The three complete manuscripts of the text fall into two groups, with slightly different readings. The late-16th century "Brigittine Long Text" manuscript was produced by exiled nuns in the Antwerp region. Now referred to as "MS Fonds Anglais 40" (previously known as "Regius 8297") or simply the "Paris Manuscript", and consisting solely of a copy of Julian's "Long Text", it resides in the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris. The other two surviving manuscripts, "Sloane MS 2499" and "Sloane MS 3705", now form part of the British Library's Sloane Collection. The "Paris Manuscript" and "Sloane MS 2499" are named by Watson and Jenkins as "the main witnesses to the text".