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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE

OF THE

MANUSCRIPTS

IN THE LIBRARY OF

CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE

CAMBRIDGE

BY

MONTAGUE RHODES JAMES, Litt.D., F.B.A., F.S.A., Hon. Litt.D., Dublin

PROVOST OF king's COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

PART IV (VOLUME II. PART I)

Nos. 251—350

CAMBRIDGE

AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS

1911

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A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE

OF THE

MANUSCRIPTS

IN THE LIBRARY OF

CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

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MONTAGUE RHODES JAMES, Litt.D., F.B.A., F.S.A. Hon. Litt.D., Dublin

PROVOST OF king's COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

PART IV

(VOLUME II. PART I)

Nos. 251—350

CAMBRIDGE

AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS

1911

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PRINTED BY JOHN CLAY, M.A. AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

SHORT LIST OF MSS. 251—350

	Short title	Date	Provenance
251.	Chronicon	XV early	Bury St Edmunds.
252.	Stimulus Amoris, etc.	xiv	Norwich.
253.	Aug. Confessiones, etc.	xi and xii	Canterbury or Rochester.
254.	Decretales novae	xiii
255.	Pupilla Oculi	xiv-xv
256.	Formula Novitiorum, etc.	.xiv	? Oxford.
257.	R. Grosseteste	XV early
258.	Andrew Horn	xiv early	London.
259.	Polychronicon	xiv
260.	Musica	x	Christ Church, Canterbury.
261.	Joh. Gaddesden	XV
262.	W. de Newburgh	xiii early
263.	Speculum Ecclesiae	xiii	Canterbury.
264.	Roger de Wendover, etc.	xiv	Norwich.
265.	Poenitentiale, etc.	xi	Worcester.
266.	Petrus Blesensis, etc.	xiii	Carmelites of London.
267.	Freculphus	xi	St Augustine's, Canterbury.
268.	W. Hilton	XV	?? Norwich.
269.	Ivo Carnotensis	xii	Pipewell.
270.	Missal	xi	St Augustine's, Canterbury.
271.	Decretales, etc.	xiii and xiv	St Augustine's, Canterbury.
272.	Psalter	ix (883-4)	Rheims and Christ Church, Canterbury.
273.	Super Sententias, etc.	xii-xiii
274.	Ambrosii quaedam	xi	St Augustine's, Canterbury.
275.	Legendae, etc.	XV and xiii	Markaunt, C.C.C.
276.	Eutropius, etc.	xi and xii ?	St Augustine's, Canterbury.
277.	Adam of Barking	xii-xiii	? Sherborne.
278.	Psalter in English and French	xiv early	Norwich.
279.	Synodus Patricii	ix-x (or x)	Worcester.
280.	Henry of Huntingdon	xii-xiii	? Canterbury.
281.	Geoffrey of Monmouth, etc.	xii and xiv	Burton.
282.	The Mirror	xiv late
283.	Egidius Romanus	XV	} Norwich.
284.	Anselm, etc.	xiv late	St Augustine's, Canterbury.
285.	T. Livius of Forli. Aldhelm	XV and x (xi)

SHORT LIST OF MSS.

Dati

vi-vi

572, etc,

X

Short title

286. Evangelia Gregoriana

287. Joh. Flete, etc.

288. Alani Epistolae, etc.

289. Augustini quaedam, etc.

290. Chronica " Odonis "

291. Beda de temporibus

292. Geoffrey of Monmouth, etc.

293. Piers Plowman

294. Hugo de S. Victore xii

295. Epistolae Th. Becket xiii early

296. Wycliffite Tracts xiv late

297. Statuta, etc. xiii-xiv

298. Life of St Thomas and documents xvi and xv

early

299. Ivonis Epistolae, etc. xiii

300. Pictor in Carmine xiii early

301. Annales, etc. xiv early

302. Anglo-Saxon Homilies v xilate?

303. Anglo-Saxon Homilies ix xii

304. luvencus vii

305. Notyngham super Evangelia xiv late

306. Albertanus Brixiensis xiv early

307. Vita S. Guthlaci. Joh. Wallensis ix and xiv

308. Passio S. ^thelberti, etc. xii

309. Ric. de S. Victore, etc. xii-xiii

310. Hugo de Sacramentis xii late

311. Chronicon Angliae xv-xvi

312. Goscelini Vita S. Augustini, etc. xi-xii

313. Florus. R. de Diceto xii-xiii

314. Dionysius Areop. xiii-xiv

315. Ric. de S. Victore, etc. xiii

316. Augustine, etc. xiii early

317. Sermones, etc. xiii early and xv

318. Ailredi vita S. Eadwardi, etc. xii

319. Hist. Scholastica, etc. xiii and xii late

320. Sermones. Canones, etc. xii and ?ix

321. Pet. Joh. Olivi, etc. xiv and xi

322. Gregory's dialogues in Anglo-Saxon xi

323. Legenda Pilati, etc. xiii-xiv

324. Miroir des dames xiv

325. Vincentius de eruditione puero-

rum, etc.

326. Aldhelm

327. Sermones

328. Vita Dunstani, etc.

329. Historia Waldei, etc.

330. Mart. Capella

331. Tract, de Eucharistia xv

332. Augustini, etc. quaedam xi-xii

333. Berenger Fredol xiv late

Provenance St Augustine's, Canterbury.

and xiii Christ Church, Canterbury.

xii xi-xii St Alban's.

xi-xii St Augustine's, Canterbury,

xiii, xiv and xvi xiv late

Lincoln. Christ Church,

Thorney.

Canterbury.

Christ Church, Canterbury. Dominicans of London.

St Augustine's, Canterbury.

Christ Church, Canterbury. Dominicans of London.

St Mary's, York.

St Augustine's, Canterbury.

St Augustine's, Canterbury. Franciscans of Oxford. Dominicans of London.

Rochester.

St Alban's.

PWinchester.

? Ramsey.

PBury St Edmunds.

Charles V of France.

Norwich.

Christ Church, Canterbury.

xui-xiv

x-xi xiii late xi and xii early Winchester.

xiv-xv Thetford or I x worth xi-xii and x

XV

? Canterbury.

SHORT LIST OF MSS.

	Short title	Date	Provenance
334.	Origenes super Lucam	viii-ix scribe Fortunatus. ? Corbie.
335.	Tract, de Mahometo	XV	Ely.
336.	Sermons in English	XV
337.	Scintillarium, etc.	xiii	? Canterbury.
338.	C. Schwenckfeld	xvi
339.	Ric. Divisiensis	xii-xiii and xiv	PWinchester and LilleshuU.
340.	Papers and Tracts	xvi
341.	Eadmer	xvi
342.	Hist. Roffensis	xvi
343.	Rad. Niger, etc.	xiv
344.	Augustini quaedam	xiii-xiv	? Norwich.
345.	Hilarius	xii	Christ Church, Canterbury.
346.	Printed	XV
347.	Almanack, etc.	xiv early	Norwich.
348.	Matt. Paris, etc.	xvi
349.	Cathedral Statutes, etc.	xvi
350.	T. Rudburne	xvi

ADDENDA

Part II.

No. 193. A manuscript note in the College Library copy of Nasmith's Catalogue records Dr Traube's opinion that this manuscript is of cent, viii-ix, and was written at Corbie.

No. 223. The Rev. J. Mearns kindly pointed out that in the Cathemerinon the Praefatio and 11. 1-3 of the Hymmis ad galli cafttuin are missing.

No. 224 An anonymous note in the Catalogue attributes this to Spartiates about 1480.

Part IV.

No. 288. Art. 7. This collection of stories occurs again in 441 (Art. 31), which is also a Christ Church book.

No. 304. A similar note, possibly by Dr Traube, says that the ornamentation of this volume is Hispano-Gothic.

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251. Chronicon Buriense. \ ^' t

[ 1. James 89

Vellum, II X 7^, ff. 103, 34 lines to a page. Cent, xv early, very well written.

There is a quantity of unusual and pretty pen-work, in pink and green, on the margins of the earlier leaves.

Collatio7i : a^ b^ (wants 8) | c*-nl

The book is doubtless from Bury St Edmunds. On f. i is the press- mark E. 43 \ A long life of St Edmund is in the text, and there are notes relating to the Abbey at the end.

Contents :

1. Chronicle of the Popes (to Gregory IX, 1370), extracted from

another Chronicle f. i

Petrus fuit primus papa post I. C. quo anno Petrus apud

Romam duos ordinauit. There is a good blue initial and within it an outline drawing of

Peter, throned as Pope, holding keys and book : outside,

on L., is St Paul. On f. 3^:: Expl. de libro quarto. Inc. de libro quinto. (Cap. I.) Hillarius post leonem successit. On 5 ^ : Expl. de libro iiiiK Inc. de libro v*° (sic). (Cap. 2.) Martinus papa post lohannem. On 8 6: Expl. de libro sexto. Inc. de lib. septimo. Hildebrandus qui et Gregorius vii"^ Ends 12^ (Cap. 46): Gregorius undecimus diaconus cardinalis

prius Petrus Rogeri nuncupatus. ff. 13-15 blank.

2. Inc. historia de Bruto Rege Britonum cum aliis Regibus Anglie

linealiter ab eo descendentibus usque ad Regem Ricardum

^ It is not easy to see why this pressmark was given to this book. The letters of the press- marks of Bury uniformly corresponded to the subjects of the books (e.g. B for Biblia) : also, there is another extant volume marked E. 43 (viz. Lambeth MS. 218, Epistolae Alcuini). The proper letter for the present volume is C ( = Chronica).

C. C. C. II. i. I

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[251-

secundum qui presentem fecit compilari historiam anno

Regni sui quarto decimo .......

The initial has a seated king, crowned and robed, with shield

and bannered lance, in the same style as the other figured

initial. De Patre istius Bruti historie videntur dissonare. nam Britonuni

historia dicit istum brutum fuisse filium Siluii. There are marginal references (not consecutive) to chapters

of a work unnamed. The account of St Edmund occupies fif. 32-43 b. It has a large

coloured initial and begins Sanctus Edmundus Alkamundi Regis Saxonie et Siware Regine

filius anno ab incarn. domini {bis) dcccxli°. The last event recorded is Bishop Bateman's attempt on the

privileges of St Edmund (1344) and his death, with miraculous

signs accompanying. This ends 42 b : cotidie magnifice operatur in suo martire glorioso. An account of St Edwold follows: Postquam autem beatissimus rex Edmundus mutauit per

triumphum martirii. Ends f 100 a with accession of Richard II. ac etiam voto communi singulorum in regnum successit

Anglorum anno etatis sue undecimo. ioo<^-i02rt blank. On 102 b a note on the old round chapel of St Edmund at Bury.

This note also occurs in the MS. Arundel xxx at the College

of Arms, See my Essays on the Abbey of Bury St Edtmmds,

C. A. S., p. 188. A. d. m'° cc™° Ixxv" deposita est capella rotunda in cimiterio

monachorum in qua corpus S. Edmundi primo iacuit ante

translacionem suam

—ex parte australi ubi nunc est capella S. Botulphi et ortus feretrariorum. On 103 rt: Pensio scolarium.

In primis de feretrariis ad festum S. Michaelis . iii« vi''

Item de diuersis fratribus ad fest. S. Andree . xxii^

de celerario pro Abbate Will. . , . xviij'i

pro Will. Rowham xii"^

pro priore Joh. Gofford xx^

de Camerario pro Ed° Bokynham . . xiiii-^

pro henr. de stablys iiiijd

de manerio de hesete ad fest. purif. . . xx**

de thoma munchesey ..... xii'^

de sacrista pro Abb. Will, cratfeld . . iii^ iiijd

de magistro cripte .,,,,. x**

etc. No other proper names occur,

f. \b

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The " Cronica que liber Regius appellatur" is referred to in Flete's History of Westnimster Abbey (see 287. 3)^ (but the passage cited by him is not in the text of this MS.) with the note "Cronica Regia ideo dicitur quia Rex Richardus secundus earn scribi fecit a monacho quodam cenobii S. Edmundi de Burye." I think it possible that the present MS. contains a shortened text of this Chronica Regia.

252. Stimulus Amoris, etc.

I H. 5

[ T. James 86

Vellum, iif^x6|, ff. 184+ i, 38 lines to a page. Cent, xiv early, in a fine large script, by two scribes at least.

Collation: i flyleaf, i*'-88 91" lo^" Ii«-I7« iS^" 19'" 20«-22«. From Norwich, On 183 (^ in a large hand is :

Liber fratris iohannis de Reynham monachi Norwici quern ipse in parte scripsit et in parte scribi fecit, cuius anime propicietur deus.

In another hand : In 7 14 and 4 (i.e. God) is al my loue. On f. i « is an original list of contents headed :

Isti libri continentur in hoc uolumine.

Quedam consuetudines siue constituciones quas habent prelati francie procedendi in negocio contra fratres predicatores et minores.

(This is not now in the volume: cf. the documents prefixed to no. 264.) Liber de stimulo amoris, etc.

Contents :

1. Inc. Hbellus qui dicitur stimulus amoris diuini (wrongly

ascribed to Bonaventura). Prol f. i

Liber iste qui stimulus, etc. Capitula.

Cap. I. Currite gentes undique.

Pars II, \Zb. Ill, yib.

Hand changes on 41 (^.

Ends \%b: ut laudet deum omnis spiritus. Amen.

Expl. medit. cuiusdam simplicis cordati et pauperculi discalciati

et contemptibilis denudati sapientissimorum ruditissimi

electorum infimi et minorum minimi. Deo gracias. Cf. 137. 3.

2. (Planctus B. V. M. de passione Christi) A^b

Quis dabit capiti meo aquam

— puro et mundo corde. benedicti sint qui diligunt earn et super omnia sit benedictus filius eius I. C. d. n. qui cum, etc.

3. Inc. exposicio super regulam b. benedicti edita a bernardo

abbate cassinensi[s] 52

^ See the edition by Dr J. Armitage Robinson, Dean of Westminster, 1909, p. 3.

I 2

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Legitur in prouerbiis doctrina prudencium facilis — peticionibus postulastis.

Inc. prol. regule, etc. f- 53

Ausculta. aliqua littera habet obsculta.

Text of the Rule written in red.

Ends 166 a: regni sui perueniamus eternam. Amen.

Expl. reg. S. Bened. sec. bernardum abbatem monasterii

Cassinensis. Cf. 137. 2.

Inc. prol. in uitam S. Helene 166 b

Licet protoparentalis preuaricacio

— habet qui iudicet eum. Expl. prol. Inc. uita.

Temporibus diocleciani et maximiani augustorum dominabatur dux quidam illustris Coel

— regnum eternum transmigrauit. Ad quod nos meritis et precibus sanctissime helene, etc. Expl. uita s. helene regine. Inc. de translacione ipsius . . . . . . . xZoh

Quidam sacerdos remensis dyocesis theogisus

— inherentem funi piscator gratanter accepit. This is by Jocelin of Furness. Extracts from it are in MS.

Bodl. 240. It is not noticed in BHL. Hardy I 34. i83<z and 184 blank.

253. AUGUSTINI CONFESSIONES. J L. 1 7

Ferrandus. \ T. James 137

Vellum, I \\ X 7^ fif. i + 142, 32 and 38 lines to a page. Cent, xi (in the pointed hand characteristic of Christ Church, Canterbury) and xii.

Collation: i flyleaf, 1^-16^ 17 (four) |1 18'". 2 fo. funderis.

I have little doubt that this book belonged to Canterbury or Rochester, but I cannot trace it in the catalogues.

On i a in large capitals :

AUG DE CONF'.

Contents :

I. I. Retractatio in libris confessionum . . . . . . f. i

Confessionum mearum libri — sic incipit.

Confessionum Aurel. Aug. Inc. liber primus (xxxil 659).

Magnus es domine.

A good drawing forms the initial. Gold has been inserted for the nimbus, etc. but the rest remains in outline. Christ seated in C. blessing. On R. a man in a broad hat, and on L. a bishop with low mitre, crosier and chasuble with gold band hold the ends of a scroll which passes in front of Christ's figure.

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Lib. II, fine outline initial, ill, initial partly filled with red and green. Subsequent books have also excellent initials, nearly all in outline. Those of Libb. vil, x, xi, XII are perhaps the best.

Lib. XIII ends 1301^: sic aperietur. Amen.

Aur. Aug. Confessionum Lib. Tercius decimus expl.

131, 132 blank. IL In a narrow black hand of cent. xii.

2. In nomine S. Trinitatis inc. liber ferrandi cartaginiensis ecclesie

diaconi de bono duce ad reginum comitem (lxvii 928) . f. 133 Socialis uite laboribus exercendus

— dabitur dicitur christianis perpetuus principatus. per d. n. I. C. qui cum patre et sp. s. ui. et regn. deus in sec. sec. Amen.

3. In a good hand of cent, xii: music on 3-line stave . . 138*5 Hymn for St Augustine. Interni festi gaudia nostra sonet

armonia

— det nobis mater gratia. Amen.

4. In a hand of cent, xiv-xv current I39<^

Cum beata virgo esset trium annorum a parentibus oblata fuit

in templo et ibi fuit usque ad annum xiiij"""™. Inter alia vero hec continentur, Dum inquid pater mens et mater mea dimiserunt me in templo statim in corde meo posui deum habere in patrem et deuote ac frequenter cogitabam quid possem facerem deo gratum ut mihi dignaretur suam dare gratiam. Et feci mihi dari legem dei mei ac ex omnibus preceptis diuine legis tria precipue seruaui in corde meo s. diliges dominum deum tuuni ex toto corde tuo et ex tota anima tua et ex tota mente tua et ex omnibus viribus tuis Item diliges proximum tuum sicut teipsum Jtem odio habebis inimicum tuum Ista seruaui in corde meo et statim omnes virtutes apprehendi que in ipsis continentur. anima autem habere aliquam virtutem non potest.

(Evidently medieval and probably from some one's Revelations.)

Ends : septimo petebam ut teniplum et uniuersum populum ad suum seruicium conseruaret.

leronimus ita scribit de vita ipsius. banc regulam statuerat — in opere dei et amore proficiebat.

On the last leaf (xvi) :

Take heede whome thow trustiste Be suretie for no man.

and

Euer paye debte Seldome make debte Neuer be suertie for debte.

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ncA T^ M f Under D. 6

254. Decretales Novae. -{ ,„ ,

[ 1 . James 370

Vellum, 103^x7, ff. 253+1, double columns of 37 and 42 lines. Cent, xiii, in a small clear pointed script : principally in two hands. Collation: i flyleaf, i« 2^" 3^ 4" 5^-21* 22« (wants 6) 23^-318 | 32'*.

Contents : 2 fo. unitatem.

Gregorii ix Decretales.

Lib. I. Rex Pacificus pia niiseratione . . . . . . f. i

Lib. II 62

Lib. Ill 123 <&

Lib. IV 178

Lib. V 199

Ends 249 a : circa talium institucionum officia. An erasure at the bottom of this page. Two lists of ///?/// follow.

255. PUPILLA OCULL \ ' .

[ i . James 222

Vellum, III X 8, fif. 2 + 20 4- 211, double columns of 34 lines. Cent. xi\ late or xv early, in a pretty hand.

Collation: i flyleaf, a« b^ c\ 1^-26^ 27 (three), i flyleaf.

Contents :

1. Table. Abbas— Ypocrisis f. i

19^, 20 blank.

2. Text. Humane condicio nature ...... i

— sub numero denario parcium terminatur. Expl. pupilla oculi editus a mag. Joh. de burgo cancell. uniuersi-

tatis cantabr. et sacre pagine professore a. d. m°. ccc°. lxxxv°. Directions to priests and form of excommunication . . 206 b Sacerdos parochialis multa debet suis parochianis diebus

dominicis prout expedire uiderit. Ends 209 b : cum casibus hie premissis uel aliquibus premissorum. Expl.

modus pronunciandi sententias excommunicacionis.

3. Inc. constituciones sinodales 209 b

Debentes racionem de nobis bonam reddere.

Ends 211 ^: in archidiaconatu nostro donee fuerit presentatus. Expl. const, sinod.

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256. Formula Novitiorum. J O- 4

BoNAVENTURAE Meditatio. 1 T. Tamcs 206

Codex membranaceus in 4'", seculo xv scriptus, in quo continentur,

1. Formula novitiorum, reformatio mentis et profectus religiosorum lib. iii.

2. Meditatio omnium meditationum excellentissima de vita Christi edita a reverendo cardinali Bonaventura.

" Hujus generis scriptores possunt lectori testari abimde, quit fuerat dcctrina? forma per totam ecclesiam confirmata quo tempore hie author claruit, et vel ob hanc causam servandus."

Vellum, io| X 7|, ff. 147 + 4, 35 li''»es to a page. Cent, xiv, in more than one large clear hand.

Collation: a^ i^-ii^ (wants 2) | 12^-18^ 19 (four), 2 flyleaves. On i b : Sancta ffrydeswyda era pro nobis. Mark J at top off. i.

Contents :

1. Table of chapters f. i

Text. Primo considerare debes quare ueneris (cf. CLXXXIV

1189) 2d

Lib. Ill ends S^d:

Pro acceptis uel promissis que nobis concedat deus qui uiuit

et regnat in sec. sec. Amen. Expl. tercius liber de profectu Religiosorum. Posce quod ignoscat deus aut bona det mala tollat Et pro concessis tibi grates dando vigil sis. Inuentorium seu reportorium in opere precedente s. formula

nouiciorum .......... 84

87 blank.

2. (Pseudo-Bonaventura) 88

Prol. Inter alia virtutum et laudum preconia.

Text. Cum per longissima tempora 89

— dignetur assumere de quo loquimur scilicet d. n. L C. qui est super omnia deus bened. et laudabilis in sec. sec. Amen. On flyleaf, verses :

Surge miser vigila lege canta scribe vel ora Et fac quod nulla sine fructu transeat hora. Est graue prestare grauius prestata rogare Cum peto tunc dubito duo perdere rem et amorem. Hie sto pro ventis ac pro multis nocumentis Si quis me frangat ipsum malediccio tangat. etc.

On the last flyleaf is pasted a smaller paper leaf written in red ink. Femina quedam solitaria et reclusa numerum vulnerum christi scire cupiens — inter quedam cum desiderio que audierant perfecerunt.

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[2S7-

257. R. Grosseteste Dicta, etc.

JO, 3

1^ T. James 207

Codex membranaceus in 4*^°, seculo xiv scriptus, in quo continentur,

1. Tabula super dicta [Robert! Grostest episcopi] Lincoln.

2. Dicta [ejusdem] Lincoln. Cap. CXLVII.

3. Tractatus ejusdem de confessione.

4. Tractatus sive sermo ejusdem de cura pastorali.

Vellum, io/(jX7, ff- 1 + 180+ 16 + 4, 39 and 45 Cent. XV early, in two good hands.

Collation: i flyleaf, i«-2i» 221- ]| a« b^ 4 flyleaves.

Contents :

lines to a page. 2 fo, calor propter.

I. I. Table: Abstinencia — Christus

2. Text. Amor multipliciter dici videtur

Handsome but rough border to this page in colours and gold. Ends lygb: haustus aque cognicionis iusticie et misericordie. Expl. lincoln. dicta, numero 147 deo gracias. Amen.

180 blank. II. In a finer hand. First page bordered in gold and colour.

3. Inc. tract. Lincoln de confessione

Quoniam cogitacio hominis confitebitur tibi

— copiam et confitendi potenciam. Expl. tract, line, de conf.

4. De cura pastorali

D. n. I. C. eternus eterni patris filius

— ad infernalia deificatis. Interim dum predicta agerentur instanti quodam noboi (nobili) Romano pluries apud eundem episcopum .... — quod scriptum a prenominato d. Johanne diacono cardi- nal! tantum modo intuenti perlectum fuit in hiis verbis D. n. I. C. sicut supra. On the last flyleaf an inscription :

Liber magistri Willelmi W.... Also the name : Greneham^rton.

185

193

258. Andr. Horn Speculum Justiciariorum. f O. 19

Breton. \ T. James vac.

Vellum, 10^x7^, ff". I + 52 4- 131, 48 and 35 lines to a page, two volumes. Cent, xiv early, in two charter hands.

The flyleaf is of cent, xii : on the recto in single lines :

De puella mortua fide constricta que coniurato sibi clerico postmortem ap(paruit).

Quoniam mi karissime Radulfe de anime utilitate crebro mecum colloqui et ex multis que nesciebam me quondam... /consueueras. rem uere gestam quam (about § of the line erased) relatio... / didici etc.

In line 5 : Clericus inquit sibi bene notus (erasure of three words ; the 3rd is herefordie) ad se nuper aduenien... etc.

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The verso is headed X and is in two columns, the first rather cut.

...herodes explorare uoluit/...miracula uidere concupiuit (evidently on John Baptist, "he was a burning and a shining light" etc.).

Ends : quatinus et lector tanto feruentior ad legendi studium redeat quanto ex lectionis quoque incisione respirat. Expl. lib. decimus.

Collatiofi: i flyleaf, a'--d'2 ^4 || ii2_iii2 (wants 2).

Contents :

I. Speculum Justiciariorum : the Mirror of Justices.

This is the unique copy edited (with Introduction by Professor Maitland) for the Selden Society by W. J. Whittaker, 1895.

There is a close connexion between this volume and no. 70. Both belonged to Andrew Horn. Among the MSS. burnt in Westminster Abbey Chapter Library in 1694 was a Su7nma Legitni per Andream Home {Cat. MSS. Angl. II, no. 1298 (208)).

Ends f 51 <5. 52 blank. II. In a somewhat larger hand:

Incipit Breton f. i

Edward par la grace de dieu.

Lib. V ends 130(7: sanz jour iusques al retorn de celui.

Expl. liber qui dicitur Breton (erased).

Icy comence les chapitres del primer liure de Breton (erased) . 130

131 b blank.

I do not understand how this volume comes to be omitted from T. James's list.

259. R. HiGDEN POLYCHRONICON.

/A. 6 IT.

James 6 Codex membranaceus in folio minori seculo xv scriptus, in quo

continentur,

Polycratica temporum Rogeri Cestriensis. Historia desinit in anno 1338.

Vellum, 1 1 X 6|, ff. 204; 52, 45, 40 lines to a page. Cent, xiv (first half), in several hands. 1. 6 | bi.

Collation: i^'^-iy^- (modern foliation incorrect by two). Notes from Bale on paper flyleaf. Contents :

Text. Intrabo in agros priscorum subsequens metentes . . f. i

There are rather copious marginal notes of cent. xvi.

Several hands have been employed: the last begins on f. 190.

Lib. VII ends in 1338:

Conferentes se ad portum de Hamptone ubi duas naues statim postea conbusserunt.

This MS. is noticed in the Rolls ed. of the Polychronicon (l p. xx note) as being of the type to which the name of Roger of Chester is attached.

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260. MusicA. i ^' f

[ i . James 189

Vellum, io|^ X 7|, ff. 54, 28 lines to a page. Cent, x, in a fine upright Carolingian minuscule.

From Christ Church, Canterbury. On f. i is : MVSICA HOGERI. TT. (Ancient Libraries, p. 8, no. 44 and p. xxxiii). Also, in red chalk : TW.

Collation: i« (wants i) 2« 3^ 4^ 5^-7^ (+ i).

Contents :

1. Title in capitals.

Excerptiones Hogeri Abbatis ex auctoribus musicae artis.»

