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Bede's History (in English) — Exeter, Devon. Cathedral church of St Peter.


Provenance: Exeter, Devon. Cathedral church of St Peter.
Location: Corpus Christi College , Cambridge
Shelfmark: 41
Author/Title: Bede's History (in English)
Type of evidence: e: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution
  • Evidence:
  • Donation inscription
  • Evidence:
  • Donation inscription
Notes on evidence:

'Hunc librum dat Leofricus episcopus ecclesie sancti Petri apostoli in Exona ubi sedes episcopalis est ad utilitatem successorum suorum. Si quis illum abstulerit inde, subiacent [recte: subiacet] maledictioni. FIAT FIAT FIAT [and the same in OE]' (p.488)

Date: s. xi