history (hendiWritings)

<history>
        <origin>
          <p>Written in Durham during the mid twelfth
century.</p>
        </origin>
        <provenance>
          <p>Recorded in two medieval
catalogues of the books belonging to Durham Priory, made in 1391 and
1405.</p>
        </provenance>
        <provenance>
          <p>Given to W. Olleyf by William Ebchester, Prior (1446-56)
and later belonged to Henry Dalton, Prior of Holy Island (Lindisfarne)
according to inscriptions on ff. 4v and 5.</p>
        </provenance>
        <acquisition>
          <p>Presented to Trinity College in 1738 by
Thomas Gale and his son Roger.</p>
        </acquisition>
      </history>