Below this a space — then a table of numbers.

Text begins :

Architas vero cuncta ratione constituens non modo sensum

auriis inprimis consonantiis obseruare neglexit. On f. 18: Pandit multa musice lationis miracula prestan-

tissimus auctor BOETIUS Cuius si deus annuerit sequens

opusculum aliquod continebit exceptum. Huiusce oratiun-

cule ponamus hie finem.

2. Inc. Scolica Enchiriadis de arte musica . . . . . f. 18 Musica quid est? Bone modulandi scientia.

On lib: proportio et symphoniam seiuat. tropique retinet

modum. The musical illustrations on ff. 30, 31 are added by a later hand.

3. Inc. commemoratio breuis de tonis et psalmis modulandis . 51^ Debitum seruitutis nostre qui ad ministerium laudationis domini

deputamur. Ends 53(5: Sequitur modulatio psalmi eleuata isque (blank)

in deuterum excellentem. 54 (^ is blank, ^i^b covered with paper has a mathematical

figure or two, but no text.

Of these tracts no. i is the work of Hucbald and is one of the two best copies. It has been printed by Gerbert.

No. 2 is the Enchiridion of Odo who has been identified with Odo of Cluny, Gerbert I 251. {P. L. CXXXII 981.)

No. 3 is again the work of Hucbald, edited by Gerbert. {P. L. CXXXII 1026.)

See Coussemaker, MtUnoire sur Hucbald, 1841.

261. lOH. DE GaDUESDEN RoSA MEDICINAE.

N. 16

T. James 180

Vellum, io|- X 7/^-, ff. 4 + 232 + i, double columns of 42 lines. Cent, xv, in a clear hand, brown ink.

Collation: a"* i^- 2'- 3^^ 4'2-i8'- 19'^ i flyleaf

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Contents :

Capitula of the five books in a later hand f. i

ff. iii, iv blank.

At top of f. I the letter N. The same occurs at bottom of 232 b.

Text. Galienus primo de ingenio sanitatis. Non visites nimis

curias et aulas i

Lib. II, 38 <^. Ill, 183. IV, 225. V, 229^.

Ending 232 « :

Alia possint hie dici sed non uacat mihi modo.

Expl. rosa medicine mag. Joh. de gadesden. deo sint gracie infinite

qui ad hunc finem perduxit. Amen. In the same hand :

Emplastrum quod gracia dei appellatur 232

Ending 232 b. Flyleaf blank.

262. Will, de Newburgh.

{?,

6 James 87

Vellum, lof X7I, fif. i +125, double columns of 40 lines. Cent, xiii early, in a fine upright hand. 2 fo. qui protenso.

Collation: i flyleaf, i^--8^" (+ i of cent, xvi) 9^- (+2 of cent, xvi after 4th leaf) 10 (eight original, six of cent, xvi added after 4, 5, 8),

Contents :

Inc. cronica Willelmi de Neuburg de gestis anglorum.

Inc. prologus in sequentem librum . . . . . . . f i

A(mantissimo) patri et domino E. abbati Rieuallis

— ingressum prelibans. Expl. prol. Inc. lib. primus. Proemium sequentis historie, Historiam gentis nostre id est anglorum. Lib. II, f. 22. Ill (with capitula), 47. IV (capitula), 68. v (no capitula), 99. The original hand ends \^-^b: ut etiam si angelus de celo id comittendum suaderet anathema

illi esset. Then follow, in the original hand, Capitula of Lib. i, 11, v.

The added leaves are supplements from another manuscript. They comprise " the twelve chapters whieh are left out of the Antwerp edition of 1587." Also in this MS. the chapters in Lib. I "which in all editions are numbered 14 and 15 are found after cap. 17."

The above is from Mr Howlett's notice of the MS. {Chronicles of Stephen etc. Rolls Series I p. xlviii). He also says that this copy is to be classed with Bodl. Digby loi and Royal 13. B. ix.

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263. HoNORii Speculum Ecclesiae.

{?.-

James 88

Vellum, 10^x7, ff. 143 + I, double columns of 31 lines. Cent, xiii, finely written in two hands. 2 fo. ipse illustrat.

Collation: \^-^^ (one cane.) 6^-i8^ i flyleaf.

At top of f. I Parker has written in chalk : Canterbury.

There were several copies of a Speaihim ecclesiae at Christ Church, e.g. Ancient Libraries, p. 92, no. 943.

Contents :

Ruhr. Fratres soliiario de speciclo ecdesie (Honorius of Autun

P. L. CLXXII 814) f- I

Cum proxime in nostro conuentu resideres

— profecerunt ex tuis loquelis. Initial of the Church as a crowned woman, half-length, on gold

ground: not very fine work. Prol. Solitarii.

Peritissimi pictores ambrosius augustinus leronimus, etc. — mores et actus suos componat.

Inc. speculum ecclesie f. i

Cum igitur uis alloqui populum inprimis ori pectorique tuo — sic humiliter incipe.

In die natalis domini sermo i *5

Letentur celi et exultet terra. Ends imperfectly in the sermon on St Martin : O cuius meriti apud dominum hie uir extitit. qui hunc uite restituit. qui se ipsum.

264. Norwich Documents. \ , ^

Roger de Wendover. \ ^' i a

T. James 8 Bedae Historia, etc. J

Codex membranaceus in 4'° forma oblonga, seculo xiv scriptus, in quo continentur,

Vellum, ioJx6^, ff. 11 + 180 + 2, 36 lines to a page. Cent, xiv, in a good hand, upright, pale ink.

Collation: i flyleaf, a^" i»-228 23* b^.

From Norwich Priory. On f. la at top is : liber fratris Symonis Bozoun : followed by an erasure apparently beginning : monachi.

In Royal MS. 14. C. xiii is a list of books belonging to Simon Bozoun Prior of Norwich (printed in Giraldus Cambrensis, Rolls ed. V, p. xxxix note).

This volume is no. 30 in the list : quidam de gestis anglorum prec. x^

The preliminar)' quire is written in various hands.

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1. Compositio conventionis facta inter episcopum Nordowicensem et communitatem villae Lennie.

2. Carta regis lohannis ecclesiae S. Trinitatis Norwici concessa anno regni 2''''.

3. Breve regis custodibus episcopatus Norwic. directum ut mortuo priore prioratum Norwic. in manum regiam capiant, &c. et ut inquisitionem capiant utrum administratio prioratus et electio prions pertineat ad episcopum necne.

4. Inquisitio facta secundum hoc preceptum, in qua juratores dicunt nullum compe- tere jus episcopo Norwic. sive prioratum administrandi sive novum priorem eligendi.

5. Glossa lohannis monachi super constitutione edita inter prelates et rectores ex una parte et fratres predicatores et minores ex altera.

6. Bulla Paschalis paps de monachis in ecclesia cathedrali Norwicensi a Hereberto episcopo constitutis.

7. Indulgentiae ecclesiarum patriarcharum et certarum aliarum ecclesiarum urbis RomcC.

8. De gestis tempore regis lohannis fratris Ricardi regis, scilicet ab anno gratitC M.CXCIX ad annum regni regis Henrici filii ejusdem secundum.

"Hoc non est chronicon Radulphi Nigri\ ille enim scripsit tantum usque ad principium R. Richardi I. ut in antiquo exemplari in Bibl. Cotton videre licet, sed potius videtur fragmentum vel extractum aliquod ex chronico Rogeri de Wendover, ex quo Mat. Paris historiam suam majorem transcripsit."

Contents :

f. i blank.

No. I. Cum diuerse contenciones inter ven. patr. Johannem dei

gratia Norwyc. ep. f. ii

On iii^: Note from Rabanus de propriet. rerum viil, cap. 2.

2. Apud Gaytingtoniam XXVIII die Nov. anno regni nostri secundo iv

3. Dated 13 June, 41 Henr. 3.

4. Belongs to the same year as 3.

5. Glosa lohannis monachi ........ v

Super cathedrain etc. Hoc statutum ordinat prouidet et decidit

— etiam si lex ad pretenta referatur Expl. Cf. the list of contents in no. 252.

6. Date, iii Kal. Mai. Indict, x. Incarnacionis dominice anno

m". c. iiii'° Pontificatus autem domini Pascalis secundi

pape tercio (not in Jaffe ?)....... viii b

f. ix blank.

7. Larger hand, 22 lines to a page ...... x

Papa gregorius uniuersis et singulis peregrinantibus quocunque

tempore anni venientibus ad ecclesiam s. petri ap. etc. Ending xi^: Item in capella S. Johannis bapt. ad fontem est remissio omnium peccatorum.

8. The main volume begins ........ i

Victoriosissimo Anglorum Rege Ricardo uiam uniuerse carnis

ut dictum est ingresso lohannes frater eius et Comes More- tonii seruientes (Roger of Wendover, ed. Coxe ill 137).

The last chapter is:

Quod propter auariciam rusticorum vindicta dei in bladum eorum sumpta est (a.d. 1234).

^ Bale has written " Radulphus Niger" at the top of f. i.

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g. Bedce historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum. " Liber fratris Simonis Bozoun."

Licet in suprascriptis duobus capitulis

— ita et in terra pax est hominibus bone uoluntatis. = Roger of Wendover, ed. Coxe iv 321. On 64^ in a smaller hand:

Anno gratie 1197 obiit Resus princeps Walliede quo sic canitur, O belli gloria milicie clipeus patris tutamen etc.

— vultu hillaris, facie decorus, singulis benignus et omnibus equus. Liber bede presbiteri de gestis anglorum prologus . . . f. 65 Gloriosissimo regi Ceoluulfo

— mandare studeamus.

Capitula libri primi b'^b

Text, Britannia occeani insula ....... 66(5

Lib. II. Capitula, 86 <$>. Text, 87. Lib. III. „ 106. „ 107.

Lib. IV. „ 129. „ i29<5.

Lib. V. „ 154^. „ 155.

Chronological summary, 179 (5, ends with 734 ad lucem pro- priam refusa est.

De libris Bede presbiteri 179'^

Hec de ecclesiastica historia

— intercessiones inueniam. Amen. On \o%b in a small hand are notes: Tria sunt iudicia

mortis etc. On the last two flyleaves, in a black hand of earlier aspect, is a list of the Saints noticed in the five books of the History.

265. Penitentiale, Leges, Canones, etc.

f K. 2

\ T. James 107

Codex membranaceus in 4*^°, seculo xi scriptus,

In protocollo habetur forma voti castitatis a monachis faciendi in hsec verba : " Ego frater N promitto Deo omnibusque Sanctis ejus castitatem corporis mei

secundum decreta et secundum ordinem mihi imponendum servare,

domino presule Wlstano presente."

Et manu neoterica liber sic inscribitur, " Liber penitentialis Egberti, qui erat episcopus Ebor. septimus a Paulino, qui post eum primus pallium accepit ab apostolica sede, anno septimo regis Ceolwlphi A. D. 730."

Omnia tamen quae in prima parte hujus codicis occurrunt minime sunt Egberto tribuenda : non igitur ab re erit singula breviter enumerare, tametsi ut baud raro evenit in codicibus antiquioribus, difficile sit pro defectu titulorum suum cuique tribuere, diversosve tractatus ad amussim separare.

1. Ammonitio spiritualis doctrinae, p. 3.

2. Admonitio episcop.' vit.' p. 4.

3. Epistola Albini levitae [a] ^{jelheajibum archiepiscopum, p. 7.

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4. Epistola Alcwini ad Eanbaldum archiepiscopum, p. 13.

5. De doctrina et exemplis prjepositorum, p. 17.

6. Jura quae sacerdotes debent habere, p. 20.

7. Excerptiones ex libris canonicis sive collectio canonum conciliorum et sanctorum patrum, /. 22.

Plerumque concordant cum compilatione Echberto Eboracensi attributa in primo tomo conciliorum magnse Britannias.

8. Excerptio de canonibus catholicorum patrum, vel penitentia, vel ad remedium animarum domini Echberti archiepiscopi Eborac£e civitatis, p. 2,7-

Omnino discrepat ha;c compilatio ab ilia sub eodem fere titulo edita a

CI. Wilkins inter concilia M. B. ab alio codice hujus bibliothecte. Ut jam

innui difficile est varia in hoc codice contenta propriis titulis insignire ; et multus

dubito utrum subsequentia inter partes hujus penitentialis sint numeranda.

a. Ordo confessionis sancti Hieronimi, qualiter confiteri debeat christianus peccata

sua, Saxonice, /. 27.

Ex canonibus sub Edgaro rege editis. /3. Qualiter sacerdos suscipere debeat penitentem, p. 94. y. Excerpta de libris Romanorum et Francorum, p. 100. 8. Exempla Saxonica accastigationis hominum, p. 105. e. Decreta et epistoUe Romanorum pontificum aliorumque.

9. Epistola Theodulphi Aureliensis episcopi ad parochiam suam, /. 122.

10. Sermo Elfrici episcopi ad clericos, p. 159.

Matrimonium clericorum condemnat, et ad castitatem hortatur : " non autem" inquit "cogimus violenter vos demittere uxores vestras, sed dicimus vobis quales esse debetis, et si non vultis, nos erimus securi et liberi a vestris peccatis, quia diximus vobis canones sanctorum patrum."

11. Sermo ejusdem ad sacerdotes,^. 174.

In quo haec notatu digniora ; — " infantibus baptizatis statim debetis dare communionem : " — " non licet celebrare missam cum solo vino nee cum sola aqua, quia vinum significat nostram redemptionem per sanguinem Christi, et aqua significat populum Dei pro quo ipse passus est." — De eucharistia, " non fit tamen hoc sacrificium corpus ejus in quo passus est pro nobis, nee sanguis ejus quem pro nobis effudit, sed spiritualiter corpus ejus efficitur et sanguis, sicut manna quod de caelo pluit et aqua quae de petra fluxit." Ultimum hunc locum a papista quodam olim abrasum e veteri libro Exoniensis bibliothecas fuisse restitutum testatur in margine quidam neotericus.

1 2. De baptismo et missa [quce sola dicunttcr sacrain£nta\ ordinibus ecclesiasticis, &c. p. 180.

13. Alii canones sumpti e Gregorio et Adriano papa, p. 199.

14. Benedictio post absolutionem, p. 209.

15. Excommunicatio contra contemptores legis Domini et inimicos sanctte Dei ecclesias post lectionem sancti Evangelii a pulpito per diaconum legenda ; cum forma reconciliationis et absolutionis penitentium, jZ). 211.

16. Statutum Edgari regis de decimis solvendis, et aliae leges ejusdem, Latine et Saxo7tice, p. 216.

Edidit Wilkins inter leges Anglo-saxonicas sub titulo supplementi L. L. Edgari regis.

17. Excerpta ex institutionibus monasticis Ethel woldi episcopi Wintoniensis com- pilata in usum fratrum Egneshamnensium per ^Ifricum abbatem, /. 237.

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18. Libellus ecclesiastici ordinis, in quo de discretione vestimentorum divinorum et de omnibus ritibus in missa celebranda, p. 269.

19. Ordo processionis ad ecclesiam sive ad missam secundum Romanos, p. 298.

20. Ordo missee a sancto Petro apostolo institutus, sen potiiis expositio totius missse ex Concordia divinarum scripturarum, ^. 305.

21. Alia expositio totius missae, p. 319.

22. Ordo processionis quando episcopus festivis diebus missam celebrare voluerit, p. 324.

23. Qualiter quaedam orationes et cruces in TE IGITUR agendae sunt, p. 326.

24. Eglogas de ordine Romano et de mi orationibus episcoporum sive populi in

missa, p. 329.

******

25. Ordo celebrandi missam per totum annum, p. 368.

26. Excerpta Ivonis venerabilis episcopi Carnotensis ; in primis de gestis quorundam regum Assyriorum, et gestis omnium Romanorum imperatorum, et ad ultimum de Karolo magno rege Francorum et ejus filio Ludovico pio, p. 447.

Vellum, lof X 6f, ff. 217 + 54 + 2, two main volumes. Cent, xi, in a good many fine hands. The lower edges of the first 40 leaves have suffered slightly from damp.

Collation: i" (10 cane.) 2«-i48 I5« | \& \f \ i8«-26» 271" || a^-f^ g«, a^

Quire 23 is of smaller sized vellum. The old pagination is incorrect but will be used here.

The book is evidently from Worcester. (See Strype's Parker II 509.)

An admirable study of the contents has been given by Miss Bateson in the English Historical Review, 1895, p. 712, and is summarized below.

It is MS. C in Liebermann's Gesetze, X in Napier's Wulfstan. It is also dealt with in Lord Selborne's Ancient Facts a7id Fictions concernvig Tit/ies, ed. 2, p. 230, 232 etc.

On f. I the formula given by Nasmith, in an upright round hand : Ego frater N. promitto deo omnibusque Sanctis eius castitatem / corporis mei secundum (patrum ?) decreta et secundum / ordinem mihi (blank: above the line, im- ponendum) seruare. domno / presule uulstano presente.

On I b there has been writing now washed out.

There is an old table of contents in a pointed hand of cent, xiii :

De spirituali doctrina

Penitenciaie egberti archiepiscopi eboracensis

Ordo confitendi anglice secundum Jeronimum

Quedam constitutiones

Epistola Alfrici de consuetudine monachorum

De diuinis uestimentis et officio misse

De processione et statione romanorum

Item triplex expositio super missam

Cronica Yuonis.

Below is the xvith cent, note given by Nasmith.

Text begins p. 3 in a very fine upright round hand, 26 lines to a page. Titles in red capitals.

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The first hand continues to p. 207. On that page is a paragraph in another good hand :

De capitulis Beati pape Adrian! et Angilramni Ep. and Ex concilio Toletano.

On 209 is a paragraph in another xith cent, hand :

Ex illorum consortio quidam rebelles sancte christianitati existentes corde amente in capite sancti quadragessimalis ieiunii terram beate marie adierunt que set Christes hala alioque uocabulo jet ontelape uocatur illamque combusserunt. homines quoque quosdam flagris adfecerunt. quosdam occiderunt substantiamque omnium terre illius habitatorum secum asportauerunt et adhuc in sua perseuerantes malitia ad penitentiam uenire dedig- nantur.

A cross in the margin refers to the excommunication form on p. 211, where is a Hke cross.

On the same page in a hand of cent, xii is a formula :

Post absolutionem

Absoluti et benedicti sitis a patre etc.

p. 210 blank but for a rudiment of a map, thus :

Asia maior.

11 Achaia quod sunt septuaginta due gentes orte ! Sanctus Andreas

De Sem Gentes x.xvii

I cili// I I cesaria. hie

petrus predicauit

^a ship .?)

The excommunication form p. 211 sqq. is in a smaller script than the paragraph on p. 209 but probably by the same hand.

On p. 215 there is a change: but the same hand resumes on 216 and continues probably to 231 at least.

pp. 232-236 are blank,

pp. 237-268 are in a very similar hand.

The division of the hands in the next section seems to be : (i) pp. 269 to about 279.

(2) pp. 279 to 305.

(3) PP- 305 to 329. In these portions are some pretty initials. After p. 329 the hands (of which there may be two or three) are of a

distinctly larger and rather coarser type. They continue to p. 442.

On p. 363 is an insertion of cent, xii, describing order of offices at Rome in Holy Week and Easter Week :

Die cene consecrauit papa crisma in ecclesia saluatoris lateranis. et fuerunt ibi vi uasa uitrea plena oleo. In missa dixit prefationem. Qui corporali ieiunio etc. Dictum est ibi Agnus dei sicut solet.

Ends p. 364 :

Distribuit papa agnos nouellos quos dicunt de cera et crismate anni preteriti cum deuotione maxima confectos esse et in specie agni utrobique impressos esse.

c. c. c. II. i. 2

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pp. 365-7 blank.

pp. 368-71 in double columns. The hand is large, round and black, the vellum somewhat smaller.

pp. 391-442 have 31 lines to a page.

Such is the general form of the book in respect of changes of hand and notes of provenance.

The following portions of the text have been printed by Liebermann, Gesetze :

p. 216 of MS. Liebermann p. 207. Latin version of Eadgar's laws iv Prol. p. 222 of MS. Liebermann p. 206. Eadgar iv Prol. Anglo-Saxon. Miss Bateson's account of the contents may be thus summarized with a few additions :

p. 3 (of MS.). Inc. ammonitio spiritalis doctrine

Exalta in fortitudine. Not identified : consists of short extracts from named sources and resembles Ps.- Theodore cap. 2 Thorpe = 190 p. 169 Nero A, i, f. 126 a. p. 4. Admonitio episcopalis vitae

O karissime frater corde tenus. — Amen. vale. Partly in 190 p. 100 (De electione sacerdotalium ordinum). p. 7. Alcuin to ytthelheard = 190 p. 173. p. 13. „ to Eanbald = 190 p. 179.

Both collated by Diimmler.

p. 17. De doctrina et exemplis prepositoruni=190 p. 183. De his qui bene decent et male uiuunt De exemplis prauorum sacerdotum. = Isidore or Amalarius Regula Canonicorum i 20, 29, 30 (Isidore Seni. ill 35, ^y, 38). P. L. cv.

p. 19. De variis obseruationibus episcopi.

Canons of Cone. Carthag. IV, fifteen short extracts in one paragraph, p. 20. lura quae sacerdotes debent habere, in 21 chapters.

' Long believed to be by Abp. Egbert, and since shown by Lord Selborne to be identical with a group of sacerdotal laws to which he would ascribe a date not earlier than 813 (but which are now believed to be earlier).' See Selborne op. cit. 42. p. 22. Excerptiones Egberti, so-called (102 extracts).

Excerptiones ue (so) libris canonicis. Augustinus Aurelianensis ep. dicit. Many excerpts missing in pp. 20-37 are supplied in other parts of the MS. See below on p. 60.

p. 37. The work known as the genuine Penitential of Egbert, p. 50. De egris qui ieiunare non possunt : a passage resembling Ps. -Theodore XXXV (2nd paragraph).

pp. 51-58. Passages from Theodulf's second letter to his clergy, pp. 60-72 are thus analysed by Miss Bateson : p. 60. Thorpe, Excerpts 113, 114, 127, 123.

Part of the loth Canon of the first Synod of Aries followed by another

sentence. Then, quotations from the Shepherd of Hernias {Maud, iv i). Thorpe, Exc. 122 and 120 (ist sentence). Sermon on marriage.

Exc. 121 (part): extracts from Paul and Augustine containing Exc. 119. Exc. 120 (last part, with a sentence added), 124, 125.

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p. 66. Exc. 128 (first part): Ps.-Theodore (Wasserschleben) cap. v §§ 12, ir, and a

sentence of § 19. pp. 66-68. Table of prohibited degrees.

Exc. 132, 133 (and an added sentence), 131, 121 (a sentence), a sentence from Aug. on Hagar. p. 69. A passage analogous to Exec. 131, 134, differing in the terms of years

prescribed for penance, p. 70. Halitgar's Penitential iv 16, 17, 18, 15. Exc. 126.

Theodore Penit. X § 1-3 (Wasserschleben, p. 211). p. 71. Capitulary of Louis of 817 (called here Laws of Charles) capp. 10-12 (MGH. Leges I 207). Ansegisus, lib. Il, cap. 34. p. 72. Ordo confessionis. Latin and Anglo-Saxon.

Thorpe 402. 201, p. 114. pp. 83-91. Passages which occur in capp. 58-76 of Ansegisus' Capitulary of 827 (MGH. Leges i 278)

followed by a passage : Inc. de regula canonicorum. Legalibus constitutis, which occurs again on p. 158. It is from the last chapter of the Reg. Canon, of Amalarius (l 145. P. L. cv 932).

p. 94. Penitential passages from diverse sources, beginning: Inc. qualiter sacerdos, etc. Then the opening sentences of the Penitentiale Ps.-Romanum (Wasserschleben, pp. 360-1), changing after the word statini.

Then a passage De peiiitenf closely resembling the Penitentiale Cummeani on the means by which a powerful man may buy freedom from penance.

Then Ps.-Theodore cap. iv with a slight change ; a passage resembling the Latin of IV 26 of the so-called A.-S. Penitential of Egbert in four books : four unidentified passages on penance resembling Exec. 131, 134: a passage resembling Ps.-Theod. I § 28, 29. p. 96. Irish Canons, including:

Thorpe's Egbertine excerpts 74, 79, two resembling 62, and others not printed. Three Irish Canons printed by Miss Bateson, p. 721. pp. 98-9. Rubric: Synodiis: Ps.-Theodore ill § 5-8 Wasserschl. 569 adding prices of homicides.

Ps.-Theodore in § 1-4.

Ruhr. Interrogat: Egbert, Dial, quaestt. i, 2, 12. Haddan and Stubbs ill 403.

p. 100. Canones WaUici, extracts called

Excerpta de libri(s) Romanorum et Francorum.

Martene, Nov. Thes. col. 135. This MS. gives cap. 5-8, 10-15, I7) '9; 20,

26-34, 37-57- Thorpe, Egbert. Exc. 152, 153 (ist halves of each). Canon Patricii 6 (ist part), H. & S. II pt ii, p. 328. p. 105. Excerpts printed by Miss Bateson, p. 724-727. p. no. Formulae printed, ibid. 728-730. On p. 112 margin are a few words glossed in Anglo-Saxon.

p. IT 3. Selections from the collection of Rodolph of Bourges {P. L. CXIX 703) preceded by titles.

Omitted are capp. 2 (part), 5 (part), 3, 4, 6, 7 (part), 9 (part), 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17 (part), 22, 23 (part), 24.

p. 121. Theodulf's first letter to his clergy {P. L. CV 191) preceded by capitula, p. 160. Sermo Elfrici ad clericos = 190, p. 188. p. 174. Idem ad sacerdotes.

2 — 2

20 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS [265

p. 180. De Baptismo. Primo necesse est = 190, p. 159. Napier, Wulfstan no. iv.

p. 182. De officio et mysterio missae=190, p. 163.

p. 185. De gradibus ecclesiasticis. Actenus de primordiis, cf. 190, p. 204.

Ends p. 197, atque in eius laudibus pariter exultantes.

A little head well sketched in the margin.

p. 198. Gregorius Maximiniano.

p. 199. List of titles of canons in two columns, followed by the text. Apparently from the Dionysio-Hadriana {P. L. LXVli 141).

The titles and text do not coincide in all particulars. P^irst come nine titles, ending Expl. Capiiula Nicene. These are capp. 8, 17, 18, 20, 22, 25, 29, 42, 48 of Dionysius' Apostolical Canons issued by Clement.

In the titles follows the rubric hic. Concilium eiusdem. Then 7 titles of which the first is the title of the first chapter of the text, and is the first of Dionysius' Can. Niceni Cone. XX (slightly different and imperfect). Then (not represented in the list of titles) capp. 17 and 20 of the same.

The next title is that of cap. 8 of Silvester's Co)ic. Rom. (325 A.D. : P. L. viii 835), this is given in the text and is followed by part of cap. 1 1 (not represented in the list of titles). Five more titles follow, the first two not represented in the text : these are Dionysius' Ancyran collection capp. 29, 30, 40: the last two are his cap. 45 (Neo-Caesarea) and 51 (Nicene).

The titles then have the rubric Inc. Sytiodiis Gangrensis and the titles of Dionysius capp. 71, 75. In the text these are preceded by his cap. 60 without separate rubric.

