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Leaves from the History of Early Printing

Grant in 1275 by Roger, son of Langois of Wylie [Wyley] to Phillippe son of Langois, of a piece of land called "Brodecroft" in the Parish of Wyley, near Turvey in Bedfordshire : autograph manuscript

[Charter of enfeoffment by Walter Woodcock of Bere Ferrers to Henry of Lenston and his daughter Joan].

[Grant, 1293 February, of a house in Helmingham by Thomas Overbee of Cretingham to William son of Benedict of Lampet of Helmingham].

[Miscellany of fifteenth century Oxford correspondence] [microform].

Letter of Attorney, Legal Document on Vellum, (Reign of Henry IV)

Facsimiles of Historical Documents Collection, c. 1430-1865

Terence, Heauton Timorumenos, in the humanist script of Giuliano di Antonio of Prato, in Latin verse, fine manuscript on parchment

hEre begynneth the volume intituled and named the recuyell of the historyes of Troye, composed and drawen out of dyuerce bookes of latyn in to frensshe by the ryght venerable persone and worshipfull man. Raoul le ffeure. preest and chapelayn vnto the ryght noble gloryous and myghty prynce in his tyme Phelip duc of Bourgoyne of Braband [et]c in the yere of the incarnacion of our lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and foure, and translated and drawen out of frenshe in to englisshe by Willyam Caxton mercer of ye cyte of London, at the comau[n]deme[n]t of the right hye myghty and vertuouse pryncesse hys redoubtyd lady. Margarete by the grace of god. Duchesse of Bourgoyne of Lotryk of Braband [et]c., whiche sayd translacion and werke was ... fynysshid in the holy cyte of Colen the. xix. day of septembre the yere of our sayd lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and enleuen [sic] [et]c ... [microform]

[T]o the right noble, right excellent [and] vertuous prince George duc of Clarence Erle of warwyk and of salisburye, grete chamberlayn of Englond [and] leutenant of Irelond oldest broder of kynge Edward by the grace of god kynge of England and of frau[n]ce, your most humble seruant william Caxton amonge other of your seruantes sendes vnto you peas. helthe. ioye and victorye vpon your enemyes ... [microform]

[Bagford I] [microform]

Hic incipit paruus Catho [microform]

Stans puer ad mensam [microform]

[Explicit the book of curtesye] [microform]

[The chorle and the birde] [microform]

Here endeth the book named the dictes or sayengis of the philosophhres ... [microform]

For as moche as late by the comau[n]dement of the right hye [and] noble princesse my right redoubted lady my lady Margarete by the grace of god Duchesse of Bourgoyne Brabant [et]c. [...] as to the historie of Iason [...] [microform]

[The horse the ghoos & the sheep] [microform]

If it plese ony man spirituel or temporel to bye ony pyes of two and thre comemoracio[n]s of saliburi vse ... [microform]

The lyf so short the craft so lo[n]ge to lerne [microform]

The temple of glas [microform]

Thou fiers god of armes, mars the rede [microform]

wHan that Apprill with his shouris sote and the droughte of marche hath p[er]cid þe rote ... [microform]

Boecius de consolacione philosophie [microform]

The hors. the shepe [and] the ghoos [microform]

The morale prouerbes of Cristyne [microform]

Thus endeth the prologue of this book named. Cordʻyal. Whiche treteth of the four last and final thinges that ben to come ... [microform]

Incipit tractatus solemis fratrum Egidij de ordine fratrim Augustinensius de peccato originali [microform]

In the yere of thyncarnacion of our lord Ih[es]u crist M.CCCC.lxxx. and in the xx. yere of the regne of kyng Edward the fourthe, atte requeste of dyuerce gentilmen I haue endeauourd me to enprinte the cronicles of Englond [microform] : as in this booke shall by the suffraunce of god folowe ...

