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SUMMARY CATALOGUE
OF
WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS
IN THE
BODLEIAN LIBRARY AT OXFORD
II. KT. I.
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OF
WESTERN MANUSCRIPTS
IN THE
BODLEIAN LIBRARY AT OXFORD
WHICH HAVE NOT HITHERTO BEEN CATALOGUED
IN THE QUARTO SERIES
WITH REFERENCES TO THE ORIENTAL AND
OTHER MANUSCRIPTS
FALCONER MADAN, M.A.
FORMERLY BODLEY'S LIBRARIAN
AND
H. H. E. CRASTER, M.A., D.Litt.
SUB-LIBRARIAN ; FELLOW OF ALL SOULS COLLEGE, OXFORD
Vol. II. Part I
Collections received before 1660 and miscellaneous MSS. acquired
during the first half of the 17th Century)
Noi. 1-8490
OXFORD
AT THE CLARENDON PRESS
1933
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The scheme of the Summary Catalogue, as set out in the Prefaces
to vols, iii and v, provided that the first two volumes should contain
a new edition of the Old Catalogue of 1697. This has been modified
in one respect Vol. i is reserved for a historical introduction and
comparative tables of shelf-marks, and vol. ii is divided into two parts.
It will also be found that the present volume is less summary than its
predecessors, and that it is much more than a revision of seventeenth-
century lists. Part i, here issued, covers nos. 1-3490, but of the
manuscripts represented by those numbers, two-thirds (including the
whole of classes i-v) are dealt with by way of cross-reference, and not
more than eleven hundred are catalogued in full. Nos. 3491-8716 are
reserved for part ii.
The present part catalogues miscellaneous MS. accessions of 1600-46
(classis vi), and one collection, that of John Selden (classis vii). The
miscellaneous western accessions are, with hardly an exception, manu-
scripts now referenced as 'Bodley' or 'Auct.', and this section may
therefore be regarded as a catalogue of the * Bodley ' and ' Auctarium 9
collections so far as they have not been already catalogued in vol. v.
All the more important of the donations included in it were made
between the years 1601 and 1620. The chief of them are (in order
of size) those made by
(1) The Dean and Chapter of Exeter, 1602 : Latin patristic MSS.,
bibles, and biblical commentaries, canon law MSS., &c, from Exeter
Cathedral library.
(2) The Dean and Chapter of Windsor, 161 2 : Latin patristic and
minor theology, biblical commentaries, &c, from Windsor chapter
library.
(3) Sir Henry Savile, 1620: Greek patristic and miscellaneous
Latin MSS.
(4) Sir Walter Cope, 1602 : medieval Latin theology, from English
libraries as St. Augustine's at Canterbury.
(5) William Burdet, 1608: medieval Latin theology, biblical com-
mentaries, &c, in whole or part from Reading abbey.
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(6) Sir George More, 1604: medieval Latin theology and biblical
exegesis, from English libraries such as Newark priory.
(7) Thomas Twyne, 1612 : medieval MSS., chiefly relating to
medicine and science, some from St. Augustine's, Canterbury.
Other donors of MSS. were Thomas Allen of Gloucester hall, 1601 ;
William Ballow of Christ Church (Latin theology), 1604; William
Burton (Leland's Collectanea and Itinerary), 1632 ; Thomas Cecil,
earl of Exeter (Greek MSS.), 1618; Dr. Richard Colfe's heirs (Biblical
commentaries and Latin theology from the library of Christ Church,
Canterbury), 16 16; sir Robert Cotton (Latin theological and a few
Hebrew MSS.), 1603 ; dr. William Cotton, bishop of Exeter (Latin,
and some Middle English, theological MSS.), 1605 ; William Harwood,
prebendary of Winchester (Latin theology, &c), 161 1 ; Charles Howard,
earl of Nottingham (chiefly Latin biblical commentaries, for the most
part from the library of King Henry VIII), 1604; sir Paul Pindar
(Syriac and Arabic MSS.), 161 1 ; sir Ralph Win wood (Greek MSS.),
1604.
It will be seen that Latin theology dominates classis vi. The MSS.
contained in it are, for the most part, of English origin. It is almost
exclusively medieval, and very few manuscripts of later date than 1500
are to be found in it, the chief exceptions being the Leland MSS.
above mentioned, and two small collections of seventeenth-century
University lectures, the one on Aristotelian philosophy, written in Spain
and presented by Richard Grosvenor in 1603, the other on Thomas
Aquinas, written in Portugal and given by Josias White in 1605. In
this respect the present part shows a marked contrast to previous
volumes.
Catholicity, however, marks the collection of the learned Selden
(classis vii). It consists in equal measure of oriental and of western
MSS.; and among the latter are Greek, Latin, Middle English,
medieval French, Russian, and even Mexican manuscripts. Its variety
bars one from describing it in a phrase. Law, medieval astronomy,
and Middle English poetry are among its leading features.
A rough subject-classification of the main contents of this part is here
set out, following on the lines set in the prefaces to former volumes.
1. Bibles and Liturgies.
There are numerous Latin vulgate Bibles and biblical glosses among
MSS. Auct. D. and MSS. Bodley. 3418 is an eighth-century MS. of
the Acts. Early Gospel- books are 2698 (St Augustine's gospels), 2719
(Landevennec), 1974 (Barking), 2382 (West Saxon gospels). There are
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some finely illuminated Psalters, viz. 1854, 1879, 2051, 2312, 3055.
No. 2937 is a ' Bible moralist 3075 an illuminated Apocalypse.
English vernacular Bibles, Psalters and Testaments are plentiful, chief
among them being the archetype of the Old Testament in WyclifTe's
earlier version (3093).
The chief liturgical MSS. are nos. 2675 (Leofric missal), 2558
(Ethelred troper), 3415 (Heidenheim troper), 2376 (English coronation
service), 3428 (York ordinal), 1961 (Brigittine hours). Nos. 2857,
3077, 3083 are finely illuminated Books of Hours.
2. Theology and Church History.
Patristic and medieval theology is to be found on most pages of
the volume. There are various MSS. relating to the mendicant orders,
viz. 1882 (Franciscans), 1969, 2357 (Poor Clares), 2737, 3429 (Car-
melites), 3460 (do.); to the Wycliffite controversy (1997, 2224, 2766,
3340); and to sixteenth-century religious disputes (1972, 3432). Other
MSS. deserving notice are 2298 (Carthusian order), 2374 (Eynsham
custumal), 2255 (French reformed church). There are several early
penitentials : see 2026, 2122, 2570, 2632. Nos. 2714 and 3351 relate
to canon law procedure in the Papal Court.
3. Greek Language and Literature.
The Greek MSS. -were catalogued in Coxe's ( Catalogi cod. MSS.
Bibl. Bodleianae pars prima ' to which cross-references are here given.
Greek pieces also occur in 1882, 2176 (9th cent.), 2380, 3338. No. 2919
is a series of miniatures by a Greek artist. No. 3409 treats of the
pronunciation of Greek.
4. Latin Language and Literature.
The more important MSS. of classical authors are 2657 (Avianus :
cp. 2195), 2 °77 (Claudian), 2176 (Ovid De arte amatoria), 2506 (Ovid's
Tristia, &c), 2455 (Persius). Other MSS. deserving notice are 2026
(a tenth-century Latin conversational guide),. 2737 (dialogue on classi-
cal and Hesperic Latin), 2359 (Gunthorpe's papers), 3029 (Queen
Elizabeth's autograph translation), 3030 and 3071 (Edward VTs Latin
exercise-books). No. 3041 is the unique MS. of Walter Map, De
nugis curialium : cp 2159.
5. English Language and Literature.
The Old English MSS. are 2079, 2382, 2404-6, 2737. No. 3451
is the first dictionary of Old English. Runic alphabets occur in 2026
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and 2176. Middle English MSS. are too numerous to be particularized :
they include the unique copy of the 'Kingis Quair' (3354) and a
fifteenth-century book of carols (3340). No. 3452 is the MS. of
bp. Bale's Index Britanniae Scriptorum. There are early Welsh glosses
in 2176 and Cornish glosses in 2026. Nos. 2639 and 3020 contain
Cornish religious plays. No. 3420 is Irish.
6. History of Great Britain.
The chief MSS. bearing upon medieval English history are 2016
(Nennius, &c), 1962 (Bede's lives of Cuthbert), 2430 (Ramsey abbey
collection of Saints' lives: cp. 2469), 2580 (William of Jumifcges), 2452
(Malmesbury de gestis pontificum), 2468 (Florence of Worcester), 2672
(materials for the life of Becket), 3088 (ditto), 2123 (Grosseteste's
letters), 2409 (suppression of the Templars), 1948 (canon of Bridling-
ton), 1892 (annals of St. Mary's, York), 2469 (John of Tynemouth),
2 5 35 (Geoffrey Baker of Swynebroke), 2963 (Richard II, parliamentary
history), 2752 (St. Alban's chronicle), 2454 (anonymous chronicle to
142 1), 3341 (Black Book of the Admiralty), 3356 (Hardyng's chronicle).
There are several early MSS. of Higden's Polychronicon, viz. 2445,
2457, 2752. No. 3362 contains historical collections in the autograph
of William of Malmesbury. Historical documents are in 1891, 2086,
and 3033. See also sections 2 (church history) and 9 (foreign history).
7. British Topography.
Apart from the highly important Leland MSS. (3117-23 : cp. 2490,
2495), there are no topographical collections. No. 3005 is a twelfth-
century description of Chester. Oxford University literature includes
2873 (privilegia), 2874 (statutes), 2944 (do.), 2949 (letter-book), 3486
(degrees), 2508 (Lawerne's notebook), 3056 (Bereblock's drawings).
Bodleian papers are 2537, 2541 (Bodley's letters), 2569, 2867 (Bodley's
statutes), 3059, 3212**, 3468, 3473, 349° d -
8. Foreign Languages and Literature.
The following MSS. contain medieval French literary pieces: — 1851,
1887, 2074, 2230, 2232, 2274, 2306, 2320, 2325, 2386, 2451, 2464-5,
2535> 2645, 2707, 2772, 2991, 3426, 3445, 3462. No. 3086 contains
a thirteenth-century Hebrew-French vocabulary. There are Breton
glosses in 2176. There are few Italian or German MSS., and those
in Spanish and in Russian are of late date. No. 3003 contains a
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Catalan gloss, and 3483 an Italian-Dalmatian vocabulary. 2858, 3134
(the Mendoza codex), 3135 and 3207 are Mexican, and 2913 is Brazilian
(Tupi>
9. Foreign History and Topography.
MSS. relating to foreign history are 26 11 (lives of Jumieges saints),
2690 (lives of abbots of Cluny), 2525 (Aimoinus of Fleury), 2686 (Petrus
de Vineis). Nos. 3017, 3031, 3358 are Venetian relazioni. See also
2 933 (register of knights' fees of Agen), 3457 (assize of Jerusalem),
2068 (statutes of hospital of St. Mary of Florence). Later diplomatic
papers are in 3058 (Netherlands) and 3337 (Hanse towns). For
fifteenth-century travels see 2322 (Capgrave), 2351 (Wey), 3422
(Ariosto).
10. Sciences and Arts.
Medieval scientific MSS., particularly those dealing with medicine,
astrology and astronomy, are numerous. No. 2783 s is in the autograph
of Tycho Brahe. Nos. 2251, 2393, 2543 are bestiaries. Nos. 2185,
2265, 2575 contain treatises on music : for songs with music see 2885
and 3340. Nos. 2881-3 are numismatic. There is a magical roll
(31 15) and a hortus siccus (3333). For Esther Inglis's calligraphy
see 3049, 3082.
Of illuminated MSS. the finest is 2464 (Romance of Alexander).
The majority are English (see p. x): others are 2937, 2465, 2857,
3076-7 (French); 3055, 2338 (Flemish); 3083 (Dutch); 2172, 2268
(Italian); 2919, 2877, 3078 (Greek).
1 1. Miscellaneous.
Ancient MSS. are more numerous in this than in other volumes of
this catalogue. The oldest MSS. here catalogued are 2698 (7th cent.) ;
2202*, 3418 (8th cent); 3026, 2054, 2ij6, 2327, 2602, 2699 (9th cent);
1926*, 1946, 2121, 2122, 2226, 2558, 2570, 2632, 2638, 2675, 2719
(10th cent.) ; and over thirty of the eleventh century, for a list of them
see the Bodleian Quarterly Record, vol. i, pp. 344 ff. For dated MSS.
see pp. xix-xx.
Catalogues of libraries are in 3013 (Dover), 3334-6* 3468.
Almost all the MSS. included in this part were catalogued by
mr. Falconer Madan as sub-librarian between the years 1906 and 191 2.
Revision of the paged proofs fell to my share and (during the War)
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to that of the late dr. H. M. Bannister, then temporary acting sub-
librarian, to whom this as other volumes is likewise indebted for
generous assistance given in cataloguing liturgical MSS. Pp. 193-528
were passed by dr. Bannister for printing, and my responsibility for the
final form of the catalogue is therefore limited to its earlier and later
pages. Pp. 529-654 have undergone very thorough revision, which
cannot, I fear, have proved welcome to the Press.
H. H. E. CRASTER.
Feb.) 1922.
NOTE ON ILLUMINATIONS.
The following MSS. in Classis vi possess fine illuminations of the English school
(for foreign schools see p. ix). Italicised numbers indicate the presence of miniatures
other than figures introduced in capitals.
Twelfth Century. Biblical MSS. ; — 2098 (Exeter), 2426-7. Psalters:— 1879
(Reading, a.d. 1158-64), 2051 (Christ Church, Canterbury), 2312. Theological
MSS. : — 1938 (Christ Church, Canterbury), 2128 (do.), 2518 (do. 1), 2708 (do.), 2321,
2429 (Chicksand), 2522, 2631 (Exeter), 3739 (do.), 2748.
Thirteenth Century. 1934 (Hexham), 20$$ (a Vulgate), joyj (Apocalypse, Rox-
burghe Club publ., 1876).
Fourteenth Century. 1834 (Courtney Psalter), 2464 (marginal drawings).
Fifteenth Century. 2124 (Henry VTs English Bible), 2439 (St. Alban's, a.d.
1420-30), 2464 (Romance of Alexander, pt. 2)
Sixteenth Century. 2199.
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FORM OF CATALOGUE ENTRY
Description.
1. Number.
2. Language.
3. Material.
4. Date and nationality or scribe.
5. Size, the extreme external measurements of the volume.
6. Number of leaves or pages, and of columns in a page
7. Whether illuminated, palimpsest, or injured.
8. Binding, if remarkable.
Contents.
Every item of any size or importance is noted, with a reference to
the leaf of the MS. But the description is summary, especially
in the case of correspondence. * rev. 1 in a reference to a leaf
implies that the volume has to be reversed or turned round, in
order to read the article referred to.
History.
1. Place of origin and former owners, if obvious and of interest.
2. Date and mode of acquisition.
3. Present pressmark. The old pressmarks are reserved for comparative
tables, to be issued in vol. i.
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LIST OF COLLECTIONS
DEALT WITH IN THIS VOLUME.
Name and general character.
Nos.
No.
Acquired.
Page.
I. Baroooi* (Greek) . . .
I-246
246
1629 Don. .
3
II. Roe* (Greek)
247-275
29
1629 Don. .
10
III. Cromwell* (Greek) . .
276-299
24
1654 Don. .
II
IV. Laud* (miscellaneous) . .
300-1601
1302
1635-41 Don.
12
V. Digby*- (medieval science,
1602-1839
238
1634-9 D °n-
69
&c.)
VI. Miscellaneous MSB. in
1840-3133
1294
1600-about
78
order of the Old Cata-
1647
logue
VII. Selden* (miscellaneous) .
3134-3490
357
1659 Bequ. .
594
* Wholly or (no. vii) chiefly catalogued in the Quarto Series of Bodleian Catalogues
or in Uri and Nicoll's Catalogus Codd. MSS. Orientalium.
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Page. No.
4. 28 = no. 2101 in C. R. Gregory's Die griechischen Handschrifitn des Neuen
Testaments, and is dated by him 13th cent.
4- 29. Late 13th cent. For Zorianos see Vogel & Gardthausen, Criechische
Schreiber, p. 313.
5. 50, art. 39. The oldest codex of this poem, with scholia belonging to a still
older text: see Arthur Ludwich's edition, Bonn, 191 2.
7. 134. For description with facsimile of fol. 77 see New Palaeogravhical
Society and series, plate 29.
7. 146 — C. R. Gregory's no. 2102.
8. 213. The seven homilies of St. Macarius in art. 1 have been edited by
G. L. Marriott as Macarii Anecdota in Harvard Theological Studies,
no. v (1918).
9. 225 « C. R. Gregory's no. 2103.
20. 333. For Arab. Christ. 4, read Arab. Christ. B (p. 443") 4.
22. 424. 1 Vidas . . . que P. Joseph de Castro da Comp[anh]a de Jhesus mande
ao Signor Guglelme Metholdi Presidente da venerauel Comp[anh]a
dos signores Inglezes de Agra, 8 setembro 1638.'
23. 446. Contains autograph note on fly-leaf: 4 KvpiAAos oUovfMvitcbs warpt-
QpXV* T V /jaffa/M??? aoipwrdrq) ApxivKioicfaip Kcarrovaptas m/piy
TovKiiK/xy Aolovt bwpurai rb vap6v 0if3ktov cc's rtKpefjpiow dStXupiKf/s
25. 509. Read Hain 9086?, Proctor 2642.
25. 514. Art. 3 is perhaps by Alexander Neckam. Cp. no. 2734, art. 3.
28. 641. Fully described by Hach in Zeitschr. /. gesch. Rcchtswissenschaft von
Savigny, v. (1825), pp. 221 ff.
3i» 3 3 « 719*, 725. See no. 2533 below.
34. 784. An alphabetical list of the first lines of the poems, with a note of such
as have been printed, is given by Knno Meyer in J$riu (1911), v. 7.
35- 815. Edited in Political Songs and Poems (Rolls Series), vol. ii, p. 157.
36. 848. Art. 7 is in the abridged form also found in nos. 11 14 and 1859.
36. 851. For 'Pystcum' in Qu. Catal., read 4 Pytten(?)\ At fol. T is an
erased inscription : 4 Liber magistri reginaldi (?) Brang [or Brancte],
emptus de bonis magistri Johannis Parks [or Parke] \ 4 Fyldar
Wygornanus * owned the book in the 16th cent. : see fols. 70 v ,
2o8\
39. 923. For 2908*, read 2907*.
41. 990. Wordsworth's 0 2 . Kdited by E. S. Buchanan in Sacred Latin Texts
(1914), no. ii.
43. 1001. Facsimile of fol. 68 v , with a description in New Palaeographical
Society f 2nd series, pi. 61.
45. 1053. The sermons in artt. 17 and 18 are by Maurice de Sully.
47. 1093. Fly-leaves are four leaves from an early 13th cent, monastic breviary.
48. 1114. See above, under no. 848.
48. 1118. Fol. 75 is a leaf from a 15th cent. Latin missal [apparently not
English. H. M. B.].
48. 1119. See Bodleian Quarterly Record, ii, pp. 288-90.
50. 1161, art. 11. Fol. i45 v not 163. Prof. E. K. Rand points out that the
gloss is by Johannes Scotus Erigena.
50. 1163. The two lists of John Blacman's gifts to St. Mary's, Witham, have
been printed by dr. M. R. James, Henry the Sixth (Cambr., 1919),
pp. 55-60.
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50. 1174. Contains two printed pieces: a (fol. 142) Alberti magni secreta,
Proctor's no. 11 14, and b (fol. 188) the Epistola de insulis noviter
repertis of Christopher Columbus, Proctor s no. 7988. At fol. 98"
are certain obits, including those of Roger de Ledes, 1334, and
Ralph Podman, Vicarius de Ledes, 1377. In art. 19, for foL 143,
read fol. 193. On fol. 192 is the inscription 'This bouke was
founde wheras Thomas Folkyngham did preserve it from bur[n]inge,
anno dominae Elizabethe regina {sic) 37. primo Maii, 1595 .
54. 1257. Written about the second quarter of the 13th cent. Edited by
E. S. Buchanan, Sacred Latin Texts y no. iv (191 6).
54. 1263. For Arab. Christ. 24, read Arab. Christ. B. (p. 484) 24.
50. 1308. Art. 1 « Proctor 3371 : art. 2 «= Hain *9437, Proctor 3370.
58. 1358. For the continuation volume see no. 1554.
00. 1404. An index to the arms has been inserted at the beginning of the
volume. Owned by W. Waad (see back cover).
60. 1405. ' 159 1 ' on front cover, so for * sec v xvii ineuntis * in the Qu. Catal.,
read * sec. xvi exeuntis . Ah index to the owners of arms (over
5,000 in number) has been inserted at the beginning of the volume.
63. 1488. Not the well-known registrant brevium, but a formulary of writs
addressed to escheators.
67. 1554. A continuation volume to 1358.
67. 1556. The MS. has been described for the New Palaeographical Society,
Series ii, where four pages are reproduced in facsimile (plates 83-5) ;
also by E. H. Zimmermann, Vorkarolingische Miniaturen, 191 6,
pp. 81-3, 218-19, with reproductions of capitals (plates 138-41).
67. 1563. See below, under 1572.
67. 1567. For 38, read 138.
68. 1572. 'Secunda pars', by a different scribe and from a distinct model to
no. 1563, which is ' tertia pars ' of the same work.
68. 1582. Formerly in the library of John, lord Lumley.
68. 1584, art. 5. This work exists entire in no- 4132.
art. 14. This is a fragment of Alexander Neckam de Utensilibus
{vide Paul Meyer in Rcvtu critique a" Histoire> 1868, ii. 298).
70. 1619. Art. 3 has been published from this MS. by Max Adler, Ober die
Richard Rolle de Hampole zugeschriebene Paraphrase der sieben
Busspsalmetty Altenburg, 1885.
70. 1624. For facsimiles of foil. 27 v , 28 r , 48 v , 49% with descriptive letterpress,
see New Palaeographical Society , 2nd series, pi. 39.
71. 1641. Artt. 1 and 4 are by Robertus Cestrensis and Rogerus Herefordensis
respectively : see C. H. Haskins in Engl. Hist. Rev., xxx, pp. 64,
65. In art. 4 for mclxxvii, read mclxxvi.
73. 1692. * Magna ex parte manu . . . Thomae Alleni exaratus*, according to
the Reg. Benefactorum, i. 316.
73- 1697. The sermo de tribus habitaculis is that usually ascribed to St.
Augustine of Hippo, but sometimes to St. Caesarius Arelatensis.
73. 1703, art. 2. Edited by dr. J. Kail for the E.E.T.S. (1904^0. 124) as
Twenty -Six Political and other Poems.
73. 1720. An abstract of Avicenna's alchemical work de Anima is at fol. 8o v .
74. 1747, art. 1. The glosses have been published by prof. A. S. Napier in
Anecdota Oxoniensia.
74. 1763, art. 5. Printed in Archaeologia, xxxii, 183-244.
75- 1777, art. 3. Published in facsimile with English translation in 1801.
75- 1784. Art. 4 is a fragment of pars 4 of the Opus Majus of Roger Bacon.
76. 1822. Perhaps once owned by the friars minors of Reading: cp. Bale,
Index Britanniae Scriptorum, ed. R. L. Poole, p. 27.
76. 1828. Fol. 113" has been reproduced in facsimile in Frere's Bibliotheca
Musico- Liturgica (1901), pi. 1.
84. 1 851, art. 6. After elgardes, add [ = esgardes].
89. 1863. Acquired about 1618-20.
92. 1873. A printed book in contemporary Hereford binding of red leather on
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boards, clasp wanting, having for its fly-leaves, a (foil. ii v , 90*) two
Latin notarial instruments, respectively notifying the resignation of
Bromyard prebend in Hereford diocese by William Chepman,
Sept. ao t 1471, and an exchange of the rectory of Rodmarton in
Worcester diocese and of Westbury vicarage in Hereford diocese,
May, 1477; b (fol. 91) a leaf from an early 13th cent. Hereford
antiphoner, in Latin. * Hngo Bowles est possessor hnius libri.'
98. 1886, art. 2. This is a MS. of the ' A ' text of the Longer Charter : ed.
miss M. C. Spalding, Bryn Mawr college monographs xv.
98. 1887, art. 4. For an account of inquiries made by Titus and Vespasian, read
a version of tjie Vindicta Sal vat oris or Cura Sanitatis Tiberii
Caesaris. The leaf formerly in the binding, from a MS.
written early in the 13th (not 14th) cent, in two columns, is
now no. 30588, fol. 14. In last line, for Wolseley, read
Worseley.
in. 1907. In line 8 of small type> for Thomas, read Francis,
iai. 1927. At end, for 1507, read 1506.
125. 1940-1. Part 1 is no. 2741.
130. 1951. At end, for 15th, read 13th ; after Antiphoner, read written in Spain ;
for other ... 2161, read another leaf is the binding of no. 2546
[H. M. B.]. In line 2 after Gasparus add [Coelho].
132. 1955. In second line of small type, for 636, read 546 ; at end, for This
volume . . . scribe, read This volume is by the same scribe as nos.
1 95 1, 2161, and 2546. It is bound in a leaf of a Latin Antiphoner
of the 15th cent. [H. M. B.].
137. 1966. Art. 8, ep. 2 has been printed by mr. C. H. Turner in Early Worcester
MSS. (Oxf. 1916), p. xliii.
140. 1970. After thirteen papers by Miss Fitsherbert, add the originals of which
are in no. 371 1. For the rev. dr. C, read the rev. dr. [Edw.]
C[hetwynd, dean of Bristol].
140. 1971. At end, after engraved figure, add of the Virgin [H. M. B.].
145. 1982. 10th, not late 9th, cent. A page is reproduced in the Palaeo-
graphical Society s Facsimiles, series ii, pi. 5.
150. 1993, 2341. Six fragments of leaves of a printed Latin translation of
Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics (?Saragossa, 1492) have
been taken out of the binding of each of these volumes
and placed in Auct. IV. Q. 1. 21 (16).
156. 2004. Other items deserving notice are : a (fol. 70") Latin hymn, sometimes
ascribed to pope Sylvester II, beg. ' Juste judex, Jesu Christe ' ; b
(foL 98") a legend of the Cross, as in nos. 2002, art. 14, and
2390, art. t, beg. 'Post peccatum Ade'; c (fol. ioi v ) charms
'contra infirmitatem que dicitur lonchot' and ' benedictio ordei
contra tac et talon et furiam et glet ' ; d (fol. 140") the Latin hymn,
beg. 'Dulcis Jhesu memoria ascribed to St. Bernard ; e (fol. 155)
Meditationes de Gestis Jesu Christi, beg. ' Jesu mi dulcissime ', a
religious poem ascribed to St. Anselm of Lucca, but not certainly
by him. For a notice of the French pieces in this volume, by Paul
Meyer, see Romania, xxxv, pp. 570-82.
Art. 3, line 2. For par, read pur.
162. 2013. After Clerobaldi, add (canon of Exeter).
209. 2096, line 2. For ii + 206, read ii + 207. In last line of large type, for
no. 2347, read nos. 2077, 32 4 8 > 2 347» a 394-
21$. 2117. After containing read portions of Eutyches' Ars Grammatica.
225. 2133. Dr. Gerard Langbaine (a. d. 1654) records a donative inscription
similar to those still in nos. 2108, 2629, which has since dis-
appeared from this volume : ' Hunc librum Deo et ecclesiae
B. Petri Exon. dedit Hugo archidiaconus Taunton, ut usus ejus
pauperum, proprietas ipsius sit ecclesie \ MS. Langb. 5, p. 353.
226. 2136, line 8. After Patricii, add and (fol. 54) some added chapters.
237. 2161, last para., line 2. For 324, read 320*.
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242. 2173. In first line, after Italy, add 9jx6J in., iii+164 leaves. For
Apparently acquired . . . 1620, *ead Bought with money given in
1608 by William Comley, servant to sir Thomas Bodley.
266. 2222. The leaf of a Gregorian sacramentary taken from the front cover has
been found and referenced MS. Lat. liturg. d. 16, fol. 9.
278. 2251. For Bestianim, read Bestiarium.
286. 2268. Bought in 1640 from the rev. Lionel Day's library: see no. 3468,
fol. 196. From no. 361999 fol. 415, it appears to have been owned
Sreviously by his brother, dr. John Day, vicar of St Mary's,
xford (d. 1628V
311. 2325, art. 1. For English verse, read the English metrical version known as
the Surtees Psalter.
Art. 2 (a) is Le Char d'Orgueil of Nicole Bozon : see P. Meyer in Les
Conies moralised de Nicole Bozon (Soc. des anciens textes
francais), p. xxx.
318. 2341. See under no. 1993, above.
383. 2466. Probably copied from cod. lat. Mon. 10268 : see Fr. Boll's Sphaera,
p. 444-
386. 2470-72. For probably acquired . . . 161 1, read bought, together with
many printed books, with ^100 given by Dame Alice Owen
of London in 1606.
413. 2533. 16th cent. Bk. iv (fol. 123) is written, but not signed, by Nicolaos
Turrianos (de la Torre): from the same (probably Venetian) bindery
as nos. 719*, 725, 3024, and 3073, which last is also by de la
Torre.
414* 2535, art. 3. At end, add and Paul Meyer in Romania, xxxii, 99.
417. 2538. In art. 2, for dattilico, r*a</ dactalus ; in art. 13, for An astrological
treatise, read A miscellaneous notebook ; in last para., line 12, for
m[in]uescunt, read iuuenescunt : this piece has been printed in
Wright's Political Poems and Songs (Rolls Series), vol. h, p. 253.
439. 2587. Four leaves of a 12th cent Latin noted breviary formerly in the
binding of this MS., were taken out in May, 1900, and inserted in
no. 30556 as foil. 37 b_e .
449. 2606. After Nehemiah, 8cc y add with 13th cent Latin gloss.
458. 2629. For proprietus, read proprietas.
463. 2635, last para. For 'Two', read 1 Four'. A 15th cent, (erased) name
Joannes Dobb(in ?) occurs on fol. vii.
466. 2641. After s. Germani, add Antissiodorensis, and for Constantinus (' Con-
stantius '), read Constantius, in the expanded form known as Vita ii.
In line 11, for Constantinus, read Constantius.
480. 2665. In line 1 of small type, for * Bellyngham ', read * Billyngham ', and
in line 2, for perhaps 1 r iv ' in a monastic library, read ' r 1 ' in the
library of Syon monastery at Isleworth.
497. 2694, art. 4. For legatur, read legantur.
510. 2714. Foil. 215^27 contain a version of the treatise known as the 'Justyces
of peas', printed by Wynkyn de Worde in 1510. Ex inf. miss
Putnam.
510. 2715. For Acquired . . . between 1605 and 161 1, read Bought (together
with printed books) with ,£10 presented by Sir Francis Vere
in 1606.
517. 2728. In art 7, delete not by Richard Rolle. To art. 12, add e (fol. 167)
on the Magnificat
521. 2737, art. 3. Edited from this MS., with a facsimile of fol. 107', by prof.
A. S. Napier for the Early English Text Society, vol. 150.
527. 2749. The preface has been printed by W. de Gray Birch in Transactions of
the Royal Society of Literature, 2nd ser., x (1874), pp. 357-9, .and
by Bp. Stubbs in IV. Malmesbiriensis Gesta Regum, Rolls Series,
1887, vol. 1, pp. cxxii-iii.
543' 2865. See p. 654. After 2865, add 3503 b.
543. 2867. For Arch. F. e. 1*, read Aroh. P. e. 1.
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545. 2873, 74. In last line of each entry for 1653 read 1655.
546. 2878-9. For bought . . . Hebrew MSS., read given in 1659 by John
Selden s executors, bat separated from the rest of the Selden
collection on account of the size of the volumes.
549- 2913. Contains : 1 (fol. 1) The Lord's prayer, Ave, Salve, Creed, &c. ; 3
(fol. 7) A catechism on the chief articles of the Christian faith
(fol. 7) ; the sacraments (folL 31*, 47) ; the name of Christ, sign
of the cross, and invocation of Saints (fol. 40) ; the ten command-
ments (fol. 66) ; Pater Noster (foL 78), and Ave Maria (fol. 85*) ;
the Lord's Passion (fol. 91).
550. 2920. Seep. 654. After 2920, add 3503 c
550. 2922. For presented by, read bought with money given by.
563. 2987. For Mappi, read Mappa.
568. 3024. Written by Andreas Dannarios, so this and 3073 are not by the same
scribe : for binding see under no. 3533.
574. 3039. Seep. 654. After 8039, add 3503 d.
583. 3070, line 1. For 1807, read 1587.
583. 3073. See no. 3533, above. For so the text is . . . 16th cent., read written
by Nicolaos de la Torre.
597. 3177-8. Not in the earliest list of the Selden donation, and probably came
as a separate lot, each being marked 'Liber bibliothecae Bod-
leianae ex libris Joannis Seldeni '.
599. 3212 a. Contains Selden's motto, and so was owned by him, but, as it does
not occur in the earliest lists of the Selden donation, it may have
entered the library subsequently to 1659.
603. 3313. This appears to be not a genuine Selden MS. It contains a descrip-
tive title in the hand of dr. Edward Bernard, and is perhaps to be
identified with an Arabic MS. recorded to have been bought from
him for ^10 15*. in 1669.
603. 3314. Binding, red leather with blind tooling, late 16th cent Italian work.
603. 3315. Binding, yellowish brown leather with blind tooling, late 16th cent.
Italian work.
630. 3362. The chief authorities on the MS. are : Karl Witte, De Guihlmi
Maltnesburicnsis codice . . . dissert at io (Breslau, 1 831) ; G.
Haenel, Novellae Constitutions (Bonn, 1844), pp. xii-xiv ;
Th. Mommsen, Theodosiani Libri XVI (Berlin, 1905), voL i,
pp. lxv-lxvii (all on art. 5 only) ; and bp. Wm. Stubbs (a letter
from whom is at fol. i), IV. Malmesbiricnsis Gesta Regum, Rolls
Series, 1887, vol. i, pp. cxxxi-cxliii.
630. 3363. See under 3365.
630. 3364. Art. 1 as well as art 3 belonged to Isaac Casaubon. Art. 4 contains :
a (foil. 305, 197) an index of alchemical tracts contained in
MS. Gr. 2337 in the Bibliotheque Nationale or in some volume of
similar content; b (fol. 198; 'Epfirptla rw ar)fi*(ajv rijs Upas
rlxyrp ical \pwjot\ov 0t0kov, as in Berthelot, Collection des anciens
alchimistes grecs (Paris, 1887), i, 11 a ; c (fol. 200") K*£ticbv /card
<m*x" ov 1%* l*P* s T ^X ri 7 5 » *» i° Berthelot, op. cit., ii, 4. At fol.
196 are drawings of chemical apparatus. •
620. 3365. Nos. 3365 and 3363 originally formed one volume, written about
1530 for Christophorus Longolius (de Longueil) ; were after-
wards, in 1583, no. 43 in dr. John Dee's library at Mortlake, and
were given by Dee's heir, John Pontoys, before 1617, to John
Selden (see Selden, De Dis Syris, 1639, p. 88). No. 3365 was
copied from MS. Vaticanus Graecus 191 before that MS. lost many
of its leaves, and has been edited by W. Kroll (Berlin, 1908) ; art.
3 is the ninth book of Vettius Valens with (fol. 177) additional
matter continued in 3363, art. 1. In no. 3363, art. 2, is MS. ' S '
of Paul Marquard's and H. S. Macran's editions of Aristoxenus,
and, with art. 3, is equally derived from MS. Vat. gr. 191.
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620. 3369. Early 16th cent. In contemporary Italian binding of brown leather
with blind tooling, back repaired.
620. 3374. Sec xiv ixeuntis. Written by the same scribe as codd. Paris graec
2391 and Coislin. graec. 172 (vide J. L. Heiberg, Ptolemaeus, ii,
p. xxvi). Binding, brown leather with gilt ornament, English early
1 7th cent. work. ' Liber domini Jobannis Say militis * ( 1 5th cent.).
620. 3375. K.Muller's cod. O : copied in 1482 from a MS. (now Hist. Eccles. 1)
at Vienna by Johannes Athesinos, who has transcribed the colophon
of his exemplar.
621. 3390. Mr. E. Lobel supplies the following notes on the underwriting of this
MS. : In addition to the Evangelistarium (uncials : double
columns) occupying foil. 2, 7-99, 108-132, the MS. contains, a
(foL 1) single leaf of a life of St. George (Krumbacher's 'reiner
Normaltext ') written in double columns, not earlier than the late
,nth cent.-; b (foil. 100, 102, 105, 107) two leaves of an nth cent
MS. in double columns; c (foil. 101, 106) two leaves of a liturgical
MS. with interlinear neums, written in the 10th cent, in minuscule ;
d (foil. 103-4: cp. fol. 171) Old Testament lections, written in
the I2th-I3th cent, in double columns; e (foil. 172-6; 179) six
leaves of a service-book of about the 13th cent. ; f (foil. 177-8,
after fol. 180) two leaves of an Evangelistarium, written in uncials
of the 8th? cent., Tischendorf-Gregory's cod. W h .
621. 3397. Art. 1 is by St. Nectarius ; art. 10 is a fragment of Amphilochius' life
and miracles of St Basil (peg. fol. 36 recto, ends fol. 40 verso) ;
art 17 is printed in G. Anrich s Hagios Nicholaos (Berlin, 191 3), i,
pp. 77, 301 ; see also vol. ii, pp. 41, 146.
The following pieces in the MS. are not noticed in the Qu. Catal. :
10* (fol. 4.1*) The concluding portion of a homily.
Til* (fol. 00) ' ( U teolfifjats tccu ptraoraoi* rrjs vvtpaylas Qcotokov Mapias avypa<p*iaa
into* Iclkw&ov AfckQov rov Kvpiov * : beg. ' Aiirrj 1} fiifikos rrjs avairavatats Mapias &utp
avrr) Av(KaXvip$Tj \
16* (fol. 78*) * 'AvoKaXuif/ts ... i)v dw€Hakd<p$rjv r) Ayta rov Xpiffrov pov daiopaprvs
' Avaaraaia f : beg. 1 'AToinyTOt fxov a&tkKfni, itat yap 6 B€os rovs ayavStyras avrdv
aya*$\
18* (foL 118") ''Awo rets *pa£(is rod dytov a*o<TT6\ov 'Icoayvov rov Gcok6yov teal
cvayytXiarov * : beg. ' T§ ovv Ivavpiov aw^x^V ffav °' d^(\<pol vavr€s \
At fol. 121 is ' &avfjtdrcjy fupitd) hi-fiyqais rov dyiov t Apr€puov
On the MS. as a whole see Van de Vorst and Delehaye's Catalogus Codd. Hagio-
graph. Graec. . . . Angliae (191 3) cod. 423.
621. 3401. The Darmarios identification is certain. From the library of Isaac
Casaubon, with marginalia by him.
625. 3414. At fol. 2 2 v is a copy of a licence from R[oger] de C[rostwick], vicar
general of the order of Carmelite friars in England, to C. de W., a
friar of that order, to visit Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, circa 1272.
629. 3426. Leaves are wanting after foil 54, 57, 65, 95, 104, 111, 115, and 129,
and part of fol. 117 has been cut off. There is a disarrangement in
the text after fol. 88 : the contents of foil. 89-94 should come in
after fol. io2 rccto .
643. 3462, art. 3. The text is longer than that published in Abh. d. k. bay. Akad.
d. IVt'ss.f xiv, Bd. iii and ends ' nomen eius\
648. 3469. Many of the letters and dedications are printed in the writer's Epislo-
larum Eucharisticharum Fasciculus and his Charisteria (Oxford,
1628).
649. 3475, art. 4. Comprises : a (fol. 140) a treatise on judicial procedure, with
gloss, beg. 'Judicium est trinus actus trium personarum ' ;
b (fol. I50 v ) a long unfinished narrative giving the legal
arguments produced on behalf of an unnamed English
monastery in proceedings in a spiritual court, beg. * Abbas
certi monasterii cum maiori parte capituli accessit ad curiam
Romanam ' ; c (fol. 1 59) gloss on the Decretum Gratiani,
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beg. ' Di. i. Lex est naturalis ut dicitur ins natural©*; d
(folL i8i v , 192 : cp. fol. 3) miscellaneous canon law notes;
e (fol. 184) table of contents to ihe Corpus juris civilie; /
(fol. 193) the latter portion of the ' Summa magistri Jobannis
Yspani Compostelani ' super titulis Decretalium, beg. viz. on
lib. t, tit. xxv to end, ' Habuimusde quod am la[s]ciuo uicio
clericorum ' ; g (fol. I96 v ) ' De judiciis uel causis et eorum
effect*'; h (fol. aoo) portions of the glossa ordinaria of
Bernard us Papiensis on the Decretals, viz. on the prologue,
Li. 1, and (fol. aoa) I. ii. ic-iii. 39: beg. 'In huius libri
principio quinque sunt precipue prouocanda ' ; ends un-
finished. At the foot of fol. 141* is a copy of a bull of Pope
Alexander III in favour of the prior of Guisborough (Jafle-
Wattenbach no. 13934), to whose house this MS. may have
belonged.
LIST OF PUBLISHED FACSIMILES
In default of illustrative plates, we give below a chronological list (not necessarily
exhaustive) of MSS. in classes vi-vii, other than Greek or Oriental, which have been
reproduced in facsimile. References to the worVs in which the facsimiles nre to be
found are given in the body of the catalogue. Where no otr er indication is given, the
MSS. are of English provenance. Italicized entries denote that the whole MS. has
been facsimiled.
No.
2698.
' St. Augustine's
Seventh Century.
Gospels (Continental uncials).
3418.
2602.
2176.
2026.
2719.
2675.
2558.
Eighth Century.
Acts of the Apostles (uncials).
Ninth Century.
Beda super epistolas canonicas (France, A.D. 818).
Liber Commonei (Wales, c. A.D. 820); Ovid (Wales); Eutyches
(Brittany).
Tenth Century.
Tobit, &c. (Cornwall).
Landevennec Gospels (Brittany).
Calendar in Leofric missal (c. A. D. 970). <
Winchester troper (a. d. 979-80).
Eleventh Century.
Theodulf of Orleans io O. E.
O. E. homily on the Rood (Glastonbury).
2558 9 art. B. Winchester sequent i.try.
2675. Leofric missal (France, with additions at Exeter).
Gregory's Pastoral.
Prudentius.
Persius and Boethius.
Heidenheim troper (S. Germany).
2737.
2176.
2609c
2666.
2455.
3415.
Eleventh-Twelfth Century.
2026. Musical notation.
1990. Fragment of troper.
3424*. Fragment of antiphoner (Winchester).
Twelfth Century.
2558. Additions to Winchester proser. ~A
2657. Ovid, &c. (Winchester). /
1879. Psalter (Reading A. D. 1158-64). /
3005. Lucian of Chester (c. a. d. 1197).^
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Thirteenth Century.
2195. Avianus, &c.
30 7 5 . Illuminated Apocalypse.
2 93 7 . Moralised Bible (France).
Fourteenth Century.
2506. Virgil, minor posms.
2464. Romance of Alexander (Flanders, A. D. 1338).
2535. Geoffrey le Baker (A . D. 1360-70).
3093. Wycliffes Old Testament (a.d. 1380-82).
2052. Simon de Boraston (Bury St. Edmunds, A.D. 1385).
Fifteenth Century.
2670. Michael de Massa (Ingham, a.d. (405).
2639. Cornish miracle-plays.
3443. Vita Edwardi Confessoris
3340, art. A. Carols.
3444. Troilus and Cressida (a.d. 1441).
2322. Capgrave's Solace of Pilgrims.
2990. Pecock's Donet.
1960. Bury's Gladius Salomonis.
3083. Sarum Book of Hours (Holland ; facs. in Byvanck and Hoogewerff).
3356. Hardyng*s map of Scotland.
3354. Tne Kingis Quair.
Sixteenth Century.
3134. Mendoza Codex (Mexico).
3056. Bereblock's drawings (a.d. 1566).
3032. Esther Inglis (a.d. 1599).
LIST OF DATED MSS.
The following is a list of Latin MSS. in classes vi-vii which are dated or can be
indirectly dated. The list has been brought down to A. D. 1400 and is supplementary
to the foregoing list of facsimiles. All but the first, second, and fourth are undoubtedly
of English provenance.
No Date.
2105. c. 1168. Calendar (Rouen?).
3478, art. C. c. 1180. Calendar (Flanders).
2626. 1228-44. Calendar.
12933. 1279-83. Register of knight s fees (Acquitaine).
2297. 1291. Sermons.
3114. H96. Taxation roll.
2397. 1302-3. Canon-law tracts (Oxford).
1892. W*~IZ> Chronicle of St. Mary's, York.
2458. c. 1318. Calendar (Canterbury).
2499. 1 339. Biblical concordance.
2469. 1377- John of Tynemouth (Bury).
2874. c. 1380. Oxford University register.
t*2072, art. B. 1382. Calendarial tables.
2752. c. 1388. Chronicon Angliae (St. Albans).
3013. 1389. Dover Library catalogue.
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CLASSIS I
BAROCCI MSB., a. d. 1629.
(Nos. 1-244)
Giacomo Barocci, a Venetian, collected Greek MSS., and in 1628
they were 'brought into England by Mr. [Henry] Featherstone the
stationer \ according to Ussher (quoted in W. D. Macray's Annals of
the Bodleian, 2nd ed., p. 68). On the 26th January, 1628/9, tne y wer e
deposited with Laud at London House. At his instigation they were
purchased by William Herbert, 3rd earl of Pembroke, Chancellor of
the University of Oxford (d. 1630), for ^700, and by him presented
through Laud to the University, on May 25 in that year. They were
actually despatched by Laud, with the Roe MSS., on May 27 by carrier.
They consist at present of 244 volumes. The earl added one Javanese
(?) MS. of his own (no. 2980 ?), which Laud says that no one in
London could read.
The transference of this valuable library to England and to Oxford
caused much interest, and many catalogues of it were made. One had
been made and printed in 161 7 at Venice, and exhibits the MSS. as
divided into a folio series of 107 volumes, a quarto series of the same
number, and an octavo of 28, but fifteen of these were not recognized
as received in 1629, seven were added, and two (fol. 71 and 4 0 105)
were double, making 236 received, but now on the shelves, through
additions at the time, 244. A Catalogue was made by dr. Augustine
Lindsell and Patrick Young (Junius) in London before the MSS. came
down to Oxford (no. 243 init.\ and one by dr. Peter Turner shortly
after their arrival (no. 243 med). There is also an alphabetical index
or list by Edmund Chilmead, 1636 (no. 244). The order of the MSS.
was altered to their present series when they were given a place at the
Selden End, in 1641.
!• J 333* ( 8 ° 38) = Qu. CataL i (Greek), Barocc 1 (Chrysoloras, &c).
„ „ 2 (Antonii Melissa, &c).
3 (Acts, Epp. &c » Tisch.-Greg., Acts et Epp. 23
et Apoc 6).
4 (Libanius).
5 (Sententiae Patrum, &c.)»
6 (Chrysoloras, &c).
7 (Thucydides).
8 (Liturgica et theologica).
9 (Libanius).
2. 1313 (8° 4) -
3. 1328 (8° 22) =
4. 1331 (8° 26) «
5. I3» (8° 3) -
6. 1334
7. 133a (8° 37) «
8. 1333 (8° 16) «
0. 1317 (8° 8) -
* The 2nd series of numbers throughout this volume indicates the order in which
each volume entered the Library : in the case of Collections, as here (nos. 1096- 1341),
it indicates the earliest arrangement of the Collection in the Bodleian, -which is in the
case of the Barocci MSS. further explained by the old pressmark in brackets.
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{ BAROCCI MSS., 1629 [10-48
10. 1316 (8° 7) « Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Barocc. 10 (Johannes Damascenus, &c. :
art. 5 is attributed to Hippocrates).
11. I330 (8° 25) - » » 11 (Dorotheas, &c).
12. 1326 (8° 20) = „ „ ia (Isaac Syrus, &c).
13. 1310 (8° 0 - ,» » *3 (Ascetica).
14. 1335 - » »» *4 (Grammaticalia).
15. 1325 (8° 19) = „ yj 15 (Psalterium : probably of A. D. 1 105 :« Holmes's
200 +).
16. 1320 (8° 11) « „ „ 16 (Johannes Climacus, &c).
17. 1327 (8° 21) m „ „ 17 (Vita Alexandri Magni).
18. 1311(8° 2) = „ „ 18 (Constantinus Manasses).
19. 1318(8° 9) - „ „ 19 (Grammaticalia).
20. 1315(8° 6) = „ „ 20 (Vita Alexandri Magni).
21. 1324 (8° 18) = „ „ 21 (Barlaam et Josaphat, &c).
22. 1336 = » » 33 (Logicalia).
23. 1314(8° 5) ■= » » 23 (Vita Alexandri Magni).
24. 1337 « >» » 3 4 (Taetzes).
25. 1 32 1 (8° 14) - „ „ 25 (Apollinarius, Psellus, &c.).
26. 1319(8° 10) « „ ,, 26 (Canones Conciliorum: the Canons of the
Second Oecumenical Council of Constantinople
a. D. 381 are omitted in the Catalogue, but
occur at fol. 53 : foil. 355-37°ar e palimpsest).
27. 1261 (4° 61) « „ „ 27 (Maximus, &c).
28. 1290 (4 0 90) - „ ,,28 (Euthymius Zigabenus).
29. 1329 (8° 23) = „ „ 29 (IV Evangelia=Tisch.-Greg. Evangg. 46, where
it is attributed to the 12th or 13th cent).
30. 1224 (4° 24) = „ „ 30 (Ammonius, &c).
31. 1203 (4 0 3) - „ „ 31 (IV Evangelia«Tisch.-Greg. Evangg. 45, where
it is attributed to the 14th cent.).
32. 1304(4° 106) « „ 32 (Antiochus monachus).
33. 1211 (4° 11) = „ „ 33 (Matthaeus monachus, &c : written in 1595 by
"Nifc6\aos Uptvs rov Adxpov).
34. 1250 (4° 50) = „ „ 34 (Gregorius Nazianzenus et Aristophanes).
35. 1214 (4° 14) - » » 35 (Grammaticalia).
36. 1287 (4 0 87) = „ „ 36 (Gennadius).
37. 1291 (4°9 3 ) - » 37 (Euripides).
38. 1289 (4° 89) = „ „3 8 (Scholia in Aristidem, &c).
39. 1288 (4° 88) = „ „ 39 (Menander, &c).
40. 1270 (4° 70) - 40 (Theophanes, &c).
41. "17 (4° 17) - » »» 4 1 (EucUdes, Porphyrins, &c).
42. 1207 (4° 7) - >t >» 42 (Iiturgica).
43. 1 219 (4 0l 9) - » » 43 (Aristophanes).
44. 1275 (4 0 75) - » » 44 (Sententiae Patrum, &c).
45. 1234 (4° 33) - » » 45 (Georgius Pardus, Demosthenes, &c).
46. 1216 (4° 16) - „ „ 46 (Pindarus, Hesiodus, &c).
47. 1206 (4° 6) - „ „ 47 (Psellus: written A.D. 1500).
48. 1213 (4° 13) = ,, „ 48 (Nicephorus, &c. : art 18 - Tisch.-Greg. Apoc.
28: foil. 139-186 are palimpsest, the under-
writing Latin).
t Addenda and corrigenda are usually from the official copy of the printed
Catalogue.
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49-90] BAROCCI MSS. f 1629 5
*9- I 3°5 (4° z°7) « Qu- CataL i (Greek), Barocc. 49 (Johannes Damascenus, Ac).
50. 1264 (4 0 64) «= „ „ 50 (Theognotti Can ones, &c : in art 9, in b is an
error for 136 b : art. 54 is by Theophylactus
Simocatta).
51. 1294 (4° 95) - », », 51 (Isocrates, &c).
52. x 295 (4 0 97) - „ „ 52 (Moschopnlus).
53. 1227 (4 0 26°) - „ „ 53 (Moschopnlus et Syncellus).
54. 1220 (4 0 so) - „ „ 54 (Cassiani Bassi Geoponica).
55. 1272 (4° 72) = ,, 55 (Chrysostomns).
56. 1335 (4° 34) « » » 56 (Epistolae variae, Ac.).
57. 1233 (4*32) - » ). 57 (Moschopnlus, Ac).
58. 1225 (4 0 25) » n „ 58 (Astronomica).
59*. 1302 (4 0 105) » „ „ 59* (Maximns, Thalassius, &c, artt. 3-13).
59 b . 1303 (4° io 5)- »» n 59 b ( art * 1 OI " tnc catalogue, containing Luke xxiii.
38-51, xxiv. 46-53 : John, 18 rirkoi and
i. 30-iii. 5 : also fragments of Luke xxiii.
42-45, Ac: bound separately in 1882:
TisclL-Greg. Evangg. 526).
60. 1297 (4 0 99) - „ „ 60 (Hesiodus).
61. 1228 (4 0 27) « „ „ 61 (Sophocles).
62. 1300(4° 103) « „ „ 62 (Pindarus).
63. 12 1 2 (4 0 12) - „ „ 63 (Astronomica, Aristides, Ac).
64. 1293 (4 0 94) - „ „ 64 (Batrachomyomachia, Ac).
65. 1258 (4°58) m „ „ 65 (Dionysius Areopagita, Thomas Aquinas, Ac.)«
66. 1292 (4 0 93)- ,, „ 66 (Sophocles et Euripides).
67. 1253 ( 4 ° 53) - ,, „ 67 (Gregorii Christus pattens).
68. 1301(4° 104) « „ „ 68 (Lexicographica, grammaticalia, &c).
69. 1279 (4° 79) « „ ,,69 (Nicetas, Stethatus, Ac).
70. 1218 (4° 18) = „ ,, 70 (Aristoteles [Magna Moralia, not as the Cata-
logue Ethica ad Nicomachum ; Oeconomica,
Physica, Ac], Ptolemaeus, Ac
71. 1202 (4° 2) - „ „ 71 (Psellus, Ac).
72. 1215 (4° 15) m
„ „ 7 a (Rhetorica, grammaticalia, Ac).
73. 1232 (4° 31) » ,, ,, 73 (Demosthenes).
74. 1274 (4° 74) - „ ,,74 (Scholia, Ac).
75. 1323 (8° 17) « „ „ 75 (Johannes Climacus, Ac).
76. 1229 (4° 28) m „ „ 76 (Theologica et grammatica).
77. 1263 (4 0 63) a „ „ 77 (Johannes Climacus).
78. .1308 (4 0 1 10) - „ „ 78 (Aratus et Dionysius).
79. 1309(4° 1 11)- „ „ 79 (Aristoteles).
80. 1282 (4° 82) - „ „ 80 (Constantinus Lascaris).
81. 1283 (4° 83) - „ „ 81 (Johannes Cassianus, &c).
82. 1248 (4° 48) « „ „ 82 (Arrianus, Nemesius, Ac).
83. 1241 (4° 40) » „ „ 83 (Nicephorus Blemmidas et Boethins).
84. 1307 (4° 109) « „ „ 84 (Moschopnlus).
85. 1276 (4° 76)-
»> n 85 (Simeon Thessalonicensis, Ac).
86. 1245 (4° 44) - » » 86 (CollectiO Canonum, Ac).
87. 1243 (4° 4 a)-
»» >» 87 (Aristotelis Organon).
88. 1246 (4° 45) m „ „ 88 (Aetii medica, Ac : vide Daremberg, p. 15).
89. 1306(4° 108)- „ „ 89 (Moschopulus).
90. 1271 (4° 71) - „ ,,90 (Demetrius Cydonius, Ac>
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91. »3» (4° 37)
92. "36 (4° 35)
93. 1354 (4° 54)
94. 1349 (4° 49)
95. 1369 (4° 69)
96. i33o(4° 39)
BAROCCI MSS., 1629
■ Qu. Catal,
[91-131
97.
98.
99.
100.
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.
111.
"37 (4° 36)
1 310 (4 0 IO)
1366(4° 66)
"53 (4° 52)
1343 (4 0 41)
1365 (4 0 65)
1399 (4 0 103)
1398 (4 0 100)
"°5 (4° 5)
1 301 (4 0 I)
1309 (4° 9)
1368(4° 68)
1 308 (4° 8)
1339 (4° 38)
"5^ (4° 56)
112.
1336 (4° 26»)
11
II
113.
1304 (4° 4)
II
• 1
114.
1333 (4 0 33)
l>
»l
115.
«5i (4° 50
II
II
116.
1381 (4° 81)
am
l»
99
117.
1333(4° 33)
II
>l
118.
"73 (4° 73)
II
II
119.
1380 (4° 80)
m
>»
II
120.
1 183 (Fol. 92)
II
II
121.
1181 (Fol. 90)
If
II
122.
1331 (4° 3o)
II
II
123.
1347 (4° 46)
m
II
ll
124.
1331 (4 0 3l)
II
II
125.
I36o(4° 60)
l»
II
126.
1 199 (Fol. 109)
m
11
II
127.
"57 (4° 57)
II
19
128.
"59 (4° 59)
II
91
129.
1 1 36 (Fol. 32)
II
19
130.
uio(Fol. 15)
II
91
131.
H34(Fol.4o)
II
II
i (Greek), Barocc. 91 (Simeon Thessalonicen-
sis, flee).
93 (Georgius Scholarius).
93 (Hippolytus Portuensis).
94 (Nicepboras Blemmidas, flee).
95 (Cyrilli Lexicon, flee.).
96(Gregorii Nasianzeni carmina, flee.). [A
palimpsest, the under-writing being of the
10th cent The orig. codex comprised lives of
saints and homilies : its contents have been
catalogued by dr. Robt. Holmes in Annales
Literarii, Helmstadt, 1783, vol.i.H. E. C.]
97 (Theodoras Lascaris).
98 (Nicetas David, Philostratns, flee).
99 (Anagnosticon).
1 00 (Astronomica).
iox (De S. Spiritns processione).
103 (Basilins Caesareensis).
103 (Moschopulus, flee).
104 (Moschopulus, flfcc).
105 (Thomas Aquinas).
106 (Nicephoras Blemmidas et Boethius).
107 (Psalterium, &c. : art. 10 -Holmes's 301).
108 (Gregorius Nyssenus, flee).
109 (Theocritus, Hesiodus, flee).
110 (Theodoras Prodromus, flee).
in (Grammaticalia, mathematica, synodal i a :
art. 5 is not Epigrams by Nilus, but the
Ilap&teuTos of Johannes Geometres : see
no. 38869, art. 6).
313 (Moschopulus et Agapetus).
1x3 (Asclepius Trallianus).
114 (Herodotus, Georgius Gemistus, flee).
X15 (Grammaticalia).
116 (Grammaticalia, flee).
117 (Porphyrins, Psellus, flee).
118 (Athanasius, flee).
119 (Choeroboscus, Moschopulus, flee: art
13 is by Eratosthenes).
130 (Euripides).
131 (Basilius Caesareensis).
133 (Euthymius Zigabenus).
133 (Theodoretus).
134 (Ptolemaeus).
135 (Maximus Planudes, flee).
136 (Gregorius Nazianzenus).
127 (Aristophanes).
128 (Maximus, flee).
1 29 (Johannes Zonaras, flee).
130 (Theodoras Studita).
1 31 (Nicetas Choniates, Germanus, flee, flee).
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133-72] BAROCCI MSS. 9 1629 7
132. 1 1 68 (Fol. 76) ■ Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Barocc 132 (Theodoretus, &c>
133. 1 1 25 (Fol. 31) - „ „ 133 (Nicephorus Blemmidas, Gregorins
Nazianzenus, &c : fol. 1 1 2 T is part of art. 8).
134. 1 1 60 (Fol. 69) - „ „ 134 (Johannes Climacns: written a. d. 948,
not 1048).
135. 1284 (4 0 84) « „ ,,135 (Epiphanins et Gregorins Nazianzenus).
136. 1296 (4 0 98) - „ „ 136 (Aristides, Ac)-
137. 1240 (4 0 39) « „ „ 137 (Plutarchus et Arrianus).
138. 1244(4° 43) » „ „ 138 (Johannes Climacns: written by Epi-
phanins [fol. 169] ).
139. x 184 (Fol. 93) m „ „ 139 (Synesius, Ac).
140. 1262 (4 0 62) m „ „ 140 (Proclns Diadochns).
141. 1285 (4 0 85) « „ „ 141 (Johannes Climacns).
142. 1286 (4 0 86) «= „ „ i42(Sozomenns,&c: in art 21 for 'chronico
read 4 Historia ecclesiastica ').
143. mi (Fol. 16) m „ „ 143 (Loci communes).
144. H28(FoL34) - „ „ 144 (Basilins Caesarcensis et Gregorins
Nyssenus).
145. 1 153 (Fol. 62) - „ „ 145 (Plotinus, Aristotle, &c. : codex charta-
ceus).
146. 1 108 (FoL 13) m „ „ 146 (Thcopbylactus, &c>
147. 1 1 30 (Fol. 36) - „ „ 147 (Sermones et Martyria Sanctorum).
148. 1 171 (Fol. 79) - „ „ 148 (Do. do.).
149. 1 113 (Fol. 18) - „ „ 149 (Juiistica).
150. 1 116 (FoL 21) « „ „ 150 (Medica: vide Daremberg, p. 18).
151. 1 103 (Fol. 8) - „ „ 151 (Josephns).
152. 1 109 (Fol. 14) - „ „ 152 (Simplicins et Themistins).
153. 1 1 19 (Fol. 25) « „ „ 153 (Lycophron).
154. 1198 (FoL 108) = „ „ 154 (Catena in Psalmos).
155. 1x94 (Fol. 102) - „ „ 155 (Philoponus).
156. 11 12 (FoL 17) - „ „ 156 (Macarii Catena in Matthaenm).
157. 1 1 70 (FoL 78) = „ „ 157 (Nicetas et Zonaras).
158. 1 1 72 (Fol. 80) ■> „ „ 158 (Canones: at fol. I4I T is a Glossarium
Latino-Graecum juristicum : beg. " 'A&vov-
prpr, tear Swofta ").
159. 1 1 18 (Fol. 24) « „ „ 159 (Moschopulus, &c).
160. 1 143 (FoL 49) « „ „ 160 (Comm. in Psalmos).
161. 1 152 (Fol. 60) - „ „ 161 (Euclides, &c).
162. 1 148 (Fol. 54) - „ „ 162 (Produs Diadochns, &c>
163. 1 133 (FoL 39) - „ „ 163 (Johannes Climacns).
164. 1 147 (Fol. 53) * „ „ 164 (Medicina veterinaria : vide Daremberg,
P.39>
165. 1 154 (Fol. 63) «= „ „ 165 (Astronomica, grammaticalia, ethica).
166. 1 150 (Fol. 57) «= „ „ 166 (Astronomica).
167. 1 1 75 (Fol. 84) - „ „ 167 (Chrysostomns).
168. 1 173 (FoL 82) « „ „ 168 (Do.).
169. 1 149 (Fol. 56) = „ „ 169 (Geometrica, &c).
170. 1 145 (Fol. 51) * „ „ 170 (Leonis Oracula, Gr.-Lat.).
171. 1156^01.65) « „ „ 171 (NicolaUs Myrepsus: vide Daremberg,
p. 40).
172. 1 1 38 (FoL 44) « „ „ 172 (Chrysostomus).
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BAROCCI MSS., 1629
[173-214
173.
174.
175.
176.
177.
178.
179.
180.
181.
182.
183.
184.
185.
186.
187.
188.
189.
190.
191.
192.
193.
194.
195.
196.
ii 4 i(Fol. 4 7)
H76(Fol. 85) «
ii 4 4(Fol. 50) .
U43(FoL48) .
H33(Fol. 38)
ui5(Fol. ao) j
n86(Fol. 95) :
H39(FoL35) .
H57(Fol. 66) .
1 193 (FoL 100) 1
n67(FoL75) -
1 105 (FoL 10) «
H4o(FoL46) *
uo6(Fol. 11) «
H5i(FoL58) .
1096 (FoL 1) *
H55(FoL6 4 ) s
H3 4 (Fol.3o) 1
1098 (FoL 3)
1 174 (FoL 83) :
1 1 93 (FoL 101) 1
H35(FoL 4 i) :
n87(Fol.96) .
n66(Pol. 74) .
197. 1 103* (FoL 7)
197*. no3 b (FoL 7)
198. H58(FoL67)
199. n65(Fol.73)
200. 1 131 (FoL 37)
201. ni4(Fol. 19)
202.
203.
204.
205.
206.
207.
208.
209.
210.
211.
212.
213.
214.
H79(FoL88) .
1 195 (FoL 103) -
H3o(FoL36) 1
1 1 31 (FoL 37)
1 1 33 (FoL 38)
1338
1 139 (FoL 45)
n77(Fol.86) 1
n6 4 (Fol. 73)
n69(Fol.77)
"67 (40 67)
1378 (40 78)
"77 (4° 77)
Qu. CataL i (Greek), Barocc. 173 (Juristica, &c.).
„ 174 (Chrysostomus, &c).
99 11 x 75 (Johannes Doxopater).
„ „ 176 (Nicetae Catena in lob).
w 11 J 77 (Aristotelis Organon).
11 11 *7 8 (Nicetae Catena in lob).
11 » 179 (Herodianus).
t t „ 180 (Vitae et Martyria Sanctorum).
„ 181 (Gregorins Nazianzenus).
„ n 183 (Johannes Malala).
11 m 183 (Menologinm).
11 tt 184 (Chrysostomus in Genesim).
i» tt (Canones, 8cc\
„ „ 186 (Chrysostomus).
„ „ 187 (Strategica).
„ ,, 1 88 (Gregorins Nazianzenus).
if if (Chrysostomus).
99 tt J 9° (Gregorius Nazianzenus).
11 11 191 (Basilius Caesareensis).
it 11 J 9 3 (Vitae Sanctorum).
99 tt *93 (Theophanes, &c).
if 11 *94 (Grammaticalia, theologica, &c).
if i> *95 (Nicetae Catena in lob et Proverbia).
11 99 196 (Canones, &c. : fol. 134* is reproduced in
the Paktographical Society *s Facsimiles,
iL 39 : art. 46 - Holmes's 136).
11 11 197 (Sermones, &c).
11 11 197* (Lectionarium Test. Vet.: used as fly-
leaves for no. 197 : palimpsest ; the under-
writing = Tisch.-Greg.Evstt 309 : bound
separately in 191 3. C.)
n 11 T 98 (Chrysostomus in Matthaeum).
11 11 199 (Sermones).
„ „ a 00 (Herodotus et Plutarchus).
„ „ 301 (Nicetae Catena in lob : at the beginning
is a half-erased leaf of a 9th cent. Patristic
MS., and at the end part of a leaf of an
nth cent. Lectionary (?), both in Greek;
- Holmes's 47).
„ 303 (Evangelistarium - Tisch.-Greg. Evstt 5).
„ 303 (Homeri Ilias).
„ 304 (Hippocrates : vide Daremberg, p. 40).
11 3 °5 (Canones, &c).
„ 306 (Anastasius, &c).
„ 307 (Gregorius Nazianzenus).
„ 308 (Chrysostomus).
„ 309 (Chrysostomus in Genesim).
,1 310 (Chrysostomus in Evang. Johannis).
„ 311 (Macarii Catena in Lucam).
313 (Chrysostomus, &c).
„ 313 (Macarius, &c).
„ 314 ( Theodoras Prodromus, &c).
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"5-46] BAROCCI MSS., 1629 9
215. "55 (4° 55) = Qu. CataLi (Greek), Barocc. 215 (Nicolafls Metho-
naeus, &c).
216. 1339 « „ „ 3 1 6 (Fragmenta miscellanea : these may account
for MSS. Barocc. 8° 15 and 24, 4 0 96, and
perhaps others which were supposed to be
not received in 1639. Art. ai appears to
be from Methodius, head of the monastery
of St John at Patmos, 1593).
217. "59 (FoL 68) - „ „ ai7(Photins).
218. 1 185 (Fol. 94) = „ „ 218 (Gregorins Nazianzenns).
219. 1 127 (FoL 33) a „ „ 319 (Libanius, Synesius, &c. : in art. 3. Z, for
the first 69 read 6o, for 83 read 85, after 74
add 148 ; the ' Epistola inedita' is no. 103).
220. 1146 (FoL 53) a „ „ 33o(Galenus: vide Daremberg, p. 40).
221. 1183 (FoL 91) = „ „ 331 (Alexii Nomocanon).
222. 1 137 (FoL 43) = „ „ 333 (Gregorius Nazianzenus).
223. 1191 (Fol. 99) a „ „ 333 (Catena in Psalmos, &c).
224. 1117 (Fol. 33) = „ „ 334 (Medica : vide Daremberg, p. 43).
225. 1200 (Fol. 110) » „ ,,225 (Catena in Evang. Johannis).
226. 1 196 (FoL 105) ob „ „ 336 (Plutarchus).
227. 1136 (Fol. 43) a „ „ 337 (Antiochus).
228. n89(Fol.97 b ) a „ „ 338 (BasUius Caesareensis, &c).
229. 1188 (Fol. 97») a „ „ 339 (Chrysostomus in Genesim).
230. 1190 (FoL 98) « „ „ 330 (Vitae Sanctorum : the 15th cent, cata-
logue of the monastery of Stt. Peter and
Paul at fol. 1 has been printed by Mr. T. W.
Allen in the Journal of Philology, vol.
xix (1890), p. 66, and the place is given
as Pane).
231. 1 197 (FoL 106) a „ „ 331 (Aeschylns).
232. 1 1 78 (Fol. 87) - „ „ 333 (Catena in Proverbia).
233. 1 107 (FoL 13) = „ „ 333 (Chrysostomus in Matthaeum).
234. 1 1 23 (FoL 39) = „ „ 334 (Sermones).
235. 1097 (FoL 3) a „ „ 335 (Catena in Psalmos).
236. xi 01 (FoL 6) a „ „ 336 (Gregorius Nazianzenns).
237. 1 161 (Fol. 70) a „ „ 337 (Chrysostomus in Genesim, pt. 1).
238. 1 180 (Fol. 89) » „ „ 338 (Vitae Sanctorum).
239*. n63(Fol.7i»)a „ „ 339* (Basilius Caesareensis, vol. i).
239 b . 1 163 (FoL 7i b ) « „ „ 33 9 b (Do., vol. ii).
240. 1099 (FoL 4) - „ „ 340 (Vitae Sanctorum).
241. 1 104 (FoL 9) = „ „ 241 (Sermones).
242. 1 100 (FoL 5) - „ „ 343 (Chrysostomus in Genesim, pt. 3).
243. 1340 - Qu. Catal. 3*3 (Catalogues of the Barocci and Roe
MSS. by Lindsell and Young and by Peter
Turner, 1639-30).
244.1341 «= „ „ 244 (Edm. Chilmead's alphabetical catalogue
of the Barocci MSS., 1636).
245. X058 a MS. Jav. b. 2 (Liber stilo ferreo scriptus: donum Andreae James,
1627).
246. 1059 a MS. Jav. b. 1 (R) (Liber calamo scriptns, apotheca lignea inclusus :
donum Andreae James, 1627).
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CLASSIS II
BOB MSS., A. D. 1629.
(Nos. 247-276.)
Sir Thomas Roe was born in 1580 or 1581, and matriculated at
Magdalen college, Oxford, in 1593, but took no degree. On March 23,
i6of he was knighted, and in 16 14 began his official journeys to the
East which made him famous. From that year to Jan. i6ig he was
Ambassador to Jehangtr, the Mogul emperor of Hindustan, and from
Sept. 1621 till the summer of 1628 to the Turkish Court. The follow-
ing MSS., which are chiefly Greek, were presented by him in 1628,
according to an inscription placed in each MS., which records that it
was brought from the East and presented to the Public Library 'in
gratitudinis suae erga Matrem Academiam perpetuum testimonium ' : t
but the MSS. actually arrived with the Barocci Collection about the
end of May 1629, see Macray's Annals of the Bodleian, 2nd ed. (1890),
pp. 70, 72. 242 coins were also given by Roe's widow in 1644 by his
desire. In Oct 1640 Roe was elected a burgess of the University in
Parliament, and died on Nov. 6, 1644.
Of the collection of MSS. as now bound, 27 are Greek (chiefly theo-
logical), one (no. 257) Hebrew, one (no. 272) Arabic, and one (no. 266)
Latin: no. 18 is now two volumes. There are two old catalogues in
manuscript, one by Patrick Young (Junius, d. 1652) in no. 15641, at
fol. 87, apparently made in 1629, and one by dr. Peter Turner, made
about 1630 but wanting the account of ten of the volumes, in AA. r
Med. Seld. Roe gave no. 3044 in 1620, and no. 266 in 1630. Roe's
was the first collection to be kept apart and separately numbered as a
collection.
247. 1093* - Qn. Catal. i (Greek), Roe no. 1 (iv Evangelia « Tisch.-Gregg.,
Evangg. 49).
248. 1094 * >> » n0a 2 (Canones Apostolorum, &c).
249. 1093 = „ „ no. 3 (Theodoras Studita).
250. 1085 = „ „ no. 4 (In Psalmos).
251. 1088 = „ ,, no. 5 (Eclogae prophetiaram, &c).
252. 1086 = „ no. 6 (Gregorias Nazianzenus, &c).
253. 1084 «= „ „ no. 7 (Euthymius Zigabenns).
254. 1089 = „ „ no. 8 (Origen).
255. 1 091 * „ no. 9 (Vita Constantini et Helenae).
[f Writing from Constantinople, April VV* l626 » Roe states tnat ne nas acauired
the MSS. now numbered, 4, 6, 9, 1 1, 1 2, 16, 17, 18 ?, 28. Negotiations of Sir Thomas
Roe y 1740, p. 500. In a letter dated Feb. ^f, 1626/7, he writes that he has, since the
former date, acquired nos. 8 and 10. Op. dt. 9 p. 618. For no. 26 see pp. 414, 499,
613. H.E.C.]
* The second series of numbers represents the volumes as they came into the Library,
and on the shelves until the Civil War.
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a 5 6-7 5 .] R0E MSS., 1629 11
256. 1087 « Qu. CataL i (Greek), Roc no. 10 (Isaac Syrus).
257. 1095 ■ 19 99 *« (Hebrew), no. 1337 (Moshey Narboni).
258.1090 m „ „ i (Greek), Roe no. 12 (Nicolaiis Chalcocondylas).
259. 1078 = „ „ no. 13 (Chrysostomns in Psalmos).
260. 1068 « „ n no. 14 (Symeon Sethns : vide Daremberg, p. 48).
261. 1073 * ,, „ no. 15 (Meletins, Sec. : art. 16 is bk. vi of art 15:
vide Daremberg, p. 52).
262. 1079 = „ „ no. 16 (Epistolae Panlinae « Tisch.-Greg. Epp.
PauL 47).
263. 1 081 » „ „ no. 17 (Anastasins Sinaita).
264 b ! 1072 I " 99 99 n <>.i8 (MannelPhile,&c).
265. 1077 = „ no. 19 (Chrysostomns in Psalmos, &c).
266. 1346 sb „ „ no. 20 (Synodns Basiliensis, Latine: the 'sigillum
plumbenm , had disappeared before 1753: this
volume was given by Roe in July 1630, and
contains an autograph note by him of that date).
267. 1083 m „ „ no. 21 (Thomas Aquinas).
268. 1082 = „ „ no. 22 (Nicetas Acominatus, Sec).
269. 1076 m „ „ no. 23 (ViU Chrysostomi, &c).
270. 1069 = „ „ no. 24 (Chrysostomi Homiliae).
271. 1070 = „ no. 25 (Cyrillus Hierosolymitanus).
272. 1067 « Or. Catal. ii, cod. Christ Arab. p. 32, no. 36 (Canones).
273. 1080 « Qu. CataL i. (Greek), Roe no. 27 (« 26 ' : Chrysostomns in
Genesim).
274. 1074 « „ „ no. 28 (Homiliae in festa).
275. 1075 - „ „ no. 29 (Athanasius).
CLASSIS III
CROMWELL MSS., A.D. 1654.
(Nos. 276-299.)
In 1654 Oliver Cromwell presented to the Bodleian twenty-two
Greek and two Slavonic MSS., for which the University returned thanks,
according to Whitelock's Memorials (under date Sept. 14, 1654): but
no record of the gift or of the thanks is to be found in the Register of
Convocation *. Cromwell was Chancellor of the University from Jan. 1,
165$ till his resignation on July 3, 1657.
The MSS. are chiefly Patristic, and were at first not referenced as
a separate collection, but they were accorded their present name before
the Restoration (May 1660).
[* In the O. C. the Cromwell MSS. are described as ' pars residua bibliothecae
Baroccianae \ whence it has been supposed that they were retained by the earl of
Pembroke in 1629 (see Macray, Annals, 2nd ed., p. 71, and p. 1 above). But there
is no earlier authority for this statement (which may refer only to the position occupied
by the MSS. in the Bodleian Library), and it is disproved by the fact that none of these
MSS. appear in the catalogue of the Barocci library printed at Venice in 161 7. H. E.C.]
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276. 2966 - Qu. CataL i (Greek), Cromwell 17 (Theophylactus).
„ 18 (Exempla Patrum, Ac.).
„ 19 (Chrysostomus in Matthaeum).
„ 20 (Chrysostomi sermones).
,, 24 (Zonaras).
„ 21 (Chrysostomus in Pauli ep. ad
Romanos).
„ 22 (Theodoras Stndita).
„ 23 (Sermones).
„ 25 (Nilus et Dorotheiis).
„ 26 (Vitae Sanctorum).
1 (Isaaci Syri sermones, &c.).
„ 3 (Dorothei sermones, &c, litteris
Slavonicis).
4 (Do., do.).
„ 5 (Psalterium, cum glossis: =
Holmes & Parsons's 202).
„ 6 (Miscellanea theologica).
„ 7 (Anastasius Sinaita, &c.)..
„ 8 (Simeon, monachusS.Mamantis).
» 9 (Opuscula Gregorii Nysseni, &c).
„ 10 (Matthaeus Cantacuzenus, &c).
„ 2 (Isaac Syrus, &c).
„ 11 (Liturgica : art. 5 = Tisch.-Greg.
Evstt. 30).
„ 12 (Astronomica).
» *3 (Johannes Damascenus).
„ 14 (Dorotheiis, Sec).
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CLASSIS IV
THE LAUDIAN COLLECTION, a.d. 1635-41.
(Nos. 300-1601.)
Archbishop William Laud was born on Oct. 7, 1573, the son of a
clothier at Reading. He matriculated at St. John's college, Oxford, in
1589, four years after became Fellow, and was President from i6ri to
162 1, when he became bishop of St. Davids. His greater promotions
came from Charles i, the bishopric of London in 1628, the archbishopric
of Canterbury in 1633. As Chancellor of the University from April 12,
1629, to June 28, 1641, he took an active part in the reform and regula-
tion of the place, especially in the preparation of the Laudian Code of
Statutes (1636), under which the University lived until 1854. On
Aug. 30, 1636, he showed the King over the Bodleian Library. In
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Dec. 1640 the House of Commons impeached him for treason, but his.
actual trial did not begin till March 12, 164!, and on Jan. 10, 164$ he
was beheaded on Tower Hill in London.
Of the institutions of the University the Printing Press and the
Bodleian occupied his chief attention. The former he set on a firm
basis, and to the latter he made four separate donations of manuscripts
(in 1635, 1636, 1639, and 1640), besides presenting to it a large
number of coins. Fortunately what is now known as the Selden End
was finished, as far as the stonework was concerned, in July 1636, and
in 1638-9 ^300 was paid for shelving and other fittings. The trans-
ference of the Barocci, Roe, Laud, and Digby to their new position
took place in 1640 and 1641 : until then the Laudian MSS. at least lay
unchained in the Schools Tower, and from about the end of 1639 in the
Picture ' Gallerie closett \
A. On May 22, 1635, were sent 467 MSS., five Rolls and two
'Chartae', among which were forty-six Latin MSS. (see no. 511, &c. in
the Catalogue), rescued from Wiirzburg in 1631, when the Swedish
army overran that part of Germany. Lord Arundel is known also to
have given Laud some Latin MSS. obtained in Germany, which Laud
included in his third donation. In this as well as the subsequent dona-
tions some printed books are included in the MSS. and in the totals
here given, thirty-one in all. This first donation comprises nos. 1658*
21 14 in the 3rd series of marks in the following catalogue.
B. On June 16, 1636, were despatched 183 MSS., all stated to
have been bought within the year past, five cabinets of coins, an
Arabian astrolabe (O. C. 920), two 'idola' (O. C. 915 and 915*), and a
bust of Charles i. The MSS. are nos. 2115-2293 in the 3rd column of
the catalogue.
C. When Laud's troubles were gathering round him he sent a third
donation — the largest of all — on June 28, 1639, comprising 554 MSS.,
among which were the bilingual Codex Laudianus of the Acts (O. C.
11 19) and the Peterborough (Anglo-Saxon) Chronicle (O. C. 1003).
With these came a magic wand (O. C. 921), some more coins and a
catalogue of the latter (O. C. 1523). The MSS. are nos. 2294-2838 as
above.
D. On Nov. 6, 1640, was sent a fourth gift of forty-seven MSS. only,
and in 1641 came perhaps most of the fifteen more miscellaneous
ones which were at some time received*. These together occupy
nos. 2839-2898, as above.
The totals of genuine Laudian MSS., excluding printed books and
insititious volumes, are: A, 458 MSS.; B, 179 MSS.; C, 545 MSS.;
[* Of these fifteen, five bear the date 1641, five form a series numbered 1-6, one
bears the date 1638, two are MSS. without date, and two are printed books. H. £. C]
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D, 47 MSS. ; at unspecified dates, 13 MSS., in all 1,242. Into this
collection were swept, besides a few miscellaneous MSS., thirty-six
Oriental MSS. entrusted by sir Kenelm Digby to Laud for presentation
to the University, which were received with Laud's fourth gift in 1640
and actually inscribed and stamped as if Laud's own volumes : they
were not separated until about a.d. 1885.
In 1 64 1 the Laudian MSS. were arranged in eleven compartments,
lettered A — L, occupying the whole of the S.W. gallery at the Selden
End. The arrangement was almost haphazard, except that A — B chiefly
contained Oriental MSS. About 1790, when the Auctarium became
available, a great upheaval of the collection took place. The Greek
MSS. and the Latin Biblical and Classical MSS. were taken out, placed
in the new room (in c Auct. C ') and called ' Laud Greek ' and ' Laud
Latin ' respectively. The gaps left in A — I were filled up by volumes
taken from the ends of A — L, but all K and L disappeared in the process.
Soon after this, probably about 1810-12, the Oriental MSS. were picked
out and sent to the Oriental Room, while the entire residue were
massed in one clumsy series called c Laud Misc.', in a new haphazard
order, and were about the same time removed in turn to the Auctarium.
It remains to mention the old catalogues of the collection. The
number of copies of them made is evidence of the great interest taken
in the extensive gift of archbishop Laud, which with the recent dona-
tions of Digby more than doubled the manuscript contents of the
Library. The original catalogues (which apparently did not come with
the collection, and now count as Library papers) are, in probable order
of formation, MS. Laud Misc. 705 (donations A + B), 692 (A + B + C),
556 (all four, interwoven: a standard catalogue), 691 (perhaps a copy
of the last). The Benefactors' Register also contains a full list of all
the donations separately.
[The following supplementary notes are derived from investigations
made by me, mainly about 1898, on a very considerable number* of
Laudian MSS. and on the catalogues of them, but, so far as I remember,
without the smallest idea of my notes being printed.
[* I do not remember having had originally any idea but that of testing how
far the sizes and nos. of lines to a page in early mediaeval MSS. would give clues as
to their places and dates. But I went on to examine, 1 think, all the bindings, though
unluckily a very large proportion of the MSS. were rebound after they were presented.
As regards the contents, I have tried to look at all MSS. in * Laud Lat.' and * Laud
misc.' which were written before noo, and have examined a few of the later
ones in those sections. In 'Laud. Gr.' I have revised the cataloguing of a certain
number, and have looked at the few Armenian and Malay MSS. but not many of the
remainder of « Laud Or/. E. W. B. N.]
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They were, as far as possible, entered at the time in the official
copies of the quarto series of catalogues, and the Bodleian reader con-
sulting any of these MSS. is recommended to consult the official copies
in question. But both there and here he must not expect faultlessness,
for the notes were hurriedly written, and I have had no time to look at
the MSS. afresh : the transcription alone has taken some weeks.
Dates of gift. Laudian MSS. habitually have at the beginning a
Latin inscription in a scribe's hand (not Laud's), stating them to be
Laud's books and adding a year. This year is not that in which Laud
acquired them* but that in which he sent them to the Library — the
Digby Oriental MSS., which bear a like inscription with the date 1639,
not being Laud's at all, but merely forwarded by him with his own gift
and erroneously inscribed as if part of it
These dates show that the gifts, though summed up, so to speak, in four
years only, were distributed over others, and that they began in 1633^
Provenance. Only a very few observations on the sources of Laud's
gifts can here be made.
1. Far the most valuable section once belonged to St. Kylian's,
Wurzburg. To the nos. in the Index of the Quarto Catalogue, Misc.
[157 and] 580 should be added, but 341 should be deducted.
2. That Index mentions Misc. 341 over again as owned by the
Jesuit Coll., Wurzburg, but does not mention its ownership of at least
47 other MSS. My list is MSS. Laud Misc. 21, 27, 29, 31, 39, 42, 43,
48-67, 326, 328, 331-42, 638, 688, 694-5, 744, 759-
3. I suggest that the library of the Mainz Carthusians, or part of it,
had been transferred to St. Mary, Eberbach, before it passed into the
possession of Laud or any other private person. The Mainz 4 Kartause '
had been burnt in war between 1552 and 1555 {Die Chroniken der
deutschen Stadte, xviii, p. 125, 1. 32). And MSS. Laud Lat. 14 and Misc.
59 contain books which belonged to each library, with shelfmarks
suggesting that those books were bound together before Laud acquired
them : the former certainly contained both its present items before it
reached the Bodleian.
4. The following are similarly bound, doubtless in Italy, and doubt-
less for Albrecht v (1550-79), founder of the library of the dukes of
Bavaria at Munich. They were doubtless plundered after Munich
surrendered to the Swedes on May 7, 1632. On the possible sources
through which they may have reached Laud, see the new manuscript
catalogue of Laud Gr.
[* This statement is erroneous. The volumes forming the first donation are dated
1633, 1634, 1635 I those forming the second 1635, I <>36; those of the third, 1636,
1637, l6 3 8 I tnose of the fourth, 1639, l6 4°« H. E « c 0
[t This inference is disproved by Laud's accompanying letters of gift, which show
that the MSS. were despatched in four instalments only. H. E. C]
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MS. Land Gr. 18. Not in the Ingolstadt-printed cat of 1602.
11 >, 21. 104 in the Ingolstadt-printed catalogue. Has two bookplates
of the Ducal library, one dated 1618, the other (with an
imperial globe) not earlier than 1628.
» ,1 „ 62. Not in the Ingolstadt-printed cat. of 160a.
5. The following, given in 1638-9, are all from the same bindery, and
probably once belonged to the Jesuit College de Clermont * (which is not
mentioned in the Index), the library of which was dispersed in 1595 : —
MS. Laud Gr. 6 (1638). Written in the 16th c.
„ „ „ 7 (1638). Written after 1478 for Guillanme Bude* (f 1540). At
his death bought by Francois de St Andre* (t I570t
and passed with his library into the keeping of the
Jesuits of Clermont.
„ „ 33(1638). Written in the 1 6th c. [Contains water-mark of Simonet.
H. E. C]
» » 43 (1638). Written in the 16th c.
„ Or. 113 (1638). Written in 1563.
„ „ 181 (1639). Contains works of an author who died in 1531.
„ „ 188(1638).
it » 190(1638). Apparently written 1584 or else copied from a # MS.
said to have been written in that year.
» ft *93 (1638). Written in 1450.
„ „ 309 (1638). Written in 1578.
6. In 1633 Laud gave at least 23 'Latin 9 and 'Miscellaneous* MSS.
containing a monogram which I strongly suspect stands for w h(er)b(er)t 9
earl of Pembroke, who preceded Laud as Chancellor of the Uni-
versity, gave the Barocci MSS., and died in 1630. It is possible
that he was collecting Latin and other West-European MSS. as a gift
supplementary to that of the great Greek collection he had presented,
and that his widow passed them on to Laud, or allowed him to
purchase them, for this purpose. The MSS. may be thus divided :
1. Roman numbers with cypher
MS. Laud misc. 460 (written at Armagh 1).
2. Roman numbers with cypher and the monogram
MSS. Laud misc. 95, 464 (both St. Denis).
398 (St. Mary, Orchamp).
644 (Bayeux cathedral or diocese).
MS. „ Lat. 118 (Orleans?).
MSS. Laud misc. 289, 356, 423, 460, 551, 648.
3. Roman numbers with the monogram
MS. Laud misc. 451 (diocese of Lyon ?).
118 (St. Laumer, Blois).
445 (St. Martin).
449 (St. Mary, Orchamp ?)
MS. „ Lat. 89 (Clairvaux ? St. Mary, Orchamp 1).
MSS. „ misc. 163, 280, 630, 639, 640, 644.
In the monogram it is easy to read w> h t b> and /. The top of the /
[* M. Henri Omont reports that no MSS. in the Bibliotheque Nationale known to
have come from Clermont have this binding. II . £. C]
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crossing the b would also = the abbreviation for er, and I take it to
have been read twice over. Herbert is not mentioned in the Index to
the catalogue of Laud's * Latin and miscellaneous ' MSS.
The following have, on the back, nos. inside a □.
MS. Laud Given in
% |Tj Misc. 582 1636 (From Carlisle or near it).
[TJ] ,, 745 „ (French chronicles, once belonging to Rich.
St. George, Norroy k. of arms).
[17] Lat. 67 1633 (St Albans).
f |~T] Misc. 631 1638 (Latin religions commonplace-book. Has
* Thine ' on bottom rt. corner of flf. i,
a, in 1 6th c writing).
» ai5 1633 (Latin religious).
It may furnish a clue here and there to the provenance of some other
MSS. to add that the following are in plain parchment, without exterior
marking : —
1633 donation.
MS. Laud Lat. 74
89 (W. Herbert's?).
Misc. 111
433 (W. Herbert's ?).
536 (St. Albans).
57o
598 (Ussher).
630 (W. Herbert's?).
640 (W. Herbert's?).
669 (Ussher).
680 (Ussher).
696 (St. George).
708 (Waad, &c>
746
1636 donation.
Misc. 38
435
627
670 (St. George).
1638 donation.
Misc. 41 (Mainz Carthusians, but clearly bound in England —
see £ 1).
115
110 (Mainz Carthusians, but ? bound here — see f. 1).
197
313 (Mainz Carthusians).
401
530
544
549 (St. George).
596
It may be well to add that marks like 'B b ^' seem to be not
shelfmarks, but price-marks : they are found both in Lorsch MSS. (e. g.
Laud Lat. 21) and in Eberbach MSS. (e. g. Laud Lat. 32).
[§ Apparently 56, then 12 above it, and then the tail of the 2 tagged or smudged or
else altered to 4. E.W.B.N.]
[+22 with a x through it. E. W. B. N.]
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Modern catalogues. The Laudian Greek MSS. were catalogued in
the quarto Catalogue of Greek MSS., published in 1853. In 1902
I invited the rev. Kirsopp Lake, M.A., to undertake a new catalogue of
the Laudian Greek MSS., the rules for which are printed in the Supple-
ment to the Bodleian Staff-Kalendar, 1905-12. His appointment to
a Leyden professorship has prevented the completion of the catalogue
as yet (191 1 ), but the following have been re-catalogued :
MSS. Laud Gr. 1, 3-8, 11-14, 18, 20, 22-4, 27, 30 a, 34, 36, 38-39,
41-44, 49, 51, 53, 56-58, 61-63, 82-83, 85-86, 91-
— 40 in all out of a total of 96. The sheets, almost all of which have
been revised by me, while some have had collations of samples of text
added by mr. C. J. Purnell, M.A. (a former Assistant), are bound and
stand available for reference on the reading-room shelves.
The quarto catalogue of the Latin and Miscellaneous MSS. was pub-
lished in 1858, but without its author's index, which was published in
1885, after his death, together with an appendix (by mr. F. Madan)
of 8 MSS. which he had accidentally overlooked.
In the Index note the following points for correction or addition : —
Anglia. After 686 add , 661.
Bark ham (Joh.) also owned MS. Land Misc. ao.
Biblia. In 1. 4 for « Job/ read ' Nic' In 1. ao before 89 add 88, .
4 Brakenbuky' (Rob.) is two persons : (i) 4 Bracunbure Governor of the Tower ;
(a) an earlier ' Brakenbery ' or 4 Brakanbiry who gave Durham Cathedral library
MSS. Land Misc. 603, 641.
Chaucer, Geoffrey. Add Chaucer's A. B. C, Misc. 740. 104*, and The Parliament
of Fools, Misc. 416. a88, both pointed out by the rev. prof. W. W. Skeat
Column is, Guido de. Cancel 4 by Lydgate
Cooks, Andr. Add 38.
Donatus, Aelius. Add Ars grainmatica, Misc. 527. ioo (identified by prof.
W.M.Lindsay).
Ebirbacum. I. e. Erbach, near Mainz. It must also have owned Misc. 563.
Egino wrote part of Misc. 134.
Eugippius was the collector of the Flores from Augustine in Misc. 584 (F. Madan).
Excapsum. Read Exscrapsum.
Felseysyn (?), Cristofferus, * pauper scholaris, sec. xv, Cartula de sepultura
ejus. Misc. 408, fol. 71.* (F. Madan.)
Henricus V. Add note on him, Misc. 697. a8 T (pointed out by mr. R. J.
Whitwell).
Hildebertus. For 136 read 86.
Horae. For 104 read 204.
Hymni. For 385 read 884.
Jacobus, Carthusiensis. See also Junterbuck.
Junterbuck, Jacobus. See also Jacobus, Carthusiensis.
Laud. Cancel 4 1631,*.
Lydgate, John. Add Dance of Macabre, 786. (F. Madan.)
Maynard, Josephus. Add Misc. 450.
Mediolanum [?]. Cancel the entry : Lorsch was the place.
Nazarii. Cancel [Mediolanensis 1] : Lorsch was the place. And add Lat. 21,
Misc. (2761), 417, 427, 433.
Not . . . , Johannes, 4 sec. xv. Scripsit Misc. 408, fol. 71/ (F. Madan.)
Patesius. Erratum for Paterius.
Pawepinus. Read Pawe.
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Peinton, Tho. Add 873, 897.
Pktrus, cantor Pictaviensia. The ' Compendium ' and the * Sum ma' are apparently
the same work.
Poem ata. For 88 read 89.
Ponceti. Guido Ponceti ( — Guy du Poncet?) wrote part of Miic 249.
Prices. Under 'Orationes variae ' add 184. 109, 110 (rev. dr. W. D. Macray).
Rat . . . , * vicarius, tec. xv. Notula de eo. Misc. 498. fol. 71.' (F. Madan.)
Rkbaldis, F. PhiJippus de. Copperplate engraving of him by D. C. in Misc. 882.
Tichonius, Afcr, is the author of Lat. 89 (' 88 *). a. (F. Madan.)
Stella Clericorum. For 107 read 206. 107 (F. Madan).
St. George (Rich.) also owned Misc. 545, 549.
In Oct. 1906 I determined on a new catalogue of the Laud Latin
and Miscellaneous MSS., to be executed by several Bodleian Assistants
jointly, under my direction and revision. It was to be prepared and issued
in sections, according, as far as practicable, to the provenance of the
MSS. — the first section to consist of the oldest and most valuable, those
of St Kylian's, Wiirzburg. But in two months came the proposals for
opening a new reading-room, forming an underground bookstore, and
revising and publishing the catalogue of printed books. These matters
have ever since so fully occupied every spare moment of my time that
the new Laudian catalogue has had to be postponed to an indefinite
future. But, although we did not recatalogue a single MS., we did
examine and compare the whole of the pre-Bodleian bindings in Laud's
gift, and thereby achieved some discoveries—which have been incor-
porated in these pages. And the system to be followed in the catalogue
itself is recorded for future use in the Supplement to the Bodleian Staff-
Kalendar, 1907-12.— E. W. B. N.]
300. (A. 1) 2133 ■= Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 79 (Koran). [*E.W.B.N.]
301. (A. 2) 1671 = „ „ „ Arab. Christ. 34 (St. Paul).
302. (A. 3) 167a = „ „ „ Arab. Moham. 177 (Al-khatib).
303. (A. 4) 1739 » Qu. Catal. xiii (Pers., &c), no. 3157 (Turkish poetry).
304. (A. 5) 1673 m Or. Catal. ii, cod. Arab. Moham. 81 (Incantations, &c).
[*E.W. B. N.]
305. (A. 6) 1674 = Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 178 (Koran notes, &c).
306. (A. 7) 1675 * „ „ „ „ Christ. 17 (Psalms).
307. (A. 8) 3134= „ „ „ „ Moham. 183 (Koran, &c.).
308. (A. 9) 1676= „ „ „ „ „ 179 (Koran, &c).
309. (A. 10) 3135= „ „ „ „ „ 73 (Koran).
310. (A. 11) 3136 = Qu. Catal. vi (Syriac), no. 190 (Elias Bar-Sinaeus).
[♦E.W.B.N.]
311. (A. 13) 1658 = Qu. CataL xii (Hebr.),no. 1134 (Mahzor). [*E.W.B.N.]
[* In these catalogues the Laud Oriental MSS. are denoted thus : In Or. Catal. i by
letter and no., altered by hand to simple no., but no 'Or.'. In Or. Catal. ii t Qu.
Catal. vi, xii, xiii (before no. 1434), ' Lauds ' or 'Laud ' without 1 Or.'. * Or.' should
never be omitted in mentioning the MSS. in question. Qu. Catal. vii has no shelf-
marks whatever ! Qu. Catal. i gives the Greek MSS. according to the numbers tbey
bear, but does not specifically state their shelfmarks : these MSS. should always be
quoted as MSS. Laud Gr. E. W. B. N.]
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312. (A. 13) 3137 m Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moh. 148 (prayers).
313. (A. 14) 3294 = Qu. Catal. vi (Syriac), no. 14 (Psalms).
314. (A. 15) 2379 ■ CataL Armenian MSS., no. 17 (Armenian Psalter).
315. (A. 16) 2197 » „ „ „ „ 15 (Do.).
316. (A. 17) 1677 « Qu. Catal. xiii (Pers., &c), no. 2094 (Nasir Al-din).
317. (A. 18) 1678 - Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 1182 (grammatical, &c).
318. (A. 19) 1740 « Qu. CaUl. xiii (Pers., &c), no. 2174 (Letters).
310. (A. 20) 2184 « „ „ „ „ 2155 (poetry).
320. (A. 21) 2310 = Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 75 (Koran).
321. (A. 22) 1679 = » »» » n » 8 7<> (Antioch).
322. (A. 23) 1722 = Qu. Catal. xiii (Pers., &c), no. 2138 (Shin u Gadi).
323. (A. 24) 1622 « Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 74 (Digby: Koran).
[MS. Digby Or. 1. E. W. B. N.]
324. (A. 25) 1680 Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 176 (prayers).
325. (A. 26) 2138 « „ „ „ „ „ 1188 (grammatical).
326. (A. 27) 1681 m „ „ „ „ „ 174 (prayers).
327. (A. 28) 1682 m Qu. Catal. xiii (Pers., 8cc\ no. 2156 (poetry).
328. (A. 29) 2862 « „ „ xii (Hebr.), no. 2600 (printed lexicon with
manuscript notes).
328. (A. 30) 1683 e Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Christ. 16 (Psalms).
330. (A. 31) 1684 -= „ „ „ „ Moham. 72 (Koran).
331. (A. 32) 1741 = Catal. Armenian MSS., no. 32 (Armenian Prayer*).
332. (A. 33) 2849 " Q u - Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 92** (Leontius, &c).
333. (A. 34) 2139 = Or. Catal. ii, cod. Arab. Christ. 4 (Apocalypse).
334. (A. 35) 3140 « „ „ i, „ Moham. 11 75 (Koran lexicon).
335. (A. 36) 1742 m Qu. Catal. xiii (Pers., &c), nos. 2061, 2240 (glossary, &c).
336. (A. 37) 1685 « Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 169 (ritual).
337. (A. 38) 2198 «= Qu. Catal. vii (Aethiopic), no. 19 (Organon). [* MS.
Laud Or. 204. E.W.B.N.]
338. (A. 39) 1723 - Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1227 (poetry).
338. (A. 40) [Arabic printed book : Laud Or. f. 1].
340. (A. 41) 1724 « Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 731 (Bustan).
341. (A. 42) [Armenian printed book: Laud Or. f. 2].
342. (A. 43) 2 1 15 -= Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 1197 (Psalms).
343. (A. 44) [Russian printed book : MS. Laud Misc. 35].
344. (A. 45) [Russian printed book : MS. Laud Misc. 34].
345. (A. 46) 1725 «= Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), nos. 909, 996, 2137 (poetry).
346. (A. 47) 2 1 41 = Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 284 (law).
347. (A. 48) 1686-
>l >> i) it it
498 (logic).
348. (A. 49) 21 16 s Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 3270 (homilies).
348. (A. 50) 1687 e Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 974 (astronomy).
350. (A. 51) 33x1 - „ „ „ „ ,, 1261 (Abubekr).
351. (A. 53) 3185 « Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 844 (Hafiz).
352. (A. 53) 1688 ■ Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 1167 (grammar).
353. (A. 54) 2312 «s Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2223 (lexicon).
354. (A. 55) 1743 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 2152 (poetry).
355. (A. 56) 2142 «= Or. CataL i, cod. Arab. Moham. 629 (medical).
356. (A. 57) 1726 - Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), nos. 1338, 3406, 2409, 3415
(Letters, &c).
357. (A. 58) 3143 a Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 496 (philosophy).
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358. (A. 59) 2144 - Or. Catal. i, codd. Arab. Moham. 254, 1250 (Abubekr).
359. (A. 60) 2365 = Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 924 (poetry).
360. (A. 61) 2313 = Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Christ. 31 (Gospels).
361. (A. 62) 2145 = „ „ „ „ Moham. 1284 (poetry).
362. (A. 63) 2366 a Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1060 (poetry).
363. (A. 64) 2314 = Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 1290 (comm. in
Muqaddama).
364. (A. 65) 2315 » Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 1266 (poetry).
365. (A. 66) 1689 - Qn. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2168 (poetry).
366. (A. 67) 2146 =5 Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 1131 (grammar).
367. (A. 68) [Arabic printed book : Laud Or. e. 1].
368. (A. 69) 2186 « Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1698 (lexicon).
369. (A. 70) 1690 a Or. CaUl. i, cod. Arab. Christ. 30 (St. John).
370. (A. 71) 1 69 1 ~ Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 934 (poetry).
371. (A. 72) 1692 a „ „ „ „ „ 2205 (magic).
372. (A. 73) 2147 c= Or. Catal. ii, cod. Arab. Moham. 69 (traditions).
373. (A 74) 2148 = „ „ i, „ „ „ 508 (logic, &c).
374. (A. 75) 2149 a „ „ „ „ „ „ 1191 (grammar).
375. (A. 76) 2150 a
it » It ti tt 11
146 (prayers).
376. (A. 77) 1693 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 505 (precious stones).
377. (A. 78) 2367 a „ „ „ „ „ „ 52 (Koran).
378. (A. 79) 1727 a Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2124 (poetry).
379. (A. 80) 1694= „ „ „ „ „ 2175 (Letters, &c).
380. (A. 81) 1623 * Or. CataL i, cod. Arab. Moham. 50 (Digby: Koran).
[MS. Digby Or. 2. E.W.B.N.]
381. (A. 82) 1728 a Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 745 (Bustan).
382. (A. 83) 2151= „ „ „ „ nos.971, 1291,1335, 1620, 1768,
1989 (miscellanea).
383. (A. 84) 2316 a Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 866 (Aleppo, &c).
384. (A. 85) 1729 a Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 931 (poetry).
385. (A. 86) 1695 a Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 1278 (poetry).
386. (A. 87) 2317 = „ „ „ „ „ 1 138 (onomasticon).
387. (A. 88) 2318 a „ „ „ „ „ 341 (Ai-gazali, &c).
388. (A. 89) 2841 a Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1038 (poetry).
389. (A. 90) 2152 a „ „ „ 1434 (Mustafa AH: in 1697 this was
temporarily missing, and a blank volume occupied its
place ; see original and cancel leaves of pp. 47-8 of
the Old Catalogue).
390. (A. 91) 1696 a Or. Catal. ii, cod. Arab. Moham. 92 (Turkish law).
391. (A. 92) 2319 a „ „ i, „ „ „ 871 (Ikhwan al-safa).
392. (A. 93) 2320 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 355 (Hariri).
393. (A. 94) 1650* „ „ „ „ „ „ 293 (Digby : Abubekr).
[MS. Digby Or. 29. E. W. B. N.]
394. (A. 95) 1630 » Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 91 (Digby: Al-kirmani,
vol. 4). [MS. Digby Or. 9. E.W.B.N.]
395. (A. 96) 2842 = Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1837 (Gospels).
396. (A. 97) 2321 a Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 438 (Dinawari).
397. (A. 98) 2322 - „ „ „ „ „ 685 (Al-safadi).
398. (A. 99) 2323 a „ „ „ „ „ 527 (medical).
399. (A. 100) 1638 = „ „ „ „ „ 528 (Digby: medical).
[MS. Digby Or. 17. E. VV. B. N.]
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THE LAUDIAN COLLECTION, 1635-41 [400-35
400. (A. 101) 1631 - Or. Catal. ii, cod. Arab. Moham. 41 (Digby : Al-kirmani,
V ' vol. 5. [MS. Digby Or. 10. E.W.B.N.]
401. (A. 10a) 1630 - Or. Catal. ii, cod. Arab. Moham. 40 (Digby : do., vol. 3).
[MS. Digby Or. 8. E.W.B.N.]
402. (A. 103) 1635 - Or. Catal. ii, codd. Arab. Moham. 43 8c 307 (Digby:
ethical). [MS. Digby Or. 4. E.W.B.N.]
403. (A. 104) 2334 - Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 835 (Ibn Khallikan,
pt. 1).
404. (A. 105) 1633 - Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 1300 (Digby: Tograi).
V * J [MS. Digby Or. 11. E. W. B. N.]
405. (A. 106) 1633 - Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 287 (Digby : Al-gazali i).
1 ' W [MS. Digby Or. 1 3. E. W. B. N.J
406. (A. 107) 1634 - Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 288 (Digby: Al-gazali ii).
V " * [MS. Di^by Or. 13. E. W. B. N.]
407. (A. 108) 1635 - Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 923 (Digby: Al-buni).
V ' [MS. Digby Or. 14. E. W. B. N.]
408. (A. 100) 1636 - Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 647 (Digby : Dhahabi).
[MS. Digby Or. 15. E.W.B.N.]
400. (A. no) 1656 - Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 419 (Digby: comm. in
Talmud). [MS. Digby Or. 35. E.W.B.N.]
410. (A. in) 2153 « Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 128 (Al-nasafi).
411. (A. 113) 3325 - „ „ „ „ „ 690 (Ibn Khallikan,
412. (A. 113) 1637 « Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 732 (Digby: Tamerlane).
[MS. Digby Or. 16. E.W.B.N.]
413. (A. 114) 1642 - Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 88 (Digby : Al-bukhari).
V [MS. Digby Or. 31. E.W.B.N.]
414. (A. 115) 1644 = Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 523 (Digby: medical).
^ °' [MS. Digby Or. 23. E.W.B.N.]
415. (A. 116) 2154 «= Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 1050 (lexicon).
416. (A. 117) 1639 - „ „ ii, „ „ 8 : (DiBby : comm. in
Koranum). [MS. Digby Or. 18. E.W.B.N.]
417. (A. 118) 3336 a Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 655 (Al-wakidi).
418. (A. 119) 3337 - „ „ ii, „ „ „ 44 (Al-tha'labi).
419. (A. 130) 3338 - „ i, „ >, „ 403 (Al-sakkaki).
420. (A. I3i) 3339 - „ „ „„ „ „ ii 9 8(Al-arihawi).
421. (A. 133) 3330 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 33 (comm. in Koranum).
422. (A. 133) 3117 « Qu. Catal. xii. (Hebrew), no. 703 (Arba* Turim).
423. (A. 134) 3331 = Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 715 (El-makin).
424. (A. 125) 2843 - Qu. Catal. xiii. (Persian), no. 365 (Vitae Apostolorum).
425. (A. 126) 2844 - 543 (Poetry).
426. (A. 137) 3333 - Or. Catal. ii, cod. Arab. Moham. 354 (grammar).
427. (A. 138) 1647 - „ „ i, „ „ „ 87 (Digby: Revelationes
' Meccanicae iii). [MS. Digby Or. 36. E.W.B.N.]
428. (A. 139) 3333 = Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 714 (Ibn Khallikan).
429. (A. 130) 3187 - Qu Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 399 (Kazwini).
430. (A. 131) 3188 - „ 930 (poetry).
431. (A. 133) 1697 « Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Christ. 37 (Epistolae Pauli, &c).
432. (A, 133) 3334 - „ „ „ „ „ Moham. 309 (Alii Apophthegmata).
433. (A. 134) 3368 « Qu. Catol. xiii (Persian), no. 1056 (Qudrati).
434. (A. 135) 3155 - Or. Catol. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 1314 (Muqaddama).
435. (A. 136) 3156- ., „ „ „ „ 868 (Historia Moham.).
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486. (A. 137) 1626 * Or. CaUL i, cod. Arab. Moham. 878 (Digby: Abu Ma-
shar). [MS. Digby Or. 5. E.W. B. N.]
437. (A. 138) 2845 = Qu. Caul, xiii (Persian), no. 1830 (Psalterium).
438. (A. 139) 1698 = Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 874 (Abul-hasan).
439. (A. 140) 2157 - » „ „ „ 530 (Hippocrates).
440. (A. 141) 2158 - „ „ „ „ n 223(Saad-ed.din).
441. (A. 142) 2369 = Qu. Caul, xiii (Persian), no. 615 (poetry).
442. (A. 143) 2335 « Or. Caul, i, cod. Arab. Moham. 659 (Al-dhahabi).
44a (A. 144) 1648- , 11 360 (Digby: Al-sak-
kaki). [MS. Digby Or. 27. E.W. B. N.]
( A * J 45) I0 4 6 - Or. Caul, i, cod. Arab. Moham. 85 (Digby: Revelationes
Meccanicae ii). [MS. Digby Or. 25. E.W. B. N.]
445. (A. 146) 2336 - Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Christ 2 (PenUteuch).
446. (A. 147) 2337 « „ „ „ „ n 3 (Pentateuch).
447. (A. 148) 1699 = Qu. CaUl. xiii (Persian), no. 668 (poetry).
448. (A. 149) 2338 » Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 289 (Abul-faraj).
449. (A. 150) 1643 - „ „ 89 (Digby :Al-bukhari).
[MS. Digby Or. 22. E.W.B.N.]
450. (A, 151) 1700 * Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 872 (Abul-abbas).
451. (A 152) 2339 - „ n „ „ „ 1196 (poetry).
452. (A. 153) 1641 - „ „ 86 (Digby . theology).
[MS. Digby Or. 20. E.W. B. N.] *
453. (A. 154) 2159 « Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), nos. 414, 1500, 1505, 1524, 1533,
1536, 1540, 1541* 1545 (mathematical).
454. (A. 155) 2340 = Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 1051 (lexicon Camus).
iff" / A ' I56) 3l6<> " " 99 99 99 • 8 9 (Al-mahalli).