The titles then proceed with a number taken from his African collection ; these agree with the text and are those of his capp. 3, 4, 5, 7, 16, 17, 25, 32, 33, 70, 102, 109, 115. Here the table of contents ends.

In the text there follow the rubric De capitulis b. Pape Adriani ct Angilramni episcopi 2Si6i capp. 71, 72 of Angilram's spurious collection {P. L. xcvi 1067). Last comes a passage from Cone. Tolet. iv 28 (/". L. Lxxxiv 374).

p. 209. Paragraph. Ex illorum consortio given above p. 17.

p. 211. Excommunication form referred to by Liebermann, p. xx.

p. 216. Laws of Eadgar, see above.

pp. 228-231 in red ink.

Feria .u. caene domini. Primo mane custodes ecclesie.

Ends unfinished : perficiatque exorcismum audientibus tantum qui secus altare stant ministris. minime dicens. Dominus uobiscum. Neque oremus. Sed ita directe.

pp. 232-236 blank.

p. 237. ^Ifricus abbas egneshamensis.

Printed by Miss Bateson in Kitchin's Obedientiary Rolls of Winchester {Hampshire Record Soc), p. 171.

p. 269. De discretione uestimentorum diuinorum.

Amictus est primum

— sed precipue in finem. Finit libellus Aecclesiastici ordinis.

= Amalarius, de Eccl. off. Lib. ii capp. 17, 18, 25, 22, 20, 21, 19, 23, 24j 26; in 5, 6 (part), 7-22, 27, 32, 34, 35.

p. 298. Ordo processionis ad ecclesiam siue ad missam secundum Romanos.

Denuntiata statione diebus festis.

The text has a pretty initial in red, green and purple.

Ends: mansionarii intrant in secretarium.

Apparently = Ordo Romanus II, Mabillon, Museum Hal. ll 42.

p. 305. Ordo missae a S. Petro apostolo institutus.

Missa pro multis causis celebratur — iusti ab iniustis separabuntur.

265] CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE 21

ed. Hittorp, De divittis Cathol. Eccl. Offic, p. 582.

p. 306. Inc. expositio totius missae ex concordia diuinarum scripturarum.

Intioitus missae cui conuenit? Patriarcharum prophetarumque preconiis

— erant in templo laudantes et benedicentes dominum. Hittorp, 1. c. with the last tract. p. 319. Inc. alia expositio totius missae. Introitus missae quare dicitur? Eo quod per eum introitus ad eius officium

— in choro clerus. extra chorum populus. p. 324. Ordo processionis si quando episcopus festiuis diebus missam celebrare uoluerit

— adhibentem manum episcopo osculetur earn (not complete), ed. Hittorp, p. 6-7, col. i.

p. 326. Inc. qualiter quedam orationes et cruces in Te igitur agende sunt. Te igitur (etc.) usque ad habeas et benedicas. hie signal oblationem. Mabillon, Ordo Rom. IV, M21S. Ital. ll 61, imperfect. P. L. CV 1330 at end of Eclogae of Amalarius. Hittorp, p. 588. p. 329. Inc. Aeglogae, etc. = Eclogae of Amalarius. P. L. CV 131 5.

A MS. of the second class : see M. Flicoteaux' article in Revue BenMictine 1908, p. 304. pp. 363, 4. See above (description of Offices at Rome). pp. 365-7 blank. p. 368. Table of chapters, i. De introitu ad missam.

Ixii. De dominicali officio non facile pretermittendo. p. 369. Text. Presbiter cum se parat ad missam. = Micrologus. Hittorp, p. 436. P. L. CLI 979. Two chapters follow cap. 62 viz. : de ordine missae.

p. 440. Missam beatus petrus primum celebrasse fertur antiochie. p. 442. De antyphonis. Ignatius antiochie sirie tertius post petrum (Occurs in Tonarius of Regino. Coussemaker, Scriptt. ll i.) Ending: et ex hoc ad cunctas transiit ecclesias.

II. In a fine small hand of cent, xii, 46 lines to a page.

At upper R. corner (xiii) : cronica yuonis.

Assiriorum igitur rex potentissimus fuit olim ninus 443.

Ends p. 550 (on Ludouicus pius). {P. L. CLXin 629.)

Porro ludouico imperatori quattuor successere filii quorum lotharius, etc. — Karolus uero pius franciam burgundiam et aquitaniam optinuit solus. Expl. de omnibus imperatOribus romanis quorum quidam reges francorum fuerunt usque ad tempus uidelicet Ludouici pii Karoli magni filii qui ludouicus ultimus rex francorum et imperator romanorum fuit. Anno scil. incarnationis dominice dccc xiiii" intronizatus.

Then follows title as in Nasmith.

Incipiunt excerpta luonis, etc. But the first four words are re-inked, and Incipiunt may have been Expl.

Some pen-trials follow.

The flyleaves are from a magnificently written Pontifical, 18 lines to a page, in a large hand of cent, xiii.

Begins in the Blessing of incense, p. 531. Benedictio peregrinorum, p. 532. Bened. baculi et pere, p. 533.

22 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS [266-

266. P. Blesensis. | ^ '^^^^^^ ^^^

Codex membranaceus in 4'°, seculo xiii scriptus, in quo continentur,

1. Petri Blessensis epistolae CXXXVii, /. i.

2. Idem de amicitia Christiana, p. 231.

3. Idem de caritate seu de dilectione Dei, />. 252.

4. Idem contra perfidiam Judeorum, p. 309.

Vellum, lof X 7|, ff. i + 174, double columns of 40 lines. Cent, xiii early, in an excellent hand. 2 fo. que ex amicicie.

Collation: i flyleaf, i«-i4» 15- i6«-20« (wants 8) 2i« 22« 23^ (wants 8).

The flyleaf blank (except for late notes).

At top of f. I a press-mark of cent, xv : ^^t S/"" which is that of the London Carmelites : see the St John's College MS. I 15.

Contents :

1. Inc. epistole Petri Blesensis Bathoniensis archidiaconi.

(/•. L. CCVIl) p. I

Ep. prima.

Henrico dei gratia illustrissimo anglorum regi...suus petrus... '

Rogatus a nobis epistolas quas passim. The last is to W. Abp of Rouen, Cuiusdam noui operis. Ending p. 228 et pars uestra in eternum. 229, 30 blank.

2. Prologus de amicicia Christiana 231

Quoniam diminute sunt ueritates (CCVII 871)

— lima diligentiore complanent. Inc. lib. de amic. christ. ........ 232

Subsannabit aliquis

— reatus eliminet. Expl. libellus de am. chr. et inc. de caritate seu de dilectione dei primum liber.

3. Sicut precedentia docuerunt (CCVll 895) 252

— et consummata glorie plenitudo. Expl.

4. Opusculum Petri Bles. Bathon. Archid. contra perfidiam

ludeorum (CCVII 825) 309

Querelam in tuis litteris longa vi (longam) et anxia vi (anxiam)

texuisti. Ends p. 351: ut golias ense proprio iuguletur. On 352 faint pencil notes and a scribble (xv)...rothom.

267. Freculphus.

J E. 7

[ T. James 49

Vellum, lofxa/jy, ff. 4+120, 41-42 lines to a page. Cent, xi, in a lovely upright round hand, characteristic of St Augustine's, Canterbury. Collation: a* 1^-151 2 fo. immutauerit.

26;] CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE 23

Contents :

fif. i, ii blank except for a fine pencil sketch of a dragon on ii b.

iii a blank. On iii b a Hymn for St Mellitus, 20 lines to a page, with neumes, cent, xi, very finely written :

(O) Mellite dulcissime condigne tuo nomine... Fudit apes Christi celestis gaudia regni, etc. (iva) (S)temmate cum meritis clarus Mellite nitescis.

Sat generose solo plus generose polo. All. Ends \\b\

Christe tui fons Melliti dulcedine iugi qui domuit gentes doctrine melle frementes ipsius palmam tibi pangimus atque coronam eius custodi precibus nos pace perhenni alleluia. On \a: Liber S. Augustini Cant. Fretulfus Di. x. G"' II cum A.

This is written twice, in hands of cent, xiii and xiv. See Aitcient Libraries, p. 292, no. 884. Some notes (xiii-xiv) of chapters in the various books of the History.

The main hand begins f. i ^

Prol. Domino preceptori desiderantissimo Elisacharo Frethulfus (collated by Hampe: Neues Archil', xxil 669) — hec decerpsimus.

(T)e duce Christe uia facilis est ire per omnes (cvi 919)

Non ignota canens ueterum sed dicta pribrum. Initial in purple to prologue.

Capitula . 2

Text. Cum aliquam temporum seriem.

In green and purple capitals : initial in red, purple and green. Marginalia, some of cent. xv. One on f 4 quotes Rabi moyses.

.ib. II.	Capitula	f	18.	Text \()b.	Purple initial.
„ III.	„		36.	„ 37-	„	„
„ IV.	„		50^5.	„ 51^.	„	„ and blue.
» V.	„		69^.	» 70.	„	„ and green.
„ VI.	„		84^.	„ 85 b.	„	„
„ VII.	„ (incomplete)	100.	„ 100.	Green	initial.

Ends 119(5 ad lucem uenimus ueram qua respersi in domini Christi

aduentu librorum finem fecimus ut omnes sciant in me SUNT. Then follows in a hand like that of Christchurch ; leronimus in annalibus hebreorum de xv signis ante diem iudicii. Signum primi diei. Maria omnia in altitudinem. Ends f. 120:

XV. Finis id est ipsa dies iudicii. Often printed, e.g. P. L. XCiv 555. Then in a scrawly hand of cent, xv,

Prophecy of John of Bridlington

ffebribus infectus requies fuerat mihi lectus

Sanguine scotorum spoliatorum sociorum (cap. iv, fin.). (Wright, Political Poems, Rolls Series i pp. 12 8- 141.)

24 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS [268-

( R c 268. Walter Hilton, etc. W t o

[ 1. James 158

A parchment book in 4^", written in the fifteenth century, containing

1. A comfortable tretyes to strengthyn and confortyn creaturys in the feyth specially hem that arn symple and disposyd to fallyn in desperacyon.

2. Contemplations of maister Walter Hylton in two books.

A translation of his Scala perfectionis sive de vita contemplativa.

3. A tretyes of the sevene poyntis of trewe love and evir lestyng wysdom dravyn out of the book clepid orologium sapientiae.

Inserted between the first and second book of the preceding treatise, fol. i. " Unto every man or woman that seyth this prayere folwyng : Benedictum sit dulce nomen Domini nostri lesu Christi et gloriosissimae virginis MarieC matris ejus in eternum et ultra: Amen. Nos cum prole benedicat virgo Mariae: Amen, ar grauntyd iii yer of pardon tociens qiiociens of pope Clement the fourth atte the requeste of seynt Low) s kyng of Fraunce."

Vellum, lof X 7, ff. i + 169, 34 lines to a page. Cent, xv, well written. Collation: i flyleaf, i^ (+ i*) 2^-2 1^ 2 fo. gostly.

Contents :

On \b the English note of indulgence given by Nasmith. f. I blank.

At top of f 2 (xvi early) Liber contemplationum Walteri Hilton. C- 32.

1. Sine fide impossibile est placere deo. Withoutyn feyth it is

impossible to plesyn god f 2

— omnis lingua confiteatur quia d. n. I. C. in gloria est dei patris. Amen. Here endith a confortable tretyes, etc. as in Nasmith.

2. Rubric. That y" inder beyng of a man shuld be lyke to

vutward apperaunce ........ 10

Gostly systre in Ihesu cryst I prey the that in callyng — be with

the now & evir Amen. Here endith the fryst book of maister Walter hyltoun. Sit nomen domini benedictum in sec. sec. Amen. Capitula of book i (93) 52 <5

3. Here begynnyth the chapetrys of y^ treteys of y^ sevene poyntis

of trewe love and evir lestyng wysdam dravyn out of y® book clepid orilogium sapiencie ....... 54

Text. Semite de domino in bonitate, etc. — apparet autem eis

qui fidem habent in ilium 54 ^

These wordys of evir lastyng wysdam ben thus meche to seyn.

In seven chapters, ending:

— lyvist & regnest god evir with owtyn ende. Amen.

Thus endith this tretis of the vij peticions or poyntis, etc.

97 b blank.

270] CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE 25

4. Capitula of Lib. 11 of W. Hilton (48) f. 98

Text. For as mykel as y" coveityst gretly.

Ends 169 <J: of swiche gostly materys thanne mytte ben in a

gret bok^. Deo gracias. J. S. Expl. lib. 2"^"^ M. Walteri hyltou;?. After scribbles is : M^ that I Elizabeth Wylby / (erasure) N... of ...ossee Gyft'e

thys boke / (bottom of leaf cut off).

269. SuMMA luRis Canonici. J P. 23 (IvoNis Carnotensis.) \ T. James 248

Vellum, lof X 6|, ff, 260, 37 and 34 lines to a page. Cent, xii, in a beautiful round Italian-like minuscule.

Collation: \^-^ (wants 4) 5^-8^ (wants 2, 3) 9«' io*-i5« 16^" i7*-33* (wants 8).

Contents :

f. I blank, recto covered with paper.

Contents of the 13 books f. 2

Capitula of Lib. i (90) 3

Addition (xiii or xii late).

Placuit ut si quorumcunque clericorum uxores peccauerint ne forte

licentiam peccandi plus habeant, etc ^b

Lib. I Quod in nouo test, post christum dominum a peti o sacerdotalis

ceperit ofdo (CLXI 321) 5

In nouo testamento post Christum dominum nostrum.

Each book is preceded by capitula.

75*5, 76rt blank, also 93, \oob^ 101 «, 138^, 185 (5, i86rt, i96<J,

221 rt, 247 rt. On 1671^ a late note (xvi early) on Arabic figures. Lib. XIII ends (cap. 29 quod uictoria religiosi principis non ex

opinione humana sed ex deo disponente proueniat)

— horum retributionem per spem futuro iudicio sustinetis. Immediately below (xv) :

Liber sancte marie uirginis de pippwella (258). 258(^-260 blank. Pipewell was a Cistercian abbey in Northamptonshire.

r o. 22

270. Missale (S. Aug. Cant.). i t-' t o

^ ' [ T. James 228

Vellum, \o\ X 6^ ff. 195 + 2, normally 20 lines to a page. Cent, xi, in a magnificent large round upright minuscule, characteristic of St Augustine's, Canterbury : with many erasures and later additions.

Collation : i flyleaf, i"* (+1 or 6 wants i) 28-6* (wants 4, 5) 78-21* (+2 after the 7th) 22^-25* (wants 8), i flyleaf: in 19 a slip is added after 7.

26 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS [270-

The first flyleaf is from an xith cent, copy of Bede's History, 29 lines to a page, finely written in the Christ Church hand :

Beda famulus Christi et presbiter. Historiam gentis anglorum — necnon et orientalium anglorum.

The last flyleaf, 32 lines to a page, in a different hand contains :

Bede, H. E. i 2 : ta fuit qui anno ab urbe condita quingentesimo nonagesimo tertio

— occidenti libiorum a meridiano.

ff. 174-181 and 182 « are in a large bold pointed hand.

ff. 182(^-196 in a tall narrow round hand.

On 12, 16, 46, 48/^, 51 b^ 54, 71 b^ 92 ^, 98, loi b are fine polychrome decorative initials in many of which purple is used.

The text of the volume was printed by Mr Martin Rule (Cambridge, 1896) with two pages in facsimile, and a most elaborate and ingenious Introduction, in which Mr Rule contends that this Missal is copied from one given by Gregory to Augustine. Mr Rule has presented to the College a manuscript volume written by himself entitled A Study of MS. C.C.C.C. 270, which is preserved in the manuscript class.

271. GrEGORII DeCRETALES. J O. 2 1

CoNSTiTUTiONES Anglicanae, \ T. James 220

Codex membranaceus in 4'°, seculo xiii scriptus, in quo^continetur, I. Libri sex decretalium, cum glossa ad quinque priores.

Vellum, lOy^^ X 6f, ff. 8 + 279 + loi + 2, two volumes of cent, xiii and xiv early, both very well written. Vol. I has text in double columns of 39 lines and gloss. Vol. II, double columns of 44 lines without gloss.

Collation: a* b^ 1 12- 5 12 510 710 si^-ni^ 12" 1312-1612 172 181--2312 24^ 25^ |j bi2_gi2 j hi2_ki2 (^ants 8-12): C-.

Contents :

On i b notes.

On Wa: Decretalis fratris Martini de Totyntouw quo ad quinque libros et T. Abbatis quo ad sextum librum decretal, et constituciones. De librario S. Aug. Cant. D. xiiij G'■^ iiii°.

{Ancient Libraries, pp. 389, 522.)

Note on the Council of Rome 12 12 and many memorial verses. nb blank. On iii a verses on the seven arts :

quicquid agunt artes ego semper predico partes Gramaiica

astra viasque poli varias mihi vendico soli Astronomia.

272] CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE 27

2. Constitutiones edits; in concilio Oxoniensi sub Stephano [Langton] archiepiscopo Cantuar.

3. Constitutiones factae in concilio Lambhethae sub Bonifacio archiepiscopo Cantuar.

4. Constitutiones lohannis de Peckham archiepiscopi Cantuar.

iii b^ iv a blank.

iv<5 in a fine hand of cent. xiv. List of Decretales ad monachos

pertinentes. V b. Capitula of the six books. I. I. Inc. liber primus de summa trinitate et fide catholica . . f i Gregorius episcopus, etc. Rex pacificus pia miseracione. Gloss begins

In huius libri principio .v. sunt precipue prenotanda. 70 blank.

Lib. II, f. 71. \2%b blank. Lib. ill, f 129. 129^ blank. Lib. IV, f 193. Lib. v, f 215;^, ending f 274^, facere quis homachium compellatur.

Laus tibi sit christe quoniam labor explicit iste et Ce.

finito libro sit laus et gloria christo. Explicit iste liber mihi donet po[s]cula liber. Gloss ends : s. de pact, pactiones. Finito libro, etc.

On 274 <5 are two columns in a pretty hand. Ecclesiastica censura iudices dampnabiliter abutuntur, etc. II. Inc. liber vi"^ decretalium d. Bonifacii pape viii ... i

Bonifacius episcopus, etc.

Sacrosancte romane ecclesie quam imperscrutabilis. A very beautiful initial with gold ground and partial border

— abesse contingat. De regulis iuris .......... 70 <^

Ending "jib contra legis nititur uoluntatem. On 72 are some notes. III. In a rather less good hand: double columns of 44 lines.

2. Concilium oxonie factum a d. Stephano Archiep. Cant. . 73

3. Constituciones Bonifacii Archiep 79

4. Constituciones Joh. de peccham apud Lamhuth^ . . . 91 ^

— consecrationis nostre tercio. Expl. const, d. Joh. Arch. Cantuar. Composite apud lambeth^. Two flyleaves from a Civil Law MS. in double columns (xiii).

PSALTERIUM AcHADEI CoMITIS. '

T. James 21 1

Vellum, io| X 8^, ff. 183 + 3, 20 lines to a page. Cent, ix late, in a Caroline minuscule, pale ink, fine ornaments.

Collation : i* (wants 4, 5) 2^-48 (wants 4) 5* 6^ (wants 3) 7^ (wants 7) 8* 9^ (wants 8) io« ii^ (wants 8) 128-148 (wants 4, 5) 158 16^ (wants 4) 178-20* 21* 228 238 24" 258 26 (one), 3 flyleaves.

28 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS [272

An old note (xvi) on f. i :

Inc. codex scriptus temporibus Marini papae et carlomanni a° D"' 885 Mar. Scot, ut infra in Litania.

Contents :

Title in red rustic capitals.

Inc. Prologus pro origo prophetiae Dauid regis psalmorum numerum cl f- i

Dauid filius iesse cum esset in regno suo (XCIII 477) — canticum graduum xv.

Inc. Praefatio Sci Hieronimi presbiteri \ b

Psalterium romae dudum positus (xxix 117, etc.)

-de purissimo fonte potare. Expl. praef. S. Hier. presb.

Inc. cantica Psalmorum 2b

Canticum psalmorum animas decorat. (cxxxi 142: CXLII 46) —in caelo deus mirificabit.

i. 2>b was originally blank, apparently. It is now covered by a leaf cut from a xiith cent. Psalter and pasted on to it. This leaf has an elaborate full-page initial B and the letters EATUS— VIA PECCATORUM in gold capitals on blue (and white) ground. The letter B is filled with conventional foliage and convoluted stems, in the curves of which are many small white animals. The ground of this is gold. In the stem of the B is a medallion with gold ground containing a crowned bust of David. Outside the letter the ground is blue.

The frame is of gold and red (dotted with white) : at the angles are four medallions and in the middle of the sides four half-medallions, all with gold ground. Those at the angles have : top Z., bust of white-bearded man : lower Z., bust of beardless man ; upper and lower R., busts of kings. Those in the sides have: upper and lower C, busts of angels: Z. side small man in red and blue: R., small man in red with shield.

The work is bold and rich but not very delicate.

Text begins f. 4 imperfectly in Ps. ii. 2. Asstiterunt reges terrae. There is a marginal gloss in a very beautiful small hand. The references to the text are made (on ff. 4 rt, 5 a) by Greek letters.

It begins: Reges autem terra herodem dicit qui infantes occidit. alterumque herodem nepotem eius qui pilato in nece christi consensit.

At the end of each Psalm is a Collect, that for Ps. ii is : Disrumpe domine nostrorum uincula peccatorum.

The initials of Psalms and verses are usually in fluid gold throughout the book. On i. 7 are two initials filled with blue.

On f I a the initial is handsome, in fluid gold edged with red, blue ground : the letter surrounded by gold foliage. On \b, ib late pen-flourishing has been added to the initials. After f. 25 a leaf is gone with end of Ps. xxv and beginning of xxvi. The latter had a large initial occupying most of the page : the set-off is visible on f 26 a.

CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE 29

After f. 39 a leaf is gone with the beginning of Ps. xxxviii. The set- off of the full-page initial is well seen on y^b. On 51 rt are two small decorative initials. After 51 a leaf is gone with most of Ps. li : little of the set-off can be seen. The first words of Ps. lii are in gold capitals. After 65 a leaf is gone with the beginning of Ps. Ixviii. The set-off

of the initial is very visible on 65 b. After 81 a leaf is gone with part of Ps. Ixxx. The set-off of the

initial is very visible on 82 «. On 98 a is the only large initial which has survived ; to Ps xcvii. It is of gold edged with red, with panels of patterned blue, filled with green and with gold interlacings : outside is gold foliage in two colours of gold. After 100 two leaves gone with part of Ps.ci. Set-off of initial on \o\a. After 114 a leaf gone with Ps. cix and part of ex. On 142 two small decorative initials. Ps. cl ends on i. 150. The Collect is: Armoniae nostrae suauissime

melos. Gloss ends : in spiritu qui spiritus est laudare non desinit. In gold capitals at the foot of the page is:

Achadeus misericordia d^i / comes, hunc psalterium / scribere iussit. 150^ blank.

Then follows the Litany on four leaves in a smaller script than before but very probably by the same scribe. The text is arranged in double columns and in arched or pedimented frames like those in which, in early gospel books, the Canons of the Gospels are written. In this MS. the shafts are purple or green, marbled, and have plants twined spirally about them. The plinth on which they stand is yellow with red patterns, and the lintel above in one case of purple and elsewhere of yellow and red. The tympana above this are filled with conventional foliage in gold and colour, and above the arches or gables are birds pecking at leaves. The text is : Inc. letania.

Kyrieleison . Ter, Xpe eleison . ter, Kyrieleison . ter. Xpe audi nos . ter. Sea Maria . or. (so far in gold capitals). Michahel, Gabrihel, Raphahel. S. chorus archangelorum (red). Petre, Paule, Andrea, lacobe, lohannes, Philippe, lacobe, Toma,

Bartholomee, Mathee, Simon, Tadee, Mathia. S. chorus apost. (red).

Stephane, lohannes, Marce, Luca, Line, Clete, Clemens, Cleopha (151 <^), Barnaba, Ignatii, Apollonaris, Chrisogone, Alaexander, Dionisi, Rustice, Eleutheri, Maurici, Corneli, Cypriane, Georgi, Cristophore, luliane, Leudegari, Sixte, Laurenti, Ypolite, Uincenti, Uictor, Candide, Quintine, Luciane, Crispine, Crispiniane, Cosma, Damiane, Uictorice, Tiburti, Ualeriane, Pancrati, Geruasi (152), Protasi, Celse, Sebastiane, Marce, Marcelliane, Fabiane, Urbane, Simphoriane, Saturnine, Nicasi, Timothee, Apollonaris, Rufine, Firmine, Ualeri. ScE Remigi (gold capitals). Hilari, Benedicte, Germane, Romane,

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Siluester, Ambrosi, Gregorii, Hieronime, Augustine, Eusebi, Isidore, Martine, Leo, Sulpici, Aniane, Amande (152^).

SCE COLUMBANE (gold capitals, red dots). Brici, Goar, Medarde, Maximine, Candide, Antoni, Machari, Teuderice, Teudulfe, Memmi, Lupe, Arnulfe, Nivarde, Sixte, Sinici, Basole, Uedaste, Onesime, Sindulfe, Filiberte, Audoine, Siluine, Carlepphe, Richari, Pacomi, Fortunate, Troiane, Marcelline, Arseni, Celsine. {See abunde (gold letters) || I53« | Felicitas, Perpetua, Sincletica, Agatha, Lucia, Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia, Genufefa, Scolastica, Eulalia, Eugenia, Eufemia, Petronilla, Cristina, Columba, Juliana, Afra, Lucina, Beatrix, Tecla, Teodosia, Susanna, Sabina, Magra, Prisca, Saturnina, Cilinia, Eutropia, Eufrosina, Praxedis, Mar- garita, 1 153^ I Potentiana, Balbina, Radegundis, Monegundis.

S. chorus uirginum.

Omnes sancti orate p. n.

Propitius esto, etc

Ut pacem uobis dones

I54«. Ut Marinum apostolicum in sancta religione conseruare digneris.

Ut Karlomannum regem perpetua prosperitate conseruare digneris.

Ut (blank) reginam cons. dign.

Ut Folconem episcopum cum omni grege sibi commisso, etc.

No specially monastic suffrages occur.

Ends: xpe audi nos. ter.

KYRIELEISON. XPELEISON.

KYRIELEISON. All in gold capitals. 154^ blank. In a script of the former size.

Ps. cli, beginning imperfectly f- I55

Pascebam oves patris mei

— a filiis Israel. Deo gratias. Inc. Cantici. Canticum Isaie prophete ad matutenas feria 11 . 155 Cant. Ezechiae. The rubric here is : OSCRIPTOREZACHARIeI . 156/^ Cant. Annae, Cant. Moysi prophete. Cant. Abbacuc prophete. Cant. Deuteronomii. Hymnum trium puerorum (small decorative ini- tial), Hymnum Zacharie, Cant. S. Mariae, Cant. Simeon, Hymnum die dominico ad matutinas (Te Deum), Hymnum angelicum (Gloria in excelsis). Inc. fides catholica (Quicunque), Oratio Dominica, Inc. symbolum. (In margin the Aue in a hand of cent, xiv.)

