Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 376: Roger Taverner, De fame [Of the Means to Prevent Famine in this Land]

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Title:
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 376: Roger Taverner, De fame [Of the Means to Prevent Famine in this Land]
Alternate Title:
Roger Taverner
Language:
English
Extent:
ff. viii + 141
Dimensions:
204 Height (mm) and 148 Width (mm)
Approximate Date:
[ca. 1500 - 1599]
Table of contents:
  • Remedies ... of dearth of victuals
  • On the devaluation of coinage
Description:
CCCC MS 376 contains two essays by Roger Taverner (d. 1582) addressed to Queen Elizabeth. The first, and most extensive, of these essays addresses the prevention of famine in England and the second is a brief discussion of coin devaluation. The author was the surveyor of the royal forests south of the Trent and brother to Richard Taverner (c. 1505-75).
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