456. (A. 157) 2161 « Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2219 (lexicon).
457. (A. 158) 1645 - Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 84 (Digby : Revelationes
Meccanicae i). [MS. Digby Or. 24. E.W. B. N.l
458. (A. 159) 2341 - Or. CaUl. i, cod Arab. Moham. 883 (Ikhwan al-safa)
459. (A. 160) 1701 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 1 (Koran).
if?" Iv J t l l " " " 99 19 99 » 6 5 o(HistoriaKhalifarum).
461. (A. 162) 1654 = Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 15 (Digby : Old Testament).
[MS. Digby Or. 33. E.W.B.N.] ;
462. (A. 163) 2118 - Qu. CaUl. xii (Hebrew), no. 643 (Isaiah of Trani). [fMS.
Laud Or. 322. E.W.B.N.]
463. (A. 164) 2295 = Qu. Catal. xu (Hebrew), no. 571 (Moses Maimonides).
464. (A. ,65) 2296 » „ „ „ „ f> 57o(do0<
465. (A. 166) 2297 - „ „ „ „ „ 589 (do.).
466. (A. 167) 2298 - „ „ „ f> >§ 2i2o(Al-zahrawi).
467. (A. 168) 2299 - „ _»..». < ,,179 (Targum of Jonathan).
[fMS. Land Or. 326. E.W.B.N.] ;
468. (A. 169) 1702 m Or. CaUl. ii,cod. Arab. Moham. 198 (botanical)
469. (A. 170) 1657 . Qu. CaUl. xii (Hebrew), no. 2096 (Digby: Avicenna^)
[MS. Digby Or. 36. E.W.B.N.] * * Av,cenna )'
470. (A.X70 Megilloth).
471. (A. I7 2) l6 53-Qn..C s ^ Pcntatcuch ,
J?- Vf I? nb Fenestra ' or ' SoB *">"*•' references given to this and other MSS were
abolubed by me many yefs ago. They indicated that (on acconnt of theh-'
the MSS. in qnestton had been put • under the window ' in ihe Oriental MSS. room
Other means are now taken to show where such MSS. are kept E. W B NJ
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24 THE LAUDIAN COLLECTION, 1635-41 [473-97
472. (A. 173) 1659 - 0°- 9 ataL xii (Hebrew), no. 2529 (Minister: printed book
with manuscript notes).
473. (A. 174) 2895 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 155* (S. Gregorius).
[With many ornamental initials, mostly of an older style
and are associated with N. France. E.W. B. N.]
474. (A. 175) 3300 m Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 1206 (Aaron b. flayyim).
475. (A. 176) 21 19 ■= „ „ „ „ „ 3 io(Qamhi).
476. (A. 177) 2846 = „ „ xiii (Persian), no. 5 (Tabari). [fMS. Laud Or.
320. E.W.B.N.]
477. (A. 178) 2906 = Or. CaUl. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 1048 ) lexicon : stated to
478. (A. 179) 2907 = „ „ „ „ n 1049 > be given to the
Bodleian by Philip Williams, merchant of London, in
1640 ('Constantinopoli, Feb. 13, 1639* »- c - ac-
cording to the Benefactors' Register, and through (Dr.
(Nicholas?) Davies in 1641 according to no. 10095,
fol. i29 T : non-Laudian).
479. (A. 180) 1652 « Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 290 (Digby : theology).
[MS. Digby Or. 31. E. W. B. N.]
480. (A. 181) 2847 - Qu- CataL xiii (Persian), no. 1900 (Calligraphia Persica
et picturae : stated to be non-Laudian, but query).
481. (A. 182) 2923 « Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Christ. 1 (Pentateuch : stated to
be non-Laudian in no. 10095, as above: acquired
about A. D. 1650?).
482. (B. 1) 2409 «= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 189 (Thomas Aquinas).
483. (B.2) 2410 » „ „ , f M M 1 80 (Carthusian statutes, &c.)
484. (B. 3) 2342 e „ „ xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2165 (poetry).
485. (B. 4) 1798 - „ „ ii (Laud), Misc. no. 8 (Regula Benedicti, &c.)
486. (B. 5) 2411* „ „ „ ,, ,, 13 (Thomas Aquinas).
[? from the Jesuit Coll., Wurxburg. E.W. B. N.]
487. (B. 6) 2412 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 14 (L. Guadin).
[do.E.W.B.N.]
488. (B. 7) 2413 . „ „ „ ff n I5 (De Trinitate).
[do.E.W.B.N.]
489. (B. 8) 2414.= „ „ >f ,, „ i6(inThomamAquinatem).
[do.E.W.B.N.]
490. (B.9) 2415= „ „ „ ff n 17 (tractatustheologici).
[do. E.W.B.N.]
491. (B. 10) 2416= „ „ „ ti f9 18 (L. Guadin).
[do.E.W.B. N.]
492. (B. 11) 2863*= 11 „ „ „ 28 Qus Canonicum).
493. (B. 12) 2281 - „ „ „ „ „ I0 (Giles Brewse).
494. (B. 13) 1799= „ „ „ Lat. no. 83 (Officium Mortuorum :
= Frere 323).
495. (B. 14) 1800 « „ „ tt Misc. no. 20 (Franciscans : belonged
to ' Johannes Barkham D[ecanus] de Bocking * [d. 1642] :
Sarts of two leaves of a 13th cent MS. of a Latin treatise
e Syllabis(l) are in the volume).
496. (B. 15) 2210 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 3 b (Monachi s. Justinae).
497. (B. 16) 1801 . „ „ „ „ 675 (Barth. de Cotton).
LwBN]' 0 ° f Arabi ° at written by Land.
[t The ' Sub Fenestra ' or 4 Sub Fen.' references given to this and other MSS. were
abolished by me many years ago. They indicated that (on account of their size) the
Mbb. in question had been put 'under the window 1 in the Oriental MSS. room. Other
means are now taken to show where such MSS. are kept E. W. B. N.]
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498-5"] THE LAUDIAN COLLECTION, 1635-41 *5
498. (B. 17) 1754 - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 4 (Polybius). [| ? 16th c.
By same scribe as MS. Laud Gr. 5, and, like that, in
Italian binding. E.W.B.N.]
499. (B. 18) 3417 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 5 (Fetrus Lombardus, &c.)
500. (B. 19) 1803 - „ „ „ Lat. no. 83 (Horae B. Mariae V, &c. :
'a fragment inside cover mentions Caddington, near
Luton ').* [Caddington is in dioc. of Lincoln, which
includes ancient diocese of Dorchester (Oxon). Kalendar
S.- English, 8c kirine (Birine) on f. 337* suggests dioc
of Dorchester or Winchester. E. W. B. N.J (Frere 456.)
501. (B. ao) 1803 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. a (theologica). [For bind-
ing cf. Misc. 330, 513, 657. E. W. B. N.]
502. (B. ai) 3864 «= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 3* (Breviarium : «= Frere 34).
503. (B. aa) 1804- „ „ „ „ „ 4(excerptaevangelica:'the
churches for which this book was written were S. Al-
ban's & its cell S. Mary at Tynemouth*). [Proces-
sional, doubtless written at St. Albans, after 1154
(Margaret in last litany) and before 1179 (no Amphi-
balus), and probably illuminated by same hand as MS.
Laud Misc. 358. It has neums on 4-line red staves, with
pitch-signatures: one stave has 2 signatures. See my
Introd, to the study of some of the oldest Latin Musical
MSS.in the Bodleian. E.W.B.N.] (Frere 309.)
504. (B. 33) 1805 ■ Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 674 (Tabulae astrono-
micae, Ac.)
505. (B. 34) 3033 m Qu. CaUl. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 673 (Lydgate).
506. (B. 35) 3381 - „ „ i (Greek), Laud no. 6 (S. Johannes Damascenus,
&c). [§ For provenance see ante, p. 16. E. W. B. N.]
507. (B. a6) 1755 m Qu. Catal i (Greek), Laud no. 5 (Demosthenes).
[§ ? 16th c By same scribe as MS. Laud Gr. 4, and,
like that, in Italian binding. Has coat of arms drawn.
E.W.B.N.]
508. (B. 37) 3418 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 10 (Statuta Carthusiensia).
509. (B. 38) [printed book, 1485 (Hain 9088, Proctor 4851) : MS. Laud Misc. a6].
510. (B. 39) 1756 -Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 8 (Kalila et Dimna).
f § Apparently written not by Markion but by Markos
Kdntl and afterwards belonged to Georgios Kontos,
probably the Georgios Kontos (or Conti) from whom
Sir T. Roe obtained MSS. E.W.B.N.]
511. (B. 30) 3069 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 31 (Bernardus Stille : Wttrz-
h*rg). [Jesuit Coil. E.W.B.N.]
512. (B* 31) 3070 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc.no. 37 (Jesuit exercises: Wiirz-
burg). [Jesuit Coll. E.W.B.N.]
513. (B. 3a) 3419 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 7 (Horae B. Mariae V). [Illu-
mination Flemish style; writing French? E. W. B. N.]
514. (B. 33) 1806 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 30 (theologica).
515. (B. 34) 3430 - ,, „ „ „ ,, 33 (S. Bernardus, Sec)
[Under 6, for ' Scripta ' read 1 Nupta/ E. W. B. N.]
516. (B. 35) 1807 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 10 (Biblia vulgata).
517. (B. 36) 1703 - „ „ xiii (Persian, &c), no. 3177 (Letters, &c).
518. (B. 37) 1704 m Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Christ. 46 (Catechism).
519. (B. 38) 1705 - Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 851 (Al-sururi).
520. (B.39) 1706- „ „ „ „ „ 853 (do.).
521. (B. 40) 3 163 = Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 353 (Jus Mohammedanum).
[§ See the new manuscript catalogue of Laud Gr. E. W. B. N.]
* These and similar quoted notes are usually from the official copy of the Catalogue.
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522. (B. 41) 2163 « Or.Catal. i, cod. Arab. Christ. 10 (Psalmi).
523. (B. 4a) 1707 «= „ „ „ „ Moham. 49 (Koran).
524. (B.43) 2164= „ „ 57 (do.)-
525. (B. 44) 2189 * Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 722 (Gulistan).
526. (B. 45) 2190 « „ „ „ „ „ 880 (Diwan-i-Shahi).
527. (B. 46) 2191= „ „ „ „ nos. 635, 699, 786 (Gulistan, &c).
528. (B. 47) 1708= „ „ „ „ no. 853 (Al-snruri).
529. (B. 48) 1757 = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 14 (Aristotle ; a copy of
MS. Laud Gr. 49). [§E.W.B.N.]
530. (B. 49) 2165 * Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 1162 (grammatical).
531. (B. 50) 2421 m Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 401 (Statuta ecclesiastica).
532. (B. 51) 2192 « „ „ xiii (Persian), no. 787 (Persian poetry).
533. (B. 52) 1730-= „ „ „ „ „ 2126 (Turkish poetry).
534. (B. 53) 1709 = Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 11 60 (grammatical).
535. (B. 54) 2840 - „ „ „ „ „ 38 (Koran).
536. (B. 55) 2343. „ „ „ „ „ 425 (Nominum comparatio).
537. (B. 56) 2344 « „ „ „ ,, „ 849 (Ibn Sasarra).
538. (B. 57) 1624= „ „ „ „ „ 268 (Digby : Jus sacrum).
[MS. Digby Or. 3. E.W.B.N.]
539. (B. 58) 1710 = Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c.) nos. 2176, 2178 (Letters).
540. (B. 59) 1660 a „ „ xii (Hebrew), no. 1 1 76 (Shelomoh ben Gabirol).
541. (B. 60) 2422 = „ „ ii (Laud), Misc. no. 37 (In Cantica Canticorum :
'belonged to the Mainz Carthusians.' [1 & 2 have
marginal pen & ink drawings. £. W. B. N.]
542. (B. 61) 2423 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 63 (Cicero).
543. (B.62) 2071 - ,, „ Misc. no. 29 (Jesuit exercises : Wiir%-
burg).
544. (B. 63) 2370 « Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1702 (lexicon).
545. (B. 64) 2424 = „ ii (Laud), Misc. no. 44 (Vitae Sanctorum).
546. (B. 65) 1744- „ „ „ „ „ „ 678 (Mexican).
547. (B. 66) 1 731 = „ „ xiii (Persian), no. 705 (Gulistan).
548. (B. 67) 2024 = „ „ ii (Laud), Misc. no. 679 (Asinus onustus).
549. (B. 68) 2282 = „ „ „ a „ „ 38 (Anselm on the
Passion).
550. (B. 69) 1745 ■ Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 45 (Russian). [? belonged to
Q. Elizabeth. E.W.B.N.]
551. (B. 70) 1746 « Qu. Catal. u (Laud), Misc. no. 46 (do., St John's Gospel).
552. (B. 71) 1747* „ „ „ „ „ „ 47* (Russian grammar).
553. (B. 72) 1748 * „ „ „ „ „ „ 47 b (Russian dictionary).
554. (B. 73) 2345 - Or. Caul, i, cod. Arab. Moham. 846 (Ottoman history).
655. (B. 74) 2120 = Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 1646 (Shem Tobh).
556. (B. 75) 2301 = „ „ vi (Syriac), no. 178 (physics).
557. (B. 76) 2371 = „ „ xiii (Persian), no. 723 (Gulistan).
558. (B. 77) 2372= „ „ „ „ „ 1697 (lexicon).
559. (B. 78) 2121 = „ „ xii (Hebrew), no. 299 (comm. in Isaiam, &c).
560. (B. 79) 1628 «= Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 90 (Digby : comm. in
Al-bukhari i [MS. Digby Or. 7. £. W. B. N.]
561. (B. 80) 1369 - Or. Catal. ii, cod. Arab. Moham. 274 (Cyriacus: given in
1632 to the Library by George Vivian, a London mer-
chant: non-Laudian).
[§ See the new manuscript catalogue of Laud Gr. E. W. B. N.]
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562. (B. 81) 2166 - Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 717 (Tamerlane).
563. (B. 8a) 1732 « Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c.), no. aioa (Turkish tales).
564. (B.83) 2193. „ iaaa (poetry).
565. (B. 84) 3167 - Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 348 (Ahmad ibn riajar).
566. (B. 85) a 168 = „ „ „ „ „ 139 (Nasir-ed-din).
567. (a 86) 3169 - „ „ „ „ „ 775 (Saladin).
568. (B. 87) a 194 « Qu. Catal xiii (Persian), no. 527 (poetry).
569. (B. 88) 2195 « „ „ „ „ „ 1009 (Tamerlane).
570. (B. 89) 2170 - „ „ „ „ „ 1788 (de Mohammede).
571. (B. 90) 2 1 71 « Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 334 (Dicta Sapientnm).
572. (B. 91) 1711 « Catal. Malay MSS., no. 1. [Hikayat Sri Rama (Rama-
yana). E.W.B.N.]
573. (B. 92) 2172 - Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 607 (Al-razi).
574. (B. 93) 3173 m „ „ „ ,, 335 (Maidani).
575. (B. 94) 1733 « Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 702 (Gulistan).
576. (B. 95) 1734 « Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 336 (apophthegmata).
577. (B. 96) 2346 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 1166 (grammatical).
578. (B. 97) 1712 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 43 (Koran).
579. (B. 98) 2373 « „ „ ii, „ „ „ 226 (grammar).
580. (B. 99) 2x22 — Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 663 (Solomon ben Addereth).
581. (B. 100) 2347 -= Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 271 (Muh. b. Faramurz).
582. (B. 101) 2174 « „ „ „ „ „ 39 (comm. in Koranum).
583. (B. 102) 1735 - Qu. CaUL xiii (Persian), no. 704 (Gulistan).
534. (R 103) 1736 « „ „ „ „ „ 1209 (poetry, Ac.).
585. (B. 104) 2348 m Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 42 (comm. in Koranum).
586. (B. 105) 2175 « „ „ „ „ „ 1 145 (grammatical).
587. (B. 106) 2349 « „ „ „ „ „ 823 (Shehab-ed-din).
588. (B. 107) 1808 - Qu. Caul, ii (Laud), Misc. no. 680 (Statute Angliae).
589. (B. 108) 2123 «s ,, ,, xii (Hebrew), no. 2007 (arithmetical, &c).
590. (B. 109) 1749 ■ „ „ xiii (Persian), no. 1006 (Timur-nama).
591. (B. no) 2382 - „ „ „ „ „ 1270 (theological).
592. (B. in) 1 71 3 - Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 44 (Koran).
593. (B. 112) 2350- „ „ „ „ „ 654 (Al-dhahabi).
594. (B. 113) 2176 « „ „ „ „ „ 662 (Seljucidae).
595. (B. 114) 2351 « „ „ „ „ „ 746 (Hamxa al-Sahmi).
596. (B. 115) 1 714 * „ „ „ „ „ 873 (astronomical).
597. (B. 116) 2177= „ „ „ „ „ 797 (Ibn al-shijina).
598. (B. 117) 2374 « „ » „ » n 397 (Calligraphia et
picturae).
599. (B. 118) 2352 - Or. Catal. i, Cod. Arab. Moham. 656 (Al-dhahabi).
600. (B. 119) 2178- „ „ „ „ „ 219 (jurisprudence).
601. (B. 120) 1715 - „ „ „ „ „ 363 (Al-khatib).
602. (B. 121) 1716 - Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 21 12 (poetry).
603. (B. 122) 1717 - Or. Catal i, cod. Arab. Moham. 32 (Koran).
604. (B. 123) 2353 • „ „ „ „ „ 228 (Muh. b. Faramurz).
605. (B. 124) 2354 - „ „ „ „ „ 652 (Al-dhahabi).
606. (B. 125) 2179 « „ „ ,, „ ,, 1 1 00 (grammatical).
607. (B. 126) 2196 « „ „ „ „ „ 401 (Al-hariri).
608. (B. 137) 2375 - Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), nos. 703, 732 (Gulistan).
609. (B. 128) 2355 m Or. CaUl. i, cod. Arab. Moham. no. 1056 (lexicon).
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610. (B. 129) 1649 « Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. no. 648 (Digby : Ibn
^ DuqmagJ. [MS. Digby Or. 28. E. W. B. N.j
611. (B. 130) 2356 = Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. no. 649 (Al-dhahabi).
612. (B. 131) 2376 = Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), nos. 922, 1007 (Tamerlane).
613. (B. 132) 2893 = Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. no. 92 (Shems-ed-din).
614. (B. 133) 3357 = » » » » u >i 661 (Al-shatibi).
615. (B. 134) 2180* „ ^ ii, cod. Arab. Moham. no. 90 (Jus Mohamme-
danum).
616. (B. 135) 2358 = Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. no. 1052 (lexicon Camus).
617. (B. 136) 1661 = Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 2067 (Juan Gil).
618. (B. 137) 1662 = „ „ „ „ „ 2031 (Ali ben Ragel).
619. (B. 138) 2302 = „ „ „ „ „. 709 (Yoreh De'ah).
620. (B. 139) 2124 « „ „ „ „ „ i25o(Maimonides).
621. (B. 140) 2359 - Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 524 (Khidhr ben Ali).
622. (B. 141) [Chinese printed book 1 Laud Or. d. 1].
623. (B. 142) 2360 « Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 296 (Abul-qasim b. Rid-
hwan).
624. (B. 143) 1663 = Or. Catal. i, cod. Hebrew Samar. 2 (Pentateuch).
625. (B. 144) 2908 - „ „ cod. Arab. Moham. 1059 (non-Laudlan :
Arabic lexicon, given in 1641 by Thomas Perle).
626. (B. 14O 1651 - Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 440 (Digby: Al-jildaki).
V W [MS. Digby Or. 30. E. W. B. N.]
627. (B. 146) 2890 « Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 526 (Ibn Baithar).
628. (B. 147) 1627 - „ „ „ „ „ 651 (Digby :Al-tha f alibi,
K * u & c). [MS. Digby Or. 6. E. W. B. N.]
629. CB. 148) 1640 « Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 653 (Digby : Abu Ali
v Omar). [MS. Digby Or. 19. E. W. B. N.]
630. (B. 149) 2361 « Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 657 (Al-janabi).
631. (B. 150) 2362 = „ „ „ „ ,, 658 (do.).
632. (B. 151) 2425 » Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 252( Jerome: foil. 1-5
are separate from the rest in writing and size). [They
are probably 9th cent. The rest is 10th — see the
tall tagged letters on p. 151 and elsewhere. The
'carmina' of the catalogue (2) are single hexameters.
Both 1. and 2. have old shelfmark « xiij \ E. W. B. N.]
633. (B. 152) 2303 *= Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 680 (liturgical).
634. (B. 153) 1737 « ,, m (Persian), no. 1916 (BedwelFs lexicon).
635. (B. 154) 1809 - „ „ ii (Laud), Lat no. 51 (Quintilianus).
636. (B. 155) "77 - „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 653 (French chronicle).
637. (B. 156) 2199 « „ „ i (Greek), Laud no. 87 (Gregorius Palamas).
638. (B. 157) 2211 = „ „ ii (Laud), Misc. no. 156 (Will. Norton).
639. (B. 158) 2426 - „ „ „ „ „ 11 157 (homilies), [f middle
11 cent, and ? N. Italian. Has some neums, e.g. on
f. 139 and at end. Very fine MS. E.W.B.N.j A
St. Kylian's book (H. E. C.)
640. (B. 159) 2427 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 113 (Genesis, Exodus).
641. (B. 160) 2428 = „ „ „ „ „ 3 (Jnstiniani Codex).
642. (B. 161) 2429 - „ „ „ „ » » 9 (Bibliavulgata, vol. ii).
643. (B. 162) 1810 - „ „ „ Misc. no. 162 (comm. in Pauli Epistolas).
[See p. 16. xL W. 15. N.J
644. (B. 163) 2430 = „ „ „ „ » 650 (Petrus Blesensis).
645. (B. 164) 2431 - ,, „ „ „ „ 651 a<> hann es Serapion).
646. (B. 165) 2212 = „ ,. ,, .„.3io (Hugo de S. Victore).
v ° [Abounds in fine initials. E. W . B. N.]
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Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 469 (Augustine). [2nd half
of 1 ath c. Abounds in large 8c fine initials, sometimes
historiated. Probably English work. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. CataL ii (Land), Misc. no. 649 (Heraldic arms).
„ „ „ Lat no. 114 (Psalterinm). [? from
Augustinian nunnery of Acornebury: see my notes,
in the official copy of the catalogue. E. W. B. N.]
Frere 17a
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 654 (Dialogus de Scaccario).
„ „ „ „ Lat. no. 111 (Joh. Rasel).
„ „ i, (Greek), Laud no. 85 (Cyrillus in Esaiam).
[See the new m a n us cri pt catalogue of Laud Gr.
E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 1 (English prayers : kept
as Arch. F. g. 1).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 86 (theologica, &c).
„ „ „ „ Misc. no. 23 (Wycliff, Bonaven-
tura, &c).
Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 31 (Joh. Busaeus: Wiir%*
Iwg)' [Jesuit Coll. E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 32 (S. Bernardus, &c).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 24 (Stt. Matthew & Mark,
in English).
Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 25 (Gospels, in English).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 176 (Rogerus Computista).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 33 (Epistles,&c.,in English).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 11 (H. Nicholas).
„ „ „ „ „ „ i2(NicolausdeLyra).
M „ „ „ Lat. no. 85. (Psalterinm et Horae
B. Mariae V., Benedictine : - Frere 141).
Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 9 (De vitae institutione).
,, „ „ „ „ „ 171 (Sermones, &c. : 1 be-
longed (c. 1500?) to Thomas Gurney').
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 172 (Sermones).
„ „ „ „ „ 174 (Rich. Rolle, 8cc :
owned by Rich. Pawe, not Pawehinus).
Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 170 (Bernard of Clairvaux).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 168 (Raym. de Penna-
forti, &c).
Qu. CaUl. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 672 (Plutarch, &c).
„ „ „ „ „ 166 (Speculum juniorum).
„ „ » „ „ 175 (Augustine).
„ „ „ „ Lat. no. 18 (Vitae Sanctorum, &c. :
at beg. is part of a 16th cent, document, in which the
name of Thomas Hare occurs, and at end part of a 16th
cent, document in which is the name of John Boxall).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 169 (Raym. de Penna-
forti, &c).
Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 36 (Gospels in English).
„ „ „ „ Lat. no. 23 (Testamentum Novum).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 11 (Biblia vulgata).
„ „ >» M isc- no - x 77 (Sermones).
647.
(B. 166)
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648.
(B. 167)
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640.
(B. 168)
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2028
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660.
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1815
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(C. 10)
2031
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(C. 11)
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(C 13)
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(C. 21)
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674.
(Cm)
1819
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675.
(C 33)
1820
676.
(C »4)
2283
677.
(C 35)
H37
678.
(C »6)
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3 o THE LAUDIAN COLLECTION, 1635-41 [680-704
680. (C a8) 2850 = Qu. CataL i (Greek), Laud no. 3 (IV Evangelia).
[§ C. R. Gregory's Ew. 52. May have belonged to
Trebizond in the 14th c. : see the accentual verses on
f. 158*. E.W.B.N.]
681. (C. 29) 2896 c= Or. CataL i, cod. Arab. Moham. 134 (Logic).
682. (C 30) 1759 - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 12 (Philostratus). [§ Is
Kayser's codex L. E. W. B. N.]
683. (C. 31) 2383 = Qu. CataL i (Greek), Laud no. 11 (Dionysius Periegetes).
[5 Prof. Lake dates it 15th c E.W.B.N.]
684. (C. 32) 2384 m Qu. Catal. i ( Greek), Laud no. 22 (Marcus Eugenicus).
[§ Prof. Lake dates it 16th c. Probably once belonged
to the Jesuit College de Clermont: see ante p. 16.
E. W. B. N.]
685. (C. 33) 2891 - Or. CataL i, cod. Arab. Moham. 1 234 (Mohammed Al-rumi).
686. (C. 34) 2 181 = Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2164 (theologia mystica).
687. (C. 35) 2892 « Or. CataL i, cod. Arab. Moham. 249 (Medulla radicum).
688. (C. 36) 2851 - Qu. CataL i (Greek), Laud no. 21 (theologica). [§ Prof.
Lake dates it 14th- 15 th c Also see ante, p. 15.
E.W.B.N.]
689. (C. 37) 2894 oc Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 1226 (Al-haitami).
690. (C. 38) 1760 - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 1 (Psalterium). [§ The
commentary seems to be that of Athanasius. Is the 1 204 '
collated in Holmes & Parsons's LXX. E. W. B. N.]
691. (C. 39) 1 761 -B Qu. CataL i (Greek), Laud no. 26 (Athanasius, &c).
692. (C 40) 1762- „ „ „ „ „ „ 17 (Nilus, Chrysostomus).
693. (C. 41) 1763* „ „ „ „ ,, „ 2 (Psalterium, &c : artt. 4
and 5 = Holmes & Parsons's ' 203 ' ). .
694. (C. 42) 2385 « Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 9 (Aesopus).
695. (C.43) 2386-,, „ „ „ „ „ 25 (Canones encomiastici).
696. (C. 44) 2387= „ „ ,, „ „ ,, 19 (Nicander Nucius).
697. (C. 45) 2200 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 23(NicolaiisScura). [§Also
contains a treatise on gunpowder, and notes on it, by
other scribes].
698. (C. 46) 1764 s Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 29 (Johannes Damasce-
nus, &c.)
699. (C. 47) 1765 - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 10 (Phalaris, &c).
700. (C 48) 2388 - ,, „ „ „ „ „ 24 (Nicephorus Gregoras).
[§ Prof. Lake dates it 16th cent. Probably belonged to
Elias Ehinger, librarian at Augsburg 1618-29 and
1632-5. Given by Laud in 1636. E. W. B. N.]
701. (C. 49) 1766 «= Qu. CataL i (Greek), Laud no. 20 (Catena in lob).
[§ Prof, Lake mentions among the Fathers used Theo-
dore of Mopsuestia, Origen, Apollinarius, Theodotion,
Cyril, Methodius, Severus of Antioch, Sides (Nicetas),
Theophilus of Alexandria, and vvd (! — Olympiodorus :
he cancels Isidore. Written in the West. Signatures in
letters (? by a 15th cent. British hand). Bound in Eng-
land about 1 530. E. W. B. N.]
702. (C. 50) 1767 - Qu. CataL i (Greek), Laud no. 65 (Johannes Damascenus).
703. (C 51) 2389- „ „ „ „ „ „ 71 (Augustine).
704. (C. 52) 1768 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 18 (Proclus Diadochus).
[| Belonged later to Cardinal Dominico Grimani
(+1523), and doubtless (see ante, p. 12) to Albrecht v
of Bavaria and the Ducal library at Munich. E. W. B. N.]
[§ See the new manuscript catalogue of Laud Gr. E. W. B. N.]
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705. (C. 53) 1769 m Qu. CaUl. i (Greek), Land no. 28 (S. Basilii Liturgia : in
the Catal. for 'Hegnetis' 'Petri' 'Derley* read
* Bennet ' « Johannis 1 * Derby *).
706. (C. 54) 1770 - On. CataL i (Greek), Laud no. 56 (Galen). [$ By scribe of
nos. 57, 58. Bonnd in Italy. E. W. B. N.]
707. (C. 55) 1771 - Qu. CataL i (Greek), Laud no. 57 (do.). [§ By scribe of
nos. 56, 58. Bound in Italy. E. W. B. N.]
708. (C 56) 3390 « Qu. CataL i (Greek), Laud no. 59 (Constantinus, &c.
Vide Daremberg, p. 59).
709. (C. 57) 1773 « Qu. CataL i (Greek) Laud no. 58 (Galen). [§ By scribe
of nos. 56, 57. E. W. B. N.] Vide Daremberg, p. 57.
710. (C. 58) 2201 « Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 43 (Comm. in Psalmos, &c).
[§ The author of 3. is Theodoretos of Kuros. Orna-
mented edges— cf. MSS. Barocci 103, no, 148, and
MSS. Canonici Gr. 18 (in 'Barocci binding', 48, 56.
? Bound in London. E. W. B. N.]
711. (C. 59) 3853 « Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 73 (Philotheus).
712. (C.60) 3853- „ „ „ „ „ „ 74(I>«ProcessioneS.Spi-
ritus).
713. (C. 61) 1773 - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 48 (Johannes Philoponus).
714. (C. 63) 3203 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 41 (Homiliae). [§ Prof.
Lake dates it 15th cent. Bound in England (London ?).
E. W. B. N.]
715. (C. 63) 1774 - Qu. CaUl. i (Greek), Laud no. 31 (Testamentum Novum :
= Tisch.-Greg. Evangg. 51).
716. (C. 64) 3391 - Qu. CataL i (Greek) Laud no. 91 (Alexius Aristenus, &c).
[§?1527. E.W.B.N.]
717. (C. 65) 1775 • Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 77 (Zacharias Gerganus).
718. (C 66) 1776 « „ „ „ „ „ „ 44 (Nicomachus Gerase*
nus, &c). [f Probably written by an Italian scribe.
Bound in France in same binding as MS. Laud Gr. 12,
a Bulanger vol. E. W. B. N.]
719. (C. 67) 3393 » Qu. CataL i (Greek), Laud no. 55 (Plutarch, &c).
720. (C. 68) 1777- ,, „ „ „ „ „ 5i(MaximusPlanudes,&c).
[JE.W.RN.]
721. (C. 69) 2203 mt Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 52 (Nicephorus Blemmi-
das, &c).
722. (C. 70) 2204 - Qu« Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 27 (Oracula, &c).
713*. (C. 71) 2393 «= „ „ „ „ „ ,,13 (Pindar). [§ E.W. B. N.]
714*. (C. 72) 1778- „ „ ,, 66 (Johannes Damascenus).
715*. (C. 73) 1779- » »» » it yy ». 39 (Canones Conciliorum,
&c). [§ Prof. Lake dates it 10th c Probably written
in S. Italy. E. W. B. N.]
716*. (C. 74) 2439 " Q 11 * Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 259 (Ambrose). [2nd half
9th c. or early 10th. Old shelfmarks ' I and ' E. 5 \
E. W. B. N.]
717*. (C. 75) 2440 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 106 (Rabanus Maurus). [I
think earlier : see some subsequent hands on first vellum
fly-leaf: Old shelfmark viij. E. W.B.N.]
718*. (C. 76) 2441 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 599 (Catalogus MSS. Regis
Galliae).
719*. (C. 77) 2394 - Q u - Catal. i rGreek), Laud no. 38 (Michael Glycas). [§ Italian
paper, Venetian binding. E. W. B. N.]
720*. (C. 78) 2854 - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 73 (De Processione S.
Spiritus).
[S See the new manuscript catalogue of Laud Gr. E. W. B. N.]
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32 THE LAUDIAN COLLECTION, 1635-41 [7"*-45
721*. (C. 79) 1780 = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 34 (Evangelistarium :
— Tisch.-Greg. Evstt. 20). [§ Has a calendar of Con-
stantinopolitan character. Ornamentation S. Italian ?
E. W. B. N.]
722*. (C. 80) 1781 «= Qn. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 49 (Comm. in Rhetoricam
Aristotelis). [J Prof. Lake dates it 15th- 16th c, copied
from MS. Vatican Gr. 1340. E. W. B. N.]
723. (C. 81) 1782 * Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 81 (Andreas Cretensis).
724. (C. 82) 1783 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 37 (Gregorius Nazian-
zenus).
725. (C. 83) 2395 «* Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 63 (Johannes Zonaras, &c).
[$ Prof. Lake dates it 16th c. Italian paper, Venetian
binding. E.W.B.N.]
726. (C. 84) 1784 « Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 82 (Sermones). [§ Prof.
Lake dates it 12th c He calls it Lections from the
Fathers, and says it was written for the use of a Greek
Church (in Chios ?). E. W. B. N.]
727. (C. 85) 1785 - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 67 (Barlaam and Josaphat).
728. (C 86) 2396 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 61 (Michael Psellus).
[$ Bound in Italy. E.W.B.N.]
729. (C. 87) 2205 - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 83 (Constitutio papae
Alexandri iv, Gr. Lat, 1633). [§ E. W. B. N.]
730. (C. 88) 2855 » Qu. CataL i (Greek), Laud no. 36 (Lectionarium ex Test.
Veteris libris confectum : corrige Catalogum). [§ Prof.
Lake dates it 12th c. It is Holmes and Parsons's 61,
Brooke and Maclean's d. 2. It has hymns, and much
musical notation. E. W. B. N.] The provenance of the
text used, according to prof. Dahse, is Egypt. H.E.C.
731. (C. 89) 2397 - Qu. Catal. i (Greek).Laud no. 54 (Euripides, Sophocles,&c).
732. (C. 90) 1786- „ „ „ „ „ „ 15 (Georgius Gemistus Ple-
tho\ [Prof. Lake dates it 15th and 17th c.
E. W. B.N.]
733. (C 91) 2206 ■ Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 40 (Antiochus abbas, &c).
734. (C. 92) 1787=- „ „ „ „ „ „ 68 (Vitae Sanctorum: 'at
beg. is a fragment of an 1 ith cent [?] EYangelistarium ').
735. (C. 93) 1788 ■ Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 69 (Martyrologium mensis
Decembris).
736. (C. 94) 1789 • Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 70 (Martyrologium mensis
Septembris). [Prof. Lake calls it 12th c. : I queried
it as last third of nth. E. W. B. N.]
737. (C. 95) 1790 »Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 84 (theologica).
738. (C. 96) 2398 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 47 (Alexander Aphrodisien-
sis).
739. (C. 97) 2856 « Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 78 (Ephraem Syrus).
740*. (C. 98) 2399- » » 19 » » n 64* (HomUiae).
740 b .( do. ) 2400= „ „ „ „ „ „ 64* (Homiliae).
741. (C. 99) 1791 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 79 (Ephraem Syrus).
742. (C. ioo) 1792 « „ „ „ „ „ „ 50 (Ptolemy).
743. (C. 101) 2857 - » if >» v »» it 9° (Basilius Magnus).
744. (C. 102) 2207 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 53 (Lexicon mathemati-
cum).
745. (C. 103) 2858 « Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 80 (Gregorius Nazianzenus).
[§ See the new manuscript catalogue of Laud Gr. E. W. B. N.]
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746. (C. 104) a 208 - Qa. Catal. i (Greek), Land no. 75 (Johannes Chrysosto-
mns. A page is reproduced in Palaeographical Society s
Facsimiles, ii. 8.)
747. (C. 105) 2401 = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 6a (Johannes Actuarius,
&c.). [§ See ante, p. 15. E. W. B. N.]
748. (C. 106) 1793 «= Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 89 (Theodoras Studita).
749. (C. 107) 340a « „ „ „ „ „ „ 60 (Aetius Amidenus).
750. (C. 108) 3403 « „ „ „ „ „ „ 43 (Olympiodorns). T§
Prof. Lake dates it 16th c. Notes by apparently
Italian hands, but bound in France. For history, see
ante, p. 16. E. W. B. N.]
751. (C 109) 3404 m Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 86 (Catena in Job). [§ Ita-
lian scribe. Bound in Germany. £. W. B. N.]
752. (C. 110) 1832 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 299 (Breviarium : * in use at
Launton, near Bicester': owned by dr. John Cottisford
and R. Throkmorton : » Frere 36).
753. (C. in) 3859 - Q Q - Catal. i (Greek), Laud no 88 (Theodoras Studita).
754. (C. 113) 3033 « „ „ ii (Laud), Misc. no. 609 (John Gower).
755. (C. 113) 3443 m „ „ „ „ „ „ 608 (Gul. Lindewode).
756. (C. 114) 3443 m „ „ „ „ „ „ 468 (Legendae Sanctorum,
of German origin : = Frere 43). ft Eichstatt (Willi-
bald). Between 1107 and 11 11. Ola shelfmark 4 1 ' on
f.8. E.W.B.N.]
757. (C. 115) 3865 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 8 (Biblia Sacra, cum Epistola
ad Laodicenses).
758. (C. 116) 1823 e Qu. Caul ii (Laud), Misc. no. 161 (Nicolaiis de Gorham).
759. (C. 117) 1824 m „ „ „ „ „ „ 619 (Ralph Higden).
[Stamped calf—- double lozenges. E. W. B. N.]
760. (C. 118) 1825 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 4 (Johannes Sarisburiensis,
&c: owned by Robert Barnes). [Langleigh floruit
c. 1456. E.W.B.N.]
761. (C. 119) 3444 ■ Q»- Catal. ii (Laud), Lat no. 1 (Codex Justiniani).
762. (C.i 30) 3445 s „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 150 (Comm. in Cantica
Canticorum).
763. (C. 121) 3446 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 294 (Eusebius: fol. 1 is
palimpsest).
764. (C 122) 2447 s Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 151 (Petrus Comestor).
765. (C 123) [Latin printed book, Lubeck, 1502: MS. Laud Misc. 283].
766. (C. 124) 1826 « Qu. Catal. ii. (Laud), Misc. no. 648 (Aelredus abbas).
767. (C. 135) 1837 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 464 (Ansbertus).
768. (D. 1) 1838=,, „ „ „ Lat. no. 81 (Psalterium: Mate nth
cent.', written 4 N. of the Humber': owned by Tho.
Wooa, not Ward : =■ Frere 455). [Has backward-
sloping capital \\ throughout. E. W. B. N.]
768. (D. 3) 1829 = Qn. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 6 (Petri Remediarium Con-
versoram).
770. (D. 3) 3217 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 84 (Psalterium : « Frere 457).
[Kalendar mainly continental, but with Thomas and
Oswald. E.W.B.N.]
771. (D. 4) 3448 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 167 (De Imitatione Christi,
&c. : four books, not five : 1 2th cent, liturgical fragments
at beginning and end). [The fragments are in Italian
writing. Impressed Italian binding. E. W. B. N.]
772. (D. 5) 2218 « Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 93 (prophecies).
[§ See the new manuscript catalogue of Laud, Gr. E. W. B. N.]
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773. (D. 6) 1830 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 68 1 (Willelmus Hemmyng,
&c). [On p. 4 are 9 lines of (loth c. ?) Welsh. I. has
no lections, but a few obits, and the dedication of the
Ch. of Hereford (May n). On. fol. i read ' Hawkyns*
not 'Hawkyns'. Impressed leather binding, with
blank shield in middle of both covers. £. W. B. N.]
774. (D. 7) 3219 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 682 (Frater Milo, &c).
775. (D. 8) 1831- ,, „ ,, ,, 178 (Jacobus de Theramo:
a fragment at beginning mentions the Church of Wet-
wang). [W. gave name to a prebend at York.
E.W.B.N.]
776. (D. 9) 1 718 - Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Christ. 15 (Psalms : stated to be
non-Laudian, but query).
777. (D. 10) 2449 = Qu. CaUl. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 179 (Sermones). [? late
13th c. E.W.B.N.]
778. (D. 11) 2450 ■ Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 173 (Vitae Sanctorum, &c).
779. (D. 12) 2451 a „ „ „ „ „ „ 181 (Bonaventura, &c).
780. (D. 13) 2220 = „ „ „ „ Lat no. 66 (Pliny, &c).
781. (D. 14) 2034 ■ »» >» >» » Misc. no. 182 (Bible extracts). [For
stamp on cover cf. no. 634. E. W. B. N.]
782. (D. 15) 2452 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 183 (Vitae Sanctorum : =■
Frere 122).
783. (D. 16) 2453 ■=■ Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 677 (Horologium Sapien-
tiae, &c).
784. (D. 17) 2292 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 615 (Irish poems). [For
binding cf. nos. 526, 610-14. 'T' thrice on covers.
E. W. B. N.]
785. (D. 18) 1 7 19 m Or. CataL i, cod. Arab. Moham. 1168 (Grammars).
786. (D. 19) [Latin printed book, London: MS. Laud Misc. 193].
787. (D. 20) 2454 «= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 184 (Hugo de S. Victore).
788. (D .21) 2182 = Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 135 (Traditiones).
789. (D. 22) 1738-5 Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1692 (Lexicon).
790. (D. 23) 2377 « „ „ 935 (poetry).
791. (D. 24) 2363 « Or. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 118 (Beidawi).
792. (D. 25) 2848 -> Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 706 (Gulistan).
793. (D» 26) 2405 = „ „ i (Greek), Laud no. 7 (Proverbia Diogeniani).
[§ Prof. Lake dates it 15th cent I Written for Guil-
laume Bude* (f 1502)— see ante, p. 16. E. W. B. N.]
794. (D. 27) 2455 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc.no. 185 (Augustine, &c).
795. (D.28) 2884- ,, „ „ „ „ „ 749 (Three Kings of Cologne).
[Art. 2, a printed book, was sold as a duplicate in
1862. See Macray's Annals, p. 376. H. E. C]
796. (D. 29) 2456 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 323 (Sermones, &c).
797. (D. 30) 2457 m „ „ „ „ „ „ 329(Hymnarium t Frere3io).
798. (D.31; 2885=,, „ „ „ „ „ 683 (John Lydgate, &c).
799. (D. 32) 1832 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 204 (Horae B. Mariae V. :
in a Norwich binding by ' L. W. '). P Wallepaxtus '
in litany, as in MS. Liturg. 299, which compare.
E.W. B. N.]
800. (D. 33) 2866 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 216 (theological extracts :
' 1 2th ' cent.). [On fol. 1 73 T a rude human figure, a few
notes of music, &c. E. W. B. N.]
[§ See the new manuscript catalogue of Laud Gr. E. W. B. N.]
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801. (D. 34) 2867 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 205 (Vita s. Katharinae,&c).
802. (D. 35) 2458 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 312 (Bcdc: < 12th cent, or
very end of nth '). [German writing. E. W. B. N.]
803. (D. 36) 2839 - Q<a. CaUl. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 327 (Targura, &c).
804. (D. 37) 2459 = „ „ „ „ f| tl (Johannes Cassianus).
805. (D. 38) 2460 = „ „ „ „ 99 ff I97 (Disputationes).
806. (D. 39) 1833 - „ „ „ „ n ff 686 (Edwardus Sepham).
'b N*f insi(ie Ist cover - Bound in figured silk.
807. (D. 40) 1834 - Qn. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 687 (J. A. Curiel). [? from
the Jesuit Coll., Wiirzburg. E. W. B. N]
808. (D. 41) 1835 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 404 (Tanetanus).
809. (D.42) 2461
■ » " >* »» » »» 7°6 (Johannes Paunteley).
[For binding ? cf. no. 413. E. W. B. N.]
810. (D. 43) 1836 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 13 (Biblia vulgaU).
811. (D. 44) 2462= „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 405 (Albertus Magnus).
812. (D. 45) 2868 - „ „ „ n ,, 406 (Gaufridus prior, &c).
813. (D.46) 2869 . „ „ „ „ Lat. no. 70 (Seneca).
814. (D.47) 2870 » „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 527 (miscellanea : art. 10 is
part of Donatus's Ars graramatica).
815. (D. 48) 2035 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc no. 704 (Libell of English policy).
816. (D.49) 1837= „ „ „ „ „ Jf 407 (archbp. Radulphus).
817. (D. 50) 2463 m „ „ „ „ „ u 685 (De secretis secretorum).
818. (D. 51) 2464 « „ „ „ „ „ „ i 9 g (Sermones).
810. (D. 52) 2036 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 330 (Rule of nuns). [For
binding ? cf. nos. 2, 513, 657. E. W. B. N.]
820. (D. 53) 2465 « Qu. CaUl. ii (Laud), Misc no. 208 (Regula Carthusiensis).
821. (D. 54) 2466 _ „ „ „ „ „ „ 375 (De Confessione, &c).
822. (D.55) 2467-
» »» it » » t> 2l 7 (Cyprian).
823. (D. 56) 2468 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 203 (Hugo de S. Victore,
&c). [In date of 3. add * V after 1 x ' (1344 not 1314).
E. W. B. N.]
824. (D. 57) 1838 «Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc no. 708 (De secretis secretorum).
[See index for corrected ownership — Will Waad (not
Wood) and Jac. Waad (not Antony Wood). E. W. B. N.]
825. (D. 58) 1839 - Qn. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 215 (Thomae a Kempis De
Imitatione Christi libri tres, fol. 1, &c). [? a St. Albans
book. Old no. 31 on back— cf. MS. Laud. Lat. 67.
E. W. B. N.] '
826. (D. 59) 2469 m Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 584 (Eugippii Flores ex
Augustino : * late ioth?' cent).
827. (D. 60) 2470 «= Qu. CaUl. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 70 (Jacobus de Voragine :
with arms of Morton). [Also rebus of same. Italian
hand. At end, Latin epitaph to a Gulielmus plar (?)
who d. in 1506. E. W. B. N.]
828. (D. 61) 2471 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 88 (S. Bernard of Clairvaux).
829. (D.6a) 2472*= „ „ „ „ „ „ 86 (Paschasius Radbertus).
830. (D. 63) 2871 « „ „ „ „ Lat. no. 69 (Huguitio).
831. (D. 64) 2872 m „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 225 (R. de Thaneto).
832. (D. 65) 2882 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 365 (Elections of Popes, in
Italian).
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833. (D. 66) 2883 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 366 (Do.). P From the
V ' Jesuit Coll., Wiirzburg : cf. nos. 54, 56. E. W. B. N.]
834. (D. 67) 1840 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 709 (Guido de Columnis:
owned by ' William Barton ' ?).
835. (D. 68) 2473 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 415 (Jacobus de Voragine).
836. (D.69) 1841= „ „ „ „ „ „ 414 Qohannes Felton).
837. (D. 70) 2474 = „ » » » » 569 (Eginhardus,&c. ^pro-
bably belonged to Erbach or to the Carthusians at
Mainz': all 12th cent.).
838. (D. 71) 2475 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 104 (Sidonius Apollinaris:
stated to have belonged to St. Nazarius at Lorsch : and
to be of the 9th cent, [to fol. 99], and nth cent.).
[Bk. VIII ends on f. 99. F. 103 is misplaced and
belongs to the earlier part. The MS. is collated^in the
1895 Teubner ed. (Paulus Mohr). E. W. B. N.]
838. (D. 72) 2221 = Qn. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 710 (Instructions ducales).
840. (D. 73) 2222 « „ (Do.).
841. (D. 74) 2223 = „ „ » >J 7 13
(Do.).
842. (D. 75) 222 4 — *> » »> » >» »
713 (Do.).
843. (D. 76) 2225= „ „ „ „ „ „ 7H (Do.).
844. (D. 77) 2226 = (Do.).
845. (D. 78) 2476 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 228 (Vitae Patrum).
846. (D. 79) 2227= „ „ „ „ „ „ 717 (Johannes Calderia,
&c). [Impressed Italian binding. On cover, 57 : on
fol. 1, 7. Cf. nos. 543, 718. E. W. B. N.]
847. (D. 80) 2477 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 376 (Thomas Wallensis).
848. (D. 81) 2478 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 202 (Richard Rolle, &c).
848. (D. 82) 2479 « „ „ „ „ „ „ 2i8(HaymoofHalberstadt).
[Rubrications of words remarkable. E. W. B. N.]
850. (D. 83) 1842 «= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 707 (Galfridus de Vino
Salvo, &c).
851. (D. 84) 1843 =- Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 200 (Sermones).
852. (D. 85) 2828 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 201 (English Psalter).
853. (D. 86) 2073 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 744 (Jesuits at Wiirzburg).
[Belonged to the Jesuit Coll. there. E. W. B. N.]
854. (D. 87) 2873 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 734 (Avicenna).
855. (D. 88) 2874 -= „ „ „ „ „ „ 241 (Gregorius, Magnus).
856. (D. 89) 2480 = n „ „ „ Lat no. 53 (Boethius).
857. (D. 90) 2481= „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 239 (Jacobus Carthusiensis).
858. (D. 91) 2482 « „ „ „ „ „ „ 440 (Historia tripartita).
[12th cent. Black-and-red initials. For others (large)
see ff. i T , I4 V , 53 v , 92 T . South German ? E. W. B. N.]
859. (D. 92) 2483 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 441 (Job, &c, in Latin).
860. (D. 93) 2484 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 604 (Bartholomaeus de
Pisis). [Quoted date has a ' c' too many. E. W. B. N.]
861. (D. 94) 1844 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 82 (Petrus de Riga). [For
shelfmark (?) on right margin of f. 1 cf. MS. Laud Lat.
109 (Waltham). Foliation (Arabic) stamped. Dark
blue morocco, gilt-tooled. E. W. B. N.]
862. (D. 95) 2485 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 38 (ProverbiaSalomonis,&c).
863. (D. 96) 2486 = ,, ,, „ „ „ ,,105 (Mauricius de Soliaco,
&c.). [2. ?by Hugo de Vienna. 3. He wrote such a
commentary. 5. Hugonis according to the MS.
E. W. B. N.]
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864. (D. 97) 2487 * Qu. Catal. ii (Land), Misc. no. 107 (Jerome : of the ' 9th
and late 13th* centt.).
865. (D. 98) 2488 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc.no. 81 (S.Bernard of Clairvaux).
866. (D. 99) 2489 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 80 (Summae theologicae,
&c).
867. (I>. 100) 2490 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 87 (theologica).
868. (D. 101; 2491 » „ „ „ „ „ „ 231 (LudolphusdeSaxonia).
869. (D. 102) 2492 -= „ „ „ „ „ „ 578 (Augustine, &c).
870. (D. 103) 2493 * „ n » n Lat. no. 41 (Evangelium s. Matthaei).
871. (D. 104) 2494 m ,, „ „ „ Misc. no. 420 (Nicolaiis de Lyra).
872. (D. 105) 2495 « „ „ Lat no. 44 (Epistolae Pauli).
873. (D. 106) 2496 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 37(ProverbiaSalomonis,&c).
874. (D. 107) 2497 m „ „ Misc. no. 562 (Robertus Holkot super
librum Sapientiae : Henr. de Stetthin was the scribe,
A.D. 1347, at Paris).
875. (D. 108) 2498 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 105 (Cyprian). [?late
10th c. — see official copy of catalogue. Has old mark
'.F. f.\ E.W.B.N.]
876. (D. 109) 2228 * Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 616 (Rogerus de Waltham).
877. (D.i 10) 1845 « „ „ „ „ „ „ 617 (Medica).
878. (D. in) 2499 = „ ,, „ „ Lat. no. 34 (Psalterium). [Novo loco
= Newstead. At end, 6 shapes of musical notes (14th c).
Le Neve's arms at end, and Laud's at beginning.
E. W. B. N.]
879. (D. 112) 1846 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 264 (Anselm). [de Wal-
lingford was abbot 1326-35. 1. has fine border. Much
writing on end leaves. E. W. B. N.]
880. (D. 113) 2500 ■» Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 442 (Bede: stated to have
belonged to St. Mary's at Eberbach, and to be partly
written in English hands). [2 English and 1 foreign
scribe — for details see official copy of catalogue.
E.W.B.N.]
881. (D. 114) 2501 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 437 (Gulielmus Durandus).
(D- 115) 2502 « „ „ „ „ ,, „ ^36 (Cresconius: stated to
have belonged to St. Kylian s at Wurzburg, and to be
in an English hand. [10. only is by a continental hand.
The rest is by the scribe of MS. Laud Lat 92, and so
c 832-42. Germanic glosses (10th c.T); *xci' seems
to have been its St. Kylian's shelfmark. E. W. B. N.]
(D. 116) 2503 » Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 439 (Sermones, &c).
884. (D. 117) 1847 - » >. » »» » i. 353 (Missale sec. usum Sa-
rum : — Frere 262). [The vow is on fol. 247, and there
is other English matter. Cf. no. 302. E. W. B. N.]
885. (D. 118) 2504 - Qu. Caul. ii. (Laud), Misc. no. 255 (Figurae biblicae).
886. (D. 119) 2825 = p „ „ „ „ „ 443 (Vitae Patrum, in
German).
887. (D. 120) 2505 » Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 418 (Augustine: ' 10th
cent, at latest '). [Written contemporaneously by scribes
whose work does not properly join — see ft 17, 60.
Imperfect at beginning. On f. 59, drawings of harp,
man with cymbals, and (?) Virgin and Child. E. W. B. N.J
888. (D. 121) 1794 m Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 32 (Evangelistarium : «
Tisch.-Greg. Evstt. 18, where it is attributed to the 12th
or 13th cent.).
(D. 122) 1795 "Qn. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 33 (Evangelia cum catena:
— Tisch.-Greg. Evangg. 50).
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890. (D. 123) 1796 = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Land. no. 45 (Aristotle).
891. (D. 124) 1797— „ „ „ „ „ „ 46 (Do. : contains no marks
of Laudian ownership).
892. (D. 125) 2506 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 417 (Jerome : 'belonged to
Lorsch '). [Has late 13th c. signatures at top of leaves
by same hand as in pt. 2 of no. 452. On f. 95, four-
fold compendium for « nota \ E. W. B. N.]
893. (D. 126) 2507 «= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 421 (Canones Conciliorum:
'probably* 9th cent. : stated to have belonged to
St. Kylian's at Wiirzburg). [Has its shelfmark ' cxxj *.
Certainly 9th or 10th c.— probably 872-82. ? written
at Freising — see official copy of cat. for palaeographical
reason. E.W.B.N.]
894. (D. 127) 2508 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 112 (Livy).
895. (D. 128) 2875= „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 309 (Augustine).
896. (D. 129) 2876 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 308 (Do.).
897. (D. 130) 2509 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 144 (Do.). [Idoubt'ineun-
tis\ E.W.B.N.]
898. (D. 131) 2510 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 305 (Sermones).
899. (D. 132) 251 1 = ,, „ „ „ „ ,, 307 (Super Decretalia).
900. (D. 133) 2512 - „ „ „ „ „ „ I55 b (Sermones).
901. (D. 134) 2513 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 311 (Gulielmus Durandus).
902. (D. 135) [Printed book, Wiirzburg, 1481 (Hain 1 1309, Proctor 2669) : Auct.
1. Q. 1. 7].
903. (D. 136) 1848 «= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 302 (Missale sec. usum
Sarum : « Frere 26 1 ). [? Winchester diocese. The vow
is on f. 247, and there is other English matter. Cf.
no. 253. E.W.B.N.]
904. (D. 137) 2514 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 2 (Azzo: owned by Joh.
Hessler).
905. (D. 138) Printed book, Wiirzburg, i486? (Proctor 2672, Hain-Coppinger
1279; : MS. Laud Misc. 301].
906. (D. 139) 1849 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 160 (Comm. in prophetas
minores).
907. (D. 140) 2515 - ,, ,, „ „ „ 300 (Jerome : belonged to
St. Augustine's, Canterbury, and in a Canterbury bind-
ing). [? French or Belgian execution. 325 in James's
St Aug. catalogue : identified by mr. S. Gibson. Laud's
arms on f. 1. Stamped leather binding. E. W. B. N.]
908. (D. 141) 1664 « Or. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 11 74 (Haggada).
909. (D. 142) [Printed book : occurs in 1738 catalogue, but since lost. H.E. C]
910. (D. 143) 2406 = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 92* (liturgical).
911. (D. 144) 1750 (wooden tablets with pictorial almanac for 1636).
912. (D. 145) 1850 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 750 (Glastonbury).
913. (D. 146) 1750* m MS. Laud Or. 327 (Chinese MS. book of prescriptions).
914. (D. 147) 1851 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 753 (perpetual calendar).
915. (D. 148) [an image: kept in coin-room].
915*. (D. 148*) [do., do.]
916. (D. 149) 1 751 = MS. Laud Or. e. 1 (B) (Telugu almanac for 1632).
917. (D. 150a) [Chinese printed book-. Laud Or. d. 2 (R). c]
917*. (D. 150 b) [Japanese printed book : Laud Or. d. 8 (R). c]
917**. (D. 150 c.) 1751* (Arabic letter: now MS. Bodl. Or. 575, fol. 24: see
no. 1 263 c).
918. (D. 151) 1752 - MS. Laud Or. a. 1 (B) (Javanese land instrument).
919. (D. 152) 1753 = Catal. Malay MSS., no. 7 (Malay letter). [MS. Laud Or.
b. i(R). E.W.B.N.]
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920. (D. 153) [an astrolabe 1 kept in picture-gallery].
921. (D. 154) [baculus magicusx now lost: see Macray, Annals, p. 84.]
922. (D. 155) 1720 (Arabic fragments). [Perhaps partly bound up in MS. Laud
Or. 31 9 - Or. Catal. ii, cod. Arab. Moham. 406. H.E.C.]
923. (D. 156) 2908* = MS. Land Op. e. 2 (R) (Temple at Mecca, &c: non-
LaodlaD : perhaps received about A. d. 1640).
924. (E. 1) 2516 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 60 (Aristotle).
925. (E. 2) 1852 « „ „ „ „ i9(CanticaCanticorum,&c).
926. (E. 3) 2229 » „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 670 (Chrcnicon Angliae).
927. (E. 4) 2378 - Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 921 (Joseph and Zuleika).
928. (E. 5) 1853 - „ „ ii (Laud), Lat. no. 61 (Cicero, &c).
929. (E. 6) 2284 = „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 207 (Gospels, in English).
930. (E. 7) 2517
™ it a tt »> » tt 195 (Bonaventura).
931. (E. 8) 1854 B »» •» 1) » » tt 194 (Henricus de Hassia).
932. (E. 9) 2518 a „ „ „ „ „ „ 480 (Albertus Magnus, &c).
[In the ownership-paragraph cancel both series of . . .,
and read Moylhusen. E. W. B. N.]
933. (E. 10) 2519 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 30 (Epistolae canonicae, &c).
[I doubt * ineuntis \ 1. is by the same scribe as pt. 2 of
no. 28 (at least as regards the text), and has very pretty
interlaced pen-and-ink initials. E. W. B. N.]
934. (E. 11) 1855 « Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Lat no. 73 (Terence).
935. (E. 12) 2520 « „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 393 (Martyrologium : •»
Frere 347).
936. (E. 13) 1856 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 508 (Anselm, &c). [On
back, A : on front cover, 8. Cf. no. 500, and MS. Laud
Lat. 31 (Eynsham). On fly-leaf at beg. are Lat. verses.
E. W. B. N.]
937. (E. 14) 2521 » Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 51 2 (Maphaeus Vegius, &c).
[For binding cf. no. 503 and ? no. 416. E. W. B. N.]
938. (E. 15) 2522 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 369 (Gulielmus Peraldus).
939. (E. 16) 2523 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 499 (Petrus Pictaviensis).
940. (E. 17) 1857 - „
tt it tt tt tt 343 (Augustine).
941. (E. 18) 2230 « „ „ „ „ „ „ 501 (Petrus Carmelianus).
[Impressed leather binding, with S on front and N on
back. E.W. B.N.]
942. (E. 19) 2829 = Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 509 (Aelfric). [? 12th c
— see the red-and-green initial on f. 65. On f. 2, old
reference ' No. 139 \ E. W. B. N.]
943. (E. 20) 2524 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 510 (Bede). [? 12th c.
' Joseph * is also at top of f. i T . It is the scribe's
invocation of the saint There is no Joseph in the list
of abbots. E.W.B.N.]
944. (E. 21) 2525 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 507 (Bernard of Clairvaux).
945. (E. 22) 2304 a tt „ xii (Hebrew), no. in (Psalterium).
946. (E. 23) 2526 » Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 196 (Bernardus Compostel-
lanus).
947. (E. 24) 2527 » Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat no. 14 (Leviticus, &c: art. 1
at any rate was owned by the 4 Carthusians of Mainz * :
German glosses — Steinmeyer, vol. iv, p. 592. [See
ante, p. 15. E. W. B. N.]
948. (E. 25) 1858 •« Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 358 (Gradual: - Frere 203)
[c. 1155-78, being apparently illuminated by the same
hand at no. 4 : see official copy of catalogue. In
15th cent, vellum. E. W. B. N.]
949. (E. 26) 2528 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 346 (Vitae Sanctorum: the
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fly-leaves are ' from a late nth cent, book containing
. . . exorcisms, &c.' [Original tooled leather binding.
E. W. B. N.]
950. (E. 27) 2529 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 391 (Isidores : some leaves
are palimpsest). [? 1st half of 12th c — see ff. 58, &c.
German writing . Palimpsest leaves! not before late
10th c. Neums on fT. 67*, 76*. E. W. B. N.]
951. (E. 28) 1859 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 500 (Caesarius Arelatensis,
&c. [Title along back : C on back : 14 on front cover.
Cf. no. 508 and MS. Laud Lat. 31 (Eynsham).
E.W. B.N.]
952. (E. 29) 2530 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 474 (Sermones). [Not
early I2tb. Has two points inside many of its red
initials. E.W.B.N.]
953. (E. 30) 2018 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 696 (De sensibus, &c, in
Italian).
954. (E. 31) 2231 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 697 (Theologica et historica).
955. (E. 32) 2531 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 221 (Johannes de Rupella).
956. (E. 33) 2830 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 381 (Parts of the Old
Testament).
957. (E. 34) 2532 - Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 222 (Theologica et medica).
958. (E. 35) 2533 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 69(Evangeliums.Matthaei).
959. (E. 36) 2534* „ „ „ „ „ „ 506 (Sermones).
960. (E. 37) 2535=,, „ „ „ Lat. no. 16 (Psalterium : = Frere 148).
961. (E. 38) 2536 = „ ,, „ Misc. no. 379 (Canonici seculares).
962. (E. 39) 2537 = „ „ ,, „ „ ,, 380 (Sermones).
963. (E. 40) 2538= „ „ „ „ „ „ 377(Peregrinusminor,&c).
964. (E. 41) 2539 = „ „ „ „ „ 378 (Legend a e sanctorum).
965. (E. 42) 1860= „ „ „ „ „ „ 373 (Berengaudus).
966. (E. 43) 2020 « „ „ „ „ „ „ 716 (Order of Golden
Fleece, in French).
967. (E. 44) 1 86 1 «= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 206 (Grosseteste, &c).
968. (E. 45) 2831 « „ „ „ „ „ „ 655 (Casuistry).
969. (E. 46) 1862 = „ „ „ „ „ ,,511 (Sermones).
970. (E. 47) 1863=: „ „ „ „ „ „ 413 (Vitas. Godrici: * be-
longed to Durham Cathedral'). [Ownership erased,
but 'revived'. Old shelfmark. E. W. B. N.J
971. (E. 48) 2232 = Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Lat. no. 26 (Evangelia: the calendar
is for the use of the city of Rome : ' executed somewhere
in the zone of N. France': on fF. 92% 93 T are '12th
cent, liturgical directions '). [A Comes, No Benedict.
On June 14 Felicula (found in S. German copies of
the tonus). On ff. 11, 38, 55, 82 T remarkable initials,
some with a Breton look — and note the red-and-black
Z on f. 52 T . The pictures are in red and yellow, very
rude. The 12 th c. directions are for a religious house
with a prelatus and refectory. Frere 230. E. W. B.N.]
972. (E. 49) 2233 ■ Qu* Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 535 (Nicolai Astronomia,
&c).
973. (E. 50) 1864 = Q u « Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 371 (Amulphus Bonaeval-
lensis, &c. : * lt Ramesey" inside last cover'). [' A' on
back. E.W.B.N.]
974. (E. 51) 1865 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 370 (Hugo de S. Victore).
[Original white leather (S. Gibson). E. W. B. N.]
975. (E. 52) 1866 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 374 (Grosseteste: ' a Hyde
abbey book': fragm. of 13th cent. Winchester calendar
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in the binding). [Original white leather (S. Gibson \
with title on back cover, inside metal rim ; but the horn
is lost. E. W.B.N.]
976. (E. 53) 2540 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 220 (Ubertus Lombardus).
977. (E. 54) 2541 « „ „ „ „ „ „ 723 (Chartularium de Mer-
ton, &c. : fly-leaves from deed of 1627). [The • Tabulae *
(1.) were apparently written in 1245 or 1244, and were
constructed for 1216-3191, bnt 3 ff., containing 2812-
3039, are missing. There are entries of the priors of
Merton. The marginal notices go down to 1441. The
last deed in the 1 Chartnlarinm " is dated 1399.
E. W.B.N.]
978. (EL 55) 1867 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 724 (Albucasis,
979. (E. 56) 2542 = „ „ „ „ Lat. no. 40 (Testamentum Novum).
980. (E. 57) 2543 « „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 281 (Philippus de Monte
Calerio).
981. (E. 58) 2234 * Q°- Catal. ii (Laud),Misc. no. 726 (Andreas Dandnlus).
982. (E.59) 2544- „ „ „ „ „ „ 428 (Gregorius papa,
Magnus). [Novo Loco • Newstead. E. W. B. N.]
983. (E. 60) 2545 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 91 (Thomas Balduinus, Ac :
'13th cent *).
984. (E. 61) 2546 — Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 607 (Avicenna).
985. (E.62) 2547- „ „ „ „ Latno.45(EpistolaePauli). [Latter
half of 1 2th c. Some of the initials very fine.
E. W.B. N.]
986. (E. 63) 2548 - Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 92 (Fulgentius, &c. : ' 9th
cent.': an early Latin 'scrap of majuscule' is in the
binding). [Perhaps even end of 8th c (the majuscule
scrap 6th ?). This and no. 580 are companion- vols. *
Old shelfmark * Cj.\ On f. i exhortation, dealing with
redestination, 8cc beg. ' Firmissime tene \ Very curious
on t 3* and bold D on f. 49. E. W. B. N.]
987. (E. 64) 2037 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 581 (Piers Plowman). [The
best MS. of the B text, but with no claim to have
been written or corrected by Langland : see my notes at
beginning. 1st third of 15th c. E. W. B. N.]
988. (E. 65) [Netherlandish printed book , with German MS. notes (Proctor 45) :
Auct. M. 3. 15].
989. (E. 66) 2549 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 727 (Johannes Gerson).
990. (E. 67) 2550- „ „ „ Lat.no. 108 (Epistolae Pauli : be-
longed to St Kylian's at Wurzburg). [Has its old shelf-
mark * xcviij '. By an Eng. scribe, perhaps the writer of
no. 92 and of MS. Laud misc. 436. E. W. B. N.]
991. (E. 68) 2551 mz Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 278 (Johannes Lector).
992. (E. 69) 1868 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 95 (Gregorius papa,
Magnus : owned by the abbey of St Denis ; if written
for Guido de Castris the MS. must be 14th cent.).
[? 1326-51. Has Roman no. — 236, and older S.
Denis shelfmarks. In 4. for « Hy * read « hy r . ' — i. e.
hyemale ; also ' Gervasyus ' and 4 ca.do. * = Castroram
Domino « de Castris. Belonged to W. Herbert, earl of
Pembroke ?— see ante, p. 16. E. W. B. N.]
993. (E. 70) 1869 * Qu. Cat ii (Laud), Misc. no. 576 (Petrus de Riga : a Christ
Church, Canterbury, book.) [See f. 7. Is 1245 in the
catalogue printed by Dr. M. R. James. E. W. B. N.]
994. (E. 71) 2552 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat no. 17 (Psalterium: « Frere 176).
[The added litanies are distinctively English. E.W.B.N.]
[* Some of the quiremarks in MSS. Laud misc. 92 and 580 seem to be by the same
hands. E.W.B.N.]
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905. (E. 7a) 3553 - Qa. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 73 (Terence, &c).
996. (E. 73) 2554- „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 79 (Haymo of Halberstadt,
&c : art. 4 is ' late 13th cent. [1. a. 3. (MS. A) are
iath c (1st half!) and 3. is imperfect at end. 4. (MS.
B) is late 13th, and imp. at each end. There is no
evidence that Wargrave ever had A. and B. 5. 6. 7. 8.
(MS. C.) are all in different hands but iath c. (1st half?) :
5. is on what had been a blank outer leaf, and 7. 8. on
blank end-leaves of 6. : Leominster was a cell of Read-
ing, and C. was probably borrowed for use there. 9.-1 5.
(MS. D.) is iath a, and has on its margins relics of 12th
c. paintings (chief colour green, with occasional gilding :
see ff. 109, io9 t , ii9 T , iai T , 133, 137, 127*, 130% 133,
I35 T : it also has drawings on ff. 143, I48 T . On. f. 149*
is an inscription giving Wargrave's name, and the price.
He restored his purchase to the monastery. Note that
Laud was a Reading man. E. W. B. N.]
997. (E. 74) 1870 « Qu. CaUl. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 77 (Johannes Waldeby).
998. (E. 75) 3555 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 357 (Bede, &c).
999. (E. 76) 1871 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 377 (Hugo de S. Victore,
&c. : the name of Adam de Komsow is on fol. I99 T ).
[Doubtless a Durham Cathedral book. Both 1 owners '
were prebendaries of Durham ; the top of f. a has
been cut off; and MS. Laud misc. 403, also given by
Maxton to Birkhead, is similarly mutilated — see my
note elsewhere on that MS. * Kornsow* (Cornsay) is
in Co. Durham. E. W. B. N.]
1000. (E. 77) 3556 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 363 (Gregorius papa,
Magnus : art. 2 is stated to be the Poenitentiale of Cum-
meanus : on f. 1 is stated to be a 9th cent, copy of the
4 Breviarius de Hierosolyma '). [3. This copy was un-
known to Wasserschleben. It puts % 2 of the preface
between id and xii, and joins to it (f. 78) an addition
also found in the P. Remense. The last 6 lines of it
(on f. 81*), and some subsequent prayers, have been
obliterated, and neums scribbled. There are also neums
on ff. 3, 78, and (with much more text), 71*. Of the
Breviarius apparently only two other copies (9th and
1 ith c.) are known ; its first page, being an outer one,
has lost its ink, and neums have been written on it, while
a blank half-page at end of the B. received (9th c.)
prayers. Only 1. was written by Willibald : his writing
is English, and no Englishman of the name is known
except the saint, who was ordained priest in 740 and
d. 786. The corrector of 1. was also English : W. left
him to fill in quotations on ff. 30, 3i T . There are
O. H. G. glosses on ff. 64, 64*. 1. has lost quires 1II-V
(as far back as the 15th c. — see f. 1). In its colophon
Liber — Feliciter is added by a continental hand.
For 'Finitur' read 'Finiz\ Tres quidtm digiti
scribunt t5ta membra laborant may be a dog-Latin
hexameter (perhaps originally iquldemV): cf. 38718,
and my note there, for 9th c variants. The 'nomina
varia* are by the writer of 3., at the beg. of which read
exscrapsu. I cannot doubt that 1. is from the pen of
St. Willibald. It may have been copied by him either
at Monte Cassino or at Rome, and taken to Eichstadt,
of which he became bishop in 741, and where he built and
lived in a monastery. It bears the old shelfmark cxxxiij,
probably of St Kylian's, Wurzburg. E. W. B. N.]
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1001. (E. 78) 3557 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 92 (Deuteronomy, &c).
[Written in 833-42. Has old shelfmark 'xlix*. Bv
an English scribe, who also wrote MS. Land misc. 430.
Hiberno-Saxon coloured initials. German glosses on
ff. 52% &c., and (1 ith c ?)neums on f. io7 T . E. W. B. N.]
1002. (E. 79) 2558 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat no. 90 (Genesis and Exodus).
1003. (E. 80) 3559 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 636 (The Anglo-Saxon
Chronicle; written at Peterborough). [To the top 01
f. 8i T this was written not later than 1123, in Peter -
✓ borough Abbey, doubtless to replace a copy lost in the
fire of 1 1 16. The beautiful B at beg. is doubtless by the
illuminator of MS. Bodley 163, another Peterborough
book. E.W.B.N.] It is MS. E of the Chronicle.
1004. (E. 81) [Printed book, Eichstatt, 1478? (Hain 4011, Proctor 3123): MS.
Laud Lat. 33].
1005. (E. 82) 2560 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 256 (Jerome : « 9th cent.').
[Old shelfmark v. Ff. 2-54 Hiberno-Saxon writing.
Doubtless from same scriptorium (Wiirzbure) as no. 134
—see official copy of catalogue. The same hand is found
in their marginalia, and f . 6 in that is probably from
the pen which wrote I 135 in this. E. W. B. N.]
1006. (E. 83) 2561 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 254 (Do*). [Contemporary
table of contents in rustic capitals on f. 1. E. W. B. N.]
1007. (E. 84) 3562 - Qu. CaUl. ii (Laud), Lat no. 103 (Epistolae Pauli). [1st
half of 12th c E.W.B.N.]
1008. (E.85) 2563 -Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 100 (Jeremias et libri
Regum).
1009. (E. 86) 2564 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 102 (Prophetae, cum glossa).
1010. (E. 87) 2565 - „ „ „ „ „ „ f 80 (Johannes Maxentius :
stated to have belonged to St. Kylian's at Wiirzburg).
[Old shelfmark clxviij, companion vol. to MS. Laud Lat.
2. Early 9th c. or end of 8th. Interlaced initials on
. 3i T , 48. Under 10. read Drasamundi. E. W. B. N.]
1011. (E.88) 2566 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 431 (Paulus de S. Maria).
1012. (E. 89) 2567- „ „ „ „ Lat. no. 46 (Angustine, &c).
1013. (E. 90) 2568- „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 237 (Theologica et medica
« Priebsch 141). [' Anshelmus 1 is constantly referred
to in the margin of 2. E. W. B. N.]
1014. (E. 91) 2569 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 236 (Ambrose, &c).
1015. (E. 92) 2570 « „ „ „ „ „ „ 605 (Petrus super sententias).
1016. (E.93) 2571-,, „ „ „ „ „ 453 (Sermones). [In owners*
names read Peinton. E. W. B. N.]
1017. (E. 94) 2305 - Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 2373 (liturgical).
1018. (E. 95) 2572 « „ „ ii (Laud), Misc. no. 470 (Augustine: with Laud's
arms, illuminated). [Ff. ii + 266 + ii. Abounds in fine
or peculiar initials — for which see official copy of cata-
logue. E.W.B.N.]
1019. (E. 96) 2573 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 158 (Do.).
1020. (E. 97) 3574- „ „ „ „ „ „ 143 (Do., &c). T* Erbach *
on f. 1. Neums on leaf inside 1st cover. Impressed
pigskin binding. E. W. B. N.]
1021. (E. 98) 3575 =* Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 270 (Petrus Comestor).
1022. (E. 99) 2576 -= „ „ „ „ „ „ 279 (St Albans Missale
plenum: — Frere 270). [Unless 'custos S. Amphibali '
refers to the church of that imaginary saint at Kedburne,
it custos reliquiarum Sancti Amphibali, sociorumque
ejus* (see Walsingham, under 1186). The MS. was
written in 1308-26, when the last Hugh who was abbot of
St. Albans held office. E. W. B. N.]
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THE LAUDIAN COLLECTION, 1635-41 [1023-51
1023. (E. 100) 2577 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 141 (Augustine, ^thcent.').
1024. (E. 101) 187a - „ „ „ „ „ 460 (Grcgorius papa, Mag-
nus). [In the Ztschr. f. vergleich. Sprachforsehung, xxxi
(1889-92), Stokes, who prints many Irish notes from it,
calls it nth or 12th c, but I cannot put it earlier than
13th— for palaeographical reasons see official copy of
catalogue. ? belonged to W. Herbert, earl of Pembroke
—see ante, p. 16. E. W. B. N.]
1025. (E. 102) 2578 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 142 (Augustine).
1026. (E. 103) 2877 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 145 (Comm. in Psalmos).
1027. (E. 104) 2579 « „ „ „ „ „ „ 298 (JohannesdeTambaco).
1028. (E. 105)2235= „ „ „ „ Lat. no. 116 (Robertus Valturius).
1029. (E. 106) 1873= „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 449 (Gregorius papa, Mag-
nus). [Fine black and white interlaced initial on f. i T .
? belonged to W. Herbert, earl of Pembroke — see ante,
p. 16. E. W. B. N.]
1030. (E. 107) 1874 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 594 (astronomical tables,
&c. : owned by S. Stallon, not Statton).
1031. (E. 108) 2580 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 452 (Chrysostom: owned by
St. Nazarius' at Lorsch : foil. 192-277 are palimpsest).
[? 9th c. 1 = 297 m tne Lorsch catalogue printed by
Becker as 10th c. and (later) by Gottlieb as mid-oth.
2. had not yet been bound up with it late in the 13 th c
f. 192 has hands drawn on it. E. W. B. N.]
1032. (E. 109) 2209 = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 76 (Theophylactus).
1033. (Rot. super F. 1) 2038 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 754 (Antichrist).
1034. (do. 2) 2039 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 755 (Edmund Campian).
1035. (do. 3) 1875 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 756 (Status rerum Belgi-
carum, &c).
1036. (do. 4) 1876 = Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 757 (Statuta Angliae).
1037. (do. 5) 1721 = Or. Catal. ii, cod. Arab. Moham. 399 (magical: now MS.
Laud. Or. f. 1 (R)).
1038. (F. 1) 2581 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 191 (Jacobus de Voragine).
1039. (F. 2) 1877 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 188 (Horae B. Mariae V.).
1040. (F. 3) 2582 = „ „ „ „ Lat. no. 64 (Ciceronis Rhetorica).
1041. (F. 4) 2583 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 472 (Sermones).
1042. (F. 5) 2584 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 3*4 (Theological extracts).
1043. (F. 6) 1878 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 676 (Petrus Hispanus, &c).
[German sentence on f. 53 T . E. W. B. N.]
1044. (F. 7) 2585 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 192 (Augustine : '12th cent').
1045. (F. 8) 1879=,, „ „ „ ,, „ 213 (Johannes Spicer).
1046. (F. 9) 2586=,, „ „ „ „ „ 473 (Albertus Magnus, Sec).
1047. (F. 10) 2587 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 479 (Paradisus animae, in
German : &c. := Priebsch 147).
1048. (F. 11) 1880 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 664 (Galfridus Monume-
tensis : * apparently belonged either to " Nunna minster n
at Winchester ... or to Pershore '). [Last quarter of
13th c As for my attribution of ownership, based on
the prominence given to S. Edburga in the (14th c.)
'notitia', I think Nunnaminster the more likely on
account of that list. E. W. B. N.]
1049. (F. 12) 1881 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 524 (Sermones).
1050. (F. 13) 2236= „ „ „ „ „ „ 665 (Aeneas Sophista).
1051. (F. 14) 1882 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 666 (EpUtolae Thomae
Becket, &c).
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1053. (F. 16) 1884 - «
1054. (F. 17) a8 3 a
1052. (F. 15) 1883 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 668 (Aelred Rievallensis,
&c : artt. 3 and 4 are also by Aelred). [In 7. the notes
are late 12th c. Aelred and Laurence suggest a N.-Eng.
monastery, and inside the end-cover is the name W
Boynton : Boynton is in E. Yorkshire. Binding, part of
an old vellum psalter. E.W.B.N.] Art. 7 = Frere 407.
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 471 (De Sanctis, Ac.). [In
6. read « offte hym', and in 13. and 15. z for 3. 18. is
printed in xlix of the E. E. T. Soc. In 16. omit
'canensM E. W. B. N.] ,
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 48a (Poenitentiale Egberti,
&c : probably from Worcester Cathedral). [In the
incipit of 5. read * )>on jip hjpa ro )» ' and * hah^er
fmypelsef*. On ff. 51, 5 i T is a list of saints whicn
suggests a Petrine foundation whose chief English
martyr was K. Edward — ? Leominster. I am unaware
of the grounds on which Worcester is proposed, but I
would point out (1) that no Worcester MSS. are known
to have come from Laud, (2) that Leominster was a cell
of Reading, and that Laud, himself a Reading man, gave
several Reading MSS. : see particularly MS. Laud misc.
79 (7. a. b) for a Reading book, taken to Leominster,
found in private hands, bought back, restored to
Reading, and presented to the Bodleian by Laud. I will
add (1) that on f. 51 T Machutus is among the saints in-
voked, but is not in the Worcester kalendar of about
1070 in MS. Hatton 1 1 3, and (2) that there is a Worcester
MS. of the late 10th or early nth c at C.C.C., Cam-
bridge (no. 265), containing the Penitential of Egbert.
Not that I regard these facts as decisive against assigning
the Laudian vol. to Worcester. E. W. B. N.] 'I see
no reason to doubt the Worcester provenance. H. M.
Bannister.
1055. (F. 18) 2588 =
1056. (F. 19) 1885 *
1057. (F. 20) 2589.
1058. (F. 31) 2500 =
1059. (F. 22) 2040 =
1060. (F. 23) 2591 =
1061. (F. 24) 2237,
1062. (F. 25) 1886.
1063. (F. 26) 2593.
1064. (F. 37) 2593 =
1065. (F.28) 2594.
1066. (F. 29) 2595
1067. (F. 30) 3596 =
1068. (F. 31) 1887 .
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 315 (Vitae Sanctorum).
! » „ » yt »i M 5°4 (Sermones, &c). [Title
(15th c) under horn, on back. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 478 (Johannes Belet).
: „ „ „ „ Lat. no. 62 (Cicero).
• „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 656 (Piers Plowman, &c).
[For * ineuntis ' ? ' medii*. 2. is one of the two best (and
equally good) MSS. of the C text. E. W. B. NJ
» Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 212 (Bernard of Clairvaux).
■■ », » » » » ti 7*9 (J ohn Gower).
- „ ,, „ ,, „ ,, 720 (Galfridus Monume-
tensis, &c). [? last quarter of 13th c. Both ' owners'
were prebendaries of Durham. At end, memorandum
containing name of brother. . . . De Stayntun : there
are places named Stainton in Co. Durham. E.W.B.N.]
- Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 311 (Rupertus Tuitiensis,
&c).
= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 89 (Bernardus Claraeval-
lensis).
= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 88 (Genesis : misprinted in the
Catal. as
= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 39 (Isaias cum glossa).
= ,, „ „ „ Misc. no. 230 (Johannes Cassianus).
= „ „ „ „ ,, „ 412 (Rupertus Tuitiensis).
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THE L AUDI AN COLLECTION, 1635-41 [1069-92
1069. (F. 3a) 2597.
1070. (F. 33) 1598:
1071. (F. 34) a599 !
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. ai (Prophetae minorcs : stated
to have belonged to St. Nazarius at Lorsch. [Has
re-signatures at tops of leaves in same hand as in the
Lorsch MSS. Laud misc. 417 and 45a pt. a. E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 411 (PhiUipus de Janua).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 410 (Vitae Sanctorum, &c.)
[1.-5. curiously ornamented with a mixture of red and
blue. In 3.-5. entire lines have a broad blue streak
through them. In this part superposed f- is frequent
(e. g. on f. 64*). At end of 5 is a leaf of an nth c
missal. 6. has large red-and-white initials at beg. 8.
once had 3 more leaves after f. 105, and 3 more after
I113. E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 555 (Nicolaiis de Gorham).
,, „ „ Lat. no. 38 (Evangel ium 3. Johannis).
[I doubt ' exeuntis \ The text of 3. is by the scribe of
the text of MS. Laud Lat. 30. 1, and so a 8 doubtless be-
longed to the Mainz Carthusians. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 399 (Hugo de S. Victore).
» 354 (Ongen).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 353 (Liber spiritualis gra-
tiae).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 35a (Flores sanctorum, &c).
[a. In last note of ownership, for 'episcopus' read
exftons'. E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 526. (Annales Hiberniae).
[For binding cf. nos. 610-15. Carew arms. On back
§. E.W.B.N.]
1079. (F. 43) 3019 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 395 (Comm. in Cantica
Canticorum).
1072. (F. 35) 2600.
1073. (F.36) 3601 .
1074. (F.37) 3603.
1075. (F.38) 3603 =
1076. (F. 39) a6o 4 =
1077. (F.40) 3605 *
1078. (F.41) 3338 =
1080. (F.43) 3606.
1081. (F. 44) 3607 .
1082. (F.45) 3608.
1083. (F.46) 3609.
1084. (F.47) i888 :
1085. (F. 48) 3610
1086. (F.49) 3339 =
1087. (F. 50) 361 1 :
1088. (F. 51) 361 3 .
1089. (F. 53) 3613.
1090. (F.53) a6i 4;
1091. (F. 54) 3615.
1092. (F. 55) 1889 ■
« Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 351 (Raymundus de Pipemo).
• „ „ „ „ „ „ 367 (Anselm, &c).
■ „ „ „ „ „ „ 350 (Excerpta theologica).
[Late nth or early 1 2th c. The last 1 1 lines of 10 are
written much in the form of an hourglass. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 516 (Testamentum Novum,
Bohemice). [Original stamped calf, with bosses, &c.
E. W. B. N.]
* Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 489 (Jacobus de Voragine).
= „ „ „ „ „ 5*4 (Liber vii Patrum :
1 1 3th cent.' : 'at beg. is part of a late 13th cent, docu-
ment '). [Document refers to oats, hay, &c, a milts*
and a magister Guwido and his wife. Coloured sketch
of animal on f. 1 1. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 487 (De humilitate).
„ ,, ,, „ „ ,, 488 (Hermae Pastor : *i3th
cent.'). [Note on p. 1 14th c. ? Hiatus between ff. 89
and 90. E. W. B.N.J
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 505 (Augustine).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 503 (Anselm).
t „ „ „ „ „ „ 319 (Raymundus Lullius,
&c).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 387 (Glossa in Psalterium).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 657 (Ricardus de Walling-
ford). [Old no. 33 on cover. Ct no. 3, 330, 513?
E.W.B.N.]
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1093. (F. 56) 1890 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 491 (Dc s. Cuthberto).
[Peculiar painted Ys with ^ sticking into vertical white
line. Painted edges. Old shelfmark, ' B 3.'. Pylkyngton
was prebendary of Durham 1567-99. E. W. B. N.]
1094. (F. 57) 1891 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 533 (Hildebertus Cenoma-
nensis). [Written in France? At end, the no. 19 and
inscription to John, bp. of Rochester. Parchment cover
(pt. of religious book. Owner's name Buggyfl).
E.W. B.N.]
1095. (F. 58) 2616 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 531 (Leonardus Aretinus,
&c).
1096. (F. 59) 2617 « Qu. Catal ii (Laud), Misc. no. 232 (Hugo de S. Victore).
1097. (F. 60) 1892 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 240 (Martyrologium : be-
longed to the Augustinian canons of St Osyth in Essex).
[1. is copiously interlined with liturgical memoranda.
E.W.B.N.]
1098. (F. 61) 2618 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 27 (Evangelia : = Frere 234).
[Contains a copy of the Comes, without Benedict!. Each
gospel has a double purple title-page. E. W. B. N.]
1099. (F. 62) 2619 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 223 (Sermones).
1100. (F. 63) 2240 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 71 (Thomas Agnellus).
1101. (F.64) 2620 = ,, „ Lat. no. 20 (Esaias cum glossis, &c).
1102. (F. 65) 2621 « „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 73 (Isidorus Hispalensis).
[The fragments of a missal have nth c. neums.
E. W. B. N.]
1103. (F. 66) 2622 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 90 (Hugo de S. Victore).
[At end, «.xi.» in pencil. E.W.B.N.]
1104. (F. 67) 2623 « Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 530 (Gulielmus Peraldus).
1105. (F. 68) 2624- „ „ „ „ „ „ 78(Bede: stated to have
belonged to St. Mary's at Eberbach). [Has old shelf-
mark — Cf. no. 510. Neums on f . 1. E. W. B. N.]
1106. (F. 69) 2625 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 83 (Vitae Sanctorum).
[Late 1 ith c. Above title, long anecdote beg. ' Quidam
rex Longobardorum in 1 2th c hand : name of writer
prefixed but ? illegible. Neums on margin of f. ioo T .
E. W. B. N.]
1107. (F. 70) 2626 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc.no. 72 (Evangelium s. Johannis).
1108. (F. 71) 2627- „ „ „ „ „ 534 (Petrus Lombardus).
1109. (F. 72) 1893 . „ „ ,, „ „ ,, 402 (Theologia, &c. : the
name of dr. William Dudley bp. of Durham (d. 1483) is
on foi. 2*). [The two 1 owners', Maxton and Birkhead,
were both prebendaries of Durham, to which the MS.
had doubtless belonged : original ascription of ownership
apparently cut away. Cf. ante, 999 (MS. Laud Misc.
277). E.W.B.N.]
1110. (F. 73) 2241 =Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 403 (Jacobus de Voragine).
1111. (F. 74) 2628= „ „ „ „ „ „ 563 (Albertus Aquensis:
stated to have belonged to Eberbach). [It is a con-
tinuation of no. 561, and from the same scriptorium :
the first leaf of text, which would have given the owner-
ship, is missing. Notable initials on f. i T (red-and-
blue) and f. 1 1 8 T (black-and-white). Curious figures and
letters at foot of f. 7o T may mean that H. G. added
black initials to the preceding table in A. D. (1)311.
E.W.B.N.]
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THE LAUDIAN COLLECTION, 1635-41 [1112-32
1112. (F.75) 1894 =
1113. (F.76) 2629 «
1114. (F.77) 2630 =
1115. (F. 78) 2631 .
1116. (F. 79) 2632 -
1117. (F.80) 1895 =
1118. (F.81) 2833 =
1119. (F. 82) 2407 =
1120. (F. 83) 1896 .
1121. (F.84) 2633.
1122. (F.85) 2634:
1123. (F.86) 2834 =
1124. (F. 87) 2041 «
1125. (F.88) 2635-
1126. (F.89) 2636.
1127. (F. 90) 2637 =
1128. (F.91) 2638.
1129. (F. 92) 2042 =
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 564 (Henricus Hnntingdonen-
sis, &c).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 75 (Passionale, &c).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 5«8 (Richard Rolle).
„ „ Lat. no. 91 (Exodus cum commen-
tariis).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 68 (Alexander de Villa Dei,
&c).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 568 (Robertus Silke).
» 99 n » n »
553 (Herbal).
„ „ i (Greek), Laud no. 35 (Acta Apostolorum,
Graeco-Lat. : codex E of the Acts). [Probably written
in the 7th c, and perhaps in Italy. There is no evidence
that it belonged to Bede, but apparently he did use it.
It may have been brought to England in 669 by Theodore
of Tarsus, the Gk. abp. of Canterbury. In that case it
left England before very long, as it contains continental
writing of later date than Bede. Cypher alphabet
(9th c ?) begun on f. 2 T . On f. 226 T Prof. Lake has
pointed out some part of a sentence written with a stilus
in Latin majuscules : they might very well be written at
Canterbury in the late 7th c. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 585 (Johannes Fortescue).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 74 (Petrus Comestor).
„ „ „ „ Lat. no. 32 (Psalterium cum commen-
tariis).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 99 (Disce Mori, in English).
„ „ » 99 » „ 557 (John Lydgate).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 234 (Isidorus Hispalensis).
[In 1. read « Florentinam/ E. W. B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 426 (Thomas Wallensis,&c).
,, „ „ „ „ 260 (Comm. in Missam).
99 99 99 99 9f 99 4*5 (Martyrologium : -
Frere 348).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 733 (Chronicle of England,
&c). [Ff. 170 and many blank ff. For 'anno 1606*
read 'annis 1586 et 1606', and for ■ W. G.* either Wy
or Wj. To owners add Ann i gill Waad. In 1. for Dade
read (F. P. Barnard) * de Vade («V) Aureo i. e. John
of Guildford. 1. has many illuminations of animals,
shields, &c. on borders, and its ' Explicit ' is on a very
fine ornamental page. 2. has lacunae, and ends at 1419 :
it has some fine illuminations. Many names, &c. inside
last cover, and some drawings 3 pp. earlier. E.W.B.N.]
1 130. (F. 93) 2639 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 238 (de ordine Cisterciensi),
1131. (F.94) 1897
1132. (F.95) 2293
Lat. no. 94 (Jacobus de Voragine, &c).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 610 (Irish treatises : short
uncatalogued Irish pieces are: — a (fol. 1) Life of
St. Senan, imperfect at beg. : b (fol. 34) Sermon on the
Assumption : c (fol. 45-57) Romance of Fierabras :
d (fol. 45 T ) Inventio Sanctae Crucis : e (fol. 89) Succession
of Pictish kings if (fol. 123) The Conversation of the
Senators, imperfect at beg.). [See O'Conor's Cat. of the
Stowe MSS., i, p. 199 (pointed out by Mr. Rob. Twigg).
For binding cf. nos. 526, 611-15. 1.-9. are in 2 cols.
Coloured diagram on f. 32 T . The trans, of Fierabras is
free and abridged (so Stokes). For 25. see YCymmrodor,
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xiv, 102, &c A note on f. 115% pointed out by the
Rev. C. Plommer, shows that this part was not written
be/ore 1 406. The Conversation of the Senators is printed
in Stokes and Windisch's Iriscke Tcxte, iv. i (1900).
E. W. B. N.]
1133. (F. 96) 2285 = Qu. Catal. ii. (Laud), Misc. no. 6n (Carew papers, vol. i).
[For binding see note above on no. 610. E. W. B. N.J
1134. (F. 97) 2286 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 612 (Do. vol. ii). [do.
E.W.B.N.]
1135. (F. 98) 2287 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 613 (Do. vol. iii). [do.
E.W.B.N.]
1136. (F. 99) 2288 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 614 (Do. vol. iv). [do.
E. W. B.N.]
1137. (F. 100) 2^40 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 284 (Antiphoner, hymnal,
&c. : = Frere 42).
1138. (F. 101) 2242 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 293 (Glossae in Epistolas
Pauli).
1139. (F. 102) 1898 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 36 (Psalterium glossatum :
belonged to Durham Cathedral). [On f. z. *e communi
libraria moaachorum dunelmen/tum 1 and above ' now
de clauft[ro] • ? E.W.B.N.]
1140. (F. 103) 1899 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 454 (Robertus prior).
1141. (F. 104) 2641 = 11 11 11 11 11 )i 646 (Jus Canonicum).
1142. (F. 105) 2642 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 159 (Bede: belonged to
Lorsch, not Nantes). [? 9th c. E. W. B. N.]
1143. (F. 106) 2643 _ Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 49 (logica, &c). [I doubt
1 ineuntis and ff. 168 seqq. are 14th c. — their author
died in 1375. The red and blue initials are 15th c.
additions; but ff. 1, 3, 14, 29, 33, 56 T , 97% 101 have
interlaced initials by the original decorator. E. W. B. N.]
1144. (F. Z07) 2243 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 87 (Biblia vulgata).
1145. (F. 108) 2644 " » » » » Mis c- no - 4 6 6 (Comm. in lob,
Apocalypsin, &c).
1146. (F. Z09) 2645 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 146 (Gulielmus Alvemus,
&c).
1147. (F. 110) 2646 ~ Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 465 (Sermones: at end is
a fragment of a Latin Antiphoner of German origin).
[Perhaps late nth c. German execution, perhaps in
N. Italy. Fine initials on ff. i T (with saint standing
on top of it), 87, 9i T , 93 T , 95 T . Rude sketches on f . 1.
The frag, may be 14th c. Old shelfmark V on f. 1*
(? of Carthusians of Mt S. Michael near Mainz— com*
pare no. 456). E.W.RN.]
1148. (F. in) 2647 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 6 (Acts, Proverbs, &c).
1140. (F. 112) 2648 = „ ,, „ „ „ „ 7 (Comm. in Epistolas Pauli).
1150. (F. 113) 1900 = „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 289 (Ricardus de S. Vic-
tore). [? once belonged to W. Herbert, earl of Pem-
broke — see ante, p. 16. Has Roman no. = 214.
E. W. B. N.]
1151. (F. 114) 2835 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 286 (Richard Rolle).
1152. (F. 115) 2306 - „ „ xii (Hebrew), no. 578 (Maimonides).
1153. (F. 116) 2649 * » » " (Laud), Lat no. 35 (Psalterium: belonged to
St. Kylian's at Wurzburg). [Has its shelfmark Cv.
Prayers, antiphons, &c, are added by another hand.
Also there is musical notation, to the whole of some
Gallican, and to part of some Roman psalms. On
f. 73 T is written the 1 Quicumque vult\ E. W. B. N.]
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1164. (F. 117)
[1154-76
3650 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 29a (Johannes de Turre
Cremata).
1155. (F. 118) 2651 « Qu. Catal. ii (Land), Misc. no. 461 (Gulielmus Durandus).
1156. (F. 119) 2652 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 64a (Chartularium de
Alvingham).
1157. (F. 120) 1901 « Qu.Catal. ii (Laud), Miscno. 296 (Johannes Waldeby,&c).
1158. (F. 121) 2244 « „ „ „ „ „ ,,643 (Ludovicus Tubero).
[Italian hand? On front cover M\ CI no. 543.
E. W. B. N.]
1902 — Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 297 (Rabanus Maurus).
1159. (F. 122)
1160. (F. ia 3 )
1161. (F. 124)
1162. (F. 125) 1903 -
1163. (F. 126) 1904 -
2653 = }, » »f „ „ 458 (Nicolaiis de Gorham).
2654 « „ „ „ „ „ „ 457 (theologica). [1. The
Dionysius* is D. Exiguus. A metnoria technica for
'a paschal cycle' from 1064 to 1595. The last yr.
given is 1588, but each of the next 8 words expresses
one year of an octave. A stroke against 1180 shows
that the eccles. kalendar was written not after 1179-87.
Goar + Lubentius suggests Trier or Mainz : the latter
is the more probable in a Laudian MS. German
illumination! chiefly red and white, with occasional
remarkable mixture of green. Among the many
initials, see particularly those on ff. 22, 24, 99, 146,
175*, E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 645 (Guido de Columnis,
&c. The contents of art. 6 are catalogued in News
Archiv, xxii. 34*-55).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 154 (Nicolaiis de Lyra :
stated to have belonged to St. Mary% Witham. [This
and the next were given to that Carthusian priory by
Blacman. In the transcript of the partly marginal note
for 1 domini reverendi . . . Johannis . . . ' read 1 domus
beate Marie ordiuis cnitutensis ex dono ' ! And in the
verses read for ' dum ' * cum and for * solet ' 1 soles \
' Nigrum ' should have a small n, and the 2nd and 3rd
letters of 1. 6 are 're'. Both this and the next MS.
have an armorial initial (mitre), and the invocation
'Ihxus'. E.W.B.N.]
1164. (F. 127) 1905 -» Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 152 (Do., do.). [See last
note. E.W. B.N.]
2655 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 153 (Bede, &c).
2656 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 317 (Sermones).
1906 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 523 (Augustine, &c).
2657 = ,, „ ,, ,, ,, ,,481 (Jerome, &c).
2658 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 475 (Hugo de S. Victore).
[Apparently contemporary with author, who d. 1141.
Good red initials, and nice interlaced one at beginning.
E.W.B.N.]
1170. (G. 5) [English printed book, London, 1571 : MS. Laud Misc. 476].
1171. (G. 6) 2659 = Qn.Catal.ii (Laud), Misc.no. 47 7(Compendiumtheologiae).
Lat. no. 25 (Evangelia, &c. : = Frere
Misc. no. 396 (Augustine).
„ „ 722 (theologica et historica).
ti » 522 (theological extracts).
»» »> 658 (Three Kings of
1165. (F. 128)
1166. (G. 1)
1167. (G. 2)
1168. (G. 3)
1169. (G.4)
1172. (G. 7)
2660 =
ft it it
250-
>i
1173. (G.8)
2661 «=
» It »
tt
1174. (G. 9)
1907 =
ft it it
tt
1175. (G. 10)
2662 ■=
it it it
tt
1176. (G.11)
2043-
tt tt it
>t
Cologne).
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51
1177.
(G. 1a)
1908 =
117a
(G. 13)
3663*
1179.
(G. 14)
3826 =
1180.
(G. 15)
IOOQ «=
1181.
(G. 16)
IQIO —
1182.
(G. 17)
2664 =
118a
(G. 18)
I9II -
1184.
(G. 19)
3665 -
1185.
(G. 20)
[Latin
118a
(G. ai)
2044-
1187.
(G. aa)
191 2 =
118a
(G. a 3 )
2666 -
118a
(G. 84)
2667 =
1190.
(G. a 5 )
2668 -
1191.
(G. a6)
2669 =
1192.
(G. a 7 )
2670 —
1194.
(G. 39)
2672 «
1195.
(G. 30)
3389 =
119a
(G. 30
3673 =
1197.
(G. 30
3822 =
1198.
(G. 33)
2674 -
1199.
(G. 34)
2675 -
1200.
(G. 35)
2676 =
1201.
(G. 36)
3677 =
1202.
(G. 37)
I9I3-
1203.
(G. 38)
3819 -
1204.
(G. 39)
3678 -
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 513 (theologica). [For
binding ? cf. nos. 3, 330, 657. On back cover, I with S
twined across it. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 503 (Petrarch). [For
binding cf. no. 513 and ? no. 416. E. W. B. N ]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 531 (Compendium theo-
logiae, in German = Priebsch 148). [In the Incipit read
'dergotlichen'. LW.RN.]
Qu. Catal. U (Laud), Misc. no. 659 (Petrus de Urbe).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 49° (Comm. in Ep. Pauli
ad Romanes).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 335 (Expositio Missae, &c).
„ » » it „ „ 3" (Innocentius iii, papa,
&c).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 190 (Sermones, &c).
printed book, Rome, 1561 : MS. Laud Misc. 660].
Qu. CaUl. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 486 (Grosseteste, Ac).
„ ,» „ „ Lat. no. 75 (Terence).
„ „ „ „ Misc. no. 494 (Augustine).
91 »* tt ,» „ „ 4°8 (Jacobus de Voragine).
„ „ „ „ Lat. no. 77 (Tibullus, &c).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 34 (Testamentum Novum).
„ ,, „ Misc. no. 498 (Scala Jacob, &c).
[In 1. for ' pa . . s . . . us ' read ' panis mellis ' — also
' intytulatur \ In 3. for * pluribus . . . ' read ' plurimum '
(F. Madan). E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 496 (Bonaventura).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 530 (In Evangelium S-
Matthaei : stated to be 13th cent.).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 331 (Richard Rolle). [Calf
binding with lines round. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 319 (Bonaventura, &c).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 689 (De legibus Norman-
niae).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 320 (Bonaventura, &c).
» ,» »t » „ 9 , 49 2 (Henricus de Vri-
maria).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 33 (Maccabaeorum libri :
stated to have belonged to St. Kylian's at Wiirzburg).
[? late 8th c. Old shelfmark xxxv. At beg. large red
coloured J of N. Fr. type. Singular ligature of eg — as
in f. 19, L 5. O. H. G. glosses. (Dr. Priebsch). On
f. 9i T , neums (? 10th c). E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 661 (Anglo-Saxon
chronicle).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 663 (Nicolaiis de Lynna :
belonged to a monk of the Gilbertine house of Holland
Brigge in Lincolnshire). [On bottom edge, directions
to binder to bind in parchment. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 663 (Instructionesducales).
„ ,, „ „ Lat. no. 15 (Horae B. Mariae V) :
belonged to John Leyght (canon of Newark). [Stamped
calf. At beg. and end were 12 ff. of a Sarum missal
printed at Rouen c. 1506, which I took out on Mar. 3,
B 2
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THE LAUDIAN COLLECTION, 1635-41 [1205-25
1205.
1206.
1207.
1208.
(G. 40)
(G. 41)
(G. 42)
(G. 43)
2679 «
2680 :
2681 :
"45 = »»
1209. (G. 44) 1914 s
1210.
1211.
1212.
1213.
1214.
(G.45)
(G. 46)
(G.47)
(G. 48)
(G.49)
1916 >
2682 .
2683 .
1215. (G.50) 1917-
1216.
1217.
1218.
(G. 50
(G. 5*)
(G. 53)
1219. (G.54) 2246
1220.
1221.
(G. 55)
(G. 56)
1222. (G.57) a836 =
1223.
1224.
(G. 58)
(G. 59)
1225. (G.60) 2689
1897, and had catalogued and bound. On f. iv, prayer
for Johana Leyght, mother of John Lyght. In 2. note
K. Fremund (May 11), 'Zwithun \ and *Fridezwide\
In 5. note 4 EUnorde ' and 1 wallexaxde ' ! With this last
cf. the Wallepaxtus of MSS. Laud Misc. 204 and MS.
Liturg. 299. On L 1 23, prayer added to St. Richard (of
Chichester?), mentioning ' plebem tuam': the only known
dedications to him besides Chichester Cathedral were
Hartfield and Heathfield, both in Sussex. £. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 493 (Bernard, &c).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 318 (Sermones).
n » » n „ » 187 (Sermones).
,, ,, Lat. no. 76 (Terence). [12th c.
Title added on f. 1 by Irish hand. On marg. of f. 72 T ,
drawing of a besieging-tower. Ff. 40-47 should follow
f. 23 (the misbinding being as old as the 14th or 15th c.
and before the present binding). E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 495 (Hugo de S. Victore,
&c).
[English printed book, London, 1639: MS. Laud Misc. 261].
191 5 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 280 (Gregorius papa,
Magnus, ponce belonged to W. Herbert, earl of
Pembroke— see ante, p. 16. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 93 (Job, cum commentario).
i» » „ » Misc. no. 97 (Origen).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 101 (Rabanus Maurus).
[Probably 10th c. Some of the hands use open a, and
& for et in the middle of a word is frequent. On f. 49
is the off-set of writing. ? old shelfmark on 1st vellum
leaf. E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal ii (Laud), Misc. no. 258 (theologica). [On £ 1,
invocation to Jesus, Mary, fc* John. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 430 (Vitae Sanctorum).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 76 (Aelredus Rievallensis).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 741 (Magdeburg laws, in
German : = Priebsch 149).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 84 (Breviarium Eboracense :
early 15th cent.). [Beginnings of tunes on ff. 382*-
386. E. W.B.N.] Frere3i.
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 98 (Bernardus, Sec).
„ ,, ,, Lat. no. 29 (Epistolae Pauli, &c. :
a fly-leaf at end contains a fragm. of an old MS. of
Cicero's Tusculanae disputationes). [1. The frag, is of
proper masses for August — ? early 1 ith c. 2. Has pretty
red, yellow, and white initials. The fly-leaf is 9th or
10th c, from a MS. in 3 cols., and contains V. 39
' uiderent. Ille infinitatem '—41 [' honorarius arbiter »].
It reads 1 omnesque ' not ' omnesque id ' at beg. of 40,
and « primo die ' not 1 primordie E. W. B. N.] See
Classical Review, 1906, p. 122.
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 559 (Romance of Bocchus
and Sidrac).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 99 (ProverbiaSalomonis, &c).
„ „ „ „ Misc. no. 560 (Humbertus de Costa).
[Casa-Dei is Chaise-Dieu in Lower Auvergne. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 251 (Itinerarium de-
mentis).
2684 >
2685 .
2827 <
2686'
2687 .
2688-
1918 1
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53
1226. (G.61) 2307.
1227. (G.62) 1919;
122a (G.63) 1920 :
1229. (G.64) 2690 a
1230. (G. 65) 1921 :
1231. (G. 66) 2691 .
1232. (G.67) 2692
1233. (G. 68) 2693 .
1234. (G. 69) 2045.
1235. (G. 70) 2247 -
1236. (G. 71) 2248 .
1237. (G. 72) 2694
1238. (G. 73) 1922 .
1239. (G.74) 3046:
1240. (G. 75) '*95 ■
1241. (G. 76) 2696 .
1242. (G. 77) 2697 .
1243. (G. 78) 2698.
1244. (G.79) 1923 =
1245. (G.80) 2699 =
1246. (G.81) 3700 .
1247. (G. 82) 2701.
124a (G.83) 2702 .
1249. (G.84) 2703'
1250. (G.85) 2704
1251. (G.86) 2705.
= Qo. Catal. zii (Hebrew), no. 689 (Isaac Durensis).
■ „ „ ii (Laud), Misc. no. 288 (Gregorius papa,
Magnus, &c). [May be 1st half of 12th c. German
hand. Has ornamental initials, with remarkable
amount of green. 2. is in another hand, and begins
a new gathering. E. W. B. N.]
- Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 267 (Mannale Sarum:
« Frere 319). [Orig. stamped calf —double lozenges
with stamps inside. £. W. B. N.]
» Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 268 (Bede, &c).
■■ „ „ „ „ „ „ 269 (Sermones, &c).
• „ „ „ „ „ „ 736 (Bonifacius Mediola-
nensis).
= Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 737 (Durandus a S.
Porciano).
■ Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 42 (Evangelium s. Lucae).
» „ jf 1, „ Misc. no. 739 (Chaucer).
: „ f9 ,9 ,9 9$ 99 575 (Giraldus Bituricensis).
s „ „ „ „ ,. „ 74 a (Leges Langobar-
dorum : ' 12th cent/ [and not very early 12th. Illumi-
nation very peculiar, and abnormal amount of yellow.
Old shelfmark -L- 393. Also 38. At beg., a sorcerer's
charm and illustrative drawing. Egerley sold it Feb. 24.
163*. E.W.B.N.]
= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 107 (Numeri, Joshua, &c).
• „ ,, „ „ Misc. no. 100 (Gulielmus Durandus).
• 9? » „ » yy yy 74° (Pilgrimage of Man :
at fol. I04 T is Chaucer's ABC). [The text is quite
distinct from that of the Roxburgh Club ed. of 1869, so
that the statement on p. x of the preface to that ed. that
this MS. is the original of MS. Camb. Univ. Ft 6. 30 is
incorrect. E. W. B. N.].
■ Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 738 (ArdoSmaragdus,&c).
■ » » yy yy yt n 574 (Bonaventura, &c).
= „ „ „ „ Lat. no. 110 (Epistolae catholicae,
&c).
• Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat no. 58 (Lucius Annaeus Florus).
,, „ „ Misc. no. 104 (Speculum Christiani,
&c).
• Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 743 (Petrarch, &c).
• yy »y yy y, » m 5^1 (Albertus Aquensis).
[No. 563 is the continuation of this, from the same
scriptorium. Parts of the Pater noster, creed, &c, have
been written in red at foot of the leaves, but sometimes
cut off. Ff. 1-4 of a gathering are sometimes marked
respectively by o oo ooo oooo in red at foot. For big
initials see ff, 2, 18, 40, 7i T , 97, 117. E. W. B. N.]
. Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 287 (Origen).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 632 (Summa de dignita-
tibus).
• Qn. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 47 (Dionysius Areopagita,
&c. : fol. 135* is reproduced in Ellis's Facsimiles).
• Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 633 (Chronicon Poli-
dense, &c).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 285 (Bernard of Clairvaux).
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1252. (G. 87) 2706 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 106 (medica).
1253. (G. 88) 3707 * „ „ „ „ „ „ 117 (Servius : perhaps
belonged to St. Kylian's at Wiirzburg). [Has
'Kilianus' in rude half-capitals on marg. of ff. ia8 T ,
130*. I think more probably nth c. Classical proper
names divided between 2 lines are joined with hyphens
(at end of one and beg. of another) on ff. 6o f 87, 103%
106, iii t . E.W.B.N.]
1254. (G. 89) 2708 = Qn. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 276 (Gregorius Narianzenus :
*9tb or 10th cent'. [?Once at Lorsch— cf. no. 512
in the Lorsch cat. pr. by Becker. Gatherings alpha-
betically signed at end. Pen-and-ink ornamental initial
on f. 63. In tit. read ' Nazanzeni ' and in 7. ' Melaniae '.
The * Hymnus * is an anonymous 'prose with marginal
neums, of the 9th or 10th c. : if the prose is rightly
attributed to Alcuin, it is the oldest known — see § o of
my Introduction to the study of some of the oldest
Latin Musical MSS. in the Bodleian , and accompanying
facsimile. E. W. B. N.]
1255. (G. 90) 2709 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. 275 (Gregorius papa, Magnus :
in a German hand). [Hand (or hands) with signs ot
Hiberno-Saxon influence. 8th o. Old shelfmark vij.
Many ornamental initials of a N. Fr. type, and very
large one (showing Irish influence) on f. 1, which is
written in round capitals f of Central or N. Gallican
type, with forked tops to T or T. German glosses
('ahd.', Priebsch) (of 9th c. t) on ff, 31 T , &c, and
neums (late 10th c.t nth c?) on ff. 30*, 31, 1 i7 T .
E. W. B. N.]
1256. (G. 91) 2710 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 274 (Jerome). [(Late
10th or) early nth ct Fine interlaced initials on
ff. 1, 2, 32. 'a 1 and 4 b • are in a much smaller hand of
the nth c. E.W.B.N.]
1257. (G. 92) 371 1 = Qn. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 43 (Epistolae canonicae,
&c).
1258. (G. 93) 2712 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 115 (Paralipomena, &c).
1259. (G. 94) 2713 « „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 282 (Missale Romanum,
of Spires :« Frere 277).
1260. (G. 95) 2714 Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 101 (Ezechiel, &c).
1261. (G. 96) 2715 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 266 (Epistolae Pauli).
1262. (G. 97) 2308 - „ „ xii (Hebrew), no. 25 (Pentateuch).
1263. (G. 98) 1720* = Or. Catal. ii, cod. Arab. Christ 24 (Epistolae Arabicae:
part appears also to be in no. 8810 «= Or. Catal. ii, cod.
Arab. Moham. 407 : non-Laudian).
1264. (H. 1) 2716 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 484 (Sermones).
1265. (H. 2) 1924 a „ „ „ „ „ „ 515 (Innocentius iii, papa :
&c).
1266. (H. 3) 2820 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 485 (Apocalypsis). [Invo-
cation ' Yhs ' at beg. In colophon correct 1 otanta ' ' fo-
fato,' and 1 sani 9nani ' to ( setanta * fo fato *, and ' sam
cuane ' : 1 sie ' is over * quatro which is lined through.
Illumination at beg. , and very curious rude ornamental
initials scattered through vol. Stamped Italian binding.
E.W.B.N.]
1267. (H. 4) 2717 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 483 (Johannes Burchardus).
f [I object to the term 1 uncials', which is both non-descriptive and founded on one
or more errors. E. W. B. N.]
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55
126a (H. 5) 3718.
1260. (H.6) 1925.
1270. (H.7) 1936.
1271. (H.8) 3719
1272. (H.9) 1937.
1278. (H. 10) 1938 .
1274. (H. 11) 3720 .
1275. (H. 1a) 1939 .
1276. (H. 13) 3731 .
1277. (H. 14) 3733 -
127a (H. 15) 3733 -
1279. (H. 16) 2047 .
1280. (H. 17) 3048 .
1281. (H. 18) 3734 .
1282. (H. 19) 3833 .
1288. (H. 30) 3735 .
1284. (H. 31) 3736 .
1285. (H. 33) 3737 .
1286. (H. 33) 3738 «
1287.
128a
1289.
1290.
1291.
1292.
(H. 34) 3739 .
(H. 35) 3730 *
(H. 36) 3731 .
(H. 37) 1930 .
(H. 38) 3049 '
(H. 39) 3050 :
1298. (H. 30) 1931
1294. (H. 31) 1933
129a (H. 33) 1933 -
Qu. Catal (Laud), Misc. no. 360 (Paterius).
„ „ „ n » 539 (Pbilippnt Gualterus de
Castellione).
Qu. Catal. ii (Land), Misc. no. 363 (Regolae ordinis
Cistcrciensis).
Qn. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 519 (Cyril, &c). [Fly-
leaves show set-off of earlier red leather binding.
E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 669 (Martinus Polonus).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 345 (theologica: 'probably
a Durham cathedral book'). [Both * owners' were
prebendaries of Durham. Cf. no. 363. £. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 518 (Petrus Comestor).
»» » ft tt ft tt
344 (theologica).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 549 (Hilduinus abbas : be-
longed to Richard St. George). [Mid. 1 ith c at earliest
— see the split tops of tall letters on f. 1 1, &c Probably
French writing. Black, white, and red initial on f. 3 T .
On t 1, heading of letter from S., abbot of Gorz, to his
beloved son in Christ, W., prior of St Nicholaus (late
1 3th c ?)— also some rough designing. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 535 (Tres Reges deColonia,
&c).
Qu. Catal. u (Laud), Lat. no. 78 (Tibullus et Catullus).
„ „ „ „ Misc. no. 314 (John Wycliff).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 684 (Plutarch). [Bound in
white [I] velvet E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 314 (Jacobus de Voragine).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 537 (Scala Mahometi, in
French).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat no. 59 (Sallust).
y> » » n t> » 80 (Juvenal).
„ „ „ „ Misc. no. 383 (Augustine, &c). [5, 6.
begin on a new gathering and are by another scribe,
whom I suspect to be early to middle nth c
E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 384 (theologica : - Frere
193).
„ „ „ „ ,, 348 (Guido Ebroicensis).
„ „ „ „ „ 334 (Albertus Magnus).
» « h u 349 (Paterius).
„ „ „ „ ,,336 (Ivo Carnotensis).
„ „ „ „ „ 517 (Bernard of Clairvaux).
„ „ „ „ „ 3 10 (Richard Rolle, &c.)
[Bound in white leather, with clasps (1 defective).
E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 671 (Horologium sapientiae,
&c). [Written in Holland, Belgium, or Germany. Title
on bottom edge — cf. no. 66s, given in same year. Has
6 at foot of oM cover or fly-leaf at end.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 398 (theologica). [The
name of the church is at end of 8, which, together with 7,
formed one MS. Has a Roman no. - 393. f once be-
longed to W. Herbert, earl of Pembroke : see ante, p. 16.
E. W. B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 343 (Petrus de Riga, &c).
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THE LAUDIAN COLLECTION, 1635-41 [1*96-321
1296. (H. 33) 3732 m Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 721 (Godefridus Viter-
biensis, &c).
[English printed book, London, 1535 : MS. Laud Misc. 690].
2733 = Q*. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 386 (Cantica Canticorum).
3 734 ~ tt ft » n it i» 533 (Andreas Grittus).
738 (Averroes, &c).
1297.
1298.
1299.
1300.
1301.
(H.34)
(H. 35)
(H. 36)
(H. 37)
(H. 38)
1934 =
243 (Bede). [u/ half of
1302. (H.39)
1303.
1304.
1305.
1306.
1307.
1308.
1309.
(H.40)
(H.41)
(H. 4')
(H. 43)
(H.44)
(H. 45)
(H.46)
it *t tt tt tt
I2thc? E.W.B.N.]
1935 885 Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 247 (Victor Vitensis, &c. :
1 a Peterborough book ').
2735 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 246 (Bernard of Clairvaux).
2 736 = „ 11 „ „ „ „ 244 (Evangelium s. Lucae).
3 737 - » tt u tt t , n 245 (Augustine). [Small red
and white interlaced initial on f. 220 T . E. W. B. N.]
3738 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 248 (Sermones Socci, &c).
3 739 88 tt tt tt tt Lat no. 97 (Proverbia Salomonis,
&c). [German glosses (Dr. Priebsch). E. W. B. N.]
3250 = Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 349 (miscellanea).
274° ~ tt tt tt tt 9 t tt 350 (Johannes Cassianus,
&c).
1310. (H.47)
in the 10th or (Gottlieb) mid. of 9th c, and this has
late 13th c. signatures added like MSS. Laud misc. 417,
453. Old mark «E*e. Remarkable ornamentation (see
official cat). On f. 1 cipher nicpuia or nkpuia> and on
on f. i86 T tpeda (14th c). E, W. B. N.]
1311. (H.48) 3743 -Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 586 (Jacobus Carthusiensis).
1312. (H. 49) 1936- „ „ „ „ „ „ 434 (Johannes Scotui).
1313. (H. 50) 3743 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 429 (Gregorius papa :
Magnus: stated to have belonged to St. Kylian's at
Wiirzburg). [Has its shelfmark lxxviij. 9th c. Has
initials with insertions inside : some are very unusual.
Gold and red initial on f. 3. On f. 94 T drawings of a
(?) bear, and sator arepo tenet opera rotas, on which see
my note on no. 3034. Of. f. 310 the name hANtiMAif,
and on f. 63 the name gillo (late 10th or nth c.)
E. W. B. N.] '
2 744 " Qo« Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 131 (Augustine : do. : '9th
or 10th c').
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat no. 103 (Evangelia: '9th
cent ' : not * charactere Langobardico 9 : = Frere 339).
[Partly in Hibemo-Saxon writing. Illuminated. The
service for St Kylian is for his Vigil (Non. Iul.) and
seems to me 9th c. Old St. Kylian's shelfinark, lxxx.
E.W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 427 (Bede: owned by St.
Nazarius' at Lorsch).
1317. (H. 54) 3746 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 365 (Petrus Lombardus).
1318. (H.55) 1937- It tt It »» }» M
446 (Petrus Comestor).
1319. (H. 56) 3353 « „ „ „ „ „ ,, 450 (Eusebius : owned by
Jos. Maynard, of Exeter coll., Oxford).
1320. (H. 57) 3747 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 628 (Albertus Magnus).
1321. (H. 58) 1938 = „ „ „ „ Lat. no. 48 (Cicero). [Owned by
Guill(?)Traylle(?). E. W. B. N.]
1314.
1315.
(H. 50
(H. 5O
3351
1316. (H. 53) 2745
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1322. (H. 59) 3748 = Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 147 (Jerome).
1323. (H. 60) 3749 » Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 639 (Petrus Lombardus :
art 1 is by Kicardus de Middleton [Media VUia]).
1324. (H. 61) 3750 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat no. 96 (Psalterium with comm.
of Bruno, bp. of Wiirzburg : stated to have been written at
Tegernsee). [See the description of MS. Rawlinson G.
163 (S. C. 14887), which seems a little earlier. Bruno d.
in 1045. The Psalter abounds in fine initials, executed
in a combination of gold, silver, and vermilion. In 6.
Quirinus is rubricated (f. 235), and Kilian added (f. 235*)
by another person who did not see that he was already
included as Chilian. 9. is probably lath c, and was
added at St. Kylian's: note 1 benedicciones* and 'ac-
etones*. E.W.B.N.]
1325. (H. 62) 3751 -c Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 372 (Bernard of Clairvaux).
1326. (H.63) 2752-
ft i» it »t tt tt 271 (Gregorius papa, Mag-
nus). [Probably 9th c Old shelfmark xlvj. Slightly
peculiar initials on ff. 51, 9o T . Twisted ornaments
to fill up lines on ff. 32, 77. On preliminary leaf
(originally left blank) has been written not later than
the 1 oth a, a homily beg. ' Oportet nobis fratres ut tota
mente'. After it, 2 ornamental designs and 3 mono-
grams. E.W.B.N.]
1327. (H. 64) 1939 » Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 291 (Sermones: once
owned by Bury St. Edmund's abbey).
1328. (H. 65) 2878 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 467 (Nicolaus de Gorham).
1329. (H.66) 2753- 11 ,1 ,, „ 1, ,| 455 (Jerome). 10th c. t
For contrast of hands see particularly ff. i03 T -4 and
I73 T -.V Poor ornamental pen-and-ink initials on
ff. 38* 43\ 75 T , 353 T , and figure-drawing on f. I3i\
E. W. B. N.]
1330. (H. 67) 3754 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 463 (Landulphus de Saxo-
nia).
1331. (H. 68) 1940 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 459 (Petrus Lombardus).
1332. (H. 69) 3755 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 456 (Gregorius papa,
Magnus: not 'charactere Langobardico *). [9th c. ?
But at least one scribe seems to have been an English-
man by his repeated formation of the tops of tall letters
in the English manner. Many capitals with dots inside.
Many special initials. Much green 1 rubrication \ On
f. 30i T some drawing, and couplet of prayer in verse —
also Ayftrud fcripfa (? S. Anstrud). E. W. B. N.]
1333. (H. 70) 3756 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 390 (Jerome).
1334. (H. 71) 3757 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 636 (Huguitio).
1335. (H. 73) 3353= „ „ „ „ „ „ 625 (St. Mary de Pratis at
Leicester).
1336. (H. 73) 2758 - Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 148 (Jerome).
1337. (H. 74) 1941 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 149 (Stephen Langton).
1338. (H. 75) 2759- „ „ „ „ Lat. no. 50 (Livy: '14th cent.').
Sin last note, read Manfredo, and ? Ghenerius. But a
oannes Manfredus owned it in 1525. Italian execution
and binding. Large pencil C inside cover. E. W. B. N.]
1339. (H. 76) 1942 — Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 748 (Historia Dunelmensis).
1340. (H. 77) 2760= „ „ „ „ „ „ 273(MissaleArgentinense:
14th cent. : * Frere 312).
1341. (I. 1) 1943 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 309 (Berengaudus : given
by bp. William Gray to Balliol coll., Oxford). [Bp. of
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THE LAUDIAN COLLECTION, 1635-41 [1343-67
Ely, 1454-78. The 'fragmentum* is 15th c.
E.W.B.N.]
1 Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 316 (Gregorius papa,
Magnus: owned by <A[rmigill] WTaadV not Antony
Wood). [Also by Wy(l) Waad*. At end « Liber -J.
Shree . . / t E. W. B. N.]
■• Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 368 (Petrus Blesensis, &c).
[1.-3. are by the same scribe. On f. 8 is -Emyldon in
a hand earlier than the Durham inscription. Also *E*
E. W. B. N.]
• Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 38a (Lectionarium : -
Frere 45).
« Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 357 (Lethbertus, &c),
[? Bury St. Edmund's book. On f. 1 1b1 xxnl. Vellum
binding. E.W. B.N.]
• Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 361 (New Testament in
English).
: Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 388 (Do. : entirely omitted
by accident in the Old Catalogue of 1697).
1 Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 394 (Comm. in Octateu-
chum, &c. : all 12 th cent.).
= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 355 (Bernard of Clairvaux).
[? late 12th c, E.W.B.N.]
= Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 703 (Bemardus de Gordo-
nio).
s Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Laud no. 16 (Manuel Moschopulus,
&c).
■ Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 701 (Leonardus Aretinus).
[Impressed leather binding. Old label M. S. with A
below. E.W.B.N.]
■ Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 356 (Petrus Alphonsus,
&c). [? once belonged to W. Herbert, earl of Pembroke
—see ante, p. 16. Roman no. = 388. E. W. B. N.]
= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 667 (Ordinate Sarum : ■
Frere 355).
= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat no. 65 (Hippocrates, &c).
■ „ „ „ Misc. no. 725 (Johannes Cassianus,
Sec).
« Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 385 (Flores Bernardi, &c.
from St Augustine's, Canterbury).
= Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 120 (Augustine). [The
' fragmentum * is a complete sermon. E. W. B. N. J
= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 540 (Quodlibeta).
■ ,, „ „ „ „ 227 (Bernard of Clairvaux,
&c).
« Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 541 (Do.).
= „ ,, „ „ „ 347 (Petrus Lombardus).
» „ „ „ „ ,, „ 400 (Peregrinus).
- „ « „ „ „ ,, 538 (Sulpitius Sererus).
• „ „ „ „ Lat. no. 57 (Justinus).
« „ „ „ „ Misc. no. 117 (Augustine, &c).
- „ „ „ » „ „ 389 (Johannes Felton).
[F. G. was of Grindon, co. Durham, and became vicar
of it in 1589. He had entered at St. Edmund Hall, Ox-
ford, in 1578. A. L. and A. M. were both prebendaries
of Durham. E. W. B. N.]
1342.
(I. 2)
1944-
\M 3)
*945 a
1344.
2870 *
1345.
CI. 0
ioj.6 «
1346.
(1.6)
205I =
1347.
(I- 7)
2052 3
1348.
(1.8)
1947.
1349.
(1-9)
I 94 8 =
1350.
(1. 10)
1949.
1351.
(I. 11)
2408 '
1352.
(I. J2)
IQSO
1353.
(I. 13)
1951 1
lOOx
(I. 14)
1953
1355.
(I. 15)
1953
lOOOt
(I. 16)
2761
1357.
(I. 17)
2762
1358.
(I. 18)
2763
1359.
(I. 19) 2764
1360.
(I. 20)
2765
1361.
(I. 21)
2766
1362.
(I. 22)
1954
1363.
(I- 23)
2767
1364.
(I. a 4 )
2768
1365.
(I. *5)
2769
1366.
(1. 26)
2770
1367.
(1. 27)
1955
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1368-87] THE LAUDIAN COLLECTION, 1635-41
59
1372. (I. 3 2 ) ^775
1373. (L33) m6 «
1374. (L 34) '777 -
1375. (L35) * a9 o-
1376. (L36) 1956-
1377. (1. 37) 1957
1378. (1. 38) "54
1368; (I. 28) 2771 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 68 (Gregorius papa, Magnus).
1369. (I. ag) 2772 = „ „ „ „ Lat. no. 55 (Apuleius).
1370. (1*3°) a 773 = n » » » Misc. no. 103 (Gregorius papa, Magnus).
1371. (L 31) 2774 =* „ „ „ „ „ „ 390 (Rabanus Maurus, &c).
[1. has very uncommon red and blue initials, and marginal
chapter-nos. with fanciful bordering. The Oratio ad
Christum ' is a ' prose ' in honour of st Mary Magdalen,
in another hand (late 1 1 th c ). It beg. ' A//e/via Maria. '
Neums are written over the texts, and also in the margin.
E. W. B. N.]
= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 424 (Concilium Aquisgra-
nense).
= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 98 (Proverbia Salomonis, &c).
= ft „ „ „ Misc. no. 547 (Jus Canonicum).
- » „ „ „ „ „ 550 (Brute Chronicle). [SW
on covers. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 551 (Jacobus de Vitriaco).
[Orig. stamped binding. ? Once belonged to W. Her-
bert, earl of Pembroke — see ante, p. 16. Has Roman
no. - 207. E. W. B. N.J
' Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 548 (Gulielmus Malmesbu-
riensis).
= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 545 (Ranulph Higden :
once belonged to sir Richard St. George). On f. 8 an
erased inscription, approximately thus : ' Hunc librae
Thomas | Crofftis de Drosthale Armiger | ob sinceram
devocionem dedit | Deo et beate marie virgini et | mo-
nasterio de Sybeton ita quod dns Ri card us Muttford*
monachus dicti monasterii de Sybeton istuo? | libru#i ad
placitum habeat in vsu/w | et occupacionem tempore vite
sue I et tandem remancipetur monasterio | beate marie
de Sybeton.' Was he the Thomas Croftes, monk of St.
Edmundsbury in 1467, who appears in Gage's Hist, of
Thingoe Hundred, p. 134 ? E. W. B. N.]
• Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 119 (Augustine). [For
« Robert! ' read ' Ro: \ E. W. B. N.]
: Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 546 (Julianus Toletanus :
' 12th cent*).
: Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 313 (Thomas Vercellensis).
„ „ „ „ Lat. no. 56 (Vegetius).
„ „ „ ,, Misc. no. 372 (Cassiodorus : owned
by Thomas Peinton). [Erased inscr. at beg., and
IB. E.W. B.N.]
1384. (I. 44) i960 «= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 364 (Sulpitius Sererus,
[12th c. Purple initial on f. i\ Belonged later to
Kobart Euerar(e)d of Leverington (2nd half of 15th c. ?),
where Thorney had property. Other names occur.
E.W.B.N.]
• Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 363 (theologica).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 359 (Miracula B. Mariae V.
&c. : stated to have belonged to Durham cathedral.)
[Erased inscr. of ownership {see mar legible). From
'the common library of the monks' — *e communi
libraria' &c. Old shelfmark, D at beg., and Cuth
( = Cuthbert) on opposite p. Both 'owners' were pre-
bendaries of Durham. In white leather. E. W. B. N.]
1387. (L 47) 2053 * Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 593 (on Monarchy, &c).
1379. (L39) 2778.
1380. (1. 40) 1958'
1381. (1. 4 1 ) 3779 s
1382. (L4O 1959 s
1383. (1. 43) 2780.
1385. (1. 45) 1961
1386. (1. 46) 1962
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THE LAUDIAN COLLECTION, 1635-41 [1388-4"
1388. (I. 48) 2255
1389. (I. 49) *9 6 3
1390. (I. 50) 1964
1391. (L 51) 2256
1392. (1. 52) 1965
1393. (I. 53) n8i -
1394. (I. 54) *9M -
1395. (I. 55) 2257-
1396. (I. 56) 2258 .
1397. (I. 57) 1967 -
1398. (I. 58) 1968
1399. (I. 59) 1969
1400. (1. 60) 1970 .
1401. (1. 61) 2259 -
1402. (I. 62) 2260 «=
1403. (I. 63) 1971 -
1404. (I. 64) 2054 =
1405. (I. 65) 2055 «
1406. (I. 66) 2837 -
1407. (1. 67) 1972 -
1408. (I. 68) 1973 -
1409. (I. 69) 2261 -
1410. (L 70) 2782 «
1411. (L 70 2262 -
1412. (I. 72) 1974 =
= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 592 (Galfridus Monurae-
tensis).
«= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 1 10 (Johannes Hoveden).
[On f. 1 , old cover, ' 5 \ E.W.B.N.]
= Qn. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 630 (Jurisdictio ecclesiastica).
[? once belonged to W. Herbert, earl of Pembroke — see
ante, p. 16. E.W.B.N.]
* Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 94 (Torques aurea).
= „ „ „ y> 9 , 542 (Boldon book). [Ton-
stall was bp. in 1 530-59. Orig. binding dark blue velvet
or plush. E.W.B.N.]
= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 631 (Liber scintillarum). [See
ante, p. 17. E.W.B.N.]
= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 5 (Psalterium : « Frere 167).
[Old shelfmark -Y. E. W. B. N.]
= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 620 (Johannes de Dondis).
« „ „ „ „ „ „ 621 (Statuta coll. Corporis
Christi Oxon.).
= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 635 (Philippus Repington).
= » 11 11 y, 11 >i 639 (Dionysius Areopagita).
[Ornamental initials of mixed red and green. Pre-
Bodleian binding. ? once belonged to W. Herbert, earl
of Pembroke—see ante, p. 16. E. W. B. N.]
= Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 640 (Do.) [Has initials of
mixed red and blue. In limp vellum. ? once belonged
to W. Herbert, earl of Pembroke— see ante, p. 16.
E.W.B.N.]
= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 445 (Origen : fragments of a
* 1 2th cent. Liturgical book ' are in the binding). [Not
written by Hartgar. Polychrome initials. In orig.
vellum. ? once belonged to W. Herbert, earl of Pem-
broke—see ante, p. 16. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 730 (Petrus de Ickham : in
the binding are fragments of ' a mortuary roll . . . com-
memorating Joh. Wodensburghe \) [The roll perhaps
emanated from Fountains Abbey. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 588 (Vaticinia).
ii 11 .1 ,1 11 n 423 (Jerome). [In limp vel-
lum. Has Roman no. «= 81. ? once belonged to W.
Herbert, earl of Pembroke — see ante, p. 16. E. W.B.N.]
Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 589 (English heraldic arms).
,1 a i> ,9 11 n 59° (Do.).
m 11 „ u v » 59 1 (George Cavendish).
[WL in gold on cover. Curious stamps on back.
E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat no. 52 (Pliny, &c).
„ „ „ ,, Misc. no. 422 (Jerome, 8cc).
11 » 11 i» n 543 (Jacobus Bonfadius).
[Italian hand 144 on front cover — cf. nos. 643, 717-8:
all 4 were given in 1635. E. W. B. N.l
Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 544 (Theologica). [ 4 xv de'
at foot off. 1. E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 627 (Martinus Polonus, &c).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 641 (Petrus Chrysologus: be-
longed to Durham cathedral). [Given it by Brakanbiry
(so spelt). On back, R. On back cover, 4. E.W.B.N.]
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1413. (I. 73) 3056 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 448 (Richard Rolle).
1414. (L 74) 2838 - „ „ „ n „ „ 622 (English poetry).
1415. (I. 75) 3263 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 623 (St Mary de Pratis at
Leicester).
1416. (L 76) 2880 - Qn. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 624 (Jus canonicum)
1417. (I. 77) ^783 - „ » tt it ft tt 3°6 (Sennones).
141a (i. 78) 1975 - „
»» tt tt tt tt 746 Rabanus Manrus).
1418. (I. 79) 1976 = „ »» ft tt tt tt
732 (Johannes Felton, &c).
1420. (L 80) 1977 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 45 i (Cyprian). [? before
840. The preliminary verses 1 c' on the transfer of the
relics show that Agobardus (f 840) was bishop. Under
Charles the Bald, Cyprian was translated to Compiegne.
In title of the Ep. Cometis, for 'se baptketur' read
< rebabtizetu^ , . For initials see ff. 4, 7% 12, 33. On
t I38 T 2 heads drawn (nth c. ?) a woman's (?) and a
bearded man's. Early white leather binding. Has
Roman no. =67. ? once belonged to W. Herbert, earl
of Pembroke— see ante, p. 16. E. W. B. N.]
1421. (I. 81) [printed book, Liibeck, 1492 (Hain 3204, Proctor 2625) : Auct. Q. I.
1. 10]. *
1422. (I. 82) 2784 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 447 (Ambrose).
1423. (1. 83) 2785 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 432 (Sennones, &c).
1424. (L 84) 1978 = „ „ „ „ „ yt 444 (Chrysostom, &c).
1425. (L 85) 2264 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 634 Hieronymus Fabricius).
[For stamp on cover cf. no. 182. E. W. B. N.]
1426. (I. 86) 2897 = 0*. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 752 (Biblia Vulgata). [Kept
as Arch. F. a. 5. E. W.B.N. ] L y
1427. (K. 1) 2074 - CaUl. ii (Laud), Misc no. 39 (Theologia Moralis : be-
longed to the Jesuits' College, Wurzburg). [Old no. < 1 8
Impressed pigskin binding. E. W. B. N.]
1428. (K. 2) 2057 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 699 (Sir John Maundeville, &c).
1429. (K. 3) 1979 - „ „ „ „ „ u 40 (theologica).
1430. (K. 4) 1980 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 393 (Hugo de _S. Victore : a
Durham cathedral book). [In f. 2 « e coi libraria mowa-
chorwm dnnehnensium in le spendment* = Hugo A
on p. 97 of the Surtees Soc. catalogue. E. W. B. N.]
1431. (K. 5) 2786 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 41 (Scala fidei, &c). TBound
in England— see f. 1. E. W. B. N.]
1432. (K. 6) 2787 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc no. 115 (Augustine, &c). Origin
Germanic. On f. 17, erased inscr. and table of years
1305-45. E.W.B.N.]
1433. (K. 7) 2788 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 116 (Do.) [On f. 1, «to
m r . Laton.' (a binder ?). E. W. B. N.]
1434. (K. 8) 2075 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 42 (Thomas Aquinas : be-
longed to the Jesuits' College, Wurzburg).
1435. (K. 9) 2076 * Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 43 (Do. do.). [For hand cf.
no. 333. E.W. B.N.]
1436. (K. 10) 2077 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 48 (Quaestiones catecheticae :
do.).
1437. (K. 11) 2078 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 50 (Theologia moralis, do.).
1438. (K. 12)2079 « „ „ „ „ „ 49 (DeviiSacramentis: do.).
1439. (K. 13) 2080 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 51 (Sacrum Tribunal : do.).
1440. (K. 14) 2081 a „ „ „ t> 52 (de Sacramentis: do.: on
parchment).
1441. (K. 15) 2082 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 326 (Jor. Breneysan : do.).
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1442. (K. 16) 2083 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 53 (In Thomam Aquinatem :
belonged to the Jesuits' College, Wurzburg).
1443 (K. 17^ 2084 = Ou. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 688 (Exercitationes : do.).
' V " [Cf.no. 340. E.W.B.N.]
1444. (K. 18) 1981 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 341 (De Sacramentis : do.).
1445. (K. 19) 2085 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 55 (In Thomam Aquinatem:
do.).
1446. (K. 20) 2086 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 56 (Do. : do.).
1447. (K. 21) 3099 - » » " >' » » 693(StatutaCollegiiMedi-
corum Londinensium : non-Laudian: perhaps received
about a.d. 1657. The original K. 21 is now no. 3704).
1448. (K. 22) 2088 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 57 (In Thomam Aquinatem :
belonged as no. 1427).
1449. (K. 23) 2089 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 58 (Do. : do.).
1450. (K. 24) 2090 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 59 ( Do - : d °0- [Cf. no «
337. E. W. B.N.J
1451. (K. 25) 2091 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 335 (Petras Ribadeneira :
do.).
1452. (K. 26) 2092 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 336 (Quaestiones : do.).
1453. (K. 27) 2093 ~ rt? » . » . » 'V 3 ^ ( P e T S a f amcntis: d0 " ) "
[For the hand cf. no. 43. E. W. B. N.]
1454. (K. 28) 2094 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 334 (De Decalogo, &c. :
^ do.). [Impressed pigskin binding. Old no. '18'. Cf.
nos. 39, 342. E.W.B.N.]
1455. (K. 29) 2095 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 337 (In Thomam Aquinatem,
&c. : do.). [Cf. no. 59. E. W. B. N.]
1456. (K. 30) 2096 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 60 (In Thomam Aquinatem,
do.).
1457. (K. 31) 2097 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 338 (Peristochasmata :
do.). [Parchment binding, stamped in oxidized gilt —
crucifixion on front cover. Virgin and Child on back.
E. W.B. N.]
1458. (K. 32) 2098 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 331 (Theologia Moralis :
do.).
1459. (K. 33) 2099 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 332 (Depeccatis, 8cc : do.).
1460. (K. 34) 2100 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 61 (In Thomam Aquinatem:
do.).
1461. (K. 15) 2101 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 62 (Thomas Aquinas: do.).
V [For the hand, cf. no. 51. E. W. B. N.]
1462. (K. 36) 2102 «= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 63 (In Thomam Aquinatem:
do.).
1463. (K. 37) 2103 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 64 (Do. : do.).
1464. (K. 38) 2104= „ „ „ „ „ „ 65 (Do. : do.).
1465. (K. 39) «°5- » » »» » „'i T $ 6 ^ Do - : do -)' t For the
hand, cf. next. E. W. B. N.J
1466. (K. 40) 2106 «= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 67 (Do. : do.). [For the
hand, cf. last E. W. B. N.]
X467. (K. 41) 2107 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 695 (mathematica : do.).
1468. (K. 42) 2108=,, „ „ „ „ „ 339 (Comm. in Biblia : do.
a fragm. of Latin ' 9th cent. comm. on Numbers 1 is in
the binding).
1469. (K. 41) 2100 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 340 (Nicolaiis Arnold : do.
[Cf.no. 688. E.W.B.N.]
1470. (K. 44) 2 1 10 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 694 (mathematica : do.).
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1471. (K. 45) 2111= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 54 (In Thomam Aquina-
tem : do.).
1472. (K. 46) 211 2 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 328 (Jor. Breneysan : do.).
1473. (K. 47) 2113= „ „ „ „ „ „ 342 (Jacobus Himmcoben :
do.). [Old no. '18 '. Impressed pigskin binding. Cf.
no. 334. Under 4. for U read V. M.M.V.S.=
Magister Michaelis Vllerich scripsit ? E. W. B. N.]
1474. (K. 48) 2058 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 597 (King's Household).
1475. (K. 49) 1982 « „ „ „ „ „ „ 598 (Gulielmus Malmes-
buriensis : ' owned by Thomas Dobell ' !) [Some rather
peculiar illumination. E. W. B. N.]
1476. (K. 50) 2291 » Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 600 (Chaucer), [Calf with-
out Laud's arms. E.W.B.N.]
1477. (K. 51) 1983 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat no. 89 (Genesis cum commen-
tariis : misprinted in the Catal. as ' 88 '). In the binding
are Latin verses in praise of Clairvaux. [t a Clairvaux
or St. Mary, Orchamp book, t belonged to W. Herbert,
earl of Pembroke (see ante, p. 16). Invocation to Holy
Spirit on f. 4. E.W.B.N.]
1478. (K. 52) 2021 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 565 (French chronicle of
England).
1479. (K. 53) 2059 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. ai6 (English poetry and
rose : art 7 is Chaucer's Parliament of Fowls : owned
y ' syster Ann Colville * ?). [For binding d nos. 503,
512. E.W. B.N.]
1480. (K. 54) 2789 = Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 606 (Cassiodorus).
1481. (K. 55) 1984 « „ „ „ „ „ „ 262 (Johannes Wessyngton :
a Durham book). [Was he the author? Headed
' Sermones [? m'xgnatus commum librarie Dunelm] p
dnm Johem Wessyngton [? priorem eiufdem *. The two
4 owners ' were both prebendaries of Durham. E.W.B.N.]
1488. (K. 56) 1985 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 96 (Concilium Basileense,
&c. : at end is part of a Latin brief on parchment of
Witticho bp. of Wolframsdorf, abt. 1 375-80). [Correct
« Hange ' to * Hauge \ E. W. B. N.}
1483. (K. 57) 1986 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat no. 109 (Epistolae Pauli, &c).
! Has 9 on front cover. For a peculiar dotted shelfmark
?) cf. MS. Laud misc. 82. E. W. B. N.]
1484. (K. 58) 2265 «= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 109 (Bernard of Clairvaux).
1485. (K. 59) 2266= „ „ „ „ Lat. ,, 95 (Psalterium: '13th cent:
written for Ely \) [See my Introduction to the study
of some of the oldest Latin Musical MSS. in the Bodleian,
§ 32. By the 15th c. the vol. had got to Chichester.
4. c (? 15th c.) contains 2 feasts of St. Richard. In 4. a.
read ' mid ' and « bringge \ E. W. B. N.] Frere 19.
1486. (K. 60) 3060 «= Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 108 (Lives of Saints in
verse).
1487. (K. 61) 1987 - Qu. CaUl. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 644 (astronomical and
astrological, with a Bayeux calendar). [The word
'hie 1 under the col. for 1268-95 on f. 14 shows the
MS. to be late 13th c, and a line through 0z*and»; in
the 6th and 7th spaces shows the date to be 1273-4.
On f. 177* at foot is ' 1291 \ ? read 'Desauzay'. In
3. for ' aratus 1 read ( arctus ': it has remarkable pictures
of much more ancient origin. E. W. B. N.]
1488. (K 62) 2790 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 596 (Registrum brevium).
1488. (K.63) 2791 = „ „ „ „ Lat. no. 74 (Terence).
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1490. (K. 64) 1988 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 67 (Comm. in Prisciannm).
[f late 1 3th c. Has old no. 1 ly. In limp vellum, with
L 7 or 17 inside square on back: cf. MS. Laud misc.
215. Invocation to Holy Spirit on f. ao. E. W. B.N.]
1491. (K. 65) 2061 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 601 (Richard Rolle).
1492. (K. 66) 2022 = „ „ „ „ „ „ 570 (Christine Pisane, &c).
[? old no. 60 at top of f. 1 . E. W. B. N.]
1493. (K. 67) 2062 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 571 (Brute chronicle).
[Lettering along back. E.W. B.N.]
1494. (K. 68) 2267 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 731 (Somnium viridarii).
1495* (K. 69) 1989- „ „ „ „ „ „ 6o3(MartinusPolonus,&c:
a Durham book). [Given to it by Brakenbery.
E. W.B.N.]
1496. (K. 70) 1990 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 579 (Galfridus Monume-
tensis, &c. : R. Brugge, not Rugge ' was probably an
owner *). [Written and ilium, by foreign hands (Italian ?)
Orig. stamped brown leather, by binder of no. 529. Big
L on back cover : motto ' En Dieu ma fye On f. 1, in
red, 156./ E.W.B.N.]
1497. (K. 71) 2380 m MS. Laud Or. 145 (Chinese MS. work on navigation).
1498. (K. 72) 1991 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 583 (Bp. John Leslie).
1499. (K. 73) 2063 - „ „ ,, „ „ „ 602 (Walter Hilton, not
Richard Rolle : in the binding is part of a convent's deed,
in Latin). [? Barking. Old geometrical impressed bind-
ing. E.W.B.N.]
1500. (K. 74) 1992 m Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 93 (a Roman Breviary, with
some episcopal benedictions prefixed: not a Pontifical
nor benedictional). [Full-p. ilium, for SS. Anna, Chris-
topher, James, Louis. Smaller ones for Andrew,
Antony, Cosmas and Damian, Eloy, Denis, Genevieve,
George, Nicolas, Sebastian, Barbara, Katharine. Old
(? worn velvet) binding, with title on horn nailed on
front cover. Gilt edges. E. W. B. N.] Frere 38 1 .
1501. (K. 75) 1993 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc.no. 419 (Breviarium: = Frere4i).
1502. (K. 76) 2064 - „ „ „ „ „ „ 595 (Troy book : not by
Lydgate: 'belonged to William Skylye (?) chambyr-
leyn of London '). [On old cover, 7. E. W. B. N.]
1503. (K. 77) 2278 « Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 745 (Froissart, &c). [Old
no. [15] on back— see ante, p. 17. E. W. B. N.]
1504. (K. 78) 2065 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 735 (Occleve: besides the
De regimine principum the following poems by
Hoccleve appear: — a (fol. 1) A Complaint, with pro-
logue, as no. 27627, art. 1 ; b (fol. 5 T ) A Dialogue, as
ibid. art. i\c (fol. 15*) * Quedam fabula de quadam
Imperatrice Romana ', with moralization, as ibid. art. 3 ;
d (fol. 28 T ) 'Lerne to dye', as ibid. art. 4 ; e (fol. 41)
' The ix lesson that is red on All Halow day', in prose,
as ibid, art 5; / (fol. 42*) 'The tale of Jonathas',
with prologue and moralization, as ibid. art. 6; g
(fol. 52^ Lydgate's Dance of Death, without title, as
ibid, art 7 ; h (fol. 62) the De regimine principum as
in the Laudian Catalogue. There is also scribbling by
Thomas Creyke, Jeram Hampden (16th cent.), and
others). [Old nos. — on cover, 4 (cf. no. 702); on
f. i\ .2. E.W.B.N.]
1505. (K. 79) [Latin printed book : MS. Laud Misc. 435].
1506. (K. 80) 2268 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 573 (Papal briefs, &c).
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65
1507.
1508.
1509.
1510.
1994 =
(K. 81)
(K.83) 1995-
(K.83)
(K.84)
1996.
1511. (K.85) 1997
1512. (K.86) 1998
1513.
1514.
(K. 87)
(K. 88)
1515. (K.89) aooo =
1516.
1517.
1518.
1519.
1520.
1521.
<K.oo)
(K.91)
(K.9O
(K. 93)
(K-94)
(K.95)
Qu. Catal. ii (Land), Misc. no. 567 (mcdica). f? 13th c.
Fr. or Eng. writing. In 5. read Jwremod. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Land), Misc. do. 233 (Isidores Hispalensis,
&c. : * inside lining-leaf of 1st cover Liber mona-
chornm Sancti Edmundi. At end inscr. in name of
Will abb. of St. Benet's at Holm*). [Old shelfmark
<7.A.' E.W.B.N.]
279a - Qu. Catal. ii (Land), Misc. no. 397 (Petrus Lombardus,
&c).
Qu. CataL ii (Land), Misc. no. 529 (Higden*s Chronicon :
with motto 'En dien ma fye'). [In OI %- stamped
leather, by binder of no. 579. On the back cover, C
enclosing a tun. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Lat. no. 13 (Biblia vulgata). [Pre-
Bodleian binding. 7 on bottom edge. On f. 10, »B.
The Rev. H. E. D. Blakiston has identified this with
a copy mentioned as being in a Durham catalogue of
1416 (Surtecs Soc, p. 85). On f. 10 'Collegio' is
apparently followed by O ( — Oxoniensi) : the hand is
14th or 15th c. Hobson's date was late 15th or early
16 th. E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 409 (Hugo de S. Victore,
&c). [In orig. white leather. Old marks 3 lib. 6 and
129. E.W.B. N.]
Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 199 (Sermones).
„ n n » LaL no * 54 (Boethius). [? and half
of iath c Foliation at foot on yellow patches (Arabic
figures). Quires signed at end (Roman figures). Bat
the I on £ 7 has had its right side added about the last
third of the 13th c. E.W.B.N.]
Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 536 (Gualterus de Castel-
lione).
[Chinese printed book : Land Or. d. 4].
2001 = Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 747 (Tabulae medicinales).
[Chinese printed book : Laud Or. d. 5].
2793.
1999:
[
[ „
2002 :
if n 6J.
» »»7J.
1522*.
1522 b .
1524.
1525.
1526.
1527.
1528.
1529.
(K.96)
(K.98)
(K.99)
(K. 100)
(L. 1)
(L. a)
(L.3)
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 702 (Aegidius de Columna).
[On cover, 17 (cf. no. 735). E. W. B. N.]
Qu. CataL i (Greek), Laud nos. 30* (Catena in Proverbia,
&c). [Originally in four MSS. A. (1.-5.), 12th c.
2860 _ B.(6.-io.), I2thc C. (n.), 1 2th c. D. (12.), 14th c.
2861 " A.-C. are Holmes & Parsons's '147'. See Prof.
Lake's catalogue. E.W.B. N.] 30* (fragm. of
Eusebius).
1523. (K. 97) 2794 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 554 (CataL of Laud's
Coins, 1639).
[French printed book, Paris, 1639 : MS. Laud Misc. 303].
[French printed book, Paris, 1639 '• MS. Laud Misc. 304].
2834 a Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 751 (Quintus Curtius :
owned also probably by Margaret of Austria, d, 1 530 :
kept as Arch. F. a. 4.)
3887 = Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 347 (Simeon Duran).
3888 = „ „ i, cod. Arab. Moham. 411 Hariri).
3889 = „ „ xiii (Persian, &c), nos. 1705, 1713, 3181, 3315
(Turkish lexicon, &c).
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1530. (L. 4) 2898 = Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2129 (Joseph and
Zuleika : stated to be non-Laudian, but query).
1531. (L. 5) 2125 = Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 1981 (ethical).
1532. (L. 6) 2126=-,, „ „ „ „ 240 (David Qamhi, &c).
1533. (L. 7) 1665 « „ „ „ „ „ 1341 (Isaac Albalag, Ac.).
1534. (L. 8) 2127=,, » » » 0 345 (Lc vi ben Gershom).
1535. (L. 9) 2309 - „ „ „ „ „ 2142 (medical, Harizi, &c).
1536. (L. 10) [Syriac printed book : Laud Or. e, a],
1537. (L. 1 1) 2128 = Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 333 (Levi ben Gershom).
1538. (L. 12) 1666 = „ „ „ „ „ 1627 (cabbalistical).
1539. (L. 13) 2129= „ „ „ „ „ 1011 (homilies).
1540. (L. 14) 2130= „ „ „ „ „ 340 (Moses bar Nahman,
&c).
1541. (L. 15) 1667 « Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 1535 (cabbalistical).
1542*. (L. i6») 1668 = „ „ „ „ ,,117 (Psalmi).
1542 b . (L. i6 b ) 1668*. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 13th cent.:
7lx5f in., ii + 32 leaves.
Eight leaves from a Latin grammatical treatise : a passage on fol. 2
runs ' Inueniuntur etiam & alia pronomina appositiua . . . ut Virgilius
Hie ego qui quondam . . . FolL i-ii, 9-end are blank paper. These
fragments are from the binding of no. 1542*, recently bound separately.
Now MS. Laud Misc. 758.
1543. (L. 17) 2 1 31 «= Qu. Catal xii (Hebrew), no. 1007 (homilies).
1544. (L. 18) 1669 - „ ,, „ „ 1469, (David Qamhi).
1545. (L. 19) 2132 = „ „ „ ,, „ 2053 (Abr. Farizol).
1546. (L. 20) 1670 - „ „ „ „ „ 1468 (Abr. ben Ezra).
1547. (L.21) 2269 = „ „ (Laud), Misc. no. 114 (Vitae Sanctorum, &c. :
1 70 leaves. Brian Twyne (voL xxii. fol. 89) states that
this MS. once belonged to a dr. John Price, and was in
his (Twyne's) time in Jesus College, Oxford.) [11.-13.
are foliated too high by 1 8 foil. E. W. B. N.]
1548. (L. 22) 2795 - Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 113 (Augustine: 'nth
cent.'). [Good initial on f. i\ At end, lines seemingly
written in reign of Henry V of Germany (1 099-1 125)
and before 1106. The names [Chjuonradus and Gisila
are on the same p. E. W. B. N.]
1549. (L. 23) 2003 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Lat. no. 31 (Augustine, &c :
' Evesham* in the Catal. is an error for Egnesham).
[i. e. Eynsham. Has old shelfmarks, A on front cover,
14 on back cover. Cf. MSS. Laud Misc. nos. 500, 508.
Bound in white leather. E.W. B.N.]
1550. (L. 24) 2004 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. in (Do., &c).
1551. (L. 25) 2796 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 133 (Do., &c). [? Late 9th c.
The 'columnoe duae* after 12 are on a fly-leaf of the
next MS. in the vol., and raise a presumption that that
MS. was written not after 899. In 13. there are a few
neums on f. i47 T , and on f. iso T the name Godefridus.
E. W. B. N.]
1552. (L. 26) 2797 = Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 125 (Do.).
1553. (L. 27) 2798 - „ „ „ ,, „ „ 134 (Do. : stated to have
belonged to St. Kylian's at Wiirzburg). [Old shelf-
mark xlij. fist half of 9th c. In 1. ff. 1-14 (without
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67
1554. (L.28) 3799-
1555. (L.29) 2800 «
1556. (L. 30) 2801 =
1557. (L.31) *8o2 =
1558. (L. 32) 2803
1569. (L. 33) 2005 •
1560. (L. 34) 2270 -
1561. (L.35) 3804.
1562. (L. 36) 2006.
1563. (L. 37) 2805 .
1564. (L.38) 2806.
1565. (L. 39) 2807 1
1566. (L. 40) 2808 -
signatures) were added. 2. Remarkable illustrated
initial at beg. F. 15a is blank. The orig. book began
from here. Signatures inside remarkable polychrome
circles. In 3. for read 4 iamiam ' {deleted). Egino
was possibly pronounced Eino. The man probably wrote
f. 6 of this and f. 135 of no. 256, and this was chiefly
written by the man who wrote ff. ioo-io2 t of that.
E. W. B. N.]
Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 135 (Do.). [Old shelf-
mark vj. E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 136 (Do.).
„ . „ „ „ „ „ 126 (Do.: 8th cent. : the
catal. of books is 'probably one of St. Kylian's at
Wiirzburg * : on fol. 1 is a letter of Charles the Great
commending the study of letters, A. D. 787). [For
a later copy see Migne, Pat. Lat., 98, col. 895. For
Arnona read Arnouii = Arnobii, and for S. read ' Sco *.
The hand of the adjurer is 9th or 10th c. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 137 (Do.).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 130 (Do.). [From f. 207
was probably once a separate MS. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 128 (Thomas Wallensis:
belonged to archb. Ussher). P T. Wason ' on long edge.
E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 164 (Missale Sarum :
« Frere 253).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 163 (Vitae Sanctorum).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 165 (Unum ex quatuor).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 124 (Augustine). [Middle
of 9th c. The record of Gozbaldus is probably not
before the late 10th c. In f. 122* some later names of
plants (9th c), and some neums with text, also some
sketches of a man and of the Agnus Dei. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 122 (Do.).
„ „ „ „ , f „ 132 (Do. « 9th or 10th c.').
[Read • concessio ' and Daley. The fr. of the Passion-
office is nth c, with neums. At end, 2 ff. of late nth
or early 12th c. missal, with neums. The item at beg.
is a rule for the nunnery of Gnadenthal, made by the
abbot of Erbach in 1454. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 121 (Do.: '9th cent.').
[Has the old shelfmark x of St Kylian's, Wiirzburg.
On f. 31 is the name of 'conraduf de cuke^r©'
(1 2th a?). E.W.B.N.]
1567. (L.41) 2809 =
156a (L. 42) 2881
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 38 (Do.).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 438 (Maccabaeorum libri,
cum comm.).
1569. (L. 43) 2271 = Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 123 (Augustine: in the
binding is a 1 caution ' by a monk of Gloucester). [On
f. 1, JR. ©. E.W.RN.]
: Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 572 (Matthaetis Westmo-
nasteriensis). [Early 16th c. binding. E. W. B. N.]
1570. (L. 44) 2272
1571. (L.45) 2007.
■■ Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 118 (Augustine: 'written
for the abbey of St. Laumer at Blois by its librarian
Harduin of Vend6me'). [Ponce belonged to W.
Herbert, earl of Pembroke— see ante, p. 16. E.W. B. N.]
F 2
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THE LAUDIAN COLLECTION, 1635-41 [i 572 - 93
1572.
(L. 46)
2810 -
1573.
1574.
(L. 47)
(L. 48)
2008 «=
2373-
1575.
(L. 49)
28ll rs
1576.
(L. 50)
2812 «=
1577.
(L. 50
2009 -x
1578.
1579.
(L.50
(L. 53)
2279 =
20XO m
1580.
(L. 54)
2066 =
1581.
(L. 55)
2813 = <
1582.
(L. 56)
2274 «
1583.
(L. 57)
20I I B 1
1584.
(L. 58)
2012 =
1585.
(L- 59)
2275 - I
1586.
(L. 60)
2814 =
1587.
(L.61)
2013 =
1588.
1589.
1590.
1591.
(L. 6a)
(L. 63)
(L> 64)
(L- 65)
2815 =
2816 =
2014 =
2821 -
1592.
1593.
(L. 66)
(L. 67)
228o «=
20I5 -
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 139 (Do.). [With old
shelfmark xix of St. Kylian's, "Wiirzbnrg. A diagram
on f. I39 T apparently had a revolving disk or pointer in
its centre. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 112 (Do., &c).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 140 (Do.: '12th cent.').
[1st half of c. Has some fine red initials. E. W. B. N.J
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 129 (Sermones, &c. :
a short piece De Dei timore is at foi. 108). [In 26.
read 4 dl aduerfitate i.e. domini, not Dei. The MS.
was seemingly written by the 2nd scribe of no. 442.
He invokes Christ by a + whenever he takes up his pen
afresh. A continental hand is found on fT. I2I T , 148%
149. Abundance of ornamental initials (coloured).
E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 127 (Augustine: stated to
have belonged to St Kylian's at Wiirzburg).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 558 (Comm. in Hippo-
cratem, &c. : with motto ' Mon bien mondain ' : owned
by Edw. Brerewood). [The B.N.C. collector. Perhaps
given or left by Kymer himself to the Univ. Library.
Original stamped binding. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 566 (Arbre des batailles).
„ „ „ „ „ „ 700 (Symeon Dunel-
mensis, &c).
Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 235 (Comm. on stt.
Matthew and John). [Owner's name erased — Richard
C ? E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 295 (Maccabaeorum libri,
cum comm.).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 582 (Rogerus Hoveden :
the 'pars prior' is Brit. Mus. MS. Keg. xiv. C. 2).
[W on fly-leaf and f. 1. Old no. 12 (altered to 14) in
square on back. See ante, p. 17. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 698 (Chronicon Eliense).
[Title along back. E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 497 (Johannes Wallensis,
&c). [Tin 8. e. Bycle - Bickley. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 718 (Flavius Blondus).
[Italian hand. On cover, 54. Title on back cover,
upside down. Cf. nos. 543, 717. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 552 (Prosperus Aqui-
tanicus).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 85 (Archbp. Peccham:
stated to have belonged to Pembroke coll., Cam-
bridge). [So dr. M. R. James. Old shelfmarks,
175 and J 13. At end, name of a bookbinder, C.
Sampson, and price (2s. 6d.). E. W. B. N.]
Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 577 (Ambrose, &c).
,, „ „ ,, Lat. no. 79 (Juvenal and Persius.)
»i >» » 11 11 » 7 1 (Seneca).
1, 1, „ „ Misc. no. 229 (on the deadly sins,
&c, in Italian).
Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 637 (French poem, &c).
11 1* 1, „ „ „ 652 (Aegidius de Columna,
&c).
= Qu
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i594-6oi] THE LAUD1AN COLLECTION, 1635-41 69
1594. (L. 68) 2114 = Qa. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 638 (Orations : belonged
to the Jesuits' College at Wiirzburg).
1595. (L. 69) 2016 - Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Misc. no. 647 (Liber Eliensis). [On
back of & 1, part of document relating to Ely. (temp.
H. 6?). Onf.iii'i7i\ On f. 3*1049'. E.W.B.N.]
1596. (L. 70) 2067 «= Qu. Catal. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 463 (an English Festial).
1597. (L. 71) 2017 Qu. CataL ii (Laud), Lat. no. 118 (Martianus Capella:
stated to be 9th or 10th cent.). [With (9th or 10th c.)
neumt of Aquitanian type (Rev. H. M. Bannister). See
my Introduction to the study of the oldest Latin Musical
MSS. in the Bodleian, % 8. ?once belonged to W.
Herbert, earl of Pembroke — see ante, p. 16. E. W. B. N.]
1598. (L.7O 2068 - Qu. Catol. ii (Laud), Misc. no. 618 (Bedwell).
1599. (L.73) "76 = ,| xii (Hebrew), no. 95 (Ezra, Nehemiah, &c,
polyglot).
1600. (L. 74) 2183 = Qu. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moham. 859 (Ibn Abdal-baqi).
1601. (L. 75) [Turkish printed sheet : not identified : non-Laudian].
CLASSIS V
DIGBY MSS. a. D. 1634-39.
(Nos. 1602-1889*.)
Sir Kenelm Digby was the younger son of sir Everard Digby, who
was executed in 1605 for complicity in the Gunpowder Plot. He was
born in 1603 and entered Gloucester Hall at Oxford in 16 18, but left in
1620 and never took a degree. Until 1629 he was chiefly engaged in
foreign travel, or as a naval commander, and after his return received by
bequest from his College Tutor, the well-known Thomas Allen, the whole
of the latter's collection of scientific and historical MSS., including
several valuable volumes of Roger Bacon's works. This was in 1632,
and two years later he presented them, through Laud's persuasion, to
the Bodleian. As received at the Library on Dec. 30, 1634, they were
contained in 5 chests, and consisted of 233 volumes, 5 rolls, and a bound
catalogue of the collection (no. 234*). Sir Kenelm lived a wandering
life till he died on June 11, 1665. In 1639 he had sent to Laud 36
oriental MSS. for the Bodleian, but they became mixed with the
Laudian gift of 1640 and were registered by accident as of Laud's gift.
No less than 138 are known to have been Allen's in whole or in
part, representing 192 out of 250 MSS. which Allen possessed.
The Digby MSS. were at first arranged in the order recorded in the
three early Catalogues and the Benefactor's Register, but in 164 1 they
were moved to the Selden End, and arranged in the present order, until
about 1790, when 19 volumes were placed apart as B. N. Digby 1-19,
implying a selection placed in a separate position in the B(ibliotheca
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D1GBY MSS., a.d. 1634-39
[1602-31
N(ova) as of special value, when the rest were (then or a few years after)
moved to the • Bodley room where they at present stand.
[The restoration of the 19 vols, into the general series only awaits certain
readjustments of space which will probably have been made before this
vol. is published. They should always be ordered by their original nos.
(not B.N. numbers). E.W.B.N.]
1602. 1593 ( 2 °9) 1
1603. 1534 (^50) •
1604. 1589 (305) •
1605. 159 1 ( a °7) 1
1606.
1607.
1608.
1609.
1610.
1611.
1612.
1613.
1614.
1615.
1616.
1617.
1618.
1619.
1620.
1533 (M9) •
153a (148) •
1590 (206) =
1592 (208) •
1536 (15a) --
1565 (181) .
1588 (204) .
1564 (180) ■
1535 (150 s
i53i (M7) =
M36 (53)-
1467
1437
M59
1462
(83)'
(53) =
(75)-
(78)'
1621. 1460 (76) =
1622. 1457 (73) -
1623. 1538 (154) -
1624. 1458 (74) -
1625.
1626.
1627.
1628.
1629.
1630.
1631.
1434
1440
H65
1466
(50)'
(56).
(81) .
(82) :
1529 (145) '
1537 (153) :
1438 (54) •
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 1* (Gul. de Conchis).
„ „ „ „ „ 2* (astronomica). [8. begins on
f. 15. E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 3* (Collectarii pars hiemalis, not a
Breviarium, &c).
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 4* (T. de Sturreya, &c.) [In the
Incip. of 12. omit all stops, begin ft. 2-4 with small
letters, and correct the )> in 11. 1, 2, 4 to p. E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 5* (B. N. i. : Seneca).
„ „ ,, „ ,, 6 (Sententiae Graece).
„ „ }, „ „ 7 (Horae beatae Mariae Virginis).
„ „ „ „ „ 8 (theologica).
„ „ „ „ „ 9 (B. N. 2 : Biblia Latina).
„ „ „ „ „ 10* (Villeneuve).
„ „ „ „ „ 11* (Miscellanea). [Ff. 206. Of
10. there is a complete copy in MS. Bodl.679. E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 12 (Bartholomaeus Glanville).
„ „ „ „ „ 13 (de gemmis, &c).
„ „ „ „ „ 14 (Grosseteste).
„ „ „ „ „ 15 (astronomica).
„ „ „ „ „ 16* (Imago mundi).
„ „ „ „ „ I7*(calendarialia).
„ „ „ „ „ 18 (Richard Rolle).
,, „ ,, „ „ 19* (Ailredus Rievallensis: the cata-
logus is marked as ' late 1 3th ' cent, in the official cata-
logue). [In the Incip. of 2. i correct Ave to Salve.
E. W. B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 20 (miscellanea: in art. 18 for
'NreotoJ' read 'N. i.e. Albano': art. 25 is attributed
to Adam of St. Victor).
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 21 (Liber s. Matildis).
„ „ „ „ „ 22 (mathematics, &c).
„ „ „ „ „ 23* (Chanson de Roland: 'I con-
sider this within the 1st half of the 12th [cent.].'
E. W.B.N.)
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 24* (logica).
„ „ „ „ „ 25*(musica).
„ „ „ „ 26* (B. N. 3 : grammatica).
„ „ „ „ „ 27* (Nigellus Wireker).
„ ,, „ „ „ 28* (miscellanea).
„ „ „ „ „ 29(medica).
n »t u ti » 30* (Secreta Cypriani).
* Asterisks in this column indicate that the MS. belonged in whole or in part to
Thomas Allen of Gloucester Hall {d. 1633).
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1632-64]
DIG BY MSS., a.d. 1634-39
7i
1632. 1443 (59)
163a 1464 (80) -
1634. 1530 (146)
1635. 1433 (49) '
1636.
1637.
1638.
1639.
1640.
1641.
1642.
1643.
1644.
1645.
1646.
1647.
1648.
1649.
1650.
1651.
1652.
1653.
1654.
1655.
1468 (84).
1435 (50 -
1456 (7*) -
1517 (133)
1469 (85)
, 4 , 5 (30 '
(Ho) -
1454 (70) 8
1448 (64).
1570 (186) .
1470 (86),
J44i (57)'
1439 (55) =
«4»3 (39) -
*5*5 (*4«) 1
1461 (77) .
1478 (94).
1455 (70 s
*5*7 (H3)
^78 (»94) '
1656. 1528 (144) .
1657. 1587 (303)
1658. 14H (30)
1659. 1463
1660. 1444
1661. 1445
(79)'
(60) .
(61) .
1662. 1577 (i93)
1663. 141 3 (>9) !
1664. 1418 (34)
- Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 31 (Jacobus de Cessolis).
■ yt 77 » ». „ 3 3 * (Hildegardis).
• „ „ „ „ „ 33* (**• Bernard, &c).
■ „ »!,»,» n 34* (Visiones: after the Vita a.
Modwennae, at fol. 76 follows a Poem on the Fall of
Man, in French, beg, 1 Grant mal fist Adam ').
« Qn. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 35* (Constitutions episc Exon.).
» t f „ n „ ^ 36 (st. Gilbert of Sempringham).
- „ „ „ „ 37* (miscellanea).
3 „ 1, „ „ „ 38 (astronomica).
- „ „ „ „ „ 39* (Vitae Sanctorum, &c).
« „ „ ,» » »» 40* (astrologica : see no. 3338,
art. 14).
: Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 41* (miscellanea).
. „ „ „ „ „ 42* (Sallustius, Ac).
43* (medica).
• „ „ „ „ „ 44 (Comm. in Aristotelem).
. „ „ „ „ „ 45* (Homiliae).
< „ „ „ „ „ 46* (Bernardus Silvester).
„ „ „ „ „ 47* (astronomica).
„ „ „ >, 48* (do.).
• „ „ „ „ „ 49* (Comm. in Physica Aristotelis).
: „ „ „ „ „ 50 (Geomantia).
„ „ „ „ 5 1 * (astrologica).
„ „ ,, „ „ 5 a* (Gualterus de Castellione).
:„ „ „ „ „ 53*(Poematavaria,&c).
„ „ „ „ ,,54 (Jok Duns Scotus). [The fr. of
a legendary is of the end of the 1 ith or beg. of the 1 2th
c. E.W.B.N.]
: Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 55 (Comm. in Aristotelem).
• ,, „ „ „ ,, 56* (B. N. 4 : medica, &c. The
calendar at fol. 156 'was clearly written in an Augus-
tinian house in Wales or the border counties ', note in
the official Catalogue). [Cadoc is suggestive of the
Monmouthshire region. The Paschal cycle on f. i6a T
was apparently written between the Easfers of 113a and
1 1 33. In 9. the ' rejected 1 leaves are not part of the
same gathering with those which precede. On f. 1 55 T a
head is drawn with a dry point Under 11. read
Vichtredum. E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 57* (astronomica). [Mr. Madan has
noted that 1. lacks I. 30-35, II. 3-7, 9-1 1, 31-a.
E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 58* (theologica, &c).
„ „ „ „ 59* (Vitae Sanctorum).
■■ ft ,, „ „ 60 (arithmetica).
1 „ „ „ „ „6i*(B.N. 6: Sidonius Apollinaris,
&c).
Qu. CaUl. ix (Digby), no. 6a* (Alanus de Insulis).
: ,, „ „ „ „ 63 (calendarialia : notes in the official
catalogue, partly signed E. W. B. N., affirm that the
volume was probably written at Old Minster, Winchester
(or brought there from Canterbury), in a.d. 867, and
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72 DIG BY MSS., a.d. 1634-39 [1665-87
that the Calendar at fol. 40 was copied from one written
at StOmer or St. Bertin ). [Ff.ii + 88 + ii. Art. 1 is from
the year 229 of Diocletian, i.e. A.D. 513. Under 14. note
also Brigid (Feb. i), Patrick (Mar. 16— so Toul). Under
13 May S. Mary = S.M. ad Martyres, and 7 Mar. should
be 7 Jun. By the and hand are also obits of the
monastery's priest, Aiulfas (Jul. 30), and its prior, Hugo
(Aug. 2)—? Hugh, prior of Winchester (fin 1120-26).
27 was composed in 616 or 61 7— see f. 71 attop. In its colo-
phon) read Rsegenboldus, after pentonia add « civitate *
(erased), and for ' item pro Baernini * read • et pro
Baernini svfi patrem \ In 30. original 1 magna- nime is
corrected in browner ink : at end ' viii nonaxinca Fo ' =
98 flf. showing the loss of a preliminary quire. My notes
in the official copy contain many things of importance
which cannot be given here. E. W. B. N.]
1665. 1479 (95) = Qu. Catal. ix(Digby), no. 64* (Galfridus de Vinosalvo, &c).
1666. 1446 (62) = „ „ „ „ „ 65* (Poemata varia).
1667. 1585 (201) « „ „ „ n „ 66* (Concilium Basiliense, &c).
1668. 1477 (93) - y> » » » » 67* (astrologia, Ac). [Correct to
Albubery Arazi under 8, and to 'horesten under 18.
E. W. B. N.]
1669. 1424 (40) = Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 68* (Tabulae astronomicae).
1670. 1480 (96) « „ „ „ „ „ 69* (medica).
1671. 14*1 (37) - >. » >* »i m 70* (Roger Bacon).
1672. 145 3 (68) = „ „ „ „ „ 71 (alchemica).
1673. 15^6 (142) = „ „ „ „ „ 72* (astrologica).
1674. 1474 (9°) - » »i u >» .» 73 (medicinalia).
1675. 1580 (196) = „ „ „ „ 74* Gerardus Carmonensis, &c).
1676.1584(300)= „ „ „ ,» w 75* (medicinalia, &c.)..
1677. 14*9 (35)= » » » i» a 76 (Roger Bacon, &c).
1678. X4 3 o (36) » „ „ „ „ „ 77* (Roger Bacon, Grosseteste, &c).
[Under 1. for Plenus-Amoris read 'plenus amoris'.
E. W.B.N.]
1679. 1417 (33) « Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 78 (Johannes Boccacius).
1680. 1447 (63) - » » „ » „ 79* (medica).
1681. 1473 (88) ■= „ „ „ „ „ 80 (B. N. 5 : Cicero>
1682.1576(192)-,, „ „ „ „ 81* (mathematica, chronologica,
&c. : a note in the official catalogue states that the
tables in art. 12 were probably written about a. d. 990).
[They were written in the period 987 to 1006, and were
in use 993. On f. 134 some neums have been added, in
different ink and not earlier than the 1 ith c E.W. B. N.]
1683. 1442 (58) = Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 82* (historica).
1684. 141 1 (37) - » » >» n „ 83* (de ratione sphaerae).
1685. 1573 (188) - „ „ „ „ „ 84* (Albertus Magnus).
1686. 1579 ( f 95) - » » » » » 85 (medica).
1687. 1453 (69)- n »» » »» „ 86* (Gallica et Anglica varia : a note
in the official calendar endeavours to fix the date of
writing as between 1272 and 1283). [77. ends with
' Edward us filius eius x', where 1 f. e. x. is over an
erasure, and not by the original scribe. It is at the end
of this p. (not p. 2o6 b ) that the scribe records the time
he took in writing the MS. This is clearly the end of
the original book (as well as that of a gathering), and
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DIGBY MSS.y a.d. 1634-39
73
1688. 1581 (197)'
1689. 157^ (187)
1690. 1616 (232)
1691. 14" (28)
1692.
1693.
1694.
1695.
1696.
1697.
1698.
1699.
1700.
1701.
1702.
1703.
1704.
1705.
1706.
1707.
1708.
1709.
1710.
1711.
1712.
1713.
1714.
1715.
1716.
1717.
1718.
1719.
1720.
1721.
1722.
1723.
1724.
1725.
1726.
1727.
1728.
1729.
1730.
1731.
1476 (92) =
1471 (87)
*5*3 (139)
1422 (38)-
1473 (89)'
1586 (202) .
*449 (65)'
1569 (185) .
1566 (182) :
1583 (199) '
1518 (134) .
1428 (44) .
1531 (137) •
1475 (91) <
*4*9 (45)'
158a (198) -
1431 (47)'
H5i (67) =
1573 ('89) •
1426 (42).
15" (138) ■
1430 (46) =
1568 (184) .
I4l6 (32):
1425 (40
1553 (169) -
1563 (179) '
1560 (176) *
1545 06l) .
1562 (178) .
J 54o (156) -
1558 (174) ■
1553 (168) .
1556 (17O -
1546 (162)
1561 (177)
r 54i (157) :
*555 (17O 8
i55i (167) ■
1544 (160)
is before Nov. 1283, when E. completed his nth year.
In78,L4read'foi3ef». E.W.B. N.]
« Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 87 (Richard Rolle).
• » >t „ „ 88* (astrologica, &c.).
1 it » » 9 , >, 89* (Comm. in Joh. de Bridlington).
• a t, „ „ „ 90* (Principalia musicae). [In
last par. read 'magistri tuc Mlftri Anglic , 'then
master-minstrel of England ' « 1 Rex Ministrellorum.'
E.W.B.N.]
,,91* (Roger Bacon, &c).
1 »> » >> „ „ 9 a * (astrologica, &c).
• » » *9 » $ f 93* (astronomica).
■ » i> » » 99 94 (Polybius, in Italian).
1 y* 99 99 99 99 95 (medica).
■ » 9* 99 99 99 96 (Meditationes Godwini).
» tt 99 9* »i 97* (astrologica, &c). ("Read Merle
in 26. and cancel the attribution of 31. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. CaUl. ix (Digby), no. 98* (miscellanea).
• if 99 99 99 99 99* (Richard Rolle, &c).
• »9 » 99 9t 99 100 (gr amm a ti ca,
1 99 99 » 99 99 101 (Bede, &c).
■ >9 9, » 99 if 10?* (Piers Plowman, &c).
1 99 a 99 99 99 103* (Snmma theologica, &c).
99 ty if ff 99 104* (Grosseteste, &c, &c).
■ ff if ^ » ff 105 (Quaestiones in Galenum).
99 99 99 99 99 106 (Computo ecclesiastico).
1 »f »f fi if f f 107* (Summa Gul. de Conchis).
s M » ,9 99 99 (Glossae medicae).
ff »» if n „ 109* (Abbo Floriacensis).
■ ff ff i> »f ff 1 10* (Vitae ss. Elphegi et Donstani).
• ff ff ff ff * in (Benedictns de Norsia).
! ff if if ff 99 IIa * (Vitae Sanctorum).
if ii if ff if 113* (Fratres Minores).
99 it 9) if ff 1 14* (astronomica).
■ 99 f» n if „ 115* (Walter Hilton, &c).
; ff ff 99 99 ff n6 (Comm. in Isagogen Porphyrii).
: if ff ff 99 ff 117 (Institntio ad logicam).
1 >f ff ft it 99 118 (Introductio ad logicam).
: if f# if 99 fi "9 (alchemica).
1 ft tt if fi ff 1 20 (Comm. in Aristotelem).
fi if 11 n tt
121 (alchemica).
: if ft t. ti tf "a (astrologica).
! tt ti 11 fi „ 123 (de morbis variis, &c).
• ff 11 if *t f V 124 (alchemica).
■ n 11 11 tt tf
125 (Ludovicus Fuster).
• ii 11 it 11
„ 126 (J. Baptista Sipontinus).
! ff it ,1 ti ft 127 (astrologica et alchemica).
• fi ii n 11
,,128 (Ludovicns Fuster).
»> n 11 11 11
129 (B. N. 7 : medica).
: 11 t. >t it 11 '3° (Phalaris, &c).
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DIGBY MSS., a.d. 1634-39
[1733-73
1732. 1548 (164) ■
1733. 1547 (163)
1734. 154a (158) ■
1735.
1736.
1737.
1738.
1739.
1740.
1741.
1742.
1743.
1744.
1745.
1746.
1747.
1550 (166) 1
'539 (i55) ■
1557 073) :
1543 (159) «
1549 (165) «
1559 ('75) :
1554 (170) -
1496 (1 1 3) .
1387 (3) ■
1388 (4) -
M95
1510 (136)*
1574 (190) -
1748. 1427 (43) -
1749. 1567 (183) -
1750. 139' (8)-
1751. 1520 (136) -
1752. 1389 (5) -
1753.
1754.
1755.
1756.
1757.
1758.
1759.
1760.
1395 (") :
1409 (35) ■
1519 (135) •
I406 (33) 1
1398 (14) '
I450
1391
1 40I
(66) =
(*>'
(17)'
1761. 1397 (13) -
1762. 1399 (15) -
1763. 1575 (191) -
1764. 1396 (")-
1765. 1393 (9) -
1766. 1404 (30) -
1767. 1394 (10) -
1768. 1400 (16) =
1769. 1405 (31) -
1770. 1433 (48) -
1771. 140a (18) -
1772. 1390 (6) -
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 131 (De medicinaac legali scientia).
» i» i) » „ 133 (Tabulae astronomicae).
» » tt » 133 (Galileo, Roger Bacon, &c.)
[At end of 3. for « Early English Text' read 'New
Shakspere', and in the note on foL i45 b read 'solfP
(solve), ' playnsonges/ 'soollff,* 'ony\ 4 ye viij th
tewnys.' E. W. B. N.]
Qu. tatal. ix (Digby), no. 134 (Bartholomaeus de Parma).
99 99 99 99 99 135 (Matheus de Gradi).
11 „ „ ,,136 (Britton, de legibus Angliae).
99 9* 99 99 99 137 (Logica Claudii).
9t 99 99 99 » 1 3 8 (Gowdas Vox Clamantis).
99 99 99 99 .» 139 ( Astrologia).
ii I, „ ,, ,, 140* (de archiepp. Eboracensibus).
11 99 99 99 11 141 (Petrarch).
11 99 19 99 99 142(6. N. 13: Senecae Tragoediae).
11 11 11 99 99 143 (mathematics).
99 99 99 99 99 144 ( B - N. 15 : Livy).
11 11 i> 11 11 145 ( pief s Plowman).
99 99 99 99 99
146* (Aldhelm). [Notable initial
on {. 7. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 147* (Richard of Bury, &c, &c. :
in art. 3y * Exon.* is a misprint for ' Oxon. ').
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 148 (Hugo de S. Victore).
,1 „ „ • „ „ 149* (theologica, medica, &c).
n 99 99 11 11 15°* (philosophica).
11 ti 11 I, 1, 151 (B. N. 11 : Actus Apostolorum,
&c).
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 153 (Summa Theodoti).
11 n t> „ „ 153* (philosophica, &c).
»> ii 11 ,1 99 154 (miscellanea),
n „ „ „ „ 155* (Quaestiones super Galenum).
„ „ „ „ „ 156* (Lombardi Sententiae).
11 „ „ „ n 157 (Bernardus Silvester, &c.).
99 99 11 >i 11 158* (theologica).
11 I, ,, 1, |, 159* (Summa quaestionum Aristo-
telis).
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 160* (medica).
11 ,1 it „ 11 161* (astrologica, &c).
„ „ „ ,, „ 163* (alchemica).
11 „ „ „ 163* (Grosseteste, &c).
99 99 99 99 99 164* (alchemica).
„ „ „ „ „ 165* (Vita S. Hugonis).
„ ,, „ „ „ 166* (Poemata varia, &c. : art. 15
is really from st. Jerome's liber adversus Jovinianum).
[In 8. « [Nowers ?] • should be struck out. E. W. B. N.]
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 167* (Tabulae astronomicae, &c).
„ ,, ,, „ ,, 168* (astronomica, chronicon, &c).
„ „ „ „ „ 169 (B. N. 8 : Aristotle and Virgil).
„ „ „ „ „ 170 (Chronica, &c).
„ „ „ „ „ 171 (Piers Plowman).
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75
1773. 1403 (19) 1
1774. 1407 (*3) -
1775. 1408 (a 4 ) -
1776. 1410 (26) -
1777.
1778.
1779.
1780.
1781.
1782.
1783.
1784.
1785.
1786.
1787.
1788.
1789.
1790.
1791.
1792.
1793.
1794.
1795.
1796.
1797.
1798.
1799.
1800.
1801.
1802.
1803.
1804.
1805.
1501 (117).
1505 ("I) -
1386 (2) .
i5<>7 («3) -
M99 ("5) =
150a (118) «
1504 (iao) «
1614 (230) .
1615 (231) •
1508 (ia 4 ) .
1500 (116) »
1503 (i'9)'
1617 (a33) ■
1498 (114) ■
1506 (iaa) 1
1515 030 '
151a (128) .
1511 (137).
1497 ("3)'
1610 (aa6) •
1516 (13a)
1513 («9) 1
1514 (130) 1
1594 («°) :
1595 ("0'
1491 (107)
1609 («5) '
x 5°9 ("5)
1608 (334)
1806. 1598 ("4) -
1807. 1596 (313) >
1808. 1605 (331) >
1809. 1488 (104) -
1810. 1611 (337) .
1811. 1613 (328) =
1812. 1613 (339) 1
1813. 1600 (316) .
1814. 1601 (317) .
1815. 1603 (319).
1816. 1604 (330) .
« Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 173* (B. N. 10 : theologica). [Partly
I3thc. E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 1 73* (Comm. in Decalognm, &c).
„ „ „ „ „ 174* (B. N. 9: Boethios, EucUd,
&c).
Qu. Catal. ix (EMgby), no. 175* (Vitae Sanctorum). [? I3th c
E.W. B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 176 (astronomica).
„ „ „ „ „ 177* (Philippus de a. Frideswida).
„ „ „ „ 178* (B. N. 13 : mathematical
„ „ „ „ „ 179* (Ptolemaeus).
„ „ „ „ „ 180* (Vitae Sanctorum, &c).
11 „ » 11 11 »8i (Ocdere, Chaucer, &c).
„ „ „ ,1 ,, 183 (Book of Hunting).
„ „ „ „ 183* (Roger Bacon, &c.).
„ „ „ „ „ 184* (St. Jerome).
11 „ „ „ „ 185 (Brute chronicle, &c).
„ „ „ „ „ 186* (Prophetiae, chronica, &c).
11 1, „ 11 i> 187* (Summa theologica).
„ „ „ ,, „ 188* (de schismate inter Papas).
„ „ „ „ „ 189 (Relazioni Italici, &c).
n i» 11 11 11 i9°* (philoeophica, &c).
„ „ „ „ „ 191* (B. N. 14 : Euclid, &c).
„ „ „ „ „ 193* (Raymundus Luliius).
11 1, 11 ,i 11 193* (astronomica, &c>
11 „ n 11 11 194* (astrologica).
„ „ „ „ „ 195 Qohannes Riolanus).
„ „ „ „ 196* (historica, &c).
11 11 11 11 1* 197* (medica).
„ „ „ „ „ 198* (sir John Fortescue, &c).
11 >i 11 11 11 X99 (Romuleon).
„ „ „ „ ,, 300* (Ricardus de S. Victore).
„ „ „ „ 301 (Ranulphus Higden).
„ „ „ „ „ 303* (Michaelis Securis).
„ „ „ „ „ 303 (Questiones super Scntentias).
w „ „ „ „ 304* (philosophica). [In 7.
•Haukyn* «« Aquinas' (F. Madan). E.W.B.N.]
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 305* (Chronicles).
1 „ „ „ „ 306* (Eligius de mirabilibus mundi,
&c).
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 307* (astronomica).
„ ,, „ 308 (Alphabetum Etymologiarum).
„ ,, „ „ „ 309* (B. N. 16 : John of Salisbury,
&c).
Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 310 (astrologica).
1 »i » >f 11 11 311 (Bede).
,1 „ 11 11 » 3i3*(astrologia,&c).
„ „ „ „ „ 3i3*(B.N. 17: Prophetaeminores).
<„ „ „ „ „ 314 (Gregorius Magnus).
„ „ „ „ „ 315 (astronomica).
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1817* 1607 (223) « Qn. Catal. ix (Digby), no. a 16* (Quaestiones theologicae).
1818. 1602 (ai8)= „ „ „ „ „ 217* (philosophica).
1819. 149° ( IQ 6) - », >» if »» >» 3i8* (Roger Bacon,theologica,&c.).
1820. i49 a ( lo8 ) = „ „ „ „ „ 319* (alchemica).
1821. 1599 ( ax 5) - »» ,» »» »» », «°* (Grosseteste).
1822. 1606 (33a) = „ „ „ „ „ 331* (Alexander Nequam, &c).
1823. 1597 (213) -
„ „ „ „ „ 333 (Henricns de Bracton).
1824. 1489 (105) « „ „ „ „ „ 333 (Lancelot du Lac).
1825. 1487 (103) = „ „ „ „ „ 324 (Livy, in Italian).
1826. 1483 (99) « „ „ „ „ „ 225 (Johannes de Eschenden).
1827. 1484 (100) = „ „ „ „ „ 226* (Prophetae majores).
1828. i486 (102) =» „ „ „ „ 227* (Abingdon missal, pars aesti-
valis). [MS. Trin. Coll. Oxon. 75 is a companion-
voL E. W.B.N.]
1829. 1493 (109) «= Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 228* (astrologica).
1830. 1481 (97) « „ „ „ „ „ 339 (B.N. 18: Biblia Vulgate).
1831. 1485 (101) « „ „ „ „ „ 330* (John Lydgate). [In 3. mr.
C. H. Bromby would substitute Benott de St. Maur. for
Colonna. E. W. B. N.]
1832. 1494 (no) = Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 331 (B. N. 19 : Cicero).
1833. 1483 (98) =» ,, „ ,, „ 332 (John Lydgate). [Mr. R. J.
Whitwell states that there is a large lacuna between
ff. 1 54 and 155. E.W.B.N.]
1834. 1385 (x) « Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 333* (Aegidius de Columna, &c).
1835. 1618* m „ „ „ „ Rolls 1 (Processus Dominicanorum
Oxon.).
1836. i6i8 b ■= Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. Rolls 3 (Chronicon Londiniense).
1837. 1619* - „ „ „ „ „ Rolls 3 (astrologica).
1838. i6i9 b = „ „ „ „ „ Rolls 4 (Palmistry).
1839. 1630 ■■ „ „ „ „ Rolls 5 (Calendarium astrono-
micum).
1839*. 163 1 = Qu. Catal. ix (Digby), no. 234* (Catalogue of the Collection).
See also nos. 28191-2, 30450-1, 33551, and the following 36
numbers, which are Digby Oriental MSS. received in 1640 through
Laud and with his MSS., but not recognized as'Digby's until 1656, and
not separated from the Laudian MSS. till about 1885 : 323, 380, 393,
394, 399-402, 404-9, 412-M, 4i6, 427, 436, 443, 444, 449, 45*, 457,
461, 469-7^ 479, 53 8 » 5 6 °> 610, oa6 > 628, 629.
[So far as I am aware no list of this important gift has ever been
printed. When I constituted it as a collection under the title 4 MSS.
Digby Oriental I had a ' handlist ' of it made for its annual verification
and for other purposes of reference. From that handlist, the following
is compiled : —
1. Nonnulla Alcorani capita, cum precatiunculis Turcice explicatis.
2. Alcoranus.
3. Borhaneddin ben Alsaathi. Compendium juridicum.
4. Revelationum Meccan. pars.
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5. Abu-Maashar. De revolutionibus annornm nativitatum.
6. Abnzied Abdalrahman, Slc
7. Shamseddinus Mohammed Alkermani Commentarii in Albokharii syntagma diet.
Stellae ralgentes, voL 1.
8. Alkermani comment in Bokharinm torn. 3.
9. Ejusdem torn. 4.
10. Ejosdem torn. 5.
11. Althograi Lamiat alagiam cum Comment. Saphadii.
12. Gazzali. Scientiamm ad religionem spectantium praxis ; pars 1.
13. Ejasdem pars a.
14. Album. Scientiamm sol.
15. Dhahabii Historiae pars 1.
16. Ibn Arabshah. Vita Timuri.
17. Khedber ben Alkbatthab. Medicina aegritudinum et remedium morborum.
18. Beidhavii in Alcoran um comment.
19. Historia pseudoprophetae. Abu Ali Omar ben Ibrahim. Arab.
20. Quadraginta Arab, de religione.
21. Albokhari. Verae et genuinae traditiones, torn. 1.
22. Ejusdem torn. a.
23. Ali Ben Abbas. Camel alsenaat Arab.
24. Ibn Alarabi Alhatemi. Revelationes Meccanae, torn. 1.
25. Ejusdem torn. a.
26. Ejusdem torn. 3.
27. Serageddin Alsekaki. Scientiarum clavis, pars 3 ; cum comment Arab.
28. Ibrahim ben Moh. ben Docmak. Margarita pretiosa.
29. Abubekr Moh. ben Alvalid. Lucerna regum.
30. Algeldeki. Arcanorum demonstrationes.
31. Gazzali Praxis scientiarum ad religionem pertinentium, torn. 3.
32. PenUteuchus, Hebr.
33. Ejusdem torn. 2, Prophets, &c
34. Quinque Megilloth.
35. Comment in tractatum Talmudicum ' De die expiationis
36. Ibn Sinae libri priores tres. E. W. B. N.]
CLASSIS VI
MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
(Nos. 1840-3183.)
In these numbers are contained, to speak generally, the miscellaneous
manuscript accessions of 1600- 1646, as is fully explained in Vol. i of
this series. For various reasons some hundred or so out of the later
accessions have drifted hither, but the chief donations and purchases of
1646-1683 or so, when not numerous enough to be dealt with as
a separate collection, will be found in section VIII (nos. 3491-3737).
1840. 204. In Latin, on parchment: written early in the 13th cent : ofxsJ in.,
iii + 84 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c
Theological treatises : —
1 (fol. 1). 1 Alquinus de viciis & virtutibus a contemporary title :
the prologue gives the author's name as ' Alkewinus ' : it is usually
Alcuinus : prol. beg. ' Dilectissimo filio Gwidoni': text beg. ' De Sapientia.
Primo omnium querendum est.'
2 (fol. i7 v ). 'Incipit liber sancti Cypriani martiris de duodecim
abusiuis seculi a treatise not certainly by Cyprian.
3 (fol. 25 v ). Seventy-five short treatises, chiefly sermons, among
which the only one which bears an author's name is (fol. 3i v ) 'Tractatus
sancti Augustini de mammona iniquitatis sermon no. 113 in Migne's
Patrologia.
4 (fol. 74 v ). 1 Incipit tractatus de tribus naturis et vndecim speciebus
ignis' : beg. 'Tres sunt nature ignis ' : at fol. 75 v is 'allegorica expositio
precedentium specierum '.
5 (fol. 79). 1 Tractatus sancti Augustini de sancta uirginitate 9 : beg.
' Jure diuino continentia ', an abbreviated form of the original treatise.
On fol. 84 v are some moral and witty sayings, chiefly in verse (13th
cent.), such as 1 Denigrat meritum dantis mora Sidonius [?].
Non est maior gloria dixisse quod noueris quam siluisse quod nescias '.
This once belonged to Christ Church, Canterbury (see dr. M. R. James
Ancient Libraries of Canterbury (1903), pp. 35, 506). Presented by
sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 1.
1841. 419. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 13th cent, in
England : 7J x 5 J in., ii + 74 leaves : with coloured capitals : in parts
stained.
Anonymous poems, chiefly by Alexander, prior of Canons' Ashby
(Essebiensis) : —
1 (fol. 1). ' Libellus de Sanctorum miraculis a Festial in two books,
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
19
known to be by Alexander Essebiensis (prior of Canons' Ashby), see
no. 2219, art 4 : but after the Life of st Guthlac in book 2 the two
MSS. differ, no. 2219 going on (fol. 125) to st. Marina, and then
st Edward king and confessor, whereas the present MS. (fol. 33) omits
Marina.
2 (fol 38 v ). A poem on the Nativity, beg. 1 Nectareum rorem by
Hildebertus bp. of Le Mans.
3 (folL.40, 56, 72). Short metrical pieces, theological, proverbial,
and grammatical : the first beg. 1 Tres recipit celum . Danielem. lob. Noe.
claro ' : at fol. 41 are two hymns, to Christ and to the Virgin (begg. 1 Iesu
Christe fili Dei | Viui miserere mei *, ' O cuntis excelsior angelorum
choris),' a creed (beg. * Firma fides simplex confessio nostra quod unus |
Est Deus ') and a poem concerning this creed against Joachimus abbas
Florensis (d. 1202) (beg. 'Creditis o fratres hec omnia? Credimus,
ergo I Abbatis Ioachim dampnamus scripta magistri At fol. 72 is
a list of the books of the Bible, in five verses.
4 (fol. 43 v ). A Life of st Birinus, in verse, beg. ' Et pudet & fateor
usually ascribed to William of Ramsey, monk of Croyland.
5 (fol 53). Latin verses on the thirty-six Causae of the second part
of the Decretum of Gratian : prol. beg. c Est Decretorura complexio
causa duorum \
6 (fol. 57). A Life of st. Oswald, inverse : beg. i Tempore quo nuper
Iuti Saxones & Angli 9 : the prologue is appended at fol. 57 (beg. ( In
noua fert animus antiquas uertere prosas '), and mentions Martin abbot,
Roger prior, Symon sacrist and others.
At fol. 6o7 is a form of admission to novitiate in a Benedictine monastery,
in Latin, and at fol. 5i T 'Disce mori. Dodisthorp', both 14th cent.
The MS. appears to have reached the Bodleian in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 40.
1842. 268. In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written late in the
1 3th cent in England : 7^ x 5} in., v + 83 leaves.
A (in double columns : with illuminated capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1)
1 Summa magistri Alani [de Insulis] de modo predicandi ' : beg. ' Vidit
scalam Iacob': a 31st chapter is here added entitled * Inuitacio ad
penitentiam beg. * Hiis auctoritatibus potest inuitari aliquis \
2 (fol. 38). 1 Penitenciale Alani [de Insulis] followed at fol. 49 v by
a few theological notes : cf. fol. iv.
B 3 (fol. 5o v ). Some theological excerpts and notes, in more than
one hand : from fol. 53 they are arranged by subjects.
C (in double columns) 4 (fol. 60). Johannes de Rupella t on the
Decalogue, beginning ' Dicturi de preceptis adiuuante Deo here with-
out the usual preface which begins 'Si vis ad vitam', and ascribed
wrongly in a later hand to Alanus de Insulis. Foil. 60-6 2 r are blank :
f An obelus denotes corrections or additions by H. H. £. Craster.
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS. [1843-44
on 62 v is a short glossary of Latin classical words with their derivation
as proved by citations. On foil. 8o v -82 v is added in a different hand, of
about a. d. 1300, ' Quinque septena Hugonis de Sancto Victore' : beg.
' Quinque septena in sacra Scriptura ' ; of the five 1 sets of sevens ' the
first two are the seven deadly sins and the seven petitions in the Lord's
Prayer.
Fol. iii is part of a leaf of an early 14th cent. Latin philosophical
treatise.
' Iste liber pertinet ad Thomam Corserum clericum ' [who also owned MS.
Ashmole 391 iii, in 1541 f], 16th cent. (foL iv). This is the only volume
which seems to correspond to 4 Hugo de S. Victore opuscula varia an
entry found in the 160a catalogue. The error could arise from the colo-
phon on fol. 8a T , hastily read. It was 8° A. 52 Th. in 1614 and 1620,
but seems to have escaped the 1605 catalogue.
Now MS. BodL 2.
1843. 491. In English, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent. : 6£ X4I in.,
v + 186 leaves: with illuminated borders, capitals, &c. : in parts
stained and injured.
The 'Pore CaitiT (vide fol. i8o v ), a theological work erroneously
ascribed by some to John Wycliff, here given as three treatises t : —
1 (fol. 1) at end : 'Here endith this tretijs that is clepid the Pore
Caytif in fourteen parts with Prologue (the Creed, Decalogue, Lord's
Prayer, eleven short discourses), as no. 3054: prol. beg. 'This tretis
compilid of a pore caitif ' : text beg. ' The ground of al goodnes\
2 (fol. i62 v ). ' The Myrrour of Synners ' : beg. ' For that we ben in
the wey of this failynge lyf
3 (fol. 173). 'Here sueth a tretijs of Thre Arowis that schulen be
schote at Domysdai upon, hem that ther schulen be dampned ' : beg.
' Who so wole haue in mynde \
On fol. iii is a short ' rule of augrym ' (arithmetic) in English, 1 5th
cent. Foil. i4o b -°, 182-3 are mutilated, the latter containing a medical
recipe.
Owned in the 16th cent, by 'George Clifforde', 'Rycardus Hall', and
perhaps 1 Mathewe dwellyng at the Signe of the White Bere at West-
chirche in Bukkelersebury\ London. Presented by dr. William Cotton,
bishop of Exeter, in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 3.
1844. 489. In Latin, on parchment : make up of two MSS. written in the 14th
cent, in England : 6£ x 4! in., 389 leaves : with some illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, red leather on boards, worn, contemporary
English work.
A i (fol. 1). Distinctions theologicae, or Summa de virtutibus et
vitiis, an alphabetical collection of short treatises on moral subjects,
here without any title : the first few heads are Accidia, Adulator, Angeli :
the text beg. * Accidiosus siue piger est fertilis ad multiplicanda vicia \
B (early 14th cent.) 2 (fol. 104). Short Latin sermons for Sundays
and holy days (de Tempore et de Sanctis), with two indexes (foil. 364,
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Sr
388 v ) : the first sermon beg. ' Proposito sibi gaudio . . . Verba ista scripta
sunt': the hand changes at fol. 312. At fol. 377 follows * Similitudines
Anselmi', apparently an abbreviated form of Eadmer's Liber de
S. Anselmi similitudinibus : beg. 'Voluntas ilia que est instrumentum \
[Theological notes, alphabetically arranged, occur at fol. 37o.f]
' Precium Xs. Liber magistri Johannis Marshall doctoris sacre theologie*
(late 15th cent.). Apparently received by the Library in 1605 : *° prob-
ably the MS. described as ' Loci Communes Theolog. 8[vo] ' given by
dr. William Cotton, bp. of Exeter, in that year.
Now MS. Bodl. 4.
1845 . 658. In Latin, on parchment : made np out of two MSS. written early in
the 14th cent. : 8 x $f in., iv + 1 50 leaves : with illuminated capitals, Sec.
A. i (fol. 1). ' Auctoritates sanctorum doctorum', short religious
and moral sentences from the Fathers and others, beginning with
st. Jerome and ending with Seneca : under each author the passages are
in alphabetical order of the first letter : beg. 1 Jeronimus. Apud Deum
non est quicquam humilitate sublimius \
2 (fol. 42). Distinctions theologicae, alphabetice dispositae : beg.
' Abicit mundus pauperes
B. (partly in double columns) 3 (fol. 109). 'Quedam notabilia a
Summa Viciorum extracta ' : beg. (de gula) ' Ualde placent vicia demo-
nibus ' : apparently from the work by Gulielmus Peraldus.
Probably acquired by the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 41.
1846. 657. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the 14th
and 15th centt. in England: 7|x5f in., vi + 387 leaves: binding,
plain white leather on boards, clasps lost, 15th cent. English work.
A. (early 15th cent. : with illuminated border, capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1).
'Tractatus de reformacione ecclesie quem cardinalis Cameracensis
[Petrus de Alliaco] collegit \
2 (fol. 15). 'Tractatus cardinalis Cameracensis de ecclesiastica
potestate in consilio Constantiensi \ see art. 1 : ends abruptly on
fol. 22 r with ' in quo requiritur ' in chapt. 1 of part 2.
3 (fol. 23). ' Tabula super doctorem [Nicolatim] de Lyra scripta per
Henricum de [erased : Oliueira ?, Almara ?] anno Domini
M°. cccc . . . [erased : iij°] an index or table to the commentaries
on the 6ld and New Testaments, in alphabetical order of subjects:
followed at fol. 232 by 'Questiones fratris N. de Lyra super Biblia hie
contente uel saltern tacte . . . a list of questions discussed in the
commentaries. [The real author of the Tabula was Gulielmus de
Norton, but Henricus may have been the scribe, t]
B. (early 14th cent. : partly in double columns, in two hands: frag-
ments of a MS. of over 366 leaves) 4 (fol. 237 : olim 10-17). List of
1 Prothemata ' or texts for sermons on holy days. The old list of con-
tents on fol. vi v shows that before this article there once was * Epistola
fratris Vincentii de Antichristo missa pape Benedicto \
t Sentences thus marked are additions made by H. H. E Craster.
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5 (fol. 245: olim 355-366 + one +266-283). Excerpts from the
' Meditationes beati Bernardi ' de cognitione humanae condicionis : the
' Liber florigerus ' made up out of Augustine's works (fol. 250) : and an
anonymous treatise c De preceptis Decalogi ' (fol. 259 v ) : beg. 'Queritur
utrum Deus debuit imponere in three books : with other theological
notes and extracts, and on fol. 250 two short English poems begg. 'Wit
was his nakede brest ' Loke man to Jesu Crist \
6 (fol. 275 v : olim 283 v , 8, 23-26, 28-29, 344, 5, + one). Miscel-
laneous theological notes, such as ' Regula & vita Fratrum Minorum
as confirmed in 1223 (fol. 277), Letter from pope Innocent iv, recom-
mending Fredericus de Lavania to a canonry at Lincoln, a. d. 1253,
with Grosseteste's refusal (fol. 283) : notes of Roman, Hebrew, and
Greek months (foil 276, 284), and of the Greek alphabet (fol. 284).
There are English recipes on fol. ii, cf. i v . A set of leather book-
markers is in the volume.
(a) ' Liber magistri J. Collis emptus a domino W. Palett . . . 147a, prccium
vijx. ' : (b) 1 Hec est caucio magistri Qacobi] Babbe, magistri [Gul.]
Merefylde 8c Johannis Mane, exposita in cista Germeyne in v° die
mensis Octobris anno Domini cccc° 7 ix° . . . & habet a° supplementa,
primum est Byblia a° folio edisseruni, a B supplementnm est Liber
Januensis de Sanctis a° folio nec ligaturam, & meet pro xlvj s viii d % :
\c) 'Item lego collegio Exoniensi librnm . . . [nunc], & volo quod
transeat in communi electione librorum. Teste Ricardo Smyth ' :
(d) * Ex legacione magistri Jacobi Babbe restituatnr ' : (e) * De
eleccione Smale.' Probably acquired by the Library between 1605 and
161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 42.
1847. 1373. In Latin, on parchment: written about A. D. 1400 in England:
6x3^ in., xxii + iai leaves: with small illuminated capitals, &c. :
imperfect and injured by damp and worms.
1 (fol. r). The Ars componendi sermones of Ranulphus Higden, here
without title or author's name, the first part of the preface being lost.
As a fact, the initial letters of the first chapters betray the author. The
text beg. ' me sinit Deus uota tua \
2 (fol. 27). 'Liber de methodo et arte concionandi . . . auctore
Thoma Aleys [vel Wallensis, vel Gaulensis] de ordine Predicatorum
dr. James's title, text beg. 9 after the preface, ' cum predicacionis officium \
Fol io8 r (the last parchment leaf) ends 'ex quolibet illonsm argu-
mentorum some lines on the next page being erased. The original
MS. consisted of 21 gatherings of 12 leaves, but must have contained
another treatise, for of art. 1 only a leaf or so is wanting at the begin-
ning, although gatherings 1-12 are lost. The existing gatherings run
from 13 to 21, but of no. 20 leaves 2-1 1 are wanting, and of no. 21
leaves 10-12. Dr. James inserted paper leaves at the beginning and
where the original text was wanting, all blank except fol. 86*.
'Anno Domini 1633. Ex dono Ri : James . . . Socij Coll. Corp. Christi
Oxon.'
Now MS. Bodl. 5.
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1848. 21. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 13th cent in France:
6|x4| in., i + 638 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals (some with small miniatures) and borders: binding, gold
ornament on black leather, Italian style, 16th cent, with arms inserted
on the sides, see below.
The Bible in Latin, with st Jerome's Prefaces : the New Testament
begins on 438 v . At fol. 549 follow (1) Interpretations nominum
Hebraicorum, (2) Short notes on every book in the Bible, with index,
fol. 604, (3) 1 Incipiunt Canones . . . a metrical digest of each Gospel,
adapted to form a harmony by the use of the ten Eusebian canons :
text beg. 1 A generat B. magos vocat. Egiptum petit, exit.' : fol. 633.
On five blank pages (foil. 6oi y -6o3 v ) was added in the 14th cent, a
Latin Calendar, which is shown by the obits &c. to be connected with
the Benedictine monastery of St. Denis near Paris.
See above. Owned by « Petrus de Armanhaco* (?: « Armagnac?) in the
15th cent. (fol. 548*) , also by card. Reginald Pole whose arms (coloured,
but injured) are on circular pieces of parchment let into the sides of the
book. This MS. (or possibly no. 1849) was presented by John Hawley,
principal of Gloucester hall, in 1601.
Now MS. Auot. D. 5. 17.
1849. 169. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent, in England ?:
6$ x 4f in., iii + 579 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated
capitals, some bearing miniatures, &c. : binding, reddish leather on
boards, stamped with gold ornament, late 16th cent. Oxford work :
there are traces of an earlier binding.
The Bible in Latin, with the prologues of st. Jerome, and (at fol. 534)
1 Interpretaciones Hebraicorum nominum ' : the New Testament begins
on fol. 427. An early 14th cent, memoria technica for the books of the
Bible is at fol. 578 v , and a rough mappa mundi (early 15th cent.?) on
fol. ii v , and there are other notes, partly erased.
' Edyndon liber 1 (15th cent.) shows that this volume belonged to the
house of Bonhommes at Edington in Wiltshire. Notes on fol. 578*
show that this book was deposited by William Newton, a Bonhomme, as a
pledge in the Langton chest at Oxford in 1463 and 1465 : in the 16th cent.
'James Mathewe clerk ' owned or used the book (fol. 257*). This
appears to be the ' Biblia Lat.' given by sir Walter Cope in 1602, but
proof is lacking. It was certainly in the Library in 1605.
Now MS. Auot. D. 5. 14.
1850. 231. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 2nd half of the 13th cent, in
England: 7 x 4I in., i +328 leaves, in double columns: with illumi-
nated capitals, &c : binding, stamped brown leather on boards, Oxford
work by G. K. about 1560.
The second volume of a Latin Vulgate Bible, containing from
Proverbs to the end of the New Testament, with prefaces. St. Matthew's
Gospel begins on fol. 189. At fol. 311 follow the Interpretations
Hebraicorum nominum injured by the binder. The fly-leaves (foil, i,
328) are fragments of an early 14th cent. Latin commentary on Job.
'Liber Thomae Persse de Islington prope London', 16th cent. (fol. 323*:
partly erased, but see fol. 32 7 T ). This volume appears to be the only
one corresponding to ' Pars prior Bibliorum Lat. 8. MS.' presented in 1602
by Thomas Randal, so ' prior' is probably an error for * posterior \
Now MS. Auct. D. 5. 6.
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
1851. 1 01 7. In Latin, French and English, on parchment : written about A.D. 1420-
30 in England : 6\ x 4$ in., ii + 1 24 leaves : with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, brown stamped leather on boards, with
clasp (English 15th cent, work), re-backed and mended.
Prayers, poems, &c. : —
1 (fol. 1). A Sarum calendar, with 'Obitus Byll 1561', at July 15,
and * Puerperium . A. H. 1561 9 at Sept. 16.
2 (fol. 7). The Psalter of st. Jerome, in Latin and French : beg.
' Verba mea auribus . . . Sire apparcoi mes paroles \ This article is in
a different hand from what follows.
3 (fol. 25). Prayers and religious pieces, in French and Latin,
among which are a Latin commemoration of st. Etheldreda (fol. 26),
the seven Requestes in French (fol. 41) and ' les cynk Ioies 1 (fol. 53*).
4 (fol. 55 v ). The French poem on a child's education by Urbain le
courtois : beg. 4 Une sage homme de graunt valour without title or
author's name.
5 (fol. 58 v ). A French poem on death : beg. * Mout est homme fous
ke trop sane \
6 (fol. 6i v ). 1 Lapprise de nurture a French poem on education :
beg. ' Beau dulce elgardes | Dulcement si moy lises \
7 (fol. 67). ' A notable . . . tretis techyng vnto . . . man the gouer-
nance and ledyng of his lijf': beg. 'First whan thou arisist or fully
wakist' : followed at fol. 72 by a French treatise on the four humours,
lucky and unlucky days, and the like : beg. ' Ici vous aprent quant les
quatre humurs \
8 (foil. 75 v , 86). The Te Deum, Benedicite omnia opera, a Latin
Litany, and Latin and French prayers, partly for a lady.
9 (fol. 8i v ). *Vn petet tretis de norture,' in verse: beg. 'Ces sont
les ensignemens \
10 (fol. 99). An English poem of advice : beg. ' The wysman seyde
to hys sones | Thenk on thise prouerbis that after comes.'
1 1 (fol. 103). A prayer of st Brandan, with a long precedent rubric,
&c. : beg. i Domine Deus meus omnipotens, Pater, Filius . . . '. Some
later Latin prayers are on fol. i22 v and the inner front cover.
Expressions on foil. 26, 87% 1 2 1 T point to a nun : so the volume may have
been written in the only English nunnery dedicated to st. Etheldreda (see
art. 3), namely that at Leigh or Canon Leigh in Devon. • Liber vniuer :
sitatis Oxon. ex dono Joannis Leuger in artibus baccalaurei e Collegio
Trinitatis anno Domini 1620/
Now MS. Bodl. 9.
1852. 663. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 13th cent, in England?:
5 J x 4J in., vii +676 leaves, in double columns : with small miniatures,
illustrated capitals, &c.
The Bible in Latin, the Vulgate edition, with the general and special
prologues of st. Jerome: the New Testament begins on fol. 501 : at
fol. 620 follows the usual Interpretatio nominum Hebraicorum. An
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85
early 15th cent, hand has added at foil, v, 671 a list of liturgical
Epistles and Gospels.
A half-erased entry on fol. 671 shows that this book was placed in a chest
at Oxford by dominus John Dorman (?) on March 10, 1450, as worth
30J. Probably acquired by the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Auct. D. 5. 13.
1853. 869. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 14th cent. : $| x 3! in.,
ii + 580 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated capitals, some
minute miniatures in the capitals, &c
A Latin Vulgate Bible, with prefaces, in a minute hand : the New
Testament begins on foL 415. At fol. 524 follow : a Interpretations
nominum Hebraicorum, b (fol. 563) the Eusebian Canons applied to
a summary of the Gospels, c (fol. 569) a list of texts for sermons on
holy days, Sundays, and special occasions, d (fol. S75 v ) a list of
Introits, Epistles and Gospels for Sundays and for week days from Advent
to Pentecost ('tituli officiorum Dominicalium '). A 15th cent, hand
has added on fol. 579 two sets of memorial verses about the books of
the Bible (begg. 1 Sunt Genes. Ex. Le. Nu.', 1 L. Genesis, minus Exo
decern There is a Latin note about the death of pope Urban vi in
1389 and his successor's election on fol. ii, and other theological notes..
Owned by 1 Johannes Powell* late in the 16th cent., the name being
written over an earlier entry of 1546 ('...Powell'?). Probably
acquired between 1613 and 162a
Now MS. Auot. D. 5. 10.
1 1854. 803. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the 14th cent, in
England: 7 x $\ in., xii + 274 leaves: with many fine miniatures,
illuminated capitals, &c. •
A Psalter, Hours, &c, for the private use of dame Elizabeth Courtenay,
wife of lord Courtenay, d. 1375. The separate pieces are: — a (fol. vi)
a calendar of Sarum type : b (fol. 1) a Psalter with canticles (fol. i56 v )
and the Athanasian creed : c (fol. 169) the seven penitential Psalms :
</(fol. i75 v ) a Litany and prayers: e (fol. 182) Hours of the Virgin,
according to the use of Sarum, with Memoriae at the end of Vespers :
followed at fol. 224 by more Memoriae and prayers, and the four
Capitula from the Gospels (fol. 233 v ): / (fol 244) the Office for the
Dead, one leaf being lost at the end.
There are twenty-nine full-page or large miniatures of which a written
description is in the Library : on fol. 169 (cf. 1) are heraldic shields of
Edward i, Bohun, Brian, Courtney, and a son or daughter of Edward i.
As st. Anne is in the original hand in the calendar on July 26, one
would expect the calendar to have been written not before 1383, but
the latest person for whom the book could have been written was Hugh
lord Courtenay who died in 1374, or his wife Elizabeth. Some prayers
for the use of a lady are added on foil, iii-iv.
•Agric Gargalisomenus, 1543,' ie. George Tickell (?) ; 'Ag so lepar
Tvatvil mic Briain mic Donchadh/ i.e. Tuathal son of Brian son of
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Donchadh: 'Ex dono Johannis Tannerj episcopi Derriensis,' 1612-16:
then 4 Tobias Willis, Lateportensis' abt 1613 (?) :then (sir)' Jos: Bodlaeus' :
acquired by the Library early in 16 13, probably as 'a MS. Breviarie
sent hether from sir Josias Bodley,' soon after sir Thomas Bodley's
death.
Now MS. Auot. D. 4. 4.
1855. 664. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the 13th cent in
England 17x5 in., xii + 743 leaves, in double columns : with illumi-
nated border, capitals, &c
The Bible in Latin, the Vulgate edition : the New Testament begins
at fol. 526 : at fol. 675 follows the Interpretatio nominum Hebraicorum.
Foil, ii— xii contain ' Tabula lectionum Epistolamm & omnium Euange-
liorum . . . per totum annum . . . secundum vsum Sarum fol. i a list of
the books of the Bible. Ten fragments of a printed book of Hours
once in the 17th cent, binding of this volume were kept separate in
1884.
* Istum librura emit magister Johannes Hychecoke de magistro Johanne
Smyth tunc presbitero parochial i ecclesie Sancti Jacobi iuxta collegium
Ricardi Whytyngton [scil. collegium Sancti Michael is Londinense],
cuius dictus magister J. Hychecoke est socius perpetuus pro yj marcis &
xl d. anno Domini m° [cccc, omitted] lxij & 4 0 die mensis Junii eiusdem
anni. Hijs testibus, magistro Thoma Englys & magistro Wyllelmo
Twyktwyn socijs perpetuis dicti collegii. Non venale.' 1 Liber Henrici
Cooper [these last two words nearly erased] ex legato magistri Johannis
Hychcoke auunculi sui, cuius anime propicietur Deus Amen/ Probably
acquired in 1605-1 1.
Now MS. Auot D. 6. 19.
1856. 64a. In Latin, on parchment: written in the lath cent, in Germany (?) :
8x5} in., vii + 80 leaves : with two miniatures and many illuminated
capitals, &c
' Anitii . Mallii . Seuerini . Boetii . ordinarii . Philosofice consolationis
Liber primus incipit followed by the other four books. The colophon
adds * patricii ' after ' ordinarii ' and gives the usual title € De consola-
tione philosophic \ The two miniatures represent Boethius writing his
book (fol. vii v ), and Boethius in prison with a cord round his neck
listening to Philosophy, and attended by two persons blowing trumpets :
at top is an eagle with expanded wings. On fol. vii is a short preface,
beg. 1 Tempore Theodorici regis \
Presented by William Harwood, prebendary of Winchester, in 161 x.
Now MS. Auot. F. 6. 5.
1857. 1604. In Spanish, on paper: written late in the 16th cent.: 6^x4^ in.,
vi + 578 leaves.
* Contiones tam de Tempore quam de Sanctis, ab Aduentu Domini
usque ad Pentecostem ',54 Spanish sermons for Sundays and Holydays
of the Pars Hiemalis. Some names of places occur, where the sermons
were delivered, such as Mendez, Cabrera, Miranda, and on fol. 508 the
date 1590. The first sermon is on Luke xxi. 25, and begins 'Si algun
Sermon de los de Elafio requeria vn angel
Bought with money given by the earl of Pembroke in 1609,
Now MS. BodL 14.
