Letters of and documents concerning Thomas Becket. — 12th century, fourth quarter (perhaps between 1171 and 1177); English
MS. Rawlinson Q. f. 8
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Letters of and documents concerning Thomas Becket. — 12th century, fourth quarter (perhaps between 1171 and 1177); English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawlinson Q. f. 8
Date
12th century, fourth quarter (perhaps between 1171 and 1177)
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
122 fols.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755
Provenance
Ely, Cambridgeshire, Benedictine abbey and (1109) cathedral priory of St Peter and St Etheldreda: "Iste liber pertinet ecclesie Eliensi" (foot of last leaf: fol. 122v). Ely cross-mark on fol. 1r (outer margin). (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).
Lord Somess "a.35", "His. Aug. 21", "q I 18." Sir Joseph Jekyll (lot 259 in sale 1739). (MLGB3)
No old flyleaves; binding of s. xviii 1 . (MLGB3)
Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755
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Title
Eighty-seven letters and documents connected with st. Thomas Becket, archbp. of Canterbury
Shelfmark
MS. Rawlinson Q. f. 8
Summary
Eighty-seven letters and documents connected with st. Thomas Becket, archbp. of Canterbury, chiefly relating to his dissensions with the king and pope.
There are forty-two letters from Becket, twenty-five from pope Alexander iii, four from king Henry ii, two from bp. Foliot, one from king Stephen, etc.: a full list is in the MS. at fol. iii.
At fol. 17 are the terms of a peace between France and England, May 1160, and at fol. 116 an account of the martyrdom of the archbishop, beg. 'Ex insperato & in transitu.'
Date
written in the last quarter of the 12th century in England, in more than one hand
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment
Physical extent
127 Leaves
Custodial history
'Iste liber pertinet ecclesie Eliensi' (14th century): the marks 'His. Aug. 21', '9118' show that the book was owned by lord Somers and passed to sir Joseph Jekyll, in the sale of whose library in 1739 it is lot 259, and was bought by Dr. R. Rawlinson.
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Collection contents
Twenty seven manuscripts collected by Richard Rawlinson
Eighty-seven letters and documents connected with st. Thomas Becket, archbp. of Canterbury
