Described Hardwick & Luard: v.370–81.

[1]

p. 23

To my sovereyn lord edward be the grace of god kyng of ynglond and of frauns a pore frere of þe hermites of seynt austyn in the convent of lenne sendith prayer obediens subjection and al that evir be ony deute a prest schuld offir onto his kyng it is sumwhat divulgid …

p. 23

… god for his mercy fulfill that he hath begunne send our kyng edward good lyf and good governauns and aftir his labour good reward in the blys of hevene amen ʒoure seruaunt capgrave.

‘John Capgrave's Dedicatory epistle to King Edward the fourth prefixt to his Chronicle beginning with Adam, ending anno 1416’. Dedicatory preface to Edward IV which precedes John Capgrave's Abbreuiacion of Cronicles. s. xviii copy from MS Gg.4.12. Other texts: See Gg.4.12 [1].

[2]

p. 23

An. 1416 in this ʒere in the sevene day of may cam the emperor sigemund to london and was loggid in the kynges paleys at westminster the kynge lay at lambhithe the emperour offered a ymage of seynt george at wyndesore mad of pure gold ther on seynt georges day was he mad brothir of knites of the garter and there receyved the kings lyvere …

p. 25

… thermor that of every nacion schuld be chosen sex prelatis who schuld be in the conclave with the cardinales and have voys in the same eleccion.

‘Capgrave's chronicle ends thus’ (p. 23). Extract from John Capgrave's Abbreuiacion of Cronicles copied ‘from a MS … in the Royal Library, Cambridge’, i.e. s. xviii copy from Gg.4.12. Ed. (from Gg.4.12) by Lucas.

Other texts: See Gg.4.12 [2].

[3]

p. 71

Ye shal knele doun on your knees and lyfte up your hertes makyng your prayers unto almyghty god for the good state and pees of al holy chirche that god maynteyne save and kepe it for our holy fader the pope and alle his trewe college of cardenallys that god for his mercy hem mayntene and kepe …

p. 73

… that on suche a day this weke we shal have the annyversarye and for alle cristen sowles ye shal devoutly say a pater noster and an ave psalmus de profundis etcetera with this colecte oremus absolve quesumus …