Geoffrey of Monmouth, -approximately 1155, Bishop of Aspah, historian

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referencedIn "CRONICL ynys Brydain, or amser y colled Troia fawr hyd fynediad Cadwaldr fondigaid i Rufain," i. e., ' Chronicle of the island of Britain, from the time when Troy the great was lost, to the journey of Cadwalader the blessed to Rome' ; being a Welsh ..., 16th century British Library
referencedIn A COLLECTION of romance and English History, in Latin, made in or soon after 1422 by John Streeche, a canon of the Augustinian Priory of Kenilworth, co. Warwick, containing:-1. Poem on the fall of Troy, in leonine elegiacs, beg. "Pergama flere volo f..., 15th century British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS collections of Lewis Morris, relating to British Antiquities and History. Among them are the following articles :-Copies of charters to the Church of Llandaff, from the Liber Landavenris, in Welsh and Latin, f. 3.-" A Catalogue of anci..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn ANOTHER VOLUME Of Miscellaneous Collections, by Lewis Morris. The principal contents are as follows :-List of Welsh words omitted by Dr. Davies and Mr. Llywd, f. 2;-Index of the contents of the volume called Prif feirdd Cymreig [Add. 14,867], f. 8; ..., 1663-1761 British Library
referencedIn FRAGMENTS of the following works:-1. Bædæ Historia Ecclesiastica: extending, with frequent lacunæ, from lib. iii. 17 to the end of the summary. With the Colophon " Explicit liber historiarum gentis Anglorum Bede presbiteri ad Ceoluulfum regem." f. 1... British Library
referencedIn 1. BEDÆ prosbyteri historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum; with a table of contents before each book. At the end is an epitome to the year 734, followed by Bede's "Notitia de se ipso." f. 1. 2. Cuthberti epistola ad Cuthwinum de transitu Bedæ, f. 117..., 12th century-14th century British Library
referencedIn CHRONICLES, ETC., OF ENGLAND, compiled mainly at the Benedictine Abbey of St Benet at Hulme, co. Norf.; late 13th cent. (after 1294). Latin. The MS. is described, and artt. 2-4 printed, in Chronica Johannis de Oxenedes, ed. Sir Henry Ellis, Rolls ser... British Library
referencedIn GALFIRIDI Monemutensis historia Britonum. On vellum. Written by different hands at the end of the xiith or beginning of the xiiith cent.; but a few leaves at the end are added by another hand, at the end of the xvth cent. Quarto. [15,732.], 12th century-15th century British Library
creatorOf Astrological compilation and political prophecies, 1490 British Library
referencedIn ROMANCES, etc., mainly in verse, in Anglo-Norman French, except art. 1 (Latin). See Brit. Mus. Quart., xii, 1938, pp. 40-43, and J. M. Manly, 'The Penrose MS. of La Resurrection', Modern Philology, xxxvii, 1939, pp. 1-6. The contents are:-(1) 'Hysto..., 1260-1299 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS collections in relation to British History, by Lewis Morris of Penbryn, viz. :-Observations on the British History, translated and mangled, by Galfridus Monemuthensis out of Tyssilio's Brut y Brenhinoedd, f. 3;-Ohservations on Mr. R. V..., 1760 British Library
referencedIn Collection of historical, mythical, and romantic Sagas, in Icelandic. In the title-page, which is added by Dadi Nielsson, it is stated that the volume was copied by Gìsli Bjarnason, afterwards priest at Tröllatunga, near Húsavìk, and elsewhere, ob. 1..., approximately 1730-1735 British Library
referencedIn A VOLUME containing various Historical Documents, Triads, Poems, and other pieces, in Welsh, in the handwriting of Jolo Morganwg, alias Edward Williams, and Idrison, alias William Owen [subsequently Owen Pughe] as follows:-Extracts from the Welsh tr... British Library
creatorOf MATERIALS RELATING MOSTLY TO PAPAL AND ROYAL JURISDICTION; 16th cent. Latin. Copies and extracts made in the early 16th cent. except for artt. 6 and 19. Contents list, with items added in a 17th-cent. hand,f. vii. 1. ff. 1-19. Copies of Magna Carta a..., 1442-1599 British Library
referencedIn Vol. 1. containing:-Cwynion, or Ancient Welsh law pleadings, p. I ;-Various pieces in prose and verse, among which are poems by Simwnt Fychan and Dr. Elis, and the twenty-four Goreuon, or most excellent things, p. 6 -Catalogue of the Kings of Britai..., 1768-1769 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANE0US LETTERS AND PAPERS. Paper and ( artt. A, O, Q) Vellum; ff. 112. Folio. XII-XX centt., 12th century-20th century British Library
referencedIn GEOFFREY Of MONMOUTH's History of Britain, in Welsh; written at the beginning of the xviith century, and interleaved with numerous notes and comments in English, by Lewis Morris, 1727. Small Quarto. [14,903.]Geoffrey, of Monmouth: History of Britain,..., 17th century British Library
referencedIn A COLLECTION Of historical and romantic works, in Latin, viz.:-1. "Historia de Iehrusalem," in three books, with a Prologue, by "Baldricus, Burguliensium fratrum abbas, postea vero . . . Dolensium archiepiscopus": the History of the First Crusade, 1... British Library
referencedIn 1. CHRONICLE of English affairs, extending from the battle of Poitiers in 1356 to 7 Dec. 1384; apparently entered from time to time. Lat. Imperfect at the beginning, ff.1-14, l5b. 2. Note on weights. Lat. f.15. 3. List of the Priors of Durham, from A... British Library
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