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Manuscript description Item 1 (Front matter), pastedown-fol. [ii]v [Blank modern pastedown and two blank modern flyleaves.] Item 2 (Preliminaries), fols. 1r-2v [Written in Hand A (see description of hands below)] Item 2.1 (Title page), fol. 1r The Histories and Chronicles, of the World. By John Zonaras, Great chancellor, and Drongaire, of the watch, Chief Secretary of Constantinople Containing all the most memorable actions happened in the world, in the revolution of Six thousand six hundred years and more. Digested into three Books. The first maketh mention of the estate of things passed in Judea, Persia, Egypt, and Greece, from the Creation of the world, unto the Subversion and miserable destruction of Jerusalem , : collected as well out of the Library of Byzantium, now Constantinople, as out of ancient Hebrew and Greek writers; and translated out their native languages into French. By J: De Maumont. The second declareth the Roman History; From the Building of the Town, until the reign of Constantine the Great. The third recounteth the lives and deeds of the Emperors, from that Constantine, unto the death of Alexis Comnenes, which was about the year of Grace 1100. By J. Milles De S. Amour. Done out of Greek into French, with annotations in the margent, upon the diversity of the Greek Copies; with advertisements, and Index of the most memorable things To the Queen Mother of the King. Paris for John Parent in Saint James street. 1583 And done into English, by the Noble and learned Lady, the Lady Agnes Wenman, sometime Wife of the Right honourable Richard Lord Vis-Count Wenman deceased. [This is a translation of the title-page of the printed book from which Wenman was translating.] Item 2.2 (Preface), fols. 1v-2r An Advertisement The large volume of Zonaras, is divided, ... that carries, of itself, obedience, and absolute performance. Item 2.3 (Dedication), fol. 2r-v To the Reader The Greek context of this present Tome ... severally imprinted by Tomes or volumes. Fare you well. Item 3 (Translation, historical, Narrative), fols. 3-241v (Author)Joannes Zonaras (Translator)Jan de Maumont (Translator)Agnes Wenman Not without some reason, may any man reprehend me ... Then followed the Egyptian bondage, where all cruelty was exercised against [The text is incomplete. It continues in the companion manuscript, Cambridge University MS Dd 1.19. ] Item 3.1, fols. 3-9v History 1 [Hand A] [ Gap left at top of fol. 3r for missing title ]Item 3.2, fols. 10r-15r History 2 [Hand A] Item 3.3, fols. 15v-19r History 3 [Hand A] Item 3.4, fols. 19r-23r History 4 [Hand A] Item 3.5, fols. 24r-32v History 5 [Hand B (see hand descriptions below)] Item 3.6, fols. 33r-50v History 6 [Hand B] [fols. 51r-51v are blank. ] Item 3.7, fols. 52r-74v History 7 [Hand A] Item 3.8, fols. 75r-99v History 8 [Hand A] [ No red ink on fols. 87v-99v ]Item 3.9, fols. 100r-130v History 9 [Hand A] [ Doodles on fols. 103r and 105r ]Item 3.10, fols. 131r-144v History 10 [Hand A] Item 3.11, fols. 145r-159r History 11 [Hand A] Item 3.12, fols. 159r-179r History 12 [Hand A] Item 3.13, fols. 179v-197v History 13 [Hand A] Item 3.14, fols. 198r-210v History 14 [Hand A] Item 3.15, fols. 211r-231v History 15 [Hand A] Item 3.16, fols. 231v-241v History 16 [Hand A] [Ends in the middle of a sentence] [ No red ink on fols. 232v-235v or on fols. 236v-241v ]Item 4 (Back matter), fol. 242r to back pastedown [fol. 242 is fragmentary. It is blank except for a doodle and is followed by two blank modern flyleaves and a blank modern pastedown.] |