Five medical recipes, the fifth by another hand. Some of the text is unclear due to damage to the leaf. The first appears to be for womb pain ('pro matrice pena'), the second for someone unable to keep food or drink down ('pro uno qui nescit seruare in corpore potum vel cibum...'), the third for a suckling child if it is troubled in its body ('Item pro puero lactanti si grauetur in corpore'), the fourth ?for hardening the stomach of suckling infants ('pro dure ventris infantis lactanti'), and the fifth 'for my own patients according to the vicar of Marsham' ('pro infirmitis mea propria secundum vicarium de Marsham').

Full transcription: 'S⟨ir⟩ John Pykware(?) late of Ox⟨ford⟩ prest ...(?) a bybul in french the ...(?)

Most of the note is unclear due to damage to the leaf.

Note of a grant by an Elizabeth ?Shrop (Scrope) to a Richard Nevyle of the office of steward of a manor. The grant mentions a place called 'Sonyngton' and the text says that that place is also known as 'Sundon' - this probably refers to the manor of Sundon in Bedfordshire, which is spelled as 'Sonedone' and 'Sonyngdon' in various medieval sources. The manor of Sundon came under the control of the Scrope family after the death of its owner Robert Tiptot in 1372. When Tiptot died in 1372, he left behind three young female children, whose wardship was given to Richard le Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton (b. c. 1327, d. 30 May 1403). In 1385 Richard le Scrope's son, Roger le Scrope, married Tiptot's daughter and heir Margaret and so the manor of Sundon passed into the Scrope family through that marriage. Although the precise compilation date of CUL MS Ee.5.22 is unknown, the volume probably dates from the final quarter of the 15th century (c. 1485) and there were two Elizabeth Scropes alive in 1485 who may have been parties to the grant. John Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton married Elizabeth St John at an unknown date before 10 December 1471; it is not known when the marriage ended, but Elizabeth must have died before 3 July 1494 (and possibly before 1490) as another marriage is recorded for John Scrope after that date. John Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton and Elizabeth St John had a son, Henry Scrope, 6th Baron Scrope of Bolton (b. c. 1468, d. c. 1506) who married Elizabeth Percy, a daughter of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland c. 1480. The 'Richard Nevyle' mentioned in the grant probably cannot be identified with any precision as there were several members of the family with that name alive in the late 15th century. The Scropes had a close relationship with the Neville family in the 15th century and had acted as guardians for each others children and had formed marriage alliances between various branches of their families and so this grant doubtless refers to a transaction between these two intertwined families.

Much of the text is unclear due to damage to the leaf.

Note of an indenture of an R. Tylly and a John Blakborne.

Text is unclear due to damage to the leaf.

Folio 1v blank except for a George I donation bookplate.

The title in the manuscript has been partially destroyed by damage, but the first word of the heading is 'Kalendare'.

- Written in a narrow single-column format typically used for verse.

- Abridgement, in mnemonic form, of the statutes from Magna Carta to Westminster II. Baker and Ringrose draw attention to the following other examples of statutes rendered into blank verse:

• Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Douce 139, f. 116v (Westminster II, late-13th century, in French
• Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Tanner 198, f. 15r (Prerogativa Regis, 15th century, in Latin

- Folio 17v blank.

According to Baker and Ringrose this is: 'A reading on Magna Carta, which corresponds closely to Cambridge, University Library, MS Hh.2.6, art. 1; there is a somewhat abridged version in Cambridge, University Library, MS Ii.5.43, art. 3. Other related texts are Oxford, Bodl⟨[eian]⟩ Lib⟨[rary]⟩, MS Rawlinson C. 294, f. 1r (which begins as in Ii.5.43); ⟨[Oxford,]⟩ University College, MS 163, f. 1r; ⟨[Mdina]⟩, P⟨[alazzo]⟩ F⟨[alson]⟩ L⟨[ibrary,]⟩ MS LC 14.12, f. 1r. The blanks in this text appear to be spaces left for annotation, and some additions have been made in a darker ink. The additions refer to " W. Catysby lector"; [...] William Catesby (d. 1485) was probably a reader of the Inner Temple in the 1470s. An addition on f. 50v contains extracts from Bracton, perhaps cited at Catesby's reading.'

