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British Library: Western Manuscripts King's Manuscripts (c 1100-c 1800) (Kings MS 1-446) Table of Contents King's Manuscripts (c 1100–c 1800) Key Details........................................................................................................................................ 1 Provenance........................................................................................................................................ 1 Kings MS 3–4 BIBLE, in English, authorized version; written for George III 'by Alexr. Weir, student of Divinity, Edinburgh,............................................................................................................ 4 Kings MS 33–35 DICTATA celeberimi Arnoldi Drakenborgi in antiquitates Romanorum', being Latin lectures delivered at Utrecht in................................................................................................... 42 Kings MS 36–39 'DICTATA', or academical lectures in Latin on the 'Historiarum Epitome Horatii Tursellini' [Orazio Torsellini, d................................................................................................... 44 Kings MS 51–52 ABRIDGEMENT of the Historical Collections of John Rushworth, 1618–1642 (i.e. to the end of pt. iii, vol. i of the........................................................................................................... 53 Kings MS 55–59 PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS, being transcripts of naval instructions and correspondence, laid before the House of Lords................................................................................... 55 Kings MS 62–63 ABSTRACT of the Census–returns for England and Wales, 1801, signed by John Rickman. Virtually identical with.the.................................................................................................... 60 Kings MS 64–65 PUBLIC REVENUE receipts and issues: 'particular states' for the years 1688–1710. Two volumes. There are many other................................................................................. 61 Kings MS 77–79 ABRIDGEMENTS of parts of the 'Commentaries on the Law of England of William (afterwards Sir William) Blackstone,.................................................................................................... 68 Kings MS 80–97 'A COURSE OF LECTURES on the English Law', by Robert [afterwards Sir Robert] Chambers, Blackstone's successor as................................................................................................... 70 Kings MS 100–103 REPORTS of Maj.–Gen. George Wade to George I and George II on the Highlands of Scotland, the condition of the.......................................................................................................... 77 Kings MS 106–107 'AN ACCOUNT OF IRELAND in 1773', by Sir George Macartney [Earl Macartney 1794], Chief Secretary to the Lord....................................................................................................... 81 Kings MS 109–138 TRANSCRIPTS of French state–papers in hands of the late 17th or early 18th cent. Thirty volumes. Contents :–........................................................................................................ 83 Kings MS 143–145 DISSERTAZIONI sopra le Antichità Italiane, by Ludovico Antonio Muratori (d. 1750), being the Italian abridgement................................................................................................... 117 Kings MS 151–153 HISTORIE VENETE et altre a loro annesse libri otto, cominciando dall' anno 1597 e successive, scritte dal.............................................................................................................. 124 Kings MS 178–180 'JAER–BOECKEN der Stadt van Antwerpen bij een vergadert door Joannes Franciscus Verbruggen', notary apostolic,............................................................................................ 139 Kings MS 181–183 'APPENDIX tot de Jaer–boecken der Stadt van Antwerpen gemaekt door Joannes Franciscus Verbruggen': a further........................................................................................................ 141 Kings MS 189–190 'An Account of Russia, 1767', written by Sir George Macartney, Envoy Extraordinary to St. Petersburg [cr. Earl............................................................................................... 146 Kings MS 201–204 CORRESPONDENCE of the Rev. Samuel Cooper, D.D., of Boston, Massachusetts, with Benjamin Franklin and Thomas.................................................................................................... 153 Kings MS 208–209 'A GENERAL DESCRIPTION of the Province of Nova Scotia, and a Report of the present state of the Defences ...by...................................................................................................... 158 Kings MS 210–211 'REPORT of the General Survey in the Southern District of North America: delivered to the Board of Trade and.................................................................................................... 159 Kings MS 244 A–B KING'S 244 A and B PLAN AND 'EXPLANATION of the Roman Camp containing a consular army of 16,800 foot and 1,800............................................................................................... 181 Kings MS 245–246 'PREMIER (–second) Tome de la Politique Militaire, traictant des guerres de Jules Cezar en France, Angleterre,....................................................................................................... 182 Kings MS 247–248 'THE MILITARY ANTIQUITIES of the Romans in North Britain', by William Roy, Deputy Quarter–Master– General of the............................................................................................... 183 Kings MS 250–251 'TRAITÉ DES SIEGES, sur lattaque et la deffense des places de Guerre, par feu Monsieur Sébastien Le Prestre,...................................................................................................... 185 Kings MS 252–253 'TRAITTÉ de la Fortification', by F– E– Schenck, with dedicatory letter, dat. La Haye, 10 Dec. 1709, to............................................................................................................ 186 Kings MS 257–258 TREATISE on fortification, described (vol. i, f. 1) as 'Mémoire où l'on examine de quelle manière il convient de............................................................................................. 189 Kings MS 266–267 'GULIELMI Windæi Bergænsis ad Zomam Cursus Mathematicus', dated 'Londini, mdclxxxiix'. Two volumes. Each volume............................................................................................... 195 Kings MS 330–337 'RECUEIL de chansons choisies en vaudeviles pour seruir a l'Histoire Anecdote' [de France]; 1600–1749. To most........................................................................................ 235 Kings MS 340–345 'RERUM BELGICARUM Scriptores–catalogus alphabeticus' : a bibliographical index, partly under authors, partly....................................................................................................... 245 Kings MS 348–382 'BIBLIOTHECA LAMONIANA ab illustrissimo Guillelmo [Guillaume de Lamoignon, Marquis de Basville, d. 1677] posita..................................................................................................... 249 Kings MS 398–416 'THE ARMS, Supporters, Badges, &c. of the Sovereigns, with the Arms of the Knights Companions, of the most noble............................................................................................... 271 Kings MS 430–431 'PENSÉES DETÂCHÉES sur divers sujets choisis de Politique et principalement sur des matieres de Gouvernement et................................................................................................. 284 Key Details Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts Reference Kings MS 1-446 Creation Date c 1100-c 1800 Extent and Format 448 items Languages of Material English; French; Greek, Modern; Latin Access Conditions Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff Title King's Manuscripts (c 1100-c 1800) Scope and Content Manuscripts collected by George III and transferred to the British Museum in 1824 by George IV. c 1100-c 1800. 446 manuscripts Provenance Legal Status Not Public Record(s) Kings MS 2 Bible (imperfect, with Joshua 13-Hebrews 6 only) (3rd quarter of the 13th century) Collection Area British Library: Western Manuscripts Reference Kings MS 2 Creation Date 3rd quarter of the 13th century Extent and Format 1 volume Languages of Material Latin Title Bible (imperfect, with Joshua 13-Hebrews 6 only) (3rd quarter of the 13th century) Physical Characteristics Material: Parchment. Dimensions: 145 x 100 mm (text space: 100 x 70 mm). Foliation: ff. 337 (+ 3 paper flyleaves at the beginning and at the end); foliation in Arabic numerals in the lower margin of ff. 197-198, partially cropped; 1 unfoliated parchment fragment before f. 1 and after f. 334; 1 unfoliated parchment stub between: f. 4 and f. 5, f. 312 and f. 313, f. 336 and f. 337, and f. 334 and f. 335. Script: Gothic, written below the top line. Binding: Post-1600. Blue leather, gold-tooled with the monogram of George III; painted edges; marbled endpapers. Scope and Content This manuscript is an imperfect 13th-century Bible of the Vulgate text, beginning with Joshua 13 and ending in Hebrews 6. The manuscript is wanting many leaves at the beginning and end, and after f. 148 (Psalms 117:121-Wisdom 12: 25), as well as five after f. 334 (Galatians 3:19-1 Thessalonians 1:8), two after f. 336