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1858. 870. Tn Latin, on parchment: written early in the 14th cent. : 6%xtf in.,
vii + 508 leaves, in donble columns : with illuminated capitals, &c
A Latin Vulgate Bible, with prefaces, in a minute hand : the New
Testament begins on fol. 390*. There are many marginal notes in
a nearly contemporary hand. At fol. 495* follows A — Bez of the Inter-
pretationes nominum Hebraicorum, the rest being lost. At fol. iv v -v
are three sets of memorial verses about the books of the Bible (begg.
' Pentateuch . Josue . Judicum ', ' L Genesis, minus Exo decern ', * Quin-
que libros Moysi . Josue ') : at fol. v v an account of the Lord's Brethren
(beg. * Nota quod Anna & Esmeria fuerunt sorores ') : on fol. iv are
theological notes : all these memoranda are only slightly later than the
text
Probably acquired between 1613 and 1620.
Now MS. Auot. D. 5. 16.
1859. 970. In Latin, &c, on parchment : written late in the 14th cent in Eng-
land : 6f x 4I in., 184 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c
Theological treatises : —
1 (fol. 1). ' Meditaciones quas scripsit cardinalis Bonauentura de
Passione Domini nostri Ihesu Christi', part of the series as printed
(capp. 74-85) : beg. * Adueniente iam et imminente \
2 (fol. 27). 1 Meditaciones beati Bernardi abbatis' de cognitione
humanae condicionis : not really Bernard's work.
3 (fol. 49). ' Tractatus Ricardi heremite in cimiterio sanctimonialium
de Hampole humati de emendacione peccatoris.'
4 (fol. 78). c Remedium contra spiritum blasphemie ', contained in
a * Littera fratris Viterini [ Venturini] ordinis fratrum Predicatorum quam
misit fratri Rogero canonico Sancte Fredeswyde Oxonie de Banonia ' :
beg. 'Fratri Rogero dilecto': at fol. 82 v follows a Latin note about
Wisdom, beg. 1 Sciendum est quod amatores '.
5 (fol. 84). A list of the Epistles and Gospels for Sundays and holy
days throughout the year. Foil. ioo v -io4 are filled up in a 15th cent,
hand with 'Les Parables Salamon', a French poetical translation of
passages from the Proverbs, Seneca, &c, with the prose text in Latin at
the side [probably by Nicole Bozont]: beg. 'Luy sages dit en son
liuere | Que comencement de bien uiuere '.
6 (fol. 105). Abridgement of Richard Rolle's Incendium Amoris, here
without title or author's name : beg. * Admirabar amplius \
7 (fol. i52 v ). The same author's Eulogium nominis Iesu, a part of
his commentary on the Song of Solomon, here without title or author's
name : beg. 1 Oleum effusum nomen tuum '.
8 (fol. i57 y ). ' Tractatus qui vocatur Speculum peccatoris', ascribed
wrongly to Richard Rolle, also to Augustine and others : beg. ' Quoniam
in huius vite via '.
9 (fol. 166). Excerpts from st. Jerome's letters : beg. ' Jeronimus ad
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Heliodorum episcopum . Recordare tyrocinii tui ' : some leaves are lost
at the end.
Presented by sir Henry Savile in 1620.
Now MS. Bodl. 16.
1860. 252. In Latin, on parchment: written about A.D. 1400 in England: 6x
4f in., iii + 163 leaves : with illuminated border, capitals, &c. : binding,
red leather on bevelled boards, clasp lost, contemporary.
1 Liber exemplorum sacre scripture compositus a fratre Nicholao de
Canapis ordinis Praedicatorum patriarcha Jerosolomttano ' : beg. 'De
miraculis diuina potestate factis. Mirabiliter natus est Ysaac ' : this
appears to be a shortened form of the treatise found in no. 1959, which
see : there are here 130 chapters, followed by an alphabetical index of
their titles. This volume until after 1620 was called in the Bodleian
handlists 4 Calendarium cum diversis Chronicis \ the index presenting
the appearance of a calendar ! Foil, i-iii, 162 are fly-leaves from a 13th
cent, theological MS.: fol. 163* is a fragment of some English 14th
cent, accounts in which the names of Bodney and Pencriche recur.
Bought with no. 2061 and many printed books with part of £100 promised
by lord Danvers in 1601, but (at any rate in part) only received through
sir Edwin Sandys in 1607. This volume is accordingly entered in the
Benefactors' Register under the latter year. It is possible that an earlier
MS. (the c Calendarium . . . *) was lost before 1607, and that this MS.
was genuinely acquired in 1607 and put in the place of the other.
Now MS. Bodl. 17.
1861. 431. In Latin, on parchment: written early in the 15th cent, in England:
7f x 5 in. , vi + 1 1 8 leaves.
* Constitutiones Prouinciales ' Angliae, auctore Gulielmo Lindwood :
here without author's name: the hand changes after fol. 79 r . A few
Latin theological verses are on fol. iii v .
On fol. iv are some Latin accounts of John 1 Crvcure ' as agent for William
1 Trovter' in Cornwall, in 1468-9. 'Mr. Jo. Legh's [?] Booke bo[ught]
the 26 of . . .', early 16th cent. The volume probably reached the
Library in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. BodL 18.
1862. 990. - Qu. Catal i. (Greek), Misc. no. 53 (Chrysostom : given by sir Henry
Savile in 1620).
1863. 903. In Latin, on parchment: mad<> up of five MSS. written in the 13th
cent : 6£ x 4$ in., ix+ 287 leaves.
Miscellanea theologica : —
A. 1 (fol. v). Distinctiones theologicae, in alphabetical order of sub-
ject, from Fraternitas to Gloria, imperfect at beginning and end, with
table of contents F— G : beg. ' mala consistit in concepcione \ Theo-
logical notes are on foil, iii, iv v , ix, 86 v , 2 79 v -286 v .
B. 2 (fol. 1). Similar distinctiones, from Immunditia to Sacerdos, with
table of contents I— S : beg. i Multiplex est immundicia \ At fol. 85 v
follow two lists of 1 01 'Sermones ' and 21 'Collationes cf. fol. 166.
C. 3 (fol. 87). Lists of texts suitable for sermons on Sundays and
Holy days, followed at fol. 107 by sermons and theological notes.
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D. 4 (foL 113). A commentary on the Gospel according to st. John :
beg. * Capitulum primum. In principio . . . Moraliter in uerbis istis ' :
indexes are on foil. 112, 164. At fol. i53 v follow theological notes of
which a list is found in the Old Catalogue of 1697 (some later):
among these are a (foil. i65 v , 167) two Paschal cycles for 1257-86:
b (fol. i67 v ) three supposed letters from Ignatius, one to the Virgin
Mary with her reply, and two to st John the Divine.
E. (in double columns) 5 (fol. 168). A commentary on the Minor
Prophets, in a series of sermons : the first beg. * Congregabuntur filii
Iuda . . . Hie tria tanguntur. Primum est debita condicio \
« Harlestone A. J. ' (15th cent.) is on foil, iv, 286*. ' Iste libeling constat
Ricardo Hervy capellano' (15th cent.).
Now MS. Bodl. 20.
1864. 613. = Qn. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 9 (Evangelia Greece written by
Johannes Serbopoulosf : bought with money given by Lawrence Bodley
in 161 1 : = Tisch. Greg., Evangg. 47).
1865. 1355- - Qn- Catal. vi (Syriac), no. 28 (Syriac Gospels: given by Charles
Robson, 1631).
1866. 487. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 14th cent, in
England : 6| x 5 in., ii + 289 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c
At end: — 'Expliciunt Distinctiones fratris Nicholai de Gorram,
ordinis fratrura Predicatorum ' : beg. ' Abeuncium per hunc mundum \
short theological discourses, in alphabetical order (see index at fol. 281 v ),
the first few lemmata being Abire, Assumere, Attendere, Audire, and
the last Zelus. At foL 284 is added in a set contemporary court hand
a sermon * de beata Maria ' (beg. * Non est quod me delectet magis ' :
ends a leaf or two being lost ' procedens ex ipsius') : fol. 286 is injured.
At fol. ii is 'Contenta Rosarium theologie [see no. 1880] Hugonis
Mellyng', 16th cent.
' Robertus Belus A[nglns?] 2nd half of 16th cent. (fol. 289^. Presented
by dr. William Cotton, bp. of Exeter, in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 23.
1867. 485. In Latin, on parchment: written early in the 13th cent, in England:
6| in., viii+ 113 leaves: with illuminated border, capitals, &c. :
binding, white leather covering boards, 15th cent English work.
Short writings of Gillebertus de Hoylandia abbot of the Cistercian
house at Swineshead : —
1 (fol. viii y ). ' Epistolae . Gilleberti . quondam . abbatis . Hoylandie
four letters, printed in Migne's Patrol. Lat. 184, coll. 289-298.
2 (fol. i9 v ). The tractatus ascetici vii, the last in two parts, and fol-
lowed by a homily, all as printed ut supra, coll. 251-290.
3 (fol. 96 v ). The two first sermons on the Cantica Canticorum (ibid.
coll. 11-18), but the first is very different in detail from the printed
copy, and the second ends abruptly with the words * adhuc & ex parte \
These three parts are written in the MS. as if all covered by the first
title. Foil, i, 113 are parts of leaves from a 13th cent. Antiphoner.
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[1868
Some 1 6th cent, theological notes are on foil, vi, 107, partly perhaps by
the 'Rector de Estweir.
Presented by dr. William Cotton, bp. of Exeter, in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 24.
1868. 59a. In Latin, on parchment : made up of seven pieces written in the first
half of the 13th cent.: 7fx5f in., iv+193 leaves: with coloured
capitals.
A. (A — C were written early in the 13th cent, on the Continent, with
slightly illuminated capitals) 1 (fol. 1). « Glosa super Psalterium a title
from the 13th cent, list of contents on fol. 32 v : beg. 'Beatus uir. Est
regio similitudinis in qua fuit Adam ante peccatum. & est regio dissimi-
litudinis in qua abiit, dum ymaginem Dei in se deformauit \ but the first
nine words are in a different hand, apparently over an erasure.
B. 2 (fol. 33). Fifty short theological pieces : the first is ' De .vij.
ascensionibus ' (beg. ' Septem sunt ascensiones quas debet homo others
are entitled 'Quid altare significat in sacra Scriptura ' {fol. 43), 'De
duplici timore ' (fol. 50), ' Quod Ecclesia duos pedes habet ' (fol. 53*),
and the like.
C. 3 (fol. 63). ' Liber qui dicitur Vincenii dabo edere \ a title from
the list of contents : beg. 1 Vincenti dabo . . . Vt igitur fratres vincamus ' :
this appears to be chiefly an allegorical interpretation of the Books of the
Kings, in a series of sermons : perhaps the original treatise ends at fol.91 v .
D. (D — G are in double columns and smaller writing) 4 (fol. 118).
4 Ysidorus . . . de nominatissimis nominibus Legis & Ewangelii ', i. e.
the Allegoriae quaedam Sacrae Scripturae, preceded by the prologue to
Orosius. At fol. i25 v follows a short piece '[De] historia de predica-
tione . . . Ihesu Christi beg. ' In principio tricesimi anni \
E. 5 (fol. 126). ' Incipit peryodus prima Oddonis the Expositio in
Canonem Missae of Odo episcopus Cameracensis, in four periodi.
F. 6 (fol. 134). 'Incipiunt sentencie in librvm qui dicitur Cantica
CanticorunT, partly based on Jerome's translation of Origen's com-
mentary, partly on Ambrose, &c. : beg. * Omnes anime motiones uniuer-
sitatis conditor creauit \
G. 7 (fol. 1 70). The Vision of Purgatory seen by Edmund monk of
Eynsham abbey in n 96, as narrated by Adam prior of Eynsham : beg.
' [U]su notissimum habetur ' : imperfect at end, ending with ' refectione
saginabatur a ca^nalibus , : neither Edmund's nor Adam's names are
here given, nor the name of the abbey.
Fol. 190 is a fly-leaf from a 13th cent. Latin treatise of Civil Law, on
which is another list of the contents of this volume, and a fragment of
what was no doubt a Reading Abbey inscription of ownership.
' Nicholai Camerarit de Rading 13th cent. On fol. iv T is a note ' [Anno]
Domini ,M°. cc°. lx. in die Trinitatis ego frater 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.' Presented by
William Burdet of Sonning in 1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 44.
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9*
1860. 910. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 14th cent, in England :
7fx5 in., iii + 126 leaves in doable columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c
Distinctiones theologicae : an alphabetical series of notes on theo-
logical and moral subjects from Abstinentia to Vita aeterna : beg.
' Duplex est abstinencia, detestabilis et laudabilis ' : the rubric is ' Sunt
hec collecta libri uulgalia {sic) multa | Ex alphabeto distincte scripta
teneto | Et positum titulo quodlibet esse [for est] proprio \ The author
is believed to be Gilbertus a Minorite : a list of subjects is at fol. i2i v .
At fol. ii7 v are t Adaptaciones omnium sermonum in hoc libello con-
tentorum prout competunt sabbatis dominici[s] & feriis totius anni '
and (fol. i2o v ) ' martiribus virginibus et confessoribus': as a fact these are
lists of suitable texts and have no relation to the Distinctiones. Theo-
logical notes written with a metal stilus are at foil, ii, 123*, cf. i24 v .
Apparently acquired about 1618-20.
Now MS. Bodl. 45.
1870. 946. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 13th cent, in England:
6f x 4} in., xviii + 1 274 pages: with one illuminated border, capitals,
&c. : imperfect.
Sermons in Latin for the Proprium de Tempore (p. 1), the Proprium
Sanctorum (p. 430, imperfect at end), and for other occasions and on
general subjects (p. 977, imperfect at end). The first sermon beg. 1 Ecce
rex tuus uenit ... In hiis uerbis potest tria considerari and is pre-
ceded by six pages of antithemata or theological contrasts, cf. pp. ix-xi.
Acquired about 161 5.
Now MS. BodL 25.
1871. 795. In Latin, on parchment : made up of several MSS. written in the 13th
and 14th centt. in England : 6| x 4} in., ii + 208 (' 220*) leaves.
A bundle of Latin theological treatises and sermons, of which a fuller
list is given in the Old Catalogue of 1697 : —
A. (late 13th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). Short sermons on st. Luke's Gospel,
with short notes for sermons and two indexes : at end ' Expiiciunt col-
lationes super Luc^m ' : at fol. 85 follow some sermons.
B. (about a. d. 1300) 2 (fol. 104). Sermons, one in English verse
(fol. 107 : beg. ' Blisced be his holi com ') : imperfect.
C. (14th cent) 3 (fol. 124). Sermons and notes, foil. 184-194 of
some MS.
D. (13th cent.) 4 (fol. 135). Short sermons, foil. 56-67 of some MS.
E. (about a. d. 1300) 5 (fol. 147). Short sermons, written by a Fran-
ciscan.
F. (early 14th cent.) 6 (fol. 155). Excerpts from Legenda Sanctorum,
theological notes, &c. : foil. 45-54 of some MS.
G. (late 13th cent.) 7 (fol. 165). Notes for sermons : imperfect.
H. (early 14th cent) 8 (fol. 173). Short sermons.
I. (14th cent) 9 (fol. 192). A treatise of moral instruction, in Latin,
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[i8 7 a-73
with English interspersed, written by a Franciscan : beg. c Audi filia
& vide, in P[salmis]. Refert Solinus in Collectaneis \ On fol. 2o2 v
is a Christmas Carol in English : beg. * A Child is boren amo[n]ges
man with a refrain : cp. fol. 2oo v .
J. (13th and 14th cent.) 10 (fol. 203). Fragments partly astrological :
beginning with the treatise on arithmetic {beg. 1 Omnia que a primeua ')
by Johannes de Sacro Bosco : at foil. 207 and 2i6 v are copies of the
Sphaera Pythagorea and Sphaera Apuleii Platonici, with diagrams : at fol.
207 v is the ' Epistola Aristotelis regi Alexandro de obseruacione \vel
conformacione] corporis humani directa and at fol. 209 a treatise some-
times called t tractatus Physiognomiae,' beg. ' Natura occulte operatur \
Presented by Thomas Twyne in 161 a.
Now MS. Bodl. 26.
1872. 675. In Latin, on parchment : written about A. D. 1 200 in England :
8|x6£ in., ii+ 187 leaves: with one miniature (fol. 27), illuminated
borders and capitals, some fine, &c
Sermons, letters, and other short theological pieces of which a full
list is in the Old Catalogue of 1697 : the following can be assigned to
definite authors. The first piece (fol. 1) is a sermon on Is. xxxv. 2, beg.
' Data est ei gloria Libani . . . Puluis ego sum & cinis ' : this and those
on foil. 4 V , 8, 39 are by Hildebertus Cenomanensis.
1 (foil. i2 v , i9 v , 41, 98). Sermons by, and excerpts from, Hugo de
Sancto Victore, the first here attributed to Petrus Comestor, but
corrected in a later marginal note. At foil. 7i v , 76 are Hugo's treatises
De studio orandi and De Assumptione sanctae Mariae Virginis.
2 (foil. i6 v , 22, 24 v , 58, 6o v , 63 v ) Sermons by Petrus Comestor:
cf. fol. I2 y t.
3 (foil. 82 v , i79 y ). Nine letters of Hildebertus Cenomanensis.
4 (fol. 89 v ). 4 Incipit prologus Gileberti abbatis [Hoylandie] super
Euuangelium secundum Matheum', followed by thirty-seven sermons
by him, presumably forming the commentary : prol. beg. * Lusisti vtiliter
ubertimque ' : the first sermon beg. 4 Dixit Ihesus discipulis . . . Rem
contra prophetarum \
5 (fol. 150). A Commentary [by Stephen Langtont] on the Song of
Songs : pref. beg. * In hoc libro sicut in ceteris ' : text beg. ' Osculetur
me. Et intelligendum est 9 : ends ' ad grauiora peccata perducat \
On fol. 185 is * Cautio magi stro ram Barth[olomei ?] & Clementis Browne
exposita in cista Wynton [Oxon.] anno Domini 1491 . 17 die Decembris,
& est liber 2 0 folio leua in nobis [scil. hie ipse codex], & habet supple-
mental primum est vna cratera argentea ponderis octo vncias & dimidium :
2 m est vna murra, & 3™ est zona que a 0 similis x vncias & dimidium. &
iacet pro liiij s viij d. T. H[unt] liiij s viij d. Hec [?1 est caucio
stacionarij quam recepimus pro antiquis debitis 1 : * Recipitur vt dicit
magister Young & iacet pro xliij s \ Probably acquired between 1605
and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 87.
1873 {printed book, Proctor's no. 9199 : MS. Bodl. 88).
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93
1874. 971. In Latin, on paper: written a. d. i 541-2 in England: 6J x 5 in., 99
leaves.
The commentary of David Kimchi (' Rabi Kimhi ') on Nahum (fol. 1),
Habakkuk (fol. 20), Zephaniah, (fol 43), Zechariah (fol. 52), and
Malachi (fol. 96 : the first few sentences only), translated into Latin,
with the Latin text prefixed to each section. This appears not to be
Thomas Neale's translation. A casual note of three names (cardinal
Pole, &c) on fol. 29 v is made into a note of supposed ownership on
the inner cover.
1 Richard Clyf[?]\ late 16th cent., is on fol. 99. Presented by sir Henry
Savile in 1620.
Now MS. BodL 27.
1875. 790. In Latin, on paper : written about the middle of the 16th cent in
England : 6 \ x 4} in., vi + 26 leaves.
• Petri Martyris disputatio de ciborum delectu a public theological
disputation beginning * Quibus in rebus delectus uersetur. Quo certiore
uia proficiscamur \ There is little or nothing to determine the date,
and the MS. appears to be a corrected copy of an original.
Presented by Thomas Twyne in 161 2.
Now MS. Bodl. 28.
1876* 434* In Latin, on parchment: made up of two MSS. written in the 14th
cent. : with coloured capitals, &c: 7i x 5$ in., ii+ 180 leaves.
A. (early 14th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). The Summa Abstinentiae of Gilbertus
Minorita (see art. 1 of no. 2607), here without title, except that a 15th
cent, hand has written ' Manipulus morum ' at the head. Indexes of
subjects are on foil. i28 v , 179*, and later theological notes on foil. 127-8,
cf. i75 y , i76 v , i78 v (quoting some English), i8o v (do.).
B. (about a. d. 1300) 2 (fol. 129). A Summa theologica or notes for
sermons &c. on moral subjects, in 34 chapters, beginning with 'De
preceptis and ending with ' de paciencia ' : a list of chapters is at
fol. i73 v , beg. 'Circa preceptorum descripcionem ' : the words on
fol. 174 should follow fol. 132 : foil. i68 y -i73 y are occupied with short
abstracts for Sunday sermons (beg. ' Dominica prima in Aduentu .
Abiciamus opera tenebrarum Foil 129-136 are injured in the
margin and slightly in the text.
Foil, i-ii are fragments of a rent-roll (13th cent) of lands near Rouen.
Owned by • J. Foxus possibly the Martyrologist. The volume appears
to have reached the Library in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. BodL 20.
1877. 079. In Latin, on parchment: written early in the 14th cent in England:
7fx5|in., vii + 304 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c.
' Distinctions fratris Mauricij in alphabetical order of subjects :
beg. 'Circa abiectionem nota qualiter in Scriptural preceded by an
index: at fol. 297 v follow some rather later theological notes among
which is a ' Sermo factus Parisius in domo Minorum scolaribus in festo
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS. [i8 7 8-y 9
beati Clementis per fratrem Bernardum de Turre ' (beg. 1 Clementia robo-
rabitur . . . Quod Dompnus completionis '), and another anonymous
sermon which begins ' Attendite uobis et uniuerso gregi . . . Commu-
niter uidemus \
'Iste liber est ... [on an erasure fratris B. de . . . clerici"]' (fol. 297*) :
* Liber dompni Thome Jay monachi Westmonasteriensis ex dono eiusdem
conf^r]atris egregii viri dompni Roberti Humfrey . cuius iam anime
propicietur iam Deus ' ; cf. fol. 303*, where there seems also to be the
name of 'Willelmus Barow monachus Westmonasteriensis', all 15th
cent. Probably acquired between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. BodL 46.
1878. 223-4. In Latin and Hebrew, on parchment : no. 223 is 6 X4I in., ii + to8
leaves : written in the 2nd half of the 1 3th cent, in England : with
illuminated capitals, &c.
A. (no. 223) 1 (fol. 1). The Psalter in Latin, the Vulgate translation,
with the title* Liber hymnorum uel soliloquiorum prophete de Christo':
a Latin note about the Psalter follows on fol. 98 v . Foil. 99-104, and
107, contain (1) an account by dr. Thomas Gascoigne of the execution
of Richard Scrope, archbishop of York, on June 8, 1405 (wanting one
leaf at beginning), corrected by Gascoigne himself, who has added (2) a
lament over the election of John Stafford as archbishop of Canterbury
in 1443, and (3) a note on the nobles killed at the battle of St Albans
in 1455, all in Latin : the whole of these nine leaves are printed in
J. E. Thorold Rogers' Loci e libro Veritatum Thomae Gascoigne
(Oxford, 1 881). Gascoigne has also written notes on the Psalter.
B. (no. 224) 2 = Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 112 (Hebr. Psalter : at
fol. i v is * Hie incipit Psalterium hebraicum & debet legi modo retro-
grado . quod magister T. Gascoygne anno Christi 1432 ' (last figure of
date doubtful) : ' Liber Ro: Talbot 16th cent.).
See above. Presented by dr. John Lloyd in 1602.
Now MS. Auot. D. 4. 5 (no. 223) and MS. Bodl. Or. 621 (no. 224).
1879. 929* In Latin, on parchment: written about the middle of the 12th cent.
at Reading : 7$ x 5} in. , ix + 164 leaves : with fine illuminated capitals,
&c, by Johannes.
The Psalter in Latin, with marginal and interlinear glosses, and pre-
face, perhaps by Gilbertus Cisterciensis : preceded by some calendarial
rules, partly metrical (fol. vi v ) and other theological verses (fol. vii), and
followed by Canticles, also glossed (fol. i33 v ), Creeds (Apostles' and
Athanasian : fol. 145), and a Litany (fol. i46 v ) with prayers, some per-
sonal. On fol. i57 y are contemporary notes of Reading events
(St. Mary's Chapel begun to be built, 131 4: hailstorm, 1497), and
other miscellaneous theological notes are on foil, v, i58 v , &c.
Fol. 91 contains an illuminated D within which is 'Iohannes me
fecit Rogerio > , see facsimile in Palaeogr. Soc. II. 132 : so that probably
John illuminated the volume for the private use of abbot Roger at
Reading (1158-64).
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Foil ii, 163 are from a 14th cent, canon law treatise, and foL iii from
a 15 th cent moral treatise on the virtues.
Probably acquired between 1613 and 1620.
Now MS. Auct. D. 4. 6.
1880. 486. In Latin, on parchment : written about the middle of the 15th cent in
England, by J. O. : 6| x 5 in., v + 284 leaves : with coloured capitals.
'Rosarium theologie', a rather later title prefixed to a theological
dictionary in alphabetical order of subjects : beg. 4 Absolucio dicitur
tripliciter, scilicet absolucio auctoritatiua ' : the first few subjects are,
Absolutio, Amicitia, Amor, Angelus : after the last article (on Zelus) is
'Explicit . Go thou thi way . J.O.' At foi. 280 is an added index of
the lemmata. The work is probably, like no. 11872, an abbreviation of
a larger one.
' Dalterchyyld de . . . Thame [?] angedryn [?] monachns ut predicet &
oret [et] cetera [?]', a nearly erased 15th cent, entry, cf. fol. ii T :
• Richardi Smythei,' « Myles', all 15th cent Presented by dr. William
Cotton, bp. of Exeter, in 1605, cf. no. 1866.
Now MS. BodL 8L
1881. 591* In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 14th cent at Salisbury (?) :
7 x 5^ in., i + 83 leaves : with coloured capitals, &c.
c [Rjegula de omnibus historijs inchoandis et de omnibus ferijs feria-
libus cantandis & de commemoracionibus faciendis per totum annum
tractata de Ordinali Sarum per septem literas kalendarii an abbreviation
of the Sarum Ordinal, or Pye. On folL 72-76 are two nearly contempo-
rary sets of notes of corrections of the text of the Psalter made in many
service books in Salisbury Cathedral, from the first readings in an old
Sarum Antiphoner chained at the back of the high altar, solemnly done
on May 22, 141 1. There is also a note of about a. d. 1400 (among
others) on fol. 82 1 Anno Domini m°cc°xx° in die sancti Vitalis [Apr. 28]
fundata erat ecclesia cathedralis Sarum \
No doubt owned at one time by the library of Salisbury Cathedral. Pre-
sented by William Burdet of Sonning, in 1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 32.
1882. 931. In Latin and Greek, on paper : written about A. D. if 00, perhaps in
Spain : 5$ x 4 in., ii+ 336 leaves : binding, part of a 15th cent, stamped
leather German binding.
Theological and classical collections by a Franciscan (see foil. o v ,
130*, 248, 318) of which the chief items are as follows, a full list being
in the Old Catalogue : —
1 (fol. 1). ' Regula & vita fratrum Minorum,' as confirmed by pope
Honorius iii in a. d. 1223: followed by the 'Testamentum beatissimi
patris nostri Francisci ' (fol. 7), declarations or bulls relating to the
Franciscans of 1279 (fol. io v ), 1312 (fol. 32), 1464 (fol. 7i v )and 1446
(fol. 72 v ), and the 'Statuta generalia , as fixed at a Chapter held at
Barcelona in June 145 1, with a preface (fol. 43 y ).
2 (fol. 78 v ). Extracts from works by st. Augustine of Hippo.
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3 (fol. t26 v ). A letter from Isaacus de Stella, abbot of Notre-Dame
de l'Etoile, to the bishop of Poitiers on the Mass (Migne's PatroL Lat.
cxciv, col. 1889) : followed at fol. i3o v by theological notes, the first
entitled * Lignum vite crucifixi jhesu \
4 (fol. 133). Astronomical and geographical notes and excerpts,
including the Sphaera Pythagorae (fol. 145) : cf. foil. 276 v , 277 bv .
5 (fol. 147). " 'loroKpdrov [sic] Aoyos irpos Ar)jju6vu<ov ", in Greek, with
Latin glosses.
6 (fol. 158). ' Johannis Damasceni liber de fide siue Sentenciarum \
in Latin: followed at fol. 257 y by extracts from his 'logica* entitled
Hrfyrj yva>o~€a>s, in Latin.
7 (fol. 277a). " fcawcvAioov wotrjfjxi vovOenicov", the first 17 lines only,
preceded by " arixpi cfe rbv OwkvAioV ", two sets, all in Greek with Latin
glosses.
8 (foL 279). "To Kara MdpKov cvayyc'Aioi' ", chapter 1 only, in Greek.
9 (fol. 281). 'Opusculum venerabilis Bede presbiteri in librum
Actuum Apostolorum.'
10 (fol. 3 1 4). " McvavSpov yva>/xcu ftovoorixot ", ninety-seven in number,
A — M only, in Greek.
11 (fol. 3i7 v ). Short Greek pieces: — a (fol. 3i7 v ) three letters
between Alexander and Philip and Aristotle : b{ibid.) "^aAapts'AXxt^oa)":
c (fol. 318) Extracts from Hermes Trismegistus, Apollo (six hexameters
on the immortality of the soul, beg. u ^vy$ /*€v ftcxpts o5"), and the
Problems of Aristotle.
12 (fol.319). "SrixotSi/ifaAAAST^E/ro^^
preserved by Eusebius Pamphili, with a Latin metrical version : followed
by some similar prophecies (cf. fol. 323 v ), " Ata^ooa <f><tivrjs " (on varieties
of sounds, beg. " 'Ewl kvkvov £oW", fol. 32 i y ), and (fol. 322 v ) " At twv
€7rra (TO<f>wv yv&fiat
Owned in 1554 by 'Godfridus Coben', fol. 323 T , and perhaps by 'John
Johnson' (? : cover and fol. I46 T ). Probably acquired between 1613
and 1620.
Now MS. Auot. F. 6. 1.
1883- 792. In Old English, on parchment: written early in the 13th cent.:
6| x 4} in., i + 8a leaves : imperfect.
Old English prose Lives of Saint?, &c. : —
1 (fol. 1). 4 . . . The liflade & [t]e martyrdom of seinte Raterine/
the title nearly erased : text beg. i Co[n]stentin ant Maxence were on a
time \ After fol. 7 three leaves are lost.
2 (foL 18). * . . . The liflade & te passiun of seinte Margarete ' : beg.
' Efter ure Lauerdes pine \
3 (fol. 36^). ' . . . The liflade ant te passiun of seinte Juliene ' : beg.
1 In ure Lauerdes luue ' : a leaf is wanting after fol. 40.
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4 (fol. 52). ' Epistel of Meiden had meidene froure ' : beg. ' Audi
filia et uide . . . Dauide the psalm Wruhte \
5 (fol. 72). 'Her begineth Sawles Warde 1 : beg. 'Si sciret pater-
familias . . . Ure Lauerd ithe Godspel ' : ends imperfect, 4 us haueth
ygarc'(?).
A full account of this MS. and where its parts have been- printed is in
manuscript in the Library. There are 15th cent scribblings with the
names of 'Rychard Vnet of Ledbury' (fol. 22), 'John Attermonger*
(fol. 22 v ), 'Rychard (and) Willelmus Scheme' (foil. 26, 38), 'George
(and) Thomas Wyesham of Tedestone ' i. e. Tedstone Delamere (foil.
39i 44 v , 53 v ), 'Thomas Hanard' (fol. 73 v ), 'Thomas Clinton clericus'
(fol 74 v ), and 'Willelmus Twyne de Magna Cowarne in com.
He[reford]' (fol. 65), cf. fol. 52.
Presented by Thomas Twyne in 161 a.
Now MS. BodL 84.
1884. 457. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the 13th cent, in
England : 6|x 5$ in., ii + 101 leaves, in double columns, with illumi-
nated capitals, &c.
'Summa de virtutibus abbreviata', beg. 'Cupientes aliquid breue
excipere de hijs que continentur. in Summa de uirtutibus ' : this is an
abbreviation of the Summa of Gulielmus Peraldus Lugdunensis. On
fol. 97 v are a few Latin entries of the fees of a chaplain or steward (?),
1284-9, m which the names of W. Rufus and Walterus de Biund occur.
This seems to have reached the Library in 1603, 1604 or the first half of
1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 85.
1885. 374. In English and Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent. :
74 x 6 in., iii + 336 leaves : with coloured capitals, &c.
1 (fol. 1). ' Libellus de emendacione siue regula viuendi or, as the
colophon, ' Libellus Ricardi heremite de emendacione peccatoris, qui
obijt anno domini Millesimo ccc°xlix° apud sanctimoniales de Ham-
polle ' : beg. ' Ne tardes conuerti \
2 (fol 23 v ). ' Nouem virtutes ' : beg. ' Da pauperibus meis ' : perhaps
by Richard Rolle of Hampole.
3 (fol. 29 v ). c Exposicio Oracionis Dominice ' : beg. ' Pater noster . . .
Hec oracio priuilegiata est ' : by RichSrd Rolle.
4 (fol. 32). 'Exposicio Symboli* Apostolorum : beg. * Decimo die
post Ascencionem ' : the colophon adds 'per Ricardum heremitam , l
i. e. Richard Rolle.
5 (fol. 47) at end: 'Hie desinit esse hoc Speculum Vite', the long
theological English poem usually ascribed to William of Nassington :
beg. * Aall my^thy God in Trynyte \
6 (fol. 325 v ) at end: 'Explicit Symonye & Couetise', an English poem,
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beg. ' Lordyngs leue & dere, listne)> to me astounde 9 : but three leaves
are almost entirely wanting after fol. 325, containing lines 31-210.
Three short poems by John Lydgate, without titles, have been added
on blank leaves by a rather later 15th cent, hand : — a (fol. 45) Verses
on the Kings of England, here anonymous : b (fol. 331) the Book of
Curtesy or Stans puer ad mensam : c (fol 332 v ) Dietary : beg, ' For
helth of bodie not certainly by Lydgate.
Presented by sir George More in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 48.
1886. 894. In Latin and English, on parchment: written about A. D. 1400:
%\ x 5^ in., ii + 50 leaves : with illuminated capital?, &c : imperfect.
1 (fol. 1). 1 Speculum Christi ' or Christiani, a Latin religious treatise
[by Thomas Watton t] in eight Tabulae, with English verse and prose
interspersed : beg. 1 Jeronimus. In principio cuiuslibet . . . Magna
differencia est': at fol. 44 follow some theological notes. Single
leaves are wanting after foil, z, 6, 10, 36, 43.
2 (fol. 45). ' Carta Christi an English religious poem : beg. ' Ihesu
Crist of heuene and helle'. This is a separate piece in a different
handwriting.
The date 1431 is written on fol. 49 in Latin and French : also (15th cent.)
* Harwod', and (16th cent.) « Thomas P ' (?), ' Iste liber constat domino
Thome Geybrygge.* Probably acquired between 1613 and 1620.
Now MS. Bodl. 89.
1887. 555. In French and Latin, on parchment: written in the second half of the
13th cent, in England: 9x5^ in., ii + 109 leaves: with coloured
capitals.
1 (fol. 1). Sermons on the Seven Deadly Sins, in French : the first
beg. *Ici comence vn especial sermon de orgoil . . . Inicium omnis
peccati est Superbia. Ceste auctorite est escrite \
2 (fol. 52). ' Isci comence Confession. Confitemini alterutrum . . .
Seint lake li apostle ke del Seint Esperit ' : ends abruptly (in the
middle of a page) in the 12th chapter pf the second part.
3 (fol. 78). c Euangelium Nichodemi de Passione Ihesu Christi in
Latin : beg. ' Factum est in anno nonodecimo imperii Tiberii ' : ends 1 in
codicibus pupplicis pretorii sui ' : then (at fol. 88) follows the spurious
letter of Pilate to Claudius (beg. ' Pontius Pilatus regi Claudio salutem.
Nuper accidit ') : at end is the colophon giving the title of the Gospel, as
above. Some theological notes are on fol. 77*
4 (fol. 88 v ). Short apocryphal pieces about Christ : — a 1 Passio
Domini nostri Ihesu Christi ... In diebus illis erat quidam Titus an
account of inquiries made by Titus and Vespasian : b (fol. 9o v ) a letter
from the empress Helena to her son Constantine (beg. 1 Non semper
Augusto . . . Helena . . . Veritatem sapientis '), with the reply : c (fol. 91)
the contention of the Jews against the Christians before the emperor
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99
Constantine and Helena {beg, ' Priori libello hie finis occurrit ') : d (fol.
105) four excerpts, apparently from the Legenda Aurea of Jacobus
de Voragine.
In 1881 there was a fragment of a 14th cent. Latin MS. of sermons
in the binding.
Presented by (sir) Richard Wolseley in 1607.
Now MS. Bodl. 80. ,
1888. 819. In Latin, on parchment : written in two hands of about the middle of
the 13th cent: 5lx4f in., xii+147 leaves, in doable columns of
minute writing : with illuminated capitals, &c
Theological treatises : —
1 (fol. vi). Bp. Robert Grosseteste's treatise De templo Dei, or De
articulis fidei et fide Catholica, or De sacerdotibus : a sermon, beg.
' Templum Dei sanctum . . . Sermo iste quamuis omnes tangat ' : here*
without title or author, except in a later list of contents. This piece is
separate.
2 (fol. 1). ' Summa magistri Raymundi ' de Penna Forti, de poeni-
tentia et matrimonio.
3 (fol. 46). ' Doctrina domini R[oberti Grosseteste] Lincolniensis
episcopi de confessione ' : beg. 1 Scriptum est enim de Leuitis \
4 (fol. 51). 'Tractatus sancti Augustini {altered rightly to Hugonis
de Sancto Victore] de Arra anime\ Fol. 52 is slightly defective, and
most of fol. 55 y is in a rather later hand.
5 (fol. 56). 'Libellus beati Anselmi archiepiscopi de xiv beatitu-
dinibus ' : beg. ' Queritur inter homines ' : ends abruptly, a leaf being lost,
' cruciaret undique ' : not known to be by st. Anselm.
6 (fol. 58). 'Tractatus de caritate': beg. 'Cogit me instancia':
sometimes ascribed to st. Bernard, but really a cento from his works
and others ' : followed at fol. 60 by extracts from his Letters, with an
added index (?).
7 (fol. 66). ' De laude caritatis by Hugo de Sancto Victore, here
without author's name.
8 (fol. 67 v ). 'De beata Virgine Maria', extracted from the treatise
De salutaribus documentis ascribed to st. Augustine.
9 (fol. 70). 'Meditacio Eldredi [Etheiredi] abbatis ad sororem
inclusam . . . ' : [beg. (cap. 40) ' Vestis quippe nuptialis ' t].
10 (fol. 78). 'De Amore', the two treatises of Guillelmus abbas
Sancti Theodorici, De contemplando Deo, and (fol. 81) De natura
amoris : sometimes ascribed to st. Bernard, and here followed (fol. 88)
by a letter of the latter to the former, beg. ' Venerabili patri Gwillelmo
. . . Vsque modo si qua scriptitare \
ir (fol. 93). 'De laude noue militie', by st. Bernard, here anony-
mous.
h 2
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1 2 (fol. 99). c Liber Beniamin the Benjamin minor de praeparatione
animi ad contemplationem of Ricardus de Sancto Victore, here
anonymous.
13 (fol. ii5 v ). 'Liber sancti Augustini de [spiritu et] annua', a
treatise also reckoned as the second book Hugo de Sancto Victore de
anima.
14 (fol. 123). Eight anonymous sermons: — a (fol. 123) by st.
Augustine (Migne, Patrol. Lat. xl, col. 1342) : b (fol. 123) the first few
paragraphs of the Speculum monachorum of Arnulphus de Boeriis,
ending, some leaves being lost, ' cum aliis exeat ad laborem ' : the rest
are not easily to be identified.
15 (fol. 132). Two sermons attributed to st. Augustine but of un-
certain authorship, printed in Migne's Patrol. Lat. xl, col. 1141* an d
xxxix, col. 2301. In artt. 15-17 the hand is different, and the rubri-
cator uses blue ink in the rubrics.
16 (fol. i35 v ). Tractatus 'sancti Augustini episcopi de xii abusiuis'
seculi, usually regarded as by st. Cyprian.
17 (fol. i40 v ). 'Liber Augustini Yponiensis episcopi de gloria
electorum & pena dampnandorum usually entitled De triplici taber-
naculo, and of uncertain authorship.
Short anonymous pieces are at foil. 75 v , 128, 129. There is a late
13th cent, example of the word Honorifieabilitudinitatibus on fol. 131*.
'Liber de communitate fratrum Minorum Kermerdinie' (Caermarthen),
middle 1 5th cent. * Dono dedit Bibliothecse Publics; Jo: Dams S. Theol.
Bacch. ex Coll. Lincoln. 14. Martij 1615".
Now MS. BodL 36.
1889. 68a - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 8 (St. John's Gospel, &c : the binding
is stamped red leather with brass bosses and clasps, German work of
about 15 1 5, for Johannes Trithemias: the book was given to the
Library by George Hakewill [' Hackwillus'] in 1608 : it is Tischen-
dorf-Gregory's Evangg. 96).
1890. 436. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 2nd half of the 13th cent.
probably in the S.W. of France: 5^x4$ in., v+223 leaves, in
double columns : with illuminated capitals, &c.
The New Testament in Latin, containing the Gospels, Acts, the
General Epistles, St. Paul's Epistles (Rom., 1 & 2 Cor., Gal., Eph.,
Phil., 1 & 2 Thess., Col., Epistola 'ad Laodicenses* (fol. i7S v ), 1 & 2
Tim., Tit., Philem., Hebr.), Revelation. At fol. 204 follows a calendar
with South-West French saints : and at fol. 207 an abstract of the con-
tents of every chapter of the books of the New Testament and (fol. 2io v )
of Genesis to the end of Kings in the Old Testament.
There are many notes to the Epistles and Apocalypse, partly made
with a metal stilus, and on foil. 218-221 are many minor theological
memoranda ftf the 13th and 14th centuries, one (13th cent.) in French
(fol. 2 2i r ), the rest in Latin written in French and (later) English hands.
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101
Among the latter is an epitaph on Walter Coket, rector of Timworth and
Ingham in Suffolk (15th cent.? foi. 2i8 v ), and a (14th cent) line
'Helmus honor claustre cadit obruta flatibus haustre' (fol. 218): the
reference is perhaps to the abbey of St. Benet of Holm in Norfolk, which
had tithes from Ingham. The lower margin of fol. 125 is cut off.
Owned by 'William Bradshewe', as four witnesses testify, perhaps in
1603 or 1604 (fol. 216*). The volume seems to have reached the
Library in one of those two years.
Now MS. Auct. D. 5. 4.
1891. 64. In Latin, on parchment : made up of six MSS. written in the I2th-i4th
centt. in England, perhaps partly at Hyde abbey : 8^x6^ in., v + 147
leaves.
A. (12th cent: with illuminated capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. r). 'Incipit
liber magistri Hugonis de Sancto Victore de Sacramentis ' Christianae
fidei : book 1 only, in twelve parts.
B. (middle of the 14th cent. : imperfect) 2 (fol. 79). * Hie incipiunt
Nature bestiarum beg. * Leo fortissimus bestiarum as no. 21725 : ends
' Coiumbe autem delectantur in fructibus ' in the chapter ' de arbore
quadam in Asia' (cap. 39 in bk. iii of the Bestiarium attributed to
Hugo de S. Victore, part of which is believed to be by Hugo de
Folieto). This may be described as a short Bestiarium moralizatum,
imperfect at end.
C. (early 13th cent. : with coloured capitals, &c.) 3 (fol. 95). 'Pro-
phetia [?] Merlini', nearly corresponding to book vii of Geoffrey of Mon-
mouth's Historia Britonum, but here with three additional chapters, and
chapt. 1 of bk. viii : beg. « Sedente itaque Vortegerno ends i applicuit
Aurelius Ambrosius cum suo exercitu The scribe of D has added on
fol. io2 v the spurious letter of ' Lucius rei publice procurator ' to King
Arthur, beg. 4 Admirans vehementer \
D. (second half of the 13th cent. : a legal hand) 4 (fol. 103). A brief
chronicle from a. d. i to 1280, stated by sir T. Duffus Hardy to be
'apparently the basis of the Annals of [the priory of J Worcester, with
some slight variations or additions of notices relating to Hyde ' abbey,
near Winchester : beg. 1 Octauo Kal. Januar. nocte dominica Christus
natus est \ ends 'obiit Nicholas, papa. iij U8 . ut dicitur. cui successit ' : in
one hand till perhaps 1264, and thereafter made by contemporary addi-
tions (?), probably made at Hyde.
E. (as D., a legal hand) 5 (fol. 133). The statutes of Westminster,
1259, as reaffirmed in 1262 with additions: title 'Noue constitutiones
regie post Parlamentum Oxon \
F. (as D., a legal hand) 6 (fol. 136). Copies of fourteen documents
relating to English history, 1263-71, of some importance (see Hardy's
Materials for British history iii, 1871, p. 215 : there is also a full cata-
logue and index in the Library), among which are:— a (fol. 138) Pope
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[1892
Urban iv*s 'Relaxatio Juramenti domini regis* Henrici iii, Aug. 23,
1263 : b (fol. i38 v ) a note on the capture of Northampton on Apr. 5,
1264 : ^(fol. i4o v , cf. i4o r ) Letters patent of Henry iii against the Jews,
July 25, 1271 : *f (fol. 141) 'Littera Karoli regis Sicilie ad [principem]
Edwardum ' about punishing the murderers of Henry, son of Richard
king of the Romans, March 13, 127$. On fol. 142 a 14th cent, hand
has added a copy of the presentation of Walter Fyfyde to the king as
abbot elect of Hyde, 1319.
Presented by dr. Thomas James in 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 81.
1892. 904. In Latin, on parchment: written about 1312-33 in two hands at
York : 6| x 5, ix + 313 leaves : with pen-and-ink drawings.
Records relating to the Benedictine Abbey of St. Mary at York, col-
lected by, or in memory of, Simon de Warwick (abbot 1258-96), and
continued to 1333 : —
1 (fol. 1). ' . . . Regula patris eximii Benedicti . . .', with prologue
and list of chapters, and drawings of an abbot and novice : imperfect at
end, wanting all after 4 subditum & magis ' in ch. 60. A form of admis-
sion for a novice 'ad monasterium sancte Marie Eboracensis' in the
time of Simon is at fol. 1.
2 (fol. 32). ' Regula sancti Augustini de uita clericorum ' (the last
word erased).
3 (fol. 38). Various Benedictine statutes, among which are : — a (fol.
38) the papal constitutions appointed in 1268 to be written after the
monastic rule : b (fol. 46 y ) Statutes of Ottobonus, made at London in
1268 : c (fol. 52 v ) Statutes of a Chapter of the province of Canterbury,
1275 : d{(o\. 67 v ) Treatise on the obedientiaries and rites of a certain
monastery, evidently St. Mary's abbey, see fol. 91* : imperfect, ending
with the rubric of a section 1 De ingressu nouiciorum . .
After this the hand is more legal in character.
4 (fol. 92). * De fundacione abbatie sancte Marie Virginis Ebora-
censis,' 1088, with a list of abbots and brief annals to 1267, with draw-
ings : the first part is by Stephen de Whitby, the first abbot.
5 (fol. 101). A copy of a letter from Thurstan, archbp. of York,
describing the foundation of St. Mary's abbey at Fountains by a colony
from the York house in 1132 : but foil. 101-9, n 3-1 14 are later copies
of about 1400, substituted : foil. ri4 v -n5 v are blank.
6 (fol. 116). Detailed annals of the abbey, 1 258-1 326, with draw-
ings, in perturbed order and with erasures and substituted leaves : at
1284 come in a (foil. 135-149) Statutes of Benedictine Chapters of the
province of York, 1 222-1333 t, b (foil. 150-161) lists of priors or
wardens of cells of the abbey. The hands seems to change and be
contemporary from about 13 12: later substituted leaves are foil. 135,
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x 49i I 7^i ^74- At fol. 205 v a late 14th cent hand has added * Modus
& forma eligendi abbatem \ At fol. 116 is a list of the monks in 1258.
The flyleaves are (1) fragments of a 13th cent French grammatical
poem in which is a list of properties of animals (' Ou cerfs sont assem-
blez I Vn herd est appelle, | De grimes vn herd | De grises vn herd *,
&c), foil, iv-ix, (2) 14th cent. Latin excerpts from Hugo de Sancto
Victore, &c, foil. 209-212, except that 2ii r contains a list of Latin
words beginning with P.
4 Henricus Jacksonus Oxoniensis. Anno 1 600,' erased. Seemingly acquired
by purchase from him in 1619-20.
Now MS. Bodl. 30.
1893* 757* In Latin, on parchment : written in the second half of the 13th cent.
at Robertsbridge by Willelmus de Wodecherche : 1 1 f x 8f in., iii +229
leaves, in doable columns : with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding,
white leather on boards ; clasps and title (under talc ?) on side lost,
13th cent. (?) English work, with hump to protect the chain-clamp :
there was once a large sheepskin cover over it.
Short theological works, chiefly by or attributed to st Augustine of
Hippo, preceded by a list on fol. iii v : — a (fol. 1) De fide ad Petrum,
with a preface : now known to be by Fulgentius Ruspensis : £ (fol. 18)
De fide et symbolo, with the Retractation : c (foil. 2 5, 26, 40, 48, 49, 5o y ,
5i v , 55, 57 v , i25 v , i29 v , 149, i59 v ) single sermons or letters : d (fol. 27)
De videndo Deo, with the Retractation : e (fol. 59*) De opere mona-
chorum, with the Retractation: /(fol. 77) De moribus ecclesiae et de
moribus Manichaeorum, with the Retractation : g (fol. 115) De duabus
animabus contra Manichaeos : for foil. I23 v -i25 v , see below : h (fol. 132 v )
De excidio urbis Romae : i (fol. i36 v ) De perfectione justitiae hominis,
vel Quid sit peccatum : / (fol. i5o v ) De agone Christiano, with the Re-
tractation: k (fol. i66 v ) De correptione et gratia, with the Retractation :
/(fol. i8i v ) De bono perseverantiae : tn (fol. 203) De ordine, in two
books, with the Retractation. At fol i23 v are * Sententia beati Eusebij
Emisseni de . . . sacramento altaris', 'Ambrosius de eodem' (fol. 124:
both extracts) and ' Epistola beati Ieronimi presbiteri de duodecim lecto-
ribus ' vel doctoribus (fol. 1 24 v ). A full list of contents is in manuscript
in the Library.
On fol. 228 1 Hunc librum scripsit frater Willelmus de Wodecherche,
laicus quondam conversus Pontis Roberti [the Cistercian house at
Robertsbridge in Sussex] . Cuius anima in pace requiescat . Amen.
' Liber sancte Marie de Ponte Roberti. Qui eum abstulerit aut uendiderit
uel quolibet modo ab hac domo alienauerit uel quamlibet eius partem
absciderit, sit Anathema. Maranatha. Amen/ 1 3th cent. : Half-
erased entries on fol. i show that the volume was a cautio in some chest
on Dec. 22, 1321, in the Cista Universitatis on March 16, 132$, and
again on Feb. 1, 133!, probably at Oxford : ' Ego Johannes [de Grandi-
son] Exoniensis episcopus nescio vbi est domus predicta. nec hunc librum
abstuli. set modo legittimo adquisiui,' about 1 350, see his hand at foil.
§7 T , 132* &c. Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2 :
with library mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 132.
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1894. 766. In Latin, on parchment: written at the close of the iath cent, in Eng-
land: iojxjin., i+179 leaves: with one miniature, illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on boards, clasp lost, 13th
cent. (?) English work.
' Liber Exameron id est sex dierum sancti Ambrosii Mediolanensis
episcopi', the Hexaemeron. On fol. 1 is a pen-and-ink drawing of
st. Ambrose seated, writing his book which is held by an angel, with
lacertine figures, forming the letter T : the background is pale orange.
There are six other illuminated capitals on foil. 24, 37 v , 49*, 74, 95, i38 v .
On fol. 1 7 8 V a 14th cent, hand has begun an English translation of the
work (beg. 1 So gret an opinion sum men han presumed ').
On fol. i77 T in a 16th cent hand is 1 Wyndesor \ Presented by the dean '
and canons of Windsor in 161 2.
Now MS. Bodl. 86.
1895. 408. In Latin, on parchment: written early in the 14th cent, in England :
12* x9 in., i + 249 leaves, in double columns: with elaborate illumi-
nated capitals, &c. : binding, stamped brown leather on boards,
Oxford early 17th cent. work.
r (fol. 1). Tractatus 'De Trinitate beati Augustini Episcopi Ypo-
nensis in fifteen books : preceded by the retractation, and the preface
of Augustine to bp. Aurelius : each book has a list of chapters.
2 (fol. 1 1 7). Works by st. Anselm, with some marginal notes, and
lists of chapters:— a (fol. 117) De Veritate: b (fol. 123) De libertate
arbitrii: c (fol. 129*) De casu diaboli : d (fol. X4i v ) De incarnatione
Verbi : e (fol. 150) Cur Deus homo, in two books : / (fol. 175) De con-
ceptu virginali et de originali peccato : g (fol. 185) De azymo et fermen-
tato : h (fol. i87 v ) Monologion, with Anselm's letter to Lanfranc as pre-
face : * (fol. 2io v ) Proslogion, with prologue : j (fol. 2i8 v ) Liber apolo-
geticus contra Gaunilonem respondentem pro insipiente, preceded at
fol. 2 i6 v by Gaunilo's treatise : neither has any title or rubric : k (fol. 221)
De processione Spiritus Sancti : / (fol. 234) De concordia praescientiae
&c. cum libero arbitrio. On foil. 246^249 are theological notes written
with a metal stilus. The front cover includes part of a leaf of a folio
14th cent, missal.
Owned by J. Ware about a.d. 1500. The volume probably came into
the Library in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 195.
1896. 738. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the first half
of the 13th cent in France (?) : 1 1 J x 8| in., iv + 152 leaves, in double
columns: binding, white leather on boards, clasp lost, English 15th
cent. work.
A. 1 (fol. 1). The 'Allegorfe' utriusque Testamenti, usually attri-
buted to Hugo de Sancto Victore, but the first two books and the first
fourteen and a half chapters of the third have been torn out, except for
a few letters on foil, ii-iii : text beg. ' Racionale quod circa pectus erat \
There is an additional chapter at fol. 22 'De sancto Remigio' et de
unguento sacro Rhemis asservato.
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2 (fol. 36). c Summa magistri Alani [de Insulis] de arte predicandi } :
beg. 1 Uidit Iacob scalam . . . Scala igitur ista est profectus \ but the
last few leaves are missing, the text ending 1 penitenciam agere aut ig J ,
in chapter 30.
3 (fol. 53). Latin sermons on Sundays and (fol. 87 v ) Holy days :
the first beg. ' Regem uenturum Dominum . . . Quia aduentum ingressi ' :
part of which series is (at fol. 92) * Cantica canticorum de Sancta Maria',
an allegorical interpretation of the Song of Songs as referring to the
Virgin Mary : beg. 1 Gloriosa uirgo Maria typum ecclesie gerit ' : at fol.
io2 v follow a few miscellaneous sermons.
4 (fol. 106). ' De miseria condicionis humane ' by * Lotharius indignus
diaconus i. e. pope Innocent iii : ends * indagator. Hunc nemo ' in
bk. iii, ch. 15, a leaf being lost.
B. (with illuminated capitals, &c.) 5 (fol. 120). The Summa theo-
logica scholastica ex dictis sanctorum Patrum of Praepositivus Pari-
siensis : beg. 1 Qui producit ventos . . . Dominus ille magnus ' : here
without title or author, and unfinished, ending * seueritas quanto seue-
rius \ Some theological notes written with a metal stilus follow on
foil. 149-50.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2.
Now MS. Bodl. 183.
1897* 186. In Latin, on parchment: written about A. D. 1300 in England:
1 3 x 9} in., iv + 1 ao leaves in doable columns : with illuminated capitals,
&c : binding, plain white sheepskin on oak boards, English 15th
cent, work, worn and repaired.
Theological works, with some marginal notes : —
1 (fol. 1). Four works by st. Ambrose : — a (fol. 1) * De laude
virginum ad sororem suam ' usually known as De virginibus, in three
books : b (fol. o v ) ' De laude uiduarum', known as Deviduis: r(fol. 15)
* De virginitate here in two books, the 2nd being d (fol. 22) the
Exhortatio virginitatis.
2 (fol. 29). An anonymous treatise on the Liturgy, entitled in the
preface 1 Gemma ' or ' Gemma animae * liber de divinis officiis in
four books, here preceded by four, short prefatory pieces, of which the
first begins c Agmen in castris ' : the text beg. 1 Missa a quatuor causis
nbmen accepit ' : ends ' fructum in gaudio metant ' : on fol. 28 v is a list
of chapters of about the first three books. The work has been wrongly
ascribed to Giraldus Cambrensis and to Johannes Beleth.
3 (fol. 82). The Rationale divinorum officiorum of Johannes Beleth,
beg. ' In primitiua ecclesia prohibitum erat \ here with no title or author
except as added in a hardly later hand: 'Explicit Summa magistri
Johannis Beleth ' : a list of chapters is on fol. 82.
Foil, i-iv, 117-20 (in parts damaged) are leaves from a 14th cent. MS.
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of Latin sermons by a Franciscan : one begins ' Hebrei sunt ? et ego . . .
Volens apostolus ad literam recondere
Owned in the 15th cent, by 'John Dygun' (fol. 3\ 4*), probably the
recluse of Sheen, and John Godfrey (fol. ii T j. Presented by sir Walter
Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 196.
1898. 755* In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 12th cent, in England:
I2| x 8£ in., iv+ 211 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding,
white leather on boards, clasps lost, English work, not later than the
14th cent.
Works by st. Augustine, bp. of Hippo : —
1 (fol. 1). * Liber de nuptiis & concupiscentia preceded by the
4 Epistola beati Augustini ad Valerium comitem as a preface : the
2nd book (at fol. i6 v ) is entitled * Responsio sancti Augustini contra
cartulam missam Valerio comiti . . . \
2 (fol. 41). ' Liber Augustini episcopi contra Iulianum Pelagian^
heresis defensorem preceded by the Epistola ad Claudium as a pre-
face. The six books begin at foil. 42, 63, 83, 105, 135, 161.
A 14th cent, list of contents is at fol. iv v .
Dr. M. R. James considers that this volume is probably a Christ Church,
Canterbury, book. It was no. 190 - 2118 in Pembroke college (Cam-
bridge) library : see no. 2212. which is in very similar binding, and also
like this bears ' wigornie. which suggests connexion in the 15th cent,
with Worcester. Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2.
The lower part of fol. 1 once bore an inscription, now cut off.
Now MS. Bodl. 134.
1899. no. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 12th cent, in
England : 1 1 § x 8 in., ii + 1 79 leaves : with small illuminated capitals,
two large capitals drawn in pen and ink with interlacing bands, canine
heads, &c. (foil. 1 , 1 1 2), &c. : the first few leaves injured or discoloured
by damp: binding, stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) on older
sewing and boards.
At end : ' Aurelii Augustini doctoris contra Faustum Manicheum
Liber secundus explicit the treatise in two books : the title at head is
almost illegible.
This MS. is stated by dr. M. R. James {Ancient Libraries of Canterbury,
1903, pp. 18, 506, 513) to have been Prima Demonstratio, Distinctio
prima [no. 31] in the library of Christ Church, Canterbury, about
a. D. 1300. But that MS. had as the first words of its second leaf ad
respondendum copin (as above, p. 155) which are in the present volume
half way down fol. 2 r . On fol. 177* is * habet epistole Agustini que sic
incipiunt Domino i/lustri | Agustinus de Simbolo sancto ligatum. | hoc\}.']
&> asseribus encheridion sine asseribus', late 13th cent. {J) : the words
in italics are marginal notes. Presented by the dean and chapter of
Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 135.
1900. 55. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the 13th- 14th
centt. : uf X9 in., iv + 312 leaves.
A. (close of the 13th cent. : in double columns : with illuminated
capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1). Theological treatises, chiefly by st. Augustine,
bp. of Hippo, with marginal notes, partly cut off in binding : — a (fol. 1)
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'Aurelij Augustini episcopi Yponensis liber incipit qui appellator
Unde malum', siue de Libera arbitrio, in three books. A 15th cent,
list of contents on fol. iv v shows that originally ' Liber Secundi philo-
sophy folio* preceded this, but is now lost: b (fol. i7 v ) Augustini
Retractationum libri duo; several leaves missing after fol. 27 which
ends in bk. ii, cap. 18 'quod dictum est alia quidem': c (fol. 28) the
latter part of Augustine's treatise ' ad cauendum diuersas hereses ' or De
haeresibus, beginning in cap. 26 'ibique uixerunt ' : d (fol. 31 v ) 4 Liber
Boecii de Ebdomadibus, qui alio modo intitulatur de Paradoxsis \ really
the Regulae de sacra theologia ascribed to Alanus de Insulis, sometimes
called De maximis seu axiomatibus theologiae : beg. ' Omnis scientia suis
utitur regulis ' : unfinished : ends in reg. 1 1 1 * confirmacio ut crisma ' ;
a slight change of style occurs after this treatise : e (fol. 43) Sextus liber
de Musica, by Augustine : / (fol. 5o v ) De immortalitate animae, by
Augustine, preceded by its Retractation: g (fol. 54) De duabus anima-
bus, by Augustine, preceded by its Retractation : h (fol. 59) Super
Genesim contra Manichaeos, by Augustine, in two books : i (fol. 69) Ad
Donatum de fide Trinitatis, here attributed to Augustine, but really
a letter or treatise of Fulgentius episcopus Ruspensis : j (fol. 71) Ad
Petrum diaconum de fide Trinitatis : k (fol. 78 v ) De cataclysmo, by
Augustine : / (fol. 8o v ) * Liber Anselmi [altered from Augustini] . . . de
grammatico : beg. ' De grammatico peto ut me certum facias ' : m (fol. 84)
De vera et falsa poenitentia, attributed to Augustine : followed by his
sermon De utilitate poenitentiae (beg. ' Quam sit utilis et necessaria ') :
n (fol. 91) De natura boni, by Augustine, preceded by its Retractation :
0 (fol. 96) * Questiones ab Horosio proposite & a beato Augustino . . .
exposite', a dialogue : all after * ignis cedit aeri' in the 27th question is
lost, some leaves being lost: / (fol. 99) 'Tractatus super Cantica
Canticorum Gregorii pape', wanting all before 'eius ut purpura* in
cap. 7 : q (fol. xoi y ) c Liber sancti Gregorii Niseni episcopi De hominis
condicione \ with the preface of Dionysius Exiguus who translated it
into Latin : r(fol. ii7 v ) 'Sermo de mirabilibus que fecit per ymaginem
suam Dominus noster Ihesus Christus in ciuitate Byritho [Berytus,
Beyrout]. v° idus Nouembris by st. Athanasius, here anonymous : beg.
' Apud Cesaream Cappadocie urbem ' : a slight change of style again
occurs after this: s (fol. 120) Soliloquia, by Augustine, in two books :
/(fol. i27 v ) De vera religione, by Augustine: u (fol. i38 v ) 'Liber
Augustini contra Pelagianos de predestinatione J : beg. *Addere etiam
hoc quam maxime huic operi oportet ' : this is the 6th book of the
Hypognosticon : v (fol. i40 v ) De magistro, by Augustine.
2 (fol. i46 v ). * Sermones Leonis pape, numero xciii with a list of
subjects and incipits.
3 (fol. 172). 'De tabernaculo federis & eius pertinenciis incipit
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tractatus magistri Ricardi de Sancto Victore called also here c contem-
piacio ' and generally known as ' Benjamin major ' or 4 De gratia con-
templationis ' : the prologue is sometimes found separate as * Nonnullae
allegoriae Tabemaculi Foederis
At fol. 204 an early 14th cent hand has added on blank pages, in
three columns, * Sermo sancti Augustini de excidio urbis Rome ' and
4 Liber beati Augustini de agone Christiano imperfect after 4 sanguinem
set aduersus a leaf or leaves being lost, which once contained 4 Augustinus
de conflictu viciorum & virtutum see fol. iv v .
B. (2nd half of the 14th cent, written in Italy) 4 (fol. 206). 4 Incipiunt
Dictamina magistri Petri de Vineis containing six books of letters and
documents illustrating the life and times of Frederick ii, emperor of the
Romans, king of Germany (d. 1250), collected and partly written by
Petrus de Vineis, the emperor's chancellor, and generally known as his
Sex libri Epistolarum : each book has a list of contents. It is remark-
able that whereas New College, Oxford, possessed two copies of this
work in 1600 (James's Ecloga> index), only one was referenced, and only
one is now there : this may be the other.
Foil, i-ii are fly-leaves from a 14th cent. MS. of st. Augustine's Opus-
cula (de duabus animabus, Ac), and 311-12 from a 14th cent. MS. of
Civil Law, in Latin. On fol. iv y is a list of contents both of this volume
and of a somewhat similar one of theological opuscula, chiefly of
Augustine (among which occurs 4 Sermo Hugonis de cohabitacione
fratrum') in a 15th cent. hand.
Presented by dr. Thomas James in 1601.
Now MS. B06X 186.
1901. 145- In Latin, on parchment : written early in the iath cent : 9I x6J in.,
iii+ 113 leaves : with three illuminated capitals, &c. : stained with
damp at each end.
'Incipit Liber primus beati Ambrosii Mediolanensis urbis archi-
episcopi de Offitiis Ministrorum the treatise in three books (see foil.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 92.
1902. 354. In Latin, on parchment: written about a. d. 1 200 : Qjx7i in.,
vi + 1 17 leaves.
1 (fol. 1). Twenty-five sermons by st. Augustine, bp. of Hippo : beg.
* Incipit sermo sancti Augustini de lapsu mundi & auaritia ' : with a list
of them on fol. iv v .
2 (fol. 67 v ). Thirty sermons on Old Testament subjects, all but
three of which are printed as wrongly attributed to Augustine in Migne's
Patrol, Lat. or Mai's Nova patrum bibliotkeca : six are here attributed
to Augustine, two (fol. 88 y , 9i v ) to Jerome and one (fol. 98 v ) to
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Ambrose : the first Ay. c Sicut dicit Euuangelista ' : a list of them is at
fol. 67'.
A detailed description of this MS. is in the Library. Latin theological
and medical notes (nearly contemporary) are on foil. 113*, ii5 v .
Acquired probably not later than 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 08.
1903. 132. In Latin, on parchment: written in the iath cent: icjx6| in.,
viii + 135 leaves : with illuminated capitals : stained by damp at each
end.
Works by st. Ambrose, a list of which precedes on fol. 1 : —
1 (fol. 1). 'Apologia pro Dauid in expositione Psalmi V
2 (fol. i9 v ). . . De Ioseph liber primus one book.
3 (fol. 38 v ). 1 . . . De Patriarchis ', « liber uV
4 (fol. 51). . . De Penitentia*.
5 (fol. 8o v ). . . De excessu Satiri fratris . . in two books.
6 (foil. i2i v , 124, 125, i26 v ). Four letters, numbered 74, 75, 78, 80
in Migne's Patrol. Lat. vol. xvi.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 187.
1904. 70. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the iath cent., per-
haps in S.W. France : iof x6{ in., ii + 168 leaves: with illuminated
capitals, &c : stained by damp at each end.
1 (fol. 1). ' Hi sunt libri sancte. memorie. Ambrosii episcopi et con-
fessoris': — a (fol. 1) De Isaac et anima: b (fol. 22) De bono mortis:
c (fol. 35 y ) De fuga seculi : d (fol. 47) De Jacob et vita beata, in two
books : e (fol. 65*) De Paradiso : / (fol. 84) 1 De consolatione Valenti-
niani or de morte Valentiniani consolatio : g (fol. 94) Epistolaad Ver-
cellensem ecclesiam.
2 (fol. 109, after some blank leaves). St. Jerome's treatise Contra
Jovinianum haereticum, in two books. This and the following article
are in a slightly different hand from that of art. 1.
3 (fol. 159). Five letters of st Augustine, bp. of Hippo : the fourth
(beg. 'Sane etiam hoc nouerit', fol. 164) is not known as Augustine's:
the fifth (foL 165) is usually printed as a sermon by him.
D r * M. R. James says (jthat it is] pretty certainly a Ch. Ch. Canterbury
book ', the late Librarian's note. The book was certainly in the library of
Exeter cathedral, for there are notes by bp. Grandison in it (e. g. at foil.
95 T , 101, 135*), and it occurs in the Exeter inventories of 1327 and
1 507. This seems to be the only volume which corresponds to • Diuersa
Opuscula Ambrosii, folio MS.' presented by Cuthbert Ridley, M.A., in
1601. It is, however, just possible that no. 1903 was the one given by
Ridley, and the present one by the dean and chapter of Exeter. See also
no. 191 6.
Now MS. Bodl. 04.
1905. 943. In English, on paper: written early in the 15th cent, in more than one
hand : 8| x6 in., i + 1 1 5 leaves : with coloured capitals, &c. : binding,
stamped brown leather on bevelled boards, clasp lost, injured, English
15th cent. work.
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English sermons for every Sunday in the year, chiefly on the Epistle,
less commonly on the Gospel for the day, with two additional (foil. 107,
in) : the first beg. 1 Abiciamus opera . . . Cast we a wey the dedes of
derkenes. If a man schuld go a wey\ A reed bookmarker is at
fol. 31.
'Iste liber constat domino Iohanni Iessve*, 15th cent. Robart Wallar
dwelles jn Fairford about 1 530, of which date there is some scribbling
on foil. H3 T , 115, &c, partly about wool. Acquired probably about
1620.
Now MS. BodL 95.
1906. 945. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 12th cent in England:
13x8} in., vi+224 leaves in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c : binding, stamped brown leather, Oxford work of about
1610.
Theological treatises by Ethelred abbot of Rievaulx, and Ernaldus
abbot of Bonneval : —
1 (fol. 1). Thirty-one sermons by Ethelred de Oneribus Isaiae, on
various parts of Isaiah : preceded by a preface of ' Athelredus ' to
Gilbert Foliot, a single sermon by Ethelred (Migne's Patrol. Lat. clxxxiv,
col. 817), and a list of the sermons.
2 (fol. io3 v ). * Liber Athelredi abbatis de spirituali amicitia', with
prologue.
3 (fol. i26 v ). 1 Liber Ernaldi abbatis de sex uerbis que Dominus in
cruce locutus est.'
4 (fol. i42 v ). 'Liber de cardinalibus operibus Christi, , by Ernaldus,
with his prologue.
5 (fol. 180). 'Tractatus domini Ernaldi abbatis Boneuallensis apud
Carnotum qui postea monacus fuit Clareuallensis ubi obiit, de operibus
.vi. dierum.'
6 (fol. 213). De laudibus beatae Mariae Virginis, without title : beg.
'Si Unguis hominum': at end, 'Explicit liber uenerabilis Ernaldi
abbatis/
Fol. 224 is a fly-leaf from a 13th cent Latin treatise on Civil Law,
with glosses.
A half-erased entry on fol. vi shows that in the 13th cent the book belonged
to some monastery [' S. Marie . . . ' ?]. On Oct 10, 1608, it was owned
by Richard Amye or Amyas. Acquired about a. d. 1620.
Now MS. Bodl. 197.
1907. 596. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and quarter of the 13th cent.
in England: 13^x10$ in., i + 308 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated capitals, &c.
r (fol. 1). ' Aurelii Augustini Doctoris Yponensis episcopi De Ciui-
tate Dei ad Marcellinum contra paganos.' A list of the chapters of
bks. xi-xxii precedes bk. xi, and probably a similar list for bks. i-ix once
preceded fol. 1. There is a second list (imperfect at end) for bks.
i-xviii, fol. 300, and yet a third list for bks. xi-xxii at fol. 304.
2 (fol. 107). 'Proemium sancti Gregorij pape in libro lob': (at
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in
fol. io7 y ) 1 Moralia beati Gregorij pape per contemplationem sumpta in
librum lob. Libri xxxv. Pars prima incipit.' Some Latin theological
notes follow on fol. 299, and, written with a metal stilus, on folL 307-8,
cf. io6 v .
The special interest of the volume is that it is annotated both by
bp. Robert Grosseteste (d. 1253) and by dr. Thomas Gascoigne (d. 1458).
The former has made use of his universal symbols, which indicate
similar passages wherever they occur in the margins of his books, as is
testified both in an early 15th cent, hand on fol. io6 v and by Gascoigne
in 1433 on foL lo 7> an d ^so by Francis Babington, rector of Lincoln
college, Oxford (d. 1563),. on fol. 1. Gascoigne also on fol. 107 testifies
that the convent of Minorites at Oxford 'sponte sub sigillo suo' presented
the volume to him, so that it is clear that the volume had passed with the
bulk of Grosseteste's books to that convent. On fol. 298 v is an interest-
ing note by Gascoigne about his resignation of the rectory of St. Peter's,
Cornhill, London, in 1445, printed in Tanner's BibL Brit Hib. p. 311.
See above. * Liber Collegii Lincolniensis [the last word erased] in Oxonia
ex dono doctoris Thome Gascoigne Eboracensis diocesis.' Sir Thomas
Bodley has written * Donum Thomae Allani magistri Artinm Collegii siue
Anise Glocestrensis *. This probably refers to 1607 or 1608, as Bodley
mentions Allen as giving books about then (Heame's Johannes Glasto-
niensis, ii. 63a).
Bnt the difficulty is that the only entry of Gregory's Moralia being given
about this time is as bought in 1608 with sir Thomas Vere's 5th gift of
£10. On the other hand, a MS. of the De Civitate Dei of Augustine which
seems to claim the press-mark A. 5. 14 Th. (which undoubtedly belonged
to this MS. in 16 10 and 1613) is no. 2484, given by Ralph Barlow in
1606. Perhaps the whole volume was called Gregory at first, from the
last colophon, and was placed among a miscellaneous set of purchased
books, to conceal its Lincoln provenance, while the Barlow Augustine
failed to receive a press-mark till 16 14.
Now MS. Bodl. 198.
1908. 3/6. In Latin, on parchment: written in the and half of the 15th cent, in
Italy : 1 a x 9i in., i + 1 73 leaves in double columns, with five miniatures,
illuminated capitals, &c : binding, reddish brown stamped leather on
boards, with traces of two clasps, and at least two chain staples, con-
temporary north French (?) work.
1 (fol. 1). ' Apocalipsis glosatus ex glosis Sanctorum secundum
fratrem Augustinum [Triumphum] de Ancona ordinis fratrum Here-
mitarum sancti Augustini ', followed by 4 tituli dubitacionum ', queries
suggested by the Apocalypse. At fol. 105 follows 'Exposicio sancti
Jeronimi super Passionem [Christi secundum euangelium] Mathei '
(Migne's PatroL Lat, xxvi, 190).
2 (fol. 111). c Epistole Canonice glosate . . . [similiter per eundem] ',
with • dubitaciones '.
The name 1 Lowe* (16th cent.) is on the inner last cover. Presented by
sir George More in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 138.
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS. Li 909-10
1909. 170. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the 12th cent in
England : 1 if x 8f in., i + 1 50 leaves, in double columns : with illumi-
nated capitals, &c. : stained with damp at the beginning and slightly
imperfect, see below.
Works of ^Ethelred, abbot of Rievaulx : —
1 (fol. 1). Sermons De oneribus Isaiae, i.e. on the * burdens' of
Babylon, Palestina and Moab, Is. xiii— xvi : the treatise is here regarded as
consisting of thirty-one sermons, with list of contents, and is preceded
by another sermon, usually counted as the first, and by the usual pro-
logue or * Epistola ^Ethelredi abbatis Rieuallis ad Gislebertum [Foliot]
uenerabilem episcopum Londoniensem \ Through the loss of a gather-
ing after fol. 122 all is gone after the words 'Usque ad Iazer peruene-
runt ' in the penultimate sermon.
2 (fol. 123), at end: 'Explicit liber tertius domini AL. abbatis de
spirituali amicitia ' : the first part, to the words ' fruendum ; per quem
& fruitur is lost : one leaf is also lost after fol. 125.
There are some marginal notes and scribblings.
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 189.
1910. 944. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 14th cent, in England,
chiefly by William of Glen Magna : 11 x 7$ in., v + 173 leaves : with
illuminated capitals, &c.
1 (fol. 1). Part 1 of the Compendium theologiae of st Thomas
Aquinas : at end, ' Explicit tractatus de exposicione fidei catholice
compositus a beato Thoma de Aquino de ordine fratrum predicatorum.
Et scriptus a Willelmo de Glen Magna ' : beg. 1 Eternum Patris uerbum ' :
followed by two creeds (Athanasian and Apostles') showing their con-
nexion with the parts of the treatise, and by an index and list of
chapters.
2 (fol. 60). c Opus nouum de aduentu . . . Ihesu Christi & aduentu
Antichristi & fine mundi salutacio \ or, as the colophon, c Tractatus de
Antichristo ' : preface beg. ' Reuerendo in Christo . . . Exordium rogi-
tanti ' : text beg. ' Primum propterea sciendum \ The preface affords
the author's name ' Nicholaiis de Argentena lector Coloniensis ordinis
fratrum predicatorum ' : written (see fol. 92) in 1326.
3 (fol. 96). 'Tractatus responsalis quem composuit frater Thomas
de Aquino contra libellum Willelmi de Sancto Amore, quem libellum
papa Alexander proprio ore condempnauit ' : beg. 4 Ecce inimici tui . . .
Omnipotens Deus amator hominum*. This article is in a different
hand (less antiquated) to that of artt. 1-2, but appears to be of the
same period.
Fol. v is part of a leaf of a 14th cent. Latin grammatical treatise.
'Iste liber est fratris J. de Par [or Per] ordinis Predicatorum Leycestrie*,
i.e. the Dominican house of st. Clement at Leicester, early 15th cent.
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« Thomas Lychfylde dc Mydyllsex', and * John Lychfyld late 16th cent.
Acquired a boat 1620.
Now MS. Bodl. 140.
1911. 751. In Latin, on parchment: written about A. D. 1440-50 in England:
11x7$ in., ^ 1 + 35 f leaves, in doable columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c : binding, stamped leather on boards, Oxford work of
about 1460 (plate II in S. Gibson's Early Oxford Bindings, 1903), in
a green baize cover.
The Parva Naturalia of Albertus Magnus (d. 1280): — a (fol. 1)
Philosophia paupemm, sive Isagoge in libros Aristotelis Physicorum, de
Caelo et Mundo, de Generatione et corniptione, Meteororum, de
Anima : wanting the first leaf, and with text differing in the latter part
from the printed form: the title in a 15th cent, list of contents is
'Compendium de negocio naturali': b (fol. 62 v ) De nutrimento et
nutrito: c (fol. 72) De sensu et sensato : d (fol. H9 V ) De memoria et
reminiscentia : e (fol. i3o y ) De intellectu et intelligibili : /(fol 156) De
somno et vigilia, ending (in the middle of a column) in bk. iii, cap. 8,
with 'causa quare etiam illi qui ' : g(io\. 214) De spiritu et respiratione :
h (fol. 237) De motibus animalium : t (fol. 258 v ) De aetate, sive de
juventute et senectute : j (fol. 267) De morte et vita : k (fol. 280) De
natura locorum : / (fol. 3i2 v ) De causis proprietatum elementorum : tn
(fol. 345 v ) a treatise entitled 4 Liber de effectubus qualitatum ' : beg.
* Quoniam questionum fere omnium \ On fol. 59 v is a coat of arms
drawn with a metal stilus, quarterly ist and 4th three fusils, the rest
obscure.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2: with library
mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 141.
1912. 543. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 12th cent. :
IO £ * 7f in «> » + leaves : binding, stamped leather, early 17th cent
Oxford work by N(icholas) S(milh).
' . . . Retract[at]iones sancti Augustini \ his reconsiderations of earlier
works, in two books : preceded by a list of contents, but ending in the
middle of a line in bk. 2, chapt 47, with 4 Pelagius a quibusdam per-
haps never completed. The volume is bound wrongly, the true order
of the leaves being 1-8, 97-104, 81-96, 17-80, 9-16.
' Retractaciones sancti Augustini de do[no] SefTri Episcopi primi, ij do folio
| a me . h xxj 9 (14th cent.) : this shows that the book belonged to
Chichester cathedral, where Sigfrid was bishop 1125-45. Presented to
the Library by Ralph Barlow in 1606.
Now MS. Bodl. 142.
1913. 409. In English, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent :
J2±x8£in., iv + 223 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
border, capitals, &c.
An English commentary on the Gospel according to st. Luke (see
no « 1 933)i the text of the Gospel (nearly as in the first edition of Wycliffe's
version) preceding each subdivision of the commentary. A large
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number of Doctors and Fathers of the Church are cited, chiefly as
adduced by st. Thomas Aquinas (' Alquinus '). This appears to be by
Wycliffe, who describes himself in the prologue as a c caityf lettid fro
prechyng for a tyme \ The prologue, which is slightly imperfect, and
has lost a leaf after fol. iii (?), and part of which is repeated, beg. 1 Dauith
spekynge in the person of Crist ' : and the text beg. * Luk shewith by this
prologe ' : ends t vertu with outen ende Amen, Teofile. Here endith the
short glose on Luk \ The present MS. is perhaps the only one which
contains the prologue.
'Liber Thome Andreae 1574': 'prednm xl. s/, 16th cent. (fol. aaa T ).
The volume appears to have come to the Library in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 143.
1914. 644. In Latin, on parchment: written in more than one hand of the first
half of the 15th cent, in England : 10J x 8| in., iv + 280 leaves.
Writings of Richard Fitz-ralph, 8 Armachanus ' : —
1 (fol. 1). Eighty-eight sermons delivered (chiefly in English, though
here in Latin), in various parts of England, Ireland, and Scotland, and
at Avignon (nine 1335-59). Twenty-three places are mentioned, and
dates are given, between 1335 a °d x 359- At foil. 213, 237, 266 the
hand changes.
2 (fol. 246 y ). 'Quatuor proposiciones domini Armachani vna cum
responsionibus eiusdem ad obiectus contra materiam de mendicitate et
paupertate ' : the first is of August 1 349 (beg. 1 Domine salua nos . . .
Pater sanctissime nos Sanctitatis ') : the second of July 5, 1350 (beg.
1 Unusquisque in quo vocatus est . . . Pater sanctissime, loqui prohibior
fol. 25 1 v ) : the third of Nov. 8, 1357, the well-known Defensorium
Curatorum, fol. 255 : all three were delivered before the pope in con-
sistories : the fourth is the Responsiones (beg. 1 Quia in proposicione
nuper facta', fol. 271).
* Liber fratris Symonis Maydeston 15th cent.f This came to the Library
between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 144.
1915. 205. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the nth cent. :
nix 7$ in., i+169 leaves: with a few coloured capitals: binding,
plain white sheepskin on boards, 15th cent. English work.
Works by st. Augustine, bishop of Hippo : —
1 (fol. i y ). . . Liber de nuptiiset concupiscentia preceded by an
1 Epistola Augustini ad Valerium comitem ' as a prologue, and followed
(fol. i2 v ) by 'Responsio Augustini contra cartulam missam Valerio
comiti a quodam reprehendente eundem librum a title written later in
rasura.
2 (fol. 31). . . Liber Augustini contra Iulianum Pelagian^ heresis
defensorem', with some marginal notes, preceded by an 'Epistola
Augustini ad Claudium episcopum ' as a prologue.
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 145.
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1916. 239. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent, in the Low
Countries: 13$ x 10 in., ii+180 leaves, in double columns: with a
few illuminated and many coloured capitals, &c. : binding, brown
leather on bevelled boards, with plain blind tooling, Dutch contempo-
rary work, re-backed.
Theological treatises : —
1 (fol. 1). * Aurelii Augustini . . . sermo primus in Epistola Iohannis
apostoli . . .', the prologue followed by the ten sermons or tractatus on
parts of 1 John i-v.
2 (fol. 4i y ). 'Liber sermonum beati Augustini 42 sermons 'per
annum de diuersis \ preceded by • Humilis suggestio beati Augustini '
(beg. 1 In cuiuscunque manus libellus iste venerit ') and a preface : a list
of the sermons is at fol. ii, and they are printed in Mai's Nova Biblio-
theca Patrutn : the first sermon beg. ' Omnes scripture quas nunc \
3 (fol. 100). 'Omelie beati Ambrosii de Misteriis Veteris Testa-
menti 51 in number : a list of them is at fol. i79 v , but they are usually
printed as doubtfully ascribed to Augustine (Migne's Patrol. Lat. xxxix.
1 741, 1745, &c).
4 (fol. 153). 1 Liber primus beati Ambrosii de Virginitate followed
by three more books : these are really the three books of st. Ambrose
de Virginibus (but the first chapter and a piece of the second are
detached and written last as a ' Prologus ad sororem suam Marcellam ',
so that the treatise begins 1 Natalis est virginis, integritatem sequamur '),
and the book de Virginitate (fol. 166 : beg. ' Nobile aput veteres').
Fol 1 is a leaf from a 12th cent. Latin Missal, probably of some east
Dutch use : with musical notes, original and added.
'Liber domus Clericorum in Doesborch', early 15th cent. The bott of
me John Gybson in Doisberow and sent to Doctear [William] James
Deanne of Christ Cherche in Oxford the 3 of September 1586/ ' Liber
Cudbertj Ridlej Mdis Christi Oxon : ex Dono Guilielmi James in Artibus
ro agist rj anno 1600 . Junij 25V This William James was a son of
bishop William James above. Cuthbert Ridley presented four MSS.
in 1 601, two of which are described in the Benefactors' Register as
' Diuersa opuscula Ambros. fo. MS/, and ' Diuersa opuscula August, fo.
MS/, which are at present believed to be nos. 1904, 2475 (which are
otherwise unaccounted for). It is possible that the present volume is
represented by the two entries above, but probable that it was an
independent or additional gift not later than 1602.
Now MS. BodL 199.
191 7. 573* In Latin, on parchment: made up of two MSS. written in the 2nd
half of the 13th cent, in England, in the same hand : io| x 8 in.,
ix + 227 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated capitals, &c. :
binding, white leather on boards, clasp lost, contemporary English
work.
A. i (fol. 1). ' Summa magistri Auberti Altisiodorensis i. e. Gulielmus
Autissiodorensis : a theological manual in four books, with a list of
chapters at fol. iv v : the title and author's (incorrect) name occur only
on foil, vii, ii2 v : beg. 'Fides est substancia rerum sperandarum . . .
Cum fides acquiescat ' : the books divide at foil. 17', 5o r , ii2 v .
1 2
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B. 2 (fol. 143). 'Summa de casibus penitencie que magister
Ramun[dus] de Catalania frater ordinis Predicatorum composuit ' : in
three parts, each with a list of heads (see foil. 166, i84 v ) : with notes.
This appears to be parts i-iii of the Summa de Poenitentia, omitting the
4th book (de Matrimonio), by Raymundus de Pennaforti.
Presented by William Burdet of Sonning in 1608.
Now MS. BodL 146.
1918. 1 18. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 12th cent, in England:
1 2 x 7f in., i + 79 leaves : with fine illuminated capitals, &c : at each
end discoloured by damp : binding, stamped white sheepskin (about
1602) on older sewing.
Theological works, chiefly by Vigilius Tapsensis, under the name of
st. Athanasius, of which lists are on foil. i v , i r : —
1 (fol. 1). 'Incipit liber primus beati Athanasii episcopi et con-
fessoris de sancta Trinitate unitatis the first eight of the twelve books :
at end, ' Hos libellos octo transcripsi . qui multa addita et immutata
continent.'
2 (fol. 26 v ). ' Incipit libellus fidei Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti
Athanasii episcopi. Cum legeris per hanc fidem moneo ut mei memor
sis in orationibus tuis . . : this is book ix of the foregoing treatise.
3 (fol. 27). 'Incipit eiusdem de Trinitate et de Spiritu Sancta*:
this is book xii of the same treatise.
4 (fol. 39). c Incipit Prologus in Altercatione sancti Athanasii . . .
contra Arrium, Sabellium vel Photinum hereticos': followed by the
treatise in three books (here in two parts only), usually called 1 Contra
Arianos &c. Dialogus ' : there is an addition to book ii. For foil. 70^73
see art. 6.
5 (fol. 73). ' Incipiunt Solutiones obiectionum Arrianorum but
there is more than twice as much here as is printed in Migne's Patrol.
Lat. lxii. 469 : the present treatise ends ' nusquam poterunt creatum
ostendere \
All the above are known or believed to be by Vigilius Tapsensis,
who probably himself issued them under the name of Athanasius : the
following are not by him : —
6 (foil 7o v , 7i v ). ' . . . Epistola Potamii ad Athanasium ab Arrianis
. . . ' and * . . . Epistola Athanasii ad Luciferum episcopum.'
7 (fol. 78). ' Incipit de fide sancti Iheronimi presbiteri a short creed.
8 (fol. 78). 1 Item eiusdem de fide apud Bethleem usually called
his * Explanatio fidei ad Cyrillum \ probably not a work of st. Jerome.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 147.
1919. 479. In Latin, on parchment: made up of 6 MSS. written in the first halt
of the 14th cent, in England: 9x6^ in., ii+276 leaves, in double
columns : with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, white sheepskin on
oak boards, English contemporary work.
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Theological works chiefly by st. Augustine, bp. of Hippo : —
A. 1 (fol. 1). 'Tabula super librum beati Augustini de uera inno-
cencia ' i. e. super Prosperi Aquitani Sententias ex Augustino delibatas
et (fol. 8 V ) 'de 83 questionibus.'
B. 2 (fol. 13). Treatises and sermons by st Augustine : — a (fol. 13)
Enchiridion: b (foil. 37, 37 v , 4o v , 41, 42, 43) six sermons: c (fol. 39 v )
' Sermo de gaudio electorum & suplicio dampnatorum part of the De
triplici habitaculo : d (fol. 43 v ) ' Liber . . . de uera innocencia & dicitur
secundum quosdam liber sententiarum Prosperi ' 390 ex Augustino
delibatarum : e (fol. 60) De vita Christiana.
3 (fol. 68). 'Sermo beati Bernardi . . . de Conceptione beate
Virginis.'
C. 4 (fol. 71). As art. 2 :— / (fol. 71) De cognitione verae vitae : g
(foil. 85, 90, 93 v , 96 v , 99, 100, io7 v , no v , in y , 113) ten sermons: k
(fol. 85 v ) part of the De spiritu et anima : / (fol. 86 v ) De disciplina
Christiana.
D. 5 (fol. 116). As art. 2 \—j (fol. 116) De Incarnatione et confuta-
tion Judaeorum : k (fol. ii9 v ) De decern chordis : / (fol. 128) De con-
flictu vitiorum et virtutum : m (fol. 134) De decern plagis et decern
praeceptis: n (fol. 136) De oratione : 0 (fol. I40 v ) De patientia.
6 (fol. 147). 'Liber Cassiodori Aurelii de variis formis,' or Variae
Epistolae, in 12 books, with ' Liber xiij ug de Anima ' (fol. 182). On foil.
I 93 V_I 96* a later 14th cent, hand has added a sermon of st. Bernard ad
fratres Cantuarienses de Caritate : beg. ' Memini me dudum \
E. 7 (fol. 197). 'Tractatus . . . compilatus ... ex auctoritatibus
Sanctorum, precipue Augustini, Ambrosii . . . [&c] continet autem
tres partes/ de beatitudine sanctorum, de bonis et virtutibus justorum
qui sunt in via, de peccatis reproborum : preceded by a list of the 6, 29
and 45 chapters.
F. 8 (fol. 244). ' Tabula super Epistolas Pauli,' an alphabetical index
of subjects, beg. 'Abba idem est quod pater*. On foil. 268-9 is a short
harmony of the Gospels, as divided into pericopae.
A list of the sermons in artt. 2 b and 4g is in manuscript in the Library.
An erased inscription on fol. ii seems to read * Liber Roberti Spyrman [?]
capellani de Bnrgo Sancti Petri. Si quis furetur nisi iterum reddatur[?]
indignacionem Dei omnipotentis incurrat [?]', late 14th cent. Presented
by sir William Billesby in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 96.
1920. 101. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 12th cent, in
England: iofx7|in., 1+192 leaves: with 2 illuminated capitals,
&c, : in parts stained by damp.
1 Aurelii Augustini doctoris Hyponiensis episcopi de Consensu Euan-
gelistarum . . . \ in four books, preceded by the Retractation.
liber Ecclesie Exoniensis de communi/ 14th cent. Presented by the
dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 148.
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1921. 577* In Latin, on parchment; written about A. D. 1300 in England;
1 2f x q\ in., i + 359 leaves, in doable columns : with illuminated border,
capitals, &c. : some damp-stains on the last leaves : binding, red leather
on mill-board, Reading work of the early 16th cent., worn.
'iiij u§ Sentenciarum [Petri Lombardi] secundum fratrem Thomam
de Aquino ordinis Predicatorum . iiij UB \ the commentary of Thomas
Aquinas, called 'Thomas de Alquino* in a 14th cent, title on fol. i v :
with some notes : beg. 1 Misit uerbum suum ... Ex peccato primi
hominis\ Fol. 201 is cut across, but no part is lost.
' Ex dono Willelmi de Box claustralibus Radingie cuius anime propicietur
Dens. Amen \ late 14th cent Presented by William Burdet in 1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 200.
1922. 147. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 12th cent, in England:
1 2$ x 8£ in., ii + 70 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated
capitals, &c. : stained at the beginning.
Works by st. Augustine, &c. : —
1 (fol. 1). 'Liber Eucheridion (sic) Augustini Aurelij Laurencio
scribentis . . . ' : at end, 1 Explicit Liber . Enchiridion.'
2 (fol. 30). ' Aurelij Augustini doctoris contra Pelagianos et Celestianos
hereticos Ypognosticon liber . . [followed at fol. 5o v by his sermon De
oratione dominica (beg. 1 Evangelica praecepta ') t].
3 (fol. 58 v ). ' Aurelii Augustini Ypponensis episcopi tractatus de utili-
tate Penitentie. que in tribus consistit actionibus ' : followed at fol. 66 by
a sermon on the same subject by Augustine (beg. ' Penitentes, penitentes,
penitentes. Si tamen estis and at fol. 66 y by an ' Omelia uenerabilis
Anselmi Cantuariensis archiepiscopi * (beg. c Intrauit Ihesus. Quid ad
gloriosam uirginem
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 149.
1923. 113. In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written in the iath
cent, in England: I2| x&frin., ii + 103 leaves, in double columns:
with a few illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, stamped white sheep-
skin (about 1602) on older sewing and boards.
Works by or attributed to st. Augustine, bp. of Hippo, of which there
is a 13th cent, list on the margin of fol. 1 : —
A. a (fol. 1). 'Contra Felicianum Arrianum altercatio ' [by Vigilius
Tapsensis t] : b (fol. io v ) De agone Christiano, with its Retractation :
c (fol. 20) De cataclysmo : d (fol. 24*) De cantico novo : e (fol. 28;)
Twenty-three sermons, the first of which is 4 De misterio crucis beg.
« Qui enim cognovit ' [a list of the sermons is in the 1697 Catalogue t].
B. /(fol. 65). De cura agenda pro mortuis.
C. ^(fol. 75). De Symbolo, in four books: h (fol. 99*) Sermo de
Oratione Dominica, beg. ' Simbolum reddidistis \
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 201.
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1924. 84. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 13th cent, in England:
u{xS}in., 264 leaves, in doable columns: with illuminated
capitals, 8cc : injured by damp at beginning, and repaired : binding,
stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) on older sewing and boards,
re backed and mended.
Treatises by, or attributed to, st. Augustine, bp. of Hippo, with
notes: — a (fol. 1) De ecclesiasticis dogmatibus, doubtful, not quite per-
fect : b (fol. 4 V ) De utilitate agendae poenitentiae : c (fol. o v ) De natura
boni: d ((oL i6 y ) Enchiridion de fide et spe et caritate : e (fol. 34) De
cura pro mortuis agenda : /(fol. 39 v ) Ad Consentium contra mendacium :
g (fol. 50) Demendacio \ .h (fol. 61) Contra quinque haereses, doubtful :
i (fol. 68 v ) Hypognosticon [lib. i-iv t] : j (fol. 84) De decern chordis :
k (fol. 89*) De (spiritu et) anima: see below: / (fol. io3 v ) * Questiones
sub dialogo Orosii interrogantis & Augustini episcopi respondentis ' :
m (fol. 121) De musica liber sextus, followed by an extract from the
first book : n (fol. i32 v ) Tractatus decern super Epistolam (primam)
sancti Johannis : 0 (fol. 161) Libri duo Retractationum : / (fol. i74 v )
Dialogus cum filio suo Adeodato de magistro : q (fol. i84 v ) De
quantitate animae, preceded by its Retractation : r (fol. 2oo v ) De agone
Christiano : s (fol. 206) Soliloquiorum libri duo: / (fol. 218) De im-
mortalitate animae, preceded by its Retractation : u (fol. 222) De bono
conjugali : v (fol. 229) De virginitate : w (fol. 239) De cognitione verae
vitae, doubtful : x (fol. 243) Epistola de fide sanctae Trinitatis ad Petrum
[really by Fulgentius Ruspensis t] : y (fol. 253 v ) Epistola de fide
sanctae Trinitatis ad Donatum [by the same t J : z (fol. 257) Expositio
symboli contra Judaeos, &c, doubtful.
At fol. 98 v is the De Arrha animae of Hugo de Sancto Victore, with-
out title,
4 J. Exon. episcopi' (14th cent), then, added 'manu manu propria', see
also notes on foil. i T , ii r . The MS. seems therefore to have belonged to
John Grandison, bp. of Exeter 1327-69: and it would seem that the
bold handwriting found in many of these Exeter MSS. (e. g. at foil. 175,
259* of this volume) is his. Presented by the dean and chapter of
Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 150.
1925* 567. In Latin, on parchment; written about a. d. 1200 in England:
14} xn in., ii+188 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : rather soiled: binding, white leather on boards, with
tabs at top and bottom, but clasps and bosses lost, contemporary
English work, perhaps of Reading.
'Aurelii Augustini egregii doctoris de Psalmo c° xix rao tractatus',
followed by his commentary on Pss. cxx-cl. On the margin of fol. 49/
is a stilus-drawing of a monk asleep in a chair, cf. fol. 47*.
' Hie est liber . S. Marie de Radynge. Quern qui celauerit uel fraudem de
eo fecerit anathema sit,' 13th cent.: this appears to be vol. 3 of
4 Augustinus super Psalterium in tribus voluminibus ' in the old catalogue
of Reading Abbey MSS. : see no. 2047. Presented by William Burdet ot
Sonning in 1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 241.
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1926. 516. In Latin, on parchment: made up of five MSS. written in the 2nd
half of the 14th cent, in England: 14! xio in., i + 403 leaves, in
double columns: with illuminated capitals, &c: binding, white
sheepskin on oak boards, early 15th cent. English work, see no. 1926*.
A ' Collectarium 7 of theological treatises and sermons : —
A. 1 (fol. 1). 'Liber de pauperie SaluatonV by Ricardus Arma-
chanus, whose name occurs in the preface : in seven books of which
the first four were printed fr<5m this MS. by the Wyclif Society in 1890,
where will be found a full description of the volume by dr. R. L. Poole.
B. 2 (fol. 85). Seven Latin Sermons, the first of which begins ' Dileccio
sine similacione. . . . Hugo de Sancto Victore in principio ' : the hand
of A is resumed at fol. 97.
C. 3 (fol. 104). Seventeen short treatises by, or here attributed to
st. Augustine : — a (fol. 104) 'Liber tractatuum Aurelii Augustini episcopi
super Epistolam [primam] sancti Johannis': b (fol. i27 v ) De fide et
symbolo : c (fol. 131) Sermo de perjurio, beg. ' Prima leccio que nobis ' :
//(fol. 133) ' Libri .ij°. ... ad inquisitionem Januarij e (fol. 139*) De
cura pro mortuis gerenda, cum retractatione : / (fol. 144) Adversus
Felicianum [by Vigilius TapsensistJ: g (fol. 149) Sermo de resur-
rectione, beg. 'Hodiernus dies magno sacramento': h (fol. iso v )
Responsiones ad quaestiones Orosii (dialogus) : t (fol. 156) De con-
flictu viciorum et virtutum (by Ambrosius Autpertus): j (fol. i59 v ) De
poenitentia [i.e. de utilitate agendae poenitentiae t] : k (fol. i63 v ) 'De
gaudio electorum & supplicio reproborum \ usually entitled de triplici
habitaculo: /(fol. 165) De agone Christiano : m (fol. i69 v ) De visita-
tione infirmorum : n (fol. i72 v ) De vera et falsa poenitentia: 0 (fol.
i77 v ) Contra Pelagium, really Prosperi Aquitani Responsiones ad
objectiones Vincentianas : / (fol. i79 v ) Sermo de beato latrone, [beg.
* Deus erat mundum in Christo reconcilians sibi't] : q (fol. 181) De
mira bilibus divinae Scripturae.
4 (fol. 189). 'Liber Bede de temporibus primus', followed by the
'Epistola eiusdem de Equinoctio' (fol. i9i v ) and 'Liber Bede de
temporibus secundus' usually entitled De ratione temporum (fol. 193).
D. (in the same hand as A) 5 (fol. 231). ' Hie incipiunt antethemata
multa': about forty-three Latin sermons, ten of which (foil. 237-290)
are by Ricardus Armachanus, 1338-58, and one (fol. 290) by Richard
Kilwington ' de aduentu Domini \ The first begins ' Ad te leuaui . . .
Ad hoc quod aliquis \ At fol. 293 y ' Incipiunt sermones & materie
diuerse ' : the first beg. ' Eligite meliorem . . . Reuerendi domini sicut \
A list of most of the sermons, except the first, is on fol. 337.
E. 6 (fol. 340). About fifty-four Latin sermons, the first of which,
' De Natali Domini \ begins ' Dominus vobiscum . . . Karissimi, quamuis
ex proposito themate ' : at the end some leaves are wanting.
* Collectarinm ex dono domini Thome Erie abbauV, then (added)
1 Clanstralibns Rading *, 15th cent. : and on fol. 230* is 1 Liber monastery
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Radynge', 15th cent. Erie was abbot of Reading from 1409 till 1430.
Clearly, as dr. Poole points out, sect. C was once an independent
volume. Apparently received by the Library in 1605. See no. 1926*.
Now MS. Auot. F. infra 1. 2.
1926*. 517. In Latin: on parchment: written in the 10th cent, in England:
14$ x 1 of in., Hi + 11 leaves.
Four leaves of a tenth century MS. of the Carmen Paschale of
Sedulius, with prosodial notes, glosses, and a marginal commentary,
hardly later than the text The passages preserved are bk. i, 11. 142-
179, 180-218, 219-259, 339-end, with some lemmata. Between 11. 350
and 351 is the rubric 'Explicit carmen Sedulii de Miraculis ueteris
testamenti. incipit prologus quatuor Euangelistarum '.
From the binding of no. 1926 : referenced in 1894.
Now MS. Lat. th.c.1
1927. 24a. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
England : 15^x11 in., i + 441 leaves, in double columns : with a fine
illuminated border, capitals, &c : binding, white sheepskin (about
A. D. 1600) over older sewing and boards, damaged.
The second volume or part of a ' Tabula Theologiae per Peregrinum
or Summa theologica or Distinctiones theologicae, a series of notes
and quotations relating to theological subjects, arranged alphabetically
from M to Z : beg. 1 Magnanimitas est uirtus eo pluris estimanda \ The
last two articles are on Zelus and Christus (transferred from X), the latter
ends * que nouit uerbum, &c.\ This was no doubt written and illuminated
for dr. Edmund Lacy, bishop of Exeter (d. 1455), since the Lacy arms
and motto (azure, three ducks* heads erased argent; 'Dominus michi
adiutor ') are on the border at fol. 1.
4 Hone librum dedit ecclesie cathedrali Exoniensi dominus Edmundus Lacy
Exoniensis episcopus vna cum secunda [i.e. prima] parte eiusdem
remansurum ibidem quamdiu durauerint.' The volumes occur in the
Exeter library inventory of 1507 with the title first quoted above (which
is not in the MS.), but the present one is not in the Benefactors* Register
as presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602, as so many
MSS. were. It reached the Library, however, not later than that year.
Now MS. BocU. 268. ~
1928. 195* Id Latin, on parchment : written in a fine thin continental hand of the
nth cent, in England: 8^x6 in., iv+77 leaves: with ornamental
capitals, &c. : imperfect at end: plain white sheepskin (15th cent.
English work) over older boards, which have been turned round.
' Incipiunt capitula libri de laude uirginitatis \ followed by the work
of Aldhelm with that title, in sixty chapters : the authors name is
given in a 13th cent, title. Two leaves are wanting at the end, the
text ending ' fidei fragilitate tremebundus \ The Old English glosses
have been edited by prof. Napier (O. E. Glosses, 1900, p. 155), and
there are also Latin ones.
On fol. i is 1 sx' and ' Dfistinctio] ij* G[radus] v os which shows (see dr. M.R.
James' Ancient Libraries of Canterbury, 1903, pp. 506, 2i,xlv) that
the book was till at least 1337 at Christ Church, Canterbury. Late in
the 14th cent, it was * De librario Sancti Augustini extra Cantuariam ',
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and dr. James knows of no other example of such a transference. Then
4 1565 anno E. R. 7 0 " W. Darrell possessor huius libri \ Presented by
sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 97.
1929* 178- In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 14th cent. : 10} x 7 J in.,
i+ 194 leaves : with illuminated border, capitals, &c. : binding, brown
leather with plain tooling (late 16th cent.) perhaps over older sewing
and boards.
'Collectio catholice & canonice scripture ad instructionem & pre-
parationem simplicium fidelium Christi contra pericula imminencia
ecclesie generali per ypocritas pseudo-predicatores & penetrantes domos
& ociosos & curiosos & gerouagos ' : in four distinctiones, see foil. 5o v ,
98 v , 117 : prol. beg. 1 Sapienciam antiquorum omnium ' : an anonymous
work against the Friars, known to be by Gulielmus de Sancto Amore :
at fol. 192* are the fifty signa pseudo-predicatorum, a kind of index to
part 4.
• Liber ecclesie Norwycensis per magistrnm Adam de Estone monachcum
{sic) dicti loci * and in red 1 x XL. VI *, 2nd half of the 14th cent. Presented
by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 151.
1930. 396. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent, in England :
12^x9 in., i + 214 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c
1 Liber nobilissimi Augustini De Ciuitate Dej ' in twenty-two books :
the first eight chapters to 1 malos damp — ' are repeated at the beginning.
A list of chapters and the retractation precede.
Presented by William Ballow, of Ch. Ch., Oxford, in 1604.
Now MS. BodL 202.
1931. 395. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 14th cent, in England:
1 3I x o\ in., i + 298 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated
capitals, &c.
Letters of st. Augustine, 115 in number: beginning with the Epistola
ad Volusianum, and ending with one ad Januarium : a list precedes.
The fly-leaves are from the same printed work as in no. 2008.
Presented by William Ballow, of Ch. Ch., Oxford, in 1604.
Now MS. BodL 203.
1932. 394. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 14th cent : 13J x 8| in.,
iii + 293 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated capitals, See.
i Sermones Aurelij Augustini doctoris Ypponensis episcopi in three
parts or * volumina preceded by a list of the sermons. In part 1 (beg.
* Sermo . . . de Cantico nouo ') are 58 sermons : in part 2 (fol. 95 : beg.
' Sermo . . . de Simbolo ') are 41 ; in the 3rd (fol. 1 55 v : beg. 1 Sermo de
secundo Aduentu Domini ') are 163 : in all 262. The 3rd part is
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homilies on special Sundays and festivals. The fly-leaves are from the
same printed copy of Cicero's Letters as no. 2008.
Presented by Willam Ballow, of Ch. Ch., Oxford, in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 204.
1933. 861. In English, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 14th cent :
14I x io\ in., iii +176 leaves, in doable columns : with two illuminated
borders, capitals, &c.
An English commentary on the Gospels according to st. Luke(fol. i)>
and st. John (fol. 116), by John Wycliffe, as in no. 1913, with the text
of each Gospel (nearly as in the first edition of WyciinVs version) pre-
ceding each subdivision of the commentary. The Gospel of st Luke is
without the translator's prologue.
On foL 1 75 r is 1 Leonard Jeflferry ys my name and with my hand \ 16th cent.
Probably acquired between 161 3-20, not long after the former date.
Now MS. Bodl. 243.
1934. 754. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent, in England :
15 x 1 \{ in., iii + 144 leaves, in double columns : with fine illuminated
capitals, &c. : imperfect at end : binding, white leather on boards,
clasps lost, English 13th cent. (?) work.
The treatise of st. Augustine, bp. of Hippo, contra Faustum Mani-
chaeum, preceded by an extract 'de libro Retractationum sancti
Augustini episcopi contra Faustum ' : the two last leaves are lost, the text
ending with 1 peruenit ad ilium uel ilium ' in the 7 th chapter of the 33rd
book. Foil, i, 144 are leaves from a Latin 13th cent. Psalter.
'Liber sancti Andree de Hextildesham late 13th cent, i.e. the book
belonged to the priory at Hexham. Presented by the dean and canons of
Windsor in 161 a.
Now MS. Bodl. 236.
1935. 753. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the 12th cent. :
16$ x 1 1 J in., iii + 233 leaves, in double columns : with large miniature,
illuminated capitals, &c : binding, white leather on boards, much
worn, clasp lost, English xvth cent. work.
4 Aurelii Augustini egregii oratoris tractatus prior de Psalmo C primo
incipit ' : the commentary on Pss. ci-cl. On fol. iii r is a large illumination
of the Virgin and Child, the former seated and crowned, with sceptre, all
within an 8-shaped figure and a half border. On fol. iii v is an elaborate
capital, and there are others less fine with figures of animals, &c.
« .B- Ilir, 14th cent., in red on fol. i r : not unlike the mark of Titchfield
priory, but this volume would not naturally be placed in that division
at Titchfield. Presented by the dean and chapter of Windsor in 1612 :
with library mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 269.
1936. 756. In Latin, on parchment: written about a. d. 1200 in England:
13x9! in., iv+246 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c: binding, white leather on boards, clasps lost, with
string book-markers.
1 (foL 1). 'Euangelium . . . Ihesu Christi secundum Iohannem iuxta
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translationem quam beatus Augustinus exponit the text of the Gospel,
marking the subjects of the 124 sermons in art 2.
2 (fol. 12). 'Aurelii Augustini doctoris Hysponiensis (sic) episcopi
Omeliae in Euangelium domini Ihesu secundum Iohannem . . in
number 124. On fol. iv is a 13th century list of the 'Omelie beati
Augustini super Johannem per ebdomadas xl [Quadragesime], sicut
leguntur ad missas ' : and on fol. 246 are notes for a kind of index to
the homilies.
4 Liber sancte Marie de Messenden [Missenden] ex dono magistri Alwredi
de Hamlamstede', 13th cent. Presented by the dean and canOns of
Windsor in 161 2.
