MS 287 was written as a gift for King Henry VIII—from his court poet Bernard André—for New Year’s Day 1515, the main gift-giving occasion in Henry’s court at which the king regularly received books.

 

²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Library, Oxford, MS 287, f. 2v

 

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