Osborn fa19

          William Peeris (fl. 1520), Metrical Chronicle of the Percy Family.
     The manuscript also contains "De Treugis inter Reges Angliae et
     Scotiae," "Memorandum de Obsidibus Scotiae in quorum custodiae sunt,"
     "Reges Hispania," and "Parliamente tent anno duodecimo." England; late
     sixteenth century.

     Contents (as foliated in manuscript):

     ff. 28r-32r    De Treugis inter Reges Angliae et Scotiae. "Ceste
     endenture faite a Berewyk sur Twede le tierce iour Doctober L'ay du
     grace 1357." This document is between King Edward of England and King
     David of Scotland.

     ff. 32r-33r    Memorandum de obsidibus Scotiae in quorum custodia sunt.
     In French.

     ff. 33v    The copie of a letter sent to the King of Scottes by Thomas
     that tyme Erle of Surrey and after Duk of Norfolk and Lieutenant to
     King Henry the viiith the third year of his reign (1513)." This letter
     concerns the battle between the earl of the King of the Scots "tomorrow
     ... between xii of the clock and three in the after noone" in which it
     asks the King to keep his promise and remove himself from the fortress
     onto the "playne of Milfeld." Written September 7th.

     f. 41r    Description of the arms of various kings

     ff. 41v-51v    "Here beginnethe the prolouge of the little treateise
     foloing wiche is the discent of the lorde Percis made and compiled
     brevelie by me William Peeris clarke and preste secretory to the right
     nobile Erle Henry the vth Erle of Northumbrelande." This chronicle of
     the Percy family is in 98 rhymed stanzas of various lines (usually 7-
     9).

     ff. 91-94v    Geneological tables of the Kings of Spain.

     ff. 96-98r    Parlemente tent anno duodecimo quarti. A bill pleading
     for the remedy of the troubles between Margaret, Viscountess Lisle (fl.
     1466-ca. 1500) and William Lord Berkeley (1426-1492) and his wife.

     Paper, watermark, Bricquet 8079 (Troyes, 1580); 30 ff. (The MS. was
     previously foliated before disbinding. Folios run from 27-33, 41-51,
     90-105.); 350 x 255 mm.; 1 column.

          Manuscript disbound into sections, see foliation.

          Various cursive and italic hands. Bound in blind tooled calfskin.
     The spine is missing and the binding is unconnected to the pages.
     Several sections have been removed from the manuscript (see foliation).

          Bookplate of Thomas Philip, (2nd) Earl de Grey (1781-1859) of
     Wrest Park.

          Comments: Also included with fa.19 are five leaves with notes on
     the armory, dated 9 October 1595. These leaves are of a different size
     than the above manuscript (372 x 240 mm.) and have a different
     watermark (a pot with the initials P D and B, similar to Bricquet
     12793, Bayonne, 1583). In addition to the illustrations of the arms of
     various English nobles, there are also introductory notes including
     definitions of "Armorye" and "Armes" followed by rules quoted from
     cited authorities.



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