Now MS. Auot. D. 1. 10.
1937. 3 86 » In Latin, on parchment: written in the second half of the 12th cent. :
i6{ x 13$ in., i + 226 leaves, in double columns : with fine illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, red leather on boards with leather clasps, early
1 6th cent. English work, much worn, but the boards are older.
' Aurelii . Augustini . egregii . doctoris . tractatus . prior . de . Psalmo .
centesimo . primo . incipit followed by the commentary of Augustine
on the succeeding Psalms to the end of the Psalter, the only division
being after fol. 101 (before Ps. cxx, olim cxix). At fol. 225 is part of
Interpretationes nominum Hebraicorum, two leaves being lost at the
end. An offset on one of the boards shows that a 15th cent. Latin deed
naming the church of St. Mary at Whitkirk in Yorkshire was once in
the binding.
* Pertinet jste liber magistro Iohanni 15th cent.: the name
* Gregorius Reveir (15th cent.) is on fol. 149. Presented by sir George
More in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 270*
1938. 825. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written late in the 12th
and early in the 15th cent, at Canterbury (?) : i6}xii{ in., ii + 239
leaves, in double columns : with fine illuminated capitals, some with
figures in English style (see foil. 36, 43*, 50, 62*, 109, 125*, 127*):
binding, stamped leather on boards, English 15th cent, work, probably
of Canterbury, in a green baize cover.
A. (written late in the 12th cent: with illuminated capitals, &c.)
1 (fol. 1). 'In hoc uolumine continentur libri uenerabilis Anselmi Can-
tuariensis archiepiscopi . . .': — a (fol. 1) Monologion, wanting the first
two leaves : b (fol. 23 v ) Proslogion, to which is appended at foil. 31, 32 v the
Liber pro insipiente by Gaunilo and Anselm's reply, and to the former
is prefixed the passage of the Proslogion which caused the treatise :
c (fol. 36) De veritate : d (fol. 43) De libertate arbitrii : e (fol. 50) De
casu diaboli : /(fol. 62 y ) De incarnatione Verbi: ^(fol. 71) Cur Deus
homo: h (fol. 97*) De conceptu virginali et de originali peccato:
/ (fol. 109) De Processione Spiritus Sancti : fol. 113 is an inserted leaf :
j (fol. i23 v ) Epistola de sacrificio azymi et fermentati: k (fol. i24 v )
Epistola de sacramentis ecclesiae: / (fol. i25 v ) Meditatio Redemptions
humanae, beg. 'Anima Christiana': m (fol. i27 v ) De concordia prae-
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scientiae Ac. cum libero arbitrio : n (fol. 139) the Orationes sive Medi-
tationes, or prayers of st. Anselm, 20 in number, wkh the prologue :
0 (fol. i59 v ) De grammatico, followed by a prayer. Several of the
pieces have lists of chapters prefixed.
B. (written early in the 1 5th cent. : with coloured capitals) 2 (fol. 167).
1 Expositio sanctissimi confessoris Anselmi Cantuariensis archiepiscopi
super Cantica Canticorum \ followed by an index.
1 Distinctio ii* Gradus viij** * and ' De prima monttratione ' in the library
of Christ Church, Canterbury , entitled ' Opnscnla Anselmi maiora ' : see
M. R. James's Ancient Libraries of Canterbury (1903), pp. 23 (no. 62)
and 157 (no. 144). Given by Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Colfe in
1616.
Now MS. BodL 271.
X939. 83. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 2nd half of the 12th cent, in
England: i6fxii£ in., v + 320 leaves, in double columns : with
illuminated capitals. &c: binding, stamped white sheepskin (about
1602) on older sewing and boards.
. . Incipit Expositio beatissimi Augustini nostri doctoris super
Paulum or as a 13th cent, hand entitles it, 1 Exceptiones Flori [diaconi]
super Epistolas Pauli de libris Augustini with the text of the Epistles
as lemmata. This is a cento from Augustine of Hippo's works arranged
as a commentary on st. Paul's Epistles, including that to the Hebrews,
with a prologue explaining the work, but not mentioning the compiler's
name.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 237.
1940. 136. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 12th cent, in England:
i6Jxn|in., i+215 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, white sheepskin (about 1602) over older
sewing and boards.
1 Aurelii Augustini egregii doctoris de Psalmo quinquagesimo i° sermo
incipit ', Augustine's commentary on Pss. li-c. Bp. Grandison's writing
is on fol. 1, part of it being 1 Ecclesie Exoniensis \
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 272.
1941. 76. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 12th cent, in England:
I 5l XII i in. f ii + 288 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : some signs of damp : binding, stamped white sheep-
skin (about 1602) on older sewing and boards, worn.
' Aurelii Augustini gregorii [sic pro 1 egregii '] oratoris tractatus prior
de Psalmo centesimo primo incipit ', &c, the commentary of Augustine
on Pss. ci-cl.
'Pars iii. . . . Ecclesie Exoniensis: cum aliis duobus precedentibus', 14th
cent. Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter m 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 273.
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1942. 79. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 12th cent in England:
iGfxiain., iv+179 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : partly injured by damp : binding, stamped white sheep-
skin (about 1602) on older sewing and boards, repaired.
4 Liber epistolarum beati Augustini episcopi \ title from the colophon :
a collection of 132 letters from or to Augustine, preceded by an (injured)
list of them : at fol. 175 ten more are added, and at fol. 178 the first
seventy-eight lines of the prosodiacal Of Mico the deacon (A — C), with
his preface : but these additions are in the original hand. The Mico
part quotes lines from Latin poets to establish the quantity of doubtful
syllables.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 274.
1943. 207. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 14th cent, in England (?) :
9fx7i in., i+150 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals: rather stained at end.
The Tabula super historias sacrae Scripturae, or Distinctiones theo-
logicae of Jacobus de Voragine, here without title or author : beg. 1 Absti-
nencia caro domatur, unde prima Cor. 9 scribitur Castigo corpus meum ' :
ends with Zelus. Foil. 149-50 are two worn leaves from a 14th cent.
Sarum customary, containing chapters 14, 15, 17 et seq.i
' Anno 1584 hoc vtitur frater Philippus Huglize minorita Namurcensis* (the
last word added, but contemporary) : soon after * Jhon Wyght ' owned it.
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
/ Now MS. Bodl. 98.
1944. 523. In English, on parchment: written at the close of the 14th cent.,
8$ x 5 J in., i + 1 20 leaves : with coloured capitals, &c : imperfect at
end.
The devotional treatise by Richard Rolle of Hampole entitled Stimu-
lus Conscientiae or the Prick of Conscience, in English verse: here
without title or (except in a 16th cent, hand) name of author : beg. 'The
myght of the Fadur allmyghty ' : imperfect, ending in the last or 7th
part with the line 4 Vndur holy kirk that here fightand es ' : a passage
in the 4th part has been nearly erased on fol. 40. There is a 16th cent,
running analysis, and scribbling, among which are the names of Thomas,
Robert, and John Goden (foil. 45, 7o v , 84*, 88, io2 v , 103), Mary
Wyndesowre (fol. 74 v ), Richard Barber (fol. 77) and Robert Thorngat
(fol. ii4 y ). The date 1574 is on fol. 23.
This volume appears to have reached the Library in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 99.
1945. 264. In Latin, on parchment : written perhaps in the 3rd quarter of the 13th
cent, in England: io§ x 6$ in., viii + 199 leaves: with a few illumi-
nated capitals.
At end, c Et sic explicit Summa de Vitiis \ the first part of the Summa
de vitiis et virtutibus of Gulielmus Peraldus : beg. ' Dicturi de singulis
viciis incipiemus a vicio gule\ At fol. 185 is added a * Tabula Pari-
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siensis de Vicijs ' or alphabetical index of subjects, with a few theological
notes, in Latin, 15th cent.: indicating that the writer believed the
author to be Gulielmus Arvernus, archbp. of Paris, cf. foil. vii v , 1. But
a colophon on fol. i84 v and a note on fol. vh y (both in red ink, 15th
cent.) record that it is by Gulielmus Lugdunensis, i. e. Peraldus : and
on fol. vii v is also ' Istum volumen composuit frater Gulielmus de Lug-
duno ordinis Predicatorum prouincie Anglie . Quod Willelmus Sybbe
[cf. i84 v ] capellanus de Wysebeche [Wisbeach] Eliensis dioceseos &c.
Deo gracias \ This Sybbe wrote part of Eton college MS. 34 in 1443.
Foil, iii-vi, 19 1-4 are parts of leaves from a Latin register of an eccle-
siastical court, and record a (fol. v v ) a citation respecting one Margareta
Ludecok of < Vltewelle , in the diocese of Ely, issued by archbp.
Chicheley in 1440 : b (fol. vi) an appeal by Robartus Tasse of Walpole
in the diocese of Norwich, 1443 : c (fol. vi v ) a suit brought by Katerina
Botry against the executors of Robert (Botry? her uncle?), 1435:
d (fol. 193) an appointment by Thomas Powdyche of Sutton in the
diocese of Lincoln of Richard Pyghttesley and Nicholas Paternoster,
as his proctors, 1441 : e (fol. 194) a certificate of the marriage of
William Babyngtone alias Wodebury or Perkesof Coventry and Katerina
Catys at the priory of Walsingham on Nov. 1, 1431, made in 1439.
Acquired not later than 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 152.
1946. 31* In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 10th cent, in England :
7| x 6 in., 77 leaves: with some illuminated capitals, &c.
1 (fol. 31). * Incipit Liber Aldhelmi episcopi de Virginitate seu laude
sanctorum in verse, with Latin and English glosses : beg. 1 Metrica
tyrones nunc promant carmina casto ' : the colophon gives the title
as * De laude sanctorum patrum atque virginum \
2 (fol. 64). ' Eiusdem de octo vitiis principalibus in verse, with
Latin and English glosses: beg. 'Digestis igitur sanctorum laudibus
almis \
The English glosses are edited in Napier's O. E. Glosses (1900),
pp. 181, 189. A note by dr. J. A. Giles is on the inner front cover.
A leaf appears to have been cut out before fol. 1.
' Liber sancti Swithini Wintoniensis ecclesie', 13th cent. : ' Hie est liber
de Ecclesia [?] sancti . . . [Swithini Wintoniensis ?] ecclesie', 14th cent. :
possibly it was « S. 10 ' or ' S. 1. 10 ' in that library. * THo. Allen. .
D.fono] D.[edit], f in 1 601.
Now MS. BodL 49.
1947. 494. In English, on parchment : written in the middle of the 14th cent.:
8£x6} in., Hi + 173 leaves, in double colnmns: with distinctive illu-
minated border, capitals, &c
A treatise on (active and) contemplative life, ascribed to Richard
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[i 94 8
Rolle, but really by Walter Hilton, addressed to a nun, in two
parts, the first containing 93 chapters, the second (fol. 73 : on being
formed after the image of God) 44 chapters with a ' table ' of them at
fol. 71. The text beg. ' Gostly sester in Ihesu Crist, y praye thee that
in the callynge ' : text of the 2nd part beg. ' For as moche as thow
coueytest gretly & axest hit for charite ' : ends ' myghte ben writen in
agret bok', carrying the text some sentences further than in no. 1499,
but with a change of hand.
On foil. ii v , iii r are some theological notes in Latin, an English pro-
verb, and a French prayer, and on fol. iii v some Latin notes of papal
indulgences, &c. : sotne rude figures of a captive and redeemed soul are
on fol. 72 v : and a cryptic note or name on fol. i72 v .
Presented by dr. William Cotton, bp. of Exeter, in 1605.
Now MS. BodL 100.
1948. 515. In Latin, on parchment: made up of four MSS. written in the 14th-
15th centt. in England : 9! x 6f in., ii + 75 leaves.
Short Latin Chronicles of England : —
A. (early 15th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). A chronicle of England to 1377 : beg.
'Noe fuerunt tres filij\ At fol. 12 follows, in the same hand, 'De
dedicacione ecclesie Westmonasteriensis per beatum Petrum apostolum
. . . nocte Dominica xj° Kalendas Aprilis anno Domini vj° iiijt 0 ' : beg.
' Tempore quo rex Adelbertus \
B. (about a. d. 1400) 2 (fol. 18). 'Cronica Anglic', a very short
chronicle from the Conquest to 1327: beg. 'Willelmus Bastard filius
Roberti Guyscard rexit Angliam\ On fol. i7 bv , which is part of this
piece, is ' Sancte Dunstane ora pro' in a 15th cent. hand.
3 (fol. 19). ' Incipiunt Gesta Edwardi regis Anglie dicti de Carner-
uan,' 1307-21: on fol. i8 v is a preface which begins 'Autoritatis &
Industrie magne fuit ' : text beg. 1 Quamuis in hac vita \ and ends c arti-
culos subsequentes \ This is the first part of a larger work by a canon
of Bridlington, which is found in two 17th century transcripts from lost
MSS. : see Chronicles of Edw. i and ii (Rolls Series), vol. ii (1883).
4 (fol. 32). * De gestis Anglorum regum Gallicorum & Scotorum
bellis & alijs infinitis miserijs , > a short chronicle for 1274 to 1367 : beg.
4 Anno grade M mo cc° lxxiiij* 0 Coronacio Edwardi regis \
C. (about the middle of the 14th cent.) 5 (fol. 36). A short chronicle
of England to 1 347, with notes : beg. 4 In principio creauit Deus celum
& terram, id est celum empireum ' : at fol. 47 y is an intermediate rubric
* Incipiunt Cronice a Natiuitate Christi compendiose edite \ The 1620
Bodleian catalogue ascribed this piece to Radulphus Niger.
D. (early 15th cent.) 6 (fol. 57). ' De Anglia id est Britannia maiore
a Bruto dicta. Tabula omnium regum . . . de gente Britonum Roma-
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norum Danorum & Normannorum a chronicle from Brutus to 1377
with notes : beg. 1 Anglia que quondam a Bruto Britannia est vocata
Foil. 71-2 are two (folded) parts of a computus roll apparently of a
religious house at Canterbury, perhaps of 1448 (fol. 72*), in Latin.
Apparently received by the Bodleian in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 101.
1949. 513. In Latin, on paper : written late in the 16th cent, in Spain (?) : 8£ x 6} in.,
« + 355 leaves.
1 Comment in Epist. [Pauli] ad Timoth.', an anonymous commentary
on the first Epistle to Timothy : beg. 4 Imprimis de autore aliquid \
Fragments of a 15th cent vellum MS. containing ^Egidius Romanus De
Regimine Principum are in the binding t.
Apparently received by the Library in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 102.
1950. 513. In Latin, on parchment : made op of six MSS. written in the 14th and
15th centt. in England : io^x 7} in., 234 leaves.
Theological pieces : —
A. (early 15th cent) 1 (fol. 1). Sermones dominicales xxx: the first
beg. 1 Eratis aliquando sicut oues . . . Hec verba scripta sunt ' : some
leaves are wanting at the end.
B. (early 15th cent. : with illuminated capitals) 2 (fol. 73). 1 Liber
Augustini super Johannem abbreuiatus \ a commentary on st. John's
Gospel : beg. i Intuentes quomodo audiuimus \
C. (14th cent.) 3 (fol. 140). Parts of Augustine's treatise De Civitate
Dei (i. 1-24, xi-xv, xx. 1-26), in several hands.
D. (14th cent.) 4 (fol. 204). Five Latin sermons [by bp. Robert
Grosseteste t] all anonymous except the first, which is entitled * Sermo
[Roberti episcopi] Lincolniensis traditus domino pape begS Dominus
noster Ihesus Christus eternus
An erased 15th cent, inscription (' per dominnm ...... Swithun
abbat[ie] prope Wy[nt]on ') is on fol. 1 : * Liber magistri Thome
Smyth ex legacione domini Johannis Smyth quondam rectoris ecclesie
Sancti Georgii Wynton anno Domini M^ccc" 0 lxxiij 0 '. Apparently
received by the Library in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 153.
1951-52. 518-9. In Latin, on paper: written about A.D. 1600 at Coimbra,
partly by Gasparus : 8| + 6$ in. and do., iv + 266 and iii + 195 leaves:
binding, see below.
Two copies of the Latin commentary on the third part of the Summa
Theologica of st. Thomas Aquinas, by Melchior Lobato (?), as explained
by Antonius Gomesius, a doctor of the Portuguese university at Coimbra.
No. 1 95 1 contains a prologue and Quaestiones 1-27, no. 1952 a prologue
and quaestiones 1-27, 31-3, 35-6, with some differences : the prologue
beg. ' Cum uniuersa theologiae uis in eo posita \ These are apparently
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independent notes of Gomesius's lectures at Coimbra, and no. 1951
was copied out by ' Gaspar frater who also wrote nos. 1955 and 2161,
Erased notes at fol. 261 of no. 1951 give the name of Gomesius: the
name of Lobato is at fol. 1 of the same volume.
The binding of no. 1951 is fol. 247 of a large Latin 15th cent. Anti-
phoner, of which other leaves are the bindings of nos. 1955 and 2 161.
Probably received by the Library in 1605, and apparently connected with
the gifts of Josias White in that year.
Now MSS. Bodl. 103-104.
1053. 301. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent, in England :
8f x6 in., iv + 284 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
Miscellaneous theological treatises, chiefly by st. Augustine, of which
a list is on fol. ii v : —
1 (fol. 1). Works by st. Augustine: — a (fol. 1) Meditationes de
Spiritu Sancto, with list of chapters : b (fol. 40) ' De gaudiis electorum
. . . usually known as De triplici habitaculo : c (fol. 44) De visitatione
infirmorum, in two books : d {fol. 5i v ) De cura gerenda pro mortuis:
e (fol. 109) 'Liber ... ad Julianum comitem', usually called De salu-
taribus documentis: /(fol. i33 v )De disciplina Christiana: ^ (foil. i38 v ,
158, 166, 214, 244 v , 272) eight sermons, perhaps not by Augustine
(Migne's Patrol. Lat. 38-39, 22 11, 2237, 2303, 1946, 2266, 1952, 1886,
2180) : h (fol. 167) Enarratio in ps. 1 (Miserere mei) : i (fol. 177) Enar-
ratio in ps. xlv (Deus noster refugium) : / (foil. i82 v , 2io v , 2i8 v ) five
sermons (Migne's Patrol Lat 38-9, 75, 1706, 1533, 1522, 1535):
k (fol. 232) De vera et falsa penitentia, perhaps not by Augustine :
/ (fol. 244 v ) De cantico novo : m (fol. 249) 4 Augustinus de laude &
utilitate spiritalium canticorum . . . beg. * Dicamus que nobis Deus
a piece now known to be by Niceta Remesianus : n (fol. 25 i v ) De
dogmatibus ecclesiasticis : 0 (fol. 272 v ) three sermons here ascribed
to st. Augustine, two of which are extracts from his Enchiridion, and
the third may be.
2 (fol. i4 v ). 'Exposicio Orationis Dominice secundum Magistrum
Historiarum sc. Petrum Abaelardum : with a kind of appendix on the
seven deadly sins {beg. ' Septem ergo sunt uicia & ex hijs ' : fol. 18),
including a second short exposition of the Lord's Prayer {beg. c Sequitur
septifaria peticio contra 7. vicia', fol. i8 v ).
3 (fol. 2o y ). 1 Inu(ecciones) [sic, Exhortationes ?] deuote beati Iero-
nimi facte fratribus suis monachis quorum abbas ipse extiterat quando
preuentus erat mortis doloribus . . . ' {beg. * Monebat ut luxuriam fuge-
rent '), a narrative followed by an account of his death, and the Letters
of Augustine to Cyril (fol. 23) and Cyril to Augustine (fol. 27 v ) on the
same subject, all in Latin.
4 (fol. 62 v ). * Meditacio de compassione beate Virginis Marie . . . uel
Lamentaciones beati Bernardi ' \ beg. 1 Quis dabit capiti meo \
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5 (fol. 67) v . 'Omelia Origenis de beata Maria Magdalena', beg.
• Maria stabat ad monumentum
6 (fol. 73 v ) at end : — 4 Explicit uita sancte Marie Magdalene & sororis
sue sancte Marthe', the head-line supplies the name of the author
Rabanus Maurus.
7 (fol. i43 v ). Meditationes s. Bernardi de cognitione humanae
conditionis.
8 (fol. i6o v ). ' Sermo s. Ambrosii ... qui pastoralis dicitur beg. ' Si
quis fratres oraculum '.
9 (fol. 193) Liber s. Ambrosii De bono mortis.
10 (fol. 206). 'Tractatus docens quomodo pericula temptacionum
sunt euadenda \ then (added a little later) ' secundum Walterum Hylton \
11 (fol. 257 v ). 'Scutum Bede\ a work not by Bede: prol beg.
' Opusculum quod uocatur Scutum Bede text beg. ' Miles igitur Christi
mox in hanc lucem \ a treatise on the virtues and vices.
12 (fol. 265 v ). ' Meditaciones beati Ambrosii de passione Christi ' :
beg. * Ihesum Nazarenum a Iudeis usually ascribed to Anselm or
Bernard.
13 (foL 273 v ). A short treatise on preaching, including a concordance
of the Gospels (fol. 274*), a logical division of the books of the Bible
(fol. 278), and a list of lessons (fol. 278 v ) : beg. 1 Predicacio est thematis
assumpcio \
14 (foL 279). Two pieces by st. Anselm : a short sermon beginning
1 Nouam tibi Dominus and a letter from him to Redbertus and his
sisters and daughters : beg. 1 . . . Gaudeo & gracias ago '.
4 Precium libri iiij marce ij s.', 15th cent. (fol. 284). . . • Hunc librnm Hbrarie
fratrnin de Syon Johanna Buklonde relicta Ricardi Buklonde ciuis 8c
piscarij Londoniensis dedit "fratri Rogero Twiforde 8c ceteris fratribus de
Syon ad orandnm pro ea 8c pro anima dicti Ricardi ' (late 1 5th cent ?) : it
was numbered N 64 in the catalogue of about 1526. 'Botley', 16th
cent. (fol. 284*). Presented by sir Robert Cotton (with his • votiva ara '
on fol. 1) in 1603.
Now MS. BodL 630.
1954. 589. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 2nd half of the 13th cent, in
England : 7J x 6 in., iv + 200 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c :
binding, poor red leather on older boards, probably early 16th cent.
Reading work.
1 (fol. iv v ). 1 Istis modi's potest quis habundare in themate a short
table of eight methods of making a good sermon : beg. ' Primo per
qualemcunque termini notificationem '. This is ascribed in an almost
contemporary list of contents on fol. i v to 1 frater Ricardus de Tefford
as a * Summa de modo predicandi '.
2 {fol. 1). ' Concordancie Bibliothece a title from the list of con-
tents. This is a curious arrangement of texts of the Bible under nine-
teen tituli or subject-headings generally with subdivisions, in each of
which the quotations from the Psalms come first. The first title is
K 2
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1 De uitando consorcio . . . malorum the second 4 de celeri conuersione
a seculo and a conspectus of the whole precedes. This is no doubt
for a preacher's use.
3 (fol. 183*). 'Libellus domini Roberti [Grosseteste] Lincolniensis
qui intitulatur Templum Dei \ a title from the list of contents : other
titles are De articulis fidei, or de sacerdotibus et eorum officio : beg.
4 Templum Dei sanctum est • . . Sermo iste quamuis omnes tangat \
Probably this belonged to Reading Abbey. Presented by William Burdet
of Sonning, in 1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 631.
1055. 520. In Latin and Spanish, on paper: written about A. D. 1600, by Gaspar,
a Spaniard: 8|x6|in., xxiii leaves + 636 ('632*) pages, + leaves
1 633 ' 673 * : binding, see below.
A Common Place Book, chiefly theological, partly historical, by
4 Gaspar frater a Spaniard, in Latin and Spanish, with index of subjects.
The first extracts are from Justin and Suetonius, much is from
Augustine.
This volume is bound in a leaf of the same Antiphoner as nos. 1950 and
2 16 1, and is by the same scribe. It was certainly referenced into the
Library about the end of 1605, and appears like nos. 1950-1 to be con-
nected with the gift of Josias White in that year.
Now MS. Bodl. 105.
1956. 521. In Latin, on parchment: made up of three MSS. written early in the
14th cent, in England: 7f x6in., iv + 322 leaves: with illuminated
capitals, &c
A. 1 (fol. 1). 'Tractatus de thematibus diuisis', notes for sermons on
Sundays and (fol. 90) Holy days : the first beg. ' Hora est iam nos de
sompno surgere . . . Sicut dicit sapiens ' : at end ' Explicit tractatus de
festis \ One is added at fol. 2i7 v .
B. 2 (fol. 220). A set of similar notes for Sunday sermons, beginning
with the same two texts as art 1, but the first note is almost illegible :
the 2nd beg. 1 Abiciamus opera . . . Opera tenebrarum dicuntur peccata* :
whereas the former one (at fol. i v ) beg. 1 Abiciamus opera . . . Sicut
dicitur lob. vij.' : after fol. 239 some leaves are wanting, and perhaps
what follows belongs to yet another set of notes. In this section (B)
there are some sermons, mixed with the notes.
C. 3 (fol. 252). A set of sermons and notes for sermons on Sundays
and Holy days: the first beg. 'Puer crescebat . . . Verbum illud
scriptum est \ Two have names of authors, 1 Dominica prima Septua-
gesime per magistrum Hugonem de Evesham ' (fol. 299 v : the two last
words added), and ' Sermo fratris J. Walais in Purificacione ' (fol. 305 v ).
A short index to parts B and C (?) is at fol. 3io v .
Theological notes written with a metal stilus are at foil, ii, 2i9 v , 32o v .
'Pateat vniuersis quod ego magister Thomas English do & lego istum
librum Collegio Mertonis Oxon post decessum meum', 15th cent.
Probably received by the Library in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 50.
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1957* 655. In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written in the nth-
15th centt. : x 6 in., iii + 120 leaves : with coloured capitals, Sec. :
binding, white leather on boards, worn, English x 5th cent. work.
A. (written perhaps in the 1 ith cent, in France) 1 (fol. iii v ). 1 Augustini
ad Simplicianum Liber primus ' et (fol. 3o v ) secundus.
B. (written in the 1 ith cent, in France) 2 (fol. 47). Eight sermons :
the first beg. 1 De eo quod scriptum est, Tunc & ipse Filius subiectus
erit . . . Qui Filium Dei Patri \ On fol. 65 v fbllows a fictitious letter to
the archbishop of Bordeaux animadverting on his conduct to the
'Ecclesia beats RadegundiV (at Poitiers?): beg. *[F?]los Burdiga-
lensium archiepiscopo suo in Domino Dominorum domino .B. . . .
Pluribus quam debui forsitan ' : the language could hardly have been
used to an archbishop, even if he were as early as Bertramnus in the
6th century.
C. (15th cent.) 3 (fol. 68). 4 Manuale Sacerdotis by 4 Johannes dictus
prior de Lylleshull as the preface states : at end . * Explicit Manuale
Sacerdotis per Johannem Myrcus ' : pref. beg. 4 Amico suo karissimo \
text beg. ' Inter melliflua sancti psalterii cantica \
4 (fol. 99). 4 Speculum Sacerdotis ' : at end 4 Explicit Visio et exhor-
tacio sancti Edwardi Regis et confessoris ' : beg. 4 Sanctus Edwardus rex
et confessor 9 : the author is not known.
5 (fol. iii v ). 'Liber de Musica ecclesiastica the first book of the
De Imitatione Christi by Thomas a Kempis.
There are theological notes at foil, iii, 98 y . Foil, i-ii are part of a
15th cent. Computus of the bishopric of Durham.
Probably acquired by the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 632.
1958. 987. - On. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 107 (Aphthenius, &c : given by
sir Henry Savile in 1620).
1959. 303. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 14th cent, in England:
9 J x 7 in., ii + 1 1 1 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
The treatise of Nicolaus de Hanapis (or, Canapis) usually entitled
Virtutum et vitiorum Exempla, here without prologue, title, or author's
name: beg. 'Miracula diuina potestate facta. Creacio rerum fuit ita
mirabilis , : in 133 chapters, followed by a table of subjects. This is
a collection of examples from the Bible, arranged under subjects of all
kinds, chiefly moral or immoral qualities, but also such as sepulture,
poverty, women's adornment : a contemporary description is on fol. 1
4 Materie historiales Biblie ' : see no. i860. At fol. io4 v follow lists and
memorial verses about the books of the Bible, and (fol. io6 v ) 4 Cota-
ciones Leccionum ad Matutinas de Temporali excerptarum de Biblia
Ac., and a few theological notes, partly in verse.
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl 107.
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I960. 37. In Latin and English, on parchment : written in the 3rd quarter of the
15th cent, in England : 10} x 7$ in., iii + 64 leaves : with illuminated
borders, capitals, &c.
'Gladius Salomonis', a Latin treatise written about a.d. 1457 by
John Bury, an Austin friar, against the Repressor of over much blaming
of the Clergy by bp. Reginald Pecock, which was directed against the
Lollards. This reply, planned in two books, of which only the first is
here, consists of a list of* the forty-two chapters, a preface to archbp.
Thomas Bourchier, in which alone the title of the work and author's
name occur, and the treatise. Extracts from it are given in the Rolls
Series edition of Pecock's work (vol. ii, p. 575, see Introduction in
vol. i, p. xl : a coloured facsimile of fol. 1 of the present MS. is also in
both volumes). The parts quoted from Pecock and some other
passages are in English : and there are marginal notes and additions :
at foil. 5o v -5i v occurs a list of some of Pecock's works.
' THo : Allen. D.[ono]. D.[edit] \ in 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 108.
1061. 811. In Latin, on parchment : written chiefly about A.D. 1420 in England :
7f X5i in., xi + 177 leaves: with illuminated borders, capitals (two
with small miniatures), &c.
' Ordo seruicij sororum ordinis Sancti Saluatoris traditus et ordinatus
ex precepto sanctissime matris Birgitte . . . per magistrum Petrum
Glaui confessorem ipsius . . . ', Brigittine-Hours, consisting of a (foL v)
a Sarum calendar (about 1410), with additions connecting the volume
with Syon monastery at Isleworth (Oct. 20 'Dedicacio ecclesie de
Syon', added : see Oct. 12) : b (fol. 1) title as above, followed by the
peculiar hebdomadal service or breviary of the Bridgettines, with its
modifications according to the feasts and time of year : c (fol. 73) a
Psalter, and (fol. I39 v ) canticles : d (fol. 150) the Horae Sancti Spiritus
and other additions, including a prayer for the founder (fol. i64 v ), in a
hand of the middle of the 15th cent 4 Obitus fratris Thome Fischburne
primi confessoris generalis huius monaster ij de Syon' (Sept. 13) is at
fol. ix : and an obit of * Elyzabethe Fetyplace 1556 [?] ' on May 21 : see
Aungier's History of Syon (1840), p. 99 «. Foil, iii, 175 are fragments
of a 14th cent. Latin theological treatise.
Presented by Thomas Manwaring of Brasenose college on Dec. 18, 1613.
Now MS. Auot. D. 4. 7.
1962. 964. In Latin, on parchment: written about A.D. 1100 in France (?) : 8} x
5 J in., ii + 80 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
1 (fol. 1). Bede's metrical Life of st. Cuthbert, with the prose
preface in which the author's name is given: text beg. 'Multa suis
Dominus \
2 (fol. 28). Bede's 'Vita sancti Cudberhti episcopi', in prose, with
the preface giving the author's name, and a list of chapters. This copy
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stops abruptly in the middle of a page with 1 Memento frater Herebercte
ut modo ', in the 28th chapter, out of 44.
The handwriting is peculiar, varying in size and perhaps suggesting
an 8th or 9th century exemplar before the scribe : it appears to change
at fol. 28.
Presented by sir Henry Savile in 1620.
Now MS. BodL 100.
1963. 96a. In Latin and English on parchment : made up of two MSS. written
early in the 15th cent, in England : 9! x 7 in., iv + 184 leaves.
A. i (fol. 1). Evangelium apocryphum Nicodemi : beg. 'Factum est
in anno nonodecimo': at fol. i3 y is the Epistola Pilati ad Claudium,
and at foL 14 an apocryphal piece on the death of Pilate, beg. 'Hanc
epistolam Pilatus Claudio direxit \ t
B. (with illuminated capitals, &c) 2 (fol. 17). * Meditaciones quas
scripsit Bonauentura de Passione Domini nostri Ihesu Christi ' (capp.
74-85 only t) : beg. 1 Adueniente igitur et iminente \
3 (fol. 36). The Speculum Ecclesiae of st. Edmund Rich, here
without title or author's name : beg. * Videte uocacionem uestram ' : with
list of chapters.
4 (foL 58). A Latin Festiai, or short Lives of Saints in the order of
the calendar : beg.* In ilia die habebitis festum sancti Stephani ', ends with
a life of st. Thomas the Apostle. A list of the lives is in MS. in the Library.
5 (fol. 99). ' Speculum Sacerdotum secundum beatum Edwardum
regem & confessorem ' : beg. 4 Sanctus Edwardus rex & confessor \
6 (fol. io6 v ). 1 Hie introducuntur persone duorum deflentis Hominis
et amonentis Racionis a moral dialogue or disputation : beg. c O homo,
anima mea in angustiis est': at end, 'Explicit tractatus deflentis
hominis . . .
7 (fol. 111). g Speculum peccatorum secundum beatum Augustinum
doctorem ecclesie catolice ' : beg. * Fratres karissimi, quam tremenda est ' :
the real author is not known [and the work is distinct from that com-
monly known as Speculum peccatorum and ascribed to St. Augustine, t]
At fol. 128 follows a Latin theological note.
8 (fol. 129). 'Disputacio inter Corpus & Animam', a poem by
Walter Mape (?), beg. 4 Noctis sub silencio tempore brumali \
9 (fol. i34 y )* 'A short forme of Leuyng' (fol. 141), or rule of life :
beg. ' In euery man or womman that ys bounden in dedly synne ' : by
Richard Rolle of Hampole.
10 (fol. 155). A short manual of theology for a parish priest, consist-
ing of a short exposition of the Lord's Prayer, Creed, Commandments,
Sacraments, Excommunications, &c, according to the rubric ' Sacerdos
parochialis tenetur per Canones docere & predicare in lingua materna
quater in anno septem peticiones in Oracione Dominica ' : beg. 4 In the
Pater Noster butb seuene byddyngus \ At fol. 168 follows an English
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sermon : beg. c In ciuitate sanctificata . . . Good men & good women,
oure Lord Ihesu Crist techyngge his disciplus \
11 (fol. 172). 'Cronica mirabihV, a later title to a Latin piece
containing legends of relics such as the Holy Blood preserved at Fecamp
abbey : beg. 1 Defuncto Willelmo Rollonis filio ' : imperfect at end, a leaf
or two being lost : ends 'rapuit a quadam paupere femina'. This piece
is in a rather later hand.
After this, according to a 1 5th cent, list of contents on fol. iv v , there
once followed ' Memoriale W. Wykeham episcopi notabilis Wintonie
qui plura opera fecit', but this was missing as early as 1655.
The calendarial poem ' Cisio janus ' is at fol. iv, 15th cent.
' Hunc librum emit W. C[leue] de J. Pye stacionario Londoniensis x° die
Augusti anno regni regis Edwardi iiij 11 tercio, coram Roberto Paling,*
1463 : 1 precium XX/ : 1 Christus homo factus W. Cleue prosperet actus ' :
' Hunc librnm libere contulit Willelmus Cleue nuper Rector ecclesie de
Clyve Kandie domino Willelmo Camyl huius cantarie capellano &
successoribus suis perpetuis hie deuocius Deo officiaturis. pro modo
R. Kent \addtcT\? On fol. 128* is a late 15th cent, note by Johannes
Huntt. rresented by sir Henry Savile in 1620.
Now MSS. Bodl. UO.
1064. 967. »Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 2813 (Latin notes on parts of the
* Hebrew O. T. : at fol. 143 is a dedication by the writer Otho Brunfels,
a physician of Mainz to Joannes Warmundus of Heyttersheim dated
1 ex opido nostro Nuemburgo [?] * March 8, 1523 : the old parchment
cover is bound in at the end and contains much of a Latin legal
document relating to Otho at Mains. Presented by sir Henry Savile in
1620).
1965. 459. In Latin, on paper : written about A. D. 1585 at Evora (?) in Portugal :
9 x 7 in., iii + 200 leaves.
1 Commentarii editi a patre religiosissimo doctoreque sapientissimo
Sebastiano Barradas in sacrosancta Iesu Christi Evangelia the second
half of an early form of the Commentarii in concordiam et historiam
quatuor Evangelistarum (composed at Evora ?) the first part of which
was printed in 1599 but this part not till 1604. It begins with what
in the printed work is Liber x, cap. 5, De quaerendo pane celesti. The
words ' Mopogil fagundes' are on fol. 1.
Presented by Josias White, M. A., of New college, Oxford, in the first half
of 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 112.
1966. 654. In Latin, on parchment : made up of seven MSS. written in the first
half of the 13th and second half of the 1 2th cent at Worcester, 8£ x 6{
in., ii + 233 leaves : binding, white parchment on boards, perhaps con-
temporary English (Worcester ?) work : with a 14th cent, parchment
label of contents pasted on the outer end cover, see no. 2747.
A. (with illuminated capitals, Ac.) 1 (fol. 1). 'Bernardi abbatis Clare-
uallis * liber de precepto & dispensatione,' with preface.
2 (fol. 3o v ). Four letters of st. Bernard (begg. 'Inter ecclesias',
'Quanta audiuimus et cognouimus', 'Placuit reuerentie tue', 'Con-
silium expetitis a me
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3 (fol. 37). S. Bernardi tractatus de Baptismo aliisque quaestionibus :
beg. 1 Si tardius tibi uideor \
B. 4 (fol. 49). Extracts on moral subjects from classical authors with
a long preface, which beg. ' Queris a me frater an conferat ' : the authors
quoted are Horace, Juvenal, Valerius Flaccus, Boethius, Cato's Disticha,
Seneca, Ennius, Maximianus, Lucan, Cicero, Macrobius, Quintilian,
Fulgentius, Ovid, and some Greek authors in a I>atin translation : the
first quotation is 1 Disce docendus adhuc ' &c from Horace.
C. (with illuminated capitals, &c.) 5 (fol. 101). Hymns and private
prayers for the use of Benedictine monks : probably, from the references
to St. Mary (fol. 103) and st. Oswald as patronus noster (fol. 126),
monks of Worcester. The hymns are 1 Jam lucis orto sidere ' Nunc
Sancte nobis Spiritus', 1 Summi largitor premii* and *Te lucis ante
terminum but each is much lengthened.
D. (late 1 2th cent.) 6 (fol. 127). Isidore de Ordine Creaturarum,
without title or author's name: a wrong heading 'Epistole Bacha™'
has been prefixed to it in a 14th cent, hand.t
7 (fol. 156). 'Liber sancti Bacharii' de Reparatione lapsi.
E. 7 (fol. 173). St. Bernard's treatise de Gratia et libero arbitrio,
wanting the last leaf, which is supplied in a 14th cent hand on fol. 100.
F. 8 (fol. 197). Six letters of Senatus prior of Worcester (d. 1207) :
they begin on foil 197, i99 v , ao2 v , 209, 2i2 v , 223, and the hand
changes at least twice. In the 4th (to Clement prior of Oseney) at
fol 209 occurs the passage about the early university of Oxford, printed
in Oxf. Hist Soc. vol xvi (Collectanea II, 1890), p. 180. The 3rd is on
the canonical hours and the vestments of priests, the 5th on the Canon
of the Mass. [The 6th is printed in Oxf. Hist. Soc., vol. xvi, p. i8i.t]
G. 9 (fol. 225). Another copy of the 3rd letter of Senatus.
Fol. ii is a leaf from a 13th cent. Latin theological treatise, and there
are theological notes on fol. 232. An old bookmarker is in the volume.
Owned by Worcester priory. Probably acquired by the Library between
1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 633.
1967. 105a. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent, in England :
9fx6| in., x + 465 leaves in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c
A Latin Bible in the Vulgate version, with prefaces and notes, pre-
ceded by a list of the Epistles and Gospels for Sundays and holy days
(foil. iii p , iv, iv v , cf. ii v ) and the Eusebian canons for the Gospels
(fol. iii v ), all in Latin: and followed at fol. 452 by the Interpretations
nominum Hebraicorum. On foil. ii r , 45 i v , 464 are many verses on
points of Latin grammar and prosody, and on foil. ii v , 451 miscella-
neous theological notes. Fol. 1 is nearly the whole of an indenture on
parchment between John Billyngton and Thomas Abyne grocers and
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Bartholomew Dun mercer, all of London, about cloth, Aug. 1, 1456, in
English.
« Master C {erased) Croxton 16th cent. (fol. 457) : ' Liber Bibliothe [sic']
Bodleianae ex dono Michaelis Spark Bibliopola Lond. 1626 ' (fol. v,
cf. 465).
Now MS. Auot. D. infl 2. 1.
1968. 542. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 2nd half of the 13th cent, in
England : 8f x 6f in., xi + 539 leaves, in double columns : with minia-
tures, illuminated capitals, &c.
The Latin Vulgate Bible, with Jerome's prologues : the New Testa-
ment begins at 387 v : the first 124 pages bear many marginal notes. In
the Psalter are marginal antiphons, some with musical notes, e. g. fol.
205. At fol. 489 follow the usual ' Interpretaciones bibliothece ' i. e.
Hebraicorum nominum : then the ' Ordo officiorum anni ' (introits,
Epistles, Gospels : fol. 531), and a list of Lections (foL 533). Foil, iv-
ix are filled with ' Liber Esdre secundus usually called the 4th book
(beg. ' Liber Hesdre prophete secundus filii Sarey There are also
theological notes, including a skeleton harmony of the Gospels (fol. ii),
much written with a metal stilus (on foil. ix v -xi y ), and a list of the
books of the Bible (fol. 535 v ). Four vellum leaves of a copy of Pynson's
edition of the Sarum Breviary [1507] were taken out of the (early 17th
cent.) binding in 191 6 and placed in Gough Missals i6o.t
'De electione Davyd Anno Domini 151 1°, 26 0 die mensis Decembris^
(fol. iii y ): 4 Henricus Dotin Collegij Exoniensis, 1558/ Presented by
Ralph Barlow in 1606.
Now MS. Auot. D. 4. 9.
1969. 490. In Latin, on parchment : written about A. D. 1420-30 in England by
J. Mavnsforth, see below : 7I x 5| in., ii + 260 leaves : with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on boards, 15th cent English work,
worn and clasp lost
Miscellaneous pieces, chiefly theological and ecclesiastical : —
1 (fol. 1). 1 Tractatus Ricardi heremite de Ham pole super Lecciones
Exequiarum \ beg. ' Parce mihi Domine . . . Exprimitur autem in hijs
verbis ' : followed at fol. 59 by ' Versus eiusdem quos composuit in fine
eiusdem tractatus ' (4 lines beginning ' Talentum traditum and
(fol. 59 v ) ' Moralitas [or 1 Tractatus '] de scacario secundum dominum
Innocencium tertium , J a short piece beginning 'Mundus iste totus
quoddam scacarium est ' : printed from this MS. in Prideaux's Hypomne-
tnata Logica (Oxon. n. d.), p. 376. On foL 59 is ' Et Deo gracias quod
Maynsforth.'
2 (fol. 61). An anonymous legal treatise on buying and selling,
especially lending on usury: beg. 'Circa vendicionem & empcionem
contractus queruntur ' : ends ' Hec de vsuris & restitucionibus sufficiant
quoad presens . & Deo gracias
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3 (fol. ioo v ). 1 Tractatus parous de [s]c[h]ismate ' : at end, ' Tractatus
magistri Johannis .W. de cismate Wycliffe's De Schismate.
4 (fol. io2 v ). ' Quidara tractatus de modo diuidendi themata pro
materia sermonis dilatanda, quern composuit venerabilis doctor in theo-
logia magister Symon Alcok beg. ' Notandum est quod nullum potest
excogitari thema \
5 (fol. 109). 'Regula & vita Minorum fratrum as confirmed by
pope Honorius iii, Nov. 29, 1223.
6 (foil. 1 15-150, 2oi v -239). Short pieces partly about the Mendi-
cant friars : — a (fol. 115) 'Tractatus de quantitate elemosine & si validis
mendicantibus liceat aliquid dare ' known to be by Gulielmus de Sancto
Amore: b (fol. 123) 1 Constitucio pape Benedicti super quibusdam
articulis concementibus fratres mendicantes \ Feb. 17, 1304 : c (fol. 127)
On the duties of a pastor : beg. ' Dominus noster Ihesus Christus eterni
Patris filius , : d (fol. 13 7 v ) Letter from pope Innocent iv providing a
canonry at Lincoln for Fredericus 'de Lauare' i.e. Lavania, a.d. 1253, with
the reply of Robert Grosseteste bp. of Lincoln, and a narrative of events :
e (foL i4o v ) ' Questio . . . de validis mendicantibus . . . per magistrum
Thomam de Wylton nuper cancellarium Sancti Pauli [Londinii] &
magistrum in theologia' : /(fol. 146) 'Altercacio diaboli contra Christum
beg. ' Antiqui hostis calliditate ' : g (fol. 2oi v ) 'Littera Michaelis [Caese-
natis] . . . heretici ... [et aliorum] ' and ' Responsiones ad obiecta
fratris Michaelis . . . de ordine Minorum per papam Johannem .xxii.
super proprio uel communi uel speciali in facto Minorum a. d. 1322 :
h (fol. 238 v ) Verses about the Minorites, beg. ' Rector circuli rotundi
respice de celo \ followed at foL 239 v by a few theological notes and a
memorandum of the recantation of Petrus de Corbaria in 1330.
7 (fol. 151). 'Libellus [Roberti episcopi] Lincolniensis de Confes-
sionibus beg. ' Quoniam cogitacio hominis . . . Confitendum est \
8 (foL 161). 1 Opusculum beati Ambrosij de vinea Nabuth followed
at foL 177 by 'Opus beati Ambrosij \ the greater part of the prologue
of bk. 1 of his treatise de Spiritu Sancto, ending ' possimus . . . calcare
vestigio per Ihesum &c.
9 (fol. 180). 'Breuis tractatus . . . compilatus Auinonie a magistro
Johanne de Annosis sacre theologie doctore anno Domini millesimo
tricentesimo vicesimo viij 0 septima die Decembris cuius anime propicietur
Deus. Amen about the Mendicant friars : beg. ' Filios enutriui . . .
Quatuor modi sunt reddendi
10 (fol. 240). 'Speculum sacerdotum , J erroneously ascribed to
st. Edward king and confessor : beg. ' Sanctus Eduuardus rex & con-
fessor ' : this copy attaches the story of Odo bp. of Winchester, ending
with some erased words and an erased title as above.
'Iste liber legator communi librarie Collegij de Merton in Ozonia per
Johannem Maynsforth quondam socinm einsdem & snbdecanum ecclesie
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' cathedralis Cicestrcnsis \ Maynsforth was elected fellow of Merton in
1425, and wrote this volume at about that date. 4 10 de sorte Hyll . .
no doubt a reference to Robert Hill, elected fellow of Merton in 1492,
and the annual (?) electio or borrowing of books by fellows of Merton,
late 15th cent.: * G. Flowre . . . 1504'. Presented by dr. William
Cotton, bp. of Exeter in 1605.
Now MS. BodL 62.
1970. 1372. In English, on paper : written about A. D.M608 : lof x 9J in., vi + 50
leaves.
'An Anatomie for the Poore in Spirit Or the Case of an afflicted
Conscience layed open by Example ' : an account of a distracted lady
whose autograph signature appears to be on fol. 27 ' Dionys Fitzherbert,
Bristoll 1608 \ c W. contributes the title and a short poem on fol. vi,
then follow thirteen papers by miss Fitzherbert (fol. 5), prefaced by one
from the rev. dr. C. (fol. 1). The lady was connected with London,
Oxford, and Bristol. Dr. Lister is mentioned at fol. 16 as one of her
physicians.
Two small Latin deeds of James's reign are in the covers.
The old press-mark indicates that this volume came about A.D. 1633 into
the Library.
Now MS. BodL 154.
1971* 885. In Latin, on parchment: written early in the 15th cent in England :
9x6$ in., ix + 147 leaves, with illuminated borders, capitals, &c. :
imperfect.
Hours of the Virgin Mary in Latin, according to the use of Sarum,'
with some rubrics in English (fol. 14) preceded by a Calendar (fol. iv),
the 15 Oes (fol. 1) and other prayers to st. Erasmus and others, partly
added (fol. 9). But from the middle of None all is wanting (after fol.
53) until the middle of the Penitential Psalms : and the Hours of the
Cross are worked in at foil. 4o v , &c. Also some suffrages (stt. Wolstan,
Oswald, &c.) are added on inserted leaves (foil. 34-7) in Lauds, in a
15th cent. hand. After the Hours and Penitential Psalms follow the
Gradual Psalms (fol. 59), a Litany with prayers (fol. 62), the Office
for the Dead (fol. 71, but the first part is wanting, some leaves
having been removed), ' Commendacio ammanim' (fol. 115), and at
fol. 133 1 Here begynnyth the hole Grace Boko [sic] with alle the gracys
of the yeer': on foil. 14^-144 are some added psalms, &c. Foil, ii,
iii contain part of a prayer, and part of a commemoration of st. Margaret,
all later additions. In the Calendar Erkenwald and st. Anne are in red,
and st. Augustine is honoured on fol. 63 v . Attached to fol. i3 v is an
engraved figure and prayer with indulgence of pope Sixtus iv (</. 1484)
[W. L. Schreiber's no. 1053].
Owned by 1 Ricardus Hyggyns* (?) in the 15th cent. (fol. ii) : 'Hunc
librum inveni in cista Henrici Himbleton et inde accepi June 13, 1588,
G[ulielmus] Thorahill*. Acquired probably between 1613 and 1620.
Now MS. BodL 113.
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1972. 666. In English, on paper: written about A. D. 1560: 7{x6 in., iv + 171
leaves.
Disputations and treatises on theological questions of the middle of
the 1 6th cent in England : see dr. Rich. Laurence's Documents of the
Predestinarian controversy (Oxford, 181 9), pp. iii-viii.
1 (fol. 1). Two conferences between bps. Nicholas Ridley and Hugh
Latimer about the Mass, against a Romish opponent styled 1 Antonye ' :
beg. 4 A bishoppe must be blameles \
2 (fol. 26). ' The Crosse Rowe of Christianitie dated March 1 554 :
beg. ' Forasmuche as the devill ' or c Jesus Christe the Sonne of the living
God'.
3 (fol. 43 v ]. 1 An oration of John Philpott burned in Smythfild . . .
1 555 ' : beg. 4 It ys a lamentable thing \
4 (fol. 48 v ). ' A treatyse of Predestinacion ... By John Bradford,'
Oct. 22, 1 554 : followed at fol. 62 by * De Morte, a treatise . . . ' by the
same.
5 (fol. 71). ' Pelegryne, made by William Thomas a disputation in
defence of Henry viii, at Bologna, 1547.
6 (fol. 103). 'An Answere to certein questions . . . [about predesti-
nation and election]/ 'per me Augustinum Bernherum, Helvetium,
servaunt to mr. Latymer he being alive.' At fol. 126 is the same writer's
* Certayne testymonies taken out of Godes Booke ' on the same sub-
jects: with the answer to it of 'John Laurence' and 'John Barre'
(fol. 138) and Bemhere's answer to their criticism (fol. 140).
7 (fol. 1 1 6). 'John Trew . . . signifieth the cause of contencyon in
the Kinges Bench as concerning sectes ... the 30 of Januarye . . .
1555.'
8 (fol. i46 v ). A general letter from the ' ministeres & senyors with
the deacons' recommending Bradford's and other treatises, Feb. 26
[ X S]57 ( ? ) ; wfrh a grateful reply from ' C. P.'.
Owned abont A. D. 1600 by 4 Richard Jening' (fol. i7o T ), who mentions
Thomas Shaxtone's name. Probably acquired by the Library between
1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 53.
1973. 1352. In Latin, on paper : written in a.d. 1573 in Spain in more than one
hand : 8£ x 6 J in., ii + 495 leaves.
A commentary on Quaestiones xxix-cxiv of the Prima Pars Summae
Theologiae of st. Thomas Aquinas, but not all are dealt with, and
Qu. lxv is at fol. 449. On fol. 49i v is the date July 31, 1573. Possibly
this volume is a continuation of Lobatus's Notes (no. 2391), but the
dates make it improbable. Some fragments of a 13th cent. Latin Bible
are in the binding.
• Ex dono Nathan Norington ... 1631 v as no. 3391.
Now MS. Bodl. 114.
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1974. 353. In Latin, on parchment: written about A. D. 1000 in England:
104 x 8$ in., iii + 197 leaves: with two full-page pen-drawings in
black, red, and brown, some coloured capitals, &c.
The Four Gospels, in Latin, not quite perfect, each originally pre-
ceded by the preface of st. Jerome and a list of tituli, but all before
Matt. i. 3 ' genuit Esrom ' is lost, as well as Matt. i. 10 (after 1 Amon
autem genuit 7 (before 'Christum generationes . xiiii*), and a leaf
after fol. 55 (containing the end of the preface to st. Mark, the list of
tituli and no doubt a drawing of the evangelist). The texts of the
Gospels begin on foil. 1,56, 94, 147. The < Ammonian , sections of
Eusebius are in the margins. At foil. 93 y and I46 v are two fine Anglo-
Saxon representations of stt Luke and John.
The Gospels are followed (at fol. i82 v ) by a list of liturgical gospels
throughout the year (preceded by an ' Argumentum '), which contains
the same entries, even to the mentions of stt. Winwallo and Samson,
as no. 2719, from the original of which this may have been
copied.
On fol. i96 v are two Barking entries : — a, an nth cent, list of lands
belonging to Gilebeard in Stifford, with witnesses, in Old English:
b, an early 13th cent, copy of an attestation of a deed by which Adam
son of Leomarus of ' Cochefelda ' (Cuckfield ?) gave a tithe from land at
4 Laleseie ' to St. Mary's Barking, with witnesses, in Latin : the original
attestation was made by command of the abbess iElfgiva : both are
printed in Hickes's Thesaurus (1705) vol. i at p. 10 of the Diss, episto-
laris. This volume therefore soon passed to Barking, where st. Winwallo
was specially honoured, but the statement of the 1620 catalogue that it
was (an Exeter book) 1 ex dono Leofrici 7 can hardly be correct.
Owned in the 16th cent by ' Stephan Batman the true onor of thys booke,
which coste xx [shillings ?] who supplied a figure of st. Matthew and
the missing text of his Gospel. Acquired not later than 1602.
[From an original of Landevennec or Montreuil origin — see my note on
2719. That may have been brought to Winchester in 901-3 by its
Ponthieu refugees (Montreuil being in Ponthieu) ; this copy I take to be
of the late 10th c, and to have belonged then to Barking. £. W. B.
Nicholson.]
Now MSS. Bodl. 155.
1975. 905. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 14th cent in England:
7| x 5 J in., iii + 160 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
Theological treatises : —
1 (fol. 1). ' Speculum Sancti Edmundi' Rich, preceded by a list of
chapters and prologue : text beg. ' Videte ad quid vocati estis. Ista
verba apostoli ' : usually entitled Speculum Ecclesiae.
2 (fol. 24 v ). ' Libellus Ricardi heremite de Hampole de emendacione
peccatoris, qui obiit anno Domini Millesimo. ccc°. xlix°. apud sancti-
moniales de Hampole ' : with a list of chapters : text beg. ' Ne tardes
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conuerti \ At fol. 45 follows a hymn (' O quam dulcis Ihesu memoria ')
versicle and prayer.
3 (fol. 46). A theological manual, containing the Apostles' Creed,
notes on the Sacraments, Sins, Virtues, Ac : the prol. beg. ' Bene &
breuiter in hoc h'bello ex sacris Scripturis composito tanquam in speculo ' :
text perh. beg. 1 Primo notantur que Christiani \ Sections 1 de modo
audiendi confessionem ' (fol. 64 v ), and on the Seven Deadly Sins and
their remedies (fol. 73 v ) may be parts of the treatise.
4 (fol. no v ). 'Parabole Salomonis', collections of passages on reli-
gious subjects from the Bible and the Fathers, each catena headed by
a verse from the Bible : the first is De Caritate : beg. 4 Petrus apostolus
dixit Ante omnia . . . Salomon dixit Odium suscitat iras '. The quota-
tions from Solomon's books are no doubt frequent, but hardly sufficient
to account for the title, which is taken from the colophon : the first
rubric is * Isodorus de diuersis sentences which may be intended to
suggest that the collection has been attributed to Isidore bp. of Seville.
On fol. i55 v is a character of a true priest, added in the 15th cent. :
beg. ' Sacerdos debet esse sanctus \ On the next page is a half-erased
English note (late 15th cent.) concerning the year 1399.
'John Arcnar', 15th cent. (fol. 157*), 'Liber Henrici Jacksoni. MDC.
Maii xxi liberati. ColL Corp. Christi, Oxon.' Apparently acquired
by purchase from the latter in 1619-20.
Now MS. BodL 64.
1976. 548. In I>atin, on parchment: written in the and half of the 14th cent :
7t*5i in., vii leaves -1- 428 pases, with interleaves, in double
columns : with illuminated capitals, &c. : upper and lower inner
corners stained by damp, and in parts badly damaged thereby.
1 Floretum an alphabetical series of 509 theological tituli or common
places, from Absolucio to Zizannia, preceded by an alphabetical index of
subjects. The 1 7th cent, binder has inserted a large number of coarse
interleaves. The preface which mentions and explains the title Floretum
has its first few lines damaged, but the early part was fortunately tran-
scribed while still legible, by Gerard Langbaine (MS. Langbaine 5)
at p. 163, and beg. ' Iesu Christo Domino nostro \ The text beg.
* Dominus noster Iesu Christus \ Langbaine points out that on p. 241
Robert Holkot is quoted. The only interleaves on which there is any
writing are those following fol. vii and p. 256.
* Sum liber Roberti Smith' (16th cent), who wrote some notes on fol. iii
and elsewhere. On the end cover is a paper with Latin notes by
1 R. Beytknowen' (16th cent.). Bought with many printed books and
one other MS. (no. 2859) out of £10 presented by sir Francis Vere in the
first half of 1607. Sir Thomas Bodley's writing is on foil. ii T , iii r .
Now MS. Bodl. 55.
1977. 1582. In English, on paper: written about A.D. 1620-30 by W. Page:
8$ x 6^ in., ii + 240 leaves.
'A widdowe indeed', a discourse on widowhood, in two parts (see
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p. 107), with a list of the 24 chapters and notes, and at p. 228 'The
widdowes prayer \ The whole is known to be by dr. William Page,
whose name does not occur. See no. 3087.
'Liber Bibliothecse Bodleyanse ex Dono AuthorU, ad instantiam et
rogatum Bibliothecarij : sed ea conditione, vt ipsi Datori dum viueret,
sicubi occasio sese offerret, extra Bibliothecam eodem vti integrum
esset' : perhaps given in 1634 when Page became D.D., certainly before
1635.
Now MS. Bodl. 116.
1978. 302. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent, in England :
9l *6} in., 68 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated capitals,
&c.
1 (fol. 1). 'Incipit prologus sancti Gregorii pape in libro Pastorali',
followed by the text of the book, and preceded by a list of chapters.
2 (fol. 5i v ). 1 Incipit libellus magistri Ricardi prioris sancti Victoris
de scientia & disciplina ' [usually called De institutione novitiorum and
ascribed to Hugo de S. Victore t], with prologue.
Presented by sir Robert Cotton (with his 1 votiva ara 1 on fol. 2) in 1603.
Now MS. Bodl. 116.
1979. 227. In Latin, on paper : written in the 2nd half of the 15th cent, at Shene
by W. Mede: 8$x6$in., i + 132 leaves: binding, stamped leather
on boards, English contemporary work.
A collection of short treatises and notes, chiefly theological and
historical, written and no doubt compiled by W. Mede, a monk of the
Carthusian house of Jesus of Bethlehem at Shene in Surrey, see art. 4. 5 :
the chief pieces are : —
1 (fol. 1). ' . . . Libellus beati Augustini episcopi de Dignitate condi-
cionis humane also known as De creatione primi hominis, chiefly an
excerpt from the De spiritu et anima: followed by ' Nota de horis
nocturnis pariter & diurnis ' (fol. 2) and a note ' De statura & decore
corporis Christi ' (fol. 4).
2 (fol. 4). 1 Enchiridion beati Sixti pape 1 : beg. 1 Fidelis homo electus
homo est ' : a short manual of morality : at fol. 9 is a descent of the
kings of Israel and Judah.
3 (fol. 11). ' Abrenunciacio Reginaldi Pecok', followed (fol. n v ) by
his * Conclusiones \ &c.
4 (fol. i4 v ). 'Copia literarum transmissarum domino cardinali
episcopo Wyntoniensi a quodam monacho huius domus Ihesu de Beth-
leem ordinis Cartusiensis de Shene': Henry Beaufort, cardinal, was
bishop of Winchester from 1405 to 1447 : the letters begin 1 Domine mi
reuerendissime . . . Cogitans recogitansque 4 Reuerendissimo in Christo
. . . W. Cartusiensium minimus . . . Domine mi reuerendissime, bonitati
cordis mei,' and * Reuerendissimo . . . Honoris paterni ' : at fol. 20 is
* Modus laudandi Deum post missam celebratam & alijs temporibus \
The early Bodleian cataloguers before Langbaine (1655) took 1 Ihesu '
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above as ' Johannis ', and catalogued the monk's letters as those of
' John of Bethlehem ' !
5 (fol. 2 1 v ). ' Sequuntur Cronice notabiles ', excerpts from chronicles
relating to miracles and incidents, chiefly in English history : specimens
are noted in Hardy's Manuscript Materials (Rolls Series) ii. 6, 43 : at
fol. 3o v is 'Errores Johannis Wyclyffe': at fol. 32 v John Barton's
Symbolum contra Lollardos: then the subjects range from music to
Mohammed: in the margin of an account of the consecration of
Henry v in 141 3 is 'Henricus fundator huius domus' (fol. 68): at
foL 74 v are ' Versus de Anglia ', beg. ' Anglia terra ferax
6 (fol. 84). Long notes on Jewish history, as contained in the books
from Genesis to the second book of Kings : from Nicholas de Lyra and
similar commentators.
The volume, as Langbaine says, is a cophinus fragmentorum. At
end, after some moral verses, is ' Deo gractas, quod W. Edem, verso
nomine [i. e. Mede]. Orate pro scriptore . .
Presented by Nicholas Limbye, or Lymbe, B.D. of st. John's college,
Oxford, in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 117.
1980. 1025. In Spanish, on paper : made np of several separate pieces written in
the and half of the 16th cent : 9$ x 7| in., iii + 387 (' 357 *) leares.
Spanish sermons, chiefly for Lent, by ' Estella ', * Herrera ' and other
Jesuits, the names being occasionally given : at fol. 168 is the date 1579.
The first one beg. 1 Feria 4* Cinerum. The[ma] Pater tuus qui videt
in abscondito . Matt . Pretende este este euang. mostrar nos \
Apparently acquired about 1611-15, but not in the 1620 catalogue.
Now MS. BodL 118.
1981. 801. In English, on paper : written about the middle of the 16th cent
8$ x 6f in., 10 leaves.
A sermon on Images, temperately arguing for their use in modera-
tion : the text is Matt v. 20 (' Nisi abundauerit iusticia vestra ...').
Fol. 1 is torn in the margins.
Presented by dr. Edward James, and received on March 10, 161 f.
Now MS. BodL 119.
1982. 985. « Qu. CaUl. i (Greek), Misc. no. 5 (Hesychius in Psalmos, &c. :
given by sir Henry Savile in 16 20. Artt. 16, 18 are * 13 ' in Holmes and
Parsons' LXX, and part of art 18 is Tischendorf-Gregory's codex O k
of the Gospels).
1983. 104a. In Latin, on paper: made up of two MSS. written in the 16th and
17th centt : 1 il x 8| in., i + 207 leaves.
A. (in more than one hand of the 2nd half of the 16th cent.) 1 (fol. 1).
4 Annotationes in libruro lob datae A. D. F. LV. Desovio [then added]
M io V possibly = a Domino Fratre Lu(ca) de Sovio, Minorita : beg.
* Nulla pars divinae scriptural : ends in the commentary on Job x. 3, in
the middle of a page. Foil. 160-4 are almost entirely excised.
* * L
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B. (early 17th cent) 2 (fol. i65 v ). '[Gulielmus] Whitakerus in
priorem Epistolam [Pauli] ad Timotheum ' : beg. after a prayer ' Duas
ob causas hanc epistolam \ At fol. 205 v is the first page of Whitaker's
commentary on the Song of Solomon ('Whitakerus in Cantica') begin-
ning ' In libro considerantur Liber [et] Libri author ' : all but this first
page is lost.
Probably acquired in 1620-23.
Now MS. Bodl. 156.
1984. 461. In Latin, on paper: written in A.D. 1587 at Evora (!) in Portugal:
9$ x 7 in., xvi + 215 leaves.
4 Commentarii editi a patre religiosissimo doctoreque venerabili Petro
Ludovico in primam partem d. Thomae Aquinatis ... ad quaestionem
44 de Creaturarum processione 1 pars secunda ' : a commentary (com-
posed at Evora ?) on the 1st part of the Summa % selected quaestiones
between 44 and 133, disputationes 71-115. As far as fol. 162 was
copied down on June 11, 1587, and the whole by July 31 in the same
year. At fol. iii is a copious ' Index . . . conclusionum ' to foil. 1-172 :
and at fol. i are the words ' Mopogil fagundes *.
Presented by Josias White, of New college, Oxford, in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 121.
1985. 856. In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written in the 14th-
15th centt. in England : 9 x 7 in., ii + 161 leaves (foil. 2-5 missing).
A. (early 14th cent : with coloured capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 6). c Tractatus
de Oculo morali ', by bp. Grosseteste, but here anonymous, four leaves
being lost at the beginning : fol. 6 beg. ' Munus & a norma '.
B. (late 14th cent. : with illuminated capitals, &c, partly written by
R. P. ?) 2 (fol. 55). ' Libellus sancti Ricardi [Rolle] heremite De emen-
dacione peccatoris . qui obijt anno Domini Millesimo ccc° xlix° apud
sanctimoniales de Hampole iuxta Dancastriam ' : pref. beg. 'Hie est
libellus de emendacione with a list of the 1 2 chapters : text beg. ' Ne
tardes conuerti \
3 (fol. 69 v ). * Liber sancti Augustini De disciplina Christianorum.'
4 (fol. 75). ' Flores beati Augustini some short passages, beg. c Da
michi Domine scire quid es ' : followed at fol. 89 by what a later hand
rightly entitles 1 Meditacio sancti [altered to beati] Anselmiad excitandum
timorem Dei beg. 1 Terret me vita mea
5 (fol. 91) at end : 'Explicit Tractatus de veneno . quod R. P.,' the
treatise ascribed to bp. Grosseteste on the seven deadly sins : beg.
' Racio veneni potissime conuenit peccato ' : text ends ' punicionem inde
recipiant . quod Thomas Moraunt sibi constans but the last five words
seem slightly later, so Moraunt probably owned the book: followed
(fol. i33 v ) by a later Latin theological note.
C. (1st half of the 15th cent. : with illuminated capitals, &c.) 6 (fol.
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136). 1 Liber de miseria humane condicionis Innocencij iij . . .,' with
preface and list of chapters.
Probably presented between 1613 and 1620.
Now MS. BodL 123.
1986. 244. In Latin and English, on paper : written about A. d. 1480-90 by
T. Urmston : g\ x 6| in., ii + 208 leaves.
Miscellaneous short pieces, chiefly theological or liturgical, collected
and written by Thomas Urmston, chaplain of Lyme in Cheshire, about
1477-89 ; of which the chief are : —
1 (fol. i v ). Some ecclesiastical forms of citation, of banns ('Thomas
Vrmestone capellanus parochie de Lyme ', 1 capellanus de Rothestorne ',
4 Datum apud Estam ', Jan. 20, 1473), °f declaring causes of excommuni-
cation (in English, fol. 2), of a Will « Datum apud Bebynton ' Feb. 8,
1477, at end 'Quod Thomas Vrmyston capellanus' (fol. 6 V ), of an
indenture of apprenticeship to John Swafield of Aburtone, Feb. 1, 1479
(fol. 86).
2 (fol. 7). 1 . . . Breuis tractatulus de vij** 0 sacramentis ecclesie . . .
compilata fuit summula ista anno Domini M mo cccc 0 lix, festo Michaelis
archangeli finiebatur hoc opusculum': beg. ' Quot sunt sacramenta
ecclesie [?] Dico quod septem . . . \ On fol. 51° is a note of money
received for priestly offices ' syn I came to Mersay in the same hand
as the rest of the writing.
3 (fol. 52). ' De Gestis Romanorum,' Latin tales (narrationes) of the
Emperors of Rome : beg. ' Fuit quidam rex qui habuit filiam nimis pul-
cram ' : each tale is followed by a ' reduccio ' or a moralization : at end
' Amen quod T. V[r]mystone ', who adds some ' Miracula beate Marie '
(foil. 86 v , 98) and more tales, some in English : at end ' Quod Thomas
Vrmestone capellanus in comitatu Essexie manens
4 (fol. 103). An Ordinal or Pica Sarum in Latin : beg. ' Numerus
lunaris xvj ' : here without title or author's name, and not identical
with the Directorium Sacerdotum of Clement Maydeston, though similar.
At fol. 149 are memoranda 'Pro instruccione subcommissariorum
Sancte Cruciate' who distributed indulgences and confessionalia in
return for contributions to the Crusade : and at fol. 150 (added) a copy
of part of a papal bull about the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin,
Jan. 3, 1480.
5 (fol. 151). Latin sermons for Sundays and Holy Days: a leaf is
lost at beginning : the 2nd beg. ' Saluator noster dilectissimi fratres pre-
paratos'. At fol. 205 v are a form of absolution, an account with
' Jacobus Caryngton ', and others, partly dated 1489.
. * Marmaduke Myddyltonn aw this book 16th cent. This volume seems
likely to be the ' Anonymns de rebus theologicis ' (a quarto) which
appears in the Catalogue of 1602, but if so, it escaped handlisting till
about 1613-15.
Now MS. Bodl. 129.
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1987. 1373- In English, on paper: written about A.D. 1635: 8|x6$ in., ti +
290 pages.
' A Justification of the Ministers' Petition to his Majestie for Reforma-
tion clearly of about .a. d. 1605 : beg. « Fathers and Brethren and all
amongst you \
'Liber Guilhelmi Bnrton Coll. Reginae Oxon. 1626': the above title of
the treatise is written by Burton. The old pressmark suggests that the
book came to the Library about 1634.
Now MS. Bodl. 124.
1988. 1026. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 12th cent, in France (?) :
10 x 74 in., ii + 100 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c : binding,
plain white sheepskin on boards, clasp lost, perhaps late 1 2th cent,
work.
Sancti Oddonis abbatis Cluniacensis Collationum libri tres, see foil.
24 y , 63 y : here with no tide : prefixed is ' Prologus beati Oddonis
abbatis ad Terpium pontificem ' : the subject is the depravity of man.
On fol. o8 v written with a metal stilus in a hand of the 2nd half of the
1 3th cent, is 4 Notandum quod frater W. de Wicumbe precibus domini
J. de Abbendonia tunc precentoris hortatu etiam & precepto domini
R. de Wygornia tunc supprioris collectarium cotidianum secundum
usum Radingie correxit & de duobus unum fecit and a list of the
works transcribed by him (at Reading) follows, partly rubbed off: and
on fol. 99 1, is ' Hec sunt opera fratris W. de Wycumbe per quadriennium
apud Leofn [i. e. Leoministriam] commorantis but nothing follows.
This appears to be the ' Liber Oddonis abbatis* (see fol. i*) in the 13th
cent, catalogue of Reading Abbey {Engl. Hist. R*v. iii, 1888, p. 120),
'J.P.': 'Augustij io, 1622. Liber bibliothecae Bodleianee ex dono
Jo. Pickering S. Th. Baccalaurej et Coll. Aenean. Socij.'
Now MS. Bodl. 125.
[1989 ]1990. 208. In Latin, on parchment, written alxwit A.n. 1 100: 10 x
7f in., iv+ 62 leaves: with illuminated and coloured capitals, &c.
1 Incipiunt Prosperi libri tres de uita corrtemplatiua et actiua \ with
lists of chapters (see foil. 1, i4 v , 31*) and prologue. This treatise is
believed to be by Julianus Pomerius. Prol. beg. 4 Diu multumque renisus
sum \ At fol. 59 was added early in the 1 2th century a poem of 104
rhyming hexameters describing the service of the Mass : beg. ' Adventum
Christi patriarchas premonuisse | Innuit officium quod habemus tempore
miss? \ Langbaine in cataloguing this MS. called the poem 1 Rationale
divinorum officiorum which is almost the title of a well-known work by
Durandus. In the Old Catalogue of 1697 this title occurs both before
the Prosper (with a separate number 1989) and after it as part of 1990,
apparently simply by error, since no MS. has ever represented no; 1989.
Four fly-leaves (foil, ii, iii, 60, 61) are from a troper (?) of about the
same date as the MS., with English (or North French) neums, according
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to the rev. H. M. Bannister : part of it is a troped office of st. Katherine*
There is also some minor writing in the volume.
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 160a.
[I regard the body of this MS. as written in England in the middle or
latter half of the 1 2th c The original scribe wrote very much in the
style of the last quarter of the nth, and abounds in g% of the old
Winchester cast: but see the polychrome and gilt initials on ff. i T , a T .
Of the flyleaves, ff. 60, 61 belong between ff. ii and iii. These flyleaves
I understand from Mr. Bannister to come from a non-monastic breviary,
and, as he does not find a troped office for St. K. in English breviaries,
I should have supposed them French. On these flyleaves see further
my Introduction on the study of some of the oldest Latin musical MSS.
in the Bodleian, p. li. E. W. B. N.]
Now MS. Bodl. 126.
1991. 209. In Latin, on parchment, written in the first half of the 14th cent, in
England: 9ix6f in., i + 126 leaves, with some ornamental capitals,
Summa Thomae de Chabham de poenitentia or as in this MS. ' Liber
de penitenciis ' : here with no author's name : beg. 4 Cum miseraciones
Domini sint super omnia opera eius': ends 'Et hec ad presens de
penitencia dicta sufficiant \ Several leaves have been cut out and sewn
in again. The author, who was subdean of Salisbury about 1230, must
not be confused with bp. Thomas de Cobham who died in 1327.
At fol. 118 follows a short piece, chiefly consisting of rules or canons
of penance : beg. ' Penitencia igitur omnium criminalium peccatorum \
and on fol. 1 24* thirteen short sets of moral verses, a specimen of which
is 'Si sapiens fore uis, sex serua que tibi mando | Quid dicis & ubi,
cur, de quo, quomodo, quando'. On fol. i25 v is added a late 14th
cent. Latin passage about penitence.
* Hunc librum legauit dominus Johannes vicarius de Newecherche prioratui
de Bilsyngtone. Qui titulum deleuerit uel eum alienauerit anathema sit ' :
a similar inscription (with a price, 13*. 4//.) is on fol. 125*: both late
14th cent. Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 127.
1992. 1043. In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written in the 4th
quarter of the 13th cent, in England : 1 1£ x 8 in., iii + 283 leaves, in
double columns : with illuminated capitals, &c.
A. 1 (fol. 1). 'Summa super Epistolis & super Euangeliis tocius anni
in dominicis diebus per distinctiones \ notes for sermons : beg. ' Abicia-
mus opera tenebrarum . . . Hodie tempus quoddam inchoamus \
B. 2 (fol. 54). The 'Pharetra' of st. Bonaventura (d. 1274), in four
books, a manual of doctrine and morals for preachers : beg. 1 In conuer-
sionis mee primordio*. At fol. i35 y is appended a 'Libellus beate
Virginis' (beg. 'Non est quod me delected, here ascribed in a later
hand to st. Bernard of Clairvaux), and three more short theological
pieces.
3 (fol. i39 v ). 'De transitu 1>eate Virginis Marie, qualiter migrauit
ab hoc seculo': beg. 'Cum Dominus Ihesus Christus pro tocius uita
seculi ' : followed by some long Latin theological notes written with a
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metal stilus: (fol. i4i v , cf. 252*, 268 v , 28i v ): other short theological
pieces occur at foil. 209 v , 282 v .
4 (fol. 145). 'Sermones dominicales anni', followed at fol. 2io v by
* Sermones festiuales ' : the former begg. 1 Dominus iudex noster ... In
uerbis propositis duo the latter * Omnis qui audit ... In uerbo pre-
posito tria \
C. (partly in single columns) 5 (fol. 253). The treatise of bp. Grosse-
teste entitled 'Templum Dei' from its opening words, here without
original title or author's name.
6 (fol. 259). ' Inquisiciones de penitencia', de fide &c, or ' Tracta-
tus penitencialis ' : beg. c Penitens accedens ad sacerdotem dicat \
7 (fol. 26o v ). Three treatises on the order of the Mass : — a (fol. 26o v )
' De hiis que contingunt infra Canonem Misse', beg. ' Si contingat aliquem
pannum': b (fol. 26o v ) 'Speculum ecclesie* or 'Ordo Misse & eius
significatum beg. * Dicit Apostolus ad Ephesios usually attributed to
Hugo de Sancto Caro : c (fol. 264 v ) ' Tractatus de difTerenciis misse in
Canone in crucibus faciendis & pluribus aliis necessariis ... a Ricardo
abbate ecclesie Premonstrati ordinis editus', or 'Tractatus de officiis
Misse ' : beg. ' In uirtute sancte Crucis ' : sometimes called De Sacra-
mento Altaris and ascribed to Johannes Cornubiensis.
8 (fol. 269). Five Latin sermons : the first beg. ' Magister uester
unus est Christus . . . Verba sunt Christi \
Some Latin verses will be found on foil. 2io v , 255, 28i v , all addi-
tions : and on fol. 282 is a copy of a Latin power of attorney given to
T. de B. by J. de T. rector of the parochial church of T. V., and sealed
with the seal of the * decanatus ecclesie beate Marie W, a. d. 13 19.
Stated by Langbaine to have belonged to st. Peter's, Westminster. The
name of ' Hary Milis' occurs on fol. iii. Probably acquired about
1620-23.
Now MS. Bodl. 157.
1993. 464. In Latin, on paper: written in A.D. 1586 at Evora (?) in Portugal :
9 x 6f in. , iv + 363 leaves.
1 Commentarii ad Secundam Secundae d. Thomae, editi a religiosissimo
doctore Francisco Pereira e societate Iesu Eborae anno Domini 1584
a commentary on Quaestiones 57-62 of the Secunda Secundae of the
Summa: the copy was finished on July 24, 1586.
Presented by Josias White of New college, Oxford, in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 128.
1994* 462. In Latin, on paper: written in A.D. T587 at Evora (?) in Portugal :
9I x 6J in., iii + 179 leaves.
'Commentarii editi a patre religiosissimo doctoreque sapientissimo
Francisco Pereira in Primam Secundae d. Thomae Aquinatis . . .
anno Domini 1586', a commentary (composed at Evora?) on the first
70 Questiones of the Prima Secundae of the Summa: finished on
Nov. 17, 1587. At fol. 1 are the words 4 Mopogil fagundes'.
Presented by Josias White of New college, Oxford, in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 129.
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1995. 303. In Latin, on paper: written in the last quarter of the 15th cent :
7fx6| in., iv + ai8 leaves: binding, brown leather slightly tooled,
with long flap, contemporary.
A copy of the anonymous edition of Werner Rolewinck's Paradisus
Conscientiae (beg. 'Caritas igni comparator *), which was printed at
Cologne in 1475, fr° m tne ust of chapters to the colophon.
As fly-leaves and attached to the binding are several leaves of a 14th
cent. Latin MS. containing a commentary on the book of Proverbs : the
comm. on chapt 16 begins ' Hominis est preparare ant mam. i6 m .
capitulum. In quo agitur de prudentia'.
Owned by ' Robertus Cotton Conningtonensis who gave the volume to
the Library in 1603.
Now MS. Bodl. 56.
1996. 989. - Qn. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 60 (Theodoras Prodromal : given
by sir Henry Savile in 1620).
1997. 177* In Latin, on parchment : made up of at least five separate MSS.
written early in the 15th cent, in England: 10JX7J in., i+234
leaves : with coloured capitals : imperfect at end.
Theological pieces, chiefly against the Mendicant orders : —
A. (in double columns) 1 (fol. 1). * Prohemium [?] Summe Dictaminis
compilate per magistrum Ricardum de Pophis & sumpte de Registris
dominorum Vrbani & Clementis summorum pontificum, in qua flores
dictaminis continentur followed by the treatise, which is a collection of
forms of letters taken as specimens of elegant ecclesiastical letter-writing
but incidentally valuable as being real documents: the prologue beg.
• Nouiciorum studia ianuam ' : one document is added by the scribe on
fol. 97 v .
B. 2 (fol. 98). 'Tractatus epistolaris ostendens qualiter mandata
habent precedere consilia ad perfeccionem, &c.' : beg. 1 Reuerendo patri
in Christo roagistro G. Nicholaus Lexouiensis thesaurarius. A nostra
paruitate ' : the subject is the relation of commands to advice or suasion,
especially with respect to the poverty enjoined in the Gospels.
C. 3 (fol. 126). 'Tractatus breuis de periculis nouissimorum tempo-
rum, ex scripturis diuersis exceptus & in certa capitula digestus per
magistrum Willelmum de Sancto Amore ' : beg. ' Ecce uidentes . . . Sicut
prophete \ Then comes (fol. i42 v ) ' Libellus datus coram domino cardi-
nali [Petro] Corsiensi contra fratrem Ricardum Helmyslay de ordine
Predicatorum pro parte cleri Dunelmensis diocesis . . . with the articles
and judgement delivered and a letter from Henricus Hedelam, all con-
cerned with a case affecting st. Nicholas' parish in Newcastle on Tyne
about a. d. 1380.
4 (fol. 145). . . Reuelacio beaji Yldegardi de fratribus quatuor
ordinum \ a prophecy, beg. 1 Insurgent gentes' : on fol. 146 is added an
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[1998-9
account of a 'visio mirabilis in ciuitate T^ipolitana , in 1287, another
ecclesiastical prophecy.
D. 5 (fol. 147). Copies of some documents connected with the mendi-
cant friars and Richard Fitzralph archbp. of Armagh : — a (fol. 147) the
treatise .De validis mendicantibus, here without author or title (beg.
' Utrum viri ad corporales labores validi usually attributed to Thomas
Wylton : b (fol. 153) c Proposicio Ricardi archiepiscopi Ardmachani . . .
in consistorio coram domino papa & cardinalibus . . . contra fratres de
ordinibus mendicantium . . . apud Auinionem die .viii°. mensis Nouem-
bris anno Domini. m°. ccc°. lvij % the Defensorium Curatorum: beg.
* Nolite iudicare secundum faciem' : c (fol. 165) 1 Obiecciones answers
by the archbp. to the objections made to his criticisms on the friars :
beg. 1 Quia in proposicione . . . Circa articulum seu conclusionem ' : d
(fol. r7i v ) 'Libellus Armachani contra fratres', beg. 'Coram vobis
reuerendissimis in Christo patribus ' : e (fol. 174) 1 . . . Instrumentum 9 of
Nov. 14, 1357, a notarial account of the presentation of the archbishop's
complaint on Nov. 8, and other documents relating to this affair.
6 (fol. 188). ' . . . Dialogus inter catolicam veritatem & hereticam praui-
tatem ' against the Wycliffites, with prologue : prol. beg. 1 Quadraginta
quinque conclusionibus meis ' : this is generally ascribed to Gulielmus
de Rimington monachus de Salley (in Yorkshire).
E. 7 (fol. 199). Short treatises against the Wycliffites : — a (fol. 199).
* . . . Conclusiones heretice seu erronie que nuper traxerunt in errorem
multos simpliciter litteratos \ twenty-six in number : b (fol. 199) 1 Conclu-
siones dompni Willelmi de Rymyngton theologi de Sallay posite contra
predictos errores . . beg. 'Sicut Ihesus Christus fuit': c (fol. 200 v )
. . Doctrina simpliciter literatorum contra hereses nuper in Anglia
exortas beg. 1 Beatissimus Paulus apostolus ', at end ' Explicit tractatus
domini Willelmi de Remmyngton theologi de Sallay sacre pagine pro-
fessoris \
8 (fol. 217). 1 Excitacio curatorum ad residenciam corporalem & ad
vigilem curam animarum omnium suarum beg. 1 Heu quam dolendum
est ' : imperfect at end, ending with ' predicabilia ' and the catchwords
4 non sunt & turn \
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 160a.
Now MS. Bodl. 168.
1998. ( This number is omittid in the Old Catalogue?)
1999. 660. In English and Latin, on paper and parchment mixed : written about
the middle of the 15th cent., by John Morton : 8£x $J in., ii+ 150
leaves: with illuminated capitals, &c : binding, white leather on
bevelled boards, clasp lost, contemporary English work.
i (fol. 1). . . The Mirrour of the blyssed Lyfe of Ihesu Christ \
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a translation of the Speculum Vitae of Bonaventura, [by Nicholas
Love, prior of Mount Grace, CV.] : preceded by a list of chapters and
a 1 proheme which beg. 1 Quecunque scripta sunt . . . Thise be the
wordes of the gret doctour ' : text beg. 4 Amang other vertus ' : at end
4 Explicit speculum Vite Cristi, quod John Morton \ Fol. 25 is injured.
2 (fol. 122). Several short devotional treatises, written without full
marks to distinguish them, the chief of which begg. f For als mekyll as
the apostell says about temptation, confession, &c. (fol. 122) ; 4 In libro
qui dicitur Legenda Aurea', de horis canonicis, in Latin (fol. 131 v ) ;
* Meditaciones Passionis Christi ' for the canonical hours, which begin
4 Cum enim a cena surrexit in Latin (fol. i32 v ) ; 4 1 knaw me to God
a confession (fol. I36 v ).
3 (fol. i4o v ). Verses on the kings of England from William i to
Hen. vi, by John Lydgate, here anonymous : beg. 4 This myghty William \
Fol. 141 is slightly injured.
4 (fol. i44 v ). The duties of a monk, in Latin verse : beg. 4 Ad regnum
celi suspires mente fideli with the refrain 4 Hec tibi vox celle procla-
mitat, incola celle ' : followed by three short Latin theological pieces in
different hands.
Three interesting Latin documents are bound in the volume : — a
(foil. 148-9) a formal recommendation of John Morton and Juliana his
wife, see art. 1 above, to the spiritual help of Austin friars, by Willelmus
prior provincialis of the order in England, dated York, 1438 : b (foL 150)
part of a similar recommendation of Agnes Wyndhyll, John her son,
and Robert ... to the convent of Carmelites 4 S . . . diburgie by William
the prior, Nov. 9, 1396 : this can only, refer to Scarborough : the seal is
lost : c (foil, i-ii) two leaves of a 12th cent. English gradual, not York,
marked xxix, xxx.
Probably acquired by the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 181.
2000. 488. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent in
England : of x6J in., ii + 173 leaves: with illuminated capitals, &c.
4 Tractatus qui dicitur Speculum Laycorum in 87 chapters, consisting
of an alphabetical series of discourses on theological and moral subjects,
illustrated by quotations and by ' narraciones \ some dated, 1310 (fol.
39 v )» "47 (fol. 43 v )> "9* (fol. n\ "65 (fol. io4 v ), 1356 (fol. 134).
A list of chapters is at fol. ii. The pref. beg. ' In Christo sibi dilecto
quondam conscolari & confratri moderno ' : text beg. 4 De triplici absti-
neneia . Cap. 1 . Abstinencie triplex est species ' : the next few subjects
are Acquisitio injusta, Adulterium, Amor Dei. The entire work cannot
be by John of Hoveden, who died in 1 2 75. The reference at fol. 7 1 is to
a story connected with Billing hall in Oxford in 1298, see H. Hurst's
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Oxford Topography (Oxf. Hist. Soc. xxxix, pp. 7&-0), and at fol. 134 is
related a miracle of 1356 at St. Mary Magdalen in Oxford [, but these
are interpolations. Cr.]. Other English places mentioned are Winchilsea
(fol. 19), Combe near Woodstock (fol. 49), Berwick (fol. 67 v ), Bury
St. Edmunds (fol. 118), Evesham (fol. 124), Twyford near Winchester
(fol. 150) and Berkeley (fol. i55 v ). On fol. 173 is a 16th cent, reference
to a ' Scala Perfections ' by Walter Hilton. The lower margins of foil.
62, 65 are cut off.
The name of Judith Baker (16th cent.) is on fol. 33. Presented by
dr. William Cotton bp. of Exeter, in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 474.
2001. 37a. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent:
9^ x6{ in., iii + 75 leaves: with illuminated capitals, &c : binding,
red leather on bevelled boards, with traces of clasp, English 15th cent,
work, worn.
'Stimulus Amoris': at end 'Expliciunt Meditaciones cuiusdam
simplicis cordati pauperculi discalciati . . . Minorum minimi \ This is
the theological treatise ascribed to st. Bonaventura, a Franciscan. The
pref. beg. ' Libellus iste qui Stimulus Amoris ' : text beg. ' Currite gentes
undique Foil, i-iii are parts of two leaves of a treatise of Civil Law
with commentary, in Latin.
'Liber W. [?] Wane [??V 15th cent., nearly erased: 'George Eden,'
1 6th cent. : the name ' Kydder 1 (15th cent.) is on fol. 75. Presented by
sir George More in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 475.
2002. 203. In Latin, on paper and parchment: made up ont of two MSS.
written in the 15th cent in England: 8^x5} in., ii + 224 leaves:
with illuminated capitals, &c : imperfect
- Theological pieces : —
A. (on paper) 1 (foL 1). 'Extracta a XXV libro Speculi Historialis
[Vincentii Bellouacensis] de raptu anime Tundali & eius visione ', in
fifteen chapters.
B. (mixed paper and parchment) 2 (fol. 25). ' Incipit Visio [Edmundi] #
cuiusdam monachi de Eynesham ', as narrated by Adam de Eynsham :
beg. * Usu notissimum habetur ' : ten leaves are wanting after fol. 37.
3 (fol. 8o v ). De Passione Christi : beg. ' Passio Christi fuit ex dolore
amara \
4 (fol. 9i v ). 'In nomine sancte Trinitatis incipiunt Gesta Saluatoris
Domini nostri Iesu Christi, que inuenit Theodosius magnus imperator
in Ierusalem in pretorio Poncij Pilati in codicibus puplicis': beg.
4 Factum est in anno quinto decimo ' : ends at the end of Pontius Pilate's
letter ' gesta sunt de Iesu'. This is the Evangelium Nicodemi.
5 (fol. io7 v ). 'De Testamentis Patriarcharum a magistro
Roberto Lincolniensi episcopo ex Hebreo translatis ' : beg. 1 Dixit
Ruben, Filii mei custodite omnia \
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6 (fol. 126). ' De fide catholica & regulari obediencia a selection of
Dicta Patrum : beg. « Agustinus. Non appellanda fides * : followed by
a few clauses about benedictions and about heretics.
7 (fol. 132). 'Prologus Regule': beg. 'Quisquis abrenuncians pro-
priis voluptatibus followed by what seems to be a much abbreviated
Regula sancti Benedicti : and by a passage from ( magister Robertus
prior et solitarius super Apocalipsim' (fol. 139: beg. 'Sicut enim
ebrius'), and other short theological notes (fol. i39 y ). Three leaves
are lost after fol. 143.
8 (fol. 144) at end 'Explicit liber Ars Moriendi': beg. ' Quamuis
secundum philosophum tertio Ethicorum', as no. 29387, art. 1.
9 (fol. 152). The ' Synonyma ' of Isidorus, preceded by a prologue
giving title and author, and Isidorus's preface to the reader : text beg.
1 Homo, Anima mea in angustiis est 1 : ends, near the end of the 2nd
book, ' omnia mihi placent ' : about half a page has been written twice
by an error, see fol. 154.
10 (foL 180). A letter of st Jerome on the study of the Scriptures :
beg. 4 Frater Ambrosius tua mihi ' (Migne's Patrol. Lat. xxii. 540) : but
there is some confusion in the text on fol. i82 v and elsewhere: some
theological notes follow, on fol. 187.
11 (fol. 188). Lections of st Thomas of Canterbury (six), st Andrew
(three), and for the five Feasts of the Virgin (fifteen).
12 (fol. 195). 'Incipit prologus de Articulis Fidei, editus a Nicolao
[Arabico] autorizatus a Clemente, papa tercio followed by the work
itself in five short books, with preface, a theological treatise on
geometrical lines, proceeding by theorems and proofs.
13 (fol. 214). A short treatise on the Vices and Virtues: beg.
' Superbia est radix et summa omnium vitiorum '.
14 (fol. 219). A treatise on the Cross : the same as in no. 2390 at
fol. 2, and in no. 2004 at fol. 98 v : beg. 4 Post peccatum Ade \
Foil. 1, 133, 136, 154 are injured.
4 Iste liber constat domino J. Peny, secundo folio bibissct \ 15th cent. (fol.
224). Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 636.
2003. 937. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent in England :
8^x6 in., in a cloth box 9ix6f xi£ in., 5a leares, in double
columns.
' Liber pronosticorum ftrturi seculi ', a treatise on die future life by
' Iulianus Toletane sedis episcopus ', in three books, with prologue and
prayer and lists of chapters. Foil. 19-52 are a printed treatise (Proctor,
rios. 8960-1), and the cover is a part of a leaf of a 15th cent folio Latin
antiphoner.
Probably acquired between 161 3 and 1620.
Now MS, Bodl. 476.
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2004. 920. In Latin, &c, on parchment: made up of at least twelve pieces
written about A.D. 1300 in England: 7$X5f in., iii + 219 leaves:
partly with illuminated capitals, &c
Miscellaneous theological and moral pieces in Latin, of which there
is a full list in the Old Catalogue of 1697 and which cannot be treated
summarily. The chief items, which are surrounded by numberless odd
notes and memoranda, apparently collected by a monk of St. Mary's
abbey at I^eicester, are : —
A. 1 (fol. 1). Lectiones ix de s. Francisco et collecta.
2 (fol. 2). ' Le rule seint Austin ' in French, beg. ' Deuant tuttes
choses, cher freres.'
3 (fol. 4 V ). Three French poems on the ' Cine joies notre Dame ',
begg. 'Gloriuse Dame', 'Avesainte Marie', 'Madame par cele joie':
translations from originals by Jacopone da Todi. Other French pieces
are at foil. 74, 91, 2i7 v .
4 (fol. 6 V ). ' Oracio sancti Eadmundi archiepiscopi Cantuariensis
in French verse, beg* 1 Duz Sire Ihesu Crist aiez merci de mei ', followed
by twelve Latin prayers : cf. foL i53 v , i62 v . At fol. 15 is the Mattins
office of his feast.
5 (foil. 11, 2o v , 64, 81, 95). Some Latin glosses on Old Testament
words. At fol. 20 are Latin verses on the Trivium and Quadrivium, Arith-
metic being omitted: beg. 1 Exceptiuam accionem uerbum patris suscipit \
6 (fol. 12). A description of Maundy Thursday offices and duties in
a monastery: beg. 'In die Cene. Post capitulum indicet prelates'.
Cf. fol. 150 (a diary of the monastic day, beginning ' Cadente orlogio
in momento ').
7 (fol. i4 y ). Oratio et vi lectiones de sancto Cedde (Chad), and (fol.
16) Oratio et ix lectiones de sancto Hugone episcopo Lincolniensi.
B. 8 (fol. 21). The hymn 'Ave maris Stella' with a commentary, m
Latin. At fol. 26 are some apocryphal stories of the infancy of Jesus :
beg. 4 Cum esset Ihesus annorum .v. ludebat cum infantibus '.
9 (fol. 28). ' Verba cuiusdam Sapientis ' : beg. ' Fuit quidam Quirinus
nomine', with other narrationes, cf. foil. 55, 69* 143.
C. 10 (fol. 53). At fol. 66 v is a short rhythmical piece ' Documenta
clericorum Stephani de Lanketon' (Langton): beg. 'Non te lusisse
pudeat
n (foil. 68 v , 89 v ). 'Versus magistri Baire, de porco uacuo dato',
beg. ' Porci donator '.
D. 12 (fol. 73). Sermons, partly by Caesarius of Aries (foil. 73, 74 v ).
At fol. 74 is the Apostles' Creed in French verse : beg. ' Io crei en Deu '•
The words on fol. 53 follow on those of fol. 83 v .
E. 13 (fol. 84). Sermons and notes, cf. fol. 157 : at fol. 90, after
a leaf torn out, are the Proverbia Wiponis, here without title or author,
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157
in rhythmical verse, composed a. d. 1027: beg. 'Pax Henrico Dei
amico | Decet regem discere legem \
F. 14 (fol. 91). At fol. 96 'Instituta magistri Rogeri de Weshaam
Episcopi Couentrensis beg. 'Quoniam secundum Apostolum nemo
potest \ At fol. io2 v is a short English poem, beginning ' Vven i .0. the
rode se | Faste nailed to the tre \
15 (foL io3 v ). A description of Jerusalem: beg. 'Si quis ab occi-
dentalibus partibus Ierusalem adire uoluerit
G. 16 (fol. 105). ' Meditationes beati Bemardi' de cognitione
humanae condicionis : beg. ' Multi multa sciunt \
17 (fol. 118). 'Opusculum quod est de confessione text beg. 'In
exitu Israel . . . Facta est Iudea in two parts, with lists of the ten and
fifteen chapters respectively: cf. foil. i7 v , 23, 37, i87 v .
H. 18 (fol. 132). The Incendium Amoris of st. Bonaventura, here
without title or author's name, dealing with each subject by triplicities :
beg. ' Ecce descripsi earn tibi tripliciter, Ac. Cum omnis scientia gerat
trinitatis insigne.' At fol. 139 follow hymns, and at fol. 141* are
'Lectiones de Domina [sc. beata Maria] que inuente fuerunt super
Sepulcrum Domini in aduentu Salandi ' [i. e. Saladini] : beg. ' Sol
descendens per auroram metrical verses.
I. 19 (fol. 145). De caritate libellus : beg. 'Cogit me instantia
caritatis tue, monachorum mihi amantissime 1 : this was at one time
attributed to st. Bernard (Migne's Patrol. Lat. 184, col. 583), but only
four and a half chapters are here: ends 'omnibus occurrit\ At
fol. i53 v is the religious rhythmical poem beginning 'Mens, affectus,
ratio queso conuenite ' : and at fol. 1 74 v is the Carmen de Algorismo of
Alexander de Villa Dei, beg. ' Hec Aigorismus are presens dicitur \
J. 20 (fol. 176). Some excerpts from a Latin chronicle of England,
1216-24, with a list of English bishoprics, &c. : on fol. i77 v are two
entries of events at Leicester in 1 1 73-5.
K. 21 (fol. 178). At fol. i8o v 'Incipit sermo magistri Roberti
Grossi Capitis Lincolniensis Episcopi \ beg. ' Maria optimam partem . . .
Bene nouit caritas uestra '.
22 (fol. i82 v ). 'Summa de claustro amine', the first seven and
a half chapters of the 3rd book, by Hugo de Folieto : ends ' redundet
in fructibus '.
L. 23 (fol. 188). The greater part of the Apocalypsis Goliae episcopi
of Walter de Mape : beg. 'A tauro torrida', but w. 385-96, 421-end
(Camd. Soc. edition, 1841) are omitted.
24 (fol. 191 v ). A metrical poem ridiculing the complaints of the
people of Stoughton (Stoctona) against the abbey of Leicester in 1 296
or soon after : beg. ' Post incarnatum Verbum de Virgine natum \
25 (fol. i92 v ). 'Ysagoge in rrioralem philosophiam ' : pref. beg.
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS. [ado 5 -«
'MoraHum dogma philosophorum ' : text beg. 'Triplex est capiendi
consilii deliberatio as in Ball. coll. MS. 285.
Foil, ii-iii are much injured leaves from the older binding containing
part of a Goliardic Latin poem, of which the last line is ' Pugnis scalpit
scabiem [?] caro dum incendit \
A nearly erased inscription on fol. 213" shows that this MS. was owned by
Henry Jackson of Corpus Christ! college, Oxford, on May 21, 1600.
Apparently acquired by purchase from him about 1619-20.
Now MS. BodL 57.
2005. 834. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 12 th cent, in
France (?) : 9$ x 6$ in., iv + 63 leaves, in double columns : with
illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, plain white sheepskin on boards,
clasp lost, English work of the 14th cent (?)
c Liber Hugonis [de Sancto Victore] de Sacramentis . . . with
a prologue : only the first of the two books is here.
Foil, ii and iv contain two (slightly imperfect) 13th cent. Latin lists
of charters and groups of charters of property belonging to Oseney
abbey, and the *D* on fol. iv v may be an Oseney mark. In a similar
hand to that of the second list is a title * prima pars maiorum sacra-
mentorum Hugonis de Sancto Victore and a partly erased inscription
probably implying that the volume belonged to Oseney. ' [ex]
dono Ricardi de Wrthe canonici nostri', about 1235, for Richard
became abbot of Dorchester in 1236. Fol. iii is from an early thirteenth
cent, missal, containing part of the service for Passion Sunday and the
preceding day, probably of a French use. Foil. 57-62 are three leaves
from a 13th cent. Latin theological treatise.
This volume belonged to the library of Oseney abbey near Oxford, see
above. In the 16th cent, it was in the library of St. George's at Windsor,
and bears the library mark on fol. iv v . * Thomas Breson ', early 16th
cent., on the inner front board : « Thomas Clarke 16th cent. (fol. i v ),
to whom the motto 'Ap/tu cot % X^P li on foL I may belong. ' Sum
John Dauies 1601 ex dono Jo. Price 1 (fol. 55*, cf. iv v ). * D. D. Biblio-
thecae Public* Oxon. Jo. Dauis S. Th. Doctor Ap. 22° 16 16/
Now MS. Bodl. 477.
2006* 891. In Latin, on parchment: written about a. d. 1400 in England:
7f * 5f * n -> * + x 47 leaves : with illuminated capitals, See.
1 (fol. 1). * Breuiloquium Johannis Wallensis de quatuor virtutibus
cardinalibus secundum dicta principum et philosophorum': beg.
' Quoniam misericordia & Veritas \
2 (fol. 51). 'Liber quern composuit frater Jacobus de Cessolis
ordinis fratrum Predicatorum qui intitulatur de moribus hominum et
officijs nobilium' super ludo Scachorum', with prologue: prol. beg*
1 Multorum fratrum ordinis text beg. 1 Inter omnia mala signa 9 : a list
of chapters precedes.
3 (fol. 129). 'Tractatus de regimine sanitatis secundum Bartholo-
meum in suo Breuiario': beg. 4 Ut autem dicit Galienus' [cf. MS.
Digby 31. Cr.\
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i59
An erased inscription on fol. 1 reads ' Liber sancti Swithini Wyntoniensis
ecclesie \ and another 00 fol. 144 records that Henry Jackson (of Corpus
Christi college, Oxford) owned the volume in 1600. Acquired probably
by purchase from Jackson in 1619-20.
Now MS. BodL 58.
2007- 688. In Latin, on paper : written about A. D. 1600 in England : 7 J x 6 in.,
iii + 53 leaves.
' Praelectiones Gulielmi Whitakeri in Cantica Canticorum ' : beg. 1 In
proemio duo explicanda \ The leaves were chiefly once pp. 217-324
of a blank book.
4 Ex dono Roberti Clay ' : then in another hand ' S. Theologise Doctoris
apud quern habentur comentarij in priorem ad Timotheum Epistolam
MS. eiusdem Whitakerj \ Clay was not made a D.D. till Jan. 19, 16ft,
and the volume was certainly acquired not later than 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 69.
2008. 393* In Latin, on parchment, written early in the 14th cent, in England :
iofx8f in., iii + 3tl leaves in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c.
Theological treatises by st Augustine : — a (fol. 1) De Trinitate, in
15 books, with lists of chapters, preface, and retractation : b (fol. 55)
Commentarius super Genesim ad litteram, in 12 books, with lists of
chapters and retractation: after this is a short anonymous piece (by
Boethius), Quomodo substantiae bonae sint, at fol. 104 : c (fol. 107)
De vera religione, with notes : d (fol. 117) De libero arbitrio, in three
books, the first of which is often called, as here, Unde malum, cf.
fol. 3ii y : e (fol. 135) De natura boni : /(fol. 139) De natura et gratia:
g (fol. 148) Retractationes, in two books, with lists of chapters: h
(fol. 162) De praesentia Dei, with the retractation : i (fol. 165) De fide
ad Petrum : j (fol. 171) De praedestinatione et gratia, not by Augustine :
k (fol. 174) De gratia et libero arbitrio: / (fol. 180) Ad inquisitiones
Januarii epistolae duae, with the retractation : m (fol. i84 v ) De fide vel
symbolo, with the retractation: n (fol. i88 v ) De cura pro mortuis
gerenda : o (fol. 192) De moribus ecclesiae et Manichaeorum, in two
books: / (fol. 206) Hypognosticon, with notes: q (fol. 2 i4 v ) Contra
epistolam Manichaei: r (fol. 222) De mendacio: s (fol. 228) Contra
mendacium : /(fol. 234) De duabus animabus : u (fol. 237 v ) De videndo
Deum: v (fol. 246) Soliloquia, in two books: w (fol. 253) Sermo de
Assumptione beatae Mariae, [now known to be by Fulbertus Camotensis.
O.] : x (fol. 258) De Sermone Domini in Monte, in two books, with
the retractation: y (fol. 275 y ) De adulterinis coniugiis, in two books;
z (fol. 284) De utilitate credendi : aa (fol. 296) De natura et origine
animae, in four books : bb (fol. 312) De opere monachorum. There are
also a sermon by Augustine (fol. i87 v = Migne's Patrol. Lat 39. 1706),
and two letters (foil. 242 v , 2S4 V = Migne's Patrol. Lat. 33. 652^ 515).
At fol. 257 is a sermon by st. Ambrose De Assumptione beatae Mariae
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(Migne 96. 279, as perhaps by st. Hildefonsus) : at fol. 29o v is an
anonymous comm. on Ecclesiasticus xxiv. 17-22, beg. 'Quasi cedrus
. . . Multiplices sunt proprietates A list of contents is on fol. iii,
and a short '[Pjroemium de triplici causa erroris* precedes the
first piece, cf. fol. 106.
The scribe of fol. u6 v next went on writing at fol. 237 v . The fly-
leaves of the 17th cent, binding are from a 16th cent, edition of
Cicero's Letters, with manuscript notes, see nos. 1931-2, 2039, 2 °49>
2480, 2617.
'Pertinet conuentni . . .' 15th cent. Presented by William Ballow of
Ch. Ch., Oxford, in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 568.
2009. 393. In Latin, on parchment : made np of fonr MSS. written in the 14th
and 15th centt. in England: 12^x9^ in., vi + 312 leaves: with
illuminated capitals, &c: binding, white leather on boards, clasps
lost : 15th cent. English work, tf-backed.
Short theological pieces, chiefly by st. Augustine, bishop of Hippo : —
A. (early 15th cent. : in several hands : in double columns) 1 (fol. 1).
* Omelie beati Augustini de Verbis Domini & apostoli [Pauli] 89 in
number : the title is added : the first sermon beg. • Evangelium audiuimus
& in eo Dominum ' : on five preceding leaves are a list of the sermons,
and two sermons (De non jurando by Augustine, and De Came, Mundo
et Diabolo, beg . 1 Adiuua me Domine, . . . Corpus fugere ' : Migne's
Patrol. Lat. 38. 962 and [?]) : the latter sermon is imperfect, fol. vi
being mutilated.
2 (fol. io9 v ). 'Sermones Augustini episcopi morales ad Fratres in
heremo', 25 sermons (with notes), a list of which is on fol. i3o v : foil.
1 3 1- 1 43 r are occupied with indexes of subjects to the two preceding
articles.
3 (foL 143 v ). 'Epistola Augustini ad Julianura comitem', the
treatise usually called De salutaribus documentis, probably by Paulinus,
patriarch of Aquileia : followed at fol. 154 by an index of subjects.
4 (foil i55> r 5 6 » l S9> *79» l8 ° v > * 8lV > l82 > l8 * v > 2 44). Nine
separate sermons by or attributed to st. Augustine (Migne's Patrol.
Lat. 39. 1946, [?], 39- *7 8 3> 39- 22o6 > 39- 2 3 OI > 39- 2 3°3> 39-
2307* 39* 22 37> 39* 22 ^4): the one without a reference in Migne
beg. 'Quemadmodum desiderat ceruus . . . O fons vite '. At fol. 182 is
1 Seneca de Ebrietate ', an extract from one of Seneca's letters, and at
fol. 244 v 4 De collacione huius vite transitorie ad vitam eternam ', beg
1 Eripe me de inimicis ... Sic viuere debemus '.
5 (fol. i57 v ). . 'Augustinus de gaudio electorum et de supplicio
damnatorum ', usually entitled De tribus habitaculis, not by Augustine.
6 (fol. 161). 'Liber nuncupatus Stimulus consciencie often attri-
buted to Richard Rolle of Hampole: prol. beg. 'Ab etemo et ante
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tempora ' : in seven books, with lists of chapters. This is probably
a Latin translation of Rolle's Prick of Conscience.
B (early 15th cent. : in several hands : in double columns) 7 (fol. 185),
Letters of st. Jerome ad Eustochium virginem, ad Heliodorum (fol.
i98 v , cf. i6o v ), ad Nepotianum (fol. 201). Before this set of letters
some blank columns on foil. 183^184 are filled with extracts from
st. Jerome and his Epistola ad Pammachium (fol. 184).
8 (fol. 206). 'Vita Malchi monachi captfui conscripta a beato
Jeronimo followed by a story ' de quadam virgine que sibi nasum
abscidit ne desponsaretur \
9 (fol. 208). * Crisostomus de muliere Cananea beg. * Multe tempta-
ciones
10 (fol. 213). 'Liber Aurelii Augustini . . . de Vita Christiana
followed by his ' Meditaciones de dileccione Dei' (fol. 221 v )> usually
entitled De diligendo Deo, and his ' Liber . . . de Perfeccione Iusticie '
(fol. 227), both with lists of chapters. On foil. 232, 256 have been
added the two letters of st. Augustine ad Valentinum mon/tchum.
Foil. 185-232 are an insertion in the original MS.
A (see above, continued) 1 1 (fol. 233). ' Notabilia extracta de
epistolis sancti Jeronimi an added title: and (fol. 241) an extract
from st. Jerome's Rescriptio de cessatione legalium.
C (early 15th cent: in several hands: in double columns) 12 (fol.
245). ' Tractatus sancti Bernardi . . . de Clara Valle super Magnificat /
13 (fol. 246). 'Tractatus bead Bernardi super Missus est [ange/us]
de laudibus Virginis Matris followed (fol. 254) by Petrus Damiani's
sermon de Exaltacione sancte Crucis, here ascribed to st. Bernard, and
(fol. 255 v ) 'Tractatus de 2^ parte scripti [Edmundi] Stourton de
laude beate Marie Virginis beg. * Quare negabo te \
D (early 14th cent.) 14 (fol. 257). Distinctiones theologicae [of
Petrus Cantor, here anonymous tj in alphabetical order : beg. ' Abel
dicitur principium ecclesie propter innpcentiam ' : the first few headings
are Abel, Abiciuntur, Abiectio est ... , Abyssus ' : a leaf or two are
lost at the end.
