Chronicles and documents connected with the Monastery of St. Swithin at Winchester
MS. Jones 4
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Chronicles and documents connected with the Monastery of St. Swithin at Winchester
Shelfmark
MS. Jones 4
Summary
Chronicles and documents connected with the Monastery of St. Swithin at Winchester, 'Chronica Cenobij Si Swithini Winton.', in Latin, the chief being:
Fol. 4. A short history of the monastery: beg. 'Britannia semper in Fide Christi remansit.'
Fol. 5. 'Liber Historialis et Antiquitatum domus sancti Swithuni Wintoniæ, Johannis Exceter, ejusdem loci Commonachi, proprijs manibus descriptus anno ... 1531.'
Fol. 12. A short chronicle of the kings of England from Egbert to Hen. VI, with their donations to the monastery: 'hæc Wilhelmus Woddeson propria ejus manu scripsit.' Then follow copies of deeds and short pieces.
Fol. 28v. A short chronicle of England and of the monastery from Lucius to Hen. VI: beg. 'Futuræ resurrectionis fælicem.'
Date
Written in the first half of the 17th century
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
60 Leaves
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Collection contents
Chronicles and documents connected with the Monastery of St. Swithin at Winchester