[Explicit liber primus de curia sapiencie] [microform]

hEre endeth the book named the dictes or sayengis of the philosophres [microform] : enprynted. by me william Caxton at westmestre the yere of our lord .M.CCCC.Lxx vij. Whiche book is late translated out of Frenshe into englyssh. by the noble and puissant lord Lord Antone Erle of Ryuyers lord of Scales ...

Explicit liber modo[rum] sig[nifica]ndi Alberti [microform] : i[m]p[re]ss[us] ap[u]d villam sancti Albani a⁰ m⁰ cccc⁰ lxxx⁰

Here endeth the discripcion of Britayne ... [microform]

Here endeth this doctrine at Westmestre by london in fourmes enprinted. In the whiche one euerich may shortly lerne. Frenssh and englissh ... [microform]

Here begynneth the boke intituled Eracles, and also of Godefrey of Boloyne [microform] : the whiche speketh of the conquest of the holy londe of Iherusalem ...

hEre begynneth the prohemye vpon the reducynge, both out of latyn as of frensshe in to our englyssh tongue, of the polytyque book named Tullius de senectute ... [microform]

Hier begynneth the book callid the myrrour of the worlde ... [microform]

This is the table of the historye of reynart the foxe [microform]

[The cronycles of Englond] [microform]

Grete thankynges, lawde, & honoure we merytoryously ben bounde to yelde and offre vnto wryters of hystoryes whiche gretely haue prouffyted oure mortal lyf that shewe vnto the reders and herers by the ensamples of thynges passyd what thynge is to be desyred

[Long parvula] [microform]

Prolicionycion [sic] [microform]

[The siege of Rhodes] [microform]

The book of fame made by Gefferey Chaucer [microform]

[Canterbury tales] [microform]

Explicit opus ... super constituc[i]ones prouinciales [microform]

Here foloweth the copye of a lettre whyche maistre Alayn Charetier wrote to hys brother ... translated out of frensshe in to englysshe [microform]

The holy appostle and doctour of the peple saynt Poule sayth in his epystle. Alle that is wryten is wryten vnto our doctryne and for our lernyng ... [microform]

[Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive, Lombardica historia] [microform]

The promisse of matrimonie [microform]

tHis book is intituled confessio amantis, that is to saye in englysshe the confessyon of the louer maad and compyled by Iohan Gower squyer ... [microform]

[This book is intytled the pylgremage of the sowle translated oute of Frensshe in to Englysshe] [microform]

tHis day is callyd the first sonday of aduent, that is the sonday in cristys comyng [microform] : Therfore holy chirche this day maketh mencion of ij comynges ...

[Troilus and Criseyde] [microform]

The prologe of this reuelation [microform]

Vulgaria quedam abs Terencio in Anglica[m] linguam traducta [microform]

Here begynneth the prologue or prohemye of the book callid Caton [microform] : whiche booke hath ben translated in to Englysshe by Mayster Benet Burgh, late Archedeken of Colchestre and hye chanon of saint stephens at westmestre ... and by cause of late cam to my hand a book of the said Caton in Frensshe, whiche reherceth many a fayr lernynge and notable ensamples, I haue translated it oute of frensshe in to Englysshe, as al along here after shalle appiere, whiche I presente vnto the cyte of london

Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope whiche were translated out of Frensshe in to Englysshe by wylliam Caxton at westmynstre in the yere of oure Lorde M. CCCC. lxxxiij [microform]

[Here begynneth the booke which the knyght of the toure made [microform] : and speketh of many fayre ensamples and thensygnementys and techyng of his doughters]

[The lyf of our lady] [microform]

[The lyf of our lady] [microform]

[Speculum vitae Cristi] [microform]

O glorious Ihesu, o mekest Ihesu, o mooste swettest Ihesu, I prayethe that I may haue newe confession, contrition and satisfaction or I dye ... [microform]

Here begynneth a litill boke necessarye [and] behouefull a[g]enst the pestilence [microform]

A passing gode lityll boke necessarye [and] behouefull a[g]enst the pestilence [microform]

Here begynneth thystorye of the noble ryght valyaunt [and] worthy knyght Parys, and of the fayr Vye[n]ne the daulphyns doughter of vyenneys [microform] : the whyche sufferd many aduersytees bycause of theyr true loue or they coude enioye the effect therof of eche other

The lyf of the holy [and] blessid vyrgyn saynt Wenefryde [microform]

[Le morte darthur] [microform]

Here begynnys a schort [and] breue tabull on thes cronicles ... [microform]

This book was compyled [and] made atte requeste of kyng Phelyp of Fraunce ... [microform] : whyche book is callyd in frensshe. le liure Royal· that is to say the ryal book. or a book for a kyng. ...

