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The Babington Plot

The Babington Plot

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Date: 1586
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Cursive script.
Bound in a parchment bifolium from an early thirteenth century English Latin manuscript of the Digest of Justinian
The margins contain the glossa ordinaria of Accursius, as well as some later commentary in an Anglicana script.
On the front of the vellum wrapper is the name ""John Rigbye barrister, Cliffordes Ynne.""
Imperfect: mutilated with some loss of text.
Several blank pages throughout.
Pages not numbered consecutively.
Abstract:
The text is an examination of the confessions of the conspirators in the plot against Queen Elizabeth and the role of Mary Queen of Scots in the conspiracy.
Physical Description:
i + 22 + i ff. [46 p. + wrapper]
color
31 cm. (manuscript), 35 cm. (wrapper)
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Curatorial Area: Beinecke Library
Curated Collection: The Osborn Collection
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High Resolution (image/tiff)
Object ID: 2040015
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