Gesta Henrici II etc. — Peterborough, Northamptonshire. Benedictine abbey of St Peter, St Paul, and St Andrew.
| Provenance: | Peterborough, Northamptonshire. Benedictine abbey of St Peter, St Paul, and St Andrew. |
| Location: | British Library, London |
| Shelfmark: | Cotton Julius A. xi fols. 3–112 |
| Author/Title: | Gesta Henrici II etc. |
| Type of evidence: | g: evidence from an inscription consisting of a title or, when a pressmark, a personal name in the genitive case |
| Notes on evidence: | 'Gesta Regis H. secundi Benedicti abbatis' at head of fol. 3r, s. xiii. One of the books given or procured for Peterborough by Abbot Benedict (d. 1193). The work has at times been attributed to Abbot Benedict in error, on the basis of this inscription. |
| Contents of the book: |
Roger of Howden (attrib.), Gesta regis Henrici secundi (once falsely attributed to Benedict of Peterborough) |
| Date: | s. xii/xiii |
| Medieval Catalogue: | BP3.42 Further details of medieval catalogue: BP3. BENEDICTINES: Peterborough: Books copied for Abbot Benedict (1177-93) |
| Ownership: | William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520–1598). |