Folios 25v, 32r, 38v, 39v, 41r, 42v, 45r, 46r, 47r, 48v, 51v, [51a]recto blank except for running headings. Folio [51a] verso blank.

Substantial parts of ff. 36 and 37 torn out, no text lost.

According to Baker and Ringrose this Item contains: 'Readings on the Statute of Merton, cc. 1-10. The named disputants are: 54r [Alexander' Anne (d. 1438), [Robert] Kyrkelad, [Gilbert Halt[oft] (d. 1458); 60v [Thomas] Cokayne (d. 1440), [John] Hody (d. 1441); 66r Hodye; 68v [John] Mark[ham] (d. 1479), Halt[oft]. Parts of it are also in Cambridge, University Library, MS Hh.3.6, ff. 23r-28v; Cambridge, University Library, MS Ee.5.19, ff. 156r-170v; and Cambridge, University Library, MS Ii.5.43, ff. 42v-51v . It seems to be an early Gray's Inn reading, probably Haltoft's own, since Haltoft is reported twice as answering objections made against the reader. Thorne (Readings, I. xx, lviii) dated it just before 1430. He surmised that two readings here had been merged into one text. The part involving Cokayne and Hody may derive from a Middle Temple reading c. 1430.: cf. Hh.3.6, ff. 23r-28v. Substantial extracts from the whole are printed in Readings, I. xc-cxiii. On 73v is a note: ‘'ajugge en assise devant Cheyne et Martyn en Cornewaill'’ (i.e. 1417/24).'

Folio 94v blank except for running heading. Folio 114v blank.

According to Baker and Ringrose: 'An anonymous reading on the Statute of Marlborough, cc. 14-29, of uncertain date and provenance. See Selden Soc. 94, chap. X and p. 348 (siglum E). A passage from 101r is translated in Selden Soc. 94 at p. 311. Some or all of the text is also found in  LC (Law Div.) MS. 139, where it is 'secundum Statham', i.e., Nicholas Statham (d. 1472) of Lincoln's Inn, who read in the 1460s and again in the year of his death. That text, however, seems to have been updated and includes cases of 32-33 Hen. VI.

According to Baker and Ringrose: 'An anonymous reading on Westminster I, cc. 1-48 (but with several chapters omitted). Some matter from the 1450s is cited in the text: 121r Jack Cade; 145v a statute of 39 Hen VI; 150r a case of 35 Hen. VI; and on 119r is a case 'jades ... deuaunt M. Litilton'. On 143r: 'fuit adjuge et tenuz cest an darreyne passe que lou un auoit deliuer a un cariar certein bienz ...', which seems to be a reference to the Carrier's Case (1473), Seldon Soc. 64: 30. A date in the time of Edw. IV would be consistent woth two references to 'temps le Roy H. vi'. Thorne, however (Readings lvii), thought the Edw. IV material had been added to an earlier reading. This is not wholly clear, especially since there are blanks in the text for additions and yet the Edw. IV text is incorporated in the text as written and not added. See Selden Soc. 94, chap. X and p. 348 (siglum H).'

Folios 116v, 131r, 147, 151r, 153r, 155v, 158v-159v, 165v blank except for running titles. 171v-172r blank.

Folio [172a] verso blank.

According to Baker and Ringrose: 'An anonymous reading of uncertain date and provenance on the Statute of Mortmain.'

According to Baker and Ringrose: 'An anonymous reading of uncertain date and provenance on the Statute of Fines.'

According to Baker and Ringrose: 'An anonymous reading on the statute of Gloucester, cc. 1-15. A name on 184v ('‘mez secundum Borell ...’') establishes the provenance as Gray's Inn. '‘Mr Borell of gras In’' was a mid-xv cent. benefactor to St Andrew's Holborn: London, Guildhall, MS 4249, f. 221v. '‘John Borell of greys yn gentleman’' is mentioned in a will of 1469: PROB 11/6, f. 38v (P.C.C. 6 Wattys). An Andrew Borel, formerly of Furnival's Inn, was buried in St Michael's, Crooked Lane, London, as of Gray's Inn (d. 1487); J. Stow, Survey of London (C. L. Kingsford ed.) 2:222. See Selden Soc. 94, chap. X and p. 349 (siglum K).'

