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Cotton MS Vespasian D.VI

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London

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73v-76v

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NE: MS was originally two separate MSS: 1: origin "possibly at Canterbury:, s. X with additions on ff. 76v-77v of s. XI (2/2) or XII (1/4); 2: origin, England, "(? Northern England)"; s. XI (4/4) or XII (1/4) (per SOCAM)

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Distichs of Cato (incomplete)

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901-1000

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England (Kent)

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Regarding the whole MS, "Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (b. 1571, d. 1631), 1st baronet, antiquary and politician: owner (f. 1r). James Ussher (1581–1656), Church of Ireland archbishop of Armagh and scholar: borrowed; annotated table of contents (f. 1r). Cotton’s collection was augmented by his son, Sir Thomas Cotton (b. 1594, d. 1662), 2nd baronet, and his grandson, Sir John Cotton. Sir John Cotton (b. 1621, d. 1702), 3rd baronet: bequeathed the entire Cotton collection of books and manuscripts to trustees ‘for Publick Use and Advantage’, 12 and 13 William III, c. 7. Formed one of the foundation collections of the British Museum in 1753." (per DM); regarding the section (ff. 2-77) containing the DC, "The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine's, Canterbury: library press mark (f. 2r). John Joscelyn (b. 1529, d. 1603), Old English scholar and Church of England clergyman: annotated (ff. 38v-66v)." (per DM)

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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Cotton_MS_Vespasian_D_VI&index=0

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SOCAM (http://searcharchives.bl.uk/IAMS_VU2:IAMS040-001103301) | DM (http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Cotton_MS_Vespasian_D_VI&index=0)

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