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Beda, Historia ecclesiastica — Newminster, Northumberland. Cistercian abbey of St Mary the Virgin.


Provenance: Newminster, Northumberland. Cistercian abbey of St Mary the Virgin.
Location: British Library, London
Shelfmark: Additional 25014
Author/Title: Beda, Historia ecclesiastica
Type of evidence: c: evidence from locally specific contents, including obits, scribbles, etc.
Notes on evidence:

"Liber [...]" (fol. 2v).

Notes on fol. 2v: a) that Balliol did homage to King Edward at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 19 June 1334; b) that the Scots "spoliauerunt ... totam abbatiam nostram" 15 July 1334 and were nearly all killed at Berwick five days later.

Date: s. xii
Ownership:

Francis St. John.

Sir F. Palgrave: sale 20 Nov. 1862 lot 90.

Notes:

Noted in Registrum Anglie.

? Punctuation added (and ? replacing – (i. e. line) punctuation) (?).