Folios 255r, 261v, 295r, 315r, 320rv blank.

According to Baker and Ringrose: 'Readings on the Statute of Westminster II. There is another text, somewhat abridged, in Cambridge, University Library, MS Hh.2.8, ff. 37r-66r. On 269v '‘loppinion de Newenton est ...’' (as in Hh.2.8, f. 51r). On 291r the names of Warbulton and Newton occur. If this is Richard Newton (d. 1448), created serjeant in 1425, this may be a pre-1448 Middle Temple reading. William Warbelton (d. 1469) was M.P. Hants. from 1425, J.P. Hants. from 1431. This interchange also occurs in 6 other manuscripts containing related texts: Cambridge, University Library, MS Hh.2.8, f. 58v, London, British Library, MS Harley 7536, f. 33v, London, British Library, MS Lansdowne 465, f. 61r, Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson C.294, f. 154r, Oxford, University College, MS 163, f. 227r and Washington D.C, Library of Congress, (Law Division) MS 29, f. 57v. On 245r, a passage temp. Edw. IV referring to '‘loppinion de Litilton justice ... a quel opinion Uauasour se agrea’' may be an interpolation from an Inner Temple reading in the 1470s: cf. the Catesby interpolations in [⟨Item 7 18r-51r]⟩, above. See Thorne, Readings, I.lxvi-lxvii. See Selden Soc. 94, chap. X and p. 349 (siglum O).

According to Naker and Ringrose: 'An anonymous reading of uncertain date and provenance on the statute Quia emptores (or Westminster III). Oxford, University College, MS 263, f. 228r has the same incipit.'

Folio 335v blank.

According to Baker and Ringrose: 'An anonymous reading of uncertain date and provenance on the statute De conjunctim feoffatis.

Folio 337v blank.

According to Baker and Ringrose: 'An anonymous reading on the statute of Prerogativa Regis, incorrectly identified by Miss Putnam (Early Treatises, 180) as 'probably' that of Thomas Frowyk (d. 1505) in the Inner Temple, Autumn 1495. S. E. Thorne, Prerogativa Regis (New Haven, 1949), xlviii, correcting Putnam, suggested it was given c. 1485-90.'

Folios 347r, 349v, 357v, 359r, 360v, 362v, blank.

According to Baker and Ringrose: 'An anonymous reading on the Statute of Winchester. Some cases temp. Edw. IV are cited (364v-367r), but these may be interpolations: cf. ⟨Item 10 ff. 115r-171r, above⟩. See Selden Soc. 94, chap. X and p. 350 (siglum X).

Folio 370rv blank.

According to Baker and Ringrose: 'An anonymous reading on the Articuli super cartas'.

Folio 375v blank.

According to Baker and Ringrose: 'Paraphrase of 1 Ric. IIII, cc. 1-4'.

Folios 377r-378r blank.

Folio 378v - full transcription:| A goode medecyn for the moder | Take ix croppis of modirworte , ix of styche worte , ix cro of persele rotis and all , iij cropis of erbe john al fertherfoy , iij croppis of grounde swely , ix cro of archangel al dul reede nettill , iij croppis of rede fenell an handfull of Betayn , a quantite of holy leves þat hath noo prykkes , a quantite of tyme rose mary and sauge ryall , take all these and stampe þem to gedire and wrynge owte the juse , but ceth your licour ferst and shome it clene be it ale oþer water then putto þe juse of your seide herbis and seth all to gedire , then grynde your spicis and putt therin , a peny worth of notmyggis , a peny worth of longe peper clown maces and greynde , and ob worth in saffron, and putt there in a quantite of hony or els of sugur , then putt it in a glas and stoppe it close , and drynke thereof to beddewarde and herly fastynge [.] probatus est

Note on 'the owte rentes of Raufe vyne'.