Inc. Oratio S. Benedict! 168 <5

Dominator domine deus omnip. qui es trinitas una (Cl 1400)

— ut faciam uoluntatem tuam quia tu es deus meus tibi honor et gloria In saec. saec. Amen. Orationes ad uesperas seu ad matutinas et ad tertiam et ad nonani

seu ad sextam 170

Et ne nos inducas.

Orats ad secundam 170

Domine deus uirtutum conuerte nos.

1 Probably a mistake for scriptum regis ezechie and not containing the name of the scribe.

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31

Orationes maiores ad matutin. uel ad uespems . . . . f. i7r(J Oremus pro omni gradu ecclesiae

Includes : Pro abbate nostro.

Oration, ad completa 172

Domine exaudi, etc.

On 173 rt near the end

Exaudi deus Karlomanno regi uita.

Inc. Responsoria per totum annum in diuino ofificio canenda.

Isti responsi sunt canendi ab aduentu domini usque in uigil.

domini. CP

Ecce dies ueniunt dicit dominus et suscitabo.

Neumes occur on 174 i.

The Responses for the Temporal end 176 d. Then follow responses

for S. Michael and for Common of Saints, ending 178 a. Orationes ad secundam (tertiam, sextam, nonam, vesperas) . Orat. pro semetipso. Domine deus meus qui non habes dominum . Qualiter orat. pro uiuo aguntur .......

Qualiter orat. pro una femina. Qualiter pro pluribus uiuis.

Qualiter pro uno defuncto

Inc. orationes

Domine deus omnip. qui in trinitate perfecta.

Six prayers.

Or. S. Gregorii ...........

Rex seculorum et domine dominator.

Or. S. Hieronimi

D. I. C. dona mihi ut ambulem secundum mandata.

Alia. D. I. C. noli me confundere.

Or. S. Agustini Ep.

Miserere domine super animas quas creasti.

Dicit S. Gregorius Ep. cognoscatis quicunque banc orationem omni

die cantauerit sic dicit ipse S. Gregorius quod nee malus homo

nee diabolus nocere non potest ipsi homini nee animae nee corpori 181 <^ Domine exaudi orationem meam quia iam cognosco quod tempus

meum prope est.

Confessio. Confiteor domino et tibi frater 182 (^

In another hand, not much later:

Coliecta in Exaudi domine iustitiam meam . . . . . 183

Conuerte domine oculos.

Coll. in Nisi dominus aedificauerit.

Domorum spiritalium.

The above were omitted in the text.

Prayer in the same hand 183

Clementissime deus qui me inutilem famulum tuum

— adiuuante atque trahente qui. The flyleaves (two) are from a roll or book of Christ Church,

Canterbury, records of courts (xiv or xv). Acta in ecclesia Christi cant, (year not given). Many Kentish place-names occur. On the last flyleaf are many unimportant scribbles.

173

178^ 179

179* 179 d

180

180/^

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Of the persons mentioned in the Litany Marinus, consecrated Pope in Dec. 882, died in May 884. Carloman, sole king in 882, died in 884. Fulco, Abp of Rheims, was consecrated on 10 March 883. This gives a date between March 883 and May 884 for the writing of the Litany.

Of the Saints : Sixtus, Sinicius, Nivardus, are of Rheims. Also Sindulfus : Cihnia is mother of St Remigius. Theoderic is of Cambrai, Theodulf of Rheims.

The occurrence of Remigius in gold capitals is a further indication of Rheims. It is not clear why Abundus is in gold unless it be to mark the end of the list of Confessors. The reason for the importance given to Columbanus is also to seek.

That the book was in later times the property of Christ Church, Canterbury, the flyleaves at the end seem to show : and also the large inserted frontispiece to the Psalter appears to me to be in a style charac- teristic of Christ Church. It is like the work in the glossed Gospels (Trin. Coll. 3. 5. 5) only not so good.

273. Super Sententias, etc. J O. 8

Ernulfi Lexoviensis Epistolae. \ T. James 213

Codex membranaceus in 4'°, seculo xiv scriptus, in quo continentur,

1. Summa quaedam theologian, lib. iv.

Primus liber tractat de trinitate, secundus de creatione, de statu hominis post lapsum, &c. tertius de incarnatione verbi, quartus de sacramentis.

2. Tractatus de penitentia, sacris ordinibus, matrimonio, &c.

Videtur continuatio precedentis operis.

Vellum, 10^ X 7^, ff. I + 232, 32 lines to a page. Cent, xii-xiii early, in a beautiful hand. 2 fo. ymagine.

Collation: i flyleaf, i'-4^-' (+ i) 5^--i6>- 17-' | 18^^-20'" (wants 12). On flyleaf xvi early: Ultimus ego bullen (or bulley)^ Contents :

1. No title : apparently an abridgment of the Sentences. Cum hec sit fides catholica ut unum deum in trinitate. Ends 46^. Explicit i"^ De creatione celi et terre. Liber inc.

secundus. Ex predictis euidenter patet unam substantiam.

Lib. III. Ubi uenit plenitudo temporis i. 76 b

Lib. IV. Humano generi in bonis naturalibus uulnerato . 106 b Ends (an a brutis animalibus corpus Christi sumatur). Formam ergo tantummodo et saporem non corpus domini sumit.

2. Penitentie tractatus sequitur . . . . • . . 126 b De penitentia congrue post predicta agendam uidetur

— tantum feruet quis ad diligendum proximum quantum ad diligendum deum.

1 Also in MS. Trin. Coll. B. i. i6: cf. Sid. Suss. 73.

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3. Sententia Bernard! abbatis Clarevallensis de libero arbitrio.

4. Expositio super missam.

5. Ernulfi Lexoviensis episcopi epistolae ad Alexandrum papam et ad episcopos Anglise aliosque de suscipiendo Alexandre papa et de intrusione Octaviani ; et Alexandri ad ilium epistola.

3. Sententia Bernardi Abb. Clareuallensis de libero arbitrio . f. 174^ Opusculum de gratia et libero arbitrio

— uitam eternam habebunt. Inc. liber. Loquente me coram aliquando (CLXXXII looi)

— non quos iustos inuenit hos magnificauit. Expl.

4. Inc. expositio super missam 188

Celebratio misse in commemoratione passionis Christi peragitur.

Ends unfinished 194 «: sed quod melius est pater patrum .i.

episcoporum. Sequitur. et antistite nostro sicut enim. 194(^-197 blank.

II. In another hand of the same date.

5. 48 letters of Ernulf of Lisieux and others . . . 198 I Ernulfus d. g. Lecizoucnsis ep. Dilecto suo Egid. Roth.

Archidiaco. salutem. Epistolas que aliquando diuersis a me sunt destinate personis

in libellum redigi (CCi 17), The last f. 22ga: Inter omnes ecclesias uacantes apud nos nulla erat ut credimus

que pastore magis indigeret idoneo quam eliensis — remedium senciet desiinatum. Note, xvi. Malus est enim custos diuturnitatis metus contraque

beneuolentia fidelis est uel ad perpetuitatem. 229(^-232 blank. Letters of Ernulf are edited in Bid/. Pair. Colon. T. Xll, Lugd.

T. XXII, also by J. A. Giles, 1844, who does not use this MS. ;

also in P. L. CCi.

274. Ambrosii quaedam. \ ' ,

yv. James 2 i 2

Codex membranaceus in 4'°, seculo xii scriptus, in quo continentur,

Vellum, 105x7, ff. 154, 27 lines to a page. Cent, xi, in a fine Christ Church, Canterbury, hand. 2 fo. ego quoque.

Collation: 1^-16^ 17'- 18^^' \g\

This is from St Augustine's, Canterbury i^Anc. Lib., p. 231, no. 383), not, as I had thought, from Christ Church, though I have little doubt it was written there.

c. c. c II. i. 3

34 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS [274-

Beatus Ambrosius de virginitate lib. iii, fol. i.

de viduis lib. iii, fol. t^-^.

3. de lapsu virginis, fol. 100.

4. ad corruptorem virginis, fol. xo8.

ad lapsam virginem, fol. 109.

De superbia, humilitate, cenodoxia, timore Domini, inobedientia, obedientia, invidia, caritate, ira, patientia, mala tristilia, bona tristitia, philargiria, contemptu mundi, castrimargia, jejunio et elemosina, multiloquio, et mendacio, taciturnitate, luxuria, castitate, /f/. 113 et seq.

Contents :

1. [nc. Lib. primus b. Ambrosii de virginitate . . . f. i Si iuxta Celestis (xvi 187).

(Red, blue and green capitals. Initial ver\' fine, in polychrome,

purple, green, blue, red.) Lib. II, f. 14 good initial with dragons, ill, ij^b.

— quem querebat inuenit. Expl. lib. in b. Amb. de uirg.

2. Inc. lib. primus b. Ambr. de uiduis n

Bene accidit frater (xvi 234).

Fine bright initial with men and dragons. Lib. II, f. 55, fine initial. Lib. ill, f. 80.

— seruare digneris Expl. lib. tercius b. Ambr. de uiduis.

3. Sermo b. .A.mbr. de lapsu uirginis 100^

Audite qui longe.

V'er\- fine initial.

— ab ipso quere remedium.

4. Eiusdem ad corruptorem uirginis 108

De te autem quid dicam

— sine bonum siue malum.

5. Eiusdem ad lapsam uirginem 109

Quis consoletur te

— prestari cupio deus qui regnas in trinitate in sec. sec. Amen. II I ^, 112 blank.

6. De superbia 113

Radix cuncti mali superbia est.

De humilitate 115

Quia per superbiam cecidimus.

Titles follow as in Xasmith.

Ends 154a:

quam pro pietate hospitio receperat.

This tract is called in the old catalogue "quedam sentencie de

viciis et virtutibus." On 154^ later (xiv) : Omnip. sempit. deus ignosce depre-

cantibus parce metuentibus.

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275. Legends, etc. i ^ '7

I 1 . James 4

Codex membranaceus in folio minori seculo xv scriptus, in quo conti- nentur,

I. Tractatus de oratione dominica in septem petitiones divisa, yb/. i.

De officio missae, fol. 3.

Regula fratrum minorum, fol. 6.

De Maria Magdalena, fol. 8.

Vita protoplasti Ada; et Evas uxoris ejus, fol. 9.

f. I

Vellum, lofx/i, ff. 3 + 255, double columns of 42 lines. Cent, xv and xiii, in rather current hand.

Collation: a" (wants i) i8-3« 4'* 5^-2 1« (wants 8) 228-29* | 3cy* | 31*. Quire 30 is on smaller vellum Six 51 25 lines to a page. The old pagination errs by one in a great part of the book, but is used in the description.

On \\b is stuck a label, formerly on the outside of the cover: M (red) T. Markaunt ...21. Liber diversorum tractatuum. videlicet.

List of contents as in Markaunt's list {Sources, p. 77) ending: cuius sec. fo. inc. in enigniate. Pe(nult) fo. inc. iieni sed dolor niisere. (This latter is now the last leaf)

On iii<^ another list of contents.

Contents :

1. Oracio est plus affectus mentis

—ad laudem et honorem nominis I. C. Amen.

2. De missa celebranda (Ps.-Bonaventura) .... Ad missam celebrandam sex consideracio attendenda

— opere impleat quod nobis concedat qui, etc. Officium misse de veneracione suppremi nominis I. C. . In nomine Ihesu omne genu.

{Seguencia. Dulcis Ihesus nazarenus iudeorum rex amenus. Tractatus in /Jrima Ixx. Dulce nomen Ihesu Christi.)

Prayer to the Virgin

O niaria virgo virginum que genuisti filium

— virtutum augmentacio. amen.

3. Honorius ep. ... dilectis filiis 6

Regula et vita minorum fratrum

— tercio(?) kal. dec. pontificatus nostri anno viij.

4. Sancta maria magdalene que cum fonte lacrimarum . . 8 (A prayer.)

—nee celerius hoc exprimi potuit.

5. Factum est ut cum expulsi essent Adam . . . • 9 (Ed. W. Meyer, 1879 in Sitzungsberichte d. k. k. Bayer. Akad.

from other MSS.)

— et dixit, adam. et dixit dominus sic vocatum est nomen eius.

3—2

■-.b

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6. Epistola Methodii IMartiris de inicio, progressu, de die judicii et de Millenario, fol. 18.

7. Speculum mundi, fol. 22.

8. De purgatorio S. Patricii, fol. 35.

9. Vita S. Brendani, fol. 46.

10. Oratio S. Brendani, fol. 59.

"Sanctus Brandanus Dei servus fecit istam orationem de verbo Dei per Michaelem archangelum in medio maris : quicunque cantaverit orationem istam pro se vel amico suo pro anima sua vel pro anima amici sui, sive pro vivis sive pro defunctis, cum fide catholica et oratione dominica et simbolo genuflectans XII vicibus, peccata sua remittentur ei, et salvus erit de penis futuris: pretium cantandi orationem istam super altare vel super sepulcrum defuncti, genu- flectans cum oratione dominica et fide catholica xii vicibus valet centum psaltaria et centum missas et centum commemorationes, auctoritate spiritus sancti docente sancto Brandano."

Story of the Cross (Item alius processus de eodem) . . f 14^ Post peccatum ade expulso eodem (see 66. 17)

— obedientem patri usque ad mortem cui est laus et honor et imperium per omnia sec. sec. amen. Sciendum est nos, f k., quomodo in principio ... 18

— unde nos eripere dignetur d. n. I. C. qui etc. per infin. sec. sec. Amen. Ed. in Orthodoxographa of Grynaeus, etc. See Oudin I 299;

Sackur, Sibyllinische Texte. (Imago mundi) Ad instruccionem multorum quibus deest copia

librorum, etc 22

Mundus dicitur quasi (?) undique motus

—in eadem linea graditur. Expl. tract, de speculo mundi. 34^ blank. Attributed to Gregory of Huntingdon and Henry of Mainz.

See 66. Patri suo peroptato in Christo H. abbati de sartis . . 35

— seruituram in monasterio commendauit. Tu autem domine miserere nostri. By Henry of Sawtry : see Ward, Cat. of Romances ll 435.

Sanctus Brendanus filius fin locha 46

— gloriose migrauit ad dominum cui est honor et gl. in sec. sec. amen. Expl. vita S. Brend. abb. de diuersis miracuHs. Ed. Schroder, Sand Brandan (1871), Moran, Acta S. Brendani (1872). See Ward, 1. c, p. 516. BHL. 1437.

Rubric as in Nasmith 59

Per sanctam annunciacionem tuam d. I. C.

— in domo misericordie tue. Expl. de ueteri testamento

inc. de nouo ......... 61 <J

Libera me domine sicut liberasti Zachariam Other prayers follow : the last (Missus est Gabriel) ends : — celestium gaudiorum prestante eodem d. I. C. qui, etc. per omnia sec. sec. amen. Ed. by Moran, I. c.

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11. Itinerarium lohannis Mandeville de mirabilibus mundi, /^/. 69.

12. De presbitero lohanne, fol. 146.

13. Itinerarium fratris Odorici ordinis fratrum minorum de mirabilibus orientalium Tartarorum, /(?/. 142.

Ultimum capitulum deest.

14. Francisci Petrarchi, lauriati poetce, de Waltero Saluciarum Marchione et Griscildi ejus uxore, historia,/(;/. 163.

15. Liber de gestis et translationibus sanctorum trium regum qui Christum adorarunt, fol. 1 70.

16. Vita Secundi philosophi de Grgeco in Latinum translata, /c/. 214.

17. Vita et passio S. Thomae archiepiscopi Cantuar. composita per dom. lohannem de Grandissono episcopum Exoniensem,/(9/. 217.

11. Cum terra ultra marina, viz. terra sancta . . . . f. 69

— aliquod minuit qui in claritate uiuit et regnat deus per infin. sec. sec. amen. Expl. lib. de mirabilibus mundi editus a Job. Mandeuyle milite cuius anime propicietur deus amen.

12. Presbiter Johannes potencia et virtute dei...Emanueli Romeon

gubernatore ._ . . 146

— ciborum essemus inpleti. valete. Ed. by Zarncke.

13. Licet multa et uaria de ritibus et condicionibus . . . 149 <^

— Ego fr. Odoricus hie inscripsi et si (?) multa mirabilia omisi ponere quia homines non credidissent nisi uidissent. Expl. itin. fr. Odorici. Another copy in no. 407.

14. Est ad Ytalie latus occiduum 163

— rusticana hec muliercula passa est. Other copies in 177. 10, 458. 3.

15. In primo capitulo huius libri qui est collectus . . . 170 Capitula.

Text. Cum venerandorum trium magorum . . . . 172

Last chapter. Nota quod nomina trium magorum — sed hii tres reges virgines fuerunt.

Cf. no. 179. Horstmann considers that the author of the English version (printed by him for E. E. T. S.) used this copy or one very like it. The Latin is by John of Hildesheim.

16. Secundus fuit philosophus. hie philosophus omni tempore

silencium conseruans 214

— tres pariter custodi trinitas ter sancta. Translated from the Greek by William of Gap, monk and after- wards abbot of St Denis. Often printed : e.g. Philologus 1862 and 1877: last by A. Hilka, Breslau 1910, 'vs\ Jahres- bericht d. schlesische7i Ges. fiir vdtefl. Cultur.

17. Benediccionibus diuine dulcedinis z\bb

— festumque eius solempniter celebrandum ad laudem et gloriam d. n. I. C. qui, etc. Expl. vita et passio S. Thome arch. Cant, compositus per d.

Joh. de grandisono Ep. Exon. 235 a. Not printed.

38 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS [275-

18. Alia vita ejusdem sancti.

Hi quaterniones qui et forma et charactere (sunt enim in 8™ et majorem sapiunt antiquitatem pras reliquis hujus codicis partibus) discrepant turn a precedentibus turn ab eis qui sequuntur, priorem duntaxat partem vitas ipsius Thoma; continent; et autor, quisquis fuerit, in animo habuit summatim per- stringere ea quffi contigerunt a concilio de Clarendon ad mortem archiepiscopi, ut suppleret qucC propter brevitatem omisit lohannes [Salisbury] Carnotensis in historia sua.

19. De Saracenis et eorum observationibus et de Mahometo, fol. 234.

20. Historia fabulosa de luda Iscariota, /<?/. 239.

21. Expositio in illud Isaiae "Lupus et Agnus pascentur," imperfect^ fol. 239.

18. Inserted between fif. 233, 4: smaller page: good hand of

cent, xiii, ff. 14. Gloriosus dei martir Thomas qualis

— commota sunt paterne pietatis uiscera super filio. By Alan of Tewkesbury. P. L. cxc 207, Robertson, Materials

II 322.

19. Saraceni sunt qui de ancilla habrae ad quam iubente sarra

ingressus f. 235

— xl die post obitum patris moriendo patrem secuta est. Expl.

20. Legitur in quadam hystoria quod quidam vir fuit in ierusalem

nomine Ruben 238

— et in aere cum demonibus scitaretur (sociaretur). See Legefida Aurea (s. v. S. Matthias: ed. Graesse, p. 184).

Separate paragraph 239

Judas scarioth fratrem suum putatiuum

— crepuit in medio diffusis vi(s)ceribus.

21. Lupus et agnus pascentur sitnul. Ysa. Ixv. hinc(?) necesse est

omnes sacras scripturas impleri. Ends imperfectly 239 <5, one leaf of text probably wanting. Two blank leaves follow.

276. EUTROPIUS. J A. 5

DuDO. \ T. James 5

Codex membranaceus in 4'°, seculo xi scriptus, in quo continentur,

Vellum, 105x7, fif. 2+134+2, varying number of lines to a page. Cent, xi (and xii .?) in various hands, all very good. Collation: a^ \^-& 7« | i^-x* | b^. From St Augustine's, Canterbury. On I a an erasure, also :

S(.?) lib. ffre. Walter' Vis... On ii(^: Historia Romanorum et normannorum (xiii): added later:

Cum B. De librar. S. Aug. Cant. Dist. X^ Gra. II. See Ancient Libraries, pp. 293, 528.

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1. Historia Romana ab urbe condita ad Justinianum imperatorem lib. xvi.

Decern priores libri sunt Eutropii cum additamentis Pauli diaconi, sex posteriores incerti autoris.

2. Carta Leonis papje VIII. in qua confirmat Ottoni I. imperatori jus tarn eligendi quam ordinandi pontificem Romanum et alios episcopos.

3. Dudonis historia Normannorum.

" De libraria sancti Augustini Cant."

Contents :

1. {. I a blank, i i has title in four lines, purple initial, text in

capitals, green and purple in alternate lines : Incipit / liber / primus / Historiae / Romanorum.

Primus in italia ut quibusdam placet (purple and green capitals) f. 2 Lib. X ends: ad maiorem scribendi diligentiam reseruamus. Expl. lib. decimus. hucusque historiam eutropius composuit cui

tamen aliqua paulus diaconus addidit.

Inc. liber undecimus 35

Anno ab urbe condita millesimo centesimo octauo decimo

Ualentinianus tricesimus octauus e pannonia. Lib. XVI ends 51a: Quia uero restant adhuc que iustiniani augusti felicitate dicantur

in sequent! deo presule libello promenda sunt. Expl. lib. xvi. Imperatores Rome vel CPoli regnantes . . . . . 5^

Augustus regnauit annos quinquaginta vi

lustinus CPoli morbo periit.

A later hand adds:

lustinianus nepos Justini ex sorore.

Cf 129. I.

2. Conuenit apostolico moderamine pollentibus (Jaffe 3704) • 53

— eternam cum omn. sanct. habere mereatur in saeculorum saecula. Amen, f. 54 blank.

This volume has 42 lines to a page, in several hands, all good, the one beginning at f. 39 is the finest. IL Mostly double columns of 33 lines, in two very excellent hands,

one large and bold, the other very light and pretty.

3. Epistola panagirica atque apologitica ratione transcursa . 55 Inclito et pie venerando...Adalberoni...Dudo...

Gloriosissimi nominis tui diuulgamen

— senatorem celestis aule. Allocutio ad librum. monocolo monostropho ducursa . 57

(In Greek letters, transliterated above.) Themate pertenui quoniam digestus haberis. Versus ad rodulfum, 58. Ad Rodbertum archiep., 58 <^. Oratio, sgd.

Text. Totius nanque molis orbe descripto . . . . 59 <^

The Greek words are written with some knowledge. Ends 134^ unfinished: uulgus concrepabat pro uocibus ulu-

lantium (Duchesne, p. 157 d). The flyleaves are blank. See Hardy i 616. Ed. Duchesne, 1619. Historiae Normann. Script. Antiqui.

40 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS [277-

«.,« A T^ ( H. 9

277. Adam of Barking. i „ /

1^ 1 . James 91

Vellum, lof X4I, ff. I + 141, 56-60 lines to a page. Cent, xii-xiii, in more than one very neat hand. 2 fo. Dum christum.

Collation: i flyleaf, i' 2« 3'-' 4'" 5«-8« (+6*) 9^ (+ slip) lO^ 11" (+7* : 10, II cane.) 1 2'"- 1 5" i6« (wants 6-8).

Quires 5-8 have an old numbering l-iill. On the flyleaf Bale's account of Adamus Barkingensis. Leiand {Coll. IV 150) saw a copy of this work at Sherborne, which may be the one before us. It begins :

Auctor huius operis de sex etatum serie tractare proponens breuiter- que concludere que leuiter transierunt carptim tangit in prologo precedent! de quibus latius est tractaturus in opere subsequenti dicens se otio lam diu deditum torpore deposito iam ad studia reuersum se de magnis breuiter tractaturum promittens et unde tractaturus hec (hie.?) seriatim capitula premittens . . f. i

Scribere decreui decursum labilis eui Claudere fine breui fine peracta leui

Que lux leticie • quis sit fons philosophie

Quid caput ecclesie . que uia . duxque uie. Tempora patris ade renouante stilo mihi trade Musa stilo trade tempora patris ade. The story of the Creation is begun on f. 3 b.

Auctor huius operis a summo omnium auctore deo narrationis seriem inchoans etc.

Ante creaturas tot secula totque figuras Tot generum formas tantas per tot loca normas. On 15 a the Flood is reached. Hereisagap. After 12 lines, ending : Nil alibi tutum nihil est a morte solutum Nulla foris tuta morti sunt queque tributa, the rest of the page is blank. On \ib:

a. Nuper eram locup(l)es multisque beatus amicis

Et risere mihi fata secunda diu (Hildebert CLXXI 1418).

llle potens mitis tenor et concordia rerum Quicquid uult in me digerat. eius ero.

b. Si supplex hominum tibi seruiat ordo. quid inde . . 16

Tam cito pretereunt hec omnia quod nihil inde (6 lines).

c. Ridentis iocus est fortune copia rerum Mobilis hec nescit continuare iocum

Ergo cum proles mihi sit bona, non nihil inde Nam sine prole pater est sine sole dies (24 lines). Rest of 16^ blank.

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On i"] a : Auctor ad materie seriem redit

Hiis interiectis uti decet amodo rectis Ad seriem recti recto decet ordine flecti, with a sign referring to a passage on f. 75 b. Story of Abraham begins f. 21. On 38 a is a break and reference to

a passage which occurs on f. 80 b. On 38 ^ a fresh beginning :

Dum uigil inquiro de lacte simulque butiro, which only occupies this page.

On 39(2 change of hand and entirely new exordium : a very long address to Christ for all estates of men^ and a still longer disquisi- tion on the Incarnation, the Virgin, and the types referring thereto. Ad titulum Christi titulo nota competit isti. Quire 9, ff. 72-75, in the first hand, is an insertion containing various

supplements. From 92 onwards we have a very full treatment of the story of

Genesis from Gen. xviii to the end. On 134 sqq. a much shorter account of the Plagues, Exodus, the

Law, the Priestly vestments. Ending on 141 « (after a few lines about David):

Sunt modo eras ut heri nequeunt diuina moueri Sic manet immotum manet immutabile totum. The work is unfinished : only four ages out of the six have been treated. The confused state of the work suggests that this copy may be the author's autograph. On 141 b^ in another hand, after 3 erased lines :

Manducare potes formicam si capud aufers

In cruce sum pro te qui peccas desine pro me Desine do veniam do vitam corrige culpam.

278. Psalter, English and French. \ „* ,

y 1 . James 210

Vellum, 10^ X 6|, ff. 2 + 149, 36 lines to a page. Cent, xiv early, in a fine large hand.

Collation: a^ i^-iS^ 19^ (+ i).

From Norwich Priory, I believe : on f. i at top is the mark N. xlvij.

Contents :

I. Psalter in English verse.

Titles of Psalms are given in Latin. Initials, partly flourished, in blue and red.

Beatus uir etc.

Sell beern {^at nouht is gon In ye red of wichked man And in strete of sinful nouth he stod Ne sat in sete of scorn {or storn) vn gode. The signs for y and \ appear identical. * On f. 47 /'-48 in a prayer for kings is a disquisition on the meaning of the several Regal ornaments.

42 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS [278-

The beginnings of verses are in Latin in the margin. Ends f. go a :

Looues yhe him wel yurch ye land In chimbes ful wel ringand Looues him in chimbes of miryhe & blisse AUe kin gost looue louerd yat isse. Amen. c)ob blank.

Ed. by Stevenson, Anglo-Saxon and early English Psalters, Surtees Society, 1843-4, from other MSS. 2. Psalter in French, in the same hand with beginnings of verses

in Latin in the margin as before f- 91

Beatus uir etc.

