Manuscript, on parchment, in at least seven hands, containing the text of the wills of Jankyn (or John) Smyth and his wife, Margaret Odeham, detailing their bequests to the Candlemas Guild of Bury St. Edmunds, as well as to other religious foundations, and the funeral expenses for Smyth. Also included are the grant of probate for Smyth's second will, dated 1481; and lists of lands donated by the couple, by name and location
Description:
In Middle English and Latin., Numerous marginal annotations in both contemporary and later hands., Layout: single columns, mostly of 32 lines., Script: manuscript is in at least seven hands., Decoration: Rubricated. Large blue initial with red penwork (f. 8)., and Binding: contemporary binding of tawed white leather over bevelled wooden boards, sewn on four leather thongs. Remains of clasp; brass pin and mount on lower cover.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Bury St. Edmunds (England)
Subject (Name):
Odeham, Margaret, 1492., Smyth, Jankyn, 1481., and Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Finance, Charitable bequests, Endowments, Catholic Church, Legacies, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript leaf, on vellum, in a single hand, of part of the book of Ecclesiasticus (Sirach).
Description:
In Latin., Layout: double columns of 46 lines each., Script: gothic., and Decoration: Three illuminated initials with bar borders; illuminated chapter numbers.
Manuscript document, on parchment, in a single hand, containing the petition of Joan, widow of William Rykyll to Baron Bergavenny for the restoration of her rights in land held of Robert Lindsey, in Kent, from which she has been disseized by Edward Lindsey and Rose, his wife and the daughter of William Rykyll
Description:
In Middle English., Docketed in a contemporary hand., Layout: single column of 14 lines., and Script: Anglicana.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., England., England, and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Bergavenny, George Neville, Baron.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval, Feudal law, Land tenure, and Women
Manuscript, on parchment, in at least two hands, containing the text of the psalter, preceded by prayers and a calendar, and followed by canticles and a litany. The calendar is very detailed and includes dates of various English battles, the latest of which is the battle of Dunkirk (1483).
Description:
In Latin; a few notes in the calendar in Middle English., Note concerning the probable date of the volume in Latin, in a later hand (9v.), Layout: single columns of 21 lines., Script: rounded gothic liturgical script., Decoration: Rubricated. Small initials throughout in red and blue with contrasting penwork; seven large illuminated initials with two-sided borders; large illuminated initial on the first leaf of the text of the Psalter., and Binding: contemporary binding of reversed skin over bevelled wooden boards; sewn on five double bands. Remains of clasps on the front board.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and England
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic):
Liturgy, Prayers and devotions, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Psalters
