MS. Bodl. Rolls 7
Summary Catalogue no.: 2965
Contents
, Progenies regum Angliae
A genealogical chronicle of the Kings of England deduced from Adam to the birth of Edward prince of Wales in the reign of Henry VI in 1453
Incipit: (prologue) Considerans cronicorum prolixitatem necnon et difficultatem
Explicit: (prologue) ad Henricum Sextum originaliter finem produxi
Incipit: (text) Adam in agro Damasceno formatus
The roll is half in pedigree form and half short notices of each person
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: roll
Support: parchment
Extent: A roll of eleven membranes
Dimensions (roll): 312 × c. 13.625-14 in.
Decoration
Coloured circles in the pedigree.
Binding
In a cloth box 3.875 in. square x 16.25 in.
History
Origin: 1457 × 1458 ; England
Ends with Pope Calixtus III and Albert VI, Archduke of Austria, in the succession for Holy Roman Emperor.
Provenance and Acquisition
Presented in 1603 by sir Edwin Sandys of London
Record Sources
With thanks to Ambrose Pailing for notes on dating. Description adapted (September 2023) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1922)
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2023-09-06: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1922)