college by its foundress, Mary'd eValencia, countess of P^mbroke^ the* |a te
p f th e foundation was 1347.'' KpimdtW bowL'hf tbe cup runs tHe'fbllowing
inscription:—
Sayn Denes y* es me dere,
FoJjjliéS lof drenk and mak gud cher.
And below is inscribed:—""
. M. Y. God kelp at ned.
M._V. tire tbe initials of t||h o n o r’s name, Mary de Valencia.
- Tbe initial- on■ tbe foregoing page, with the cut"at-the bóttom, are taken
from a MS. of tbe reign of* Edward III., preserved ini/ffie British*'Museum,
MS. Keg. ■ E. IX. The latter is a specimen.of diapered- ornament from apiece
b£: drapery in one of the illuminations.- ;
