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Jeronimus — Bath, Somerset. Benedictine cathedral priory of St Saviour, St Peter, and St Paul.


Provenance: Bath, Somerset. Benedictine cathedral priory of St Saviour, St Peter, and St Paul.
Location: British Library, London
Shelfmark: Royal 6 C.xi
Author/Title: Jeronimus
Type of evidence: c: evidence from locally specific contents, including obits, scribbles, etc.
Notes on evidence:

The nine Royal manuscripts belonged to Cranmer. 3 B.xvi is probably in the same hand as 6 C.xi. The marginalia in 5 D. iv, 5 D.v, 5 D.vi, and perhaps 5 D.vii are in the same hand as marginalia in 6 C.xi. 5 B.ii resembles 6 B.i in script and decoration.

Fol. 257v has the contemporary copy of a letter from Master William of Potterne to Robert, prior of Bath (1198–1223), concerning the geldable value of the city of Bath.

Date: s. xii in.
Ownership:

Cranmer, Thomas (1489–1556), archbishop of Canterbury.

John Lumley, first Baron Lumley (c. 1533–1609).