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BC MS Lt 55, f. 4r: The opening of John Ayloffe's (?) poem
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Miscellany of satirical poetry and prose

1670s

Miscellany mainly of satirical English poems and prose pieces, 1670s. Poems occupy ff.4r-12v, 19r-26v, 30r-33r, 35r-49r. Satirical prose pieces on political and religious themes appear on ff.12v-19r, ...

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Miscellaneous literary and historical manuscripts apparently from the collection of the first or second Lord Melville.

Dundas, Henry 1st Viscount Melville

c.1789-1805

Comprises: (1) Alexander Peat, A.M.: The Briton, addressed principally to the people of Scotland, 74 pp.; with an autograph letter from the author, dated 28 September 1793; (2) Miscellaneous notes on ...

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[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]
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[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]

Clifton family

[late 14th century, possibly before 1389]

The original total of leaves is likely to have been 118, with the majority of the missing leaves likely to have contained illuminations and been cut out in post-medieval times. Decoration: Three 8 t...

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