Thomas Atmulle conveyance to Robert Eliot of Littleton : manuscript document

[Thystorye and lyf of the noble and crysten prynce Charles the grete kynge of Frauuce [sic]] [microform]

Vulgaria q[ue]da[m] abs There[n]cio in Anglicam linguam t[ra]ducta [microform]

Fyrst in the prologue ... [microform]

Here in thys boke afore ar contenyt the bokys of haukyng and huntyng with other plesuris dyuerse as in the boke apperis and also of cootarmuris a nobull werke ... [microform]

[Liber festivalis] [microform]

Our holy fadre the Pope Innocent the .viij. To the p[er]petuall memory of this here after [microform]

[Prefatio in regulas gra[m]maticales Nicolai Perotti viri doctissimi atq[ue] eloquentissimi] [microform]

[Here begynneth the table of a book entytled the book of good maners.] [microform].

[Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive, Lombardica historia] [microform]

[To them that before this image of pity devoutly say v. pater noster, v. aves & a credo piteously.] [microform]

Lere [sic] endeth the book named the dictes or sayngis of the philosophers ... [microform]

Here begynneth the table of the rubryshys of the boke of the fayt of armes and of chyualrye [microform] : whiche sayd boke is departyd in to foure partyes ...

Quoniam cogitatio

This is the table of the historye of Reynart the Foxe [microform]

Thus endeth the doctrinal of sapyence [microform] : the whyche is ryght vtile and prouffytable to alle crysten men, whyche is translated out of Frenshe in to englysshe by wyllyam Caxton at westmestter [sic] fynysshed the. vij. day of may the yere of our lord, M,cccc lxxx ix Caxton me fieri fecit

Here begynneth a lityll treatise shorte and abredged spekynge of the arte [and] crafte to knowe well to dye [microform]

[Blanchardyn and Eglantine] [microform]

Here fynyssheth the boke yf [sic] Eneydos, compyled by Vyrgyle, which hathe be translated oute of latyne in to frenshe, and oute of frenshe reduced in to Englysshe by me wyll[ia]m Caxton, the xxij. daye of Iuyn. the yere of our lorde. M.iiij.Clxxxx. The fythe yere of the regne of kynge Henry the seuenth [microform]

In this tretyse that is cleped Gouernayle of helthe [microform] : what is to be sayd wyth crystis helpe of some thynges that longen to bodily helthe, ...

Hier begynneth the booke callyd the Myrrour of the worlde ... [microform]

Incipit Speculum vite Cristi [microform]

[The four sons of Aymon] [microform]

Here begynneth a lytyll treatyse schortely compyled and called ars moriendi [microform] : that is to saye the craft for to deye for the helthe of mannes sowle

[These ben the chapitres] of thys tretyse [of ye seuen poyntes] of trewe loue and [--] euerlastynge wysdom drawen out of ye booke yt is writen in latyn and and cleped Orologium sapiencie/ [microform].

O Jhesu endles swetnes of louying soules ... [microform]

Incipit liber qui vocatur festialis [microform]

The kynge our souernyn lorde henry the seuenth after the conquest by the grace of god kyng of Englonde [and] of Fraunce and lorde of Irlonde at his parlyame[n]t holden at Westmynster the seuenth daye of Nouembre in the first yere of his reigne ... [microform]

[Here endeth a lytyll treatyse called the booke of curtesye or lytyll Iohn.] [microform]

[Canterbury tales] [microform]