Richard James (1592-1638) was the nephew of Thomas James, Bodley's first librarian. He matriculated as a commoner at Exeter College, but moved to Corpus Christi College as a scholar where he took his BA in 1611. He was elected to a fellowship in 1615 and became librarian to Sir Thomas Cotton in 1628. His manuscripts, mostly historical with a strong Protestant bias, came to the library forty years after his death, with the collection of his friend Thomas Greaves.
| Shelfmark | MS. James 43 |
| Summary Catalogue no. | 3880 |
| Summary of contents | English calendrical rhymes and sayings. Medical text. |
| Language | English and Latin |
| Origin | English |
| Date | 15th century, late |
| Material | paper |
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| Catalogue image | Vol. 2 Part 2, p. 771 |
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