1 Liber Johannis Lyndon ' (foil. i v , 357) : in the same hand is a list of the
contents of the whole volume. 1 Guilihelmi Mnggi liber ex dono
magistri Georgii [Ma]son/ 16th cent. Presented by William Ballow, of
Christ Church, Oxford, in May 1604, he being proctor at the time.
Now MS. Bodl. 159.
2010. 469. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent. : 7| x$\ in.,
i + 162 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. : lower parts of leaves
in parts injured by damp.
Excerpts from st. Augustine's works : — 0
1 (fol. 1). 'Liber de Ciuitate Dei recollectus per veritates a magistro
Francisco de Maronis ordinis fratrum Minorum.'
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2 (fol. 65). ' Flores beati Augustini super librum de Trinitate ' per
eundem.
Presented by William Ballow, of Christ Church, Oxford, proctor, in the
first four months of 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 60.
2011. 245. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 14th cent, in Holland :
8f x 6| in., i + 62 leaves : with two illuminated capitals, &c. : binding,
stamped leather on boards with chamfered edges, clasp lost, 15th
cent. Dutch work.
1 (fol. 1). 'Liber primus beati Ambrosij de Penitencia', followed
by the second book.
2 (fol. 40). 1 Liber sancti Ambrosij de Viduis.'
' Liber domus clericorum in Doesborch 15th cent. : * Sent by John Gibson
to doctear James the 30 of October, and gott at the wininge [?] of Dos-
pero [i. e. Doesborch ?] in Gylderland *, about A. D. 1600. Acquired not
later than 1602. [Cp. no. 19 16. Cr.)
Now MS. Bodl. 478.
2012. 123. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 12th cent in England: 13I
x&{ in., i + 76 leaves, in double columns: discoloured by damp
throughout, and some margins injured by it : binding, stamped white
sheepskin (about 1602) on older sewing and boards, injured and
re-backed.
At end — 4 Explicit Liber Exameron beati Ambrosii Mediolanensis
episcopi', the Hexafe'meron. A contemporary list of the rubrics for
each book is fol. i, but none of them have been inserted. 0
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 206.
2013. in. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 2nd half of the 12th cent, in
England : 10 x6| in., ii + 75 leaves : in parts discoloured by damp :
binding, stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) on older sewing.
• Expositio uenerabilis Bede presbiteri de Tabernaculo et uasis eius
ac uestibus sacerdotum in three boqks each with a list of chapters.
' liber Clerobaldi/ about A. D. 1 200 (?). Presented by the dean and chapter
of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 479.
2014a. 820. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 12th cent, in
England [?] in more than one hand: njx8^ in., iv + 90 leaves:
with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, stamped leather on boards,
clasp lost, Canterbury work of 1508, see below: in a green baize
cover. There are remains of a chain fastening which show that the
volume lay on a lectern or desk, not in a book-shelf.
1 (fol. iii). 'Liber venerabilis Bed? presbiteri in librum Actuum
Apostolorum cum prologo : followed at fol. 46* by 1 Descriptio
uenerabilis Bed? . . . quorundam nominum regionum & locorum que
nominantur in libro Actuum Apostolorum.' In the marginal notes on
foil. 3 V , 3i y Gerard Langbaine recognized the hand of dr. Thomas
Gascoigne, perhaps rightly.
2 (fol. 53). 'Tractatus Iuonis Carnotensis episcopi de modo &
ordine & ueritate Sacramentorum Christi & $cclesie/
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163
3 (foL 58). Sermones Ivonis Carnotensis de ecclesiasticis sacra-
mentis, viz. : — ii (fol. 58) ' De clericatu et eius officio iii (fol. 62) 'De
significationibus sacerdotalium indumentorum iv (fol. 66) * De sacra-
mentis dedicationis v (fol. 7o v ) 'Qualiter uetera sacramenta conue-
niant nouis', vi (fol. 86) beg. 'Corruptum peccatis', vii (fol. 88 v ) beg.
* Quoniam presentium ends (Migne, clxii. 567) * Ignis in conspectu
eius ardebit \ Fol. 72 v is blank : cf. 78 v . There are several changes
of hand. For a larger collection of the sermons see no. 2299. At
foL 89 is a narrative of the translation of st James the Great (Bid/.
Hagr. Lat 4069), beg. * Nemo putet quod iste sit Iacobus \
Foil, i-ii, 99 are two leaves from a 13th cent MS. of the Digest,
xxii, tit. i, in double columns, margins left blank for insertion of the
gloss.
This MS. was in the library of Christ Church, Canterbury, and is no. 88 in
dr. James's Ancient Libraries of Canterbury (1903) and no. 124 in the
Canterbury binding list of 1508 {ibid., p. 157). Presented by Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob Colfe in 1616.
Now MS. BodL 160.
2014b. 821. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 12th cent, at
Canterbury (?) : nfx8| in., ii + 166 leaves: with illuminated
capitals, &c: binding, stamped brown leather on boards, early
17th cent. Oxford binding.
1 (fol. 1). 'Expositio in Cantica Canticorum librorum septem, quam
composuit Beda presbiter uenerabilis iuuante se gratia supema ' : the
first book is De gratia Dei contra Julianum : the seventh is compiled
from the works of Gregory the Great : the second book is preceded by
a list of chapters.
2 (fol. 112). ' Expositio sancti Ieronimi presbiteri in Ecclesiasten
Salomonis', with prologue and preface as in no. 2204.
This belonged to the library of Christ Church, Canterbury, and is no. 85
in dr. M. R. James's Ancient Libraries of Canterbury (1903), p. 25,
cf. p. 157, no. 122. Presented by Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Colfe in
1616.
Now MS. Bodl. 161.
2015. 117. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 14th cent. : 11 x 7f in.,
v + 1 38 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c : binding, stamped white
leather (about 1602) on older sewing and boards.
1 (fol. 1). 'Hie incipiunt Meditaciones Boneuenture de Passione
Christi . . . arranged for the days of the week: beg. 'Inter alia
uirtutum \ At fol. 87 v follows a short piece headed ' Istum modum
procedendi tenent in negocio & habent prelati Francie contra Predi-
catores et Minores hijs diebus de deliberato consilio cum magistris in
theologia in decretis et aliis iure peritis quos habere poterunt.'
2 (fol. 89). 'Incipiunt quatuor Meditaciones ymaginis vite per
t ** m 2
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deuotum Boneventuram eciam edite': beg. 'Flecto genua mea',
dialogues between Anima and Homo,
3 (fol. 114). Lenten sermons, a Quadragesimale, selected from
st. Augustine of Hippo and other Fathers : the first begins ' Rogo vos
& ammoneo', from Augustine. At fol. i32 v is 'Sermo bonus de
Passione Christi beg. 1 Sanguis meus effundetur . • . Karissimi, pre
omnibus rebus a Deo creatis \
1 Istum libra m . . . dominus Ricardns Brounst vicarins de choro ecclcsie
Cathedralis beati Petri Exonie librarie ecclesie Cathedralis predicte dedit
& assignauit imperpetuum ibidem permansurum *, late 15th cent. [He
was vicar choral in 141 7. £>.] Presented by the dean and chapter of
Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 162.
2016. 506. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the first
quarter of the lath cent, in England: njx8f in., ii + 252 leaves:
binding, Oxford stamped leather on older boards, about 1605.
A. i (fol. i : in several hands : red and green initial similar to that of
no. 1003, the Peterborough Chronicle). The Historia Ecclesiastica of
Bede, a transcript of Winchester Cathedral MS. 3. This is Plummets
O 2 : see his edition i (1896), p. cxviii. On the margin of fol. 152*,
half-erased, is Caedmon's hymn in Old English. There are four Old
English glosses, published by A. S. Napier (Old English Glosses, 1900,
p. 198), and 15th cent, marginal notes in ink and in lead. At fol. 209
follows a 1 2th cent, note on Ethelred II and Edmund Ironside.
2 (fol. 209 v : in another hand). The Latin poem of ^Edilwulf on the
abbots of a cell to Lindisfarne, with dedication to bishop Ecgberct
(802-20). The poem, of which only two other copies are extant, has
been printed from this MS. in T. Arnold's Symeon of Durham (Rolls
Series), i, pp. 265 f., and collated in E. Diimmter's Poetae Latini Aevi
Carolini (Mon. Germ. Hist.), i, pp. 582 f. At fol. 226 v follow an
extract from Jerome and from Orosius * de situ Babylonis and (fol.
227) a Latin charm (beg. 'TigaS. TigaS. Tigao*. calicet').
B (gatherings numbered • 1 m • ) 3 (fol. 228). 'Gilda minor.
Incipiunt Gesta Britonum a Gilda sapiente composita.' This is the
Historia Brittonum, formerly ascribed to Nennius, without the Saxon
genealogies. It contains Mommsen's parts i-iv, vi, vii, ending 'in
extremis flnibus cosmi \ At fol. 243 follows a chronological computa-
tion made in 1105 : beg. * Quinquagesimo ergo quarto anno 1 .
4 (fol. 245). ' Incipit liber Bemetoli [corrected to Metodii] quern
beatus Jeronimus de greco in latinum transtulit uel composuit': a
Latin paraphrase of the Revelationes of the pseudo-Methodius, slightly
varying from the version found in nos. 3650, 14732, and other later
Bodleian MSS. : beg. ' Anno Dccc m0 et tricesimo mortuus est Adam \
After this follow : — a (fol. 248 y ) pedigree of the counts of Flanders to
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Baldwin VII (1111-19) and list of the kings of France to Louis VI
(1108-37) ; b (foL 249 v ) three lections for st. Oswald: c (fol. 250) Old
English and Latin glosses in the same hand as the charm on fol. 227 ;
the former have been published in Neues Archiv, ii (1877), p. 433 and
in Zeitschr. f. Deutsches AltertAum, xxxiii (1889), p. 238 : d (fol. 25o v )
commencement of a Latin homily (Migne, Patrol. Lat. xxxix. 2 113),
beg. 'Natale sancti Iohannis fratres karissimi': e (fol. 251) a list of
about seventy works, probably in the library of Peterborough abbey,
printed in Neues ArMv, lac. cit.
The fly-leaves are (1) two leaves from an early 15th cent. MS. of
Latin sermons, fol. i: (2) two leaves from a late 13th cent. MS. of
' Hyngham \ i. e. the Summa Magna and Summa Parva of Ralph de
Hengham (ed. Selden, 1616, pp. 66, 14 — 72, 8 ; 84, 23 — 92, 13), fol. 252.
This MS. seems to have belonged to St. Peter's monastery at Peterborough
(bnt it is not in the 14th cent, catalogue printed by Gunton) : on fol.
250* (half rubbed out) is ' Anno Domini M° CCCr 1° ix° obiit frater
Ricardus [?] de burgo Petri ', and on foL 240* is 4 Humflridus Natures',
1 6th cent., see note on no. 18330. ' Henncus Stowkes* is on fol. 250,
15th cent. Presented by John Barneston in 1605.
Now MS. BodL 168.
2017. 580. In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written early in the
15th cent, in England: io$x7£ ^ + 236 leaves, in double
columns : with illuminated border (3 grotesques), capitals, &c : the
upper margins injured from abt. fol. no on.
A. i (fol. 1). . . Epistole magistri Petri (Blesensis) Bathoniensis
archidiaconi no ('in') in number, a list of which is on fol. i v :
no. 1 94 ' is the Instructio fidei catholicae sent by pope Alexander iii to
the Soldan of Iconium, beg. ' Alexander ... Ex literis tuis \ At fol. 118
are added some Goliardic and popular poems ; some incipits are ' Tres
fuerant iuuenes ' (fol. 118), * Pergama flere uolo * Si metuis, si magna
cupis' (fol. n8 v ), ' Pauca licet portes ' (fol. n8 v ), 'Est luxus populator
opum ' (fol. ii9 v ) : on fol. n8 v is a French ' medicina pro febre ' : the
collection ends among some quotations with 'Oderunt peccare mali
formidine pene and the catchword Oderunt, a leaf or leaves being lost.
B. 2 (fol. 121). * Tabula dictaminis a later title : beg. 4 Epistola est
oracio ex attributis sibi partibus congrue composita.' The treatise is
on writing letters (formulae litterarum).
C. 3 (fol. 132). 138 Quaestiones, stated in a late 15th cent, hand to
be by st. Thomas Aquinas on the second book of the Sentences of
Peter Lombard, here without title, except a later 'Sanctus Thomas
Alquinus * : beg. ' Ubi habundauit delictum, superhabundauit & gracia
Dei . . . Primi parentis delictum \ These quaestiones are chiefly con-
cerned with sins, and appear to be later than st. Thomas Aquinas.
A list of them is at fol. 227 v .
The same hand which recorded the gift of this volume (see below)
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entered on foil, iii-iv a short treatise on * ea que sunt necessaria ad
altaris sacramenta ' : beg. 4 Circa ea que sunt necessaria \
1 Hunc librum Thomas Staunton prior monasterij Radyngensis dcdit
claustralibus Radyngensibus, quern qui alienauerit uel de eo fraudem
fecerit, anathema sit Amen* (late 15th cent.). Presented by William
Burdet of Sonning in 1608.
Now MS. BodL 570.
2018. 949. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent, in England :
iafx8fin., xiii + 2 16 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, white skin on bevelled boards, worm-eaten
and worn, clasps lost, English 15th cent. work.
* Scolastica historia magistri Petri Commestoris . . . * : with a list of
chapters in the Historia (Gen.-Macc.) and in the Allegoriae historia-
rum (fol. 17), and the prologue to William archbp. of Sens. The
treatise is preceded by a (fol. iv) the Compendium veteris testamenti of
Petrus Pictaviensis (13th cent.), wanting the first leaf ; text begins 1 Iacob
fratre turn in primogenitura ' : b (fol. xi) tables on the Historia Scholastica
(15th cent.), viz.: — preface (beg. 'Ne michi soli laborarem '), list of
' capitula magistri historiarum ' with their incipits, an alphabetical index
of names and subjects, and list of ' nomina doctorum qui in Historia
allegantur \
Foil, i-iii, 216 are leaves from a late 14th cent. Latin theological MS.
Probably acquired between 161 3 and 1620.
Now MS. BodL 164.
2019. 659. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the first
half of the 15th cent, in England : iof x 7} in., 275 leaves, in double
columns : with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, black leather,
with a coat of arms, a chevron engrailed between three leopard's
faces, English work of about a. d. 1600.
A. 1 (fol. 1). A moralization of the Metamorphoses of Ovid, by
Nicholas Trivet : beg. ' A veritate quidem [sc. quidam] auditum
auertent ' : it is sometimes termed * Expositio fabularum ' and attributed
to Thomas Walleys, but is here stated in a r6th cent, note to be a
fifteenth book of the Reductorium Morale of Petrus Berchorius. One
leaf is wanting at the end : the text ends abruptly 1 marito quod cum
dixisset\ A long index to this work occupies foil. 137-60. It is
probable from the signatures that artt. 4, 5 originally preceded art. r.
2 (fol. 83). A commentary on the Mythologiac of Fabius Planciades
Fulgentius [by Johannes de Ridevall, here anonymous. Cr.] : beg.
4 Intencio venerabilis viri Fulgencij ' : ends 1 circa istum Ganimedem \
3 (fol. 161). An anonymous treatise on the art of preaching, stated
in a 1 6th cent, note to be the Directorium sive Breviarium Morale of
Petrus Berchorius : beg. * Presens opusculum in .4. particulas est
diuisum text beg. e Quatuor namque famosa predicandi genera \
4 (fol. 191). ' Scintillarium poesis' vel Mythologia, by Alexander
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Neckam, here anonymous : beg. ' Fuit in Egipto vir ditissimus nomine
Sirophanes ' : a treatise on classical mythology.
5 (fol. 237). A prose analysis of the fifteen books of the Metamor-
phoses of Ovid, with a short preface : pref. beg. * Cum omnis corporum
transmutatio ' : ends ' itineris causa nec ei causam ' (in the fifteenth book)
at the top of a column, apparently unfinished : see art 1, above.
B. 6 (fol. 257). A short Liber de natura rerum, scilicet avium,
bestiarum, lapidum pretkworum, et similium, moralizatus, chiefly made
up from Solinus, Isidorus, and others : in alphabetical order : the
nearly contemporary title ( Solinus de mirabilibus mundi moralizatus ' is
obviously wrong : beg. ' Iulius Solinus dicit quod aquila tarn acuti
luminis est'. The treatise appears also to be found in MS. Merton
college 68. On fol. 269* follows the first column only of the Soliloquia
of st. Augustine, some leaves being lost after it.
The front cover has pasted on it a leaf from an early 15th cent. Latin
Psalterium triplex.
Probably acqoiied by the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 571.
2020. 193. In English, on parchment: written late in the 14th cent. : 9^x7 in.,
i + 64 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c : binding, plain white
sheepskin on bevelled boards, 15th cent. English work, repaired.
At end : — 4 Thus endith that tretice called Stimulus Amoris, com-
piled be that deuowte doctor Bonaventure ' : a translation or rather
paraphrase of the Latin work, including the usual commentaries on the
Lord's Prayer, Salutatio Virginis, Salve Regina, Sec. The first leaf has
been almost entirely cut out, and its place supplied by a 16th cent
transcript on three pages, which begins 1 Stimulus Amoris. How a man
shall have Christis Passion in minde . . . Al forwonderid of our selffe \
Similarly fol. 25 is a later substitute. On fol. 64* a 16th cent, hand has
written two English stanzas on the book (beg. ' Thowgh some thing in
thys booke '), a Latin sentence, and then ' S. and B. belonges to me ;
ij 8 ' : the stanzas are over some older English lines, of which the first
two are * Who so euer on me doth loke | I am my w ladys boke \
'My lady Marques Dorsettes booke. Ihesns Maria' early 16th cent:
perhaps Cicely (d. 1530). Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1603.
Now MS. Bodl. 480.
2021. 375. In English, on parchment: written about the middle of the 15th
cent.: 13! x 9} in., ii+126 leaves^ with illuminated capitals, &c. :
binding, leather stained red on boards, with traces of clasps, con-
temporary English work.
1 The Mirrovre of the blessyde Lyfe of oure Lorde Criste Ihesu the
English translation of the Meditatio de vita Christi of st. Bonaventure,
made by Nicholas Love, whose name does not occur : with list of 64
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chapters and two Latin passages (begg. * Attende lector huius libri
' Memorandum quod circa annum the first giving Bonaventure's name,
the second stating that the book was submitted to arch bp. Arundel in
a. d. 1 410 (both printed in Tanner's Bibliotheca, s. v. Morton, John).
Three English prayers are added after chapter 64 as part of the work.
Fol. 98 is badly stained. Foil. i20 v -i26 r contain a slightly later
addition, part of the Evangelium Nicodemi in English : beg. ' The
Jewes the morowe . . . they foryate not Joseph of Aramathie ' : the letter
of Pilate, leading up to the Veronica-legend or Cura sanitatis Tiberii,
also in English, begins on fol. i23 v at fin.
The binding raises a presumption that the volume belonged to Newark
priory in Surrey, see no. 3085. Owned by * Thomas Wetherston* in the
1 6th cent. Presented by sir George More in 1604.
Now MS. BodL 207.
2022. 873. In Latin, on parchment : written about the middle of the 13th cent, in
England : 12 x 8| in., vi + 493 leaves, in double columns : with illu-
minated capitals, &c. : binding, white leather (early 16th cent ?) on
older (14th cent. ?) solid leather boards.
A Latin Vulgate Old Testament without the Psalter. The books
occur, without titles, in the following order : — Gen.-Chron., Prayer of
Manasseh, Is.-Mal., Tob.-Esth., Mace, Esdr., Neh., Job, Prov.-
Ecclus., Prayer of Solomon. Chapters are irregular, but for the most
part modern. The prologues of st. Jerome are given, except those to
Judith and Esther, but not his epistle to Paulinus. The prologue to
Chron. is Jerome's epistle to Domnio and Rogatianus (beg. ' Quomodo
Graecorum historias'). Job has a second prologue, beg. 'Fertur in
terra quidam \ The prologues to the first three minor prophets are : —
I/osea, * Temporibus Ozie ' Osee de tribu Isacar ' ; Joel y ( S. Johel
apud Ebreos 4 Johel Fatuel filius * Ex tribus igitur generibus \ * Johel
de tribu Ruben 9 ; Amos, 1 Hie Amos propheta 1 Amos propheta et
rusticus ' Amos vero interpretatur onustus 1 Ozias rex ' Amos non
ad Jerusalem ' ; the remainder have the usual prefaces, as have Bar.,
Sap., Mace. Gen.-Lev. are preceded by summaries of the sections
(beg. 1 De die primo in quo lux facta est There are a few marginal
notes and corrections. On fol. 49 i v is part of the ' Sacramentum quod
debet rex facere in coronacione sua ', and a Latin letter from bp. Gros-
seteste to Simon de Montfort about the punishment of malefactors,
1 238 : beg. 1 Nobili viro & amico . . . Sicud sentiunt sancti & iusti '
(Roberti Grosseteste Epistolae, ed. Luafd, 1861, no. xlviii, p. 141): both
notes are late 13 th cent.
Two erased notes (one of 13 13?) are on fol. 11, and 'Cancio Johannis
Pictoris ', about 1400 : also on foL 494* 1 tradat magistro Ricardo
de . . .', &c Probably acquired between 161 3 and 1620.
Now MS. Auct. D. 3. 9.
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2023. 229. In Latin, &&, on parchment: written early in the 15th cent, in
England : 7^ x 5$ in., vi + 133 leaves : with illuminated capitals, 8cc :
binding, white sheepskin on bevelled boards, clasps lost, contemporary
English work.
Theological treatises : —
1 (fol. 1). 1 Speculum Christiani ' (title from the colophon), ' secundum
T[homam] Wfalton] ' [Cr.] : at fol. vi precedes a tabula tractatuum :
beg. ' [Dominus in] Euangelio. Qui ex Deo est \ English quatrains
occur, as for instance at fol. 4 (the 1st Commandment), 'Thow schalt
loue God wyth hert entere ' : and from fol. 17 to 29 much of the text
is in English, partly in verse.
2 (fol. 50). ' Meditaciones beati Bernardi ' de cognitione humanae
conditionis : beg. ' Multi multa sciunt \
3 (fol. 66 v ). ' Hie primo tangitur quoddam miraculum de vno spiritu
qui vocatur Guydo an account of a vision of Purgatory in a. d. 1323 :
beg. 1 Ut dicit Augustinus \
4 (fol. 79). 1 . . . Secrete meditaciones de vita et passione Domini
nostri Ihesu Christi, quas scripsit cardinalis Bonaventura ad quandam
feminam religiosam ' : beg. ' Anima Dei insignata ymagine \ At fol. 85
follow four meditations by stt. Jerome (beg. 'Pensandum quippe'),
Anselm (foil. 86, 88 : begg. 4 Terret me vita mea and the Deploratio
virginitatis amissae, 4 Anima mea anima erumnosa ') and Bonaventura
(fol. 90 v , De proprietate amoris : beg. 1 0 amor ardens
5 (fol. 92). Excerpts from the Elucidarius of Honorius Augustodur
nensis, here entitled 'Lucidarius preclarus', without author's name:
beg. 1 Gloriose magister, rogo te \
6 (fol. 106). 'Libellus de regula viuendi', known as the De
emendatione peccatoris, by Rich. Rolle of Hampole : at end 1 Explicit
iste tractatus quod Ricardus Hampolde \ an added title: beg. ( Ne
tardes conuerti'.
7 (fol. 125*). A treatise on the way to keep holy days : beg. 4 Festiuis
autem diebus debent Christiani intendere \
Foil, i-v, 129-33 are fragments from a 14th cent Latin MS. of the
Institutes : some Latin theological notes are added on fol. iii v -iv v .
Dr. i Thomas James 1 wrote his name on fol. 1 29. Presented by dr. Row-
land Searchfield, then B.D., in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 61.
2024. 247* In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
England : 8 J x 5 j in., iii + 193 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c :
binding, plain stamped brown leather on boards, clasps lost, contem-
porary English work.
A Sarum Processional : the chief divisions are : — after the Holy Water
service, the Temporale (fol. 3 V ), the Sanctorale (fol. i25 v ),the Commune
Sanctorum (fol. i58 v ): votive masses, proses, &c. (fol. i65 v ), see
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Frere's Bibl. Musico-Liturgica (1901), p. 104. Mr. Bannister notes
that the volume was written for a church or cathedral (not monastery)
which possessed a cope of Edward the Confessor (foL i53 y : 'in qua
excellencior persona vtatur capa regis eiusdem'), and that there are
Winchester saints in the litanies (foil. i75 v , i8o v , &c). The only place
known to have had such a cope is Westminster abbey, but the West-
minster use differs from the present volume. At fol. 191 is a Salve of
the Holy Cross, perhaps not found elsewhere {beg. 1 Salue festa dies toto
uenerabilis euo | Qua pia crux Cristi fulget & alta petit with musical
notes). The fly-leaves (foil, ii, 193) are from an unfinished 14th cent
Canterbury (?) lectionary.
'William pJTomar*, possibly Cormar, late 15th cent, 'Liber colegij
beate Marie Oxonie', i.e. Oriel college, 16th cent. Acquired not after
160a.
Now MS. BodL 637.
2026. 713* In Latin, on parchment: written in the 14th cent. : 1 1} x 8|in., ii + 155
leaves, in doable columns : binding, white leather on boards, clasps
lost, English work of the 2nd half of the 1 5th cent.
" 1 (fol 1). ' Tractatus a magistro Petro Blesensi ad regem Anglorum
Henricum scriptus de vita lob with prologue.
2 (fol. 1 2 V ). 1 Liber pastoralis beat! Gregorii pape urbis Rome ad
Johannem Rauennatem episcopum with prologue and lists of chapters.
3 (foL 56). ' xl omelie the forty sermons of Gregory the Great on
the Gospels, with prologue and list of the first thirty-five.
On fol. 155 is a copy of a Latin certificate that Robert Clayfeld
collected for the king from Iwaley [Uley, and] Wodmancote in the
county of Gloucester £3 14s. 7*/., on Nov. 6, 1430, written partly over
some older accounts.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2.
Now MS. Bodl. 197.
2026. 546. In Latin, on parchment : made up of four MSS. written in the 9th and
10th centt. in England and France: iox6f in., i + 107 leaves:
capitals (except in C) marked with colour.
1 (fol. 1). A single leaf written in Cornwall in the 10th cent, con-
taining the greater part of a ' Missa propria Germani episcopi who
is termed ' lucerna et columna Cornubise 9 and whose relics are here
stated to be kept in c Lannaledensis seclesia 1 : it has been several times
printed.
A (10th cent., written in Cornwall). 2 (fol. 2). * Incipit Expositio
Missae', as in Migne's Patrol. Lett, exxxviii. 1163-73 : a tract probably
by Theodulf, bishop of Orleans (see Memoires de la SoaYt/ arch, et hist,
de fOrleanais, xxiv, pp. 73, 332), transcribed in continental script from
an exemplar which had apparently lost its first leaf or leaves, beg. 1 Et
quando dicit . Dominus uobiscum . salutat sacerdos populum ends 1 et
omnes respondeant. Deo gracias?
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3 (fol. 14). c Incipit liber Thobie quem Hieronimus de caldea lingua
in latinum transtulit stilum with the prologue of st Jerome : written
in several (mixed continental and insular) hands : see facsimile of fol.
14 in W. M. Lindsay's Early Welsh Script, pi. xiv. There are three
Cornish glosses, given in Whitley Stokes' Old-Breton Glosses (Calcutta,
1879), p. 21. The last four leaves are water-stained.
B (10th cent., written in Cornwall or Wales by Bledian in an insular
script). 4 (fol. 26). * Incipit sepistola [cxxxj Agustini episcopi ad
Probam de orando Deo ', the last three words added : collated in the
Vienna Corpus Script. Eccles. Lat xliv, p. 40 : at end (fol. 36) is the
subscription ' Quicumque hanc aepistolam Agustini de orando Deo ad
Probam omni tempore scratutus (leg. scrutatus) fuerit, ne obliuiscetur
anime notarii Bledian . . .' A facsimile of this page is given as pi. xv in
Lindsay's Early Welsh Script.
5 (fol. 36 v ). ' Incipit epistola Agustini de igne purgatorio ', really
a homily by Caesarius of Aries (Migne, Patrol. Lat. xxxix. 1946) : beg.
4 In lectione apostolica ' : at end ' Bledian scriptor huius epistole. rogat
Deum misericordie. ', &c. Following the subscription come a (fol. 39 v )
five 4-line rhymed antiphons in honour of st. Benedict (=Chevallier,
ReptrtoHunt Ifymnicum, 36747), st. Laurence, the Virgin, st. Augustine,
and st. Mildred, written in various hands early in the 12th cent, at
Canterbury : b (fol. 40) Latin benedictions of alms for the dead, manu-
missions, and crops, with Old English rubrics, written in a modified
insular hand of the late 10th cent. ; printed from this MS. in Haddan
and Stubbs, Ecclesiastical Documents, 1869, i. 697-8 : c (fol. 40) a key
to cryptographic writing (viz. the vowel system), and two Old English
cryptograms of the nth cent; given in Wanley's Thesaurus (Oxf.,
1705), p. 83, cp. p. 223 : d (fol. 4o v ) paschal table, in which the years
are indicated by concurrents, for the cycle 836-1367. Mr. E. W. B.
Nicholson, who has reproduced this page in Early Bodleian Music, 11 1,
pi. xv, points out (1) that this table and the similar one in an nth cent.
Winchester book (no. 21870 foil. 7 y -8 r ) were copied from the same
original, presumably at Winchester ; (2) that the rectangle for the year
981 is marked by a stroke which, if intentional, would fix the date of
writing to 980-1.
C. (10th cent. : written on the Welsh border). 6 (foL 41)- A Latin
conversation-lesson, in dialogue form, probably composed for a Welsh
monastic school : beg. ' Surge amice de tuo lectulo. Tempus est tibi si
hodie surgis'. The first page (fol. 4i y ) has been partially effaced but
remains legible. On fol. 46 v is the colophon ' Finit Amen de aliquibus
raris fabulis ' : the last four words may be the title of what follows, for
the piece continues and ends, on fol. 47, 'docebo tede omnibus gliphis,
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id est obscuris, ut pla • . . ', several subsequent lines having been
erased. The dialogue, which recurs in a recension in MS. St. John's
coll., Oxford, 154, describes, inter alia, an imaginary victory of the
Britons over the Saxons (fol. 46), and contains on fol. 45 y an allusion
to the 1 podum beati Martini probably the monastery of Marmoutier
near Tours ; also, at fol. 42 v , a list of agricultural instruments and tools
headed ' De beneficiis \ given in facsimile in Archives des Missions
scientifiques et lilteraires, i e se"r., v (1856), p. 272, pi. 3. There are
numerous glosses, both on and between the lines, in the same hand as
the text. A few are Latin ; the remainder Brythonic, probably Welsh.
These last were printed by Zeuss, whose 1 codex Oxoniensis posterior '
this is (Zeuss and Ebel, Gratninatica Celtica, 187 1, pp. 1060-3), and
are incorporated in Loth's Vocabulaire Vieux-Breton (Paris, 1883).
Bradshaw regarded them as belonging 'to the Cornish-Breton rather
than to the Welsh family ' ; Loth denies them to be Cornish and
suggests that they were written in a Welsh-speaking district of SW.
England (Vocab. Vieux-Breton, p. 25; Rev. critique, 1893, xv > P- 7°)>
and his view is accepted by Celtic philologists. Unpublished glosses in
a nearly contemporary hand occur scratched with a dry point on fol. 42,
recto and verso : most are Old English, as stagnum tin, galmula . . .
mole, lignismus bil, metallum wecg, malleus bytel, aratrum sul ; but two
at least are Brythonic, viz. : podi lo y secalium gili. The dialogue is
written in a continental script, but spelling and abbreviations are insular,
and Anglo-Saxon letters occur both in the textual and the interlinear
glosses (onnpren, laic^er, &c). It has been printed as a whole, in-
accurately, in Transactions of the Philological Society, 1 860-1, pp. 238-
249, and is re-edited by dr. W. H. Stevenson in a forthcoming volume of
* Scholastic Colloquies' (Anecdota Oxoniensia).
Fol. 41 recto is occupied by effaced (9th cent. ?) writing in Carolingian
minuscule. The writing, of which a transcript has now been inserted
on fol. i, appears to be the conclusion of an otherwise unknown
legend of the Harrowing of Hell.
Three lines of Scandinavian runes, viz. a key to the cryptic writing
called *' hahal-runas ' (cp. Steffens, Lateinische Palaographie, 1909,
pi. 53) and the futhorc or shorter alphabet of 16 letters twice repeated,
have been added at the foot of fol. 41', perhaps in the 10th cent. :
they have been reproduced, as 4 British or Cymric in the rev. John
Williams's Dosparth Edeyrn Davod Aur, 1856, p. 12. On foil. 47-9
are antiphons, responds, and versicles for a burial office in a Benedictine
house (see fol. 47 v , line 17), with neums, entered in a hand of about
1 000, of Winchester type. The first three antiphons, which are metrical
and form part of an alphabetical series A-H (beg. 'Auctor salutis
hominum have been printed from this MS. in Dreves' Analecta
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Hymnica, xi, p. 29. Foil. 47*, 48 are facsimiled in Nicholson's Early
Bodleian Music, m, pi. xiv. On fol. 49 v are entries in various hands,
probably all made at Canterbury in the late 1 ith-early 1 2th centt, viz. : —
(a) a strophe on st. Augustine ; (b) two lines of the hymn ' Sancte Dei
pretiose ' set to music in alphabetical notation for two voices, see Oxford
History of Music, ii, p. 91 ; (c) a ' Benedicamus 1 with neums ; (d) a
4-line rhymed antiphon to a bishop ; (e) a prose for the dedication of
a church {beg. ' [Vjirginis matris annua ', printed in Dreves' Analecta
Hymnica, x, p. 45), with neums : cp. foL i3 v . Facsimiles of this page
are given in H. B. Briggs's Musical Notation of the Middle Ages (1890),
pi xviii, and Nicholson's Early Bodleian Music, m, pi. xvi. Fol. 50 is
blank and retains traces of the earliest binding.
The principal authorities on artt. 1-6 are Henry Bradshaw's Collected
Papers (1889), pp. 470, 486 ; W. M. Lindsay, Early Welsh Script
(Oxford, 191 2), pp. 26-32, with two facsimiles and list of compendia ;
E. W. B. Nicholson, Early Bodleian Music (1913), HI, pp. xxiv-xxviii,
with three plates.
D (late 9th cent. : written in France : in two hands : earlier gatherings
signed Q 11-v). 7 (fol. 51). The Poenitentiale of Cummeanus, im-
perfect through the loss of the first quaternion. Fol. 51* is much
rubbed and begins near the end of c. i (ed. Wasserschieben, c. iii. § 18)
4 [concepto semine] usque ad modum consumendi '. After the Peni-
tential proper come : (a) c. xvii (fol. 70) * Titulis de cannones quod
presbiteri in parrochiis dominicis denuntiare debent' [sic], i.e. the
decrees of the Council of Auxerre, c. a. d. 573-603, followed by various
canons relating to monastic discipline (cp. Petit, Theodori Poenitentiale,
Paris, 1677, i. 216-21): (b) c. xviii (fol. 76 v ) 1 Epistola Ormisdi [leg.
HormisdaeJ pap? per uniuersis prouinciis' [sic] (Migne, Ixiii. 527-9) :
beg. * Si quis diaconus aut presbiter post acceptam benedictionem ' :
(c) cc. xix-xx (fol. 80) • Inquisitio sancti Hieronimi presbiteri' (= Was-
serschieben, pp. 229-30, 499): (d) c. xxi (fol. 82) : 'De diuite uel
po(ten)te ' (= Wasserschieben, pp. 499-500). Rubrics are in red, or in
alternate lines of red and black, uncials. For a copy of the Penitential
without the additions see no. 1000, fol. 66.
8 (foL 83). ' Incipit ordo de numerum [sic] annorum in dicta paeni-
tentia per consilium sacerdotis ' : what follow are injunctions ' de poto ',
' de caritate precanda ' de communione altaris ', &c. : beg. ' Septem
igitur annorum '.
9 (fol. 86 : in another hand). ' Interrogatio [nona] beati Agustini
episcopi ad Gregorium papae [sic] urbis Rom§ ', and ' Responsio Gregorii
paps': beg. 'Si post inlusionem '. For a complete 10th cent, text of
the Interrogationes et responsiones see no. 2122, fol. 20.
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10 (fol. 88). 1 Incipit Penitentialis animarum ' : beg. ' Institutio ilia
sancta \ This is the letter of Egbert, archbp. of York, to his clergy,
usually, as in no. 2632, prefixed to his Penitential. On fol 9o v have
been added masses for the 21st and 22nd Sundays after Trinity.
11 (fol. 91). A sermon by st. Pirminius (Caspari, Kirchenhistorisehe
Anecdota, i. 151), here anonymous, but found with the title ' Dicta
abbatis Priminii de singulis libris canonicis scarapsus in an Einsiedeln
MS. : beg. ' Fratres karissimi Spiritus sanctus per prophetam \ ends
'uoluntate [et ore] quodloquutus es* (Caspari, p. 178, 1. 17). The last
page is much rubbed and partially illegible. At the top of fol. 91 r is
a line of Tironian notes.
A-C (artt. 1-6) were in Welsh territory in the ioth cent. B and C, and
probably A also, came into English hands before iooo. Mr. E. W. B.
Nicholson argnes {Early Bodleian Music, ill, pp. xxiv-xxviii) that the
MS. was at Glastonbury and was taken thence to Canterbury in 980.
Against this may be set two facts which mr. Nicholson himself points
ont :—(a) the Winchester character of the script and neums at foil. 47-9,
(6) the Winchester origin of the paschal tables at fol. 40". If B-C were
at Winchester in the last quarter of the ioth cent., they were certainly at
St. Augustine's, Canterbury, in the last quarter of the 1 ith (see foil. 39*,
49 v ), about which time the Parker MS. of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
and possibly also the Bodleian Caedmon were transferred from Win-
chester to Canterbury. A at least was no. 1 29 in the 1 5th cent, catalogue
of St. Augustine's, Canterbury (ed.M. R. James, p. 204) with the press-
mark d 1. G. 3. There is no evidence whether D was ever at Canter-
bury. Presented to the Library by Ralph Barlow in 1606
I desire to acknowledge the assistance given to me by mr. W. H. Stevenson
in cataloguing this MS. Cr.
Now MS. Bodl. 572.
2027. 817. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 2nd half of the 12th cent, in
France (?) : nix 8} in., ii + 67 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, white parchment on boards, clasp
lost, rebound in the 14th cent., English work.
Works of st. Bernard of Clairvaux : —
1 (fol. 1). * Exhortaciones ' sive de consideracione, in five books,
with the preface to pope Eugenius iii.
2 (fol. 31). * De amore Dei ' : the two treatises of Guillelmus abbas
sancti Theodorici, De contemplando Deo and (fol. 36 v ) De natura et
dignitate amoris, here, as in nos. 1888, 2485, ascribed to st. Bernard.
3 (fol. 48 v ). * Epistola [lxxvii] domni Bernardi abbatis Clareuallensis
ad magistrum Hugonem de sancto Victore de baptismo, &c. : beg. ' Si
tibi tardius videor \
4 (fol. 55). * Epistola [cxc] domni Bernardi ... ad papam Innocen-
tium contra magistrum Petrum Abbaalardum ' : beg. 'Amantissimo
patri . . . Oportet ad uestrum \
5 (fol. 62). A second letter to the same against Abelard: beg.
' Amantissimo patri . . . Necesse est ut ueniant At fol. 63 v are three
extracts, presumably from st. Bernard, beginning 1 Adam igitur bestiis
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
i75
1 Sicut in corporum medicina ' Cum ab his .vii. purgatus/ : the MS. ends
abruptly in the third piece, some leaves being lost
Foil, i, 67 are parchment fly-leaves, (1) part of a leaf of a 14th cent.
Latin grammatical MS., (2) part of a leaf of a 13th cent. Cistercian
missal.
' Liber Sancte Marie de Bordesleia ', 13th cent, with a list of content! and
a 15th cent figure of a dragon on fol. ii y . 'Liber ex dono Gnilielmj
Willowghby equitis aurati 25 0 Maij 1615.'
Now MS. BodL 168.
2028. 215. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 14th cent in
England: 7|x5}in., ii+ 153 leaves: with illuminated borders,
capitals, &c. : binding, stamped red sheepskin on boards, ' + IHESVS
MARIA ' on a large stamp used twice on each side, with clasp fittings
(clasp lost), about A. D. 1500, London work, worm-eaten and worn.
A book of Hours of the Virgin Mary according to the longer use of
Sarura, originally made for a priest on some non-monastic foundation ;
consisting of a (fol. 1) a peculiar Hour-service de Sancto Spiritu: b
(fol. 8) a Calendar, originally pure Sarum, but modified by late 15th
cent. Bridgettine and other entries, see also below : c (fol. 14) the
Hours, varying according to the season (see foil. 53, 58* &c), with the
Hours of the Cross and of the Compassion of the Virgin worked in at
foil. 32 v , 33, &c, and with leaves wanting before foil. 14, 63 : </(fol. 80)
the Penitential Psalms with litany : e (fol. 112) the Office for the Dead :
/( fol. 1 36 v ) the Commendatio Animarum. There are many 1 5th century
Bridgettine additions or substitutions at foil. 29 (memoriae), 63-80,
102-11, 116, 149 and 150 ('Preces Capitulares ', disciplinares, &c).
At fol. i, is ' Obitns Johannis Boteler patris Henrici Boteler pennltimo die
Februari, anno regni regis £[dwardij iiij octavo [a. d. 146$] etatis vt dixit
iiij n ix & parte x anni\ An obit in the calendar of about A.D. 1500
(* In festo sancte Margaret*. Obitus domini Johannis Bridgeman et
dominse Aliciae consortis, benafactorum nostri ordinis precipuorum . . . '
fol. 11) is noted by John Barcham to refer to the Friars Minor of
Exeter. To them the volume must have come from the Bridgettines
(presumably of Isleworth in Middlesex). Finally John Barcham, of
Exeter, Fellow of Corpus Christi college, Oxford, who owned the book
in 1597, annotated the calendar so as to show the pre- Reformation feasts,
obits, &c. of his college, and apparently presented the manuscript (if it
can represent the ' Rituale 1 of the Benefactors' Register) to the Bodleian
in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 62.
2029. 58. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the 13th cent, in
England: ia|x9f in., 14-353 leaves in double columns; with illu-
minated capitals, &c
The Bible in Latin, with prologues of St. Jerome, and some marginal
notes : the order of the books is : — Pentateuch, Josh., Judges, Ruth ;
Kings (4 bks.), Chron., Esdr. (2 bks.), Tob., Judith, Esther, Mace. ;
Is., Jer., Lam., Baruch, Ez., Dan., Hos., Joel, Amos, Obad., Jonah, Mic.,
Nah., Hab., Zeph., Hagg., Zech., Mai. ; Job, Prov., Ecclesiastes, Song
of Songs, Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom ; Matth. (fol. 286), Mark, Luke, John;
Acts, James, Peter, John, Jude, Rom., Thess., Tim., Tit., Philemon,
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
[2030- 1
Hebr., Rev: (the Psalms and some Epistles omitted). At foL 348
follows a concordance of the Gospels.
The Benefactors' Register only records the gift by dr. Thomas James in
160 1 of 1 Biblia vulgatae editionis' folio: which is of course inadequate
for purposes of identification. The present volume is doubtfully referred
to this gift, because it was certainly an early acquisition, and because it
was connected with New College, from which dr. James removed several
volumes. On fol. 35 a' (cf. 350') is written faintly 1 Eleccio sine nomi-
nacio scolarium admissorum [?] in collegium beate [Marie] Wynton in
Oxon' followed by three hardly decipherable names of which one is
4 Willelmus Buttermere \ which fixes the date as 149a : on fol. 350 is
' Magister J. Lucas ', perhaps the John Lucas who was fellow of New
college In 1407-14.
Now MS. Auot. D. 3. 7.
2030. 213. In Latin, on paper: written in the 15th cent.: i2\x8\ in., viii + iao
leaves, in double columns : binding, plain white sheepskin on boards,
English 15th (?) cent work.
. 'Liber celestis Reuelacionum Christi ad sponsam in four books,
with lists of chapters and prologue : prol. beg. ' Stupor & mirabilia audita
sunt . . . Mirabile siquidem erit * : text beg. * Ego sum creator celi \
This is a Latin translation by Richard Lavenham of the first four books
(see foil. 31 v , 5o v , 65 v ) of the Revelations of st. Brigitta, and ends with
1 non sedebit cum iudicantibus orbem. Explicit liber celestis Reuela-
cionum Dei quartus. Deo gracias \ The scribe adds ' Constat Johanni
Rolyn* (?: apparently altered to Rolynh, or Rolynntes). A later 15th
cent title 1 Reuelaciones Brigitte ' is on fol. v, which is a parchment leaf
containing a mutilated part of a long Latin official record of a case
which came before the ecclesiastical court at Constance relating to the
Augustinian monastery of st Antony in the diocese of Vienne (1st half
of 15th cent.?).
Presented by sir Walter Cope in i6oa.
Now MS. Bodl. 169.
2031. 481. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent, in England : 11
x 7 J in., iii -1- 394 leaves, in doable columns : with many small minia-
tures, and illuminated capitals, &c. ; binding, red leather on boards,
two sets of clasps lost, English 15th cent. work.
The Bible in Latin, with the prologues of st Jerome, in the following
order of books : — Octateuch, Reg. 1-4, Paral., Esdras 1-2, Tob., Judith,
Esther, Job, Psalmi, Parab., Eccl., Cant, Sap., Ecclus., Is., Jer., Threni,
Baruch, Ez., Dan., the 12 Minor Prophets, Mace. ; Matth. (fol. 282 v ),
Marc, Luc, Joh., Rom., Cor., Gal., Eph., Phil., Thess., Col., Tim.,
Titus, Philem., Hebr., Actus, Gen. Epp., Apoc. At fol. 360 follow
' Interpretationes nominum Hebraicorum \
There is no trace left of the arms mentioned in the following note of
Gerard Langbaine in his catalogue made about 1655, 'Codex bene
scriptus fuisse olim videtur ecclesie Exoniensis, folio siquidem i° habentur
insignia episcopatus (et episcopi) itemque decani cancellarii praecen-
toris et thesaurarii Exoniensium suis omnia coloribus graphice delineata '.
At some time subsequent to 1655 there may have been some danger of
the book being reclaimed. Nearly erased entries on fol. 394 seem to
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i77
show that the volume was deposited in a University Chest at Oxford in
1422. Owned by * Antho : Turpyn' in the 16th cent, and perhaps by
Thomas Reynold and Alexander Gyles, also in the 16th cent. (foil. 206"*,
394). Probably this is the Latin Bible presented by William Cotton,
bishop of Exeter, in 1605.
Now MS. Auct. D. 3. 4.
2032. 230. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 14th cent, in England :
11x7! in., ui + 481 leaves, in doable columns: with many small
miniatures, illuminated capitals, 8cc. : stained in many parts round
the edges: binding, red leather, with gold ornament, 16th cent.
English work.
The Bible in Latin, with the prologues of st Jerome (those for
Genesis cut out), in the following order of books, see fol. 467* : — the
Octateuch, Reg. 1-4, Paral., Ezra, Tobias, Judith, Esther, Mace,
Psalmi (Hebrew and Gallican versions, as in the Canticles, fol. 198 :
followed by the canticles, litany, prayers, and Office for the Dead), Is.,
Jer., Threni, Baruch, Ez., Dan., the 12 Minor Prophets, Job, Parab.
Eccl., Cant., Sap., Ecclus. : Matt, (fol 360), Marc, Luc, Job., Actus,
Gen. Epp. (Jac, Pet., Joh., Jud.), Rom., Cor., Gal, Eph., Phil, Col.,
• Epistola Pauli ad Laodicenses ' (foil. 436 v ), Thess., Tim., Tit., Philem.,
Hebr., Apoc In the lower margin is a list of contents of each page,
according to old divisions of the books into chapters, of which Genesis
has 83. At fol. 45 1 follow the Interpretationes Hebraicorum nominum,
and (fol. 469) a list of Epistles and Gospels throughout the year. The
scribe may be depicted on fol. 198. Fol. 481 (a fly-leaf) is an illumi-
nated Latin Indulgence of Thomas (Winterton?) provincial of the
Augustinian order of friars in England (late 14th cent.), with blank
spaces for the community and date. The insertion of a Litany and its
accessories in the body of a Bible is extremely rare. On the whole the
volume was probably written for a house of Austin friars, not canons ;
the relic day, as Mr. Bannister points out from fol. 47o v , was between
Nov. 2 and Nov. 6.
This is probably the * Biblia vulgata, folio, MS/ presented by Thomas
Randal in 1602. It received the mark B. 9. 7 Th. in 1604, but as the
books were not themselves marked, it seems to have been put up
temporarily in 1605 as B. 4. 11 Th., but revelled to its old place before
Now MS. Aunt. D. 3. 2.
2033. 775. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 1 3th cent, in England :
13^x9! in., vi + 159 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on boards, clasps lost, English
1 5th cent. work.
* . . . Hystoria scolastica de Veteri & Nouo Testamento or as the
colophon, 'Liber historiarum magistri Petri Commestoris the well-
known Historia Scholastica, with marginal notes. The hand changes
at fol. 147. On foil, ii-vi, 157 are Latin theological notes written with
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a metal stilus, and partly illegible. Fol. i is a leaf from a Latin com- .
mentary on the Acts of the 13th cent.
' Witham 15th cent (fol. ii). 1 Liber Collegij de Wyndesore 16th cent.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 1612.
Now MS. Bodl. 208.
2034. 718. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 13th cent in England : i2\
x 7 J in., ii + 64 leaves, in double columns, with wide margins : with
illuminated capitals, &a : imperfect : binding, white leather on
boards, English 14th cent. (?) work.
Latin sermons for holy days and other special occasions : but accord-
ing to a list at fol. ii the first fourteen and part of the fifteenth are lost
at the beginning, and one leaf is wanting after fol. 56 : there were
originally at least seventy-four sermons. The first of which the be-
ginning is preserved beg. ' Surge Aquilo . . . Videndum est quis loquitur
which is by Hildebertus Cenomanensis. Two are directly attributed to
Petrus Comestor (foil. 19, 63) and others are by him, but not all, in
spite of a nearly contemporary title ' Sermones magistri Petri Mandu-
catoris' (fol. ii v ). Later theological notes are on foil. i v , ii, 63*, 64*,
and scattered about the volume : one on fol. 63 v begins 4 Mandata
secundum Abuyle super Evangelium on the Decalogue. On fol. i
is a 13th cent, copy of part of the preface of 'frater B. Fordensis
monasterii seruus', i.e. Baldwin archbp. of Canterbury, to his treatise
de Sacramento Altaris: beg. 'Amantissimo domino . . . Reuerenda
nomina magistri '.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2.
Now MS. Bodl. 172.
2035. 348. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 13th cent, in
France (?) : 14} x nf in., yiii + 186 leaves in double columns : with
illuminated capitals (one large and fine, on fol. 1), &c. : in 1655 this
MS. had a black velvet binding, see no. 2054, but it was rebound
about 1840-50.
' Incipit prima pars Explanationis in Vnum ex quatuor, seu Concordia
Euangelistarum & de super expositio continua exactissima diligentia
edita a Zacharia Crisopolitano i.e. Z. de Besancon: at end 'Explicit
Vnum ex quatuor, seu [con]cordia Euangelii & . . . expositio . . :
beg. 1 De excellentia Euangelii & differentia ipsius 1 : preceded at fol. ii
by the first words of the. sections of the Gospels, of which Matth.
has 355, Mark 235, Luke 338, John 232, each marked with the
number of the ten Eusebian canons. The work appears to be not a
simple narrative, but a mixture of the biblical words and a commentary,
chiefly from the Fathers, forming four books (see foil. 56 v , 100, 155) in
181 chapters. On the author see U. Robert in the Bibl. del'ficole. des
Chartes xxxiv (1873), p. 580 : Goldsborough is a fanciful conjecture by
Langbaine. At fol. 183 follow (1) ' Interpretations nominum in
Evangelio {beg. ' Abraham pater uidens populum and (2) two patristic
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179
passages on angels, fol. i84 v ; a few contemporary grammatical notes
are on fol. 185.
At fol. i85 v is entered in three handwritings an account of the election
of Gervasius as abbot of Pershore (Persora) a.d. 1204, and his many
purchases and improvements of the abbey lands. The first hand
extends to 12 15, and is only slightly later than that of the text of the
book, the second and third successively to about 1234 when Gervase
died. On fol. i86 v is a half-erased note of an incident in the 13th year
of a reign, perhaps of a fire at Pershore about a.d. 1400.
'Parshare* (15th cent.) on fol. i v shows that the volume belonged at
that time to the Benedictine abbey of Pershore, but it was probably
there from the first, see above.
Owned by king Henry viii, see no. 2054. Presented by Charles Howard
earl of Nottingham in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 208.
2036. 950. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent in England :
iaf x8}in., viii +313 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c.
'Scolastica historia a secundo Petro edita', the work by Petrus
Comestor : each division headed by a list of chapters. At fol. 137 the
hand changes, but is still contemporary. At fol. 200 follows in a 3rd
hand 'Allegorie super Euangelicam historiam' by the same author:
this piece seems to be written about the middle of the 13th cent, in
French style. Latin theological notes are on foil. 21 i y , 212.
On fol. iii is a contemporary copy of a Latin note of the payment of debt
by John Steven, rector of Wilsford in Lincolnshire! to John Ondeby
* clericns fratrum prioratus de Willesford alienigena\ Sept. 30, 1403 : so
the volume probably belonged to that Benedictine priory. On fol. v is
a long note by Laurence 'Banchus' presenting the book to John
Malt by (16th cent). Probably acquired between 161 3 and 1620.
Now MS. Bodl. 173.
2037* 61 x. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 12th cent : 13^ x8Jin.,
iv + 2 1 7 leaves, in double columns : with one illuminated and many
coloured capitals, Sec. : soiled in parts.
Treatises and letters of Cyprian : — a (fol. 1) Ad Donatum : b (fol. 5)
De habitu virginum : c (fol. n) De iapsis: d (fol. 20) De unitate
ecclesiae: e (fol. 27 v ) De Dominica Oratione: / (fol. 36 v ) De mortali-
tate : ^(fol. 42 v ) De opere et eleemosynis : h (fol. 49*) Ad Demetrianum :
/ (fol 56) De bono patientiae : j (fol. 61) De zelo et livore : k (fol. 65)
Ad Fortunatum de martyrio : / (fol. 74) Testimonia adversus Judaeos,
in three books: m (fol. 150) De idolorum vanitate: n (fol. i82 v ) De
aleatoribus : o (fol. i84 v ) De laude martyrii : / (fol. 203 y ) De montibus
Sina et Sion (the last three not by Cyprian). At fol. 173 is 'Sententie.
episcoporum numero. lxxx. vii.' de baptismate haereticorum, at the
Carthaginian Council of a.d. 256. The rest of the volume (foil.
N 2
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io 7 v - i S°i I 5 2V -i73i 178-182*, i9o v -203 v , 208-210) is occupied with
55 letters, of which a list may be seen at fol. ii v , or in the Old Catalogue
of 1697, or in Bodl. MS. Langbaine 5, p. 244 (with incipits), or in
Schenkl's Bibl. Patrum Lat Britannica i (1891), p. no [where for 10
read 6 ; for 27, 48, 54 read 20, 32, 47, 54 ; and after 16 insert 15, 17,
18. Cr.\ At fol. 210 is added in an early 13th cent, hand 1 Ymnus de
Pascha ' {peg. 1 Est locus ex omni ascribed to Cyprian. An index of
subjects was begun on foil. 21 1-2 15 in the 15th cent. This MS. is
Fell's ' Bodl. 2 ' of Cyprian.
'D. D. Jana Owena Bibliothecae Public® Oxoniensi am oris ergo 1610, 28 0
Apr.* : see no. 3045.
Now MS. Bodl. 210.
2038. 250: In Latin, on paper: written in the 16th cent in Italy: 12 x8$ in.,
iii + 267 leaves.
* Declarations quorundam sacrosancti Concilij Tridentini Decreto-
rum • . .', a selection of statements on points of theology and morals
made in letters from cardinals attending the Council of Trent 1546-63,
with a few declarations of popes. There is a copious index of subjects,
and the extracts form a commentary of the decrees of the 4th to the
25th sessions of the Council.
Acquired not later than 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 174.
2039. 401. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 12th cent in England :
14x9} in., i + 151 leaves, in donble columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c.
' Magni Aurelii Cassiodori senatoris iam Domino prestante conuersi
incipit Prefatio Expositionum in Psalterium , , followed by a list of
titles and the commentary on Pss. i-1 ; pref. beg. ' Repulsis aliquando \
The fly-leaves are from the same printed work as in no. 2008.
Presented by William Ballow, of Ch. Ch., Oxford, in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 244.
2040. * 338. = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 25 (Ensebins contra Marcellum, &c :
presented by sir Ralph Winwood in 1604 : binding, sides of stamped
red and dark green leather with gold ornament, early 16th cent. Italian
work, re-backed and with the above sides inlaid : the volume is half
red, half green, and has an impression of two gems 1 by Valerio Belli
Vicentino (d. 1 546) on each side : ' sec. xv ' in the Quarto Catalogue
is an error for 4 sec. xvi see note on no. 2278).
2041. 669. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 15th cent in France: 13I
xu±in., iv+174 leaves, in double columns: with coloured
capitals, &c
Latin Chronicles : —
1 (fol. 1). Parts of Jerome's translation of the Chronicle of Eusebius,
1 The plaquettes made from these gems are nos. 309, 311 in £m. Molinier's Pla~
quettes i (1886), p. 211.
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(a) from about 473 years after Abraham to about 1080 : b (fol. 13) from
about 1977 after Abraham to 2343 = a. d. 329: at end 'Explicit
Chronica Eusebii. Incipit Chronica Jeronimi \
2 (fol. 25). The Chronicle of st. Jerome, from a.d. 330 to a.d. 381
3 (fol. 29). The Chronicle of Prosper Aquitanicus, a.d. 382-422.
4 (fol. 32). ' . . . Prologus Sigiberti Gemblacensis monachi in
Chrognographiam ab eo editam . . with the chronicle from a.d. 381
to 1 100, with a few additions: at end * Explicit Cronica Sigiberti . . ,\
5 (fol. io8 v ). 'Cronica Roberti' de Monte or de Torigny, from
1 100 to 1182, with the prologue, a short treatise De immutatione ordinis
monachorum, de abbatibus et abbaciis Normannorum et edificatoribus
earum {beg, ' Libet in presenti demonstrare no doubt by Robertus de
Monte (fol. 110), and the 'Epistola Henrici [de Huntingdon] archi-
diaconi ad Warinum de regibus Britonum , (fol. ii4 v ) and ' de modernis
Sanctis Anglie* (fol. i2o v ) : the Chronicle begins on fol. 121, and ends,
unfinished, with 'interfecit & a Lati[nis]', a sentence or two being
added in a later hand.
[This MS. belonged to Syon monastery and was K 9 in the library
catalogue of about 1526. O.]. 'Payn' (16th cent.) is on fol. 173:
' Donura Gail. Camden alias Clarentieux in sir Thomas Bodley's hand.
Probably acquired by the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 212.
2042. 54. In Latin, on parchment: written early in the iath cent: 7^x4} in.,
ii+73 leaves: with some coloured capitals, &c. : binding, white
parchment on oak boards, 13th cent work, clasp gone: from an
English monastic library but without distinctive mark.
Eleven sermons of st. Ephrem the Syrian, in a Latin translation,
arranged in 6 books, lettered outside in a 13th cent, hand ' Liber Effrem \
The 1st book contains three sermons, the first a long one de Vita religiosa
(beg. ' Dolor compellit me dicere '), the 2nd and 3rd beginning ' Venite
karissimi michi' and 'Ecce paschalia solennia' (foil. 29, 38 v ): bk. 2
(fol. 40) is a sermon ' de die iudicii, de resurrectione et de regno cetorum '
(beg. ' Gloria omnipotenti Deo ') : bk. 3 (fol. 46 v ) is a sermon beginning
'Beatus qui odio habuerit hunc mundum': bk. 4 (fol. 51) is one
beginning ' Dominus noster Ihesus Christus descendit de sinu patris ' :
bk. 5 (fol. 56 v ) is one beginning ' In luctaminibus huius seculi nullus
sine agone ' : bk. 6 (fol. 62) is the sermon ' de die iudicii 1 (beg. ' Venite
dilectissimi fratres . exortationem meam suscipite '), with three more
which begin 4 Beatus uir qui Deum in toto corde dilexerit ' Beatus
homo qui inuenerit fratres vitam in ilia hora ' Beatus homo qui habet
compunctionem ' (foil. 65 v , 67, 68). A later 12th cent hand has added
on blank spaces at foil. 69-72 four short theological extracts. Foil, i,
73 are two leaves from a 13th cent. Latin breviary, written in England.
«THo: Allen Dono Dedif, in 160 1.
Now MS. BodL 63.
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS. O043-7
2043 (Russian printed book) : now N. T. Bum. n. cL o. 1 ; given by sir Jerome
Horsey in 1604.
2044. 668. «= On. Catal. i (Greek), cod. Misc. 1 (Greek Gospels : Mill's cod.
Bodl. 7, Scrivener's and Tischendorf-Gregory's Evang. Gr. 48 : pro-
bably acquired between 1605 161 1).
2045. 509. In English, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent. : 9} x 7 in.,
xviii +109 leaves : with illuminated border, capitals, 8c c.
At end :— ' Here endith Oon of Foure, that is 00 book of alle foure
Gospelleris gaderid shortly in to 00 storie by Clement of Lantony . .
an English translation of the Latin Harmony of the Gospels by Clement
At fol. v is the prologue (peg. ' Clement a preost of the chirche of
Lantony followed by a list of the chapters of the twelve parts, and
(fol. xi) by a list of the liturgical Gospels for Sundays, Holy days and
certain masses. The text begins ' In the bygynnynge, ether first of alle
thynges was Goddes son \
Purchased (with no. 2313 and many printed books) with ^100, presented
by Henry Wriothesley earl of Southampton in 1605. The letter of
thanks from the University bears date May 6 in that year.
Now MS. Bodl. 481.
2046. 155. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent in England :
10x7! in., iii + 81 leaves, in double columns: with one illuminated
capital, &c : stained with damp almost throughout, fol. 3 injnred
and repaired : binding, white sheepskin (about 1602) over older sewing
and boards, painted tore-edge.
' Dialogus Bartholomei Exoniensis episcopi contra Iudeos venerabili
Balduino Wigorniensi episcopo ad corrigendum & perficiendum desti-
natus ' : beg. ' Quamuis fides catholica prima sit '. Bp. Grandison has
written a title and a few notes in the volume.
' Liber Ecclesie Exoniensis Capituli ' in Grand ison's hand. Presented by
the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602. This volume seems to have
accidentally escaped the Register of Benefactors.
Now MS. Bodl. 482.
2047. 568. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent in England :
i6J x \ %\ in., ii+ 195 leaves, in double columns : with fine illuminated
capitals, &c : binding, stamped brown leather on older reversed
boards, Reading work of about a. d. 1500.
1 Aurelii Augustini egregii doctoris de Psalmo primo tractatus \ fol-
lowed by his commentary on Pss. ii-1. On the margins of foil. i4i y ,
i72 v , i73 T are stilus drawings of our Lord, a nun and saints. The fly-
leaves which have been moved from their original position contain four
leaves of a 13th cent. Latin Church Song book with musical notes.
' Hie est liber .S. Marie de Radinge. Quern qui celauerit. & fraud em de eo
fecerit . anathema sit \ 13th cent.: this appears to be vol. 1 of 1 Augustinus
super Psalterium in tribus voluminibus ' in the old Catalogue of Reading
abbey MSS. (see no. 1925, but the handwriting and illuminations differ).
Presented by William Burdet of Sonning in 1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 257,
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2048. 828. In Latin, on parchment: written about A. D. 1300 in England :
1 4i x 9i m *t v + 180 leaves, in doable columns: with illuminated
capitals, Sec. : binding, brown leather on bevelled boards with diaper
pattern, 15th cent. English work.
Short works by st Thomas Aquinas : —
1 (fol. 1). 1 Questiones fratris Thome de Aquino super librum de
Anima \
2 (fol. 42). 4 Questiones de uirtutibus 1 et (fol. 98) de unione Verbi.
3 (fol. 106). ' De spiritualibus creaturis.'
4 (fol. 133). 1 Quaestiones Quodlibeticae ' (' de quo[d]libet in four
books : with (later) list of chapters and index.
Foil, i-iv are leaves from a 14th cent. MS. of Canon Law, with
marginal commentary.
'Liber ecclesie Christi Cantuariensis 15th cent: an early 14th cent,
title is followed by *R[obert] de Wynch[elsey] archiepiscopi ' : he died
m I 3 1 3> a^d R ad presented the volume to the priory, see M. R. James's
Ancient Libraries of Canterbury (1903), p. 137, no. 1668. Given by
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Colfe in 16 16.
Now MS. BodL 214.
2049. 397. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 1 2th cent, in England [?] :
13} xo in., i +222 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c
' Magni Aurelii Augustini egregii oratoris et precipui doctoris, incipit
tractatus de Psalmo .1. primo &c, the commentary on the second part
of the Psalter, Pss. li-c. Fol. 1 is damaged, and fol. 160 stained.
The fly-leaves are from the same printed edition of Cicero's Letters as
in no. 2008.
' . . .qui hunc librum dedit liberarie studenc[ium] vniuersitatis [??] Oxon',
15th cent., an upper line being almost entirely cat off by the binder.
Presented by William Ballow of Ch. Ch. # Oxford, in 1604.
Now MS. B06X 215.
2050. 54. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 14th cent, in England :
15x9! in., i+263 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c
Theological treatises by stt Ambrose, Augustine, &c, with some
marginal notes : —
1 (fol. 1). Four treatises of st. Ambrose : — a (fol. 1) De bono mortis:
b (foL 4) De virginitate libri tres : c (fol. 8 y ) De lapsu virginis, followed
by two sermons on the same subject : d (fol. 10) De viduis libri tres.
2 (fol. 20). Three treatises on the Hexameron or Six days of
Creation : — a (fol. 20) Homiliae ix s. Basilii, archiep. Cesariensis, in
Hexameron, cum prologo Eustathii : b (fol. 32 y ) S. Ambrosii Hexameron :
c (fol. 55) 1 . . . Liber sancti Augustini qui grece dicitur Exameron, super
Genesim ad literam libri duodecimo
3 (fol. 91). Eleven treatises of st Augustine, bp. of Hippo: — »
a (fol. 91) De doctrina Christiana libri quatuor, cum prologo: after this
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comes art. 4, below: b (fol. 121) Unde malum, sive de Hbero arbitrio,
libri tres: c (fol. 136) De moribus ecclesiae : d (fol. 14 i v ) De moribus
Manichaeorum : e (fol. i47 v ) De mirabilibus Sacrae Scripturae libri
tres, with lists of chapters : / (fol. 153) Musicae liber sextus ; beg. t Satis
diu penes te': g (fol. is8 v ) De divinatione daemonum : h (fol. 160)
Enucleationes ad amicum suum Dulcetium : i (foL i63 v ) Contra adver-
sarium Legis et Prophetarum : j (fol. 1 74) Contra Pelagianos haereticos
Hypognosticon : k (fol. i8i v ) Ad Definitiones Caelestii : after this
comes art. 5 : / (fol. 197) De natura bonL
4 (fol. io7 v ). Homiliae beati Johannis Chrysostomi xv : the first beg.
c Pictores imitantur arte naturam \
5 (fol. 185). S. Gregorius Nyssenus De conditione hominis, preceded
by testimonia, the prologue of the translator Dionysius Exiguus, and a
list of chapters.
6 (fol. 2oo v ). ' De exposicionibus uocabulorum que sunt in Biblia
preceded by a 4 tabula [alphabetica] Rogeri monachi Sancti Edmundi de
exposicionibus uocabulorum Biblie \ and a prologue which states that the
names of the ' collector ' and of the 'corrector* of the work can be gathered
from the first words of the leonine verses prefixed to each section of the
work, the first of which is ' Respice nos, Christe, quia iam liber incipit
iste ' (Genesis), the next ' Omnis ab egipto fugit Israel hoste relicto '
(Exodus), &c. The complete sentence is:— rogervs compotista
REGINALDVS DE WALSINGHAM MONAC[h]i SANCTI EADMVNDI REGIS.
The work is a short commentary on biblical words (not names) in the
order of the Bible, gathered from glosses for the use of novices : prol.
beg. ' Cum animadverterem frater R.' : text beg. 4 Respice nos . . .
Munuscula . munusculum diminutiuum est ' : at end * Explicit quidam
tractus super diuersa uocabula biblie See no. 660. One leaf is
missing after fol. 252. Fol. i is a leaf from a Latin treatise on Canon
Law : the inner front cover bears a leaf of perhaps the same MS. as
supplied one to no. 2123 (Civil Law) : [at fol. 263 come four leaves of
an index of a Latin theological work : all 14th cent. Cr.].
In James's Ecloga (1600) this MS. is MS. New college, Oxford, no. 250.
Presented by dr. Thomas James in 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 288.
2051. 832. In Latin, on parchment: written about a.d. 1200 in England : 19$
x 13 J in., ii+143 leaves, in double columns: with many fine illu-
minated capitals, smaller ones with figures of animals, &c. : foil. 55,
66, 70 and perhaps others are mutilated.
1 Secunda pars Psalterij. Glosa magistri Hereberti de Boseham
a 13th cent, title on fol. ii. There is a 'Prefacio Herberti . . . '
(beg. 'Cum liber Psalmorum'): then a list of the chapters of the
' Secunda pars . . . \ Pss. lxxiv-c, then the Latin text and gloss. At fol. 54 v
is the list of chapters of the ' Tercia quinquagena followed by the text
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and gloss. On foil. 140-1 is a quite distinct short commentary on the '
whole Psalter in smaller handwriting : beg. 1 Primo uidendum quid sit
Psalterium ad litteram \ There are some hundreds of large and small
illuminated capitals, finely done, many with grotesques. The first
volume of this fine Psalter is now marked B. 5. 4 in the Library of
Trinity college, Cambridge.
• .D[iitinctio]. ij. Gra[dusl xi.*, the library mark of Christ Church, Canter-
bury, see M. R. James s Ancient Libraries of Canterbury (1903), p. 85,
no. 855 (where the title is * Secnnda pars psalterii secundum Longo-
bardnm \ since the greater part of the commentary of Petrus Lombardus
is incorporated). Given by Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Colfe in 1616.
Now MS. Anet. B. inf. 6.
2052. 882. In Latin, on parchment : written about A. D. 1385 by J. de Tynworth
and William Barwe at Bury St. Edmunds : 1 1\ x 8f in., ii + 154 leaves
in double columns : with illuminated capitals, &c : binding, red
leather on bevelled boards once covered with sheepskin, clasps lost,
contemporary English work, injured.
* Distinctiones reuerendi patris fratris Symonis de Borastone ordinis
fratrum Predicatorum the usual short theological notes and essays, in
alphabetical order of subjects : beg. 4 Abicere secundum auctorem de
natura rerum \ The following interesting note about the persons who
wrote the MS. is on foL 1 : — ' Distinctiones fratris S. de Borastone usque
ad litteram .D. per J[ohannem de Tynworth ?] abbatem Sancti Edmundi,
set perficiebantur usque in finem per fratrem Willelmum Barwe huius
monasterij sacristani.' John de Tynworth was abbot 1382-9, and
a William Barwe was monk at least a few years later. It appears then
that foil. i~4i v col. 1 were written by the abbot himself, and thence,
where the hand changes, by the sacrist. An index of subjects follows
on fol. i$2\ A facsimile of fol. 41 v is in the New Palaographical
Society's Facsimiles (1909), plate no. 170.
' B. 46 ' in the library of the abbey of Bury St. Edmund's. Apparently
acquired between 161 3 and 1620.
Now MS. Bodl. 216.
2053. 823. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 12th cent, in England (?) :
H\ x io£ in., i+165 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals : binding, stamped brown leather oh boards, early 1 7th cent.
Oxford work.
i (fol. 1). 1 Expositio uenerabilis Bed$ presbiteri in Euangelium Marci \
with prologue.
, 2 (fol. 98). Similar commentaries ' uenerabilis Bed§ presbiteri super
.vii. Canonicas Epistolas \ with a prologue : commentaries on St. James
(fol. 98), St. Peter (foil. ii5 v , 131), St. John (foil. i4o v , 160, 161) and
St. Jude(fol. 162).
Some theological notes are at fol. i (13th cent. ?).
Once in the library of Christ Church, Canterbury, no. 89 in M. R. James's
Ancient Libraries of Canterbury, p. 26, and no. 1 20 at p. 156. Given
by Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Colfe in 1616.
Now MS. BodL 217.
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2054. 349. In Latin, on parchment : written about a.d. 820 probably at Tours, in
pureCarolingian minuscule: 13^ x ioJin.,i -1- 167 leaves: binding, black
velvet, worn, with brass clasp-fittings, but the clasps and side bosses
(which latter were on the volume in 1655) are gone : a small title
label on parchment nailed on with light green silk edging is on the
front cover : the whole is 16th cent. English work, and is now within
a green baize cover. This and nos. 2035, 2127, 2239, 2^07, 2318,
2323, 2339, 2 4*4» a 73° came from the library of Henry viii, and were
bound for him, some l>earing lists of contents in Leland's hand.
'Incipit liber primus Expositions Bedae in Lucam ad Accam epi-
scopum the commentary in si* books (see foil. 36, 62, 88, ii4 v , 141 v ) :
preceded by the ' Epistola Accae episcopi ad Bedam presbyterum de
postulanda expositione in Lucam and Bede's answer (foil. i p , i y ), and
a list of the chapters of the whole work (fol. 3). The commentary begins
'Beatus euangelista Lucas de omnibus': the colophon is 'Expliciunt Expo-
sitiones in Lucam iuuanteChristo \ The writing is Carolingian minuscule,
with occasional uncial, and rubrics in rustic capitals. [Corrections have
been made in an insular hand : see foil. 37 v , 65, 69. CV.]. Dr. Ludwig
Traube considered that this MS. was written at Tours about a. d. 820.
On fol. i66 v are added a preface for the Assumption of the Virgin,
not otherwise known, the ' Ite missa est ' troped, and a response with
versicle of st. Scholastica, the latter two of the three having neums
with 4 Romanian' letters, all of the 10th or nth cent.
Owned by king Henry viii. Presented by Charles Howard, earl of Not-
tingham in 1604.
Now MS. BodX 218.
2055. 876. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 13th cent, in England :
134x9} in., iii + 536 leaves in double columns: with fine small
miniatures within capitals, some illuminated borders, capitals, Sec.
A Latin Vulgate Bible, with prologues. The New Testament begins
on fol. 403* At fol. 505 follow the Interpretations nominum
Hebraicorum. At fol. 536 is a contemporary note ' Anno grade M° CC
nonagesimo octauo facta fuit occisio pauperum apud Sanctum Paulum
[Londonie?] die Dominica videlicet xvij Kal. Julij de vij xx . ix\ i.e.
June 15, 1298.
'R.P.' occurs on foil, iii, 535* in a 16th cent. hand. Probably acquired
between 1 61 3 and 1620.
Now MS. Auot. D. 3. 8.
2056. 88. In Latin, on parchment: written about a.d. 1300 in England: 17
xii} in., x + 302 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) over
older sewing and boards, repaired.
A Latin Bible with the preface and most of the prologues ot
st. Jerome, a partial list of ' Capitula and some notes. The order of
the books is Pent, Josh., Judges, Ruth, Kings (4 bks.) ; Is., Jer.,
Baruch, Lam., Ez., Dan., Hos., Joel, Amos, Obad., Jonah, Mia, Nah.,
Hab., Zeph., Hagg., Zech., Mai. ; Job, Psalms, in two versions (fol. 15 i v ),
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one followed by the 'Pusillus eram', Prov., Ecclesiastes, Song of
Songs, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus : Chron., Ezdras, Esther, Tobit, Judith,
Mace ; Matth. (fol. 243), Mark, Luke, John ; Acts, James, Peter, John,
Jude ; Rom., Cor., Gal., Eph., Phil., Col., Thess., Tim., Tit, Phil., Heb.,
Rev. There is a change of hand after fol. 19.
* Iste liber est armarii beati Petri Exonienas 14th cent. Presented by the
dean and chapter of Exeter in 160a.
Now MS. Auot. D. 1. 18.
2057. 948. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 15th cent, in England :
6 x 4I in., ii + 67 leaves.
4 Incipit tractatus de anatomia humani corporis preceded by a list
of 76 chapters : text beg. after the above title ' & dicitur Anatomia ab
ana . . . Partes corporis humani ' : at fol. 65 is a list of authors cited.
Cap. 69 is ' De ordine viuendi phisice secundum Aristotelem' (fol. 53 v ).
Acquired about a.d. 162a
Now MS. BodL 606.
2058. 438. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent, in England :
6x4! in., vi+101 leaves: with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding,
white parchment on boards, clasp lost, contemporary English work :
there is a cavity in each side to hold some instrument or box.
Scientific treatises, a list of which is on fol. ii v : —
1 (fol. v). 1 Paruus tractatus de dispositione hominis \ beg. 1 Sciendum
est quod si aliquis nascatur ', partly an astrological work : it appears
that fol. iii-iv may be the latter part of this treatise, two or four leaves
being lost after fol. vi : this second part ends 1 ociilum esse verum cordis
nuncium affirmant. Hec Thomas [Aquinas] de veritate theologie libro
2 0 capitulo 5 0 & 6° \
2 (fol. 1). 'De ciromancia tractatus beg. 'Benedictus Deus omni-
potens qui machinam ', the writer's name occurs as Johannes r four
leaves appear to be lost after fol. 2.
3 (f°l- 3)' ' Tractatus phisonomie L e. physiognomiae : beg. 1 Natura
occulte operatur
4 (fob 16). ' Forma de nouo instrument o Nauicula dicit [sic, pro dicto]
pro horis equalibus in tota terra inueniendis ' : beg. 1 In hoc instrumento
due figure zodiaci '.
5 (fol. 19). Compotus manualis, a calendarial work, in verse and
prose : beg. 1 Filius esto Dei . . . Pro inuencione litere Dominicalis 9 :
here without title : not the same work as art. 10.
6 (fol. 24). ' Algorismus integrorum ', a treatise on arithmetic, here
without author's name : beg. 1 Hec algorismus ars presens dicitur in qua
. . . Liber iste quem pre manibus habemus \ The metrical portion is
by Alexander de Villa Dei, the author of the prose commentary seems
not to be known.
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7 (fol. 45). 1 Tractatus de Sp[h]era ' by Johannes de Sacro Bosco, with
a diagram : [originally followed by twelve leaves now lost and then
by art 10. O..].
8 (fol. 63) at end : — ' Explicit Breue breuiarium an alchemical treatise
de naturis metallorum, by Roger Bacon : beg. 1 Breue breuiarium
breuiter abreuiatum sufficit
9 (fol. 72 v ). ' Nunc incipit liber Aristotelis de conuersione corporum.
In primis quidem sciendum est quod mercurius est frigidus a fragment,
ends 4 qui operare volueris considera \
10 (fol. 73). Compotus ecclesiasticus, a calendarial work in verse and
prose, imperfect at beginning and end : beg. 1 a planeta in prima hora
illius diei the first verse beg. ' Lux naturalis viginti quatuor horis ' :
ends ' in 4 or ciclis with catchword * excrescente [the succeeding two
gatherings being lost then followed artt. 8-9. Two leaves are lost
after fol. 83. Cr.].
Fol. 10 1 is part of a 14th cent. Latin theological work, much rubbed.
'Nicholas Smythe' owned the book on Dec. 25, 1580, and notes the
difficulty his friends had in reading and understanding the writing:
* Renaulde Smythe' also owned it at abont the same period. This MS.
seems to have reached the Library in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 607.
2059. 969* In Latin, on paper : written in the 1st half of the 15th cent, in England :
6 x 4} in., vi + 422 leaves, binding, red leather on boards with clasp,
15th cent. English work, worn and re-backed.
* Liber magistri Johannis Gadsdene \ i. e. apparently the Rosa Medi-
cinae or Rosa Anglica* of Johannes de Gaddesden, in five books with
prologue and list of contents: prol. beg. 'Galienus primo de ingenio
sanitatis'; text beg. 'Omnes febres acutas'. But Gerard Langbaine
points out that this treatise does not agree with the Rosa Medicinae as
printed, and appears to be of the nature of collectanea medica. At
fol. 407 v follow some short medical pieces beginning 'Memorandum
quod quando virtutes que dicuntur \ partly in English, and at fol. iii
are some pieces on the symptoms of diseases in Latin. Fol. i is part
of a Latin deed of an ecclesiastical court at York, 1437. Fol. ii is the
mutilated remains of a coloured 15th cent, print of the Annunciation (?).
1 Christophus Materas' (fol. 420") owned the book early in the 16th cent.
Presented by sir Henry Savile in 1620.
Now MS Bodl. 608.
2060. 793- In Latin, on parchment : made up of seven MSS. written in the 1st
halt of the 13th cent, in England : 6 x 4$ in., iii + 156 leaves: with
some illuminated capitals, &c.
A bundle of unusual medical treatises : —
A. 1 (fol. ii). * Liber aureus Johannis filii Constantini the last three
words added. A medical treatise [by Constantinus Cassinensis. O.J,
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preceded by a list of its 69 chapters : cap. 1 ' de dolore capitis ' beg.
4 Si dolor capitis sit ' : followed at fol. 33 v by recipes and medical notes,
which are also found throughout the volume.
B. 2 (foil. 41, 69). 1 Liber de uirtutibus medicine secundum medicum
Cheph preceded by a prologue and list of its 69 chapters : prol. beg.
* Virtus medicine est potencia ' : text beg. 1 Perfecte temperata dicuntur ' :
[ascribed in no. 3541 to 'magister Geraldus']. In an epilogue the
author entitles the work 1 Opusculum virtutum and refers to 'Breuiarium
nostrum quod paulo ante perscripsimus also to a ' Passionarius for
both which the present treatise would be of utility. The treatise is
followed at fol. 81 by a leaf bearing (1) a note on the effect of the
moon on wood, &c, cf. fol. i43 v , (2) verses on medical weights and
measures (beg. * Tertia pars dragme '), (3) a note on a supposed saying
of Solomon that tall men are wise, &c. In the middle of the treatise
art 3 is inserted by the binder.
C. 3 (fol. 43). * Modus medendi ' : beg. * In medendis corporibus
followed (at fol. 66 v ) by some verses on the same subject beginning
' Etatem uires ejus circumspice primum 1 and on medical weights and
measures (beg. 1 Libra vel as ex unciolis
D. 4 (fol. 82). c Introducciones fisice beg. 1 Intentio huius artis est
sanitatem conseruare.'
£. 5 (foL 92). 'Libellus Ethimologiarum Ysidori: de fisica', the
fourth book or medical section of the Etymologiae, with the last chapter
imbedded in the last but one.
F. 6 (fol. 99). * Liber de lapidibus ' : pref. beg. 1 Euax rex Arabum
legitur scripsisse Neroni \ text beg. ' Vltima precipuum genus India fert
adamantis ' : a poem by Marbodus on precious stones : at fol. ii4 v are
notes on the winds, with their English titles.
G. 7 (fol. H5 a ). An Antidotarium or book of recipes: beg. 'Anti-
dotum . Aurea Alexandrina . Recipe asari ' : in alphabetical order as far
as foL 126, where miscellaneous recipes follow. On fol. i35 v begin
descriptions of drugs, at first about opiates, beg. 1 Omnis medicine opiate
duplex est efFectus*. Fol. 115* is an affixed 12th cent, scrap bearing
Latin medical advice.
8 (foL 143). A treatise on phlebotomy : beg. 1 Peristomia . id est
recta uene incisio \
9 (foL 146). Tractatus de urinis: beg. 'Quoniam de urinis agere
debemus ' : attributed in the Catalogue of St. Augustine's Abbey at
Canterbury to ' Salomo \
' De librario Sancti Augustini Cantuarie. Quatemus de physica qui dicitur
Liber aureus, cum alijs', 14th cent., except the last two (15th cent.)
words : ' Dist. xii, Gra. iii/ Presented by Thomas Twyne in 161 a.
Now MS. Auct. F. 6. 3.
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2061. 560. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 14th cent, in England :
7^x5! in., Hi + 155 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, stamped brown leather on boards, early
16th cent., clasps lost.
1 (fol. 1). 1 Summa Raymundi ' (Raymundi de Pennaforti) theologica,
in four books : beg. c Quoniam ut ait Jeronimus ' : the title is in a later
hand, as is the 2nd article.
2 (fol. 112). 'Summa magistri Ricardi* de officio sacerdotum: beg.
' Qui bene presunt presbiteri . . . Presbiter grece, senex latine dicitur.'
The opening words of the text, which follows a prose preface (beginning
as above) and a short set of verses beginning 'Hec sunt precipue
sermonibus insinuanda seem to imply that the treatise is based on,
or in accordance with, the 1 dicta bone meraorie W[illelmi] de Montibus
quondam cancellarii Lincolniensis, cuius anime propicietur Deus':
Gulielmus de Monte, more commonly known as Gulielmus de Leicestria,
who died in 1213. In MS. New College (Oxford) 94 the author's name
is given as Ricardus de Montibus cancellarius Lincolniensis, but the
only Richard known to have been chancellor of Lincoln is Richard
de Wetherset (1221-9), archbp. of Canterbury 1229-31, and the
'de Montibus* may be due to confusion with the former chancellor.
This Richard de Wetherset is known to have written a 1 Summa or
' Speculum ecclesiasticorum ' beginning ' Qui bene presunt presbyteri . . .
Novit apostolus \ which is probably a very slight modification of the
present treatise. Some Latin notes follow on foil. 149-5 r > partly from
the 5th book of the Decretals. The fly-leaves (foil, i-iii, 152-5) are
from a 13th cent. Latin MS. of Canon Law (?).
Bought (as no. i860) with part of £100 promised by lord Dan vers in 1601,
but only received through sir Edwin Sandys in 1607.
Now MS. Bodl. 64.
2062. 787. In English, on paper : written in two hands about the middle of the
15th cent. : 9x6^ in., 117 leaves.
Medical treatises : —
A. 1 (fol. 1). The latter part of a book of recipes, some leaves being
lost at the beginning: the first recipe in the text is 'For the feuer
tercian ' : at fol. 3 V is a kind of title ' Here begynneth Medicynes that
good Leches hathe founden and drawen . . : at fol. 14 is the beginning
of an alphabetical herbary {beg. 4 Agnus castus is an herbe ').
B. 2 (fol. 19). An alphabetical herbary: beg. 'Agrymonia ys an
herbe ' : ends with Solatrum nigrum.
3 (fol. 57). 'Here men may se the vertues off herbes': a treatise
beginning with Qvyntefoyle.
A. 4 (fol. 82) at end 1 Explicit istud Regimen a treatise of the birth
of man and diseases of women : beg. i Our Lord God when he had
stored the worlde \
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Various English recipes are interspersed in the volume.
4 Jhon Barcke \ abt A. D. 1500 (fol. 117"). Presented by Thomas Twyne
in 161 2.
Now MS. BodL 483.
2063. 81 2. In Latin, on paper: made np of eight MSS. written abont the
middle of the 15th cent, in England : 8Jx6| in., iv +233 leaves:
partly with coloured capitals, &c.
A. i (fol. 1) at end 4 Et sic finitur suam exposicionem Secretorum
mulierum domini Alberti Magni prie' theologice [principis theologie?]
ordine fratrum Predicatorum. Que sunt scripta Fale' anno Domini
1049° [1409 or 1449?] & c ' Explicit': this commentary on the De
Secretis of Albertus Magnus begins 4 Circa librum Secretorum mulierum.
Sciendum quod in isto libro docentur '.
2 (fol. 33 v ). 'Libellus de cautelis seu documentis medicorum
habendis': the colophon gives the author's name as * Albertus de
Zancarris Boneniensis ' : beg. 1 Quoniam multociens fortuna ' : at fol. 36 v
follow some medical pieces and recipes as also at fol. 47, 55* 178, i88 v ,
228*, occasionally in English, as at fol. 180.
B. 3 (fol. 45). * Tractatus Ysidori de spermate ', really a commentary
on parts of that treatise. Fol. 54 appears to bear inserted matter.
4 (fol. 56). 4 Ars oculorum ' : beg. 1 Auditores omnes audiant circum-
stantes qui cupiunt audire nouam scienciam . . . et addiscere probatis-
simam artem oculorum a me magistro Binuinuto Graphio compositam ' :
a work by Benvenuto Grassi, called in the colophon 'Binuinutus
Graston ' : with additions at fol. 90 from another treatise on the eyes, ,
ending imperfect.
C. 5 (fol. 103). Miscellaneous medical notes and recipes, with a
few diagrams.
D. 6 (fol. 175). A short treatise on leprosy : beg. * Lepra est egritudo
turpis \
E. 7 (fol. 182). 'Secretum secretorum et aromatum ac thesaurum
[sic] omnium philosophorum ' about an Elixir : based on Pliny. At
fol. 186 is a short treatise on the philosophers' stone: beg. * [Circa]
lapidem philosophorum sic est procedendum.'
F. 8 (fol. 19 1 v ). A treatise on Confession and sin : beg. c Fili pec-
casti . . . Quoniam films est spiritualis '.
G. 9 (fol. 198). Alchemical extracts and notes, partly 'Notabilia
Gvidonis Montaynor ' (fol. 203), partly in English, with two diagrams.
Foil. 205°, °, are almost entirely torn away.
H. 10 (fol. 206). * Tractatus de venenis et eorum medicinis appro-
priatis qui dicitur Co[n]siliator edictus [sic] a magistro Petro de
Albano . . .' (Abano).
11 (fol. 226 v ). 'Secretum Ypocratis de pro[g]nosticacione infir-
morum ', beg. * Peruenit ad nos '.
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Foil, ii, 231 are parts of a decision by Robertas de Porta, provincial
of the order of Austin friars, given at Biberis (Bifevre near Paris ?), in
Latin (15th cent.), on parchment.
1 Of the Gift of Jhon Addams' on March 30, 1614 (1st Daybook, fol. 42 ).
The donor bound books for the Bodleian.
Now MS. BodL 484.
2064. 507. In Latin, on paper: written early in the 16th cent, in England:
8 x 6^- in., ii + 179 leaves.
1 (fol. 1). 'Speculum Philosophise Iohannis Dastyn. Primus Liber
est de investigatione magisterij in 15 chapters, beg. 'Trinitatem adoran-
tes 1 : at end 1 Explicit liber de investigatione lapidis prseciosi Iohannis
Dastyn The following art. may be book two of the Speculum : both
are alchemical.
2 (fol. 66 v ). ' Liber Mixtionum Johannis Dastin in 11 chapters :
beg. ' Omnia in eo finem faciunt \
* Liber Johannis Gwyn artium magistri', middle of 16th cent.: 'Liber
Gnlihelmi Herbert de S. Jnliano cquestris ordinis, viri longe preeclaris-
simi. John Gwynn 1593' : * 1597 John Dee*, notes by whom narrate
a nocturnal visitation at 5 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1597, and other matters.
' Liber Euani Johnes', early 17th cent. Presented by Evan Jones, M.A.,
in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 485.
2065. 1045. In Latin, on paper : made up of two MSS. written in the 15th cent.
in England : 9x6^ in., iii + 66 leaves.
A. 1 (fol. 1). Part of an alphabetical set of Common Places on
* points of Canon Law, containing N — S : the first begins 1 Nobilitas.
Nota quod non ex nobilitate \ At fol. iii is a Latin recipe, cf. fol. i6 v .
2 (fol. i6 bv ). 'Incipit rubrica & liber contrarietatum inter ius
canonicum & ciuile compositus a domino Jacobo de Albertano Bono-
niensi, qui liber in se cpntinet Clxiij contrarietates & compilatus fuit
Verone . . : the ' rubrica * is a list of the contradictions : the treatise
beg. ' Quoniam ut ait Aristoteles \ The rubricator of artt. x and 2 gives
his name on foil. i7 v and 47 as 'W. Burton \
B. 3 (fol. 48). Some notes on points of the Civil Law : the first beg.
' Ex quacunque causa &c. In lege ista usque ad § Si quis procedit '.
The Cheshire village of Lingham occnrs in scribbling on foL 6a\ Pro-
bably acquired about 1620-25.
Now MS. BodL 486.
2066. 557. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 15th cent, in England :
7$x5fin., iii + 81 leaves: in the 17th cent, binding are imbedded
two 15th cent, stamped leather sides, English work.
The Constitutiones Provinciates Angliae collected by Gulielmus
Lindwood or de Tilio nemore, in five books : at the end of the table
of chapters is ' Explicit Tabula Constitucionum Prouincialium but the
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i93
author's name is not given : beg. ' Ignorancia sacerdotum & infra. Ne
quis per ignoranciam \
* Thys . . . [booke to be?] dcliucryd onto matter doctor Monse\ late
15th cent. Presented by (sir) Richard Worseley in 1607.
Now MS. BodL 66.
2067. 966. In Latin and English, on paper and parchment : written in more than
one hand of about A. D. 1500 in England : 8| x 6± in., ix + 131 leares.
' Farrago plurium scitu dignissimorum *, a miscellaneous theological
and historical note-book, which cannot be treated summarily. The
collector and chief writer was apparently John Curteys, for the writer
was born Nov. 12, 1457 ; entered Winchester College Apr. 23, 1469;
entered New College, Oxford, June 29, 1474 (see foL i2i v ); and was
apparently a Fellow of New College and of Winchester : Curteys died
in 1509. A full list of contents is printed in the Old Catalogue of
1697, see also foil. 1 and (in alphabetical order) iii-v, in the present
manuscript. Among the more important items are : — a (fol. vi, 3, 36).
Notes about England, e.g. church revenues, numbers of churches,
shires, &c. : b (foil. 2, 106, cf. 79 v ) Short Latin chronicles of England,
1422-1509, ('Opinio vulgaris') and 1066-1447 : c (foL 3 y , cf. n y ) a
short general Latin chronicle, with some special references to Domini-
cans, to 1 286, partly (' Aetates mundi ') 1 ex tabula Cronicarum cathedrali
ecclesia (sic) Lincolnie and at fol. 6 a note on Friday : c (foil. 5, i7 v ,
25 v , 29 v ) Short Latin poems and proverbs, one poem on fol. 5 beg. 1 Tot
video gentes', another on fol. i9 v ' Exiit edictum ab Augusto Caesare' :
d (foil. 9 V , 27 v ) ' De Joanne Potadwe* archbp. of Armenia, who came to
England in 1228 with tidings of the Wandering Jew: e (fol. 15) 'Pro-
blemata Secundi philosophic /(fol. 21) Latin note of a yearly indulgence
at Eton: g (fol. 22) Extracts 'Ex prologo [Gulielmi] Notyngham de
concordia ' : h (fol. 39) Computus ecclesiasticus manualis {beg. ' Filius
esto Dei '), with prose commentary : # (fol. 5i v ) Latin note on the death
of King Richard i : j (fol. 53) the Ars Minor of Donatus, here anony-
mous, cf. fol. 8o v : k (fol. 6o v ) ' Vaticinium Johannis Brydlyngtone ' in
Latin verse {beg. ' Febribus infectus ') : / (fol. 66) ' Ludus scaccorum 1 in
Latin verse {beg. ' Si ic [i. e. Sic ?] fit famosa sine sanguine pugna iocosa ') :
tn (fol. 69) ' Pronostica ' astrologica : n (fol. 73) ' The way to Rome
thorow France', an itinerary: 0 (foil. 75, 87) Calendarial notes, in
English : p (foL 83) Tractatus de generatione hominis {beg. ' Homo
inter omnia animalia ') : q (fol. 87 v ) * Colores versuum ' or De modis
xxx versificandi {beg. ' Primus color quo moderni versiste vtuntur ') :
r (fol. 91) ' Omnia vtilia ad arma pertinencia ', a heraldic manual : beg.
'Here begynth a scorth [i. e. short] informacon of armis, how that
j (fol. 95) Statuta universitatis Oxoniensis, a copy of some early
statutes, including the Statuta Aularia (fol. 105): / (fol. 115) 'Testa-
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mentum . . . domini Willelmi de Wykeham olim episcopi Wyntoniensis
. . followed at foL 121 by 'Cursus vite et actorum . . ejusdem,
a short Latin biography {beg. ' Natus est anno Domini 1334'), ending
with statistics about Winchester and New College admissions 1 394-1431,
written in 1497 : / and s are printed from this MS. in Hearne's ed. of
Leland's Itinerary, 171 1, vol. iii, pp. 105, 154.
' John Smyth Roberte Sylvest[er?] hys grandfather Elyn Sylvester!] late
wyff of SirT?] Edwarde Spcnlowc, 1 early 16th cent : ' Hanley liber/
* This yi William Hanleys booke,' 16th cent, Presented by sir Henry
Savile in 1620.
Now MS. B06X 487.
2068. 33- In Latin, on parchment: written about a.d. 1500 in Florence: 8|
x 5} in^ iii + 40 leaves : with fine illuminated borders (one with
figures), capitals, &c : binding, green velvet and red silk with gold
ornament, English late 16th cent, work, bat the velvet is probably part
of the original Italian binding "of about 1500.
1 In nomine superc^lestis . . . Dei Deipar^que Mari$ perpetuo vir-
ginis, Magni et pr^cellentis Hospitalis titulo Sanct^ Maris Nov$ in urbe
Florentia principium ordo et institutio incipit \ These are the statutes
of the Hospital of st Mary the Virgin of Florence (founded by Folcus
de Portinariis in 1284) preceded by an address to Henry vii of England
by Franciscus Portinarius the hereditary patron of the Hospital, from
which we learn that the king had asked for a copy of the statutes at a
time when he was himself about to found a similar institution. The
royal arms of England, with badges, are on the border at fol. 3, which
is in part smeared and injured. This was no doubt the presentation
copy for the king.
4 THo : Allen . D.[ono] D.[edit]/ in 1601.
Now MS. BodL 48a
2069. 554* In Latin, on parchment : written in the 1 2th cent, in France : 10 x 7 in.,
ii + 77 leaves : with a miniature, capitals, &c
' Incipit Viaticus ' : the list of chapters is headed . . Capitula libri
primi Viatici Constantini Affricani ' : in seven books, a Practica medi-
cinae. In a capital letter on fol. 2 V is a miniature of ' Constantinus 1
holding a book. There are some miscellaneous notes on foil, i, 75.
Parts of two leaves of a 13th cent. MS. of Latin sermons are in the
binding, see no. 2072.
. . . [hab]et ilium librum in pignore cum . . . qoat[ernis?] ', 14th cent :
' Constat Gilbert© Leye ', 16th cent. Presented by (sir) Richard Worseley
in 1607.
Now MS. Bodl.489.
2070. 1027. = Qu. Catal. vi (Syriac), no. 8 (Psalms : probably acquired about
1611-15).
2071. 1028. » Qu. Catal. vi (Syriac), no. 4 (Pentateuch : probably acquired
about 1611-15).
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2073* 55a In Latin and English, on parchment : made up of four MSS. written
in the last quarter of the 14th cent, in England : io| x 8$ in., v + 73
leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
A medley of short alchemical, astrological, astronomical, medicinal
and miscellaneous pieces and notes, of which a full list is in the Old
Catalogue of 1697. The chief pieces are : —
A. (chiefly in double columns) 1 (fol. 1). Figures of the 'Sp[h]era
Pictagore* and 'Sp[h]era Apulegij & Platonici the Sphaerae Pytha-
gorae et Apuleii Platonici, with a short explanation, beginning ' Racio
spere . . . Pictagore quam Apellogus exarauit'. The latter Sphaera
occurs again on fol. 22. At foil, ii-iii are two notes by Rudolf Peiper
in 1878 about this article.
2 (fol. 2). ' Tractatus magistri Johannis Vienf n]ensis de perfecta &
infallibili arte alkimie qui dicitur Speculum Elementorum followed
at foL 5 by alchemical notes, and many recipes, in Latin and (fol. 17)
in English, partly by 'magister Dominicus Hispamis' (foL 5 V ) : on
foL i2 v is a peculiar alphabet: on foL 18 is a glossary of alchemical
terms rendered in Latin and English. On fol. 21 is an added note
'Memorandum quod Anna mater vxoris mei sepulta fuit die Jouis
penultimo die Aprilis anno regni regis Henrici vj« xxiij 0 . Et obiit die
Mercurij , f 1445.
FolL 2-21 are foil 69-76, 78-84, 58, 57, 68, 67, 86 of an older
volume : so a leaf is missing here after fol. 9 : fol. 84 is paper.
B (in Latin only) 3 (fol. 22). Latin tables of eclipses of the sun
and moon, 1384-1462, with coloured diagrams, followed at fol. 27 v by
the ' Tabula principalis [Johannis] Garlandi ' paschalis [in which the
year 1384 is specially marked. H.M.B.] and a lunar table.
4 (fol. 29). Scientific treatises : — * 12 Experimenta naturalia de corio
serpentis translata a Johanne Paulino ab arabico in Latinum ' perhaps
by 'Alganus philosophus' (fol. 29 y ), 'Capitulum de 16 herbis', 'de
lapidibus', 'de animalibus 1 (foil 30, 31, 32) : imperfect at end.
C (in double columns) 5 (fol. 33). *Tractatus vrinarum ' (peg. ' In
tractatu vrinarum primum quid vrina sit videndum '), followed by ' liber
pulsuum ' (fol. 34 y ), a ' modus iudicandi urinas ', or ' Contenta secundum
Galterum ' (fol. 38), and (fol. 38 v ) the ' Liber vrinarum Egidij [Corbo-
liensis] cum commento ' : the latter part of the commentary is on fol. 33 :
the text of Egidius' poem is not given.
6 (fol. 41). Ars chiromantica (teg. ' Si linea vite sit grossa or ' Ad
sciendum artem chiromanticam '), then ' Fortuna de xii signis ', astro-
logical (teg. 'Qui fuerit natus in signo Aquarij', fol. 42), then the
' Algorismus ' [of Johannes de Sacro Bosco. Cr.] (teg. ' Omnia que 1 a
primeua origine', fol. 45), [ending imperfect in the chapter (usually 4,
but here 5) on mediacio, and having each chapter succeeded by the
corresponding passage in the Carmen de Algorismo of Alexander
o 2
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de Villa Dei, Cr.], then (fol. 46 v ) another ' Ars de chiromancia ' (peg.
' Chiromancia est sciencia cognoscendi ') perhaps by Rodericus, whose
name is orirfol. 48 v , with large diagrams : on foil. 51*^52* are drawings
of alchemical instruments (furnaces, pots, &c).
D (in double columns) 7 (fol. 53). Chemical recipes: beg. 'Aqua
Tartari sic fit'.
8 (fol. 54 y ). ' Speculum Secretorum an alchemical treatise : beg.
'In nomine Domini ... Ad instruccionem multorum circa hanc
artem \ This has been erroneously attributed to Roger Bacon.
9 (fol. 56). ' Liber de 30 verbis a chemical treatise : beg. ' lam tu
scis qui adquiris \
10 (fol. 57 v ). 'Ars et operacio noui Quadrantis editi a magistro Pre-
facio [pro Profacio] Martilisensis f sic] ... & postea a Petro de Sancto
Adamaro Parisius diligenter corecti & perfecti ' : beg. ' Accipe ergo
tabulam eream ' : it branches out into astronomy (but some diagrams
are omitted) and tables. On fol. 61 v is a Tau cross and devotion in
English, with a Latin prayer containing a reference to stt. Cyricus and
Julitta^which points to S.W. England). Fragments on the interpretation
of dreams, ascribed to Daniel (beg. ' Danielem prophetam cum esset
fol. 63 v ), and on Arithmetic (beg. ' Ars metrica [sic] docet de numero
per se fol. 64 v ), with some astronomical tables, close the volume.
Parts of two leaves from a 13th cent. (?) MS. of Latin sermons are in the
, binding: see nos. 2069, 2683, 2753.
On fol. 37 is 1 Thomas Aynow [?] 15th cent Presented by (sir) Richard
Worseley in the first half of 1607.
Now MS. Bodl. 177.
2073. 784. In English, &c, on parchment and paper : made np of two MSS.
written in the 15th and 16th centt. in England : 1 ij x 8f in., iii + « 189 *
leaves, apparently wanting foil. 37-43.
A (on paper: written about 1570: foil. 1-36, 156-end) 1 (fol. 1).
Some recipes with English explanations : the first beg. ' Recipe myrrhe
9 viij \
2 (fol. 5). 'A brefe instrucf^one conserning . . . worthy medesines
... for the Chyrurgien ' : beg. ' The working of medycines. First it
behovyth to digest \ a practical treatise of compounding medicines.
3 (fol. 19). 'A treatis of the cure of the French poxe wry ten in
Latten by Benedictus Victorius and translatyd into Inglysh by John Hall
chirurgien ' : beg. ' Sythe many before me ' : followed by another cure
'after Nicolaus Massa' similarly translated (fol. 28).
4 (fol. 33 v ). 'Certayne conferences made bettwene m r William
Cunningham doctor of physycke [of Coleman St., London] and m r
Jonn Hall chyrurgien [of Maidstone] touching ... the poxe copies
of two letters, April 1565. The foliation would naturally indicate the
loss of six pages, but there are erasures on foil. 32-6.
5 (fol. 156). 'The Effect [i.e. substance] of Haywoddes letter to
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person Darell for Paryse of Inngelstone [Ingatestone ?] with a letter
from ' doctor Coldwell ' to John Hall, Sept. 29, 1566, and several recipes
by 1 goodwife Suttun ' Benett of Islington ', &c. Some later Latin
recipes are on foL i8s v , but foil. 159-84 are blank.
B (on parchment: written in the 2nd half of the 15th cent) 6
(fol. 44). A manual of medicine in three books, i of man's body,
ii (fol. 5i v ) of diseases in general, iii (fol. i4o v ) of diseases of women :
the first chapter beg. c It is to vnderstond that a man is made of foure
elementis ' : at fol. 152 follows a long alphabetical ' exposyssion of names '
of drugs, beg. 1 Aloen. Aloe is hoote and dry in the seconde degre \
The name of 'John Halle' appears twice: * precium xziiij*': also on
fol. ij 'John Capon' (or Caxton). This appears to be the 'Book of
Surgerie in English' presented by Thomas Twyne in 1612, but not
referenced till about 1620-25.
Now MS. BodL 178.
2074. 1044. In French, on parchment: written about the middle of the 15th cent.
in England : 1 if x8f in., ix+ 194 leaves: with illuminated border,
capitals, &c : injured in a few places and stained.
. . [le] liure qui traite de Phisique & ses parties et comme on
doit garder corps domme aussi bien le sain comme le malade . . . in
nine parts with a preface, and preceded by a list of all the chapters and
of the 716 recipes which follow the treatise at fol. 112. The treatise is
ostensibly (foL 1) a translation of a Latin translation from the Greek,
made by 'Helebran de Saenne' in 1234, but really a series of excerpts
by Aldobrandinus de Senis (d. abt. 1287 at Troyes), and is the first of
the kind written in French : see Romania xxxv (1906), p. 454. The
preface beg. ' Tous les acteurs qui oncques traitterent ' : the text beg.
* Dieu qui par sa grant puissance The present MS. was written for
a person bearing the arms Quarterly or and azure, over all a bend gules,
and the motto Me fault fayre\ at end is 'Explicit Neupmen* with
flourishes. Pieces of foil. 37, 65 have been roughly tom off, injuring
the text.
On end inner cover is ' Lybere morigero Iohanni FastolfFe ', late 15th cent.
Probably acquired about 1620-25.
Now MS. Bodl. 179.
2075. 915. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first halt of the 15th cent, in
England : ;| x 5 \ in., v + 86 leaves ; binding, white leather on boards,
clasps lost, worn, English 15th cent. work.
At end : — 1 R. Ampolle [i. e. Richard Rolle of Hampole], [E]xplicit
liber de incendio amoris', here in the full form as in no. 2728 and
1 1272 : a list of chapters is at fol. 80. There is some scribbling on many
pages : on fol. y the scribe has repeated the first sentences of the work.
' D. r. Tyldesley teste 1524 9 (fol. iv v ) : 1 Thomas Dere ys my name,' 16th
cent. (fol. 64*). An erased inscription on fol. i is * Liber Henrici
Jacksoni, Oxon. Collegii Corporis Christi. a.d. MDC. Maii 21°' with
motto. Apparently acquired by purchase from Jackson in 1619-20.
Now MS. Bodl. 66.
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9076. 367. In Latin, &c, on parchment: made up of three MSS. written about
A.D. 1300 in England: 8^x6 in., vi+135 leaves: with coloured
capitals : binding, old boards and sewing, partly repaired.
A 1 (fol. 1). A treatise on the Mass, beg. 1 Missa dicitur a mitto
ends '* debuit ab ecclesia recedere \
2 (fol. 6 V ). 'Incipit Summa magistri Laurencij de Somercote de
forma eligendi beg. 1 Omnibus sancte matris ecclesie filiis . . . Laurencius
de Somercote domini pape subdiaconus canonicus Cicestrensis gratiam \
This is a treatise containing primarily copies of precedents in the matter
of electing bishops, but it widens out into a collection of ecclesiastical
forms useful to a bishop or abbot, valuable as being taken from about
220 actual documents, especially relating to the dioceses of Hereford
and Gloucester. A few are in French : two are added on foil. 85 v , 86.
A full list of the pieces is on foil, i-vi in the original hand : part of this
treatise has been printed in Statutes of Lincoln Cathedral, edd. Bradshaw
and Wordsworth, part 2 (1897), pp. cxxv-cxlii. On foil. 86 v -88 a are
added in a late 14th cent, hand lists of 'numeri cardinales, ordinales,
dispertiti, ponderales, aduerbiales, singulars', in words and Roman
and Arabic figures.
B 3 (fol. 89). A treatise on writing letters (formulae litterarum),
beg. * Epistola est oracio ex attributis sibi partibus '.
C 4 (fol. 118). A manual of questions to be asked by a priest at
confession : beg. 1 Primo interroget sacerdos discretus with an added
note on fol. 1 1 7 V .
On foil. 132, i32 v are added (a) four hexameters about health, beg.
'Si vis post cenam' (15th cent.): (b) a copy of 'the Answer of the
Deanry of Cycestre* (Chichester) in 1535 to a demand for a money
contribution granted by Convocation to the king: (c) five sets of
humorous verses, one being the story of four Oxford scholars invited
to write an epigram on a pair of buckets in a well.
( [Hunc librum donau]it frater ecclesie ... [Si quis . . .]
fraudem fecerit anathema sit*, 14th cent. : ' W. Robynson est possessor,
tanti valet quanti vendi potest ', 1 5th cent Acquired nOt later than 160a.
Now MS. BodL 400.
2077. 60. In Latin, on oarchment : made up of two MSS. written in the 13th
cent.: io|x6f in., iii + 273 leaves: with illuminated capitals, &c:
slightly imperfect.
