Psalterium — Wilton, Wiltshire. Abbey of St Mary the Virgin and St Edith, of Benedictine nuns.
Provenance: | Wilton, Wiltshire. Abbey of St Mary the Virgin and St Edith, of Benedictine nuns. |
Location: | Royal College of Physicians, London |
Shelfmark: | 409 |
Author/Title: | Psalterium |
Type of evidence: | l: Liturgical evidence, often to be found in the kalendar |
Notes on evidence: | Includes prayers for the abbess of Wilton in the litany, and for the congregation of St Mary and St Edith (fol. 206r). Cf. Burlington Ho. Exhib. 1908 no. 42 and E. G. Millar, Les MSS. à peintures des bibliothèques de Londres (Paris 1914–1920), pp. 48–61 and A. G. Little. |
Date: | s. xiii (c. 1250) |
Ownership: | Given in 1523 by Ranfe Lepton, parson of Alresford and Kingsworthy, to Elizabeth Langrege, of Romsey. An Elizabeth Langriche aged 17 was professed a nun of Romsey 28 July 1534 (Reg. Stephen Gardiner, p. 39). See also under Romsey. "Nicholaus Saunder" (front flyleaf, 1581). Marquis of Dorchester gave to the College 1680–1687. |