Bonuref li ber ki nen ala el cunseil des feluns : e en la ueie des pecheurs ne stut e en la chaere de pestilencie ne sist. Ends I47rt : Loez lui en cymbales bien sunanz : loez lui en cymbales de

leesce : chascuns esspiriz loez le seignur. 1^7 b blank.

279. Synodus Patricil J O. 20

Canones. \T. James 221

Vellum, loj X 7jL, ff. 96, 20 lines to a page. Cent, ix-x (or x), in the opinion of Mr Bradshaw. In a large, dispersed, slightly sloping minuscule: not English. Initials mostly in plain red or black. Rubrics in capitals. From Worcester : see below.

Collation : 1^-4* 5^" 6*- 10* 1 1^" (wants 1)12'* (wants 6). The old pagination is incorrect by 2 after p. 69. Contents :

In large red and black capitals :

Incipit I Sinodus | Episco|porum | idest | Patricii Auxilii Issernini| . p. i

Text : Gratias agimus deo patri 2

Initial Gra in red, filled with yellow.

On p. 1 1 initial in red and green with bird's head : on 42, 43, 72, etc. roughly ornamented initials.

Mr Bradshaw's account of the manuscript in his tract on The Early Collection of Canons known as the Hibernensis (Cambridge, 1893) is the best available. I quote the principal part of it here :

MS. 279 in the collection given by Archbishop Parker to Corpus Christi College is another MS. of which it is very difficult to give in a few words a thoroughly satisfactory account. It contains four principal pieces, of which the third and fourth belong together, all transcribed by a very inaccurate copyist of the Xth or ix — xth century. The first (leaves 1" — 6*) is the Synodus Episcoporum id est Patrici Auxilii et Issernini, a set of canons printed by Spelman (and from him by others) from this copy. Indeed they have not been preserved at all except here and in the citations from them which occur in the Hibernensis. The second (leaves 6"^ — 55^) is a collection of testimonia arranged roughly under certain subjects, some having rubrics and some not, but without any apparent method or sequence. It begins with some dicta of St Augustine de conjugum ratione.

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The authorities are such as are cited in the Hibernensis, and in many cases the passages are identical. They include Patricius and Gildas, and the latest author cited is Isidorus. But the collection is certainly not derived from the Hibernensis, being rather a compila- tion drawn independently from the same sources ; and as under some heads passages are cited from Gildas which do not occur in the Hibernensis, it follows that the compila- tion must have been made in some district where his writings were accessible; and we thus obtain some sort of clue to the locality in which it originated. The third and fourth pieces are (3) the Liber ex Lege Moysi (55''— 80^) and (4) a series of extracts, in order, from the A-text of the Hibernensis (81^—94=*), with some independent paragraphs, many of Irish origin, interposed (80*— 81*') between the two, and others of a different kind at the end (94=^—96''), the last breaking off abruptly (96'') in consequence of the loss of two leaves (97, 98) at the end of the last quire.

The Liber ex lege Moysi is a collection of extracts, in order, from Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, which, so far as I can ascertain, is only known to exist in the position in which we here find it. It will be seen below that in three of the Brittany manuscripts in our list (nos. 4, 7, 10), it occurs prefixed to the A-text of the Hibernensis. In one of these (no. 4) it follows immediately upon the general rubric or title of the Hibernensis, while in another (no. 7) it follows immediately upon the introductory paragraphs De synodis and the Index tittilnruni at the beginning of the Hibernensis; facts which clearly point to some connexion between the two works, at least so far as their origin is concerned. The series of extracts from the Hibernensis begins (after a passage from Tit. 8, De recapitulatione septeni graduum, Cap. 2, which serves as an introduction) with Tit. i, De episcopo. Cap. 3, and goes on to Tit. 48 (your^ 50), De reliquiis in deserto humatis, Cap. i. Of the paragraphs at the end of the volume I have nothing to say in connexion with our subject ; but those which immediately follow the Liber ex lege Moysi are of particular interest to us, as it is to them that we shall have to look for our best clue to the history of the MS. Only let me first draw attention to two points, of which the bearing will be more clearly seen when I come to speak of the Brittany MSS.

Of the four principal pieces in the present volume nos. i, 2, and 4 are quite free from any interlinear or marginal gloss ; while in no. 3 (the Liber ex lege Moysi) and in the paragraphs of Irish origin appended to it, glosses are more or less thickly strewn, for the most part Latin, but in about a dozen cases Irish. These Irish glosses have been printed by Mr Whitley Stokes from the copies which I sent him ; and from his commentary it is clear that, judging from the confusion of s and / and other mistakes, they cannot have been written by a scribe who knew anything of the Irish language. The character is certainly not that which would be used by an Irish scribe, even on the continent, in writing words in his own language. We are therefore brought to the conclusion that the copyist of this MS. must have had before him a manuscript already containing these Irish glosses, and must have been employed in a locality where such

books were preserved

I am inclined to think that the present volume may have been copied from three several manuscripts containing respectively, (i) the Synodus Patricii, (2) the Augiisiini Dicta de conjugtim ratione, &c. and (3) the Liber ex lege Moysi and Hibernensis-extracts ; and that this third manuscript may have been copied from two others, one containing the Liber ex lege Moysi with paragraphs at the end, all more or less noted with Latin and Irish glosses, and the other containing a set of excerpta from the Hiberneitsis. I do not wish to lay any great stress on the necessity of its having originated in this particular way; but it is as well to show how the present result may have been produced.

Now that we have reached this point, it becomes clear that, in order to ascertain anything definitely concerning the origin of this manuscript, we must look (i) internally, ^ Dr Wasserschleben's.

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to the Syiiodtis Patricii which forms no. i, the citations from Patricius and Gildas in no. 2, and the Liber ex lege Moysi with its appended paragraphs and Irish glosses in no. 3 ; and (2) externally, to what we can learn of its later history.

This latter point, concerning its external history, is easily disposed of The book came to Cambridge on Archbishop Parker's death in 1575, and belonged to him for some time previous to that date. It bears at present no mark at all to indicate any eariier ownership, but a little patience has fortunately brought this to light. In printing the canons of the Synodus Patricii (Councils, Vol. 2, page 330, note a) Mr Haddan says : "There is another (very imperfect) copy of them (xvth century) in MS. C.C.C.C. 298, no. 22." But, on e.xamining this MS. 298 in 1879, ^ found that the latter part of the volume was not a xvth century MS., but a mass of collectajtea made by Parker, and by others for him, from various manuscripts ; and that the incomplete copy of our canons mentioned by Haddan is a transcript, from the very MS. 279 which is now under discussion, in the familiar handwriting of Parker himself, who has written at the top the following heading: "Ex libro quodam vetusto ecclesiae wigornensis." From this it follows that the original, at the time this was written, had been lent to Archbishop Parker from the library of Worcester cathedral, and that it afterwards passed, like many more of the most precious possessions of our cathedral and monastic libraries, into the private library of the Archbishop. Once traced to Worcester, it is not difficult to see how the book may have come to England (for it was certainly not written in either England or Ireland) with one of the Norman or Lotharingian bishops introduced in the eleventh century by Edward the Confessor or William the Conqueror'.

On pp. 30sqq. Mr Bradshaw prints "the paragraphs partly of Irish origin which are appended to the Liber ex lege Moysi'' and discusses them. On p. 32 he says "until fresh evidence is forthcoming, I shall believe that the present manuscript, whether it was itself transcribed in the Cambrai and Arras district or elsewhere, owes its origin to manuscripts then preserved in Brittany."

The Synodus (pp. i-ii) is printed by Haddan and Stubbs II 330.

The last text in the volume ends imperfectly :

Item gregorius. quedam femina sanctimonialis in ea ecclesia sepulta iuxta altare pars

280. Henry of Huntingdon. \

E. 10

T. James 54

Vellum, 10^1^x7, fif. 5 + 204, 30 lines to a page. Cent, xii-xiii, in a very fine bold script. 2 fo. terita representaui.

Collation: 5 flyleaves, i paper leaf, :•* 2^ 31" 4^ 5'" 6^-22^ 23'" 24^ 25^ The flyleaves are blank but for a late table of contents. On the paper leaf is Bale's account of Henr. Huntingdon. Contents :

Inc. prol. Historie anglorum contexte ab Henrico Huntudonensi archidiacono.

Anno gratie m° c" xxx" v°. Cum in omni fere litterarum studio. ' I note that Ussher (Original of Corbes, etc. 0pp. xi 433) says "In a very ancient book which belonged to the cathedral church of Worcester, and may now be seen in Benett College library in Cambridge, there are extant certain canons bearing this inscription 'Synodus episcoporum id est Patricii, Auxilii, Issernini.' " [M. R. J.]

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A distinct change of hand occurs at f. 191.

Ends. Spiritus es. caro sum. te nunc intrante reuixi.

Et iam regi nouo nouus liber donandus est {red). E.xpl. liber x"^ hie inc. liber undecimus {green). henrico iuniori {red) (ed. Arnold, Rolls Series, p. 292).

The manuscript is the first of those mentioned by Arnold in his Intro- duction to his edition, p. xxxv. He thinks it probable that it belonged to St Augustine's, Canterbury, but I cannot identify it in the catalogue, and no mark survives.

281. Galfr. Monumethensis. f I^- 7

Annales, etc. \ T. James 38

Codex membranaceus in 4*^°, seculo xiv exaratus, in quo continentur, I. Galfredi Monumetensis historia lirittannia?.

Ad finem addiintur (i) Iter in Angliam et Encomium Anglorum per quendam Galium. (2) Epitaphium Lewelini magni et de sancto Patricio manu neoterica.

Vellum, 10x7, fif. 2 + 79 + 54 + 22, varying numbers of lines to a page : three volumes : I, cent. xii. II, cent, xii-xiv. Ill, cent. xii. 2 fo. Pluribus quoque.

Collation: a- 1^-4** (wants 6-8) 5*^-9* 10" 1 1^

a'2 b« (wants 8) c^ (wants 8) d« e^^ fs^ A8-C8 (wants 7, 8). On i b a note of Parker's time :

In the masters Lodginge Gaufridus monumetensis Annales Burtonenses Historiola de terra sancta.

On ii a note on Geoffrey of Monmouth.

ii b is covered with paper on which are carefully written verses (xvi) :

Strenua cunctorum delectant gesta proborum In quibus armorum micat ars et laus aniniorum.

Ending :

Monte minutensis Galfridus acutus ut ensis Transtulit intensis studiis hec dulcia musis Frater wallensis madocus edeirnianensis Ex libris densis coUegit nos refouens his. I. I. Text.

Inc. pref. in libro Brittonum f. i

Cum mecum multa et de multis

...Opusculo igitur meo Rodberte dux claudiocestrie etc.

interno congratulatur affectu. Expl. pref.

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2. Annales a nativitate Christi ad annum 1339.

Ad imum primae paginse " Iste liber est de communitate Burtonis, qui eum alienaverit anathema sit, Amen."

Ex hac inscriptione codici quidem coccva, folio vero non inscripta sed eidem agglutinata, hi annales a Parkero Jamesio et Stanley nominati sunt annales de Burton ; recta tamen observavit CI. Stanley eos ab impressis prorsus esse diversos. Codicem diligenter evolventi occurrerunt multa quae mihi fidem fecerunt eos a quodam monacho cenobii S. Andreae apud Northampton con- scriptos esse. Primo enim notatur successio abbatum Cluniacensium, cujus ordinis fuit hoc cenobium : secundo, nulla fit mentio monasterii de Burton, sed fundatio domus S. Andreas per Simonem comitem de Northampton occurrit ad annum 1083, tertio, ad annum 1237 sunt haec verba "In hoc monasterio beati Andreas quoddam mirabile contigit."

Usque ad annum 1206 eadem manu scribuntur, postea diversis ; anno 1249 inseritur edictum Gallica lingua scriptum Edwardi I. quando Scotiam intravit, et genealogia eorum qui jus suum asseruerunt in illud regnum.

Inc. lib.

Brittannia insularum optima. The first quires have 29 and 36 lines to a page respectively. Lib. II 19^ (numbered later), ill, f. 26

— existimantes numen esse in illo. (Lib. 4) Nondum autem ad hunc locum . . . . f. 29

— ei cum huiusmodi litteris direxi. f. 29 b blank. These first quires have been written to supply another copy

which wanted them. This copy now begins, at f. 30 : Coegit me alexander lincoliensis. A good hand, 29 lines to a page : a second scribe begins near

the end of line 7 on 30 a. Prophecies end 35 a : inter sydera conficient. Cum igitur hec et alia. Initial in colour. Lib. V, marked (xvi) on this page : Nee mora. Lib. VI at f. 40 and 41, Eodem tempore pascentius, and

Apparente itaque. Lib. VII at 45 b, Defuncto igitur. Lib. VIII at f. 67. Lib. ix, 70. Ends 'J'] «, transferre curaui.

Poem . . IT b

Venimus ad naues conscendere me prohibebat Inperiosa satis causa, timere mori.

Emenso pelago cum demum gallus ad anglos Applicui placuit applicuisse mihi.

Ending: Ingenii precium facies promittere leta Ac monstrare potest officiosa manus. Anglia terra ferax et fertilis angulus orbis . . 78 (^

Terminat hora diem terminat auctor opus.

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3. Excerpta ex Thoma de la More de morte Edwardi II. manu neoterka.

4. Expeditio contra Turcos circa annum 1094.

Extat inter gesta Dei per Francos sub hoc titulo " Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolymitanorum."

In a hand of cent, xvi :

a. Epitaphium Lewelini inagni {. jga

Hie iacet anglorum tortor tutor wenedorum,

Princeps Wallorum LeweUnus regula morum

Gemma coeuorum flos regum pretentorum,

Forma futurorum dux lux laus lex populorum. d. De S. Patricio.

Hie iacent in duno tumulo tumulantur in uno,

Brigida patricius atque columba pius.

ygd blank.

IL 2. Begins in a hand of cent, xii, 30 lines to a page, in annalistic form. Years from Annus domini I : a line to each, every loth year in red. Few entries at first. On a slip of vellum pasted on to f. i,

Iste liber est de communitate burtonie qui eum alienauerit anathema sit. amen (xv late).

The page is headed in red and green capitals:

Anni ab incarn. Domini.

There are a few late additions, e.g. at 141 a.d. :

hie baptizati sunt nouem ex doctoribus et scolaribus cantebrigie.

532 of Agapitus : hie instituit doctores sacre theologie.

Great interest is shown in the Cluniac order and its saints.

At 1083 is a later note: Hoc anno Simon comes Northamtc« edifieauit domum S. Andree.

iioi added: Item inuencio S. Milburge apud wenlok.

The hand (probably two hands) preserves uniformity to the end of f. 19(1 140), an obviously different one begins at f. 20 leaving irregular spaces for the years. It continues to 246 (1206) and goes on writing the numbers of the years perhaps as far as 1 2 18. But the entries are in different and smaller hands. There are many of these. They continue to 34 (J (1294). Then intervenes a document of Edward I asserting his claim to Scotland f- 35

The hand of 1294 resumes on 38 with 1295 and goes on to 1303.

On 39<J a hand of much more current type begins and goes on to 46 <^ (1330): 3- second hand of the same type continues to 48 <2 (1339) et mense marcio regressus est rex in angliam.

3. On 48^ in a Parkerian hand:

Thomas de la Moore in libro suo de morte et vita Edwardi

secundi. Mittuntur littere increpatorie custodibus (Castri de Barkley)

— minis terribilibus in fugam coactiuis affligere non cessauit. 49 d-S4 ruled but blank.

in. In a good hand of cent, xii, 29 lines to a page,

4. Cum iam appropinquasset ille terminus.

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The hand of the last 5^ leaves is different.

Ends :

Hoc bellum actum est ii idus augusti largiente d. n. I. C. cui

est honor et gloria nunc et semper et per infin. seculorum sec.

dicat omnis spiritus. Amen. In Bongars, Gesta Dei per Francos^ p. i {Gesta Francoriim et

al. Hierosol.).

282. The Mh^ror.

( R. 6

( T. James 159

Vellum, 10^ X 7f*^) ^- 1 + ^39' double columns of 44 lines. Cent, xiv late, clearly written.

Collation: i flyleaf, a** (wants i, 8) b--s* (wants 6-8).

Contents :

The Mirror. A collection of Sermons.

Begins imperfectly in the prologue • P- 3

prolonge endejj. nou loke)^ in J>e mirour.

The next paragraph:

Holi writ ha)? a liknesse to tre f^at berej' noote o)jer appel.

Ends p. 9

for to amenden hem. as 36 schulle se in j^es mirour.

He ^eue 30U grace, etc. \\\\ him jjat is on in trinite. Amen.

pe firste Sunday of j^e aduent of our lord.

Cum appropinquasset, etc.

Ihesus come ner a citee f^at is cleped Jerosol.

After Dom. 25, we have :

Of our lady in J^e aduent, 221.

In makyng mynde of apostoles, 243.

In l^e comune of on martir, 252.

of mani martirs, 260.

of on confessour, 270. (In the Pepys MS. (2498) this comes in its proper place.) pe pistel of )>e Sundai of quinquagesima, 274. Ending p. 278. We mote come to him & wone vvij? him wi}j oute

onde. Amen. At the bottom of the page in small letters (xv-xvi) D. n.

r N 20

283. EgIDIUS RoMANUS. i t^ t 00

[ 1. James 188

Vellum, 10^ X 7^, fif. 5 + 161, double columns of 40 lines. Cent, xv, in a clear narrow sloping hand, for the most part. 2 fo. nam licet.

Collation: 5 flyleaves, 1^—13^- 14" (wants 6). On i b upper L. corner the name " tesedale " in a frame. In C. a monogram ? DER*

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Below, an erasure of two lines :

liber 11

de dono fratris henr cuius anime propicietur deus.

Perhaps from Norwich.

Contents :

Inc. liber de regimine principum editus a fr. Egidio romano ord.

fr. herem. S. Aug f. i

Ex regia ac sanctissima prosapia.

Handsome initial and partial border with figure of a friar in black

and white (?), kneeling with book. Hand changes at f. 145. Lib. Ill, part 3 ends 149 a :

quam deus ipse suis promisit fidelibus qui est bened. in sec. sec. Amen. Expl. liber etc. — augustini.

Tabula. 149 <^

On 1 59 (J at the end of the table is a copy of a letter from John Duke

of Norfolk to Thomas Bp of Norwich asking that the Church of

Stratton petr. may be united to that of S. Mary de ffreton. On \6ob: M. J. Cooke (erased).

Anno virtutum domini 1522. On ibi a, memorial verses on Kings of England:

wil con: wil rufus hen stephanus hen que secundus

post hen sep regnat felici tempore uiuat.

284. Anselmus, etc.

fK.3

\ T. James 108

Codex membranaceus in 4"^°, seculo xiv scriptus, in quo continentur, I. Liber orationum sive meditationum B. Anselmi archiepiscopi Cantuariensis.

Vellum, loi X 6f, ff. 4+ 184, 25 lines to a page. Cent, xiv late, finely written. 2 fo. et accende.

Collation: a-« (wants 3, 4?) i«-i9« (wants 7) 20**-23« (wants 8) 24 (two), ff. i, ii blank. On iii a table of contents beginning imperfectly (?) : Item liber orationum eiusdem diuisus in

i ad deum patrem pro uenia et virtutibus etc. xlvii ad deifm et ad omnes sanctos coniunctim. Item xiii orationes pertinentes specialiter ad sacerdotes qui habent missas celebrare f. iv

f. iv b blank. Contents :

I. Prol. b. Anselmi Cant. Arch, in libro oracionum siue medita-

cionum suarum .... .... f. I

Oraciones siue meditaciones — pietatis affectum. c c. c. II. i. 4

so CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS [284-

2. Antiphona secundum ecclesiam Romanam.

3. Psalterium B. Hieronimi abbreviatum.

4. Litania secundum usum monasterii S. Augustini.

Oracio ad deum patrem pro uenia et uirtutibus optinendis. Handsome decorative initials on burnished gold; and border in

gold and colour: a shield is cut out in lower margin and

another piece of ornament in upper margin. Ends 119(5: in eterna felicitate uobiscum sine fine gaudere.

Amen. la. Iste oraciones sequentes pertinent ad sacerdotes etc. . . f. iig^^ Or. b. Anselmi cum sacerdos multum timet etc. Dulcissime et benignissime d. I. C.

The last is of Anselm : ante percepcionem corporis Christi. D. I. C. fili dei uiui qui ex uoluntate

— et consolacione letari. qui uiuis et regnas.

2. Office of the dead 135 ^J

Handsome initial and partial border.

Ends with rubric :

Numquam enim dicatur alia comendacio in ecclesia sarum quam ista predicta sine corpus presens fuerit siue non. 2a. Hie inc. vii'«™ ps. penitenciales cum antiphonis . . . 157

The Psalms of Degrees 160 /5

Litany (Sarum) 164

167 d blank.

3. Inc. psalterium b. Jeronimi presb. abreuiatum . . . 168 Suscipere digneris etc.

De pn'mo Nocturno. Uerba mea auribus.

Litany 174

It is longer than the next item, and of English origin, but not

highly distinctive. Martyrs. Thoma, Albane, Edmunde rex, Oswalde r., Kenelme r.,

Edwarde r. Confessors. Willelme, Hugo, Thoma, Ricarde. Virgins. Milburga, Etheldreda, Sexburgis, ffi-edeswitha,

Editha. In a later hand :

4. Letania sec. usum Monasterii S. Augustini .... 179 Apostles. Marcialis. Martyrs. Albane, Elphege, Thoma,

Osuualde, Edmunde, Eduuarde Georgi II., Pancrati,

Pantaleon, Liuine.

Confessors. Gregori, Augustine II, Laurenti, Mellite, luste, Honori, Deusdedit, Theodore, Letharde, Jamberte II, Brithwalde, Nothelme, Tathwyne, Pauline, Dunstane, Ed-

njunde, Richarde Audoene, Cuthberte, Swithune, Aldel-

me, Wulstane, Egwyne, Benedicte II, Petre, Adriane II, Ethelberte, Edwarde, Maure, Wandregisile

Virgins. Mildreda II, Anna Etheldreda, Ethelburga,

Milburga Brigida, Barbara, Ursula.

The book is doubtless from St Augustine's, Canterbury, but is not identifiable in the old catalogue.

285]

CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE

51

285. t. livius foroliviensis. Aldhelmus.

N. 31

T. James 193

Vellum, 10^ X y-^, ff, 3 + 71 + 57 + i, 29 and 27 lines to a page. Two volumes. Cent, xv in Italian-like minuscule, and cent, x (xi Napier) in Caroline minuscule.

Collation: L a^ (wants i) i^-S^ 9" 10 (one). 3 + 71.

II. A« B^ c« (+slip) D^-G^ H (two), I flyleaf. 57+1.

Contents :

I. On f. \a covered with paper are some scribbles. On \b in red :

Hoc tuus exiguo te munere donat amator Nemo carens magnis tradere magna potest. 2, 3 blank. 2 fo. Spes erat.

Inuictissimi Anglorum franciaeque Regis henrici quinti ad eius filium christianissi(m)um Regem he(n)ricum sextum uita per T. liuium de frulouisiis ferrarie(n)sem edita feliciter inc. . f. 4 Cum a primis annis de parente meo. An exceedingly fine initial of the arms of England and France quarterly, with a splendid excrescence of ornament mostly on burnished gold, with sharply cusped edges, containing grotesques and conventional foliage : cropped at top by the binder. Ends f. "Ji a : regnum tuum franciae bene regundum et guber- nandum legauit _

Tib, 74 blank.

The text of this life was edited by Hearne in 1716. II. An erasure at top of f. 75. 2 fo. Piscibus.

Titles in red capitals. Inc. liber Aldhelmi Ep. de virginitate seu laude sanctorum

(Lxxxix 237) 75

Metrica tirones nunc promant carmina castos. The slip (f. 92) supplies 6 lines omitted on 91 b. Ends \2ib : Plumabant pariter macta uirtute coronam. Expl. libellus Aldhelmi Ep. de laude sanctorum patrum atque

uirginum. Eiusdem de octo uitiis principalibus (LXXXIX 281) . . 122 <5

Digestis igitur sanctorum laudibus almis. Ends 131 (^: Adduci merear Christo regnante per ethram. Expl. AIBHP Aldhelmi Archiep. de viii vitiis principalibus. On 132 a an erasure.

A scribble cut off at top : — Anglie primati et apostolice sedis... in spiritualibus general! et ofificiali... patri debitas cum honore. Also the name humfry.

A drawing of an ornament (or notarial mark) below. Such Anglo-Saxon glosses as occur in this MS. are given by

Professor Napier, Old Engl. Glosses, Oxford (p. xiii).

52 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS [286

286. EVANGELIA CaNTUARIENSIA. \ . ' ,

[ 1 . James 136

Codex membranaceus et antiquissimus in 4*°, sed quod dolendum initio mutilus, in quo majoribus et rotundioribus literis Romanis scribuntur,

Evangelia quatuor Latine secundum versionem D. Hieronimi, haud tamen absque majoris momenti lectionibus ab editione vulgata discrepantibus. De hoc autem codice notandum est eum ab aliis antiquissimis codicibus, quos in Anglia scriptos esse constat, cum quoad membranorum faciem turn quoad atramenti colorem turn denique quoad literarum ductum maxime differre.

Quae quidem cum aliis infra dicendis rationibus faciunt ut credam hunc codicem unum esse eorum quos ad Augustinum Anglorum apostolum et primum Dorobernensem archiepiscopum niille et centum abhinc annis misit Gregorius magnus papa Romanus. De libris ab eo in Angliam missis consulat eruditus lector lohannem Diaconum in vita Gregorii magni cap. 37. et Bedae historiam ecclesiasticam lib. i. cap. 29.

Hunc codicem quondam ad abbatiam S. Augustini Cantuarias pertinuisse ante septingentos annos fidem facit,

1. Conventio Saxonice scripta [Paulo ante initium evangelii secundum D. Marcuifi] quae facta fuit inter Wulfricum abbatem [quijioruit ^.A 949]et Ealredum Lifingi filium.

[f. nb:\

Verum ad calcem evangelii secundum D. Mattheum habetur ante annos octingentos scriptum,

2. Testamentum Ealhburgae in quo recitantur quae legavit monasterio S. Augustini. [f 74^.]

Quod quidem testamentum publicavit D. Georgius Hickesius in dissertatione sua epistolari.

Ad calcem codicis habentur Latine,

3. Redditio terrse de Wicham Deo et S. Augustino et domino Hugoni abbati per Robertum Fresla, in ilia quadragesima in qua rex Henricus dedit filiam suam imperatori.

4. Conventio inter Osbernum de Ripla filiosque ejus et abbatem S. Augustini de annua pensione xvu. viii^. solvenda ex terra de Ripla.

5. Reliquiae quae sunt in uno parvo nigro scrinio uno flore notato.

6. Concessio collis, qui est proximus Sakenhethe, Jacobo filio Gilrici per Robertum abbatem et conventum, ea conditione ut dictus Jacobus ibi faciet unam salinam et reddet annuatim ad curiam de Cistelet II ferdendellos salis et V solidos.

7. Concessio 7 acrarum in Betleshangre Willelmo filio Hugonis de Betleshangre per Robertum abbatem et conventum, reservata pensione XLII denariorum curiae de Norb. annuatim solvenda.