A (written in England) 1 (fol. 1). Claudiani opera, with marginal
notes: — a (fol. 1) De raptu Proserpinae: b (fol. 15) In Rufinum : e
(fol. 27) De bello Gildonico : d (fol. 33 v ) In Eutropium : e (fol. 48 v ) De
nuptiis Honorii, Fescennina et Epithalamium : / (fol. 55) De tertio con-
sulatu Honorii : g (fol. 58) De quarto consulatu Honorii : h (fol. 66)
Panegyricus Manlii, with 11. 6or-n of j added, beginning 'Nunc
teneris fruitur uotis 9 : i (fol. 7o v ) De laudibus Stilichonis : / (fol. 86 v )
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De sexto consulatu Honorii: k (fol. 95) De bello Getico: at end
' Explicit Claudianus magnus
B 2 (fol. 105). The Alexandras of Philippus Gualterus de Castel-
lione, in ten books, the first letters of which make up ' Guillermus '
(archbp. of Rheims 11 76-1201) to whom the poem is dedicated : there
are two lists of contents for each book.
3 (fol. 169). Claudiani opera, with a few notes : — a (fol. 169) In
Rufinum: b (fol. i79 v ) De bello Gildonico: c (fol. 186) In Eutropium,
but the last 48 lines of the second book are wanting (after ' inuidiosa
potestas'), a leaf being lost: d (fol. 199) The Epithalamium, wanting
the first 1 2 lines and the preface, beg. 1 Liuia diuorumque ' : e (fol. 202 v )
De tertio consulatu Honorii : / (fol. 205) De quarto consulatu Honorii :
g (fol. 2i2 v ) Panegyricus Manlii, also with added lines as art. 1. j\
beginning 'Tunc tandem fruitur uotis', imperfect at end : h (fol. 2i6 v )
De laudibus Stilichonis, wanting the last 20 lines, after ' Indis a leaf
being lost: 1 (fol. 231) De sexto consulatu Honorii, wanting the first
36 lines and preface, beg. 'Supplicibus late': j (fol. 2^8) De bello
Getico : k (fol. 245 y ) Carmina minora, numbered in the Teubner edition
of 1893, nos. 32 (de Christo), 1-31, 33-51, 53, in fact all except
a couplet 'De lanario' (no. 52), but the Gigantomachia (no. 53) has
lost all after 1. 90 ('Tritonia uirgo'), a leaf being lost: /(fol. 262) De
raptu Proserpihae, wanting the preface and U. 1-27, beg. 'Possedit
dotale ' : ends with ' sompnia uidi omitting the last eleven lines.
The fly-leaves are from a 14th cent, medical work in Latin (e.g.
' Cifac est panniculus ille que retinet intestina ne cadant in osseum ').
There are erasures on foil. 103 v , 272 v , and the side margins of foil. 137-8
are cut off. On fol. ii is a short Latin life of Claudian.
Owned on May 29, 1 590, by John Sprint {not the dean of Bristol who
died in that year). Presented by dr. Thomas James in 160 1. There
can be little donbt that these are the two 4 Claudiani Opera in Bib. Col.
Noui ' which dr. James catalogued as in New College in 1600 (Ecloga,
1600, p. 83).
Now MS. Auot. F. 2. 16.
2078. 921. In English, on paper and parchment : written in the 3rd quarter of the
15th cent. [?] : 8± x 6 in. i + 220 leaves : with coloured capitals, &c
Old English poems, all anonymous : —
1 (fol. 1). 'The compleynte of a Lovers Life', by John Lydgate,
imperfect at beginning: beg. 'So doth this god': at end of colophon
' Lilyus perhaps the name of the scribe.
2 (fol. 5). ' The complaynte of feyre Anelida ouer fals Arcyte by
Chaucer : beg. ' So thyrlid with the poynt '.
3 (fol. n v ). 'The Boke of Cupide god of kroe', the Cuckoo and
Nightingale : by (sir Thomas ?) Clanvowe.
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4 (fol. i6 v ). 'The Temple of Bras or Glass: by John Lydgate.
Fol. 35 is torn.
5 (foL 38 v ). 'The Lettre of Cupide god of loue', by Thomas
Hoccleve.
6 (fol. 46). ' The complaynte vnto Pyte by Chaucer.
7 (fol. 48). ' IX good Women with prologue, by Chaucer. FoL 71
is mutilated.
8 (fol. 96). ' The Parlement of Fowlys by Chaucer, imperfect at
beginning : beg. ' Cometh al the new come ' : at end ' Explicit tractatus
de congregacione uolucrum die sancti Valentini \
9 (fol. no v ). 'The Boke of the Duchesse by Chaucer. Fol. 122
is torn.
10 (fol. i4i y ). ' The Hows of Fame', by Chaucer. Foil. 187, 190
are torn.
11 (fol. 195). 'The Chaunce of the Dyse': beg. 'Fyrst myn vn-
kunnyng and my rudenesse'. Fol. 195 is torn, foil. 197, 201 mutilated.
1 2 (fol. 264). An ABC: by Chaucer : beg. ' Almighty and almercy-
able quene FoL 204 is torn.
13 (fol. 208). ' Balade de vilage saunz peynture \ Chaucer's Fortune.
14 (fol. 209 v ). ' The complaynte a geyne Hope ' : beg. ' As I stode in
studyenge allone \
15 (fol. 212). 'Complaynte damowre', an amorous complaint, by
Chaucer.
16 (fol. 2i4 v ). ' Ragmanys Rolle ' : beg. * My ladies & my mastressys
echone \
1 7 (fol. 219). ' The Ordre of Folys i. e. fools, by John Lydgate : but
fol. 2i9 v is half erased by ill usage, and a leaf or two are wanting after
it : only the first six stanzas are here.
There it much scribbling, with the following names (among others) of the
16th cent. : — Richard Becher (foil. 17, 159), Tames Hedington (fol. 83^,
Hnmfrey Flemyng (foL 214, cf. 127, 162), Antony Sherington in
Lemsster (Leominster), 1563 (fol. 36", cf. 144 ), John Smart (fol. 191),
S. Pot (folL 193", I94 r ): 'Gyl: Astley* (front coyer). Apparently
acquired between 1613 and 1620.
Now MS. BodL 688.
2079. 68. In Old English, on parchment : written early in the 12th cent perhaps
in the S.E. of England : 1 ij x 8f in., ii + 95 leaves : with some coloured
capitals : in parts stained.
King Alfred's version or paraphrase in Old English prose of Boethius's
treatise De consolatione Philosophiae. This is the only authority for
the prose version of the Latin metra, and since the Cottonian fire of
1 73 1 for much of the rest of the text, including the preface. It has
been carefully described and collated by W. J. Sedgefield in his edition
of Alfred's Boethius (Oxf. 1899). No. 5124 is a transcript of this MS.
by Junius : see also the next article* At the end of the work (fol. 94)
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
201
is a prayer in Old English (printed by Sedgefield) apparently in the
hand of the contemporary corrector of the rest of the MS.
Presented by Thomas Draper M.A. in 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 180.
2079. * 68.* In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent, in England :
\6\ x 1 1| in., lii + 30 leaves : with illuminated capitals. &c, in parts
stained and worn.
Twelve leaves or parts of leaves from the binding of no. 2079, con-
taining fragments of a Latin MS. of the Digest of Justinian : a list of
the passages is at foL iii. These were taken out and bound separately
in 1884. Foil, i-ii, 13-end are blank paper.
Acquired not later than 160a.
Now MS. Add. D. 98.
2080. 593. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the 13th cent, in
England : 9} x 6| in., iv + 292 leaves, in double columns : with illu-
minated capitals, &c : binding, red leather on older boards (Reading
work?), early 16th cent
The five books of the Decretals issued by pope Gregory ix in 1230,
with some notes, preceded by a list of chapters : at end ' Expliciunt
Decretales \ A few similar documents are added on foil. 282-89 in
another hand, beginning with one of pope Innocent iv (beg. c Cum in
muitis iuris articulis and ending imperfect A few juridical notes are
on fol. i r , 292 v , and fragments of a 15th cent, deed are in the binding
at each end.
Perhaps owned by Reading Abbey. Given by William Burdet of Sonning
in 1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 680.
2081. 797. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 15th cent in England :
iaix8| in., i+124 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c
1 (fol. 1). 'Liber de regimine principum editus a fratre Egidio
Romano ordinis fratrum heremitarum sancti Augustini with prologue,
and list of chapters before each book. On fol. 97 v is a coloured 16th
cent, drawing of a monk selling indulgences, and of devils teaching
monks the use of gunpowder for cannon, with English descriptions
and a note that gunpowder was first invented about 1378.
2 (fol 98). 1 Liber dictus Secreta Secretorum de regimine sanitatis :
prologues begg. ' Deus omnipotens custodiat regem 1 Johannes qui
transtulit librum ' : text beg. ' Fili gloriosissime ' : the translation [by
Philippus Tripolitanus. Cr.] from the Arabic of Johannes ibn Batrig.
The work pretends to be by Aristotle. At the* end is a note on
longevity (foL 116).
3 (fol. 116). • Regimen corporate beg. * Cum mane surrexeritis \ .
4 (foL H9 V ). 1 Liber Aristotelis, siue de Porno the spurious work
on the immortality of the soul: beg. 'Cum homo creaturarum dignis-
sima ' : translated from Arabic into Hebrew, and (by Manfredus) from
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[ao8a-s
Hebrew into Latin. Parts of the blank margins of foil 7-18, 21-23,
26-27, 84^-90 are cut off.
Owned by sir ' Robert Cotton ' (!) in 1588-9 (?) : ' Donnm Roberti Treswel
alias Sommerset ', a note in sir Thomas Bodley's hand. See no. 2685,
bnt the present volume was perhaps given in 161 a.
Now MS. BodL 181.
2082. 477. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent, in England :
1 1 f x 8$ in., iv + 16 1 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c
1 Compendium Pupille oculi preceded by a list of the contents of
the ten books : beg. 1 Humane condicio nature ', the well-known work
on the sacraments and on what a priest should know, by Johannes de
Burgo, with some notes : the successive first letters of the chapters form
the sentence 'Hunc tractatum compilauit Iohannes de Burgo rector
ecclesie de Col[l]ingham, cuius anime propiciietur Deus. Amen': at
end * Explicit Pupilla oculi \ followed by an extra chapter on the duties
of a parish priest {beg. ' Sacerdos parochialis multa debet with especial
reference to excommunication, see no. 2324. On the front cover are
some Latin verses on the contents of the Liber decretalium.
4 [I]ste liber constat domus de M axstoke ', an Angustinian honse in War-
wickshire (15th cent.) : ' Constat nunc domino Todde codex iste Richardo*
(fol. 156": late 15th cent). The name ' Shilley ' is on fol. 159* in a
1 6th cent. hand. Presented by sir William Billesby in 1605.
Now MS. BodL .182.
2083. 30. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 14th cent, in England :
9$ x 7 in., v + 1 70 leaves.
Astronomical and astrological treatises, with a 15th cent list of them
on foL v v : —
1 (fol. 1). 'Hie incipit Algorismus', the arithmetic of Johannes de
Sacro Bosco : beg. ' Omnia que a primeua rerum origine ' : at end
' Explicit Algorismus compendiose compilatus '.
2 (fol. 8 V ). 1 Hie incipit tractatus de Spera the Sphaera of the same
author. The diagrams are not filled in.
3 (fol. 22 v ). 1 Incipit theorica planetarum . . .', by Gerardus Car-
monensis : beg. 1 Circulus ecentricus \ The diagrams are not filled in.
4 (fol. 32). ' Canones super tabulas Alfonsi principis illustris regis
Castelle compositas ad meridiem Tholeti . . followed by the Tables
themselves, composed in 1251, and occupying foil. 41-64: the tables
are partly chronological, dealing with eras and calendars.
5 (fol. 65). 4 In nomine Domini Incipit liber introductorius Alka-
bucii in iudicijs astronomie quern interpretatus est Johannes Hispanicus
ad Seydule regem 1 : beg. ' (P]ostulata a domino prolixitate vite teysanda
dula id est gaudii regni '. See no. 2492, art. 1 1.
6 (fol. 97). Tables relating to the twelve signs of the Zodiac, with
notes on their astrological importance and significance : the notes beg.
1 Aries habet faciem et caput \
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*°3
7 (fol. io2 v ). 1 Incipit liber Thebit de ymaginacione Sp[h]ere ct
circulorum eius diuersorum ' : also (fol. 105) • Thebit de motu 8« spere
* liber Thebit de quantitatibus stellarum et planetarum et terre ' (fol.
1 09 y ) and ' liber Thebit Benchorach de hijs que indigent exposicione
antequam legatur [Ptolomaei] Almagesti' (fol. iii v ). The author's
name is Tibit ben Qurra, d. 901.
8 (foL u6 v ). 'Incipit Exposicio magistri Petri de Dacia super trac-
tatum Algorismi' Johannis de Sacro Bosco, see art 1 above: beg.
* Omnia que a primeua rerum, &c. In hoc tractatu determinatur \
9 (fol. 142*). An (anonymous) commentary on the Sphaera of
Johannes de Sacro Bosco, see art. 2 above : known to be by Robertus
Anglicus, a.d. 1272 : beg. 1 Vna scientia nobilior est alia \
Foil iii, iv are part of a leaf of an antiphoner in Latin, written in
England in the second half of the 14th cent.
' Thyi ys Wylliam Smetheys p] bond of Haukynge chanham [f] * (fol. 166)
16th cent : cf. fol. 169. * THo. Allen. D.[onoJ D.[edity in 1601.
Now MS. BodL 491.
2084. 390. In English, on parchment : written about the middle of the 15th cent 2
iax8f in., xr + 387 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
borders, capitals, &c
1 (fol. 1). The New Testament, in Wycliffe's later version, with
prologues.
2 (fol. 185). Certain books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha
read in the Lessons and Epistles, in Wycliffe's later version : — Tobit*
(fol. 185), Judith (fol. 192), Esther (fol. 2oi v ), Proverbs (fol. 212),
Ecclesiastes (fol. 23o v ), Song of Songs* (fol. 236 v ), Wisdom (fol. 239*),
Ecclesiasticus* (fol. 252), all with prologues (of the earlier version slightly
altered) except those marked with an asterisk.
A list of contents is at fol. 286, and foil, vi-xv are occupied by a
1 Kalender of Lessons. Pistlis. & Gospels', 'aftir the vse of Salisbury ',
for Sundays, weekdays, commemorations and saints' days. The lower
text and margins of foil. 89-93 m injured, and the margin only of
foil. 111-120.
Presented by Robert Barker, the king's printer, in 1604.
Now MS. BodL 183.
2085. 378. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 1 3th cent. :
ill x 8| in., ii + 222 leaves, in double columns : with some miniatures,
illuminated capitals, Sec: binding, leather stained red on boards,
1 5th cent. English work.
A Latin commentary on the Epistles of st, Paul, including the Epistle
to the Hebrews, the whole text being apparently quoted as successive
lemmata in red. Pref. beg. ' Principia rerum requirenda sunt prius ' :
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
comm. beg. ' Paulus seruus . . . Hucusque enim pendet iittera \ This
is the Collectanea in Pauli Epistolas of Petrus Lombardus, whose name
does not occur. On the fly-leaves, &c, are theological notes written
with a metal stilus, and on foL i a distich for remembering the names
of the Epistles of st. Paul (beg. ' Ro semel & Cor bis ').
' Hie liber est Ecclesie sancte Marie & beati Thome martiris de Nouo Loco,
quern qui rarto abstulerit uel sine consciencia eiusdem ecclesie conuentus
quocumque modo alienauerit. sit anathema maranatha. Amen/ 13th cent
the priory of Newark is near Guildford, in Surrey, see no. 2393 : also on
fol. i is ' Memoriale magistri Hugonis capellani domini Wint[er(?) :
then, added] p. id est. Psaltrerium] glosat[um]', all late 13th cent.;
the reading of the last line is doubtful. Presented by sir George More
in 1604.
Now MS. Allot. D. infra 2. 10.
2086. 39* In Latin, on parchment: made up of three MSS. written in the 14th
and 1 5th centuries in England : iaj x 9 in., ii + 145 leaves.
A (2nd half of the 14th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). The latter part of a book
of Distinctiones, or notes, with extracts from authors and ' narraciones
on points of moral duty : beg. abruptly, the previous pages being lost,
* ex causa satagere debet ' : the first heading of a division is 1 Contra par-
ticipantes cum excommunicatis beg. 'Agnus siue ouis non libenter com-
municaret lupo ', with narrationes : the book ends ' pater sine honore '.
B (early 15th cent.: in double columns) 2, (fol. 7). 'Compendium
historiarum a chronicle of the world's history from Adam to the
deaths of st Peter and st. Paul : beg. 1 De formacione Ade . . . Adam
in agro Damasceno' : ends 'scilicet in cathacumbis \ At fol. 59 follow
a picture of the camp of the Israelites in the Wilderness, with descrip-
tion ; and historical Old Testament notes, chiefly the interpretation of
names, lists of kings, &c, in chronological order, divided according to
'aetates' (see foil. 6i v , 63); ends, with some leaves lost, 'fortiter ira-
cundus ' and catchwords ' Maath. desiderium \
C (14th cent : in double columns : with some illuminated capitals,
&c) 3 (fol. 72). ' Beda de Gestis Anglorum or as at end ' Liber eccle-
siastice hystorie gentis Anglorum secundum Bedam ' : see Plummets
ed. vol. i, p. cviii. On fol. i37 v is a late 14th cent, copy of a Latin
letter from John Thoresby archbp. of York communicating a mandate
of Edw. iii which orders a public thanksgiving for the victory of Poitiers,
Oct. 12. 1356.
Foil. 138-143 is a complete added gathering of six leaves, containing
copies of pieces chiefly Latin and largely relating to Scotch public
affairs, written late in the 14th century, as follows : — a (fol. 138) a short
metrical chronicle of the kings of Scotland to Alexander iii, abt. 1250,
beg. ' Primus in Albania ' : b (fol. i38 v ) an account of kings Edwy and
Edgar: c (fol. 139) a genealogy of John lord Hastings (d. 13 13) from
Malcolm Canmore, in French : d (fol. 139) the treaty made between
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William i king ol Scotland and Henry i, n 74 : e (fol. 140) an account
of the agreement between William i of Scptland and Rich, i, n 94: /
(foL i4o v ) a mandate from Edw. i to the abbots of Coventry and Burton
that they should insert in their chronicles two agreements with Scotland
of 1291 (both here copied out in French), dated July 9. 1291 : ^(fol. 141)
a French poem on the stone of Scone, beg. 'Qui est la piere de Escose ' :
h (foL 141) * Hie incipit prophecia Merlini que eueniet de sexto [rege]
Hibernie', followed by seven other similar prophecies, by Gildas,
4 Alanus Somniator • Sibilina ' queen of Egypt and Ethiopia, &c. : 1
(fol. 142) ' Hie incipit bellum quoddam factum quondam apud Pokers',
an account in French (beg. 1 Fait a remembre qe le prince se parti de
Burdeux '), sent by Berthilme Burwas to Johanne Beauchamp : /
(fol. i42 v ) an account in French of the battle of Durham, usually
known as that of NevilTs Cross, in 1346, written by Thomas Samson :
k (fol. i43 v ) the first part of a French letter from Edw. iii 'a son chiere
& fele chiualer Thomas Lucy', 1346, much of it being lost, after
fol. 143.
4 Iste liber pertenet George Hull \ 16th cent. (foL 67) : 1 M. a 9 in a library
in which no. 3619 was 4 M. 1 \ 4 THo: Allen ' gave the book to the
Bodleian in 1601.
Now MS. Bodt 802.
2087. a 00. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
England by Elmer : io| x 8 in., ii + 1 17 leaves : with some ornamental
letters : binding, 19th cent, calf over old boards and sewing.
1 (fol. 1). 4 Incipit Tabula super Bibliam a treatise of the class
usually entitled Exempla Sacrae Scripturae, an account of examples
afforded by the Bible of virtues, vices, miracles and the like, arranged'
alphabetically under about 120 subjects: beg. • Abstinencia. Precepit
Deus Ade quod ex omni ligno \ The first few subjects are : — Absti-
nentia, De Acceptionibus munerum, De Affectione carnali, De Angelis
bonis. A list of the books of the Bible follows on fol. 25 v .
2 (foL 25 v ). A book of theological commonplaces, arranged under
subjects in 121 chapters, often called Distinctiones theologicae: with
a prologue • Exortacio ieiunandi & audiendi verbum Dei ' : prol. beg.
* Multi errant pro anime salute non ieiunantes ' : text beg. * De Absti-
nencia . Abstinencia est duplex \ The first few subjects are : — De
Abstinentia, de Adulatione, de Avaritia, de Amicitia. A late 15th cent,
hand suggests as a title ' Flores Parisie perhaps implying that the
extracts are chiefly from the works of Gulielmus Parisiensis or Gulielmus
Peraldus. At end is • Beata Maria . Deo gracias . Quod Elmer scriptor
. non compositor ', partly in red.
Some theological notes (partly in English) are on foil. i v , 116.
'Codex Willelmi Grossen' (Grocyn?) : the name of 'Thomas Digges' is
several times written, and twice 4 William Digges all 16th cent. Pre-
sented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 185.
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2088. 5^6. In Latin, on parchment : written by various hands about A. D. iaoo in
England: ufx8£in., iii+199 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated capitals, &c. : some rubrics in blue and green.
Lexicographical and grammatical pieces : —
1 (fol. 1). 4 Liber Expositionum parcium Veteris & Noui Testament]
beg. 4 Prologus, prelocutio ' : preceded by a ' prologus in libro Ermeneu-
matum ' (beg. 4 Quoniam sunt nonnulli in conuentu ') which gives the
title as 4 Ermeneuticon \ The bode interprets words in each book of
the Bible in turn.
2 (fol. 84). 4 Liber Fulgentij episcopi ad Calcidium de quibusdam
nominibus id est lxij bui ' abstrusis : beg. 4 Ne tuorum preceptorum ' :
the three first words are Sandapila, Vispillo, Pollinctor.
3 (fol. 87 v ). 1 Interpretations Echirij [i.e. Eucherii] episcopi de
nominibus Hebraicis, ac uariis uocabulis [fol. 89 v ] atque exposi[ti]one
diuersarum rerum [fol. 90] ' : begg. 1 Adonay in Latinum 4 Alleluia in
Latinum 4 Mandragora in Genesi ' : the 3rd part ends with expositions
of Greek words (fol. 95 v : beg. 4 Theos. Deus '). At fol. 96 follow a list
of words expressing the sound of animals ('Accipiter pipat Anas
trinnit &c), and some more peculiar words.
4 (fol 97). ' Differentie similium partium orationis a Cicerone & ab
aliis . . : beg. 4 Inter absconsum & absconditum ' : in two alphabetical
orders : with playful rubrics such as 4 Moritur I, nascitur L ' : S-Z are
wanting in the second part ( ( De diuersis partibus in eadem signification
positis ascribed to Cicero : beg. 4 Veturio suo Cicero salutem. Collegi
ea que pluribus', fol. 118). At fol. i23 v follow 4 De uitiis gentium'
(beg. 'Inuidia Iudeorum . . Ira Brittonum ') and 'de uirtutibus earum
(beg. 1 Prudentia Hebreorura . . Hospitalitas Britannorum '), and aotes
on Latin names of places, Roma and Londonie being prominent (beg.
1 Propriorum nominum alia ').
5 (fol. 1 25). ( Liber primus domini Bede presbiteri de Ortographia
beg. 4 Aeternus, aetas, aequitas ' : the 2nd book follows at fol. i33 v : the
handwriting changes to a smaller one on foil. 129^131*.
6 (fol. 141). 4 De numero iuxta Latinos' : beg. 4 Per I literam repre-
sentatur unitas '.
7 (fol. 144). 4 Liber de accentibus', by Priscian: beg. 4 Litera est
nota element! supplemented at fol. 148* by a grammatical treatise on
verbs, entitled 4 Epilogus omnium uerborum ' (beg. 4 Omnia uerba
perfectam ').
8 (fol. 155). 4 Partes . . . excerpte & collecte de libro Ethimologia-
rum beati Ysidori Episcopi ' : beg. 4 Anapestus repercussus ' : in
alphabetical order.
9 (fol. i68 v ). 4 Partes . . . excerpte de Prisciano iuxta magistri
Petri expo[si]tionem cognomento Helie * : beg. 4 Apostropha componitur
ab apo ' : in alphabetical order.
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10 (fol. 177). 1 Diuerse tcrminationes diuersorum generum A regule
ad discemendum nomina . . . prout in Prisciano . . .', beg. 'Omnia
Latina nomina ' : a treatise on nouns : at end ' Explicit liber omnium
expositionum '.
The lower margins of foil. 82, in, 112 have been cut off.
Presented by William Bnrdet of Sonning in f6o8.
Now MS. Bodl. 186.
2089. 907. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent in England :
13 x &f in., iv + 200 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c
1 (fol. 1). A series of sermons on the Sunday Gospels throughout
the year, known as ' Filius Matris ' : the pref. beg. 1 Viro bone fame . . .
W. Dei gratia . N. ecclesie dispensatori fidelissimo, Filius matris sue
. . . Quoniam nonnullos nostri temporis ' : the first sermon beg. 1 Ap-
propinquans Ihesus . . . Non sum magni causa misteri j ' : the sermons
have been ascribed to Gulielmus de Leicestria sive de Montibus. A
list of the sermons is on fol. iii v . At fol. 6o v follows a single sermon
on the Assumption ; beg. 1 Astitit regina a dextris tuis. Beata Maria a
dextris tuis '.
2 (fol. 71). 164 'Epistole Petri Blesensis Bathoniensis archidiaconi
with list of letters and preface. A modern list on fol. i v is a concordance
of the Letters here and the numbering in Giles's edition.
Apparently acquired about 1618-20.
Now MS. Bodl. 808.
2090. 639. In Latin, on parchment: written about the middle of the 15th cent
in England: 11^x7$ in., nr+233 leaves* in double columns: with
coloured capitals.
1 (foL 1). 4 Sermones dominicales per annum per [Johannem Felton]
vicarium [ecclesie sancte Marie] Magdalene Oxon. horum collectorem * :
the preface beg. 'Penuria studencium in materia morali': the first
sermon beg. ' Dicite filie Syon . . . Sciendum est quod gracia Dei'.
This collection of sermons by various writers (finished in a.d. 143 1)
was often transcribed, and the compiler's name, though not here given,
is known from at least one MS. An index follows on fol. n8 v .
2 (fol. 124). 'Tractatus de Viciis & Virtutibus qui Fasciculus Morum
nominatur', in seven parts: beg. 'Etenim habetur in regula beati
Francisci'. Part of fol. 126 is torn away. At fol. 2i8 v is an appendix
of ' Sermones [breuiculi] in libro qui intitulatur Fasciculus morum',
after which comes the index.
3 (fol. 222). 'Liber diuersorum bonorum, qui congregatus est de
spiritualibus autoribus & de tractatibus Sacre Scripture ' : beg. 4 Sanctus
Augustinus dicit'. On fol. 228 v is'Nouem responsiones quas fecit
dominus Ihesus Christus vni creature desideranti et querenti, Quid sibi
pre omnibus placeret in hac vita '.
Presented by William Harwood, prebendary of Winchester, in 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 187.
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2091* 505. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 13th cent in England :
10} x 8 in., xiii + 137 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c : binding, black letter with gilt ornament and ' H3.',
late 1 6th cent. English work.
1 (fol. 1). 1 Prologus domini Hugonis de Folli[et]o in libro de eo
Quid noceat claustralibus followed by the treatise in four books : the
above title is the title of the first book only: the rubrics supply a
general title ( De claustro animae \
2 (fol. 1 20). ' Prologus de rota prelationis \ followed by the treatise
entitled Rota praelationis, in two parts, the Rota verae religionis and
the Rota simulationis : prol. begg 'Sicut comperi non est tibi.' The
subject is monastic ambition; on foil. i20 v , i26 v are two well-drawn
figures of the two Rotae, with monks on the wheels. The greater part
of this treatise is in no. 1773 (MS. Digby 172) with one less interesting
diagram.
' Liber iste est monastery [Ecclesie, foL 1] sancti Johannis euangeliste de
Haghmonde . auem si quis alienauerit anathema sit/ 15th cent., cf. foil. 1,
23 v . 1 Iaspar Gryffyth . 1591 ' : bound for H.B., see above : presented
by John Barneston in 1605.
Now MS. BodL 188.
2002. 575* In Latin, on parchment: written in the 13th cent.: ii|x8$in., iii
+ 91 leaves, in treble columns : with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding,
poor red leather on older boards, probably Reading early 16th cent,
work, worn.
The Twelve Minor Prophets, in Latin : the text surrounded appar-
ently with the Glossa Ordinaria of Walafridus Strabo and the Glossa
Interlinearis of Anselmus Laudunensis. On foil. 87^91, i-ii are short
theological pieces, among which is one de decimis {beg. ' Clemens papa.
Nemo decimas detineat ' : fol. 87 v ), and one is 1 De misterio sacerdotum
ueteris legis & noue ' (beg. ' Synagoga erat ecclesie umbra ' : fol. 89 y ).
1 Hie est liber sancte Marie de Radinga. Quem qui oelauerit uel fraudem
de eo fecerit anathema sit,' late 1 3th cent. It is no doubt the ' Duodecim
prophete glosati ' of the old Reading catalogue. Presented by William
Burdet of Sonning, in 1608.
Now MS. Auct. D. 2. 12.
2003. 584. In Latin, on parchment: written about A.D. iaoo: 10^x7} in.,
iii + 100 leaves, in treble columns: with illuminated capitals, &c : bind-
ing, poor red leather on older boards, probably Reading early 16th cent,
work, worn.
The book of Leviticus, in Latin : with the Glossa Ordinaria and
Interlinearis, as no. 2092. At fol. i v is a list of the 90 chapters, and
general prefaces. On fol. 100 is a list of Benedictions and 1 Versus ' ' in
festiuitatibus . xii. lectionum', &c. (13th cent.)
* Hie est liber sancte Marie de Radingia. Quem qui celauerit . uel fraudem
de eo fecerit anathema sit,' 1 3th cent Probably the « Leviticus liber • of
the old Reading catalogue. Presented by William Burdet of Sonning,
in 1608.
Now MS. Auot. D. 8. 12.
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2094. 582. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written about a. d. 1 200
in England: 8f x6£in., 116 leaves: binding, red leather on older
boards, early 16th cent. Reading (?) work.
A (in treble columns : with illuminated capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1).
The text of the Catholic or Canonical Epistles (James ; 1 and 2 Peter,
fol. 26 v ; 1, 2, 3 John, fol. 65 v ; Jude, fol. 91), with the general preface
of Jerome : surrounded apparently with the Glossa Ordinaria of Wala-
fridus Strabo and the Glossa interlinearis of Anselmus Laudunensis.
Two leaves (foil. 97-8) follow the above piece, of which the first
contains the sequence ' Sancti Baptiste Christi precoma ' with music :
also about a.d. 1200.
B 2 (fol. 99). 4 Incipit liber magistri Nicholai de ceiebranda con*
ceptione beate Marie contra beatum Bernardum,' a rather later title :
in two hands, with some notes : beg. 1 Consuetudo ecclesiastica duplici
[altered to multiplici] utitur consideration ' : in two books. This
appears to be the only MS. known of the attack by Nicholas of St.
Alban's on st. Bernard of Clairvaux, as has been pointed out by mr.
Edmund Bishop in August, 1907, and in print in his and dom Gasquet's
Bosworth Psalter (1908), p. 45, n. 9 : the treatise was supposed to be
lost. The second hand, a peculiar square one, which begins on fol. io8 v ,
has corrected the text of the former part. On fol. ii4 y is an extract
from the Collationes of Johannes Cassianus (13th cent.). Two scraps
from £ 15th cent, local record are in the binding (foil. 115-6): similar
ones are in no. 2228 at foil, ii, 128.
Probably owned by Reading abbey. Presented by William Burdet of
Sonning, in 1608.
Now MS. Auot. D. 4. 18.
2095. 137. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 12th cent.: io|x7f in.,
ii + 138 leaves: with some illuminated capitals, &c. : partly stained
by damp : binding, stamped white sheepskin (about 1002) on older
sewing and boards, injured and repaired.
' Incipit liber primus Dialogorum sancti Gregorii pape urbis Rome
eiusque diaconi Petri De quorundam miraculis sanctorum . . .,' the
four books, with marginal notes. At fol. 137 is a 13th cent, extract
from a Latin theological work, and an erased inscription of which
• secundum Hie[ronymum] ' can perhaps be discerned.
' Liber sancti Petri Exoniensis. Si quis ilium inde abstulerit : eterne male-
dictioni subiaceat,' 13th cent. Presented by the dean and chapter of
Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 190.
2096. 255. In Latin, on parchment: made up of two MSS. written in the 13th
and 14th centt. : S\ x 6} in., ii + 206 leaves.
A (written in the 13th cent, in France?, with an illuminated capital)
1 (fol. 1). The text of the Apocalypse in Latin, surrounded (apparently)
by the Glossa Ordinaria (of Walafridus Strabo) and the Glossa Inter-
linearis (of Anselmus Laudunensis), both in smaller writing and with
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a large admixture of the commentary of Berengaudus : preceded (on
fol. ii) by a prologue {peg. ' Iohannes apostolus & euangelista a Domino
Christo electus ').
2 (fol. 39). A similar set of commentaries on the Canticum Canti-
corum or Song of Songs, but with no contribution from Berengaudus :
at end ' Explicit Liber Salomonis qui Ebraice Sirasirim dicitur ' : followed
by an introduction to the book : some theological notes follow on
foil. 54 v , 55 ft » 55 cv » chiefly late 13th cent.
The above (foil. 1-55°) formed a volume by themselves till after they
entered the Bodleian (not later than 1602), and on fol. 54 v is the
following list of books in a 13th cent, hand, the numbers (1) to (10)
being now added for clearness: — 'In custodia Andree .ij. sunt hij
libelli. Decern sunt. (1) Sentencie magistri . Petri . abbreviate:
(2) Liber sermonum . vbi multa continentur . qui sic incipit Solempnitas
presens [?]. (3) Ars phisice . cum Summa optima & Apochalipsi
corrupta. (4) Liber de latino . & greco . & ebreo . vbi plura continentur.
(5) Cantica Canticorum. (6) Liber de missa versifice . cum compoto.
(7) Liber de consuetudinibus monasterij. (8) Gesta Apollonij . cum
alijs melioribus ibi contentis. (9-10) Regule Benedicti due . maior &
minor.' This points to books held by one Andreas junior, a monk.
B (written early in the 14th cent, in England?: in double columns)
3 (fol. 56). 1 Summa de vitiis/ by Gulielmus Peraldus : beg, ' Dicturi
de singulis uiciis '.
4 (fol. 154). Abbreviated sermons on the Commune Sanctorum,
here anonymous, but in no. 959 attributed to Peregrimis (Polonus),
a Dominican : beg. ' Qui sunt isti . . . Profectus Apostolorum '.
5 (fol. i7o y ). 'Sermones prioris prouincialis ' on the Epistles and
Gospels de Tempore, probably Dominican : Peregrinus Polonus wrote
Sermones de tempore and was elected Prior provincialis in 1 305 : beg.
' Hora est iam nos . . . Est triplex sompnus \
The fly-leaves are four leaves from the same MS. as in the binding of
no. 2347.
At fol. 55 c is a book marker of parchment with * Willelmus Durant ' in a
16th cent hand. On fol. 55 ov is: 'Si perdatur domino Willelmp
Godmersham restituatur/ 15th cent. The and part may have been
given by dr. Thomas James in 1601, but see no. 2501.
Now MS. Auct. D. 4. 12.
2097. 415. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 15th cent.
in England: 8f x6}in., ii + 57 leaves: with illuminated borders,
capitals, &c. : binding, stamped brown leather on boards, Oxford
work early in the 1 7th cent.
i (foL 1). 'Prologus vite beati Thome martiris compendiose &
historice a Johanne de Grandissono Exoniensi episcopo collette,'
followed by the Life in four parts, each preceded by a list of chapters.
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2 (fol. 51). 'Quoddam miraculum almi patris August ini Anglorum
apostoli & Cantuariensis quondam archiepiscopi/ a miracle at Combe
( < Cometona , ) near Woodstock, connected with the refusal of tithes : cC
2000, fol. 49, MS. Univ. coll. Oxford 29, p. 371.
The fly-leaves are parts of two leaves of a 15th cent. Latin Psalter
(Pss. 90-4, or in the Vulgate numeration 89-93).
* Nomeo scriptoris Robert us Plenus am oris,' 1 5th cent. ' Reginmldi Pooli
Liber 1539,' probably not in the bmnd of cardinal Pole (fol. iv), see also
fol. 55\ &c This volume came to the Library in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. BodL 493.
2098. 1 24. In Latin, on parchment : written in the second half of the 1 2th cent.
in England: u{x8in., vi + 1 54 leaves : with illuminated capitals
(one large and fine, with miniatures of scenes in the life of st. Paul,
on fol. i\ &c. : somewhat discoloured by damp almost throughout :
binding, stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) over older sewing and
boards, injured and re-backed.
The text of st. Paul's Epistles in Latin, surrounded (apparently) by
the Glossa Ordinaria (of Walafridus Strabo) and the Glossa Interlinearis
(of Anselmus Laudunensis), both in smaller writing : preceded by two
prologues (pegg. 1 Primum queritur quare 4 Romani sunt qui ex Iudeis ')
and a general account of st Paul {peg. 'Sauius dictus a saule quia
superbus fol. iv) and a theological piece {peg. 4 Per ipsum est tibi omnis
honor', foL ii, cf. v). The order of the Epistles is the usual one.
Foil. 137-44 are repeated on foil. 145-54,*^ set being an < xviii ,fc ^
quaternion.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Anct. D. L 13.
2099. 913. In Latin, on parchment : written about the middle of the 12th cent.
at Rouen (?) : 11 1x9} in., ii+125 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, white parchment on boards,
clasps &c lost, damaged, with horn-covered title on side, see below :
English work of the 2nd half of the 15th cent.
4 Homeliarum liber primus/ et secundus, 4 sancti Gregorii pape urbis
Rome,' with Gregory's prefatory epistle and a list of the forty sermons :
the second book begins on fol. 43 v . The sermons are all on texts from
the Gospels.
At fol. 123 the same hand writes a hexameter poem on the succession
of bishops and archbishops of Rouen from st. Mello ( 4 Mallonus ') to
Hugo iii (bp. 1129-64): beg. 4 Antistes sanctus Mallonus in ordine
primus': two lines on Rotroldus (1164-83) are added. On a small
piece of parchment (fol. 124) some lines are added on the bishops from
Petrus ii (1236-45) to Gulielmus ii (1 275-1306).
•d. P.* may have been inside the old fly-leaves. On the side, under horn,
is 'Omelie sancti Gregory Pape ex dono lllustrissimi regis Edwardi
quarti ij° fo[lio}. In illo tempore \ This may refer to St. George's,
Windsor. Probably acquired, if from Windsor, in 1612.
Now MS. Bodl. 192.
P 2
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2100. 130. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 12th cent, in England (?) :
1 2| x 8| in., iii + 293 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c : binding,
stamped white sheepskin (about 160a) over older sewing and boards.
' Registri beati Gregorii pap? urbis Rom§ liber primus . . ./ the
Registrum Epistolarum, or collection of letters in fourteen books : at
fol. 274 v are 'Epistol? qu§ prgtermiss? sunt . . . ' : the last is 'Gregorius
. . . uniuersis coepiscopis . . . beg. 'Diuinis pr?ceptis\ The
1 Simbolum fidei dictatum a beato Gregorio papa ' is as usual prefixed
on fol. 1. There are notes in bp. Grandison's hand, as on foil. 9o v ,
23 1 v . The name 'Mauricius ' is on fol. 293 v , 13th cent.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 198.
2101. 759* In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 14th cent, in England :
i]$x8}in., i + 148 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on boards, clasps lost, English
15th cent, work, mended.
Works of Gregory the Great : —
1 (fol. 1). 'Pastoralia beati Gregorii pape,' with a precedent list of
chapters.
2 (fol. 44 v ). 4 Omelie beati Gregorii pape ' in Evangelia dominicalia,
forty sermons with a preface : the first sermon beg. 4 . . . Erunt signa in
sole . . . Dominus ac Redemptor.'
At fol. 145 one anonymous sermon is added: beg. 'Cum appro*
pinquasset Ihesus Ierosolimam . . . Quoniam extollebatur in honoribus \
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2 : with library mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 194.
2102. 671. In Latin, on parchment: written early in the 15th cent, in the Nether-
lands : ic£x7$ in., vii + 207 leaves, in double columns: with
coloured capitals.
1 (fol. 1). A Compendium Theologiae, compiled from the works of
Gregory the Great, chiefly from the Moralia, in fifteen books: with
index of subjects.
2 (fol. 131). 'Ancelmus de duplici stola post Resurrectionem,' i.e.
Anselm's discourse De beatitudine caelesti, as written down by Eadmer :
beg. 1 Multi homines quibus non nunquam ' : the end is different from
the treatise as printed in Migne's Patrologia Latina.
3 (fol 140). The Sententiae of Isidorus Hispalensis, in three books,
here without contemporary title: each book has a precedent list of
chapters : at the end a chapter is added * De penitentibus beg. * Peni-
tentibus exemplum lob
'Pertinet Sororibus in Bethleem prope Traiectum . xxij,' 15th cent. Pro-
bably acquired between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 575.
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2103. 214. In English, on paper and parchment : written in the first half of the
15th cent, by — Wellys: 12 x8Jin., i+ 113 leaves: with some illu-
minated capitals, &c. : binding, plain white sheepskin on boards,
English 15th (?) cent. work.
•The boke of seynt Mawte. Incipit liber sahcte Maltildis,' in five
parts (see foil. 57, 69, 83, 92), preceded by a list of chapters (which
begins 'Here begyniyth ... the Boke of Gostely Grace'), and by
a preface and two prologues : pref. beg. 4 A Ihesu mercy, withdrawe nowe
thy rodde ' : text beg. 4 A mayd ther was \ The Latin of this piece will
be found in MS. Trin. Coll. Oxon. 32. Four short pieces follow: — a
(fol. 101) a treatise on meekness, or 4 De duodecim gradibus humilitatis \
beg. 4 Seynt Gregore the doctour seith at end 4 Deo gracias Amen, quod
Wellys . et cetera ' : b (fol. 103) 4 Here ben the gadred Counseiles off the
Wordes off seynt Isidre to enforme man how he shuld flee vices and
folow vertues\ beg. 4 Man, know thy silf: c (fol. 106) two English
poems, begg. 1 Why ys the world belouyd that fals ys and veyn 4 Erthe
oute of erthe ys wonderly WTOUgtht', nearly as in E.E.T.S. xxiv,
pp. 86, 88.
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 220.
3104. 135* In Latin, on parchment : made up of four MSS. written in the 13th
and 14th centt. in England: 11 xS\ in., iv + 232 leaves: with some
illuminated capitals, &c : binding, white sheepskin on boards, clasps
lost, English 14th cent. (?) work.
A (13th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). Ecclesiastes, with a gloss derived from
st. Jerome and others, with prefaces, in Latin : it ends in iii, 19, some
leaves being lost.
B (13th cent) 2 (fol. 13). The forty 4 Omelie 9 of Gregory the Great
on as many passages of the Gospels, with preface addressed to Secun-
dinus.
C (13th cent) 3 (fol. 117). 4 . . . Orditur hie liber Dialogorum
beati Gregorii pape urbis Rome.'
D (14th cent.) 4 (fol. 185). 4 Incipit liber de Cura Pastorali beati
Gregorii pape.'
On foil, ii-iv are the texts with musical notes of the liturgical
genealogies of our Lord in Matth. i. 1-16 and Luke iii. 21-iv. 1, in
a hand of the 14th cent. : on fol. iv y is bp. Grandison's list of the
contents of the MS., omitting part A, which was no doubt added.
There are also Latin notes in the volume, partly written with a metal
stilus, and on a fly-leaf six Lectiones for the anniversary of the dedica-
tion of a church, beginning 4 Recte festa ecclesie colunt ' (fol. 230 : early
14th cent).
« Liber Nicholai de Hettergdebure [?] ' (early 14th cent.) on foL 231".
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Allot. D. 2. 7.
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2105. 638. In Latin, on parchment : written about the middle of the 12th cent.,
probably at Winchester : 1 1| x 8 in., xii + 1 18 leaves : with illuminated
capitals (one containing a figure), &c. : fol. 109 is torn.
4 Liber ymnonim uel soliloquiorum prophet^ de Christo,' a Psalter
with contemporary marginal and interlinear glosses : followed at fol. 105
by Canticles, the Gloria in excelsis (fol. H3 y ) and Athanasian creed
(fol. 114): and by four prayers before and after the recitation of the
Psalter, with a fifth added later.
Preceding the Psalter are ten leaves containing a Calendar and
calendarial matter, about which it is difficult to speak with certainty.
The calendar &c. may have been written, according to the rev. H. M.
Bannister, at or near Rouen, or from a Rouen exemplar : (Oct 15 'In
pago Rotomagensi sancti Wlfranni episcopi & confessoris ') : it may
then have become connected with St. Frideswide's at Oxford (Sept. 20
* Obiit Johannes canonicus s. Fritheswithe added in the 13th cent) :
finally ' Gaufridus Condon dedit reliquias de sancta Fritheswitha & de
xi. M. uirginibus & hoc Psalterium ecclesie Wintoniensi ' before the
end of the 13th cent. (fol. x), and there are Winchester additions.
This calendar may be dated 1168, to judge by a mark at that year.
Fol. xii v has a preface to the Psalter in the same hand as the glosses
on the Psalter following. Added obits in the calendar are ' Gilebertus
de Vo pater Reginaldi de Vo\ Feb. 1, cf. July 26: 'Petrus de Vo,'
March 1, both 13th cent. : ' Gregorius capellanus/ Oct. 18, 13th cent. :
1 Johannes de Cantuaria,' July 26, late 13th cent. Each month has
Latin verses : those for January begin 1 Prima dies Iani \ On fol. iii r
are two theological pieces, and on foil. v r , ii3 v beginnings of collects
and lessons written with a metal stilus.
Owned by St. Swithun's cathedral at Winchester, see above. Presented by
William Harwood, prebendary of Winchester, in 161 1.
Now MS. Auct. D. 2. 4.
2106. 761. In Latin, on parchment: written in the nth cent: I2fx8jin.,
iii+ 158 leaves : with coloured capitals, &c.
'Liber beati Gregorii pape super Ezechielem'; the 22 Homilies,
with marginal notes : foil, iii, 1, bearing the above title, the preface, and
part of the first sermon, as far as ' aliquando prophetantis and foil.
x S4i 15S1 commencing ' flamma sermo ' in the last Homily, are supplied
in a 1 2th cent hand.
At the end are added in 12th cent, hands, a (fol. i55 v ) a letter from
Reinaldus Cisterciensis and Bernardus Ciaraevallensis to pope Innocent ii
about the see of Lisieux: beg. 'Amantissimo Patri . . . Benedictus
Deus & Pater Domini nostril in 1141 (Migne, Patrol. Lat. 182, col.
552) : b (fol. 156*) a letter from archbp. T[homas a Becket] to Alfred
bishop of Worcester, printed in Migne, Patrol. Lat. 199, col. 51, as by
John of Salisbury, beg. 1 T. Dei gratia Cantuariensis archiepiscopus . . .
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"5
venerabili fratri . . . A[luredo] Wigoraiensi episcopo ... Ex testi-
monio uestro ends ' sentencie sanioris. Vale abt. 1 159 : c (fol. 1 56*)
a copy of the foundation charter of the Benedictine priory of St. Mary
in the Isle (S. Mariae de Insula) at Alcester, 11 40. Another early deed
was on fol. ii, but is almost entirely cut off. These seem to connect
the volume with Worcester.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 1612 : with library mark.
Now MS. BodL 223.
2107. 76b. In Latin, on parchment : written about the middle of the 14th cent, in
England: i3|xoi in., ii + 89 leaves, in double columns: with
coloured capitals, &c : binding, white leather on bevelled boards,
clasps lost, English 1 5th cent. work.
1 Primus liber Omeliarum bead Gregorii pape . . super Evangelia
dominicalia : with the preface : followed at fol. 35 v by the second book,
40 sermons in all : preceded by a list of them. Fol. i, a fly-leaf, bears
part of a Latin sermon of the 14th century: fol. 89 is part of a 14th
cent list of inquisitions, partly illegible : the manor of 1 Tywarnaille '
occurs twice.
'Liber Jo. Martyne . . 15th cent: the words * Wymundus Manniyng
Hamptonnys grene' written as one word occur twice in a 16th cent,
hand. Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 a : with
library mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 804.
2108. 142. In Latin, on parchment: made up of four MSS.: written in the
1 ath- 13th centt. in England: o|x6|in., iv+173 leaves, chiefly in
double columns : much stained by damp at beginning and still more
towards the end : binding, white sheepskin (about 1602) on older
sewing and boards.
A (early 13th cent.) 1 (foL 1). 1 Incipiunt Glose super Iohannem'
evangelistam : beg. 1 Omnia poma noua \
B (early 13th cent.) 2 (fol. 56). Glossae super Marcum : beg. c Vidi
& ecce . iiij. quadrige \ The first column is written on the last leaf of
the preceding piece by the scribe of A.
C (early 13th cent.) 3 (fol. 112). 'Incipit Epistola ad Hebreos*
(nearly cut off) : a commentary on the Epistle, beg. ' [I]n Iudea erant
eclesie \ This is by Bruno Carthusiensis, but at the foot of the first page
is a 13th cent note 'secundum magistrum Robertum Melidunensem '
(half cut off), but neither he nor Robert Foliot, with whom he is often
confused, is known to have written on the Epistle to the Hebrews.
D (late 1 2th cent.?: perhaps not English : in single columns) 4 (fol.
128). The treatise (here anonymous) of Ricardus de S. Victore In
Visionem Ezechielis: beg. 'Multis diuine scripture': with coloured
illustrations of the Temple of the vision (Ezek. xl-xlvii). The Latin
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS. [2109-11
text of Ezek. xl. i-xliii. 17 is added at fol. 168 on a separate gathering
of parchment in a hand of the beginning of the 13th cent.
4 Hunc librum postillarum sine glosaram wiper Iohanncm 8c M[arcum] 8c
Epistolam ad Hcbreos dcdit Hugo archidiaconus Tantoniensii Deo
8c Ecclesie beat! Petri Exoniensis . vt proprietas ipsius sit Ecclesie . va[us]
nero pauperum scolarium. Si quis aliter egerit . incidat in sententiam
Oxoniensis concilij contra testamentorum impeditores promulgatam/ an
inscription of which a few letters have perished : Hugh de Wilton, arch-
deacon of Taunton, died between 1219 and 1244. Presented by the
dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 404.
2109. 769. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent, in England :
13$ x o| in., li + 128 leaves in two or more columns : with illuminated
capitals, 8cc : binding, white leather on boards, clasp lost, English
15th cent. work.
The Vulgate text of the Twelve Minor Prophets from Hosea to
Malachi, apparently with the Glossa marginalis of Walafridus Strabo
and the Glossa interlinearis of Anselmus Laudunensis, and with prefaces.
There are also a large number of notes written with a metal stilus.
' Precium vjj viij*/,' 15th cent. Presented by the dean and canons of
Windsor in 161 2 : with library mark.
Now MS. Auot. D. 2. 18.
2110. 91a. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the 13th cent, in
England : 1 a| x 9J in., iv + 145 leaves, in one, two or three columns :
with illuminated capitals, &c.
The text of the Acts, General Epistles (fol. 77) and Apocalypse
(fol. ii9 v ), and, in the case of the two former, the Glossa Ordinaria (of
Walafridus Strabo), and the Glossa Interlinearis (of Anselmus Laudu-
nensis), both in smaller writing. The Apocalypse has no glosses, and
the text is written all across the page: there are prologues to each
book.
In 1419 the book was in the Lincoln chest at Oxford: * Caucio Thome
Holgate deposita in cista [Ce]lton pro vjs viijrf in festo Scolastice
Virginis anno M° CCCC 0 xxiij 0 8c habeatp] Moreton' (foL ii v ).
Apparently acquired about 1613-15.
Now Ma Auot. D. 1. U.
2111. 724. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 13th cent, in
England : iof x 8 in., ii + 00 leaves : with one illuminated capital, &c. :
stained in places, e.g. foil. 30-4 : binding, white leather on boards,
re-backed and repaired, English 15th cent. work.
The text of the book of Exodus, surrounded apparently with the
Glossa Ordinaria of Walafridus Strabo and the Glossa Interlinearis of
Anselmus Laudunensis. Fol. 31 has part torn away. There are added
marginal notes, and many written with a metal stilus on foil, ii, 87-90.
'Liber sanctep] Marie [?] . . .,' 13th or 14th cent Presented by the
dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2 : with library mark.
Now MS. Auot. D. 8. 11.
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217
2112. 723. In Latin, on parchment : written in the second half of the 13th cent.
in England : 13^ x o£ in., 141 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c :
imperfect : binding, white leather on boards, clasps lost, with parch-
ment label bearing title on side, 15th cent. English work, mended.
1 (fol. 1). The text of Jeremiah, surrounded apparently with the
Glossa Ordinaria of Walafridus Strabo and the Glossa Interlinearis of
Anselmus Laudunensis. But the first seven leaves are lost, and the
text begins in Jer. iv. 4.
2 (fol. o8 v ). The text of the Lamentations, with similar glosses.
The fly-leaves are parts of four membranes of Latin court rolls of
some abbey lands in Yorkshire in 141 3 and 1424, perhaps at Middleham
near Jervaulx abbey.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 a.
Now MS. Anct. D. 2. U.
2113. 721. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 13th cent in
England : 13^x9^ in., 189 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c :
binding, red leather on boards, clasps lost, worn, English 15th cent,
work.
The text of the Gospels of st Matthew and (fol. 126) st Mark, sur-
rounded apparently with the Glossa Ordinaria of Walafridus Strabo and
the Glossa Interlinearis of Anselmus Laudunensis, with other contem-
porary notes in a minute hand. There are marginal references to the
sections of the other Gospels, forming a harmony. Theological notes
written chiefly with a metal stilus are on foil. 187-9, &c.
This appears to be the 4 Lyra cnm Glossa in Mathsenm ' given by the dean
and chapter of Windsor in 161 2.
Now MS. Auot. D. 1. 4.
2114. 914. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 14th cent, in England:
ufx&f in., v + 223 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
border, capitals, &c
• Sermones dominicales fratris Guydonis de ordine fratrum Predica-
torum, quos compilauit in conuentu Ebrodiensis,' L e. Ebroicensi : the
work was by Guido de Mesnillio, and finished in 1293: pref. beg.
' Notandum in principio ' : 1st sermon beg. 1 Nunc enim propinquior . . .
Prope est Dominus': at fol. 139 in an index. At foil. 141 v , i77 v
follow two series of sermons de Sanctis, &c, each preceded by an
index.
'Sermones Guydonis — de communitate monachorum Sancti Edmundi,'
* Liber monachorum Sancti Edmundi . de redempcione domini Johannis
Swaffham sacriste . S. 30/ It is believed that this volume was given by
William Smart to Pembroke College, Cambridge, in 1599. Acquired
apparently about 16 1 3- 1 5.
Now MS. Bodl. 225.
2115. 725. In Latin, on parchment: made up of two MSS. written in the first
half of die 13th cent.: 12x8 in., iv+174 leaves: with illuminated
capitals, &c
i (fol. 1). The text of st. Matthew's Gospel, surrounded apparently
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with the Glossa Ordinaria of Walafridus Strabo and the Glossa Inter-
linearis of Anselmus Laudunensis. There are other notes, partly
written with a metal stilus. Foil. 35, 40 should be interchanged.
2 (fol. 97). The text of st. Luke's Gospel, with similar glosses, and
notes.
Fol. iv is a fragment from a 14th cent, grammatical MS. in Latin
verse: fol. 170 is from a Latin 13th cent, theological MS. of 'de
matrimonio ' &c. : fol. 171 is part of two leaves of a Latin 14th cent,
breviary.
solid' & apreciat' per fratres mino[res],* 14th cent. Presented
by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 a.
Now MS. Auot. D. 1. 2.
2116. 768. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 13th cent, in England :
13^ xi of in., in leaves, in two or more columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c : binding, white leather on boards, clasps lost, English
15th cent. work.
c Ysayas propheta/ the Vulgate text of Isaiah, with the marginal and
interlinear glosses, as no. 2109, and a preface. Some theological notes
are on the inner covers and elsewhere.
'Cainsdam sacerdotis Pontisp] Roberti & fnit de istisp] monachis,*
early 14th cent., fol. 1 : 1 Istum librom commodaait fratribns 11
sacerdos sacre piscine* (Holywell?), early 14th cent, fol. 11 1"; both
nearly erased inscriptions. Presented by the dean and canons of
Windsor in 161 a.
Now MS. Auot. D. 2. 10.
2117. 770. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 13th cent, in England:
nf x8f in., 102 leaves, in two or more columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on boards, clasp lost, 15th cent.
English work.
1 3)- The Gospel of st. Mark, with marginal and interlinear
glosses, as no. 2109, and with preface : preceded (fol. 2 V ) by a later list
of liturgical gospels contained in st. Mark's Gospel.
2 (fol. 60). The General Epistles of stt James, Peter (fol. 70), John
(fol. 85) and Jude (fol. 96 v ), with marginal and interlinear glosses, as
above.
At fol. 99 v are added a treatise ' De 12 lapidibus preciosis ' {peg. 9 Iaspis
uiridis uirorem ') with more notes on the subject ; and some theological
notes (fol. ioi v , and 2 r , 2 V ). The fly-leaves at end (foil. 101, 102) are
fragments of a 9th cent MS. containing apparently Latin portions
of Priscian's Grammar.
'Precium vjj viij4' 15th cent Presented by the dean and canons of
Windsor in 161 2 : with library mark.
Now MS. Auot. D. 1. 5.
2118. 767. In Latin, on parchment ; written in the and half of the 13th cent, in
England: 13! xo|in., 119 leaves, in two or more columns: with
illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on older reversed
boards, clasp lost, English 15th cent, work, worn and repaired.
The two books of Paralipomena (Chronicles), with the marginal and
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interlinear glosses, as no. 2109 : followed by two prefaces to the books,
after which a leaf or more seems to be lost On the last leaf is a plan
of a kind of fort or rectangular building.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 1612 : with library mark.
Now MS. Auct. D. 3. 13.
2119. 1041. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent in France (?) :
iaf x 8 J in., iii + 141 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c
• Quadraginta omelie beati Gregorii ' in Evangelia Dominicalia, pre-
ceded by a list of them and preface : pref. beg. 1 Carissimo & Sanctis-
simo . . . Inter sacra missarum ' : first homily beg. * In illo tempore
Dixit Ihesus discipulis . . . Dominus ac Redemptor'. Part of fol. 139
has been cut off, but the text is uninjured.
On foL 138 (erased) is * Liber Henrici Jacksoni Oxon Collegii Corporis
Christi . MDC . Maii xxi liberatL O Dens sciam te, sciam me!'.
Probably acquired by purchase from him in 1619-20, and perhaps the
last item under Cregorius Magnus in the 1620 Catalogue, as G.
7. 15 Th.
Now MS. BodL 228.
2120. 82. In Latin, on parchment : written perhaps in the first half of the nth
cent. : 1 2\ x 9J in., i + 180 leaves : with a few illuminated capitals, &c. :
injured by damp at beginning, and repaired : binding, stamped white
sheepskin (about 1602) over older sewing and boards, worn, with
peculiar arched strings let into each board to secure the band-ends.
Si*y-six Latin sermons by st. Augustine De verbis Domini, with a list
at the beginning, headed ' . . . Augustini de verbo euuangelii secundum
Mattheum \ A 13th cent (?) title on fol. i v * Gregorius .xl**. Omeliarum 9
deceived the writers of the 1605 and 1620 catalogues.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 229.
2121. 52. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the 10th and
14th centt : i + 301 leaves.
A (written perhaps about a.d. 900) 1 (fol. 1). 4 In nomine Dei summi
Incipit in libro beati lob Moralia Gregorii. per contemplationem sumpta.
Liber vi [verius xi] Pars tertia ' : beg. ' Quamuis in prolixo opere ' : at
end (fol. i4S v , worn and damaged in lower part) '[Explicit liber xvi.
Pars tertia'. This 3rd part contains bks. xi-xvi commenting on
Job xii-xxiii. The lemmata are in rustic capitals, usually introduced by
'sequitur', and are sometimes in red: the books divide at foil. 24*,
47V, 6 4 v, 92 v ii 9 v
B (written late in the 14th cent, in England, in double columns) 2
(fol. 146). ' Memoriale milicie,' a title to be found in the preface : pref,
beg. * In Autenticis est statutum ' : text beg. ' Istis premissis de Dei
gracia': ends 'ad vitam perpetuam peruenire. Explicit'. This is
a treatise in three books on spiritual warfare, believed to be by
Bartholomaeus de Urbino. At foil. 149, 298 v are two indexes to the
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treatise, and before them three pieces in the same hand as the
* Memorialed a (fol. i47 v ) a poem on behaviour at table, beg. 'Versus
prandentem tecum': b (fol. 148) a similar poem, beg. 'Tu qui fers
potum ' : c (fol. 148) ' Incipit Ars dictandi beg. < Cum inter iocunda ' :
on the art of writing letters.
Foil, i, 301, &c. are four leaves from a 14th, cent. MS. of Civil Law.
On folio 300: 'Liber memorial is milicie Edmnndi Caldecote precii iii
marcarum cam dimidio marcae * ; above it ' xx denarii *.
On fol. 15 1\ The latter part of an inscription (part being cut off in bind- ,
ing) ' in Oxon dedi eidem Collegio beate Marie quem qui abstnlerit ana-
thema maranatha sit shows that the second treatise in this volume was
given to New college, Oxford, by Richard Andrew dean of York (d. 1477).
It appears not to be in James s Ecloga^ 1600. Presented by Thomas
James, fellow of New college, Oxford, first Bodley's librarian.
Now MS. Bodl. 810.
2122* 10a. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 10th cent, on the Continent by
' Johannes ' : 14$ x 1\ in., iv + 88 leaves : with some coloured capitals,
&c. : binding, stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) over older
sewing and boards.
1 (fol. 1). c Incipit Penitentiale sancti Gregorii pap$ urbis Rome . . . /
preceded by a list of the 214 chapters : the so-called Canones Gregorii :
beg. 'I. In ordinatione episcopi ipse debet missam cantare. II. In,
ordinatione presbiteri uel diaconi ' : ends c Qui manducat & postea
communicat vii dies penitentie \
2 (fol. 20). c Interrogatio beati episcopi Cantoriorum Augustini
ecclesif eighteen questions about ecclesiastical discipline, each followed
by the 1 Responsio Gregorii pape urbis Rome a list of which is at fol . 5 .
3 (fol- 33). * Incipit sancti Basilii Penitentiale ad Comiani Longii .. .
preceded by a list of the 223 chapters : prol. beg. ' De remediis uulnemm
secundum priorum patrum diffiniones dicturi ends 'cohercere se debuit':
cap. 2 beg. * Incipit de gula. Inebriati igitur uino ' : ends • ad omnem
idololatria. Amen Deo gratias \ The prologue is part of that attri-
buted to st. Cummianus or Comianus.
4 (fol. 62). 1 Incipit opuscula sancti Heronimi presbiteri ad Damascum
papa ' : beg. ' Sextus seniorum ordo the chapter of the s De vii ordinibus
Ecclesiae ' about priests, ascribed to Jerome.
5 (fol. 64 v ). c Incipit Concilio P^niteniae haec est qui iudicaVerunt.
ccc. xviii. sancti patres episcopi in Concilio Niceno . . . ' : prol. beg. i Qui
post baptismo peccauerunt ' and includes a form of confession : text
beg. c De eis qui habent uxores' and is preceded by a list of the
75 chapters : ends 1 in corde suo tarn diu & peniteat. iohannes me
scripsit'. A small piece was cut out of the text of fol. 73, soon after
it had been written.
On fol. 1 is a half erased inscription 4 /////// sancta Marian for ///////
hys gemaeccan' (nth cent. Old English writing). Presented by the
dean and chapter of Exeter in 160a.
Now MS. Bodl. 311.
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221
2123. 53- In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written in the 14th*
15th centt. in England : 13J x 10 in., i + 347 leaves, in double columns.
A (1st half of the 15th cent.: with one illuminated capital, &c.)
1 (foL 1). 'Hie incipiunt Moralia beati Gregorii pape in exposicionem
libri lob per triginta quinque volumina in sex codicibus extensa, gracia
disponente.' This part contains bks. 1-16, commenting on Job i-xxiii,
with some marginal notes. The hand changes at fol. 61.
B (15th cent. : written in England) 2 (fol. 1 1 7). Letters of bp. Robert
Grosseteste, preceded by ten leaves, on the recto of the first of which
are the last few sentences of the 3rd dialogue of Sulpicius Severus ' de
miraculis et vita sancti Martini archiepiscopi Turonorum . . . ' {beg. ' mox
per ilium '), and a note about it by dr. Thomas Gascoigne, see below :
then follows the letter of pope Innocent iv, Jan. 26. 125!, with the
answer of the bishop in 1253 : and (fol. 118) the long sermon of the
bishop at Lyons in 1250: after which come (fol. 12 i r ) long notes of
some subsequent proceedings, and five almost blank pages. Originally
there were perhaps 127 letters, but four leaves are wanting after foil 129
(two) and 166 (two). The hand changes on fol. 157' and after fol. 166.
After the letters (on fol. i72 v ) comes Grosseteste's treatise De potestate
et cura pastorali, sometimes called Contra praelatorum ignaviam, and
counted as a letter : beg* ' Moyses qui tradente Domino
This part was owned by dr. Thomas Gascoigne (d. 1458), who has
annotated it, see foil. 117, 122, i35 v ('Copia istarum epistolarum
Lincolniensis est inter Fratres Minores Oxonie...', cf. fol. 126),
i72 v (. . . et vidi illud opus [de cura pastorali] correctum manu propria
ipsius domini Lincolniensis '), i84 v .
C (14th cent., with illuminated capitals) 3 (fol 186). Part of a much
larger volume, comprising quires 39-43 (senions, = foil. 457-517?).
This piece contains minor works of st. Augustine bp. of Hippo (list on
fol. i9o v ) with marginal notes, as follows : — a (fol. 186) the end of bk. 2
of the De sermone Domini in monte, beg. * et terrena sectando ' :
b (fol. i9o v ) Ad Paulum & Eutropium episcopos de perfectione
justitiae hominis : *(fol. 195) De natura et gratia: d (fol. 202 v ) Epi-
stolae duae ad Valentinum monachum : e (fol. 203 v ) Ad eundem de
gratia et libero arbitrio : / (fol. 2o8 v ) De correptione et gratia : g (fol. 216)
De praedestinatione ad Prosperum et Hilarium, whose two letters pre-
cede at fol. 214 : h (foil. 221, 233) De bono perseverantiae : /(fol. 225)
Ad Orosium, a dialogue: / (fol. 229) Contra quinque genera hostium :
k (fol. 235 v : in a different hand, which begins at foL 233) De natura
boni contra Manichaeos : / (fol. 238) Soliloquiorum libri duo, preceded
by the corresponding Retractatio: m (fol. 243 v ) De immortalitate
animae, similarly preceded : n (fol. 245 v ) The Retractatio only corre-
sponding to the De duabus animabus, ending with 1 pertrectare atque
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[2123*^3'
enodare catchwords f tunc uolui ' : the treatise once followed, as well
as the De opere monachorum, but both are now lost.
Foil, i, 246 and covers are four fly-leaves from two 14th cent, treatises
of Canon and Civil Law, cf. no. 2050.
Dr. Gerard Langbaine conjectured that the middle part of this volume
belonged to the library of the Minorites of Oxford. Presented by dr.
T. James, first Bodley's librarian in 1601. It is remarkable that Twyne
says (MS. Twyne 21, p. 133, ci. Tanner's Bibliotheca , p. 348) 'Librum
Epistolarum [Grostheadi] nidi in bibliotheca Balliolensi Oxon. manu-
scriptum qnem M[agister] James bibliothecarius anno Domini 1604
mutuo accepit & perdidit and that in James's Ecloga (1600), though
the index refers to Epistolae Grostheadi 'in Bib. Coll. Ball. vol. vlt.\
yet they do not occur m the body of the work.
Now MS. BodL 812.
2123*. 141. In Latin, on parchment: written in the f2th cent, in England:
1 of x 7^ in., iv + n§ leaves : with two illuminated capitals, &c. : in
parts stained and injured by damp: binding, white sheepskin (about
1602) over older sewing and boards.
' In Christi nomine incipiunt capitula libri primi Dialogorum sancti
Gregorii pape urbis Rome ' : the four books follow, each except the last
preceded by a list of chapters, see foil. 22, 43 v , 75. At fol. io9 v follows
a lection ' in Translatione sancti Benedicti abbatis ' et sanctae Scholasti-
cae virginis sororis suae, July 11 : beg. 'Cum diu gens Langobardorum ' :
partly injured : a 13th cent, prayer relating to st. Laurence is on fol. 115.
* J. Exon. episcopus \ i. e. bp. John de Grandison owned and wrote notes
in the book, especially one stating (fol. iv v ) that the church of Sarum
used to read an extract from the Dialogi 'ad Collaciones in Quadra*
gesima ' : ' Damus ecclesie Exoniensi ' seems also to be in his hand.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602. MS. like no. 2123**
accidentally escaped the Ola Catalogue of 1697.
Now MS. BodL 230.
2123** (see at foot). 77. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 12th cent in
England: 15$ xi if in., iii + 327 leaves, in double
columns: with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding,
stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) on older sewing
and boards, worn.
'Moralia beati Gregorii pape per contemplationem sumpta libri
sex . . parts 4-6 (see foil. 95 y , 178), books 17-35. The writing of
this volume is very similar to that of no. 2757 (which contains parts 1-3,
books 1- 1 6), but the ornamentation is rather more elaborate : and in
parts 5-6 the lemmata are usually rubricated. On fol. 326 v the scribe
has added an exhortation to confess sins, in nine hexameters, beg. 4 Ad
se nos Dominus \
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602. By accident this
MS. escaped numeration in the Old Catalogue of 1697. In 1655 it was
N£. C. 6. 15, but perhaps the two last volumes on that shelf (this and
no. 2123*) were temporarily moved away, for the last volume recognized
in the O. C. is no. 13.
Now MS. Bodl. 253.
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2124. 363. In English, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent. :
i6| x 1 1$ in., i + 378 leaves, in doable columns: with fine illuminated
borders, including a few grotesques, and capitals, &c
The Bible in English, in WyclifFe's later version, ' but in many parts
much revised,' and wanting many of the prologues : see Madden and
ForshalPs edition (vol. i, p. xlvii) for a fuller account. This MS. was
collated throughout for that edition, and is the sole authority for this
version of the 3rd book of Esdras (fol. i42 v ). The New Testament
begins on foL 302. One leaf, containing 3 Kings xxii. 11 — 4 Kings ii.
16, is wanting after fol. 106. The books are in general divided into
paragraphs by marginal letters, and rather later liturgical notes occur
throughout, indicating lections : those to be read in the refectory are at
foil. 116, 135*, 159, 229*, 239^, 265*, 332, 332* 333V 371.
Pasted on fol. 376 y are the remains of a large engraving of a group of
English martyrs kneeling before a king (Henry vi ?) in royal robes with
sceptre and globe, ail beneath a scolloped arch. The royal arms and
badge (an antelope) are there. [Mr. E. Gordon Duff dates it about
a. d. 1496. Cr.J
After an erased inscription on fol. 375 is written in a 16th cent hand
'Hie liber erat quondam Henrici sexti, qui postea donabatur domui
Cartusiensium quae Londino contigua est \ and this was clearly the sub-
stance of what has been erased above. Presented by sir George More in
1604.
Now MS. BodL 277.
2125. 906. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the 15th cent in
Flanders : 1 3f x oj in., i + 1 54 leaves : with illuminated border (much
worn), capitals, &c. : binding, black leather on boards with blind
tooling, clasps lost, English (?) late 15th cent. work.
The Four Gospels in Latin, with the prologues of st. Jerome. Blank
margins of foil. 12 1-2, 152-3 have been cut off.
* George Tauemer[?] clarke chapelayne to the ryght honorable Lord
Latymer of Snape aw this booke, 16th cent * Robert! Clay Eboracensis
de Clayhouse ' : « Ex dono Roberti Clay Mertonensis & S. Th. Doctoris/
about 16 10-15.
Now MS. Auot. D. 2. 18.
2126. 414. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent in England :
i6± x 1 1 in., 164 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated capitals,
&c : considerably stained : the blank margins of foil. 83, 159, 163
are injured.
The four Gospels in Latin, for the use of a monastery, see the litur-
gical notes on foil 3 V , 41, 7o v , 119, 150, 163.
This MS. must have come to the Library in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. Auot. D. 1. L
2127. 350. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 13th cent. :
15x10$ in., ii+161 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : in 1655 this had a black velvet binding, see no. 2054,
but it was rebound about 1840-50.
'Incipit prologus domni Radulfi Flauiacensis monachi in tractatu
Leuitici/ followed by another prologue and the twenty books of the
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commentary, and preceded by a list of chapters. The 1st prol. beg.
* Cum inter socios aliquando ' : text beg. 1 Vocavit autem Dominus . . .
Huius libri initium
Owned by king Henry viii, see no. 2054. A 16th cent. 4 T * occurs on fol. 1.
Presented by Charles Howard, earl of Nottingham, in 1604.
Now MS. BodL 246.
2128. 420. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 2nd half of the 12th cent.:
17^ x 1 2\ in., lii + 172 leaves, in doable columns : with fine illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, rough white leather on boards, clasps lost,
perhaps 14th cent. English work.
1 (foL 1). 'Incipit liber primus Omeliarum beati Gregorii pape
urbis Rome in primam partem Ezechielis prophet^, que sunt numero
duodecimo but the title is erased, because the (twenty-two) sermons
run through the whole of the prophecy without division into books.
A prologue and a note from Origen precede.
2 (fol. 109). The second part (Saturday before Easter to Advent) of
the Homiiiarius de Tempore compiled by Paulus Diaconus with con-
siderable variations. The chief authors of the forty-two sermons, of
which a list is printed in the Old Catalogue of 1697, are Bede and
Augustine. After fol. 160 a leaf or more may be wanting. The two
parts of this MS. may be regarded as distinct, but the handwriting is
identical in both.
On fol. iii v is an ornamental C (or G ?) O, followed by a flourish which
might be a mark of Christ Church, Canterbury. The volume reached
the Library in or before 1605.
Now MS. BodX 267.
2129. 85. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 12th cent, in England:
1 a x of in., v + 99 leaves : in parts injured by damp : binding, stamped
white parchment (about 1602) on older sewing and boards, re- backed
and repaired.
* Omeliarum Gregorii .xii. quaterniones, , the forty sermons of Gregory
the Great on the Gospels, with prologue : but the last sermon is not
transcribed beyond the words ' implere dicta rennuunt ei about one
quarter being left out. The fly-leaves (foil, ii, 99) contain parts of
a missal relating to Easter Eve, Easter Day, Ascension Day and
Whitsun Eve, of the 10th century, see note by the rev. H. A. Wilson at
fol. i.
1 Liber Sancti Petri Exoniensis * (late 13th cent. ?). Presented by the dean
and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 814.
2130* 831. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 13th cent: 18^x12$ in.,
i + 237 leaves : with three fine and large illuminated capitals (at foil.
60, 116, 154), &c. : imperfect: binding, plain white sheepskin on
boards, worn (English 1 5th cent, work ?).
The text of the Pentateuch, in Latin, surrounded (apparently) by the
Glossa Ordinaria (of Walafridus Strabo) and the Glossa Interlinearis
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(of Anselmus Laudunensis), both in smaller writing. The first leaf of
the preface and the first leaf of the text and gloss (before and after
fol. 1) have been cut out. Exodus begins at fol. 60, Leviticus at
foL 116, Numbers at fol. 154, Deuteronomy at fol. 204, but the illumina-
tion at the latter reference has been cut out, mutilating the leaf.
'S.T7, 'Sancti Thome martins*, 15th cent. The '.to-' on fol. 1 shows
that the MS. may have belonged to the library of Christ Church, Canter-
bury. Given by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Colfe in 16 16.
Now MS. Auct. IS. inl 7.
2131. 10. - Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 54 (Genesis : the interlinear Latin is
perhaps Spanish writing of the first half of the 16th cent. Given in
1 601 by sir John Fortescne. This volume may be regarded as the first
Oriental MS. which entered the Bodleian).
2132* 137* In Latin, on parchment: written by two contemporary scribes
(cf. f. 133) about a. d. 1225 in France (?) : 1 3! x 9I in., i + 220 leaves,
in two or three columns : with illuminated capitals, &c. : discoloured
by damp at each end, and with foL i injured and repaired : binding,
white sheepskin (about 1602) over older sewing and boards.
The text of the Gospels of stt, Luke and (fol. 1 33) John, surrounded
(apparently) by the Glossa Ordinaria (of Walafridus Strabo) and the
Glossa Interlinearis (of Anselmus Laudunensis), both in smaller writing :
each Gospel preceded by a prologue: the whole volume also bears
marginal glosses.
'Hunc librum duorum Ewangeliorum scilicet Luce & Johannis dedit
ecclesie Sancti Petri Exonie magister Adam de Sancta Brigida cantor
Exoniensis. Si qnis ilium abstulerit anathemati subiaceat. Amen', 14th
cent. : the donor died in 1232. Presented by the dean and chapter of
Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Auct. D. 1.9.
2133. 157. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 13th cent.: I3f xof in.>
i + 137 leaves, in one, two, or three columns : with illuminated capitals.
See : discoloured and injured at each end : binding, white sheepskin
(about 1602 ?) on older sewing and boards, worn and repaired.
The text of the Acts, General Epistles (fol, 63) and Apocalypse
(fol. 1 01), with the Glossa Ordinaria (of Walafridus Strabo) in parallel
columns, and the Glossa Interlinearis (of Anselmus Laudunensis), both
in smaller writing, with prologues.
Presented in 1602 almost certainly by the dean and chapter of Exeter : it
occurs in the inventory of Exeter Cathedral of 1506 (Oliver's Bishops of
Exeter (1861), p. 373), and though not recorded in the Benefactors*
Register, is in similar binding to the rest of the Exeter books.
Now MS. Auct. D. L 12.
2134. 119. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent : i3jxo| in.,
i + 96 leaves, in two or more columns : with illuminated capitals (one
large with a small miniature) &c : binding, stamped white sheepskin
(about 1602) over older sewing.
The text of Genesis in Latin, surrounded (apparently) by the Glossa
Ordinaria (of Walafridus Strabo) and the Glossa Interlinearis (of
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Anselmus Laudunensis), both in smaller writing. At fol. 92 v follows
the 'Epistola Ieronimi ad Paulinum presbiterum de omnibus diuinis
bistorie libris \ Fol. 23 is torn.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Allot. D. 8. 10.
2135. 417. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent, in England :
^fxiojin., ii + 302 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, Sec. : worm-eaten in the last pages.
The commentary on the Psalter by Nicholas de Gorhara, without title
or author's name : the pref. beg. * Laudacionem Domini . . . Sapientia
xi. loquens sapiens ' : text beg. 1 Beatus vir qui non abiit . . . secundum
glossam probemialem ' : the lower blank margin of fol. 1 is cut off.
Fol. i is parts of two leaves of some 14th cent (?) monastic farm
accounts in Latin and French, in which the name of Johannes de Fayre-
ford occurs.
This volume appears to have come to the Library in. 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 240.
2136. 45. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. of the 14th-! 5th centt. :
71 x 5^ in., v + 101 leaves.
A (14th cent. : in double columns : with illuminated capitals, &c.)
1 (fol. 1). ' Incipit liber Aristotilis de secretis secretorum siue de regimine
principum uel regum uel dominorum': with three prologues, a of
Philippus Tripolitanus to Guido Vere de Valentia, bp. of Tripoli
(fol. 1, cf. 37 : beg. c Domino suo excellentissimo ') : b i . . . Doctpris in
commendacione ' (fol. 3 : beg. ' Deus omnipotent custodiat ') : c ' . . .
Jo[hannis] qui transtulit librum ' i.e. Johannes ibn el-Bitriq. (fol. 4 V :
beg. c Johannes qui transtulit istum librum filius Patricii '). The text beg.
'De epistola missa ad regem Alexandrum. O fili gloriosissime
This spurious work cannot be traced back further than an Arabic
original. See no. 2140. On the blank leaves before and after the
treatise are written some proverbs in Latin verse and medical recipes,
some considerably later, chiefly in an Italian hand.
B (late 15th cent. : written in England: with an illuminated capital)
2 (fol. 62). • Regimen vniuersale in verse, a short treatise known as the
'Schola Salernitana' or 'Regimen sanitatis': beg. 'Anglorum regi
scripsit scola tota Salerni': ends 'Lylia s[ar]mentum sticados altea
butirum. Maturatiua': after which is a nearly erased inscription
(' Ronclyf . . . rney bouk . . . ' ?). The treatise, however, differs con-
siderably from the ordinary treatise as printed.
Presented by ' Edwarde Fletewoode ' in 1601 •
Now MS. BodL 67.
2137* 318. In Latin, on paper : written late in the 16th cent, in Spain : 6& x 4} in.,
i + 445 leaves : with some elaborate pen-and-ink capitals, &c. (foil.
138, 167).
Logical treatises by a Jesuit — a (fol. 1) 'Qusestiones prcemiales',
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beg. 'Nominis precognitio omnino necessaria est': b (fol. 54) 'In
Aristotelis Praedicamenta beg. 'Quis auctor fuerit': c (fol. n8 v )
1 Incipit Perihermenias a comm. on the De Interpretatione of Aristotle :
beg. 'Liber iste Latine communiter': d (foL 138) 'In libros Priorum
Analyticorum ' Aristotelis, beg. ' Inscribiintur hi libri * : e (fol. 167) 'In
Posteriores libros Analyticorum ' Aristotelis, beg. 'Vniuersae logicae
finis ' : / (foL 260). Short logical treatises, de speciebus demonstrations,
de definition^ &c. : at end ' Finis totius Logices followed (fol. 372) by
an index of subjects : g (fol. 378) ' Institutiones in Logicam an intro-
duction to Logic, separately foliated: beg. 'Finis introductions siue
institutionis 9 : h (fol. 424) A commentary on, or paraphrase of, the
Isagoge of Porphyry, beg. ' Ne introductions leges ' : at end ' Finis
Porphyria \
The front fly-leaf is from the same MS. as is found in no. 2366 : the
last is a fragment of a Latin 14th cent, treatise of Canon Law. This
and the next twq MSS. are in the same handwriting.
Presented by Richard Grosvenor in 1603.
Now MS. BodL 610.
2138. 319* In Latin, on paper : written late in the 16th cent, in Spain : 6$ x 4 \ in.,
ii + 390 leaves : with some elaborate pen-and-ink capitals, &c. (folL
1, 103, 190, 346, 269, 305).
1 (fol. 1). A commentary on bks. 1-4, 6, 8 of the Physica of
Aristotle : beg. ' Sunt in hac re (vt fieri solet) \
2 (fol 321). 'In libros Aristotelis de Caelo': beg. 'Explicatis prin-
cipiis '.
An ' index physicae ' follows at fol. 380 : the fly-leaves are from an
early printed book. See no. 2137.
Presented by Richard Grosvenor in 1603.
Now MS. Bodl. 611.
2139. 320. In Latin, on paper : written late in the 1 6th cent in Spain: 5^x4$ in.,
viii + 143 leaves.
A course of Metaphysics in Latin, on the lines of Aristotle and the
Schoolmen : beg. ■ An Metaphysica consideret rerum omnium quiditates
in particulars Praemissis alibi illis quae de scientiarum diuisione et
vnitate diximus ' : a few supplementary chapters are at fol. 78.
The fly-leaves are apparently two leaves of an early 13th cent. MS. of
the poem De vetuty, once attributed to Ovjd, giving the preface of Leo
protonotary and of Ovid, the latter beginning * Queritur unde mihi quod
opus processerit istud See no. 2137.
Presented by Richard Grosvenor in 1603.
Now MS. BodL 012.
2140. 449. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent. : 8f x6J in.,
ix + 58 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
• . . . Liber Aristotelis de regimine principum, alio nomine Secreta
Secretorum preceded by the Letter to bp. Guido Vere de Valentia by
Q 2
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
O141-2
Philippus Tripolitanu8 (whose name does not occur), who translated the
treatise from Arabic into Latin (fol. 1), a Commendatio Aristotelis, beg.
4 Deus omnipotens ' (fol. 2), 'Littera missa ad Aristotelem 9 (fol. 2 y ), the
prologue of Johannes filius Patricii who translated the treatise from
Greek into Chaldaic and thence into Arabic (! : fol. 2 V ), and the ' Epistola
Aristotelis missa ad peticionem Alexandri ' : each of the five books is
preceded by a list of chapters. See no. 2136.
Medical recipes in Latin and English, with miscellaneous notes, are
on foil, ix, 5o v -5i: on foil. 52-3 are cardinal, ordinal, and other
numbers from 1 to 1,000. The volume perhaps once contained also
the ' Secreta fratris Alberti de Colonia i. e. Albertus Magnus.
This volume is described as Leonardus Aretinus's translation of the
Politics of Aristotle, in the 1605 catalogue.
• Owned by Johannes Colett in the 16th cent
Now MS. BodL 405.
2141. 450. In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written in the 13th
and 15th centt. in England: 5^x4$ in., x+165 leaves: with
coloured capitals, &c.
A (early 13th cent) 1 (foL 1). Miscellaneous notes on measures of
time, grammar (foil. 4 V , 12), geography (fol. 10), philosophy (fol. 11),
history (fol. 21), rhetoric (fol. 22 v ), logic (fol. 25), mathematics (fol. 31),
and music (fol. 33) : beg. ' Cronica grece temporum series dicitur latine ' :
a later table of the chapters is at fol. v.
B (1st half of 15th cent.) 2 (fol. 54). Calendarial and astrological
tables, interspersed with short treatises and notes on the same subject :
a calendar of Sarum type is at fol. 67*.
C (13th cent.) 3 (fol. 88). ' Incipiunt Questiones super Astronomiam
Arzachelis beg. 1 In nomine Domini . Scias quod annus lunaris im-
perfect at end, and followed (at fol. 104) by astronomical tables : with
some later notes.
A 1 6th cent, hand has added some medical recipes and the like on
fol. 61, cf. 52*, 53V, 163*.
By a curious error this MS. was entered in the 1605 catalogue as
a Latin translation of the Politics of Aristotle by Leonardus Aretinus,
and in the 1620 Catalogue under the headings of Aristoteles and
Sermones \
Owned by William Harrison in the 16th cent. The volume seems to have
reached the Library in 1603, 1604, or the first half of 1605.
Now MS. BodL 013.
2142* 53a. In Latin and English, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written
about A. D. 1400 in England : *j\ x 5 in., ii + 50 leaves.
A i (fol. 1). 1 . . . Prologus super Canonem cuiusdam instrumenti
dicti Anuli followed by the treatise : prol. beg. ' Quamuis celi terre
conditor ' ; a figure of the annulus, useful for ecclesiastical computations,
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
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is at fol. ii v . The inventor was, according to the prologue, a Carmelite,
named Johannes de Northampton, and the instrument was made in
2 (fol. 13). Chaucer's treatise on the Astrolabe, here anonymous, and
ending in § 36 of part 2.
B (with an illuminated capital) 3 (fol. 26). ' . . . Tractatus ad faciendum
astrolabium with diagrams and tobies: beg. 'Astrolabium ita con-
struitur. Recipe tabulas': one table is 'secundum fratrem Johannem
Somer', and has 'anno Domini 1403 ' added hardly later (fol. 34).
C 4 (fol. 35). The art of making an astronomical instrument called
' Navicula de Venetiis ' : beg. 1 Ad constructionem Nauicule de Veneciis,
tria ad minus ' : followed at fol. 39 by a York calendar, and tables and
diagrams : opposite the latitude of York on fol. 39 is ' Anthonius Askam
doctor astrologie dicit S.S.*
On fol. ii v is 1 Iste liber constat Johanni Enderby de Louth capellano 9
(15th cent.) : * Coldynggayam [?] abba & Colshamme [??, or CaUtrumel
abba* (late 15th cent-?): 'Sum Uber Johannis Chaunteler de Oxon 1
(early 16th cent ?) Probably received by the Library in 1605.
Now MS. BodL 68.
2143. 696. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 15th cent, in England by W. :
7 1 x 5 1 in., v + 133 leaves : with illuminated borders, capitals, &c.
'Noua translacio libri Politicorum Aristotelis per magistrum Leo-
nardum Arietinum poetam laureatum ad illustrissimum principem Hum-
fridum ducem Gloucestrie . . . a late 15th cent title i with the preface
to duke Humphrey : at end 1 Explicit W ' and an erased inscription.
The first two leaves of the text, bearing illuminated borders and capitals,
have been almost entirely cut out, the next (fol. 3) beg. * est . Cotidiana
igitur societas secundum naturam constituta
'Peter Gery', 16th cent. {fol. ia8 v ): 'Ex dono Doctoris Kichini', who
presumably gave it to the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Auot. P. 5. 27.
2144. 697. In Latin, on parchment : written in the last quarter of the lath cent.
in England : 6 x 4^ in., i + 5 3 leaves : with many coloured drawings,
capitals, &c : binding, black leather with gold ornament, English
16th cent, work for 1 W. H.\
1 (fol. i v ). A calendar, with calendarial tables, and illustrations of
an unusual type, four being of astronomers, and three of the occupations
of Jan., Feb., and March. [The calendar points to a N. French basis,
modified in England, perhaps at London. H. M. B.]
2 (fol. 17). A treatise on astronomy, dealing with the sun, moon,
signs of the zodiac, constellations, the atmosphere and winds, rainbows
and shooting stars, all fully illustrated with stars marked on the figures of
the constellations : text beg. 1 Sol dum ignee nature sit pr$ nimio motu \
3 (fol. 20). A description of the wonders of the natural world,
monstrous men, animals, trees, and such like: beg. 'Colononia est
initium ab Antimolima quia habet stadia quingenta ' : are fully illustrated.
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
[a 145-8
Some notice of this curious volume is in Waagen's Treasures of Art in
Great Britain iii (1854), 68.
• Sum liber Radulphi Hopwood. Astronomie,' 16th cent : bound for
W. H., see above. Probably acquired by the Library between 1605 and
161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 614.
2145. 609. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 15th cent, in England:
5^x4 in., iii + ai2 leaves: with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding,
black leather with stamped gold ornament, clasps lost, Oxford late
1 6th cent. work.
1 (fol. 1). 'Epistola* Leonardi Bruni Aretini ad Humfredum ducem
Gloucestriae : beg. 'Libros Aristotilis multis a me vigilijs* about his
translation of the Politics of Aristotle, dated 'Florencie Kalendis
Novembris ' : followed at fol* 4 V by his * Prohemium in libros Politicorum
Aristotelis \
2 (fol. 6 V ). 'Leonardi Arretini prefacio in Epistolas Platonis, ad
Cosmam Mediceum with an ' Argumentum ' and (fol. 10) the Latin
text of eleven Letters, with one of Dion (fol. 10).
3 (fol. 63). The Apologia Socratis of Plato, translated into Latin by
Leonardus, with the argument.
4 (fol. 92 v ). The Anticlaudianus of Alanus de Insulis, with the prose
introduction : here without title, except one supplied by sir Thomas
Bodley on fol. 203.
* Thomas Hynde ow thys booke,' 16th cent. Bought with money given
by dr. Owen Wood, dean of Armagh, in 16 10.
Now MS. Auot. P. 6. 2.
2146. 1 02 1. = Or. Catal. ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Moh. 21 (Alcoranus : given by
T. Gataker in 162 1).
2147. 1022. - MS. Bodl. Or. 226 (Arabic prayers, &c : given by T. Gataker in
1621).
2148. 278. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 1st half of the 12th cent, in
England : 7i x 5 in., ii + 84 leaves : with coloured capitals.
1 (fol. 1). The Excerpta de chronicis Mariani Scoti, made by
Robert de Losinga, bishop of Hereford, beg, 'Quia cronies nou$
dominicorum annorum here without title of any kind : see no. 2372,
art. 6. This is really only an expansion of a portion of the preliminary
(chronological) part of Marianus's work, and was composed in 1086.
2 (fol. 25). A short calendarial treatise on the solar and lunar cycles,
epacts, &c. : beg. ' Annus Solaris habet .iiii. tempora ' : with diagrams,
one of which, a horoscopium, is ascribed to st. Jerome.
3 (fol. 33). • Incipit Liber Hylperici abbatis the De computo eccle-
siastico of Helpfericus: beg. 'Cum quibusdam fratribus nostris', with
some additional tables in the place of the epilogue.
4 (fol. 57). 'Incipit Peroesis [i.e. Pergesis, Periegesis] Prisciani
grammatici beg. ' Natur§ genitor ' : the Latin translation and amplifica-
tion of the U€piyyrj<n$ of Dionysius.
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5 (fol. 74 y ). A short geography, beg. 'Asia ex nomine cuiusdam
mulieris est appellata ' : ends 4 preheat iter ad legendum \ On fol. 82 v
is a short 1 2th cent, computation of years : and there are other notes
here and on fol. i.
In the old Bodleian catalogues and lists this MS. was catalogued as
4 Beda de cyclo paschali but beyond a late excerpt from his treatise
De temporibus on fol. 23, there seems to be nothing from his works.
'Gerard Cartes', abt. 1400: ' Andreas Dauidsonus \ 16th cent (fol. aa v ,
cf. 8a v ). See next article : which contributes the names of • Ed: James
late 1 6th cent, perhaps related to ' Mr. Thomas James', Bodley's
Librarian : and of ' John Juwell ', perhaps a little earlier. Acquired not
after 1602.
Now MS. Auot. F. 5. 19.
2148. * 279. In Latin, on parchment : written perhaps in the 12th cent, in
Ireland : 9! x 8| in., 8 leaves.
Two nearly complete quarto leaves which were at the ends of
no. 2148, which is now in a binding of the latter half 6f the 17th cent.
They contain part of some theological treatise, perhaps De culpa : and
were taken out and bound separately in 1897 : foil. 1, 4-end are blank
leaves.
Now MS. Int. th. d. 7.
2149. 879. In Latin, on parchment; written early in the lethcent.in the Nether-
lands (?) : 6| x 4 J in., vi + 142 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. :
imperfect.
1 (fol. 2). ' Ammonicio ', a title from the colophon : the first leaf is
lost, but a list of contents is on fol. 1. It is a religious treatise of advice
(admonitio) to a nun, in 15 chapters : the first is De laude Caritatis, the
second De Humilitatis virtute (beg. i Certissime uero tibi conuenit ').
2 (fol. 43). € Alberti magni doctoris laudatissimi de uirtutibus anime
ueris & perfectis, quas gratuitas uocat,' in 42 chapters : prol. beg. i Sicut
quedam uicia ' : a leaf is lost after fol. 44. Four verses on the treatise,
and a list of chapters precede. A few later theological and other notes,
including a praise of Printing (by John David, 1590), are on foil, iii, iv,
v, 140.
Gerard Langbaine writes this curious note about the present volume
in MS. Langb. 5, at p. 365 (about 1655): 'Codex hie impressus est
ante 200 ut videtur annos, characteribus manu scriptis quam simillimis ;
quod Bibliothecario imposuit, et locum ipsi inter alios MS 0 * invenitM
Dr. Thomas Barlow was quite able to distinguish a manuscript from
a printed book.
' Orate pro anima Johannis Col man quondam magistri domus Le Gauntes
iuxta Bristolliam. qui . . . dedit librum hunc Johanni Bradley clerico,'
late 15th cent. (fol. 139"): 'I. C^olman) conjoined is on fol. i\
1 Dauid ac [-*p?] Robert owyth this booke . . . ' early 16th cent. (foL
140^. *Jonn Dauid 1590/ fol. v. : 'Dauid Lloyd' and 'Johannes
Lloyd f late 16th cent. (fol. ii v ) : « John Wyn ' late 16th cent. (fol. X39 v ).
* Dono dedit Bibliothecse publicae Ox >n. Jo. Dauis S.Th. Doctor Apr.
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2%° Anno 1616 ' (fol. vi v ). There is something odd about the reception
of this book, since it was believed to be ' 8° B. ia Art.* in 1655, but a
book by J. J. Beurerus has occupied that place since before 1620 till the
present day.
Now MS. Bodl. 618.
2150. 35* In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the 13th
and 14th centt. in England : 8} x 4$ in., iii +■ 276 leaves.
A (early 13th cent, with illuminated border, capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1).
c Annicii . Manlii . Seuerini . Boecij . exconsulis . ordinarij . patricij ' liber
de Consolatione Philosophiae : the work at first had no author's name
or title, unless it were on a leaf of which fragments remain, torn off
before fol. 1 : a change of hand occurs after fol. 42. There are some
glosses and notes, e. g. fol. 42. On foil. 6i av -6i bv are various Latin
notes, two mazes leading to the ' domus Dedali verses on the Signs of
the zodiac, ' Ernaldus x. sol. . . . a hymn beginning * In terram Christus
expuit 1 , &c, all of the 13th cent.
B (early 14th cent., in a legal hand, with illuminated border, capitals,
&c.) 2 (fol. 62). ' Prologus Nicholai Triuet in Boecium de Consolacione
Philosophic', a later title: beg. ' Consolationes tue letificaverunt \
followed by the whole commentary : ends ' in prospectu iudicis cernentis
cuncta, qui est Dominus Deus noster Ihesus Christus cui est honor . . . ' :
then ' Et sic terminatur liber quintus . . . Et sunt vniuersaliter in libro
toto . prose .39. & metra totidem. Sychem [i. e. stilum ?] scribentis
benedicat lingua legentis \ A few notes are added on fol. 268, and on
fol. 273 v a 15th cent system of shorthand: but a fly-leaf at end has
been lost since 1650.
The ornamentation of A and B suggests that there was not as much
as a century of interval between them, but A cannot well be later than
early 13th cent., while Trivet did not die till 1328, and B is certainly
not his autograph. The ornamentation of the older part may have been
put in later than the writing, while the border on fol. 62* is an imitation
of that on fol. i r .
1 Liber Thomae Corswri presbiteri ex dono Radulphi Bloore quondam
canonici de Osney, 5 die Maij anno Domini 1543 0 \ cf. fol. 274 . « THo
Allen. D.[ono] D.[edit], in 1601.
Now MS. Auot. P. 0. 4.
2151. 802. In English, on parchment : written about the 2nd quarter of the
15th cent. : 6^ + 4$ in., ii + 72 leaves.
4 Brede and milke for children Chaucer's treatise on the Astrolabe :
beg. * Lyte Lowys my sone \ ends in § 40 * by thy tables houre after
houre \ and then adds in the original hand another section, printed by
Skeat (E. E. T. S. Extra Series, No. xvi.) at § 46, probably spurious.
On fol. 7o v is part of a hardly later Office of st. Erasmus, in Latin.
1 Constat More de Mychelmalvam Menoch/ i. e. Great Malvern (?) 15th
cent. (fol. 69"). Given by dr. Edward James, and received on March
10, i6if.
Now MS. Bodl. 619.
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2152. 535* In Latin, 00 parchment : written in A. D. 1479 in Italy : 8| x 5$ in.,
v+ 124 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
Treatises of Cicero : —
1 (fol. 1). 'Marti Tullii Ciceronis . . . Officiorum liber primus',
secundus, tertius. At the end are six hexameters about the work {beg.
1 Tullius Hesperios cupiens componere mores and after the colophon
the date 1 1479 and in yellow ink ' I. S.'
2 (fol. 96). ' M. T. C de essentia mundi liber * : beg. 1 Multa sunt in
Achademicis nostris conscripta ' : at end ' 1479 This is the ' Timaeus 9
of Cicero, a fragmentary translation of the Platonic dialogue.
3 (fol. 107). ' M. T. C. Paradoxa ' : at end ' 1479
On foil, iii, iv, 121 are some Latin notes: fol. 123 is an inserted
13th cent, piece of parchment containing an astronomical extract from
' Beda de temporibus ', &c.
Probably this volume arrived in the Library in 1605.
Now MS. Auot. F. 5. 12.
2153. 789. In Latin, on parchment : written soon after A. D. 1463 in England :
6| x 5 in., iii + 18 leaves : with illominated capitals, &c.
* Tabule Kalendarii \ a set of calendarial tables together with a Sarum
calendar of feasts and holy days. The preface begins ' Ad noticiam
tabularum kalendarij sequencium The tables were originally made in
1463, see foil. iii v , i v , 2* and the opening words of the preface, which
are also found in Nicolas de Lynne's Tables 1387-1462, disguise the
fact that the two prefaces are different. At Sept. 6 is an odd 16th cent.
addition ' Eugenii Episco \
4 Jhon Twyne ' is scribbled on fol. 16. Presented by Thomas Twyne in
161 a.
Now MS. Bodl. 620.
2154. 702. - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 112 (Grammar, &c : binding,
stamped red leather on boards, with two, out of three, clasps lost,
late 15th cent. Italian work : acquired about 1610). •
2155. 280. In Spanish, on paper: written late in the 16th cent.: 5^x4 in.,
iii + 450 leaves.
Astrological treatises, in Spanish, being excerpts from the books and
translations of dr. Francisco Juntino (Junctinus), whose chief work was
a vast Speculum Astrologim in Latin. The chief pieces, here given in
Spanish, and often abbreviated, are — a (foil, r, 37) 4 Las significaciones
de las doze casas del cielo two treatises : b (fol. 76) * El libro de las
costumbres en los Juizios Astronomicos, y es centiloquio de Bethem,
muy breue', followed (fol. 93) by another treatise on the planets by
Bethem: c (fol. ii9 v ) 'Tractado de Alcabicio de las conjunciones de
los planetas': d (fol. 134) 'De las Isagogicas . . . de Josepho Moleto.
libro tercero ' : e (fol. 146) ' De los nacimientos . Joan Ganiuete ' : /
(fol. i90 y ) * Libro de Abraham Auenezre de los dias criticos 1 : g (fol. 207)
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I* 156-7
1 Directorium de la figura del cielo . . . ' : h (fol. 213) ' Hyppocrates de
la significacion de la muerte & de la vida segun el mouimiento de la
Luna . . . el interprete Gulideolo medico with tables and annotations :
i (fol. 239) ' De las enfermedades y callenturas del cuerpo a long
treatise: at end 'Todo esto se sac6 de Francisco Juntino . . See
no. 2272.
Acquired not later than 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 621.
2156. 968. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent, in England :
7t * 5i m -i iii +118 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
'Gaufridi Monemutensis de Gestis Britonum \ in eleven books, with
prologue. Foil. 1-10 contain short historical chapters in a different but
contemporary hand ' De origine gigantum in in sula Albion . . . ' (beg.
'Anglia modo dicta, olim Albion'), 'Compendium de Britannia siue
Anglia ' (fol. 4: beg. 'Quoniam simplicioribus foret difficile '), 'De
episcopatibus . . . * (fol. 6 : beg. ' Archiepiscopatus Eboracensis ' De
Normannis ' (fol. 6 V ), ' Quedam narracio de nobili rege Arthuro . . . '
(fol. 6 V : beg. 'Dominus Deus uniuersorum conditor'). On foil. iii v ,
1 i3 v , 1 16 are short English and Latin verses and miscellanea : and on
foL n v a list of contents by J. More.
4 Constat J: [Cliffe, represented by the musical clef-signature, C],' 15th cent.
1 Liber domini Jonannis More emptus a magistro Thoma Chirk [or
Quirk ? : then, added] ' Et jam magistri Johannis Cole de dono domini
Jonannis Clerk both 15th cent.: * Liber Willelmi Derlyngton', 16th
cent. Presented by sir Henry Savile in 1620.
Now MS. BodL 622.
3157. 939. In Latin, on parchment: written A.D. 1465 at London: 5^x4^ in.,
ii + 10a leaves.
Prophecies chiefly relating to English history, with calendarial and
other pieces, of which the chief are as follows, a full list being in the
Old Catalogue : —
1 (foL 3 V ). A calendar for London, preceded and followed by
calendarial tables and diagrams (cf. fol. 34), partly dated 1465, cf.
foil. i6 v , 38 : at fol. i v is a graded list of festivals, and at fol. 2 is a list
of 'dies in quibus parochiani tenentur & obligantur offerree [sic]
secundum vsum [et] constitucionem Londonie per annum 1 . The
calendar contains an 'Obitus Johannis Hide' on Oct. 10 in the original
hand, and an added 'Obitus Johannis \Vark' on April 26. Other
calendarial matter is at fol. 98 v . On fol. 16 is a Latin indulgence by
Thomas Spofford bishop of Hereford (d. abt. 1450).
2 (foil. 18, 75). A collection of Vaticinia or prophecies about English
history, such as a (foil. 22, 23, 83, 84 v , 95) Merlin : b (foil. 24 v , 78 v , 94)
Bede :c((o\l 22, 25 v ) Edward the Confessor : d((ol 35) an Italian Sibyl :
e (fol. 36 v ) a list of 24 vaticinia, which occupy foil. 75-97, such as John
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of Bridlington (fol. 77), Gildas (fol. 86), 'Robertus scriba, doctor
Bridlington ' (foL 9i y ), 6 Versus . . . editi de magistro Donakamen [?] 9
(fol. 93).
3 (fol 37). A chronology of the world from the Creation to 1464,
Britain coming in with Brutus : there are notes of dates of prophecies :
from 13 1 5 there are notes of public facts in London and elsewhere,
such as 1437 'Pons Londonie cadens in Temisia , , 1445 'Poule stepul
a fiere\ At 1453 is 'Alicia nupta Johanni Niccolle 1 : the last (added)
entry is at 1470.
4 (fol. 71). An argument for the claim of the king of England to be
king also of France : beg . 1 Legitur in libro Numeri \
Some English is on foil. 97 v , 98, and elsewhere : and theological notes
in Latin at foil. 33 v , 99 v , &c.
Owned by « Richard Laynam off Wimborne Mynster' abt. 1500 (cf. fol.
100), and by 1 Georgius Stanleus ' in the i6lh cent. (fol. 13). Probably
acquired between 1613 and 1615.
Now MS. BodL 628.
9158. 605. In Latin, on parchment : written in the last quarter of the 14th cent,
in England : 6f x 4I in., iii + 49 leaves.
1 Speculum Regis Edwardi tercij per Symonem Ysleep Cantuariensem
archiepiscopum, quorum animabus propicietur Deus. Amen a title
added rather later : beg. ' O domine mi rex . vtinam saperes ' : the work is
advice to Edward iii on the state of his kingdom and the method of
ruling it, and includes (fol. 24) twenty-four admonitions of Louis ix of
France to his son Philip, a. d. 1270. This MS. represents the 2nd
recension, see J. Moisant's edition (Paris, 1891, 8°). In the Eng. Hist.
Review xvi (1901), p. 1 10, it is argued that this recension was composed
shortly before 1333, that archbp. Simon Islip was then too young to be
the author, and that perhaps archbp. Simon Meopham really wrote it.
A 15th cent, distich on fol. iii v suggests a Simon connected with Ely
(' Letentur celi . quia Symon transit ab Ely | Ob cuius aduentum flent
in Kent milia centum '). At fol. 44 is added in a 15th cent hand
a short medical treatise on the ' sex res non naturales ' as relating to
health (air, food, sleep, &c.) : beg. * Virorum optime \
' Donnm Roberti Stamford militis * : this cannot have been later than 1609,
see Reliquim Bodleianm, p. 315, Nov. 30, 1609, at which date the
volume had been temporarily lost.
Now MS. Bodl. 624.
2159. 38a. In Latin and French, on paper : made up of two MSS. written in the
15th cent.: 8^x6 in., '349' leaves (really 283 leaves for foil. 34,
73-136 are wanting).
A (written about the middle of the 15th cent, in England by
T. Graunt: with coloured capitals). Latin poems chiefly of the
Goliardic type composed in the 12th and 13th centuries. The longer
ones are : —
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1 (foL 25). The Historia Alexandri Regis, an elegiac poem by
Wilichinus of Spoleto (Wilkinus, Gualichinus, Qualichinus), here imper-
fect at end, and without title or author's name: beg. 'Post Abrahe
legem': ends abruptly on fol. 72* 'crederet esse Deo', sixty-five leaves
being lost, the catchwords being ' Et non pensaret \
2 (fol. 137). 'Hie incipit Appocalipsis magistri Walteri Mahapp
super vita & moribus ecclesiasticorum beg. ' A Tauro torrida ' : this
piece is in a different hand from the next.
3 (fol. 146). 'Burnellus' or 'Speculum stultorum', a well-known
satire on the clergy by Nigellus de Wireker : proL beg. * Dilecto & in
Christo diligendo fratri ,W. suus N . . . Librum tibi nuper misi ' : text
beg. 'Suscipe pauca tibi veteris, Willelme, Nigelli | Scripta', ends
* Incurrit facti condicione sui ' : from foL 192 the scribe of this part of
A seems to be 1 T.G. 1 , cf. foil. 203 v , 236* 'T. Graunt', 240 ('Graunt').
4 (fol. i92 v ). c Fabule Ysopi in Latin verse : prol. beg. c Ut iuuet
& prosit conatur pagina presens ' : the first fable (out of 62, beg. c Dum
rigido fodit \ These are the metrical fables of Gualterus Anglicus (?),
derived from those of Phaedrus.
5 (fol. 207). ' Speculum Monachorum a Latin hexametric poem
on the life of monks, for the use of Glastonbury : prol. beg. ' Respice
processum metricum ' : text beg. ' Non tonsura facit monachum ' : at end
is this colophon (fol. 214) 'Explicit iste liber dictus Speculum
Monachorum | Regula quo morum splendescit & ordo bonorum. | In-
tererant fini Mathei metra Johannis | M. C. quater Domini ter & x.j.
dico sub annis. | Que dudum gratis precibus dompni Nicholai | Fecerat
Abbatis [' Glastonie a note] dans grates huic Adonay. | Salue plena
precum de manso [' Glastonie a note] turba decenti : J Longa salus
tecum quia serius Omnipotenti | Hoc opus exegi, vobis missum quod
habetis, | Ordinis vt legi melius viuendo vacetis. | . . .'. It appears
therefore that this treatise was written by John Matthew, a monk of
Glastonbury, in 1431 at the desire of abbot Nicholas Frame (1420-65),
and that the present MS. is a rather later copy.
6 (fol. 216). Twenty-one Latin processional hymns (Versus) begin-
ning ' Salve festa dies of which the larger number are unpublished :
the last three are added.
7 (fol. 225). ' Metrificacio Stoon monachi ordinis Cartusiensis super
versus Ricardi Flemyng quondam episcopi Lincolniensis and
a laudatory poem on bp. Fleming (d. 1431), beg. ' Patri Ricardo domino
merito reuerendo ' , Fleming's epitaph is quoted and commented on.
8 (fol. 13, &c). Shorter poems, chiefly Goliardic, of which the
incipits are here given : —
Ad se nos dominus (on confession), fol. 242.
Cum essem parvulus (on human misery), fol. 238 v .
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Cum silens sedeo (on virtues and vices), fol. 238.
Cum tenerent (Goliae 4 Disputacio inter vinum & aquam fol. 227 v .
Ex se pro mentis (on the Seven deadly sins), fol. 234.
Heu mea peccatis (dialogue between Man and Reason), fol. 237.
