry III's oath, 23 Aug. 1263; (fol. 138v) note on the capture of Northampton, 5 Apr. 1264; (fol. 140v, cf. 140r) letters patent of Henry III against the Jews; (fol. 141) letter of Charles, king of Sicily, to prince Edward, 13 March 1271.
Fol. 142: copy of the presentation of Walter Fyfyde to the king as abbot of Hyde, 1319, added 14th century.
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Last Substantive Revision
2018-10-24: Revised to incorporate all information in Watson, Pächt and Alexander, and SC.