Manuscripts

The Stablishments and Ordinances made at Waltham Abbey the xth day of December the yere of oure Lord God MCCCCLXVIII [December 10, 1468]...for the Rule, Ordinance and Guiding of the Householde of the Right High and Mighte Prince the Duke of Clarence, (followed by ) "The Order of a Nobleman's House as Duke, Marques, Earle,": manuscript

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Description: Two undated but 16th century copies made by Robert Boys of elaborate and detailed household ordinances, or regulations, for George, Duke of Clarence (ff. 1-24) and for a nobleman in general (ff. 25-60).
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: after 1500.
Call number: mssHM 66347
Creator: Clarence, George (1449-1478)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Edwin F. Gay, October 1937. Formerly in the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps, Phillipps ms. 4101. According to the Phillipps catalogue, the manuscript had earlier belonged to Craven Ord (his catalogue, 1830).