8. Concessio messuagii Columbino clerico per eundem abbatem et conventum, reservata pensione xj.

9. Concessio messuagii Benedicto filio Radulphi per abbatem et conventum reservata pensione xiiiu. annuatim.

10. Concessio 10 acrarum terras et dim. in villa de Estbotleshengre Hamoni filio Willelmi de Botleshanger per Robertum elemosinarium cum consensu abbatis et conventus.

11. Confirmatio ejusdem donationis per abbatem et conventum.

12. Concessio cujusdam horti Willelmo filio lohannis de Fenglesham per dictum elemosinarium.

286] CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE 53

Vellum, 9^ X 7\, ff. 2 + 265 +6, double columns of 25 lines. Assigned to the vith cent, by Tischendorf (note by him on last flyleaf) on account of its marked likeness to Cod. Amiatinus : to the vith cent, also by Traube (note in catalogue): to the viith cent, by more recent writers. In fine uncials on lines ruled with the dry point : words not divided. Beginnings of clauses are thrown out : the rest of the clause indented. First words of chapters in red. Sections (Eusebian-Ammonian) and headlines (occasional) in smaller hand. Each gospel is said to be in a distinct hand.

Most critics agree in thinking that it was written in Italy.

From St Augustine's, Canterbury (see charters at end)\

Collation : a-, gap, iii^ iv^-xii^ xiii^" (wants i or 4) xiv'^-xviii* (+ 8*) xix* (wants I, 8) xx*-xxviii* xxix* (wants 4) xxx^-xxxvi^ xxxvii*, b^ c'^ dl

Quires iv-xii have on their last page near the inner corner Q. Illl etc. in a hand at least near the time of the original. Most of the others have had a number written in cent, xiv on their first page. This has been erased in a majority of cases.

The vellum is of very unequal quality. The ink has disappeared in a good many places from the thinner sheets.

f. i blank except for a slight green stain caused perhaps by metal.

ii a has a small rust mark at top. On Wb is a bearded head cleverly sketched by an English hand of cent, x, xi ?

Contents :

f. I begins imperfectly in capitula of Matthew (xii)

(Nine)uitarum signum/pharisaeis tradit / matrem et fra/tres spernit.

xxviii ends 2a: et doctrina eius de baptismo.

Explicuerunt (red).

Below this is written (xi ?) Sifer-S / 7 tate.

Inc. ipse liber.

On 2 1^ is only Mattheus hominem in large capitals.

Text begins at top of i. 3. Liber generationis (in red).

This page bears some stains from a lost frontispiece.

A conspicuous corrector, who writes in black uncials, appears on f. 14, 15 etc. : he may be of cent. viii. A later corrector, English (ix?), writes haec on 14^, imperauit on 18 a, muliei-e on 45 b etc.

On 29 «, col. 2, is seen a line written in the same script as the section-numbers.

See also 39 «, col. i, and notably 58^, col. 2, bottom.

Ends 74^, colophon in rustic capitals, lines alternately red and black :

Expl. Euangelium / secundum Mattheum / Inc. Euangeliu7)i / se- cundum marcum / Deo gratias.

On 74 b, in fine round black hand, the Will of Ealhburh (Nasmith 2).

In nomine domini ealhburh hafa}? geset myd hyre freonda (facsimile in Goodwin, Camb. Ant. Soc. 1847, pi. l) — agife land 7 bee \2itn hipuw to scS agustine.

^ Ancient Libraries, pp. Ixvii, Ixviii. It is probably, but not certainly, mentioned by Thomas of Elmham.

54 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS [286

Wanley, p. 151.

Two little heads of dogs (?) sketched at top of f. 75.

Prologue to Mark.

Marcus eiiangtHslta. dei . . . . . . . . . f. 75

incrementum dat dens est.

E.rpl. prol. (rustic capitals, red).

Inc. capitula.

i de lohantie bapl\.\st?\. et uictu etc 76

xiii — et resurrectio eius.

Explicuerunt / capitula. Inc. / ipse liber.

On T] b., originally blank, in good black hand:

t In nomine d. n. I. C. her sputelaS on ))isum geprite hu pulfric abb, (Nasmith i) (facsimile in Goodwin, 1. c.) — to hyra saple Searfe d. butan ende ; amen.

Wanley, p. 157.

Text, beginning in red ......... 78

Between the columns is drawn a half-length figure of a being with lion's claws and ears, and human face, winged, holding a book (facsimile in Goodwin, 1. c). It is before this leaf that the leaf with the frontispiece seems to have stood : there are some colour- stains on 78 a.

91 a, col. 2, has been largely re-inked.

Ends 124(7. Colophon as before in red and black rustic capitals :

Expl. Euangelhcm secund{u7n) j Marcum. Inc. / secund. Luca.

124 b blank.

On 125 a the famous painting in twelve compartments. For re- productions see below. Another painting most probably preceded it.

125 ^ is blank.

Prologue. Lucas syrus afitiojcensis arte medicus / . . . 1 26

— prodisse. Expl. prologus I Inc. capitula.

i Zacharias angelo non credens 127

XX — resurrectio eius et reliqua. Explicueriatt / Brebes. Inc. / ipse liber. 129^ has the second painting, of St Luke, surrounded by scenes

from the Ministry. For reproductions see below. 130a. Headline in rustic. Inc. Euang. seed. Luca.

Text. Qtioiiiam gtiidem 130

After 130 a leaf is gone. 130.!^ ends Et incredibiles (l 17).

131 begins Et regni eius (i 2>3)-

On 194^, col. 2 passio dni nrl is written in the hand of the later

corrector (English minuscule of cent. viii?). Ends 205 b. Expl. EttaiigelWum secundum Luca. / Inc. secundum lohanltie / Inc. prologus / eiusdem. Deo / gratias. Here a leaf with the frontispiece to John is missing. There are

slight stains on 206 a. Headline : Praefatio .......... 206

Johannes euangelista .......... 206

— doctrina seruetur. Amen.

286] CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE 55

Expl. prologus / Inc. capitula.

i Pharisaeorum leuitae ......... f. 207

xiv — Et resurrectio eius. Exfil. capitula. vie. ipse liber. At top of 207^ in rustic capitals, + More volans aquilae petit astra lohennes.

Text. Ill principio erat j uerbum 208

On 256 « is a spirited sketch of a man in a pointed cap gesticulating :

probably meant for a Jew. Ends 265 b Expl. Euangelium / secundum lohannem / Deo graiias j

semper. Amen. On the flyleaves are the documents enumerated by Nasmith:

3. Item de terra WICHAM nominata, etc i

This is in a hand very closely resembling that of the Missal no. 270.

4. Hec est actio que facta est in presentia hugonis abbatis secundi... i Anno ab incarn. domini Mill™° c° xlvi^ xv'"° kal. apr. apud

Norburnam in Hallimoto. In a good black pointed hand, f. \b.

5. H^e sunt reliquie in uno paruo nigro scrinio flore uno signato. De

ligno domini plures particule. De sepulchro domini. De Scapula S. Nicomedis mart. De Capillis S. Cecilie uirg. et m. De S. Margareta. De S. lanuario. De uest. S. Marie. De ossibus et uest. S. Clementis m. De uest. S. Cecilie. De S. Antonio ep. De S. Laurentio m. De S. Joh. Bapt. os unum. De S. Pancratio m. Costa de S. Mathia Ap. De S. Wandregesilo — Martino — Medardo atque Gildardo, Odulfo ep., Audoeno, Dens S. Vedasti, De S. Wlgaro, Paulino, Affre, Geruasio, Ambrosio. De cruce S. Andree ap., De S. Mildretha, Wilfrido, Eadgitha, Folquino, Walburga, Amato Ep., Petrocio, Bartholomeo Ap., Tecla. Digitus S. Gregorii. De S. Jacobo Ap. fratre S. Johannis. De S. Nicholao, Leonardo, Benedicto et alie plures reliquie sine scriptis. Et de S. Fide V.

In a separate line

HoUord. Ketil. Ozor. Yun. Andreus. Asclathe.

iia blank.

On \\b in charter hands of cent, xiii, the documents 6 — 12 in Nasmith. They are all of the time of Abbot Robert (de Bello) 1224 — 1252.

6, 7, 8, 12 are on nb: 9, 10, 11 on ma.

iii b — vi b blank : unimportant scribbles on iv b.

On the paper flyleaf at end is this note :

Codex tanta similitudine codicis Amiatini excellit ut omnino saeculi vi esse dicendus sit.

M. mart. 9. a. 1865. Const. Tischendorf.

This manuscript was Bentley's B, Westcott's 23 {Did. Bibl. art. Vulgate).

In the Nov. Test. Latine of Wordsworth and White it is X. It was collated for this edition by Dr A. W. Streane. It is no. 20 in Gregory's Prolegomena, p. 995.

56 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS [286-

The principal reproductions are in : Westwood, Anglo-Saxon and Irish MSS., pp. 49, 50.

„ Palaeographia Sacra Pictoria, pi. ii.

Goodwin, Camb. Ant. Soc. Alphabets, etc., 3 pages of text, painting I, and small scenes from painting 1 1. In colours.

Palaeographical Society I, pi. 33, 34, 44.

Camb. Ant. Soc. Proc. Vol. li, pi. ix, painting li. In colours.

Garrucci, Storia delV arte Cristiana ill.

Mr H. J. White (Art. Vulgate in Hastings' Diet. Bib. IV 887) says of this MS. (according to tradition sent by Pope Gregory to Augustine) "the text does not bear out this supposition, it closely resembles that of the preceding MS. (Bodl. Auct. D. 2. 14) and is really Anglo-Saxon, though it has been corrected throughout in accordance with a MS. of the Amiatinus type."

In spite of this complexion of the text it must be remembered that a large consensus of critics assign to the writing and paintings an Italian origin. It is of course possible that like the Codex Amiatinus this book may have been written by an Italian resident in England.

The latest discussion of the MS. which I have seen is that by Dom J. Chapman, Early History of the Viclgate Gospels (1908) 183 sqq., who disagrees with Mr White's conclusions. His final statement (p. 189) is: "The two noble volumes of Gospels [i.e. this MS. and the Bodleian Gospels, Auct. D. 2. 14] are old enough to be what they were believed to be ; and I do not think the internal evidence of their readings can be shown to make this impossible."

Traube {Nomina Saera, p. 189, note 3) says; " Es hatten diTs die alten Handschriften, die aus Rom und Suditalien nach England durch Augustin und seine Nachfolger kamen, Handschriften, von denen wir selbst noch besitzen z. B. den Bonifatianus I in Fulda, die Evangelia S. Augustini Cambridge C. C. C. 286 und Wiirzburg Theol. Q. 2 (der Laudianus dagegen schreibt die Nomina sacra aus.)"

287. J OH. Flete, etc. IS'?

[ 1. James 247

Codex membranaceus in 4'°, in quo continentur sequentia apographa,

I. Breve excerptum ex historia I. Marii Belgi de schismat. de Helena matre Constantini magni.

Vellum and paper, 10 x 7, ff. cir. 140, 31-34 lines to a page. Cent, xvi, in several fairly good hands.

Contents :

I. Ex historia J. Marii Belgi de schismat. p. 416 . . . f. i Cum Cleol rex Britanniae. (The reason why the Kings of England wear the Imperial crown.)

28;] CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE 57

2. Epistola Michaelis Renigeri ad Mattheum Cantuariensem cum prefatione de autoritate argumento et summa libri sequentis.

3. Liber breviter cornpilatus de fundatione et erectione ecclesia; Westmonasteriensis, prout in chronicis et scriptis authenticis invenitur, autore lohanne Flete.

Continet historiam monasterii et abbatum qui ibidem prcefuerunt a prima fundatione ad annum 1386.

"XIX° Juni A° 1572.

"Hie liber transcriptus ex veteri quodam libro scripto de fundatione ecclesis Westmonasteriensis, qui liber jam remanet in custodia D. Goodman decani ejusdem ecclesiae."

4. Historia episcoporum Eliensium ab Harvaso primo episcopo ad mortem Philippi Morgan episcopi XXIII, anno 1434.

5. Catalogus episcoporum Eliensium ab Harvaeo ad Ricardum Cox.

6. Epistola Nigelli [Wireker] monachi Cantuariensis ad Gulielmuni de Longo- campo episcopum Eliensem de abusu rerum ecclesiasticarum.

2. Letter of Michael Renniger (Reiiiger) to Parker, dated Lambeth,

25 Oct.i f ii

Preface, of the same date : signed in full.

Both these are copied out more clearly on ff. iii, iv: the

signature here is only M. R. The above are on a vellum leaf which has been folded into four.

3. Inc. prohemium libri breuiter compilati, etc i

Quoniam utile est et honestum.

On f I (^ is a reference in the text to 'Cronica que liber Regius

appellatur': a footnote says: Cronica Regia ideo dicitur quia

Rex Richardus secundus earn scribi fecit a monacho quodam

cenobii S. Edmundi de Burye. See no. 251. Text ends f. 59 ^ : per tria quarteria anni et duas septimanas

et amplius. {. 60 blank. The manuscript of Flete's History from which this is copied

is still at Westminster in the Library of the Dean and

Chapter. See the edition by Dr J. Armitage Robinson, Dean of

Westminster (1909).

4. Another hand begins, and \h& foliation is changed for pagination. Heiueus i Ep. Post mortem Richardi abbatis mittitur a

rege henr 62

Ends p. 142 on Philip Morgan. Sedit annis ix sept, xxvj dies iiii"''.

5. On 143 is a list of Bishops with duration of their pontificates

from Herveus to Richard Coxe.

6. Reuerendo patri et d. W., etc. fr. Nigellus .... 144 pp. 179-202 are paper. Ends p. 204:

ex negligentia securi.

Versificator quidam Cantuariensis qui scripsit carmine Archiep*^^ Cant, sic desinit in Richardo.

1 He says of the book : Erat in area quadam libraria longe a me dissita inter alios domini Hugonis Latimer libros retrusus. (See Robinson, p. 32.) Renniger or Rhanger died in 1609.

58 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS [287-

Richardus. Inde gradu functus est pre consortibus unctus Presul Richardus vir mitis et ad mala tardus

etc. Sic miserando tamen ut quod dedit auferat. Amen. Hie uir timuit ne Nigellus Wireker monachus succederet ad

Archiep^''"™ Cant, post Richardum. Baleus de eo scribit, p. 245. See Wright's Satirical Poets of the twelfth ce7itury, Rolls Series I 153.

288. Alani Cantuar. Epistolae. , ^

r- r^ O. II

Gesta Salvatoris.

^ c- T. lames 216

Infantia Salvatoris, etc. j ■'

Codex membranaceus in 4'°, a diversis scriptoribus et diversis temporibus exaratus, in quo continentur,

I. Alani prioris ecclesiae Christi Cantuariae epistolte ad Henricum III. ad regem Franciae et alios ; praesertim de translatione corporis Thomse Becket ; — et ad Baldwinum archiepiscopum de jure et potestate sedis metropolitanae in episcopum et sedem Rofifen- sem, nempe quod episcopus Rossensis in capitulo ecclesiae Cantuarite eligi debet, ibique spiritualia et temporalia a manu archiepiscopi accipere ; et quod monachi Rofifenses mortuo episcopo suo baculum ejus pastoralem apud Cantuariam portare tenentur, — item una vel altera epistola ad Alanum.

Vellum, 9y% x 7^, ff. i + 124 + i, several volumes of cent, xii-xiii.

Collation: i flyleaf, ii« (wants 10) | 2«-48 | 5^ | 6" (14 cane.) 7^* ^'"''-lo'^ jj8 122 I 1310 1^4 I flyleaf.

From Christ Church, Canterbury, Anc. Libr., p. 118.

On the flyleaf (xiv) :

Liber N. de Sandwyco. In quo scilicet (?) hec uolumina continentur. (i) [Epp. Alani Prioris, etc.: added xvi.] (2) Liber de officiis ecclesiasticis. (3) Euangelium Nazareorum. (4) Infifancia Saluatoris.

(5) Liber Asenech. (6) Item liber Methodii (over erasure).

Other articles added xvi. f i b blank. N. de Sandwich was Prior 1255-1280.

In the old catalogue the contents are thus given :

Liber offic. eccl. Methodius.

Close super Osee. Proph. Hildegardi(s).

Infancia Saluatoris. Epp. Frederici Imp.

Euang. Nazareorum. Libellus qualiter Tartari inuaserunt regna

Asseneth. Christianorum.

Contents :

I. I. 30 lines to a page. Cent, xiii if) early, in a fine hand.

Alani Epistolae. i. Philippo...francorum regi I, f. i.

2. Alanus... priori Wintonie, f. i b. 4. Henrico regi anglorum, f. 2 b.

3. B. Cant, archiep., 2. 5. Benedicto abb. de Burgo, 3.

288] CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE 59

2. Tractatus de officiis ecclesiasticis.

3. Alius tractatus ejusdem, ut videtur, argumenti.

4. Gesta salvatoris Domini nostri lesu Christi, quae invenit Theodosius magnus imperator in lerusalem in pretorio Pontii Pilati in codicibus publicis.

6. Roberto de hardres, f. ^b. 11, 12. lohanni Lugdun. archiep. f. ^b, 2,b.

7,8. Benedicto abb., 4^, 5. 13. Mag. G. cardinali, 9.

9. Alano Johannes prior Winton., ^b. 14. Domino Cantuariensi, ()b. 10. Asino illi S. Petri de Burgo, 6 b.

Edited in 1846 by J. A. Giles, from this, the only MS.: reprinted in P. L. cxc 1475.

n. Double columns of 45 lines in a fine small hand of cent. xiii.

2. No title: probably a sermon.

Est tempus luctus et pene. Item hec tempora considerantur

secundum iiii'*'^' principales diei partes . . . . . f. 10

Rubric : De eccl. off. sec. leronimum 10

Hec autem officia ordinauit b. Jeronimus ad petitionem damasi pape.

The next section is: De officiis in aduentu domini.

Incipientes ab aduentu de ecclesiasticis officiis per anni circulum in duobus canendum esse dicimus circa ilia ne coacte fiant et indiscrete 10

Ends 33 a after Dom. xxill (post Pent.).

De officio eccl. distincte egimus per totum anni circulum — Domine ne in furore cantatur quia quod dauid prophetauit apostolus predicauit.

lib blank.

IIL Double columns of 47 lines. Cent. xiii.

3. Expositio missae (Remigius of Auxerre) cf. CLXXVii 455 . 34 In uirtute sancte crucis

— ex inde uita eterna. expl. hie exp. canonis. Hec sententia de vii ordinibus clericorum . . . . ii>b

Postquam duo discipuli uenerunt de (e)maus . . . . ibb

Simile est regnum celorum homini negotiatori ... 37

Quandoque boni sicius moriuntur n

(Materials for sermons ?) n b blank.

IV. 26 lines to a page: a large black hand of cent xiii.

4. Title in lower margin 38

[Gregorius turonensis in gestis francorum de passione et resur-

rectione domini Ihesu refert hec] Apprehensus autem ioseph cum aromatibus

— quod non ad eum primitus aduenisset. [S. Augustinus in sermone de sancto sabbato pasche dicit] Attonite mentes obstupuere tortorum

— per lignum ditati sumus per lignum euertimur.

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5. Alius tractatus ejusdem farinas.

6. Libellus de infantia salvatoris nostri et de ejus cognatis loachimo Anna, et de miraculis virginis Marias, &c.

Ad finem, " Haec omnia Thomas Ismaelita ego scripsi."

In margin: Inc. gesta saluatoris d. n. I. C. que inuenit Theodosius magnus imp. in lerusalem in pretorio poncii pilati in codicibus publicis . . . . . . . f. 38 ^

Factum est in anno uicesimo tercio imperii tyberii

— Istum nouimus Ihesum fabri filium de uirgine. With f. 39 a new hand begins afresh.

Audistis fratres karissimi que acta sunt sub pontic pilato presidi temporibus tiberii cesaris. Ego eneas hebreus primus legis doctor perscrutans diuinitatem legis scripturarum d. n. I. C. With Tischendorf's second text of the Descensus, Evv. Apocr. p. 417, ending:

— Hec sunt testimonia carini et leutii fratres karissimi de christo dei filio que Sanctis suis gessit apud inferos cui omnes agamus laudes cui honor et gloria per immensa seculorum sec. Amen.

Vindicta Saluatoris (Tisch., p. 471) 54^

In diebus tiberii cesaris tetraharcha sub poncio pilato traditus fuit Ihesus a iudeis

— baptizatus est et domus eius tota. In nomine d. n. I. C. cui honor et gloria et imperium in sec. sec. Amen. Apostolus dicit. Nolite inebriari uino in quo luxuria . . 60

— sicut equs et mulus quibus non est intellectus. Nos (Uos) inquam conuenio o iudei qui usque in hodiernum

diem negastis filium dei bob

This disputation against the Jews is frequently found as an

appendix to the Gesta Salvatoris in a certain family of MSS.

Ends 65 b mundi huius principe. Nostri hodie ac semper hie

et ubique dignatus miserere. This copy has been examined by Dr E. v. Dobschiitz for his

forthcoming edition of the Acta Pilati. The first page in the hand of {. 38.

Libellus de infantia Saluatoris d. n. I. C 65 ^

Ex ioachim cleopha saloma iii anna marias (5 lines). Inc. prologus (Tisch., pp. iii, 112).

Anna et emeria sorores fuerunt. De emeria nata est elizabeth — Ex hac nati sunt lacobus maior et loh. euuangelista. With f. 66 another hand (perhaps that of ff. 39-65) begins in

columns of 35 lines. Inc. capitulum cromatii elodori episcoporum Joronimo presbitero

(Tisch., p. 51) 66

Hortum marie uirginis et natiuitatem, etc.

— credideris recipere f.

Capitulum Jeronimus cromatio et eliodoro. Dominis Sanctis

— obedientiam peruenire.

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7. Historiae quaedam fabulosae, quarum titulos recensere haud opera pretiwn.

8. Liber de Asenech et quomodo Joseph duxit earn in uxorem.

In diebus illis. Erat uir in israel nomine ioachim . . f. 66 ^

— claritas dei resplendebat super eum. cui sit omnis laus et gloria in sec. sec. Amen. So far the Liber de infantia (Ps. Matthew of Tischendorf) proper. Here follow three chapters which in Tisch. (p. 164) precede

the gospel of Thomas as here "jZh

a. Cum facta fuisset conturbatio quando requisitio facta fuit

ab herode de d. n. I. C. (Flight into Egypt. Jesus eats ears of corn, makes a salt fish swim.)

b. Et deambulauit Ihesus cum maria (22 sparrows fall into a

schoolmaster's lap).

c. Et hoc facto magister cepit eum proicere de ciuitate (return

to Nazareth) et dedit gratias deo qui dedit ei talem intelligentiam et quia inuenit gratiam coram d. d. Amen. A text of the Gospel of Thomas follows (Tisch., p. 167) . 79

Gloriosum est enarrare thomam ismaelitam faplos domini. Intelligite ergo omnes fratres carissimi sig(na) que fecit Ihesus quando fuit in ciuitate nazareth quod est primo capitulo. cum autem esset Ihes«s v. annorum facta est pluuia etc. — omnes qui uidebant eum glorificabant deum patr. omnip. qui est bened. in sec. sec. Amen. Hec omnia thomas ismaelita ego scripsi

— filius dei in uniuerso orbe terre. Ipsum decet omnis gloria et honor in sempiternum. qui uiuis et regnas deus per omn. sec. sec. Amen.

Story of the Cross . 82

Post peccatum ade

— usque ad mortem. Cui est laus et honor et imperium per omn. sec. sec. Amen. Cf. nos. 66, 275, etc. Ed. W. Meyer, Abh. bayer. A had. xvi, iii, 131.

A collection of stories (33) 84 (J

De S. Bernardo, de caseo. de simia...de baldewino archiep. ...de Mag. Roberto (de Chartres)...de quodam Robineto (a goblin)... De Gillebochat (quidam priuatus demon Gillebochat dictus)...The last De Thaide. Liber de asenech et quomodo ioseph duxit eam in uxorem . 88

Et factum est in primo anno.

This is the complete Latin text : published by Batiffol, Studia Patristica^ in a text furnished by me from this MS. and no. 424. — nuncupatus est pater eius in terra egypti. Poem to the Virgin. The first lines spaced for music, which

is not filled in 97

Hominum salue saluatrix uirgo mater filia Hostis sola subiugatrix lucis ostiaria

...fac nos tecum liberos et prosperos.

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[288-

9. Liber Methodii martyris de initio seculi et fine, &c.

10. Prophetia Hildegardis.

11. De Tartaris e Jordano Minorita et aliis.

12. Frederici imperatoris epistolse duas ad Anglos contra papam.

13. Gravamina Anglorum adversum potestatem papte.

Poem on the corruption of the Church. Space left for music

as before f. 98

In cauernis macerie trahit suspiria

Columba multipharie gemens et anxia

Ends : O O cui cuncta seruiunt uide culia (? ciuilia)

tua scit clemencia scit et anglia quod ita despiciunt. Amen. 9. Prol. In nomine Christi inc. liber methodii ep. ecclesie pater-

ensis etc 98^

— in opusculis suis collaudauit. Text. Sciendum namque est nobis

— eripere dignetur qui etc. Expl. 1. meth. martiris. Also in 59. 12; 66. 26; 275. 6; 404. 2, etc.

10. De prophecia hildegardis loi <^

Inc. epistola b. hildegardis de re operto iuxta pi«guiaw de

futura tribulatione clericorum et de uero tempore. De uiuente luce audiui uocem.

— in confortissima vi rectitudinis persistent. Cf. 107. 9.

Cum inter reges orbis et principes affinitas .... 103 — a quibus expectare debeamus consilium et a quibus sit cauendum. Dat. etc. Cf. 404. 5, etc. Verses on Evangelium : on the Church (Fata monent) etc. . 104

11. De facto tartarorum uobis scribo ...... 104

— sarracenorum subuertuntur. Dat. a. d. m° cc° xxx° ix°. H«m//is in Christo fidelibus uniuersis...fr. lordanus . . 104^

— sed in deo est uictoria. Dilecto...principi barban'. H. dei gr. land'g'e comes palatinus . 105

— non est audita a primo tempore christianitatis. Hos phalangus tartarorum orbis imperator . . . . 105 ^

— Datum in castris iuxta ingens flumen danubium. Honorius papa uolens scire terram sarracenorum . . . 105 d

— Isti rumores uenerunt parisius in crastino s. petri.

12. Fredericus d. g. romanorum imp 106 /J

Et si cause uestre iusticiam

— dilectio uestra credat. Dat. taurini u° Aug. iii indic- tionis. F. d. g. etc. Illos felices describat antiquitas . . . 108 d — diligentiam adhibere.

13. Conqueritur regnum angl. ex eo quod dominus papa non est

contentus ........... 109/^

— et penitus lacerantur. no is blank. An erasure and old pencil notes on the verso.

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14. Visiones quaedam et narrationes de captivitatibus Israelis, et alia historica. — Nulla ordine et itnperfecta.

" Liber N. de Sandwico."

V. Double columns of 32 lines. Cent, xii, in a very pretty hand.

14. Notes apparently taken from a gloss or commentary on the books of Kings (Chron. ?), Tobit, Judith, Esther, Daniel,

Maccabees f . 1 1 1

Ozia lepra percusso in fronte quia intrauit sancta sanctorum.

...Tempore mananeel (Menahem) uenit phul rex assyriorum

cum exercitu (was deceived with brazen calves instead of

golden ones).

Ends imperfectly (last page partly obliterated) on 2 Mace, i

with the story of Nehemiah and the sacred fire. On the flyleaf xv :

Virgo parens vixit sexaginta tribus annis Quatuor atque decern fuit in partu benedicta. Also Johannes Elham supprior huius eccl. sacrosancte.

289. AUGUSTINI QUAEDAM. j

Ivo Carnotensis. I O. 10

Hugo de S. Victore. [ T. James 215

Bruno Signiensis. )

Codex membranaceus in 4*^°, seculo xii scriptus, in quo continentur,

1. Aurelii Augustini doctoris Hipponensis de doctrina Christiana lib. w. fol. 5.

2. Ejusdem disputatio contra Felicianum hereticum, p. 195.

Vellum, 10x6^, ff. 2 + 239, 26 lines to a page. Cent, xii, very finely written by two scribes. 2 fo. assecutos.

Collation: a^ 1^-30* (wants 8); old pagination incorrect but used here.

On the lower part of f. i, a list of contents in tall narrow capitals. Not unlike those in no. 253.

Above this :

Retractatio libri de natura et gratia. Contents :

ff. i^, ii blank.

1. Sententiae b. Aug. de Libro Retractationum . . . . p. i Libros de doctrina Christiana.

Text. Sunt precepta quedam (xxxiv 15) ... . 2

— facultate disserui. p. 194 blank.

2. Aur. Aug. doctoris disputatio inc. contra Felicianum hereticum

(XLII 1157) 195

Extorsisti mihi dilectissime fili

— retribuere mercedem. Expl. Lib. Disp. b. Aug. Ep. et Felic. heret. de trinitate (red).

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[289-

3. Idem ad Paulum et Eutropium de perfectione justitias hominum adversus eos qui asserunt hominem posse fieri justum solis suis viribus, p. 232.

4. Idem de natura et gratia ad Timasium et Jacobum, p. 278.

****** Opera sequentia Hugofii de sancto Victore ascribuntur a quodam neoterico.

5. Sermo de sacramentis Neophytorum habitus in synodo, p. 291.

6. De excellentia sacrorum ordinum et vita ordinandorum cujus supra in synodo, P- 305-

7. De significationibus sacerdotalium indumentorum cujus supra in synodo,/. 318.

8. De sacramentis dedicationis cujus supra, /. 333.

9. De convenientia veteris ac novi sacramenti cujus supra, p. 350.

10. Quare Deus natus et passus sit, p. 398.

11. Sermones de adventu et nativitate Domini, j?>. 409.

Aur. aug. doct. liber inc. ad Paulum et Eutropium de perfectione iustitie hominum adiiersus eos qui asserunt hominem posse fieri iustum (green) solis suis viribus (red) (XLV 291). Sanctis fratribus

— esse non dubito. Expl. lib. de perfect, iustit. hominum. Aur. Aug. doct. lib. inc. de natura et gratia ad Timasium et

lacobum (XLIV 24)

Librum quem misistis.

Ad istam questionem non pertinere in qua queritur (unfinished)

pp. 285-290 blank.

Sermo de sacramentis neophitorum habitus in sinodo .

Quoniam populus ad fidem uocatus

— cum gaudio rationem reddant. (Ivo Carnotensis, CLXII 505; apparently 5-11 are all by him.) De excellentia sacrorum ordinum, etc. . . • .

Quia christianam militiam, CLXll 513.

— de die in diem proficiant.

De signif. sacerdotalium indumentorum, etc

Quia sanctitas ministerii, 1. c. 519.

De Sacram. Dedic

Quoniam ad dedicationem, 1. c. 527

— implere studeatis prestante d. n. I. C. cui etc. De conuenientia etc. .........

Beneficia que per saluandorum, 1. c. 535

— dicere non ualuit quod uoluit. Also in 299. i. Quare deus natus et passus sit

Corruptum peccatis originalibus, 1. c. 562.

Sermo de aduentu domini cuius supra

Quoniam presentium obseruatione dierum, 1. c. 567

—pro nobis interpellat I. C. dominus.

S. de nativ. D. cuius supra

In diuine miserationis magnitudinem, 1. c. 568

— non sibi sed sponso.

p. 232

279

291

305 318

iy:>

350

398 408

411

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12. Brajuro.Signiensis episcopus ad Gaium Megalonensem episcopuin de signifi- cationibus sacramentorum et turn veteris turn novi federis, p. 415.

13. Gualterus ad Hugonem Sancti Victoris priorem de ista questione, utrum anima quam in persona Christi assumpsit divinitas tantam penitus habeat scientiam et sapien- tiam quantum habet divinitas.

12. Dilectiss. fr. Gaio Magalonensi Ep. braiuro (usu. Bruno)

signiensis Ep. sal. (CLXV 1089, etc.) P- 415

Cum quondam in insula

— facere iussisti. Diu locuturi prius ipsa sacramenta ponamus

— impassibile futurum presignauit.

13. Hugoni S. Victoris priori Galterus sal 450

Nuper de parisius ueniens

— rescribi mihi impetrem. Litteras istas fecit mag. Gualterus ad d. hugonem. Ipse enim contra has questiones fecit hunc tractatum.

Prudenli ac religiose uerbi diuini 454

Ends p. 476:

non arroganter presumere. Valete.

477, 8 blank.

A slip stuck on the flyleaf with unimportant notes.

290. Chronica Odonis (Adonis).

/A. 9

I T. James 9

Vellum, 10x7, ff. 2+ 118 + 2, 25 lines to a page. Cent, xi-xii, very well written. 2 fo. dccc. vii. Porro.

Collation: a" I'^-XV^ (wants 7, 8), 2 flyleaves.

On \\a an erasure not recoverable. On \\b erased: Cronica Odonis Abbatis. At top of f. i an obliterated line in red which I am almost sure was :

Liber S. Albani

titulum deleuerit anathema sit amen.

Contents :

On i b note on the author Ex Joh. parisiensi a. d. 900.

Fine initial on f i in pale colours and pen and ink ornament.

Inc. cronica odonis abbatis (1. Adonis) P- "

Breues temporum annotationes per generationes et regna. Pnnius ex nostris lulius Afifricanus (CXXlll 23) — dehonestatus iniuria moritur. Ab orbe condito usque ad urbem conditam Anni iiii'^'' milia cccc

octuaginta iiii""" 221

Anno dccxxiii Leoni successit Constantinus.

Anno domin. incarn. dccc Ixx vi Rollo cum normannis gallis appulit. 225 Ends : Anno i (blank) Obiit Willelmus rex Anglorum (this in another hand) C. C. c. II. i. "5

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Inc. genealogia Regum Francorum p. 225

Ex genealogia Priami fuit Meroueus pater Childerici

— karlomannum pariter sue benedictionis oleo perunxit.

Item genealogia Regum 232

Ex geneal. Priami fuit meroueus qui genuit Childericum

— ludouicus qui fuit huius prosapie regalis rex ultimus. Another hand :

Karolus princeps Pipini regis filius 233

(Condemnation of Charles : dragon comes out of his tomb.)

— nobis uiua uoce sunt testati que uiderunt et audierunt (234).

The main hand is very like that of Christ Church, Canterbury.

The flyleaves at end are part of a deed of cent, xvi, with notarial mark.

291. Beda de Temporibus, etc. \ ^' .

[ 1 . James 10

Codex membranaceus in 4^°, seculo xi scriptus, in quo continentur,

1. Beda de temporibus et temporum ratione.

2. Dissertatio de anno, &c.

Vellum, iox6|, ff. 4+ 145, 29 (and 53) lines to a page. Cent, xi-xii, in a beautiful round hand of the same school as that of the Missal no. 270.

Collation: a* i^-i;^ | i8« (+ i). 2 fo. legenda.

From St Augustine's, Canterbury. On i b a late mark (xv) : Beda de temporibus de librario S. Aug.

ii a : Beda de temporibus Dist. 6. Gra. i : cf. Anc. Libr.^ p. 238, no. 444 (Beda de temporibus cum A. 2 fo, in libro vel prohemio legenda D. 6. G. i).

ii ^-iv b blank.

Contents :

1. Inc. Prefatio libri sequentis de natura rerum . . . . f. i De natura rerum et ratione temporum duos quondam (XC 293,

685)

— iura custodiat. Expl. pref A very gaudy initial to the prologue.

Inc. capitula (72) 2

Inc. Liber Bedae de temporibus et temporum ratione . . 2

De temporum ratione domino iuuante dicturi.

Very gay initial.

Change of scribe at f. ^i (?) a-"d 49.

Ends \\2a: mereamur accipere palmam.

2. De Ratione anni, etc. 112^

lanuarius Augustus et december iiii nonas habent.

See the Cologne ed. 1612 i, p. 227.

Ad feriam inueniendam sec. Dionysium.

Ends with : De Ratione Bissexti. Si nosse desideras . 130

De feria kal. Ian. Si uero feria.

Est etiam argumentum. — Sic fac de ceteris.

Table of numbers 130 (J*

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Isidorus episcopus de positione septem stellarum errantiiim. Beda de a^quinoctio. Tabula et ratio numerandi. Tabulae paschales.

3. Ysidori Ep. de positione vii stellarum errantium . . . f. 132 In ambitu quippe

— saturnus xxx. Names of winds. Septentrio Circius . . . . . 132 b ...Africus. Corus.

4. Later title (xv) :

Ep. uen. Bede presb. de equinoctio iuxta anatholium . . 132;^ Reuerentissimo...fratri uicthed

— equinoctium fuisse confirmet.

5. The last quire in a much smaller hand of the same school.

Sicut ratio numeri nimis difficilis . . . . . . 137

— uel nongentesimus uel nongesimus.

6. Space for table 1 38 <^

On the 19-year cycle 138^^

Subscripta figura in decern et nouem paries

— aut eiusdem anni epactam sine terminum pascalem. Table of the 19-year cycle with Concurrents, Epacts, Easters, weeks from Christmas to Easter, from Pentecost to Mid- summer, from Pentecost to Advent . . . . . 139

In subscripto paschali cyclo . . . . . . . 140;^

— ultimus lunas diei pasche. Paschal table from 1064 to 1595. f. 144 loose, f. 145 <5 blank.

67

292. Galfr. Monumethensis.

HiSTORIA TURPINI. ChARTAE, ETC.

Misc. 2 1

T. James vac.

Codex membranaceus in 4^°, seculo xii scriptus, olim et principio et fine mutilatus, sed neoterica manu restitutus, in quo continentur, I. Galfridi Monumetensis historia Britannise.

Ubique concordat, etsi non semper ad verbum, cum editione Heidelburgiana, in libros tamen non dividitur : historiae inseruntur prophetia; Merlini ut in exemplaribus impressis.

Vellum, 9^x7 (and smaller), ff. i-f- 123, several volumes of cent, xiii-xvi. Collation: i flyleaf, i'* 2-* || 3 (five) 4*-! 3^ 14 (two) | 15MI 16* | ^7'^'^-

Contents :

f. i blank. I. ff. 1-12 in two hands of cent, xvi, the first imitating black letter print and having woodcut initials pasted in. Inclitissimo... Roberto Claudio Cestriae duci, etc. . . . f i Cum mecum multa.

68 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS [292

2. Historia Turpini Remensis ecclesise archiepiscopi de famosissimo rege Karolo magno, qui terram Hispanicam et Galetianam a potestate Saracenorum liberavit, ad Leoprandum.

Ad finem addimtur^ De morte Turpini et Genealogise regum Gallorum et Anglorum usque ad Philippum III. et Edwardum I.

* * seculo xvi * *

1. Testimonia historicorum de jure regis Anglije in regnum Scotise.

* * seculo xiv * *

This first section ends in the story of Cordeilla.

obtulerit utcunque maritem(!).

With f. 13 begins the original manuscript, cent, xiii late (not xii as Hardy says), in a clear hand, 34 lines to a page: has suffered from damp.

(Illud) autem affirmo.

At Ofib we have the prophecies of Merlin.

Nondum autem ad hunc locum.

Coegit me alexander f- 43

Sedente itaque uortegorno.

Ends 78 (J tran(s)ferre curaui.

Hardy l 342 says "This MS. is supposed to represent the work in its earliest form and is divided into four books." But the division into books is not indicated by rubrics. H.'s account is otherwise confused. 2. Inc. Ep. b. Turpini Archiep. ad leoprandum .... 79

Turpinus d. g. (Ward, Cat. of Ro}na?ices I, 546 and 574). — dec placeas Amen.

Inc. historia turpini Remensis eccl. archiep. de famo(sissimo) Rege karolo magno quomodo terram hispanicam et gale- tianam a potestate sarracenorum liberauit .... 79

Capitula.

Text. De hoc quod apostolus lacobus Karolo apparuit . 79 b

Gloriosissimus namque Christi apostolus.

Ends imperfectly in the chapter de miraculo Rotholandi (at Grenoble). The last 3 chapters

(Calixtus de inuentione corporis b. Turpini

De altu maiore cordube

Quod nauarii de vera prosapia non sunt geniti)

are supplied on fif. 100, loi by a hand of cent, xvi, ending io\b with a section Anno...d.ccc.lxxvj Rollo cum suis... mortuo Henrico regnauit Edwardus filius eius.

II. 3. Six leaves of cent. xvi. 102 a blank.

Hec est conuentio et finis quam Willelmus Rex Scotie fecit

dno suo Henrico. Conuocatis per d. E. Regem Anglie illustrem apud Norham

super Twedam prelatis. Testimonies from Chronicles

— et episcopatum suum in pace habere permittat. Copied in 110. 3.

III. A quire of cent, xiv in charter hand, 29 lines to a page.

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4. Articuli cleri in parliamento Lincoln. 9 Edw. II.

5. Litera missa regi Anglian Edwardo I. per Bonifacium papam, quod regnum Scotiee non est nee fuit de feodo regis Anglise sed ab antiquis temporibus pleno jure pertinuit ad ecclesiam Romanam.

6. Epistola Edvvardi I. ad papam de jure suo in regnum Scotias, data 7 Maii, 1301.

7. Litera quam comites et barones Anglije miserunt domino papa; super negotio Scotorum, data apud Lincoln. 12 Feb. 1301.

8. Literae Bonifacii papee ad archiepiscopum Cantuar. ut presentet regi literas quas misit pro Scotis, datte 4 kalend. Jan. pontif. i'"°.

9. Epistola archiepiscopi [Winchelsey] ad papam, in qua prolixe narrat difficultates et pericula, quae subivit in itinera suo in Scotiam ad regem cum Uteris papa;, data apud Otteford 8 Idus Octob. 1300.

10. Carta Edwardi II. confirmans statutum de Westmon. i Edw. I. de protectione bonorum ecclesiae, data apud Ebor. 24 Nov. A. R. 10°.

11. Breve ejusdem regis vicecomiti Kant, directum pro executione ejusdem statuti.

* * seculo xvi * *

12. Carta Edwardi III. qua dimittit se de omni jure in regnum Scotiae.

Statuta edita temp. E. secundi an° x" apud Ebor. in quibus

locum habet regia prohibicio . . . . . . . f. 108

(This title is of cent, xv.)

Margin. Magna carta concessa eidem clero per eundem in

hec uerba (xiv). Text. Rex omnibus... Sciatis quod cum dudum temporibus

progenitorum. Apud Ebor. vicesimo quarto die Nov. anno r. n. decimo. Bonifacius ep. Scimus fill . . . . . . • nod

Anagn. 5 kal. Jul. pontificatus anno quinto.

Copied in 110. 2.

Sanctissimo in Christo patri. Infra scripta non in forma . 112^

Apud Remesoye 7 Mai. a. d. 1301 et regni nostri 29.

Copied in 110. 4.

Sanctissimo etc 116^

Lincoln. 12 Feb. a. 1300. Copied in 110. 5.

Bonifacius 118^

Anagn. 4 kal. Jul. pontif. anno quinto

(a note that it should precede the two last items).

Sanctissimo patri in Christo... Robertus 119

Ottefford i. Id. Oct. a. d. 1300 (erasure follows).

Another hand I20<^

Ebor. 24 Nov. a. regni decimo.

Same date 121 (^

In a hand of cent, xvi 123

Haec charta refertur in schotichronicon libro decimo tercio

cap. 13 sed quis pinxit iconem {or Leonem) ipse considtra.

circa a. d. 1328. Edw. 3 (see 110. 6). Uniuersis.. Edwardus..cum nos nonnuUique predecessores nostri — nulliusque esse volumus valoris vel momenti. In cuius rei etc.

70 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS [293-

293. Piers Plowman. / 2' \

y 1 . James 160

Vellum, 9^ x 6^^, ff. 64, 34 and 37 lines to a page. Cent, xiv late, in two rough clear hands.

Collation: i slip stuck on flyleaf, 1*^-3* (5 cane.) 4^-7^ 8" (wants i). The slip on flyleaf has :

God spede the plowgh / and send vs corne ynowgh. The hand changes at quire 6, quire 7 ends :

ffor al we ben brejjeren ^axL-^ we be dyuersiy clopyd. Quire 8 begins :

J take witnesse quod he at holy writ apertye.

Ends 64^ :

ygan a wake.

Expl. secundus et ultimus de dobett.

There are some odd rough pencil drawings, e.g. p. 113. Professor Skeat gives the following account of this MS. in his edition Vol. II, p. Ixxii :

XXXV. Text C, group e. Denoted by S.

Imperfect, having lost c. ix 268-x 194, c. xvi 80-156, the whole of Passus xvii-xxi and xxii 8-323. Yet the text is good.

294. Hugo de S. Victore. 1 ^'7

( i . James 109

Codex membranaceus in 4^°, seculo xiii scriptus, continens, V^aria opuscula Hugonis de sancto Victore, sequenti orditie. I. De archa Noe pro archa sapientiee cum archa ecclesi^e et archa matris lib. v.

Vellum, 9| X 6f , fif. 127 + 2, double columns of 31 and 38 lines. Cent, xii, in a good upright narrow black hand and another of earlier type. 2 fo. misericors est.

Collation : a^-c^" d» e« | l^ (+ i*) ii^-V^ (+ 2) VI^ VII^ | VIII^ IX^^ x (two), two flyleaves.

A list of contents of cent, xvi is stuck on the flyleaf.

In red (xv-xvi) on the last flyleaf is :

liber M" Ric' Mabot sacre theologie bachalarii et eccl. cathedral! s beate Marie Lincoln, canonici.

Contents :

I. I. Cum sederem aliquando (CLXXVi 618) f. i

—affectum suum prouocet. Sit deus bened. per cuncta seculorum sec. Amen.

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De modo orandi.

Didascalion. lib. v.

De institutione Novitiorum,

De arra animae.

Sermo de nativitate Christi.

Sermo de corpore Domini.

Sermo de corpore Christi.

Sermo de reparatione hominis.

De fide.

De meditatione.

De throno Solomonis.

Sermo in " Videns turbas lesus.

II. 3-

III.

IV

Quo studio et quo affectu (CLXXVI 977)

— in ara cordis adoletur. 47 cz blank.

On 47 (^ the prologue to the following tract in another hand. A fresh numeration of quires begins here and the earlier tracts were prefixed later to the volume. Multi sunt quos ipsa

— torpere ocio. Text. Tria sunt, sapientia virtus necessitas . . . .

— ad puram et sine animalibus cenam. 89;^ blank. Quia largiente domino ........

— manus illesa remanet et sic de ceteris ?CLVi 11 79. Older type of hand :

Dilecto fratri G . . . .

Loquar secreto anime (CLXXVi 951)

— totis precordiis concupisco. Cantate domino canticum nouum Apposita nobis ad manducandum (CLXXi 601) In Sacramento altaris tria primo loco Dei sapientia reparare uolens hominem . Apostolus diffinitionem fidei proponens . Meditatio est frequens cogitatio (ci-xxvi 993) Tronum fecit Salomon ex ebore Uidens turbas Ihesus ascendit in montem 126, 7 in another hand.

Ends 127*^ mihi autem adherere bonum est deo. Loose in the volume is a small vellum leaf written in cent. xv. On the verso : Quare velociter ascendit Christus (?) tantum spacium in mo

mento...

Also crist stej up hastely In on stounde so fer to go As dauid in his prophecy, told before hit schuld be so.

Exultauit ut gigas, etc.

But how fer he lepe ^e schyn se. as }>e philosophur says her^

Raby moyses leue 36 me-})' writes of hit in j^is manere

f. 41

47^ 48

90

106

	113
	"5
	117
	117/'
	118^
	119/;
	121
	125/;

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Ending:

}>us have I acounted here • how crist lepte \>oyo\v his mercy

to vij Jjousand h*^ vvyl amount jif J^ay truly metun ben

Latin and French notes on distance from earth to sun and

moon, wounds of Christ, nomina regum tocius christiani-

tatis, etc. On the verso : Unus est imperator Romanus qui tribus coronis debet

coronari, etc. On the descendants of Ethelbrictus Rex Cantuar.

— de m^rwaldo vero et s. dompneua nate sunt tres virgines sanctissime scihcet Milburga Mildreda et Milgwyda.

/ A. II I T. Ja,

295. Epistolae Thomae Becket.

■ ■ lames 1 1

Vellum, 9y^ x 7, fif. i + 7 + 207 + i, double columns of 46 lines. Cent, xiii early, very finely written.

Collation: i flyleaf, l« (wants 8) il^-S^ (wants 6) 98 io« ii>« 128-20^ 2i>'' 22** 23^ 24^- 258 (wants 8), i flyleaf

From Christ Church, Canterbury.

On i a at top is an erased inscription which began :

Ep. (sancti Tho-)me.

Considerably to the R. are legible the letters Ria. Below this in black Lombardic capitals is :

IF Ep'le • sci • Thome • MRlS Ecche ■ xpi • cantuar'.

Below this again a name scribbled over in ink.

See Anc. Libr., p. 52, no. 358. I take this to be probably the copy there mentioned as Epistola{-e) S. Thome Alani Prioris belonging to the Cloister.

On ii b Parkerian references to some of the Epistles.

Contents :

Inc. capitula epistolarum beati thome martiris. Capitula primi libri epistolarum .......... f. i

Incip. prol. in actus et exilium b. Th. mart. Honor et gloria b. martyris.

Lib. I has 178 epistles. First words of each are given.

Inc. Lib. II a legatione Willelmi et Othonis cardinalium . . 3

112 epistles.

Lib. Ill a legatione Gratiani et Viuiani cardinalium ... 4

126 epistles.

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Lib. IV a legatione Symonis de monte dei et Bernardo (!) de corilo . 5 b

52 (51) epistles.

Lib. V a legatione Rotrodi Rotomagensis archiep. ... 6

97 epistles.

7 b blank.

Inc. prol. in actus et exilium b. martyris thome . . . . f. i

Honor et gloria b. martyris — qualiter fuerit agendum.

(Prologue of Alan of Tewkesbury. Giles I, 316.)

Inc. quedam explanationes subsequentium que minus e.xpresse in

epistolis continentur (Alan of Tewkesbury. Giles i, 339) . i

Gloriosus dei martyr thomas quails

et statutas in regno anglorum promulgaret.

Prima ep. Thome cant. arch. Johannes pictauensis ep. . . 6

Reuerentissimo d.. .Thome. ..suus Joh....

Vix mihi domine uel unum diem.

Lib. II 'job

ni 113

•V 153

V \6c)b

Last letter : Albertus et teodinus card, conuentui cantuar. Albertus etc. Letamur nos.

This manuscript (not used, so far as I can see, by the editors of the Rolls Series Materials for the Life of Thomas) contains Alan of Tewkesbury's collection with about 30 additional letters of John of Salisbury. Hardy II, p. 314.

The last leaf has on recto at bottom a late xvth cent, inscription :

Iste liber pertinet ad ecclesiam Blavnsom teste m george smith W austin H berlima« et omnes stulti in ista villa lohannes bocher. Amen.

On verso in a xiiith cent, hand a list of qiiestiones in two columns and some notes.

On last flyleaf a slip with a list of books (xvi) :

1. Beckett.

2. Manipulus curatorum.

3. Stella clericorum.

4. Summula raymundi. 5, 6. duo libri cartacei.

7. tavemerus de euch.

8. Veron de p'best.

9. lex mahometica.

10. fabulae seu facetiae.

11. inuitato ciceroniana.

12. potestas ecclesiastica.

13. perionii dialectica. (14), 15. so: libri gallice duo.

16. elegantiae valle.

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"296

296. Tracts by Wvclif.

Under C. 6 T. James 362

A parchment book in 4'°, written in the xivth century, containing, Several treatises written by Wicklifif.

"In this booke be gathered together all the sharpe treatises concernynge the erroures and defaults which John Wicklifif did fynde in his tyme specially in the clergie and religiouse and in other estates of the worlde." The titles of the several treatises are as follows :

1. Attendite a fermento phariseorum quod est hypocrisis, p. i.

A discourse in xii chapters against the hypocrisy of the clergy.

2. Hou men owen obesche to prelatis drede curs and kepe law, ch. iii, /. 23.

3. The reule of seynt Fraunseis, p. 29.

4. The testament of seynt Fraunseis, /. 34.

5. Objections against the Franciscans for not observing this testament under pretence of their having a papal dispensation, p. 36.

6. Articles against the friers, /. 39.

7. Articles against prelates, p. 65.

8. How Anticriste and his clerkis feren trewe prestis fro prechynge of Cristis gospel bi foure disceitis, p. 103.

9. Of clerkis possessioneris, p. 107.

10. Hou the office of curatis is ordeyned of God, /. 123.

11. For the ordre of presthod, p. 136.

12. Hou men schullen fynde prestis, p. 144.

Vellum, io| X 7j'^> ff- 3 + I50> double colunms of 40 lines. Cent, xiv late, clearly written.

Collation : (3 flyleaves) a^-r* s^" V : old pagination incorrect but used here.

id. Extract from letter of Melanchthon to Fred. Miconius : Inspexi Wiclefum sed deprehendi, etc. (cf. 103. 5).

ii. List of contents (xvi). iii d. Note given by Nasmith.

The volume is a leading authority for many of the Wycliffite tracts, and was extensively used by F. D, Matthew, English Works of. lVj/ch/(K. E. T. S. 1880) and by T. Arnold, Select English Works of W., vol. III.

Contents :
p. I is largely illegible from a water-stain. I. Matthew, p. 2 p. i
2	p. 28								23
,4,5 6 7	P- 39 Arnold, p. 366 Matthew, p. 52								29 39 65
8	p. 109								103
9	p. 114								107
ID 12	P- 141 p. 164 Arnold, p. 202								123 136 144

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13. Hou preiere of good men helpith moche and pieiere of synful men displesith God and harmeth hemself and othere men, p. 145.

14. A schort reule of lif for eche man in general and for prestis and lordis and laboreris in special hou eche schal be savyd in his degree, p. 157.

15. Thre thingis distroien this world false confessoures false men of lawe and false merchauntis, p. 160.

16. Of feyned contemplatif lif, of song, of the ordynal of Salisbury and of bodely almes and worldly bysynesse, of prestis hou bi thes foure the fend lettith hem fro prechynge of the gospel, p. 165.

17. The pater noster expounded, p. 172.

18. The Ave Maria expounded, p. 175.

19. Hou Sathanas and his children turnen werkis of mercy up so dom(I) and disceyuen men thereinne and in here five wittis, p. 179.

20. Hou religious men shoulde kepe certayne articles,/. 185.

21. Of servauntis and lordis hou eche schal kepe his degree, /. 190.

22. Whi pore prestis have none benefice, p. 203.

23. Hou anticrist and his clerkis traveilen to destroie holy writt and to make cristene men unstable in the feith, and to sette here ground in develis of helle, p. 209.

24. Hou sathanas and his prestis and his feigned religious casten bi thre cursed heresies to destroie alle good lyvynge and meyntenyng alle manner of synne, /. 213.

25. For thre skillis lordis schulden constreyne crerlis to lyve in mekenesse wilful poverte and discrete penaunce and gostly traveile, p. 221.

26. Of wedded men and wifis and of here children also, p. 224.

27. Articles of reformation, p. 235.

28. Translation of a passage of S. Augustin, p. 238.

29. The grete sentence of curs exponed, p. 239.

30. Articles presented to the king and parliament.

Arnold, p. 219 P- '45

P- 204 157

Matthew, p. 180 160

P- 187 165

P- 197 172

P- 203 175

„ p. 210 179

P- 219 185

„ p. 226 190

P- 244 203

P- 253 209

P- 263 213

Arnold, p. 213 221

„ p. 188 224

Matthew, p. 275 234

„ p. 281 238

Arnold, p. 267 239

Plese it to oure most noble .... 288

— and bewar of sathanas disceitis. Amen . . . 298 (300) At the bottom of this column is an erasure: This is the worke of .... It is only of cent. xvi.

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297. Statuta. Palladius. Thorney documents, etc.

A. 12

T. James 1 2

Codex membranaceus in 4'°, seculo xv scriptus, in quo continentur,

1. Statuta regni abbreviata, id est, — provisiones de Merton, — statuta de Marle- burge, — statuta Westmonasterii prima, — statuta Gloucestriae, — statuta Westmonasterii secunda, — statuta de venditionibus et emptionibus terrarum, — statutum de viris religiosis.

2. Paladii Rutili Tauri yEmiliani viri ilkistris opus agriculturte lib. ii.

3. Regalia brevia sicut mos est in regno, sive registrum brevium antiquum.

Vellum, lof X 6f, ff. 1 + 22 + 182, double columns of 36 and 33 lines. Single of 26 and 36, etc. Cent, xiii-xiv early, in one very clear hand, writing in different sizes.

Collation: i flyleaf, 1'' 2^ 3* | i^-xv^ (+ slip) xvi^ xvii^" | xviii^ xix* (wants 8) | xx^-xxiii* (wants 3, 4, 5).

The first four leaves of each quire are usually numbered on the verso : " iii fo. quat. viii," etc.

From Thorney, written by the precentor Johannes Brito. On the lower margin of i. 29 is :

I stum librum scripsit frater iohannes brito.

On lower margin of 105 « is a notice of receipt :

Omnibus chr. fidelibus, etc. fr. J. Brito precentor Thorn'. Has received from Roger de Drayton Rector of All SS. Huntingdon 5s de annua pensione precentorie Thorn', debita de termino S. Michel, a. d. m° cc xcii.

Contents :

I. I. Tituli of the Statutes p. I

Merton, p. 4 : Marlebergie, 7 : Westm. I, 11: Gloucester, 21 :

Westm. II, 24: Quia emptores, 38: de viris religiosis, 39. 41-44 blank. II. 2. Palladii Rutuli Tauri Aemiliani viri illustris opus agriculture

inc. Inc. tituli lib. i f. i

Text. Pars es et prima prudencie.

Many passages from the Georgics are written in the lower

margins. Ends : hora undecima pedes xxix. Pall. Rutili Tauri Emiliani vir. ill. op. agric. expl. 3. Inc. regalia breuia sicut mos est in regno Et primo inc. breue

de recto 69 <^

Rex balliuis suis.

The last is about a claim of S. Katherine's priory Lincoln to

tithes at Newark, claimed by William precentor of Lincoln.

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4. Ars faciendi literas vel epistolas, sive formuliE cartularum regiarum et epistolarum episcoporum, &c.

5. Experimenta medicinalia magistri Willelmi de Sumereye.

6. Poema versibus rithmicis scriptum in mortem Rodulphi abbatis Thorneiie; cum forma qua condolent Cietera monasteria cum Thorniensi.

Inc. ars faciendi literas uel epistolas rurales (curiales?) per compendium f. 93 (5

In omnibus literis cuicumque et a quocunque transmittantur.

In the first formulae the pope is Gregorius, the King of England H, the Abp of Canterbury R. Barnwell is often mentioned.

The last is De aliquo qui wit suscipere habitum monachilem.

Regale (another registrum brevium) . . . . . w^b

De terra emenda uel limitanda.

One 'de atachiandis xii per xxiiii°'' is on a slip after f. 120.

Ends with one super tenente tenementum cuius predecessor decessit ante aduentum iusticiariorum nostrorum — apud oxoniam iiii die febr. anno regni nostri xx°.

Expl. Regale.

Hec est forma cartarum ........ 123^

Notum sit omnibus tam presentibus

followed by Carta de Baronia.

The last is Concordia inter aliquos homines.

Hec transaccio facta fuit iiii" die febr. anno regni H. reg. tercii xx°. ciclo lunari ii". Anno ab incarn. dom. m° cc° xxx" v".

Inc. experimenta mag. Will, de Sumereye .... 127 (J

Huius opusculi series circa quedam membrorum remedia tam consimilium quam officialium seu omnium uersatur. quibus mag. Will, de Sumereye probatissima experiencia usuque plurimum esse fidem asserit adhibendam.

The last is ad toUendum super os equinum

— delent acredinem. Expl. paruus uiaticus mag. W. de Sumereie.

An added paragraph ^35^

A book of names.

De personis ecclesiasticis et secularibus que preponantur et que postponantur et de creditoribus 135'^

Then follow : Personarum quedam sunt ecclesiastice quedam seculares dififerencia vini, nomina pannorum, piscium, carnium que sunt in macello, auium et quomodo capiantur, de hiis que pertinent ad artem pistoriam, ad cibum, nomina rerum que aurifaber operator, et instrumentorum eius, de cultellario et eius rebus, de varietate zonarum, cirotecarum, calciamentorum, que pertinent ad corvesarium, de sotularibus, de varietate sellarum, lorenarum, pellium.

Ending. Item habeat alias de sabelino siue simbilino. ex heremino. ex matrice, ex fibro, siue ex beuere. ex wlpecula uel roserella.

Three receipts in French for making colours .... 138

Smgle lines written as prose ■ .. . 139

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7-

Liber qui vocatur Rasin de medicina et anatomia.

Que merces hominis tot desudare caminis Cuius habet finis tempora membra cinis Si uitam uolumus que transit et est quasi fumus Non homines sed humus sed magis umbra sumus. Ends. Cum sit cognomen Radulfi simphcis omen Ex re contractum nomen transiuit in actum.

Titulus ecclesie s. gudlaci croylandie f. I39(^

Nobis speciaHter incumbit speciale ahquid ad commendacionem commendabiHs uiri Dompni Radulfi Abbatis Thorneye — quam uersus heroicos uel elegos modulari. Part of the original obituary roll of Abbot Ralph exists in the British Museum Royal 15. A. x*. See W. St J. Hope {Obituary Roll of Abbot I slip, Vetusta Mo?tu}netita, 1906, Postscript). Uniuersis s. matris ecclesie fidelibus...pusillus grex mona- chorum Thorneye (for Abbot Radulfus) . . . . 141 — bonorum mercedem recipietis.

Uniuersis pusillus grex monachorum Thorneye . . . 143

(for Abbot Salomon.) Inmaculate sponse...Ricardus...Thornensis abbas . . . 144

(for Abbot Robert, 1237.) A note by the scribe in lower margin :

Require epitapium cuiusdam in libro scentenciarum Gilberli prions in folio primo ante versus de duodecim lapidibus preciosis et aliud epitaphium cuiusdam religiosi in eodem libro f**. iiij ante versus. Uniuersis. ..Willelmus... ecclesie S. Marie et S. Botulfi Thorneye humilis abbas .......... 146*^

(for Abbot Thomas.) Titulus of Peterborough for Abbot Thomas . . . . 149

„ ,, Croyland „ „ David.

„ „ Peterborough „ „ „ . . . . iA9b

„ „ Ramsey „ „ „ .... 150

„ „ Croyland „ „ William.

,, „ Ely „ „ David . . . . 151

„ „ Battle „ „ Thomas.

„ „ Waltham „ „ Thomas . . . . 152

pp. 152 <^— 153 blank.

Evidently a selection from the Obit Rolls preserved in the Abbey : made by the precentor as a storehouse of patterns for future use. This document was not known to Mr W. St J. Hope, whose magnificent publication of the Roll of Abbot I slip {Vetusta MoHume/ita, 1906) contains most valuable notes on English Obituary Rolls. See also Delisle, Rouleau mortuaire cite B. Vital....de Savigny, 1909.

Iste liber uocatur Rasin

Albubem arazi filii zakarie liber inc. qui ab eo uocatus et

almansor eo quod regis mansoris precepto editus sit In hoc libro aggregabo regi cui benedicat deus.

154

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8. Some old Saxon terms of law explained in French.

9. Forma compoti abbatias vel conventus.

10. Processus placiti inter abbatem Thorneye querentem et abbatem de Burgo Sancti Petri deforciantem de quodam chimino inter ripam de Nene et villam de Eye, anno Domini M.CCC quarto.

11. Les medicines e la chirurgerie a chivaux.

Single lines.

Ends : (De forma matricis.)

alligatus erat et consequitur partus.

Larger script, same hand. See further on f. 172.

Soke, bote de nos humes en nostre curt f. 16% b

Utlawe Estre fors de ley e forbani. \6()b blank.

Inquirendum super subscriptis capitulis ad compotum audiendum per singula maneria . ... . . . . . 170

De redditibus assisis. De caseo.

De firmis molendini. De butiro.

De seriantia.

De carne. After this the list of Anglo-Saxon law terms is continued. . 172

Mundbriche . Trespas ver seignur

Theam. Progenie de nos hummes.

Inc. compoti ordinarius 172^

Frumentum extra grangia. De remanenti precedentis compoti.

Summa.

Et sic remanet in supplusagio uel in arreragio.

De uenacione 175'^

Extracts from lives of S. Giles, S. Wihtburga, S. Eustace,

S. Dunstan, all connected with hunting. A paragraph : Canes uenaticos debemus respicere. (From Vitae patrum lib. ult. Ixii cap. de perseuerancia f.) 176^^, 177 a blank.

Consists of Billa, Irrotulacio, Veredictum, Composicio pacis 177 b

On 1 79 rt a paragraph : Anno gr. m° ccc vii circa fest. S. Aug. anglorum apostoli

lohannes de islepe tunc senexcallus thorneye... tenuit hundre-

dum de normonhiscros. Riot of men of Huntingdon who

were summoned therefore. 179^ blank.

Ces sunt les mediciniz e la cirurgerie a chiuaus . . . 180 A chiual qui morue

— si lui donez net set. si est gariz (181 b). Some old pencilled names on i2>i b. On 182^:

uerucas

Ad deponendum wartis. (original hand).

Also : Mag. W. de fodringea habet librum de regimine principum.

Later : W. bis Wyttylsey loca Christe dato requiei.

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298. Lauk. Wade. Life of Becket. / N. 7

Canterbury documents. | T. James 171

Codex chartaceus in 4'° minori, olim ut videtur peculium reverendissimi antistitis Thomas Cranmer, in quo continetur,

1. The life of Thomas Beckett translated into English verse by Laurence Wade monk of Christ-church Canterbury 1497,

Beginning " O ye virtuous soverayns spiritual and temporal And all ye devoute people both more and lesse That thys now shall here hartely I praye yow all To support my imperfection of lowly gentylnesse For the lyeff here 1 purpose with your pacience to reherse Off seynt Thomas the blissed laureat martir dere That dyed for the churchys ryght onely in Cristys werre."

2. Collectanea quasdam de archiepiscopis Cantuar. praesertim de Lanfranco, Anselmo et Thoma Beckett et de prioribus ecclesiae Christi Cant. — inter quce Gervasius de combustione et edificatione ecclesiae, et Eadmerus ad Glastonienses de corpore S. Dunstani.

Paper (and vellum), 10^ x 7|, ff. 56 + 71 -f 21 + 4 + 26 + 79, varying numbers of lines to a page. Cent, xvi and xv early, several volumes.

Contents :

L Cent, xvi early.

1. On f. I. Thomas Cantuariensis (Cranmer's autograph). Eight verses in red :

Herbertum Bosue (i.e. Bosham) virtute virum renitentem

Quem cum rore rigent celibe corda pia. I b. Note of the author that his sources are the Thomus of

Herbert de Bosham, and the Life by John Grandison. Prologue. O ye vertuous souerayns spirituall and temporall . f. 2 Inc. vita cum actibus gloriosi martiris Thome Cant. arch.

translata a Laurentio Wade claustrali commonacho eccl.

Chr. Cant. De mirabili ortu S. Thome sec. Joh. Exoniensem ... 7.b

The custome off all holy chirch is laudable and ffamous. 7-line stanzas. Ends 56 <5: Recommend hym wnto this blissed saynt that hath shewyd

ws her his story, ffinis. Hardy ll 363 prints the prologue, beginning and end. The

whole is printed by C. Horstmann in Kolbing's Etiglische

Studien in (1880), pp. 409—469.

II. Cent, xvi early, very well written in a Gothic hand.

2. Collectanea concerning Christ Church, Canterbury . . p. i De iure et primatu Dorobernensis eccl. super Eboracens.

a. d. 1072 que Lanfrancus proclamabat.

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3. Donationes et acquisitiones maneriorum cum ecclesiis totius prioratus ecclesise Christi Cant, concessce et confirmatae [ad annum 17 Ric. II.].

VII I and gesta Bp of Verdun

De Cappis professionalibus

From W. Malmesbury, Lib. ill, Polychron

Lanfranci. The cope of Gerard de Grauntsouns (Grandson

cons. 1276 by Kilwarby is preserved .... Extract from Geruasius de triplici combustione eccl. Cr. Cant.

De fifundacione Eccl. Cr. Cant

Dedicatio eccl. (11 30)

De corpore S. Wilfridi, capite S. Swythuni, cathedra archiep.,

sepultura infra ecclesiam, Qualiter Cant. eccl. possederit sibi

sepulturam. (Death of Abp Cuthbert) .... Verba Sancti Thome cuidam clerico (nomine Thome) .

Reliquie SS. Dunstani et Elphegi

Prior Alanus associatis secum nouem. De inuentione Lanfranci Arch. (From Gervase) . Fluxerunt a tempore augustini usque ad normannorum ad

uentum. (On the priors)

De electione Ep. Roffensis. (Gervase) ....

Benedictio Clare(m)baldi Abb. de fifauersham .

De Waltero Priore Eccl. Chr., De professione Siluestri Abb.

S. Aug.

De electione (S.) Thome

De consecratione (S.) Thome. Transfretatio S. Thome. Rex Francorum Lodowycus honorabilis fuit archiepiscopo Hie degit S. Thomas in cenobio Pontiniac. Further matter on the life of S. Thomas, ending p. 25, De

penitencia R. Henr. secundi. Electio trium monachorum Cant, ad tres abbacias . Resignacio Herlewyni prioris. Nota de reliq. S. Audoeni et

de incendio Ciuit. Cant. Predicante augustino cum sociis suis in britannia . Form of the Archbishop's visiting St Augustine's etc. De aduentu Lanfranci, 30. De electione Abb. S. Aug., 31.

De incarceratione monachorum S. Aug. per Lanfrancum, 32.

De monacho malifico, 33. Quomodo monachi S. Aug. post

mortem Lanfranci insurrexerunt contra suum abbatem, 34.

Qualiter sunt puniti, 35. Monachos Doroborn. eccl. intro-

missos in eccl. S. Aug., 35. De miseria Cant. eccl. post

mortem Lanfranci, 36. De obitu Celnothi archiep. etc., 37.

Clerici expelluntur. . .et monachi admittuntur, 38. De miraculis

S. Dunstani, 41. De translatione S. D. secundum opinionem

Glastoniensium, 45. Ep. Eadmeri ad Glastonienses, 47 (cf.

no. 371, and Stubbs, Memorials of St Dunstan). De mirac.

S. Anselmi, 57. De gestis Lanfranci, 59.

Donaciones et adquisitiones maneriorum etc

Palalium S. Ethelberti.

27

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C. C. C. II 1.

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4. Catalogus regum Anglorum et loca sepulturce eorundem ab Ethelberto rege Cantice ad Henricum VII.

5. De archiepiscopis Cantuar. quanto tempore in archiepiscopatu vixerunt et in quo gradu et dignitate prius erant (a S. Augustino ad Willelmum Warham et neoterica tnamt ad M. Parker).

6. De prioribus ecclesice Christi Cant, et nomina eorum ab adventu Normannorum nam antea decani vocabantur (ad Thomam Goldwell ultimum priorem).

7. Obitus et exequias Thomse Bouchier presbiteri cardinalis et Cantuariensis archie- piscopi.

8. The descrypcion of the pageantes made in the cyte of London at the recevyng of the most excellent pryncys Charlys the fyfte emperour and Henry the VIII. king off Englonde.

The last is :

Hospicium de le Crown in Cant. Ending : Anno regni (R. Ricardi II) xvii°.

Ecclesie appropriate eccl. Chr. Cant P- 78

Decima omnium bonorum temporal, et spiritual, eccl. Chr. Cant.

extracta de rotulis d. Regis a. d. m° cccc° ij" . . . . 81

London churches in the patronage of the Convent . . 84

London advowsons of the Abp. 84

De regibus Anglorum, a. d. 562 85

In primis de regibus Cantie regnauit Ethelbertus.

At p. 92 an insertion de coronacione regum anglie sec. regis-

trum Henrici prions. Bull of Alexander (III) to Abp Richard. Ends : Anno domini (blank)

Henricus septimus (blank). p. 98 blank.

De archiepiscopis Cant, etc

S. Augustinus primus archiep. Cant, sedit annis xvj. Ended originally with Warham

— sub fenestra in capella quam ipse fundauerat. Continued in a Parkerian hand : ends with Parker, Sedit annis (blank).

De prioribus eccl. Chr. Cant, etc

Henricus primus prior eccl. Chr. Cant, contemporaneus Lan

franco. Ends : Th. Goldwell prior doctor theologi

annis (blank). pp. 124—126 blank.

Obitus d. Th. Boughier etc 127

Memorandum quod a. d. m" cccc° Ixxxvj"

— et d. Th. Goldston sac. theol. bachalarius verbum dei seminauit.

The descrypcioun of the pageantes etc 132

Fyrst my lorde mayer and the aldyrmen

—and organs w* most swetyst musyke thatt cowed be devysede.

99

"3

ixit m prioratu

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9. Nomina monachorum ecclesiae Christi Cantuar. a tempore exilii eorundem A. D. I. 1207, idibus Julii A. R. regis lohannis octavo [ad annum 1527].

* altera numu addit. ict videtiir a M. P. *

10. Excerptum bullae papalis contra convivia qua^ nomine benevolentia? a pre- bendario intrante residentiam suam in ecclesia cathedrali exigebantur.

Dicitur " talia convivia per quadraginta dies continuari, et expensas eorundem ad C libras sterl. communiter ascendere."

11. De fundatione abbatia; Beverlacensis.

* * VI nieinbranis secnio xiv script. * * 13. Cronica [Thoma^ Stobbes sive Stobrei dominicani] de successionibus et gestis Ebor. archiepiscoporum.

* * i)i cliartis a Parkero addit. * *

9. Nomina monachorum etc (f. i) 143

Prior. Johannes Sydyngborne. Ends p. 176 (a. d. 1527);

Thomas Farley. Edited from this and Th. Cawston's MS. at Canterbury by W. G. Searle, Christ Church Canterbury, C. A. S. 1902, p. 173. Four blank leaves follow.

10. In Parkerian hand l86(f. 22<5)

De benevolentia quam vocant prebendarii.

See MS. Gonv. & Cai. 449, f. 126.

11. De abbatia Beverlaci 188

A. d. dclxxiiii° mense Sept. xii'^ die consecratus est S. lohannes.

A. d. mill. lxiiii° Aldredus Ebor. Arch, statuit prefatos septem

canonicos Beuerlaci, etc. See MS. Gonv. & Cai. 449, f. 127.

Index to the following tract 191

192 blank.

III. Vellum, double columns of 37 lines. Cent, xv early, very well written. Old foliation remaining from 128 to 153.

Begins imperfectly in an exposition of the decalogue, ending : intelligitur ibi prohiberi omnis concupiscencia male voluntatis Circa elimenta post diem iudicii . . • • • • 128 Nota quod terra erit similis cristallo et planabitur

— teste Basilio super P. Col. 2 blank.

12. Iste tractatus continet capitula 88 128^

Inc. cronica de successionibus et gestis Ebor. Archiepiscoporum.

Super statu Eboracensis ecclesie. Raine, Historians of the Church of York (Rolls) li 312-421. This MS. is B in that edition (p. xxvi) and is said to be in the

same hand as MS. Gonv. & Cai. 449. Ends 153: regni regis Edwardi tertii post conquestum xlvij°.

(Life of Abp Thoresby, Raine, p. 421.) A xvith cent, hand adds, on this and the next page, names of

Abps to Edmund Grindall.

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13. Excerpta e registro veteri episcopi Roffensis de ecclesia RofFensi.

14. Epistola Edwardi I. ad papam de jure suo in regnum Scotiae.

15. Epistola Canuti regis Anglise scripta Romas, in qua testatur papam concessisse, ut archiepiscopi Anglias non amplius Romam ire cogerentur pallii causa : — ciii stib- jungitur brevis narratio rerum Anglicanarum a morte Canuti ad mortem filii ejus

Hardicnuti.

16. De pontificali sede quomodo primitus statuta sit Wigornise, et de possessionibus quae a regibus subregulis et bonae recordationis viris datae sunt Wigornensi ecclesicC.

" Haec descripta e libro quodam veteri ecclesias Wigorniensis vocato opuscu- lum Bedae de diversis episcopatibus."

17. Breve annales rerum memorabilium in Anglia, praesertim ab anno 1530 ad annum 1540.

18. Excerpta ab historia libri monasterii Jorevallensis in vita regis Edgari, de cruce loquente apud Winton.

19. Epistola Alexandri papa? ad Wilhelmum conquisitorem e quodam vetusto libro ecclesicB Catituar. vocato passionale S. Ignacii jam in manibus Mag. Bower.

IV. Paper, in Parkerian hands.

On p. 2 extracts about Canterbury and Rochester.

13. Exscripta e registro veteri Ep. Roffensis foil. ij° . . . p. 3 Successit tunc Gilbertus.

References to folia are given. 24 — 26 blank.

14. Heading and colophon in French 27

36 — 39 blank.

15. Begins abruptly: huius etiam instantia. The opening words

are supplied on the last page of the volume ... 40

16. Egregio Merciorum regi Wifario...germanus suus generosus

rex Sanctus Athelredus in regnum successit . . . {. 24 b — Herebertum Herefordensem Ep. baculo pastorali privavit. Hec descripta e Libro quodam veteri etc. as Nasmith.

17. A. d. mill, quingent. trices, septimo Invictissimus Rex henricus

octauus misit literas suas Abbati et Conuentui S. augustini

de comutacione terr 28

Anno regni tricesimo reg. Henr. Oct. monasterium Augustini

prefat. extra muros Ciuit. Cant, in festo d. Petri ad vincula

dissolutum est et monachi expulsi doctore Leython. Anthonio

sentleger et Joh. Moile commissar'. The latest events noted are in 1540. Chronological order is

not kept. The last entry is 1537: surrender of Abingdon

Abbey and Boxley Priory, with the rood, ff- 33^ — 53 « blank.

18. One page z^^b

19. Ex quodam vetusto libro quo?idam eccl. Cantuar. iam in

manibus m" Bower (Th. Bowyer ?) 54 ^

Liber vocatur passionale S. Ignatii.

The book appears to have been lost : but the flyleaf is in Trin.

Coll. MS. O. 2. 51.

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20. De synodo habita Winton. anno 1076, ubi matrimonia clericorum prohibebantur, ex vetnsto libra e biblioth. IVigofn.

21. Professio Thomas Ebor. archiepiscopi : et catalogus omnium episcoporum qui tales professiones fecerunt archiepiscopis Cant.

22. Canones synodi episcoporum Patricii et Issernini.

23. Synodus Londini sub Anselmo contra uxores presbiterorum.

24. Paschalis papa ad Anselmum.

25. A determination of a doctor of divinity against them that say it is not lawful to have holy writte and other bookes in Englishe.

26. Questio determinata per Mag. Nicolaum dictum Trivet de ordine predicatorum, quod omnia sunt admittenda qute tradit ecclesia circa passionem Christi.

23-

24.

25.

26.

Ex vetusto libro e Bibl. Wigorn. eccl. et in duobus libris

habetur

?190. 26.

Petitio clericorum Eboraci. Ex libro vet. eccl. Cant. . Ex lib. quodam vetusto eccl. Wigorn. = MS. 279 . (List of professions (art. 21) is continued on 58 a.)

E libro vetusto eccl. Cant.

Hec sunt statuta de archidiaconibus

— et concubine cum rebus suis velut adultere.

61 b blank,

Hec ep. habetur inter Epp. Anselmi centur. 2 Ep. 43 . From no. 135 (?).

62 b, 63 blank.

This is a determinacion etc

Agaynst theym that say that holy wrytt shulde not be drawen

into Englishe

— and other landes also haue the Bible in their mother tong, as Italy (bottom of 65 a). At top of 65 (5 a space and

hec ...ta sunt ex quodam lacero fragmento Biblioth. Wigorn. Text continues : hathe in latin for J)*- is her moder tonge and by

many yeres haue hade. Ends 67 b : is not ells but \>q habite of right speakinge and right pro-

nouncinge and right writinge. See Ussher's Historia Doginaiica, s. v. 1410, and no. 100. 3. 68 — 74 « blank.

Questio utrum omnia sint admittenda que tradit ecclesia circa

passionem christi. Deals with the date principally : ends 75 b :

Quinta decima 8 kal. apr. indic(t)ione

On 79 b notes in a good hand on Alfred : a. Four verses :

Aluredus rex Anglorum primusque monarchus Belliger inuictus in scripturis quoque doctus Aluredus sic recta tenens quod non foret ultra Rex illi similis vel equalis quoque nullus.

f. 55^

56 60 b

62

64

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b. Hie a pueritia sua legere ac discere dulce habuit ...in sinu semper circumferebat.

Hie saeros apices in linguam anglieam vertere laborabat. ...sepultusque est in nouo monasterio Wintonie.

Hec ex historia que sie inc. Eo tempore quo Hely etc.

c. Another hand: a reference back to no. 15.

Item in eodem libro rex Canutus roniam pergens a Johanne papa

— decreto eiusdem pape cassatum est. huius etiam instantia etc. ut in pagina precedente 40.

299. IvoNis Epistolak, etc. » ^' t

[ 1 . James 294

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