Lector, ave, referam ('Metrum de Curia seculari & spirituali '),
fol. 204 v .
Nota recepta tibi (on the Exchequer, imperfect), fol. 233 v .
Ordo sacerdotum (' Condiciones male plurimorum sacerdotum '\
foL 2i4 v .
O Scacci camera (on the Exchequer), fol. 232 v .
O tunc Legistae (' Exclamacio contra Legistas fol. 206 v .
Quod das, da laete (moral), fol. 144.
Sit Deo gloria (Goliae 1 Disputacio in consilio nubendi '), fol. 230.
Spinas in capite (on the Seven deadly sins), fol. 242.
Surge miser (moral), fol. 239.
Tempora si fuerint ('Phisonomia versificata '), fol. 235.
Tempus acceptable (exhortation to confession), fol. i3 v .
Tot vidi gentes (on life's hardships), fol. 13.
9 (fol. 12, &c). Among the Latin miscellanea are — a (*fol. 12),
a note on English measures of length and surface: b (fol. i45 v ),
a metrical charm of st. Dorothea {beg. 'In quacunque domo'): c
(fol. 204) an epitaph on Alexander the Great, attributed to Demosthenes
{beg. ' En ego qui totum ') : d (fol. 2i5 v ) an arithmetical puzzle in verse
about so arranging a mixed crew of thirty Christians and pagans, that
when every tenth man was thrown overboard all the pagans perished
first: e (fol. 224 v ) 'Acta regis Henrici quinti', a short chronology,
1412-22 : / (fol. 24o v ) Twenty-three mnemonic distichs, chiefly for
astrological facts {beg. 'Siccum et frigidum'): g (fol. 24 i v ) Excerpts
from 1 Galfridus Anglicus in Papa stupor mundi i. e. from the Poetria
nova of Galfridus de Vino Salvo : h (*fol. 247) a hymn to st. Mary the
Virgin {beg. i Plaude puella pia pariendo pudica Maria '). The pieces
marked with an asterisk are in rather later hands than the rest.
B (written in the 2nd half of the 15th cent.) 10 (fol. 255). A French
translation of the commentary of st Augustine on the 25th-32nd Psalms :
tog. ' [SJensieult la souueraine et briefue exposicion de saint Augustin
sur le xxv e psealme. Le tiltre est ipsi Dauid \
Presented by sir George More in 1604.
Now MS. B06X 496.
2160-61. 530-1. In Latin, on paper: written in the and half of the 16th cent
in Spain (?) : 8| x 7 and 8| x 6} in., iv + 335 and iii + 334 leaves.
Logical and metaphysical treatises : —
2 1 60. Latin commentaries on the Isagoge of Porphyrius {beg.
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[3162-3
' Omnis ars omnisque disciplina' : foL 1), on the Categoriae of Aristotle
(beg. 'Autor huius libri': fol. i75 v ) and on the first book of the De
Interpretatione of Aristotle (beg. ' Cum Aristotelis in libris Dialectics ' :
fol. 298 : ends after a sentence or two of the commentary on the second
book, some leaves being lost).
2 161. Latin commentaries on the Metaphysics of Aristotle, 1573
(beg. 'Etsi metaphysica scientia': fol. 1), on bks. i-iii of his Nico-
machean Ethics, with Quaestiones (beg. 4 Uniuersa philosophia in duas
partes ' : fol. 190), and on his treatise De Anima, ended March 19, 1575
(beg. ' Pars negatiua huius quaestionis ' : fol. 256).
No. a 1 60 bears the name 'Rogue da Costa* on fol. 335 v , that of
'P. Gaspar Coelho* (cp. no. 3546) occurs on fot 324 of no. 2161.
Foil. 320-324 were formerly in the binding of no. 2 161 ; fol. 324 is a leaf
of a Latin antiphoner written in Spain in the 15th cent. ; it is by error
that the bindings of nos. 195 1 and 1955 are stated to be part of the
same MS. ; they are leaves of different antiphoncrs, each different from
the present one. These were probably received iq 1605, and are appar-
ently connected with the gifts of Josias White in that year.
Now MSS. BodL 497-498.
2162. 312. In Latin, on paper: written late in the 16th cent in Spain: 8^x6* in.,
iv+ 147 leaves.
1 (fol. iv). ' Commentarij in libros Aristotelis de Generatione [& Cor-
ruption] & Anima, a patre Petro Alurez Societatis. Iesu : anno . 1 594 ' :
pref. beg. ' De materia huic operi ' : for the De Anima, see art. 2.
2 (fol. 88). ' Commentarij in libros Aristotelis de Anima ' by the same :
pref. beg. ' Disputat his libris Aristoteles ' : but something seems to be
wanting after fol. 96, and the commentary does not touch the 3rd book,
except in a note at fol. 137.
Foil, i-ii are a fragment from English accounts of the repairs of
a royal palace, apparently in Henry viii's time. Foil. 146-7 are a frag-
ment from a 15th cent. Latin moral treatise on happiness, &c.
Presented by Richard Grosvenor in 1603.
Now MS. BodL 499.
2163. 3i3* In Latin, on paper : written late in the 16th cent in Spain : 8 J x 6 \ in.,
xi + 185 leaves.
1 (fol. 1). 'Annotationes in libros Aristotelis De Generatione [et
Corruptione] 9 : pref. beg. 1 Tres sunt celebriores sentential \
2 (fol. 99). 4 Annotationes in libros Aristotelis de Anima ' : pref. beg.
Animam esse horum librorum ' : the comm. leaves off in bk. ii, cap. 8.
The first fly-leaf is from a late 13th cent. MS. of Latin sermons : the
last is a leaf from the same Vitae Sanctorum as is in the binding of
no. 2366.
Presented by Richard Grosvenor in 1603.
Now MS. BodL 500.
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2164. 315. In Latin, 00 paper: written in a.d. 1577-8 in Spain: 8JX5J in.,
iii + 385 leaves.
1 (fol. 1). 1 Annotatjones jn octo ljbros ircpl rip frixrucrp 'Aicpoaaewe
, Ap«^roT€Xov5 , : pref. beg. 'Quoniam philosophia naturalis apud Aristo-
telem ', the same commentary as in no. 2 165. At the end of bk. 3 is
'Idibus Aprilis . . . 1577'; of bk. 4, May 17, 1577; at end is
' Physicorum Aristotelis finis . Idibus Mart 1578'.
2 (fol. 199). 'Commentary in libros Aristotelis de Caelo, anno 1578°
quinto Idus Martij : pref. beg. ' De subjecto horum librorum ' : at end
' 22 die Aprilis anno 1578*.
3 (fol. 232). 1 In Sphaeram Iohannis de Sacro Bosco . . . 4* die Aprilis
1578 ' : beg. ' Mathematicam scientiam in quatuor partes
4 (fol. 248). 1 Explanatjones in libros Meteororum Aristotelis.
21 Aprilis', 1578: beg. 'Ex primo capite libri primi': ended on
May 10.
5 (fol. 272 v ). A similar commentary on the Parva Naturalia of
Aristotle (eight short treatises) : beg. ' In librum de Memoria . . .
Postquam in libris de Anima ' : at end ' Finis librorum quae Parva
Naturalia inscribuntur, i6 a die Maij 1578.
A list of the contents of the book is at fol. 244. The fly-leaves are
two leaves from the same MS. as is found in no. 2366.
Presented by Richard Grosvenor in 1603.
Now MS. BodL 501.
2165* 314. In Latin, on paper : written late in the 16th cent, in Spain, in more
than one hand : 8 J x 6 J in., xx + 333 leaves.
'Commentarij in libros Physicorum [seu Naturalis AuscultationisJ
Aristotelis Stagiritae ' : pref. beg. ' Quoniam Naturalis Philosophia apud
Aristotelem On foil, iii-xii is another (shorter) form of the text of
foil. 14-57 (?). The fly-leaves are two leaves from the same MS. of
Vitae Sanctorum as will be found in no. 2366.
Presented by Richard Grosrenor in 1603.
Now MS. BodL 602.
2166. 564. In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written in the 14th
cent, in England : 1 2$ x S\ in., 1 + 268 leaves, in double columns :
with illuminated borders, capitals, &c : upper margins stained and
damaged in parts : binding, as no. 2309 (Reading ?).
A i (fol. 1). c Liber de Regimine principum editus . a fratre Egidio
Romano ordinis fratrum Heremitarum sancti Augustini ' : a short analysis
precedes on foL i v .
B 2 (fol. 106). c Flauij Vegecii Renati uiri illustris comitis Epithoma
rei militaris in four books, each preceded by a list of chapters.
3 (fol. 130). 1 Liber de gestis Alexandri ' Magni, usually entitled
the ' Historia de praeliis ' : beg. * Sapientissimi namque Egyptij ' : at fol.
153 are added ten hexameters, describing the work {beg. 'Quisquis
Alexandri ? ).
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C (in the same square hand as B) 4 (fol. 1 54). ' Sentencie supra
librum Ethicorum', a commentary on the ten books of the Nicomachean
Ethics of Aristotle : beg. c Sicut dicit philosophus in principio Metha-
phisicorum \ This is by st. Thomas Aquinas, but here without author's
name.
A small part of some monastic accounts (of Reading ?) is on fol. i : see
also fragments in the binding.
Probably once at Reading abbey. Presented by William Burdet of Sonning,
in 1608.
Now MS. Aiiot. F. 8. 8.
2167. 1065*. In Latin, on paper: written about A.D. 1596 in Spain : 8£x6£in.,
v + 343 leaves : with two ornamental capitals.
4 Commentarij ac disputationes in uniuersam Aristotelis Dialecticam
a . . . Hieronymo Alueres anno Domini .1596 \ : pref. beg. 1 Tertulliani
peracri judicio ' : with notes, see also foil, ii, iii. There is a commentary
on the Categoriae (fol. 100), Perihermeneias (fol. i83 v ), Analytica Priora
(fol. 223 : not complete), Analytica Posteriora (fol. 265), Topica (fol. 328)
and Elenchi (fol. 332). The cover is part of a leaf of a large manuscript
Gradual, without the music, 15th cent.
The name ' Emannuel ' appears to be on the cover. 4 Anniball Gamon,'
early 17th cent : 1 Anno Domini 1628. Ex dono Guilielmi Wheare • . •
filij . . . Degoryi Wheare professoris Historic Cambdenianj \
Now MS. Bodl. 508.
2168. 2 so. In Latin, on parchment: written in a. d. 1538 in London by
P. Meghen : 9f x 6| in., i + 17 leaves : with some illuminated capitals,
See. : binding, green velvet, frayed, contemporary -English work.
c Canones Horoptri \ ten rules for finding the time of sunrise and
sunset, the Golden Number, the position of the sun in the Zodiac, &c. :
the treatise itself, not any instrument, is called a Horoptrum. This
appears to be the copy dedicated and presented to king Henry viii, the
dedication being dated Jan. 1. 152$ and bearing the author's name
'Nicolaus Cratzerus', the well-known horologer. He explains that it
was originally composed for 'Guilielraus Tylar, King's chamberlain
(cubicularius) : but the present volume does not contain all that is
promised in the list of contents. The handwriting, as I am assured by
mr. P. S. Allen, is that of Peter Meghen, Colet's scribe.
' Johannis Bayley liber ex dono magistri Edovardi Gorge. Vizi satis si
Christe sat vizi tibi. J. B.' Presented by William Bailey in 160a.
Now MS. Bodl. 504.
2169. 643. In Latin, on parchment : written in the iath cent, in Italy : $\ x s{ in.,
vi + 76 leaves : with illuminated capitals (one with a figure), Sec
Rhetorical works of Cicero : —
1 (fol. 1). Rhetoricae libri duo (de Inventione Rhetorica): beg.
1 Sepe autem multum ' : here without title or author's name.
2 (fol. 43). Ad C. Herennium libri quatuor de arte Rhetorica : beg.
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' Etsi in negociis ' : here without title or author's name, and wanting all
after 1 breuitatis causa sic Recens ' in bk. iv, cap. 34 de Translatione.
'Codicem hunc contuli cum Edit. Gronov. Maij 18 0 . 1709 Tho.
Hearne \
Presented by William Harwood, prebendary of Winchester, in 161 1.
Now MS. Auot F. 5. 15.
2170. 857. In Latin, on paper: written about the middle of the 15th cent in
England : 8^ x 6 in., viii + 108 leaves : text injured on foil 97-107 at
upper inner corner.
A Latin chronicle of England from the earliest times to 1437, entitled
in a slightly later hand * Noua cronica de gestis Anglorum regum
a Brittonibus ad annum xiiij regis Henrici sexti 1435-6 : beg.
* Britannia que nunc Anglia dicitur primitus vocabatur Albion \ In the
account of king Alfred occurs ' scolas publicas variarum arcium apud
Oxoniam primus instituit, quam urbem in multis articulis priuilegiauit
et clericis ibidem magnam partem substancie sue dedit'. (fol. 42 v ).
The last words are ' postmodum domino pape vt dicitur deferebat et
cetera. Et finitur xix die Augusti', shortly after an account of the
death of James i of Scotland in 143$. On fol. iv is an account of
England as divided into five kingdoms, and on foil, v, viii y , 107 are
some chronological notes of the 15 th cent.
Probably acquired between 1613 and 1620.
Now MS. Bodl. 506.
2171. 786. In Latin, on paper: written about the middle of the 15th cent, in
England : 9 x 6} in., iii + 28 leaves : with coloured capitals : binding,
see below.
1 (fol. 1). ' Massa computi beg. * Licet modo in fine \ the verses beg.
1 Aureus in Jano ' : the well-known work by Alexander de Villa Dei :
followed by a short calendarial poem, which beg. * Filius esto Dei '
(fol. 1 2). On fol. iii is the prophecy of Hildegardis against mendicant
monks, cp. no. 1997.
3 (fol. i2 y ). A Computus manualis: beg. 'Intencionis in hoc
episculo [sic] est artem ostendere \
2 (fol. 18). The calendarial poem called from its first words 'Cisio
janus \
4 (fol. 19). 1 Ars & liber Algorismi a treatise on Arithmetic in verse,
beg. ' Hec algorismus ars presens dicitur in qua ' : by Alexander de
Villa Dei : with notes and preceded by notes ; and followed by some
arithmetical puzzles (fol. 24) and astrological notes, and an English
recipe. Two pieces of canvas, perhaps part of a 16th cent binding, are
on foil. ii v , 27*, with 'Hew Clement' 'Clow' (?) and some drawings.
Some short accounts of tithes at Bradwell and Ullesthorpe are at foil.
iii v , 26 v .
* Clemens Canterbury,* 16th cent (fol. 1). Presented by Thomas Twyne in
1612.
Now MS. Bodl. 607.
* • R
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2171** 3>7* * n Latin, on paper.: written late in the 16th cent, in Spain:
8± x 6\ in., iii + 1 24 leaves.
1 (fol. 1). 'Commentarij in libros Aristotelis Stagiritae de Coelo':
beg. 1 Prima se nobis offert
2 (foL 55). ' Coramentarij in libros [duos] Meteorologicorum Aristo-
telis, a patre Stephano de Coule anno 1591 ' : beg. * Natttfj^lem rerum
ordinem
The fly-leaves are two leaves of the same MS. which is found in
no. 2366.
Presented by Richard Grosvenor in 1603.
Now MS. Bodl. 508.
2172. 233. In Latin, on parchment: written in the i£th cent, in Italy: 10$
x6f in., iii + 14° leaves: with fine illuminated capitals: binding,
stamped leather on pasteboard (English work, late 17th cent.) over
older sewing, with 16th cent English panels let into sides.
1 M. T. Ciceronis Tusculanarum Quaestionum liber primus . . the
whole treatise, in five books (see foil. 37 v , 57, 82, 106 v ).
Apparently owned late in the 15th cent, by ' dominus doctor Garsia Petri'
(note on fol. ii, and * Nomina nimpharum ' on fol. 1 39) : owned in the
16th cent by ' Thomas Burgys \ Presented by Thomas Randal in 160a.
'Dec. 13. 1708. Codicem hunc cum Editione Cantabrigiensi per
Davisium conthli. Tho. Hearne.'
Now MS. Auct. F. 2. 19.
2173* 896. In Latin, on parchment : written early in, the 15th cent, in Italy : with
border, illuminated capitals, one bearing a miniature of Cicero, &c. :
binding, light-brown calf with gold ornament and arms on sides,
17th cent. French work, worm-eaten and repaired.
c Marci Tulii Ciceronis de institutione oratoria ad Q. fratrem . .
the three books of the De Oratore.
The arms on the 17th cent, binding (a chevron between three Moors'
heads) may belong to the family of Moreau. Apparently acquired
between 1613 and 1620.
Now MS. Auct. F. 2. 18.
2174. 1380. In English, on parchment: written about the middle of the 15th
cent.: icfx7{in: f iv+198 leaves: with illuminated border,
capitals, 'Sec. : * R.A.' is on sides of the plain brown leather binding
of about A.D. 1600 : imperfect at end.
An English Brute Chronicle to the death of Hen. V in 1422, but
here wanting some leaves at the end : beg. 1 Here may a man here howe
Engelond was first called Albyon ... In the noble londe of Syrrie ' :
ends 'to rescue the citee of Rone with a' in 14 18. On fol. 194 the
writer mentions c my mayster Nevell the Erles sone of Westmerlande \
See nos. 27653-4.
Apparently acquired about A.D. 1630 : the ' R.A.' on the binding of this
MS. and no. 3032 may be the donor's initials.
Now MS. Bodl. 281.
2175. 9» — Qu. Catal. i (Greek Misc. 100) (Euripides: a Life of Euripides {beg.
EbfHwltojs vl6s fuv ytyovt Mmjadpxov) is on fol. i : fol. iii is two frag-
ments of a 13th cent, theological MS. : given in 1601 by sir John
Fortescuc).
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2176. 37. In Latin, &c, on parchment : made up of four MSS. (A-D) written in
the oth-iith centt. in Brittany, Wales, and England: iofx7{in.,
ii + 48 leaves : with some ornamental capitals.
A (written in the 2nd half of the 9th cent, in Brittany : with two
ornamental capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 2) 4 Incipit Ars Euticis de discernendis
coniugationibus i.e. the prologue {beg, 'Cum semper nouas ') and part
of the first book of the Ars of Eutyches, as far as 4 memor . memoro . as '
in eh, 3 (Grammatici Latini, ed. Keil, v. 447-60), with Latin and Breton
glosses of the 9th and 10th centt. The writing is Continental Caro-
lingian minuscule. On fol. i v is another prologue, beg. 'In honomate
sumitonantis Ars Euticis gramatici incipit. De nomine auctoris huius
libri multt dubitant ' : the name is decided to be Eutex.
On fol. i r is a slightly coloured pen-and-ink drawing of st. Dunstan
at the feet of Christ, who holds in his right hand a sceptre and in his
left a book (see Memorials of St. Dunstan ed. by W. Stubbs, Rolls
Series 63 [1874], pp. cx-xi). The inscriptions of the sceptre and book
are contemporary with the drawing (2nd half of the 10th cent., English),
but the writing over the figure of Dunstan is not earlier than the nth
cent., and the head-lines 'Pictura et scriptura huius pagine subtus
uisa est de propria manu sancti dunstani* are hardly before 1300.
Foil. 2-9 are one quaternion, and fol. 1 is an independent leaf but part
of the original MS.
B (nth century: written in England) 2 (fol. 10). A homily on the
finding of the true Cross, in Old English : beg. 4 GeheraS ge nu hpaet ic
eop secgan pille ends 4 a on ealre purulda puruld a on ecnesse amen ' : a
title has been erased ; printed in E. E. T. S. I., 46. Marked no 4 Lxxiij ' :
foil. 10-17 are one quaternion, and fol. 18 is a single affixed leaf.
C (written about a. d. 820 in Hiberno-Saxon characters in Wales,
chiefly by a son of Commoneus: with some illuminated capitals) 3
(fol. 19). A medley of useful knowledge, now generally known as the
1 Liber Commonei \ The chief parts of it are — a (fol. 19) 4 [Ex] biblio
deuteronomi Deut. xxxi. 22-xxxii. 4 in Latin and Greek, the latter in
Roman characters : beg. 4 Et scribsit moyses . . . Cae egrapsen moyses 9 :
at end 4 Finit amen. Finit opus in domino othei • quiri • [i.e. « 6cc *vptf,
or 6 0*6s icvpios?] altisimo meo patre commoneo scriptum simul ac
magistro ' ; b (fol. 20) a Runic alphabet with the rubric 4 Nemnius
istas reperit literas uituperante quidam scolastico saxonici generis quia
brittones non haberent rudimentum at ipse subito ex machinatione
mentis suae formauit eas ut uituperationem et hebitudinem deieceret
gentis suae .'. de figuris et nominibus dicens', with geometrical and
calendarial matter, partly in Welsh, including a cycle for a. d. 817-835 :
c (fol. 2i y ) 4 De questione apostoli', a commentary on Col. ii. 14 *delens
quod aduersum nos erat cherographum decreti', beg. 4 Quod chero-
graphum commemorat hie apostolus* : d (fol. 22) 4 En onoma[ti] Christi
r 2
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
Incipit paruum experimentum de luna a calendarial piece : e (fol. 23)
1 Incipiunt pauca excerpta de mensuris calculi notes on several kinds of
measures of quantity and weight, with many Latin glosses : / (fol. 24)
'Incipiunt pauca testimonia de prophetarum libris per grecam iin-
[guam] ' in Greek and Latin, the former in Greek characters, sentences
from the minor prophets, the first being Hosea ii. 18: at fol. 28MS a series
of lections from the Old Testament in Latin and Greek, the latter in
Roman characters, the first rubric being 4 Incipit lectio prima Geneseos
tarn per latinam quam per grecam linguam \ There are a few Welsh
glosses and several notes in mixed Latin and Welsh. Facsimiles of
some Greek and Latin passages are in J. O. Westwood's Paldeographia
Sacra Pictoria, plate 10 [and of fol. 22 r in W. M. Lindsay's Early
Welsh Script (Oxford, 19 12), plate 3. Cr.]. Foil. 19-35 were probably
one gathering of 18 leaves, with a leaf lost [?] after fol. 20 : fol. 36 is an
added half leaf.
D (written in the 2nd half of the 9th cent, in Wales, with an orna-
mental capital) 4 (fol. 37). 1 Ouidii naisonis Artis amatoriae liber primus
incipit': 1L 286-439 (foil. 41-3) and 11. 440-746 (foil. 43-6) are in two
different but contemporary hands, and the original piece perhaps ended
there: 11. 747-72 are on an added leaf (fol. 47) in an English hand of
the 10th century ; at end 'Finit* : on the verso of fol. 47 is a sentence
in Old English. There are many glosses on foil. 37-42 in Latin and
Welsh of the 9th and 10th centuries. Foil. 37-46 are a quinion of ten
leaves, but foil. 40 and 43 are two separate pieces. Facsimiles of two
leaves are in R. Ellis's Facsimiles 1885, 1891, and 1903 : and of fol. 41'
in Chatelain's Patfogr. des class. Lat. ii. 93.
This remarkable volume seems to have been made up in the following
way. C was written in Wales by a son of Commoneus about a.d. 820
and is * the patriarch of all Welsh Books known according to Henry
Bradshaw. A, written in Brittany in the 2nd half of the 9th century,
must have crossed thence to Wales early in the 10th century. D,
written about the same time as A, but in Wales, must have joined the
other two in time for the transmission of all three (A, C, D) from
Wales to Glastonbury in the time of st. Dunstan (945-88). It can
hardly be doubted that Dunstan owned at least A, and probably C and
D, or that B was written at Glastonbury and added to the volume in
the nth century. The chief authorities on this book are Hickes's
Thesaurus (1706) ii. 63 (Wanleyon B, &c.) and i. opp. p. 144 (facsimile
of the Dunstan page) and p. 168 (facsimile of Nemnius* alphabet) :
Villemarqu£ in Archives des Missions . . . litteraires v (1856), pp. 235,
241-4 (on A, C, D, with facsimile of some lines of A) : Zeuss, Gram-
tnatica Celtica, 2nd ed. (1871), pp. xxvi-vii, 1052-60 (all the Welsh and
Breton glosses and the alphabet) : Stubbs, St Dunstan (see above) :
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R. Ellis in Hermes xv (1880), pp. 425-32 (on D, but quoting Bradshaw
on A, B, C, D) : H. Bradshaw's Collected Papers (1889), pp. 283, 455-8,
483-7 (on A, C, D) : Macray's Annals of the Bodleian, 2nd ed. (1890),
PP- 2 3~4» 443« \New Palaeographical Society (1906), 1st series, plates
81-2 (facsimiles of pages from A, B, C, D, with a descriptive account) :
W. M. Lindsay's Early Welsh Script (1912), pp. 7-10 (on C, D). Cr.]
Id the old catalogue of the Library at Glastonbury, made in 1248 (printed
in Hearne's Johannes Glastoniensis [1726] ii. 423-44), this hook may
be 1 Duo libri Euticis de verbo . vetustis ' at p. 441. Late in the 15th
century the book (or at least D) was ' in custodia fratris . H. Langley '
(fol. 47 v ), and it (or at least A) was seen by Leland in about 1540 at
Glastonbury {Collectanea iii. 154 ' Grammatica Euticis, liber oliro s.
Dunstani'). 1 THo. Allen : D[ono] D^edit],' in 1601. The binding
is of the 19th century.
Now MS. Auot. F. 4. 32.
9177. 529* In Latin, on parchment: made up of five MSS. written in the and
half of the 13th cent, in England : ic$ x 8 in., iii + 2 29 leaves.
A (with illuminated capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1). The Geometry of Euclid,
in 15 books: opposite proposition i. 47 is written in a 15th cent, hand
* Dulcamon ' : in bk. xi. there are diagrams.
2 (fol. 49). The Centiloquium of Ptolemy, with notes.
B (with illuminated capitals, &c.) 3 (fol. 67). The treatise de Musica
of Boethius ; imperfect at end, the last words being * ab hac si octauam '
in the 4th book.
C (in double columns : artt. 5-6 have illuminated capitals, &c.) 4
(fol. 91). 'Canones in motibus celestibus', the Canones tabularum
Toletanarum by Arzahel : beg. 'Quoniam cuiusque accionis': on foil.
104, 223 some astronomical notes have been added.
5 (fol. 105). ' Theorica planetarum ' communis, usually ascribed to
Gerardus Carmonensis, with diagrams: beg. 'Circulus ecentricus uel
egresse cuspidis ' : ends, imperfect, ' maioris quantitatis in the chapter
De declinatione solis.
6 (fol. no). A treatise De Quadrante, with interesting diagrams:
beg. after a table ' Heec tabula docet in quo loco but perhaps a leaf
is wanting before the table.
7 (fol. 113). Four 'Tabule Solis' for finding the position of the sun
every day.
8 (fol. 115). 'Quadrans magistri Campani &c. usually called the
Theorica Planetarum Johannis Campani de Novaria : beg. ' Primus philo-
sophic magister \ This is followed by two short astrological pieces, on
the composition and use of the cylinder, for the latitude of Paris (beg. •
' Componitur quoddam simplex & paruum fol. 146) and on astrological
judgements (beg. 1 Quoniam regulacio astronomice iudicandi apparently
imperfect, fol. 148).
9 (fol. 152) at end : 1 Perfectus est Introductorius Abdilazit, id est
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serui Dei, qui dicitur Alcabizin ad magisterium iudiciorum astrorum
. . : beg. 1 Prima differencia in esse circuli \
10 (fol. 166). 1 . . . Liber reuolucionum . . . Hie est liber quem
collegit Albumasar de floribus . . : beg. ' Oportet primum scire ' : the
colophon entitles it ' Liber florum Albumasar \ After this piece came
the 4 Liber de sp[h]eris Theodosii according to an old list of contents
on fol. iii v .
D ir (fol. 176). *. . . Liber Alfrugani in quibusdam collectis sciencie
astrorum & radicum motus planetarum translated into Latin by
Johannes Hispalensis : with diagrams and notes.
12 (fol. 194). The eighth book of Marcianus Capella de Nuptiis
Philologiae, entitled in a marginal note 'Astrologia Martiani': beg.
1 Mundus igitur ex quatuor elementis ' : with notes and diagrams.
E 13 (fol. 201). . . Lectiones tabularum secundum Ar[z]acher:
beg. ' In nomine Domini scito quod annus lunarum ' : with notes and
diagrams.
14 (fol. 2i9 y ) at end: 'Explicit Almanak', rules for forming a
calendar : beg. 1 In faciendo almenak sunt primo extrahendi \
1 Istum librum legauit magister Johannes Alward quondam rector ecclesie
de Stoke Braere monasterio de Kelyngworth [Kenilworth] in perpetunm
pro quaterno sibi in Oxonia accommodate, quo sine dubio ipse non
gaudebat, qnamo[b]rem pro anima eius orare vobis supplicamus &
certe tenemini ' (fol. 224 , Alward probably died in 1456 or 1457) :
1 Summa foliorum istius libri 253 vltra cedulas, quia cedule non com-
putantur\ which shows that the Theodosius (see art. 10) occupied
nearly thirty leaves. ' Solututri pro isto libro vijj v)d', 16th cent.
* Johannes Lemyngton Canones astrologij ' (late 15th cent.) is on fol.
225" : also the names of Willelmus capellanus and Kicardus Boteler.
The volume was probably received in 1005.
Now MS. Auct. F. 8. 18.
2178. 18. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 15th cent, in Italy : 8| x 5 J in.,
iv+ 149 leaves : binding, brown leather on bevelled boards with plain
tooling, late 16th cent. English work.
' Lucij Annei Flori compendiosi historici Romane historie Epithoma ' :
at end ' Finis est feliciter \ At fol. 121 follow — a * Opus beati Augustini
de Ordine ' (beg. 1 Cum omnes auditores ') : b (fol. 124) 1 Opus de Aucto-
ritate 7 (beg. c Auctoritas autem partim diuina est ') : c (fol. 125) 1 Aurelij
Augustini Iponensis episcopi de Ratione libellus ' (beg. 1 Ratio est mentis
motio ') : these may be excerpts from Augustine : the last extends to
fol. 143.
Presented by William Camden in 160 1.
Now MS. Auct. F. 5. 9.
2179. 499. In Latin, on parchment written in A.D. 1513 in England : 8J x6|in.,
iii + 90 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c
At end 1 Finitur Opus Girardi Cambrensis de thopographia Hibernie \
with prologue and letter to Henry ii : the date April 12, 15 13 is at
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fol. 89. A Latin note of the election of Leo X as pope in 15 if and his
death in 1521 is on fol. iii.
' Engami [?] ex dono W.D.' 16th cent. Presented by dr. William Cotton,
bp. of Exeter, in 160*5.
Now MS. Bodl. 5LL
2180. 533. In Latin, &c, on parchment: made np of four MSS. written in the
13th and 14th centt in England : 7) x 5 J in., ii + 139 leaves.
A confused volume, containing chiefly astrological and astronomical
pieces : —
A (1st half of the 14th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). An astrological treatise : beg.
* Acquisicio in Ariete continetur . Figura aerea \
2 (fol. 8). Part of a French astrological treatise : beg. 1 Des rueles de
trouer lentencion del demaundant ' : but some Latin geomancy is mixed
with it at fol. 9 V , and at fol. io v follow, apparently, extracts from two
Latin astrological works entitled ' Rerum opifex ' and ' Estimauerunt ' (?) :
while French recurs on fol. 12.
3 (fol. 14). A considerable astrological treatise: beg. 'Si de statu
corporis questio proponatur \
4 (fol. 54). ' Incipit in nomine Domini Geomancia ' : beg. 1 Arenam
limpidissimam ' : ends imperfect.
Throughout this section an intricate system of groups of dots is used.
B (2nd half of the 13th cent.) 5 (fol. 86). An astronomical treatise:
beg. ' Inuestigantibus astronomiam primo sciendum occurrit': with
diagrams and notes.
C (2nd half of the 13th cent.) 6 (fol. 120). A treatise by Hermannus
Contractus on the astrolabe : prol. beg. ' [Hjermannus Christi pauperum
text beg. ' Inuenienda igitur subtilissime inuencionis Watacora id est . . .
astrolabium '.
D (2nd half of the 13th cent.: with coloured capitals) 7 (fol. 127).
1 Imago Mundi ' by Gregory of Huntingdon : prol. beg. ' Ad instructionem
multorum • . . Imago Mundi editur ' : text beg. * Mundus dicitur quasi
undique motus ' : it is a short description of the world and universe,
with historical notes down to the time of Semiramis. At fol. i35 v is a
note ' de quatuor virtutibus
Foil, i-ii are a leaf from a 14th cent. Latin physical work.
This MS. probably reached the Library in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 625.
2181. 1353- In Latin, on paper: written in a.d. 1571 in Spain: 8|x6f in.,
270 leaves.
1 Comentarii in octo libros Phys[icorum] Aris[totelis] ' : beg. 'Quoniam
philosophise naturalis apud Aristotelem ' : at end, 1 Finis lib. Phy : Pridie
Callendas Februarii anno 157 1 \
'Ex dono Nathan. Norington . . . 1631 as no. 2391.
Now MS. BodL 512.
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2182. 963. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 14th cent, in England :
9} x 6 J in., iv + 1 1 1 leaves in double columns.
A composite Latin Chronicle of England to a.d. 1154. According
to the rubrics, book i is c Liber primus de imperio Romanorum in
Britannia & de exterminio Britonum book ii (fol. 15) .is * De aduentu
Anglorum in Angliam ' : the third part may begin at a.d. 849 (fol. 39 v ) :
at end is 'Explicit Cronica Mariani Scoti de gestis regum Anglorum
usque ad obitum regis Stephani \ The volume, as a fact, is stated by
Thomas Arnold {Henrici . . . Huntendunemis Historia Anglorum,
Rolls Series 74, 1879, pp. xliv, 1) to be the work of a compiler in about
1 1 70-80, who uses Henry of Huntingdon for the first and last part, but
takes ' the Durham Book ' (itself a compilation from Simeon of Durham
and Henry of Huntingdon) for the period from 732 to 1148. This
4 Marianist work as Arnold calls it, can have no possible connexion
with Marianus Scotus. A 1 5th cent, title on fol. iv v is ' Historia
Anglorum contexte a Henrico Huntundunensi archidiacono anno ab
incarnacione Domini M 0 c°x 0 lv°\ A 15th cent, hand has added on
fol. 108 a satirical Latin poem, beginning ' Religiosomm sunt hee species
viciorum \ There are notes throughout the book, many of which are
in the minute hand of John Stow the chronicler.
Fol. 109 is part of a leaf of some early 14th cent, accounts of St. Augus-
tine's abbey at Canterbury, which probably owned the book : cf. f. io8 v .
'Arnold 16th cent. (fol. iv y ) : ' Sum liber Georgij Godwin \ 16th cent. :
. 'Thomas Lancaster of New Winsor* and 'Samuell Parker*, late 16th
cent. : 'John Stowe* about a.d. 1600 (fol. iv, 1, 108 : partly erased).
Presented by sir Henry Savile in 1620.
Now MS. BodL 521.
2183. 1049. 1° Spanish, on paper: written about A.D. 1600: 8^x5$ in.,
iii+ 151 leaves.
Lives of Martyrs in Spanish verse by Francisco de Hen-era : —
1 (fol. iii). 1 Historia del glorioso martirio de Edmundo Campiano
y Thomas Cotamo sacerdotes de la Compania de Jesus y de otros . . .
martirizados en Inglaterra . . . 1581, y 82, y 83. Compuesta por el padre
Francisco de Herrera . . in twelve cantos, preceded by a dedicatory
epistle to Philip ii of Spain, a preface, and three laudatory poems (two
in Latin, one in Spanish by Rodrigo Fernandez de Pineda) : beg. ' Los
illustres varones gloriosos ' : there are several corrections of the text.
2 (fol. 133). 'Historia del muerte del padre Rodulpho Aquaviua,
sacerdote de la Compania de Iesus, y de . . . [otros] martirizados . . .
en Coculin en las Indias orientales . . . por el padre Francisco de
Herrera . . preceded by a dedicatory epistle to Claudio Aquaviva,
and followed by lists of martyrs in Brazil in 1570 and 15 71 : the verses
beg. i Aunque me siento falto de razones
1 Ex dono Richardj Brown in artibus Baccalaurej et socij Collegij Mer-
tonensis. Martij 10. 1624.*
Now MS. Bodl. 513.
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2184. 444. In Latin, on parchment : made up of six pieces, written in the 13th
cent. : i + 91 leaves : 9$ x 6J in. , the first five pieces in double columns :
partly palimpsest : binding, white parchment on boards, repaired,
English binding of about a.d. 1300.
A (1st half of the 13th cent : with some elaborate capitals, and
others illuminated, &c.) 1 (fol. 1). 'Historia Britonum a 14th cent
title on fol. 34 v : by Geoffrey of Monmouth : pref. beg. 4 Cum mecum
multa ' : text beg. 1 Britannia insularum optima \ On fol. 36 v is a tale of
a man with three friends, about too-late repentance, beg. * Homo quidam
tres habuit amicos in a 13th cent hand.
B (2nd half of the 13th cent.) 2 (fol. 37). 'Liber de signis pronosti-
corum infirmitatum ' : beg. 1 Intellectus enim significationis ' : followed
by two more medical treatises, one de phlegmate, de urinis, &c. (beg.
' Quoniam humana corpora', fol. 46 v ), the other de pulsibus, apparently
a commentary on Philaretus (beg. ' Intentio Philareti est in hoc opere
pulsuum essentiam', fol. 54). These are probably extracts from the
treatises which make up the Articella.
The whole of this article is palimpsest, the lower writing being
a late 1 ith cent. (?) Missale plenum, in an Italian hand.
C 3 (fol. 57 v ). A commentary on the Techne of Galen or on a
work based on that : beg. 1 Cum inter omnia corpora humanum corpus ' :
some medical notes follow on fol. 63.
D 4 (fol. 64). A commentary on some medical work, wanting leaves at
beginning and end : beg. • & manentes . constitutjones borea i.e. frigide \
E (1st half of the 13th cent.) 5 (fol. 72). A treatise on part of
Roman Law : beg. 4 Tractaturi de iudiciis primo de preparatoriis iudi-
ciorum dicemus \
F (1st half of the 13th cent.) 6 (fol. 88). 'Quomodo post quadrin-
gentos decern & octo annos corpus beati Cuthberti incorruptum sit
inuentum & in novam ecclesiam translatum', part of the 'Liber de
Translationibus sancti Cuthberti ' : beg. ' Inter hec tam frequentium \
ends in the middle of the narrative at the end of fol. 89* 'reliquias
ibidem conspiciunt ' : the disinterment took place in 1104.
Between artt. A and B there was once 'Glosule Prisciani de con-
structione , > as is shown by a late 13th cent, list of contents on fol. i.
1 Liber sancte Marie de Jorenalle ' : * Liber Joreuallis both early 14th
cent (foil, i, 91, cf. 34 v ) : the Cistercian abbey of Jorvalle or Jervaulx
is in Yorkshire: 'Arthur Carey', 1st half of the 16th cent. (foil. 1, 91) :
'Nicholas Lynneby Joannensis* (Fellow of St. John's coll., Oxford,
d. 1606). Acquired about 1618-20. * Bassetus Jhones ' Camb: Brit-
tannus. 1634 ' » on f°l« 9° v *
Now MS. Bodl. 514.
2185. 933. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
England : 94 x 6| in., iii + 95 leaves : with coloured diagrams, rudely
illuminated capitals, &c : binding, parchment on boards, English
15th cent, work, rebacked and mended.
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[2186-7
Treatises on music : —
1 (fol. i). Some notes on musical subjects with diagrams : beg. 1 Ista
dictio sequens pertinet ad mundanam musicam ... Et mundana
musica habet .3. species ' :
2 (fol. 4). • Quatuor principalia Musicae, with many diagrams, here
without title, composed by a Minorite of the custody of Bristol in 135 1 :
beg. • Quoniam circa musicam ' : at end ' Cuius operis sunis [i.e. finis]
erat pridie Nonas Augusti anno Domini M° CCC° quinquagesimo primo.
Illo autem anno regens erat inter Minores Oxonie frater Simon de
Tustude doctor sacre theologie qui in musica pollebat \ Simon may
have superintended the work : the indication of authorship mentioned
above is from a colophon in no. 1691 (MS. Digby 90, fol. 6 V ).
3 (fol. 78). 4 . . . Incipit Metrologus, liber de plana musica & breuis
sermo with diagrams : beg. ' Musica est pericia modulacionis
Foil, i, 95 are fly-leaves from a 15th cent. Latin grammatical treatise,
with some explanations in English. The covers bear two leaves from
a 14th cent. Latin physical treatise.
• Robert James oweth this book', 16th cent. : ' Liber Robert! Clay T[heo-
logise] D[octor] de Clayhouse in Comitate Eboracensi * (d. 1628), who
probably gave the book in 1613-15.
Now MS. Bodl. 515.
2186. 960. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 12th cent, in
France: ufx8$ in., i + 65 leaves: with one illuminated capital
(fol. 17), coloured diagrams, &c. : in Langbaine's time (1655) this
MS. had still no binding.
1 (fol. 1). 'Opus de natura rerum', the work by Isidore of Seville,
here anonymous, with the prologue.
2 (fol. 17). c Somnium Scipionis . M. Tulli Ciceronis incipit excerptum
ex libro .vi. de Republica \
3 (fol. 19). ' Commentum Macrobii Ambrosii in Somnium Scipionis
preceded by the ' Proemium \ Fol. 24 is an inserted contemporary
leaf: the diagram on fol. 53 v is defaced: there are various marginal
notes.
4 (fol. 62). De sibyllis et earum prophetiis : beg. • Sibill§ dicuntur
generaliter ends imperfect with 'Tradentur sontes ^ternaque flamma
cremabit a part of the prophecy ' Judicii signum tellus &c.'
« Georgius Chudlegh, Walterus Struchlegh [for Strechlegh?], Devonienses'
(16th cent.) is on fol. 62. Presented by sir Henry Savile in 1620.
Now MS. Auot. F. 2. 20.
2187. 1046. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 15th cent in Italy :
9} x6£in., ii + 207 leaves : with illuminated border, capitals, &c. :
binding, red leather on boards with gold ornament, four clasps lost,
Italian binding of the 2nd half of the 15th cent.
l M. Val. Marcialis Epigrammaton liber \ in 15 books : on fol. 203 v
is 1 Plinii Epistola in laudem Martialis beg. ' Audio Martialem deces-
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sisse\ The elaborate border on fol. i contains the arms — party per
pale on the dexter side or, a lion rampant sable ; on the sinister side
argent, three bars dancetty sable.
On foL i v , a leaf of green parchment, is • Marini Nigrii Liber ' in red, 16th
cent Acquired probably about 1622 or 1623.
Now MS. Auot. F. 4. 88.
2188. 544. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent, in England :
n{x8^in. y vi + 109 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, Sec. : stained and slightly injured.
1 Incipit liber qui uocatur Brutus per Galfridum Monenm[u]tensem
a britannico in latinum translatus ' : prol. beg. * Cum mecum multa ' :
text beg. * Britannia insularum optima ' : ends 1 transferre curaui ' : with
some notes. At fol. 105 follow— (1) ' Ces sunt les nons des Reys Bretons
qui primes conquistrent Britayne que ore est appelle Engletere ' from
Brutus to the 5th cent. a.d. : ends imperfect 'Doresete, Suthamp':
(2) Latin verses on the English Kings, from Hen. i to Hen. iii, with an
addition relating to Edw. i, but the last lines show that some seventy
lines are wanting at the beginning : beg. 1 Henrici primi fuerat fol. 106 :
(3) ' Cognomina conquisitorum Anglie cum Bastardo et cito post uenien-
tium over 300 names (fol. 106).
The early additions (before 1350) are numerous and of some interest,
being partly Goliardic (fol. iii, &c), but cannot be well summarized :
among them are — a (fol. iii) part of a discourse on tithes, b (fol. iii)
'Guliardus vituperans cibum ... sic ait, Est acer hie potus . .
e (fol. iii y , 107) moral notes, d (fol. iv r ) a rhythmical abecedarian
hymn, beg. 'Crux cara christians ' : e (foil, v, 105) some prophecies,
beg. ' Mortuo leone iusticie surget rex albus in Britannia partly from
Merlin : / (fol. io5 y ) a Norman-French note about the Convent of Ely :
g (fol. 107) ' Versus magistri Michaelis le Poter de Cornu^ifa], beg. * Cur
homo delinquis with peculiar rhymes : h (fol. io7 v ) 1 De la entendance
de Escoce a Engleterre historical notes in Norman-French. On fol. i
are legal proceedings in the 15th cent, and on fol. iii v some Versus retro-
gradi. Foil. 108, 109, is part of an early 15th cent. Sarum Antiphoner
with musical notes.
« 1583. Ranulphi Barlow liber ex dono Petri Addished * : presented by
Barlow to the Library in 1606. His initials and mark are on f. i.
Now MS. Bodl. 288.
2189. 99a. = Qu. CataL i (Greek), Misc. no. 108 (Proclus, not, as the Benefactors'
Register, Hermias, on Plato's Alcibiades 1 : given by sir Henry
Savile in 1620).
2190. 1033*. In Latin, on parchment: written early in the 15th cent in Italy:
I0 i x 7f m -» vi + 86 pages: with miniature, illuminated border,
capitals, &c.
' Francisci Petrarce laureati poete de Florentia Buccolicum carmen '
in twelve parts. At p. 80 follow nine hexameters on the Muses {beg.
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•Primum scire facit'). In the initial M on p. i is a miniature of
Petrarch reading a book.
• Sum liber Roberti Clercj 1614.' 1 Liber Bibliothecae Bodleianss ex dono
Walkedeni Wood in artibus Magistri, e ColL Regime. Sept. 6. i6aa.'
Now MS. Bodl. 580.
2191. 780. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 14th cent, in England :
*oi*7i ii + 93 leaves, with miniatures, illuminated borders,
capitals, &c. : binding, stamped black leather on boards, clasps lost,
Oxford early 17th cent. work.
1 (fol. 1). 4 De quadmpertita Regis specie', a title from the prologue
which refers to King Richard ii : prol. beg. ' Audiens sapiens sapiencior
erit ' : text beg. 1 Reges sunt quatuor a treatise on the duties of kings.
At fol. 3 is an abstract of 'Phisomia', i.e. the Physiognomia, ascribed
to Aristotle, with a list of the 5 1 chapters, or rather paragraphs.
2 (fol. 6). 1 Philosophia Visionum ' (fol. 90), or 4 Sompniale Panielis
prophete quod fecit in Babilone . . .', a list of things seen in dreams
and a judgement on their significance, in alphabetical order : the preface
begins 4 Philosophantes antiquos siue Iudeos
3 (fol. 9). 4 Libellus Geomancie a treatise compiled (from Petrus
de Abano and other sources) for the solace of king Richard ii (whose
picture is on fol. 9) in March 1391 : pref. beg. i Prime omnium bonorum
cause and in the course of it the author calls himself * minimus servi-
entum ' Regis. The account of it on fol. 90 distinguishes three parts
' Liber judiciorum cum duobus alphabetis questionum [fol. 11] & figu-
rarum [fol. i5 v ] 4 Flores questionum veritatis et judiciorum Geomancie '
[fol. 76], and * Rosarium Regis Ricardi de figuris affirmantibus & pro-
hibentibus effectum querentis & rei quesite cum certificacione hore
planete sub quo questiones calculari debent\ On foil. i5 v -22 v are
fourteen figures of philosophers. The whole treatise is partly astro-
logical, and the present MS. may well be the one written for the King.
A nearly erased note on the inner front cover refers to Petrus de Abano,
and a printed edition of his work on geomancy.
The names of 1 Charls Forster' and 4 Robart Ladkins', both 16th cent
(foil. 23 v , 91), occur. Presented by Thomas Twyne in 1613.
Now MS. Bodl. 681.
2192. 1354. In Latin, on paper : written in Portugal in or soon after a.d. 157 i
in several hands : 8^ x 6\ in., 269 leaves.
1 (fol. 1). 4 Commentarij a sapientissimo magistro Fernando Rabelo
[vel, Rebello] ex societate Iesu in libros Methaphysicorum [Aristotelis] 1 :
beg. 4 Omnis homo initio fere aliarum omnium scientiarum At end
4 Finis impossitus 10 die Julhi anno 1571
2 (fol. 212). 'Commentarij in decern libros Ethicorum Aristotelis
Stageritae inchoati pridie callendas Iunij ' : beg. * Universa philosophia
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in duas partes distribuitur \ These are perhaps also by F. Rebellus, of
Evora (d. 1608).
• Ex dono Nathan. Norington . . . 1631 as no. 2391.
Now MS. Bodl. 518.
2198. 958. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the 14th cent
in Italy : x 6f in., iii + 104 leaves : with a few illuminated
capitals, &c
1 (fol. 1). c Salustius in Catilinam \
2 (fol. 35 v ). 4 Salustius in Jugurtham ' : the last leaf is lost, and the
MS. ends, on a worn page, ' animo uarius que sci ' in the penultimate
chapter.
On the margins of foil. 24 v , 32*, 33*, 4i v , 42" are drawings, chiefly of
soldiers, to illustrate the text, made with a lead stilus.
Presented by sir Henry Savile in 1620,
Now MS. Anct. F. 5. 8.
2194. 50. In Latin, on parchment : made up of three imperfect pieces written in
the 15th cent, in England : 9} x 7 1 in., ii + 60 leaves.
A (written and rubricated by Thomas Harlyston, see foil 6, i6 y ) 1
(fol. 1): at end — ' Expliciunt libri naturales secundum M[agistrum]
Teysdale in veritate Et sic ait quidam uenerabilis senex ' : beg. 1 Natura
quedam est naturans, quedam natura naturata
2 (fol. i2 v ): at end — ' Explicit tractatus fratris Thome de genere.
Amen * : beg. 4 Quoniam omnis cognicio humana a sensu incipit \ This is
the treatise ' De genere accidentis ' ascribed to Thomas Aquinas, wanting
some leaves after fol. 12.
There was a Thomas Harliston, a monk of Bury, in the middle of
the 15th century.
B 3 (fol. 1 7). c Proposiciones ' from various physical treatises by
Porphyrius (de quinque vocibus), Boethius (Topica), Gilbertus Porre-
tanus (de sex principiis) and Aristotle (Elenchi, Topica, Posteriora
Analytica, Physica, Metaphysica, de Anima, de Generatione), imperfect
at end, perhaps also at beginning.
C 4 (fol. 43). ' Tractatus de signis & moribus naturalibus hominum
. . .', the Secreta Secretorum once ascribed to Aristotle, with list of
chapters and the same three prologues as in no. 2136, but wanting
many leaves at the end : ends ' multum laborare & frequenter ad with
catchwords ' solem stare \ about half way through the treatise.
The fly-leaves (foil, ii, 59) are from a Latin commentary on the
Apocalypse of about a d. 1300.
Presented by Edward James, M.A., brother of the first Librarian, in 166'x.
Now MS. BodL 520.
2195. 851. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent, in England :
9i x ', I in., iv + 161 leaves : with coloured capitals, &c
Classical and other Latin poems, with glosses : —
1 (fol. iv r ). Liber Cartulae, a moral poem in hexameters, partly
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leonine, sometimes ascribed to st Bernard of Clairvaux, but with more
probability to Bernard of Morlaix: beg. 'Cartula nostra tibi portat,
dilecte, salutes ' : ends, omitting the 1 2 usual last lines, ' Roboret etatem
tribuatque tibi bonitatem': After this come the names of Cato and
Theodolus in the 15 th cent, list of contents on fol. iv r : so that some
leaves have probably been lost at this point.
2 (fol. 6) : at end — ' Explicit Liber Auiani the fables of Avianus,
imperfect at beginning, having lost the first nine fables and eight lines
of the 10th : beg. ' Ille sagax tantis ' : with many glosses. Fol. i6 r (and
fol. 28 r ) are facsimiled in R. Ellis's Specimens of Latin Palaeography
(Oxford, 1903)-
3 (fol. 1 7 V ). i Liber Maximiani the Eclogae.
4 33)- ' Liber Stacii the Achilleis.
5 (fol. 58 v ). ' Liber Claudiani', the De raptu Proserpinae.
6 (fol. 82). ' Liber Ouidii de remedio Amoris \
7 (fol. 95). c Liber de penitencia ' : the poem beginning ' Peniteas
cito ' often ascribed to Johannes de Garlandia : with many glosses.
8 (fol. 97 v ). Glosses on the Ecloga of Theodulus : beg. c Ethiopum
& cetera. Autor huius operis Athenis existens \ In double columns.
9 (fol. 105). The Liber Parabolarum of Alanus de Insulis, here
without title or author's name : beg. 1 A Phebo Phebe ' : at end 1 Sufficit
Exemplis \
10 (fol. H5 V ). The Tobias of Matthaeus Vindocinensis : beg. 'Ex
agro ueteri \
11 (fol. 150). The Carmen de mysteriis Ecclesiae of Johannes de
Garlandia, with many glosses : beg. ' Anglia quo fulget ' : imperfect at
end, ending with • pugiles pro nomine Christi \ some leaves being lost.
Foil, ii, 160 are the greater part of a grant from Thomas Bodley
(afterwards sir Thomas) of London to Lawrence Bodley of an annuity
from his messuage at Chart, next Sutton Valence in Kent, 1598, in
English. This was in the binding, no doubt, which is of the 17th cent.
The name of ' magister . . . M. Sayndors' (Saunders?) seems to occur
among some scribbling on fol. iv, as an owner in the 16th cent. The
volume seems to have been acquired between 1613 and 1620.
Now MS. Auot. F. 5. 6.
2196. 373. In Latin, on parchment : written about the middle of the 14th cent.
in England : io{ x "j\ in., iv + 252 leaves: with a fine miniature, and
illuminated border and capitals : in parts stained : binding, reddish
pink leather on boards, with painted edges (three fleurs-de-lys), worn,
English contemporary work.
' Liber de regimine principum editus a fratre Egidio Romano ordinis
fratrum heremitarum sancti Augustini', in three books, with list of
chapters. On fol. 1 is a miniature of the author, who is usually called
Aegidius de Columna, presenting the work to Philip iv, king of France.
The middle part of the lower margin of that leaf has been cut out,
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slightly injuring the text The missing part no doubt bore a coat 01
arms, but on each side are still left a shield gules a fess argent between
six fleurs-de-lys of the second (Thorp), and a crest
Among some 16th cent, scribbling are some figures of 1 The worthie bugle
[i.e. bull] the noble Erele of Southampton* badge of his almes [i.e.
arms] \ and ' Jane Hughes * (fol. 250"). Acquired not after 1602.
Now MS. BodL 834.
2197- 3*6. In Latin, on paper : written late in the 16th cent, in Spain :
8| x 6| in., i + 207 leaves.
' Quaestiones in Logicam ', then ' a patre sapientissimo Gaspare Vaaz '
is added almost contemporarily : beg. ' Quanquam Dialectica de entibus
rationis ' : the 18th Quaestio (fol. 114) begins a commentary ' In primum
librum Periherminias . . Aristotelis: the 23rd (fol. 141) begins a
commentary 'In libros [Analyticorum] Posteriorum* Aristotelis, which
appears not to proceed beyond the first book.
'The fly-leaves are from a 14th cent. Latin treatise on Church
discipline.
Presented by Richard Grosvenor in 1603.
Now MS. BodL 522.
2198. 1049*. 1° French, on paper : written in the first quarter of the 17th cent :
11^x8 in., iii + 209 leaves.
Memoirs of Nicolas de Neufville seigneur de Villeroi {d. 161 7), in
French, in two parts, covering the years 1574-89 and 1589-94 respec-
tively. Part 1 beg. 'Le plus grand contentement que puisse auoir vn
homme', and is dated April 8, 1589: part 2 (fol. 65) beg. 'Monsieur,
je vous enuoye le memoire ' : each is signed ' de Neufville \
' Ex dono Gulielmi Symondson . . . socij collegij Mertonensis. Anno
Domini 1624.'
Now MS. BodL 285.
8199. 448. In Latin, on parchment: written about a. d. 1519 in England, by
Robert Whittington [?] : 9f x 6| in., i + 24 leaves : with fine illumina-
tions, see below : binding, brown leather with three large cross panels
on each side, stamped in gold, three representing st. George and the
Dragon and three bearing Tudor badges, a portcullis, rose and pome-
granate (pi. vii in W. S. Brassington's Historic Bindings in the
Bodleian Library, 1891).
1 (fol. 4). ' De difficultate Iusticiae seruandae in Reipublicae adminis-
tratione a hexameter poem in praise of cardinal Wolsey, by Robert
Whittington (' Whitintonus ') the grammarian : beg, ' Quae res in terris \
2 (fol. 10). ' Panegyricus de quattuor uirtutibus cardineis [sic] \ by
the same, dedicated to the cardinal, in prose : beg. ' Cum toas multi-
pharias uirtutes ' : preceded by an epigram on the same subject.
Before these pieces at foil. 1, 2 are an ' Epigram ma ' in verse and a
dedicatory 'Epistola' in prose addressed to the cardinal, in fulsome
terms of flattery and begging for patronage. This is no doubt the
presentation copy, probably in Whittington's hand. The illuminations
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consist of borders and capitals (one bearing the cardinal's arms, fol. 4).
The fly-leaves are part of a leaf or leaves of a Latin treatise on Civil
Law with a commentary (14th cent.).
This MS. seems to have reached the Library in 1603, 1604 or the first
half of 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 523.
2200-01. 3911-12. In Latin, on paper: written in A. D. 1644-5 at Oxford by
dr. D. Wheare : 8 x 6| and 7^ x 6\ in., 1 53 and 57 leaves.
2200. ' Lucjj Annej Florj Punica, publicis praelectionibus illustrata
a Degoreo Whear Historiarum professore Cambdeniano primo in three
parts, all dated 1644 — (1) lectiones 153-165, 1631, dedicated April 5.
1644, to dr. Thomas Clayton, (2 :fol. 49) lectiones 177-193, dedicated
to dr. Clayton's sons Thomas and William, (3 : fol. 1 10) dedicated April 5.
1644 to John Rouse, Bodley's Librarian.
2201. 'Lucji Annaej Florl Bellum Jugurthinurh, lectionibus quibus-
dam solennibus illustratum a D: W. H. P. Camdeniano', dated 1645
and dedicated to dr. Samuel Fell : at fol. 55 v is a short address to Rouse,
presenting 1 alteram lectionum mearum fasciculum ' to the Library.
These two volumes (on Florus's Epitome ii. 1-2, 6, 15 : and iii. 1)
are clearly a copy by Whear of his praelections, intended to be preserved
in the Bodleian, and probably both were presented in 1645. See
no. 27572.
See above.
Now MSS. Auot. F. 5. 10-1L
2202. 40. In Latin, on parchment: written in the nth cent.: n^x8J in.,
iii + 194 leaves: with coloured capitals.
' Incipit prefatio in uita sancti Gregorii pontificis et Anglorum gentis
apostoli followed by the Life in four books, each preceded by a list
of chapters : at end, ' Explicit liber quartus vite. beati Gregorii Romani
pontificis :• Deo gratias ; amen \ The preface is a dedication to pope
John viii (d. 882) by John the deacon : the texts of the four books
begin on foil. 3 V , 29, 69 v , ii9 v . Foil. i-ii are fly-leaves from a ' Comes',
list of Latin lections out of the Gospels, of the 10th century : see also
the next MS. On fol. 185 is one English gloss. *ic )>ingige. Satago
and on fol. I92 v some Latin 12th cent, prayers to st. Augustine, and in
a 13th cent, hand ' Agustine pater tu primus signa tulisti | Turn lauro
dignus Laurentius iste secundus \
1 Vita sancti Gregorii pape. Distinctio IX* Grados V cum H 1 : 1 Liber
sancti Augustini Cantuariensis \ 'A', all earlv 14th cent, inscriptions.
After * Gradus * * III * was originally written ana a line drawn up through
it soon after: and ' Distinctio' was altered to * Distinctione \ All the
above is written on no. 2202*, which see. *THo: Allen: Dono
Dedit' in 1601.
Now MS. BodL 381.
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2202*. In Latin, on parchment : written about A.D. 800, perhaps at Canterbury :
15^x10 1 in., one sheet between pieces of glass i6f xiain. : with two
large capitals and others slightly coloured, all in Hiberno-Saxon style.
A fragment from a fine and large manuscript of the Acts of the
Apostles, written in Hiberno-Saxon half-uncials in England. It contains
(1) parts of Acts xviil 27 - xix. 13 : (2) Acts xix. 14 (part) - 27 (part),
28 - xx. 40 : (3) parts of Acts xxi. 1-12. The original MS. was a large
quarto in double columns with forty lines, to the column, the size of
each column being about 15 x 5 in,
Until Jan^ 1897 this was part of the binding of np. aaoa : which see.
Now MS. I*t. bib. b. 2 (P).
2203. a6o. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 1 ath cent in England :
1 2 1 x 8| in., iv + 08 leaves, in double columns : with some Illuminated
capitals : stained by damp at each end : binding, plain white sheep-
skin (about 1603) over older sewing and boards.
Works by st Jerome on Old Testament subjects:— a (fol. 1) 'De
distantiis locorum i. e. de situ et npminibus locorum Hebraicorum, in
alphabetical order of names : at end ' Finit liber locorum ' : b (fol. 24 v )
De nominibus Hebraicis, in the order of the books of the Bible,
including the Epistola Barnabae : c (fol. 54) Epistola ad Damasum de
vii vindictis Cain, preceded by the letter from Damasus to st. Jerome :
d (fol. 58) Epistola ad Evangelum de Melchisedech : e (fol. 60) Epistola
ad Rufinum de judicio Salomonis : /(foL 61) Epistola ad Vitalem de
Salomone et Achaz : g (fol. 64 v ) Epistola ad Dardanum de terra Pro-
missionis: h (fol. 69) Hebraicae quaestiones super Genesim. The
volume falls into three parts at foil. 1, 54, 69, and contains also i (fol.
48 y ) ' Nomina regum locorumque de Actibus Apostolorum . Beda', ^»
' Acheldemach . ager sanguinis . qui hodieque monstratur ' : j (fol. 62 v )
1 Epistola Eutherii [i. e. Eucherii] de situ Iudee beg. ' Fausto presbitero
Insulano Eucherius episcopus. Hierosolimitane urbis situm \ There
is an old list of contents at fol. iv v .
This volume was in Exeter Cathedral Library, and occurs in the inventory
of 1 506, bat is not recorded among the donations of the Dean and Chapter
in 1 60 a. It was certainly acquired not later than 1603.
Now MS. BodL 382. •
2204. 71a. In Latin, on parchment ; written in the and fcalf of the lath cent, in
France (?): 11x7 in., i + 67 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. :
in parts stained : binding, white leather on boards, clasp lost, Eng-
lish 13th cent (?) work, in green baize cover.
1 Expositio Ieronimi in JjJcclesiasten 'i prologues :- the lemmata
are in an imitation of rustic capitals. At fol. 52 v follows 'Quedam
exposiciones (excepciones) in theologia (a 13th cent, title on fol. i v ),
theological notes : beg. ' Sexto die formatur homo ' : and on fol. 59
'De nominibus Hebraicis interpretationes \ based on the first eight
chapters of the second book of the Instructions of Eucherius, but fuller :
beg. 1 Adonay in Latinum dicitur Dominus \ There are 13th, 14th, and
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15th cent, lists of contexts on fol. i v and the outer covers : and some
theological notes written with a metal stilus on foil. 64 v -6.
' M. 23 ' in the abbey library of Bnry St. Edmonds. Presented by the
Dean and canons of Windsor in 161 a : with library mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 582.
2205. 478. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
England : 8| x 6$ in., v + 1 25 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c :
binding, white parchment on boards, clasps lost, 15th cent. English
work.
1 (fol. 1). 'Libellus beati Jeronimi de Cognicione vere vite': beg.
4 Sapiencia Dei que os mutorum aperuit \ The work is usually attributed
to Augustine or to Honorius Augustodunensis, and is certainly not by
Jerome.
2 (fol. 29 v ). 4 Tractatus pape Innocentij tertij super Canonem Misse ' :
beg. ' Te igitur . . . Forte diuina factum est \
3 (fol. 56). 4 . . . Conclusiones de diuersis materijs moralibus vtiles
valde . posite per magistrum Johannem Gerson . . . cancellarium
ecclesie beate Marie Parisiensis ' : beg. 4 Agamus nunc interim ' or 4 Ea
que tibi precepit \
4 (fol. 9o v ). 4 Alphabetum diuini amoris de eleuacione mentis in
Deum, venerabilis magistri Johannis Gerson cancellarij Parisiensis ' :
beg. 4 Ad honorem omnipotentis Dei aliquos modos '.
'Patritius Frebarne', 16th cent Presented by sir William Billesby, let,
in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 642.
2206. 467. In Latin, on parchment : made op of two MSS. written in the 14th
and 15th centt. in England : u{ x 8£ in., v+ 230 leaves : with illu-
minated capitals, &c
A (2nd half of the 14th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). Distinctions theologicae by
Robert Holkot, a list of 176 selected words in the Vulgate of the book
of Wisdom, in alphabetical order, with theological notes on each : beg.
* Abhominabitur autem Deus tales ' : here without title or author's name,
which are in a 15th cent, list of contents. The handwriting changes
after foil. 12. At fol. 103^104 are alphabetical lists of the lemmata
and of subjects, cf. fol. iv.
B (1st half of the 15th cent, in double columns) 2 (fol. 109). 4 Liber
Pastoralis beati Gregorij pape quern fecit ad Johannem Cauenne [i. e.
Rauenne] episcopum* : an index of subjects is at fol. 222.
3 (fol. 142). 4 Liber Cur Deus homo 1 by Anselm, here anonymous,
in two books, with list of chapters.
4 (fol. i58 y ). 4 Liber Anselmi archiepiscopi de Incarnacione Verbi*.
5 (fol. 164). 4 Prosologion Anselmi', a slightly later title: with
preface and list of chapters.
6 (fol. 169). 4 Pastorale Ambrosii \
7 (fol. i7i v ). Libri tres 4 beati Ysidori Hispaniensis episcopi de
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Summo Bono', with lists of chapters: an index of subjects, slightly
mutilated, is at fol. 225".
8 (fol. 212). 'Tractatus Petri Blesensis super Job, quern scripsit
Henrico regi Anglic' At fol. 221 follows 'Omelia beati Augustini de
penitencia* (Migne's Patrol. Lat. 39. 17 13).
An annotator of the volume has jotted down gnomic lines in several
parts, e.g. fol. iii v , 1, io8 v , i68 y , 228.
'Decano Crid . . . [?]', i*th cent.: 'Liber Johannis . . . lynd . .
(late 15th cent, over an older name) : ' Gnililielmi . . . liber ex dono
magistri Georgii . . . \ 16th cent. Presented by William Ballow, of
Christ Church, Oxford, in the first four months of 1605.
Now MS. BodL 888.
2207* 524. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent in England :
8( x 6£ in., iv + 124 leaves : binding, red leather on oak boards, con-
temporary English work, but re-backed.
1 (fol. 1). 'Postille Ricardi [Rolle] super nouem Lecciones Mor-
tuorum \ Latin sermons on the Lessons in the Office for the Dead
2 (fol. 87). 1 Meditaciones beati Bernardi vt ab exterioribus ad in-
teriora nostra cognoscenda conuertamur ad Deum contemplandum ' :
beg. 4 Multi multa sciunt \
3 (fol. 112). 'Vita sancti Pauli primi heremite with the ' Prologus
beati Jeronimi presbiteri \ who wrote the whole.
' Richardus Edgworthus . . . / 16th cent. The book seems to have
reached the Library in 1605.
Now MS. BodL 525.
2208. 576. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 13th cent. :
I2{x loj in., i+ 253 leaves, of which many are in double columns:
with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, red leather on older boards,
Reading work, early 16th cent.
The Vulgate text of the four Libri Regum, with Jerome's preface and
lists of chapters, and also a considerable number of glosses and
explanatory notes. The first gloss is ' Helchanah possessio Dei inter-
pretatur. Qui animi uirtute uir dicitur \ It is noted that the 1st book
('liber Samuelis primus ') has 2,300 'versus* (fol. 66) and the 3rd 2,500
(fol. i99 v ). One of the finer illuminated capitals has been cut out (at
fol. 2). There is some scribbling, partly English, on foil. 252-3, and
the end cover.
1 Hie est liber sancte Marie de Radynga. Quern qui celauerit . uel fraudem
de eo fecerit . anathema sit,' late 1 3th cent. This may be the ' Regum
[liber] glosatus sicut in scolis legi' of the old Reading catalogue.
Presented by William Burdet of Sonning, in 1608.
Now MS. Auot. D. 8. 15.
2209. 720. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 13th cent.: ufx8$in.,
vii + 358 leaves, in double columns : with coloured capitals, &c. :
foil. 134-7 damaged by stains: binding, white leather on boards,
with parchment cover, clasps lost, English 15th cent. work.
1 Haymo super Epistolas et Euangelia' liturgica, an added 14th cent.
s 2
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title : the volume appears rather to contain a collection of Homiliae de
Tempore et de Sanctis, chiefly by bp. Haymo of Halberstadt, but partly
by Bede (fol. 154), Gregory (foil. i73 v , 310) and Augustine (fol. 207*).
The first sermon beg. • Fratres expurgate uetus fermentum et cetera.
Precepit egregius predicator Corrinthiis ' : which does not seem to be
in Migne's Patrofogia. The volume was written in two parts, see
fol. 181.
Foil, i-iii are from a 14th cent. Gradual containing the Gloria in
excelsis in musical parts, but partly erased and over-written with
theological notes, cf. foil, iv, 356 v .
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 a : with library mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 884.
2210. 8a a. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the nth cent, in
France (?) : nfx8J in., i + 124 leaves: partly with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, stamped brown leather on boards, early 17th
cent. Oxford binding.
1 (fol. 1). 1 Expositio beati Hieronimi presbiteri super Danihelem
prophetam', cum prologo: at fol. 46 v follows a short appendix 'de
Susanna & Belis fabulis ', beg. ' Expositis ut potui \
2 (fol. 49). ' Expositio Bedf presbiteri de tabernaculo et uasis eius ac
uestibus sacerdotum with lists of chapters. In this section are some
roughly-coloured capitals,
3 (fol. 1 i2 v ). ' Qu^stiones . lxv. Orosii presbiteri . & totidem respon-
siones beati Augustini episcopi
Once in the library of Christ Church, Canterbury, see M. R. James's
Ancient libraries of Canterbury (1903), pp. 30 (no. 304), 156 (no. 104).
Presented by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Colfe in 1616.
Now MS. Bodl. 385.
2211. 77a. In Latin, on parchment: written in the lath cent; 12^x8$ in.,
i+174 leaves, in double columns: with coloured ornamental
capitals, &c. : partly in poor condition : binding, white leather on
boards, clasp lost, English 15th cent. work.
1 (fol 1). 1 Vita sanctorum Patrum ', the Historia monachorum of
Ruiinus Aquileiensis, though the prologue is headed * [Na]rratio sancti
Hieronimi pres[b]iteri ' : at the end are added Lives of stt. Malchus (by
st. Jerome : fol. 47 v ), and Frontonius (beg. 1 Qui homo Dei & Christi ' :
foi. 51*).
2 (fol. 54). 'Liber sancti Athanasii episcopi de exortatione
monachorum preceded by a list of nine Capitula in Vitas Patrum,
which include this piece and part of the next article.
3 (fol. 58). . . Adortationes sanctorum Patrum perfectionesque
monachorum, quas de Greco in Latinum trastulit beatus Ieronimus
presbiter ', books 5 and 6 of the De Vitis Patrum, as printed in Migne's
Patrol. Lat. torn. 73, coll. 855-1022 : between the books, however, is
a rubric (at fol. i47 v ) stating that Pelagius diaconus translated up to
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that point, and Johannes subdiaconus the rest, see also fol. 163. The
lower margin of fol. 144 is cut off.
4 (fol. 163). 'Epistola sancti Macharii monachi ad filios beg. ( In
primis quidem si ceperit followed by Lives of stt. Marina {beg. 4 Frater
quidam erat secularis': fol. i64 v ) and Simeon Stylites (fol. 166), the
latter by Antonius, and two miracles of the Virgin (fol. i7i v ). On
the verso of fol. 173 were added in the 13th cent, some lections for the
4 Dominica infra octauas sancte Marie incomplete.
Foil, i, 174 are parts of four leaves of an nth cent, missal written in
England.
On fol. 73 a metal stilus has drawn two shields, (1) a cross battonnee with
eight arms, (2) a fesse nndy with indistinct additions. Presented by the
dean and canons of Windsor, in 1612.
Now MS. Bodl. 886.
2212. 710. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 12th cent, in France (!) :
12 x 8f in., ii + 246 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c : binding,
white leather on boards, worn, English work not later than the 14th
cent.
1 (fol. 1). 4 Proemium beati Ieronimi presbiteri in expositione libri
Iesu Naue* (beg. 4 In diuinis voluminibus '), then 4 Omelia prima
tractatus sancti Ieronimi . . . ' (beg. 4 Donauit Deus nomen ' : there are
twenty-six homilies on the book of Joshua. These are really the com-
mentary by Origen translated into Latin by Rufinus, of the original of
which in Greek only a few passages remain. The first few chapters
occur also in the commentary by Rabanus Maurus, in three books.
2 (fol. 7o v ). Treatises by st Augustine, bp. of Hippo — a (fol. 7o v )
De adulterinis conjugiis, in two books : b (fol. 92*) De mendacio :
c (fol. 112) Contra mendacium ad Consentium : d (fol. i32 v ) De natura
et origine animae, in four books: e (fol. 186) Contra Arrianorum
perfidiam, preceded at fol. i82 v by the 4 Sermo Arrianorum ' : / (fol. 202)
Contra adversarium Legis et Prophetarum, in two books.
A 13th cent list of contents is at fol. ii : on fol. 246 v is 4 Wigorme [?]
round whete ' (1 5th cent.), perhaps (see no. 1898) 4 Wigornie ' suggesting
connexion with Worcester*
Dr. M. R. James considers that this book belonged to Bury St. Edmund's
abbey and then to Pembroke college, Cambridge, no. 194— 2122. (Catal.
of Pemb. Coll. MSS. (1905), pp. ix, xxxvii). It came to the Bodleian
by gift of the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2.
Now MS. Bodl. 887.
2213* 2725. 356-7. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent, in
France (?) : I2fx9in., ix + 295 and ii+270 leaves, in
double columns : with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding,
white leather on boards, clasps lost, 15th cent. English
work, worn.
The Homiliarius (Sermones Patrum) of Paulus Diaconus, in an
abbreviated form and with some changes, from Advent to Easter, and
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS. 0» 4 -i5
(no. 2725) from Easter to Advent, with the Sanctorale (fol. 181) and
Commune Sanctorum (fol. 24o v ?) : here without title or compiler's name.
The first sermon beg. 1 Fratres, scientes quia hora est . . . Mos est
sacre Scripture': the 2nd, 'Cum adpropinquasset Ihesus . . . Non
solum opera'. On fol. ii v of no. 2213 is a calendarial table, and after
it a calendar and abbreviated martyrology, e. g. on Jan. 4, ' In Creta Titi
apostolorum discipuli. Linguonis Gregorii episcopi'. There are many
North French saints, but the list was written for English use, as
Augustine of Canterbury, Oswald, and Edmund are in red.
Presented to the Library in 1602, almost certainly by the Dean and
Chapter of Exeter. Both volumes occur in the Exeter Library inventory
of 1506 (Oliver's Bishops of Exeter (1861). p. 370), and are in similar
binding to the rest of the Exeter books. [Cr.]
Now MSS. Bodl. 478, 784.
2214. 736. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 15th cent, in England :
l0 i x 7i m *> iii + 260 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
borders, capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on bevelled boards,
clasps lost, English contemporary work.
1 (fol. 1). 'Incipit Tabula fratris Iacobi Ianuensis . . . super
Historias Biblie multum vtilis i. e. Distinctiones theologicae secundum
ordinem alphabet!: beg. 'Abstinencia caro domatur': a list of the
headings is at the end : there is no special reference to the Bible. The
author is better known as Jacobus de Voragine or Viragine.
2 (fol. 133). ' Questiones [Gulielmi de] Notyngham super Euangelia
per annum, quaterni xxj, precium xxixs.', a title of about 1460 or so,
added when the volume was valued, probably as a cautio in some chest :
the text beg. 1 Abraham pater meus exultaret et videret diem meum . . .
Super quo queritur quam diem
Foil, i, 257-60 are parts of reaves from a 13th cent. MS. of Civil Law.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2 : with library mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 588.
2215. 73a. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent, in England:
13x9 in., iii+160 leaves in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, white parchment on boards, with tags at top
and bottom, bosses and clasps lost, contemporary English work.
• Incipit Liber primus Ethimologiarum Ysidori archiepiscopi
Hyspalensis ', with the other nineteen books, preceded by five letters
between the author and Braulio, and with lists of chapters preceding
each book. The handwriting changes after fol. 54 (cf. foil. 25-7), and
the second hand has written on fol. iii v a brief abstract of the whole
encyclopaedia: there are also figures and diagrams (see foil. 3i v , 59 v ).
At foL 16 r follows a short Latin grammar, beginning, as do the Com-
mentarii of Priscian, with ' Philosophi diffiniunt uocem ' : ends abruptly,
some leaves being lost, 'proferuntur in i longam On fol. ii is a Greek
and a Hebrew alphabet, the Latin Lord's Prayer in Greek characters,
and also in Latin verse, &c. Fol. i is a leaf from a late 12th cent.
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missal (Canon Missae). A 15th cent, list of contents shows that the
lost leaves at the end contained ' multa notabilia de Cronicis. Item liber
Methodij episcopi, civ '.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 1612.
Now MS. Bodl. 895.
2216. 369. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the 12th cent in
England : 8| x 5$ in., i + 106 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c ;
binding, parchment on boards, apparently contemporary English
work.
'Incipiunt Epistol$ Iuonis Camothensis episcopi:*', about 170 in
number: the first is to Paschalis, and begins 'Beluacenses clerici
melioris fame
Owned by • R. TV probably R. Tuinus or Twyne, see inner front cover,
and by ' Thomas Lanordine * [?], in the 16th cent. Presented by sir
George More in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 526.
. 2217* 9>9* In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent in France :
1 of x 7 J in., iiL+ 135 leaves : with illuminated capitals, Sec : in the
17th cent. English binding are inserted two sides of an Italian binding
of about a. d. 1500 with stamped ornament.
x (fol. 3). The Canon of the Mass, with a marginal and interlinear
gloss : the latter beg. 1 Prima ante. Nota in hac per Christum
2 (fol. 10) 4 Parnomia Yuonis', i.e. the Panormia of Ivo Carnotensis,
a treatise on Church law and organization, with many quotations from
Councils and Fathers: prol. beg. 'Exceptiones ecclesiasticarum regu-
larum ' : in eight parts : at end ' Parnomig Iuonis est hie in propatulo
finis '.
On foil. iii v , 1-2 are 13th cent, excerpts from a Paris Council on
excommunication and from a treatise on baptism, in Latin.
'Memorandum quod iste liber constat monasterio de Wyrkesop . . 7
(early 14th cent.). Apparently acquired by the Bodleian about
a.d. 1618-30.
Now MS. Bodl. 888.
2218* 133. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent : ia x 8 in.,
yi + 230 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, stamped
white sheepskin (about 1602) on older sewing and boards.
At end ' Explicit Legenda Sanctorum ' : the Aurea Legenda, or
Lombardica historia, written by Jacobus Januensis or de Voragine
(better, Viragine), whose name does not occur : with prologue, list of
contents, index of subjects, and some notes. On fol. v are a few added
miracles, and on fol. 227* an extract from the Polychronicon of Higden.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 880.
2219. 367. In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written early in the
13th cent, in England : 8| x 6f in., ir + 191 leaves : with illuminated
capitals, &c
A 1 (fol. 1) at end 'Expliciunt .iiij or . Euangeiiaa Iuuenco presbitero
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
oratore uel rethore [h]exametris uersibus pene ad uerbum translata . . .',
a metrical harmony of the Gospels.
2 (fol. 49 v ). 1 Incipit prefatio Er monachi in sequens opusculum ad
amicum suum this introduces the elegiac poem sometimes entitled
4 Concertatio inter Carnem et Spiritum 'or • De contemptu mundi ' :
pref. beg. 1 Cogis me litem text beg. 1 Cum tibi leta salus usually
1 Dium tibi ... \
B 3 (foL 59). About a hundred Latin epigrams by Prosperus
Aquitanicus, entitled in the colophon ' Liber Prosperi ' : the first beg.
1 Hec Augustini ex sacris epigramata dictis the 2nd * Dum sacris
mentem ', each having the corresponding passage of Augustine attached.
At fol. 83 follows the Poema conjugis ad uxorem without title, beg.
* Qui centum quondam ' : at end 1 Explicit liber Prosperj '.
4 (fol. 85). The Mibellus de Sanctorum miraculis' of Alexander
Essebiensis, here anonymous, with the prose preface to an abbot
beginning 4 Duo preclara diuine pietatis from which the above title is
taken : the poem, which is a Festial or Gesta et passiones Sanctorum
in elegiac verse, begins with a second prologue, * Omnia cum nequeam
sanctorum scribere gesta ' : the text beg . ' Quern primum proprio celi
rex ore uocauit and is in two books, see fol. ri5. Two handwritings
occur, both different from the rest of the MS., and a leaf or leaves are
lost at the end, fol. i28 v ending with 'recipit Normannia binis' in the
Life of king Edward.
C s (fol. 129). The Alexandreis of Philippus Gualterus de Castellione,
in ten books, here without title, with prose prologue {beg. 1 Moris est
usitati and verse arguments, and many marginal notes : the poem
beg. • Gesta ducis Macedum': on fol. i89 v is a small Mappa mundi,
with notes.
A 15th cent list of contents on fol. iii v shows that originally there
followed, after the above, ' Epistole magistri Petri Blesensis, Jmpnarium
[Hymnarium] glosatum, Bernardus in sermone super Missus est angelus
Gabriel, Serrrio beati Augustini de Passione Domini.'
' Liber ecclesie beate Marie de Wauerley, W S,' 15th cent. Presented by
' sir George More in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 527.
2220; 468. In Latin, on parchment t made up of two MSS. written in the 13th
and 14th centt in England : ufxSfin., iii + 218 leaves, in doable
columns.
A (late 13th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). 'Exposicio super Job': pref. beg.
4 Pretermissis ad presens aliis text beg. 1 Vir erat ... Ac si diceret vir
Adam nomine lob with many marginal notes : the commentary from
xxxix. 27 to end is supplied in a 14th cent, hand at fol. 103.
B (early 14th cent : with coloured capitals) 2 (fol. 115). 'Lectura
super librum Sapiencie a later title, beg. 1 Fons sapiencie verbum Dei . . .
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Sapienciam ait Ecclesiasticus ascribed to Hugo de Vienna, i. e. Hugo
de Sancto Caro, in a later hand, as is the next article, but the incipits and
explicits do not agree with Quetifs Script ord. Praedicat. ...Paris, 1719.
3 (fol. 157). 'Lectura super Cantica' Canticorum, a later title : beg.
1 Cantabo dilecto meo . Canticum triplex in Nouo legitur Testamento ' :
here attributed to Hugo de Vienna or de Sancto Caro, see above : at
fol. 215 is a (15th cent.) index of subjects, ending « Explicit tabula super
Cantica Canticorum postillatoris auctentici H. de Vienna \ At fol. 214*
is a contemporary form of admission to a monastery, the name of which
is erased.
1 Decano [Crid . . .?]/ 15th cent., as in no. 2306 : ' [Guiielmi . . .] liber
ex dono m agist ri [Georgii . . .] *, 1 6th cent., as in no. 2206. Presented
by William Ballow, of Christ Church, Oxford, proctor, in the first four
months of 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 890.
2221. 594* In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the 13th
cent. : 9 x 6$ in., iii + 84 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c
A 1 (foL 1). A Latin work on Prov. xxxi. 10-31, the description of
a virtuous wbman, allegorically interpreted as applying to st. Mary
Magdalene (fol. 1), st Mary the Virgin (fol. 2o v ) and the Church
(fol. 37 v ) : beg. 1 Mulierem fortem . . . Splendor radii Solaris in iaspide*.
At the end is a letter from the author Alexander to his book (beg.
* Fortasse tuo, liber, superstes eris Alexandro and the writer is
believed ta be Alexander Neckam.
B 2 (fol. 55). 'Glose domini S[tephani Langtori] Cantuariensis
archiepiscopi super Cantica Canticorum ' : beg. 4 Osculetur me ... In
hoc libro sicut in ceteris '.
Presented by William Burdet of Sonning in 1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 528.
2222. 547. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the iath cent.
in England : I2$x8j in., i+139 leaves: with illuminated capitals,
&c. : binding, stamped leather on boards, early 16th cent. Canterbury
work.
Theological treatises : —
1 (fol. i v ). 'Ortus, uita uel obitus sanctorum Patrum [lxxxiv] qui in
Scripturarum laudibus efferuntur ' : by st Isidorus of Seville : with preface
and list of chapters.
2 (fol. 12). Allegoriae quaedam Sacrae Scripturae, by Isidorus, whose
name occurs in the preface : here without title.
3 (fol. 23 v ). • Katalogus beati Hieronimi de catholicis scriptoribus
with preface and list of names.
4 (foL 4o v ). * Decretalis epistola de recipiendis & non recipiendis libris
a Gelasio papa cum .lxx. episcopis conscripta a Decretum : beg.
* Post propheticas et euangelicas
5 (fol. 42). • In Dei nomine Katalogus uirorum inlustrium a Gennadio
Masiliensi episcopo post Hieronimi Katalogum conscriptus incipit',
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short lives numbered from cxxxvi to ccxxxii, and i-xcvi, preceded by
a list of the names.
6 (fol. 53 v ). • Katalogus Isidori de illustribus viris in a shorter form
than that printed by Migne (Patrol. Lat. lxxxiii. 1081).
7 (foL 58). ' Retractatio Augustini episcopi the Retractationes, in two
books : with a list of the works reviewed.
8 (fol. 106). * Liber primus Cassiodori senatoris Institutionum diui-
narum Litterarum ', with a list of the 33 chapters.
9 (fol. i28 v ). 4 Liber pr[oh]emiorum sancti Isidori e librorum Noui ac
Veteris Testamenti plenitudine . . .
10 (fol. i33 v ) Ejusdem Isidori De 1 libri[s] Noui Testamenti* et
(fol. 135) Veteris.
11 (fol. i36 v ). The Itinerarium or De situ ac mirabilibus terrae
Hierosolymitanae of Antoninus Placentinus, here without title or author,
and added in a late 12 th cent. hand.
The back of the bindings has the offset from two foil, of a Gregorian
sacramentary written in England c. a.d. i 100. [H. M. B.]
1 Liber Sancti Augustini Cantuarie' (13th cent.) : ' Liber monasterij Sancti
Angustini Anglorum apostoli. D[istinctio] iiii, Gra[dus] i* (15th cent.),
with an old list of contents. ' Donum Jo. Bille ' in sir Thomas Bodley's
hand : presented not later than 1606 by J. Bill the London bookseller.
Now MS. BodL 881.
2223, 19a. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 2nd half of the nth cent
lo l *7l m *f 1 + 63 leaves: with some ornamental capitals, &c. :
binding, plain white sheepskin (15th cent. English work?) over older
boards and sewing, repaired.
Sermons : the first rubric is 1 Incipiunt omeli? Eusebii Emiseni [?]
ad Monachos ', and one other (fol. S3 V ), while three other sermons are
ascribed to Caesarius 'Emisenus', i.e. Arelatensis (foil. 48* 5° v > 52:
really by Faustus Rhegiensis ?), but the sermons as printed by Migne
(Patrol Lat.) are — a (foil. 1, 53 y ) ten by Eucherius, in vol. 1, col. 833 :
b (fol. 1 7) five out of a series of Easter sermons, by Caesarius Arelatensis,
in vol. lxvii. 1041 : c (fol. 33) in xxxix. 2062 : d (fol. 57) in xxxix. 2317 :
e (fol. 58 v ) the treatise de tribus tabernaculis, sometimes ascribed to
Augustine, in xl. 991 : ten others are apparently not in Migne. The
two homilies on the Creed by Faustus of Riez printed in Caspari,
Kirehenhistorischc Anecdota, p. 317, are on foil. 39 y -46 y .
' Iste liber est Sancte Marie Sarum. qui enm furatus fuerit nel celauerit uel
titulum istum delevcrit anatema sit ' (late 13th cent.?) : so the volume
once belonged to the cathedral library at Salisbury. Presented by sir
Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 882.
2224. ia8. In Latin, on paper : made up of two MSS. written about the middle
of the 15th cent. : 12$ x gl in., ii + 175 leaves : stained by damp at
each end, and with the few margins injured : binding, stamped white
sheepskin (about 1602) on older sewing and boards.
A (written in England) 1 (fol. 1) : at end, * Explicit liber Ysodori de
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Summo Bono in three books, with a list of chapters. These are the
Sententiamm libri tres of Isidorus : followed by a (fol. 28 v ) a sermon of
Isidorus (?), beg. i Scito homo te ipsum, quid sis ' : b (fol. 29 v ) the letter
of Isidorus to bishop Massona : c (fol. 30) the list of chapters above
referred to: d (fol. 31) a note by Isidorus on Origen's critical marks
(printed in Migne's Patrol. Lat lxxxi, 971) : e (fol. 31) short moral and
theological pieces ; partly in English and chiefly in verse, one of which
is the Goliardic poem which begins ' Cur mundus militat
B (in double columns) 2 (fol. 33). 1 Prima determinacio fratris et
magistri Willelmi Widford [or, as on fol. 41, 'WodfordeQ de ordine
fratrum Minorum Oxonie contra Wyclyf [or, as on fol. 52 v 'contra
Wicheleuistas *] in materia de religione', followed by three others
(foil. 4i v : 52 v , 59): the third was delivered 'Oxonie anno Domini
m° ccc. lxxxxix 0 [1389 ?; or as on foL 52 v , 1390] in scolis Minorum et
die vesperiarum fratris Johannis Romseye ', the fourth at Oxford in 1390,
when Woodford was 4 pro tunc vicarius prouincialis
3 (fol. 70) 4 Flores Francisci de Maronis super beatum Augustinum
De Trinitate ', excerpts from that treatise, followed by similar excerpts
from Augustine, Super Genesim ad litteram (fol. 126), liber lxxxiii
Quaestionurri (fol. iS3 y ), De mirabilibus sacrae Scripturae (fol. 160),
Super Matthaeum (fol. i66 v ) Super Lucam (fol. 168), Quaestiones
diversarum Scripturarum (fol. i69 v ), Sermo de Stoicis et Epicureis
(fol. 172), Sermo Ego sum (fol. i72 v ). The selector's name is only
attached to the first two items. Fragments of a 13th cent. Latin
theological MS. were used in the sewing of this part, e.g. between
foil. 155 and 156.
Presented by the dean*nd chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 888.
2225. 105. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the nth
and iath centt. : 12 x 8| in., iii + 130 leaves : with coloured capitals,
&c. : both parts show signs of damp.
A (nth cent.?, written on the continent (in France?) 1 (fol. 1)
* Liber sancti Isidori ad Florentinam [de] miraculis Christi ', an added
title : the treatise is generally known as De fide catholica contra
Judaeos. After a list of chapters comes 4 Incipit prefatio. Sanct?
sorori Florentine Hysidorus . Qu^dam qu§ diuersis temporibus': at
end, 'Explicit hie liber*. The outer margins of foil. 30, 52 are cut off.
B (3rd quarter of the 12th cent.: in double columns) 2 (fol. 85).
1 Ieronimus contra Iouinianum an added title. On fol. 84 is
'iiii. Non. Ian. Feria 1 Lune xxviii. circa tertiam horam diei lenis
quidem sed horribilis tonitrui fragor factus est apud nos, cum fulgure,
grandine, & uento '. The Radcliffe Observer (dr. A. A. Rambaut) has
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kindly ascertained that the only possible date for this note between
1 150 and 1250 is 1177.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602. The entries in the
Benefactor's Register and marks in the volume suggest that the above
pieces were two separate MSS. when they entered the Library, but
the Bodleian catalogues from 1602 onward exhibit them as one. A may
be no. 53 in the list of books given to Exeter by bishop Leofric, see
F. E. Warren, Leofric Missal, p. xxiii.
Now MS. Bodl. 804.
2226. 99* In Latin, on parchment : written in the last quarter of the 10th cent, in
England : 12J x 9I in., iv + 80 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. :
the first and last few leaves injured by damp and repaired : binding,
stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) on older sewing and boards,
worn and rebacked.
The treatise De fide catholica contra Judaeos by st. Isidore of Seville,
here with no title : the 1 praefatio ' beg. 1 Sanct? sorori Florentinae
Hysiodorus . Quedam que diuersis temporibus ' : the work beg. * Quod
Christus a Deo Patre genitus est. Iudei nefaria incredulitate ' : in two
books, each preceded by a list of chapters. The last chapter (fol. 74)
is headed 1 xxvii . Recapitulatio operatio ' (sic, pro opens), and has a
nearly contemporary interlinear Old English translation, which is printed
in prof. Napier's Old English Glosses (Oxf. 1900), p. 205. The lower
two-thirds of fol. 75, after the colophon, is cut off, and the^lower margins
of foil. 49 and 59. At the top of fol. 1 is a title in a 13th cent, hand,
4 Liber de miraculis Christi \
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 160a.
Now MS. Bodl. 819.
2227. 59°* I Q Latin, on parchment : written about a. d. 1300 : io{ x 7J in., i + 172
leaves, in double columns : with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding,
poor red leather on older boards, early 16th cent. Reading work.
' Opus Isidori episcopi de disciplina et arte secundum ethimologiam
the Etymologiae. Other jitles are 'Grammatica ars' (fol. 28) and
(later) ' Ethymologie \ There are the usual letters between Isidorus
and Braulio at fol. 27, and lists of chapters before each book, as well as
two other similar lists (foil. 2o v , 24) and an index of subjects (fol. 1),
added, slightly later, in two hands. There are also notes, partly written
with a metal stilus.
This appears to have belonged to 'Reading abbey, and was presented by
William Burdet of Sonning in 1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 896.
2228. 5 8 3* In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written in the and
half of the 13th cent, in England: iofx7{in., iv+135 leaves, in
double columns : with illuminated capitals, &c.
A. 1 (fol. 1). 4 Interpretaciones Isidori' nominum Hebraicorum:
beg. * Adam homo sive terrenus vel terra rubra \
2 (fol. 2 y ). c Interpretaciones Remigii [Autissiodorensis] de nominibus
Hebraicis secundum litteras alphabeti ' : beg. 1 Aaz interpretatur appre-
hendens . . . Aad testificans \ The work used to be ascribed to Bede.
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The hand changes after fol 8 and in fol. 15a*, and • the list ends in G
(Gomorm): foil. i$ h ~* are blank.
B 3 (fol. 16). 4 Excerpta sentenciarum secundum magistrum Hugo-
nem de Sancto Victore ', in four books : beg. i Circa res diuinas
studiosis'. But these books, though their subjects are the same as
those of the first four books of Hugo's Summa Sententiarum, are the
Libri quatuor Sententiarum theologicarum of Bandinus, with variations
in the text At fol. 43' are added (1) a note about the relations of
history and allegory (beg. 'Hystoria est testis temporum') and (2) a
prophecy of things to happen between 1271 and 1322, in two hands
{beg. ' Deus in creatione mundi operatus est per septenas ').
C 4 (foL 44). An anonymous Bible history, both of the Old and
New Testaments: beg. 'Mundus quatuor modis dicitur': the New
Testament beg. 1 fuit in diebus Herodis . . . Dauid ampliare volens 9 :
the hand changes after fol. 59. In method it is not unlike the Alle-
goriae of Hugo de Sancto Victore, to whom it is attributed (without
reason) in the Old Catalogue of 1697.
• Iste est liber sancte Marie de Radynga ex dono Johannis Sarum, de quo
qui frandem fecerit nouerit se excommunicatum ' (about A. p. 1300),
with a list of contents in the same hand. Presented by William Burdet
of Sonning in 1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 897.
2229. 370. In Latin, on parchment : made op of two MSS. written in the lath
and 13th centt in England (?) : 12{ x 8 in., ii + 176 leaves, in double
columns : with illuminated capitals, See, : in parts injured by damp,
and rubbed : binding, Jeather stained red on boards, 15th cent.
English work.
Theological treatises : —
A (late 1 2th cent.) 1 (fol. i v ). 'Incipit liber primus sancti Ysidori
Spalensis archiepiscopi de Summo Bono sive Sententiae, followed by
the other two books, each preceded by a list of chapters.
2 (foL 79). ' Incipit liber Ysidori Iunioris de Virtutum & Viciorum
differentiis beg. % Inter. Deum et Dominum ', ends ' humilitatis Christi ' :
the 2nd book of the Differentiae of Isidorus, bp. of Seville, sometimes
called the Differentiae Spirituales : with a short preface, beg. « Nonnulli
norunt \
3 (fol. 93, cf. 99). • Liber de ordine baptismi here anonymous, but
by Theodulfus bp. of Orleans, with prologue omitting the author's name,
and list of chapters ; but the text ends abruptly in cap. xiii at the words
4 legitur, preteritur
4 (fol. 100). 1 Liber Alchuini ad Widonem comitem ' de virtu tibus
et vitiis, with prologue and list of chapters : followed by ' Epytaphium
ipsius sc. Alcuini : beg. 1 Hie rogo pauxillum \
B (early 13th cent.) 5 (foL 114), 'Incipit prologus beati Odonis
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
abbatis [Cluniacencis] . . .', followed by the three books of his Col-
lationes or Occupationes.
6 (fol. 162). 'Cerasius fac [fecit?] has .vi. historias cuilibet de
ob^dientie bono eiusque laudibus ' : beg. 1 Tu$ non inmemor peticionis
hanc comonitiunculam ' : ends 1 virtutem memori^ commendes \
7 (foL 165). Short pieces — a (fol. 165). 'Dicta famuli Dei
Nili monachi de .viij. Viciis principalibus beg. ' Principium fructus
Mores ends, perhaps unfinished, ' spiritus accidi§ fugiet a te ' : b
(fol. i66 v ) 'Tractus sancti Augustini de obediential a sermon, beg.
1 Nichil itaque sic Deo ' : of doubtful authorship : c (foh i67 v ). A few
stories excerpted from the Lives of the Saints: d (fol. i7o v ) 4 De con-
flictu uiciorum atque uirtutum, epistola beati Ambrosii episcopi beg.
'Apostolica uox clamat . . . atque in procinctu', a sermon variously
ascribed to Augustine, Leo, and Isidorus, probably by Ambrosius
Autpertus: e (fol. 174) 'Abbas Moyses de appetenda discretionis
gratia', &c, beg. 'Omni conatu debet': (fol. i74 v ) 'Epistola beati
Macharij ad monachos beg. ' In primis quidem si c^perit ' : g (fol. 175)
' De diuersis uirtutibus psalmorum uel anime ', beg. ' Ieronimus dicit .
Quantum possunt psalmi \
On foil. 176, 176* are Latin antiphons, a gradual and Alleluia, &c,
with musical notes, of the first half of the 13th cent. On foil. ii y , i76 v
are a list of contents, partial index, &c.
The binding raises a presumption that this belonged to Newark priory in
Surrey, see no. 3085. Presented by sir George More in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 898.
2230. 647. In French, on parchment: written in A. i>. 1300 in England (?) :
i°i x 7i in<> Wi + 119 leaves, in doable columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c
1 (fol. x). ' La lumere as lais by Pierre de Peckham, preceded by
'loreisun mestre Peire de Feccham', i.e. Peckham: a didactic and
religious "poem : the prayer beg. * Verai Dieu omnipotent | Kestes fin
& comencement' : in six books, with lists of Distinctiones and chapters,
the first page of which is much worn.
2 (fol. 95 v ). 'Art de kalender par Rauf de Lynem p, the word is
nearly erased] romaunce e do pur simpli gent lettre a poem on the
(English) calendar, in verse, usually known as Rauf de Lenham's
Comput, his name occurs on fol. io2 r a as 'Rau de Linham': beg.
• Du geste ne uoil pas chanter ' : at the end eight lines are added (printed
in Romania xv (1886), p. 287), which seem to imply that the MS. was
written in a.d. 1300: the treatise was composed in 1256, and is a
translation from Latin.
3 (fol. io4 v ). • Mestre Robert le Grosceteste the original French
form of his poem usually entitled Carmen de Creatione Mundi or Vie
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,de doux Jesu Christ, or Chasteau d' Amour : beg. 1 Ky bien pense bien
put dire \
Some Latin theological and other notes are on foil. 11 6, 117. Fol.
118 is a leaf containing parts of chapp. vi-ix of the 3rd Distinction of
the 6th book of the Lumiere as lais (art 1 above) in an early 14th cent
hand : see no. 30528 art. b, which is a similar fragment of the same MS.
4 Don urn Francisci Cleeri Militis,' apparently in sir Thomas Bodley's
hand, probably given about 1605-101 1 : see no. 2386.
Now MS. BodL 899.
2231* 405. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
England: 10^x7^ in., iii+355 leaves, in* double columns : with
illuminated border, capitals, &c
Theological treatises : —
1 (foL 1). 'Tractatus de decern preceptis secundum Petrum de
Auriolis ' : beg. 1 itfon habebis Deos ... In hoc primo mandato \
2 (foL 50). 'Tractatus qui uocatur Dieta Salutis', a theological
manual on vices, virtues, prayer, &c. : beg. 1 Hec est via . . . Magnam
misericordiam facit \ This treatise appears to be by Bonaventura, but
has been also attributed to Gulielmus de Lancea, and to Robert Holkot
At fol. 108 follow (1) a short analysis of the work in partitions of
subjects : beg. * Misericordia est, cecos ad domum dirigere \ (2) a chapter
on detraction, beg. f Detractor dicitur immundus '.
3 (fol. 114). 1 Distinctiones Parisiensis beg. 'Duplex est Absti-
nencia', a theological treatise in 134 chapters, of which a list is at
fol. 232 y : perhaps by Gilbertus a Minorite, see no. 2607, art. 1 :
4 (fol. 233 v ). Short pieces — a 1 Diuisiones \ short heads for Sunday
sermons: beg. 'Abiciamus opera tenebrarum 1 : b (fol. 236) similar
'themata' for Sunday sermons on the Gospels: beg. 'Ecce rex tuus
venit': c (fol. 239) is an 'Extractus omnium librorum Biblie, quid
tractatur in quolibet eorum a short summary of the Bible : beg. ' Re-
quiris a me, fili karissime': d (fol. 243) An extract from the 119th
Lectio of Robert Holkot.
5 (fol. 244). A treatise on penitence : beg. * Quantum sit appetenda
gratia penitencie \
* Sum Gnlielmi Adeni 8c amicorum, 16th cent.* This volume seems to be
the only one which corresponds to 4 Partitiones quaedam theologies ab
incerto auihore. 4 0 . MS.' given by William Baliow of Christ Church,
Oxford, in 1604 : but the identification is doubtful : it certainly came to
the Library not later than 1605,
Now MS. Bodl. 400.
2232. 646. In French, on parchment : written in the 14th cent, in England (?) :
iof X7 in., i + 73 leaves: with many miniatures, &c, see below:
binding, stamped leather on bevelled boards (London work by £. B.,
about A.D. 1000) re-backed, but the old back is preserved, and one
of the two metal clasps.
A Commentary on the Apocalypse of St. John, in French {beg. 1 Seint
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Poul le apostel dist'), profusely illustrated with coloured drawings,
perhaps Flemish in style, rather rudely drawn and coloured. At end
i Ici finist le liure qe home appelle lapocalipse \ On fol. 71* is drawn
in trick a shield argent (?), two bars ermine, with two mottos ' Quo fata
vocant' and 'Fato prudentia maipr \ all 16th cent, and indeterminate
in significance.
« The . gift . of I the . la[dy] . Broket^' stamped in gold on the binding. The
Library acquired the book between 1605 and 161 1, perhaps from lady
Brocket
Now MS. Bodl. 401.
2233. 287. In Latin, on parchment : made up of the two MSS. written in the
first half of the 15th cent, in England : 84x6} in., ii+ 191 leaves :
with stamped leather of about 16 13 (Oxford work) over older sewing
and boards.
A (with illuminated border, capitals, &c.) 1 (fol f ) : at end, f Expli-
ciunt Meditacipnes quas scripsit cardinalis Bonauentura de vita Domini
nostri Ihesu Christ!,' the Meditations on the Passion, in 118 chapters :
beg. 1 Inter alia virtutum et laudum preconia \
B (with coloured capitals) 2 (fol. 109). An anonymous theological
treatise (Summa theologica) in seven parts (part 1. de Deo, 2. de humani-
tate Christi, 3. de sacramento altaris, 4. de beata Maria, 5. de virtutibus,
6. de vitiis, 7. narrationes) : prol. beg. 1 Ad honorem beatissime Trini-
tatis . . . compilatus est de diuersis libris breuis iste libellus': text
beg. 1 Deus cum nichil de illo dici digne posset \ There is a list of the
chapters at fol. 184. The seventh part shows that it was written by
a Cistercian, and perhaps in the neighbourhood of the Cistercian abbey
of Grandis Silva (Grand Selve) near Toulouse (see foil. i82 v , i83 v , 184).
At fol. i72 v is a 'narratio' of an unworthy priest na.med Radulphus
celebrating mass in St Mary Magdalene church in Oxford on July 25,
1256, who was soundly cuffed by a spirit. v
'Iste liber constat Willelmo [?] Cole[?f] Capellano. Si quis furatus
fuerit enndem [?] librum collo suspendetur/ 16th cent. Presented to the
Library by sir Richard Fermor of Somerton in 1603.
Now MS. Bodl. 529.
2234. 144. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 75th cent in
England: 13^x9! in., ii + 191 leaves, in dpuble columns: with
illuminated capitals, Ac. : binding, white sheepskin (about 160a)
over older sewing and boards.
• Incipiunt Sermones dominicales fratris Jacobi archiepiscopi Januen-
sis with preface, alphabetical index of subjects, and marginal notes.
On foil. ii v , 1, i9i r are some 15th cent. Latin theological extracts, one
of which runs ( Nota quod ecclesie parochiales in Anglia xlv. millia xi.
& ville lij. millia iiij**. Feoda militum lx. millia .cc xv. Inde in manibus
religiosorum xxviij millia .xv the rest are devotional.
On fol. 1 is ' Liber Henrici Webbere titulo empcionis precium .xxx. soli-
dorum. Accomcdato [«V] magistro Johanni Euelynge the last clause
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being an addition. Henry Webber (of Exeter college, Oxford) was
dean of Exeter cathedral and died in 1477 : John Evelyn, M.A. about
1440, was rector of Exeter college, 1443-9 : the date of the note is
about 1440-50. Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 320.
2235. 429. In Latin, on paper and parchment mixed : made up of two MSS. :
written in the 15th cent, in France: 13x9 in., i + 345 leaves in
double columns : binding, green leather on boards, clasps lost, con-
temporary French work.
A (written by Joannes de Ri villa : with one illuminated and many
coloured capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1) 453 sermons or short discourses, partly
at least on the Sunday Gospels (Evangelia Dominicalia), with two
indexes of subjects to the 1 materie in hoc opere contente the first to
sermons 1-367, the second supplementary, including an added portion,
sermons 368-453 : the first is ' tabula composita per manum iohannis
de Riuuilla (fol. 3i2 v : Wallenstadt in Switzerland?), and the second is
ascribed in two hexameters to 1 Io-han-nes
B. 2 (fol. 329). The Summa de poenitentia ascribed to Johannes
Wallensis or Gualensis : in nine parts : beg. 1 Quoniam prouida solercia
est mortem meditari ' : here with no author's name or title.
Four leaves at beginning and end are parts of French accounts of
the king's granary at Chinon in 1405-6: and some items of Oxford
expenses connected with horses about a.d. 1600, in Latin, are on
fol. 345.
This volume appears to have come to the Library in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 402.
2236. {Printed book : MS. BodL 408, = Hain 436, Proctor 8960-1.)
2237* 762. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 14th cent in
England in three hands (A, 8, C) : Ml x Tof in., ii+ 196 leaves, in
double columns : with illuminated capitals, Sec.
Theological works : —
1 (fol. 1 : A + B). The twenty-two sermons of Gregory the Great
on Ezekiel, with preface, and (fol. 64 v ) an index of subjects.
2 (fol. 67: A). 'Tractatus beati Augustini de spiritu et anima
with an index at fol. 66.
3 (fol. 73 : A). 1 Epistola beati Augustini ad Iulianum comitem
usually entitled De salutaribus documentis [and probably by Paulinus
of Aquileia] [Cr.] : with an index at fol. 66 v .
4 (fol. 82 v : A). ' . . . Excerpciones collecte de diuersis opusculis
beati Bernardi . . . abbatis Clareuallensis ', with prologue and leonine
verses : in ten books, each, except the first, with a list of chapters : an
index is at fol. i55 v . [This is the Bernardinum of Gulielmus de
S. Martino.] [Cr.]
5 (fol. i59 v : C). A sermon attributed to st. Augustine, sometimes
termed De quatuor virtutibus caritatis {beg. 'Desiderium caritatis vestre ').
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6 (fol. 162: C). 'Prologus [Nicolai] Gorham super Epistolam ad
Galathas ' : beg. 1 Quis dedit gallo . . . Olim Galli venientes ' : the
prologue only is here.
7 (fol. i62 v : C). A commentary on the Apocalypse, with prologue :
prol. beg. 1 Cognouit Deus omnem . . . Ecce manus missa ad me': text
beg. 1 Appcalipsis Ihesu Christi . . . Liber iste principaliter diuiditur in
tres partes \ This is by Nicholas de Gorham.
' Precium ij marcas,' ant A.D. 1400 (foil. ii v , 195). Presented by the
dean and canons of Windsor in 1612.
Now MS. Bodl. 821.
2238. 362. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 13th cent, in England (?):
13! x 9 in., i + 226 leaves: with illuminated capitals (three large,
foil. 38, 5 V , 141, the last with miniatures), &c : binding, white
leather on boards, early 16th cent English work.
1 (fol. 1). The text of st. Matthew's Gospel, with prologue, in Latin,
surrounded (apparently) by the Glossa Ordinaria (of Walafridus Strabo)
and the Glossa Interlinearis (of Anselmus Laudunensis), both in smaller
writing : many notes are from st. Jerome, and many are added with a
metal stilus.
2 (fol. 139). The Gospel of st. Mark, annotated in the same way.-
The lower margin of fol. 224 is cut ofF.
4 Constat Johanni Armorer vicario de Sutton Valunce 8c Hedcrone precio
iiij* de Bukherst quondam fratre de Muttenden' early 16th cent.;
Mottenden priory was the first Trinitarian friars 1 house in England and
is in the parish of Headcorn in Kent. This appears to be the * Glossa
Anonymi in Matthseum. fo[lio] MS.' presented by Charles Howard, earl
of Nottingham, in 1604.
Now MS. Auot. D. 2. 20.
2239* 352. Jn Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of tie 13th cent, in
England: 13^x9$ in., iii+166 leaves: with illuminated capitals.
&c. : binding, red velvet with brass clasps and corner-pieces, bosses
lost : also with a title-label at no. 2054, which see : 16th cent.
English work.
The text of Job (fol. 1), the General Epistles (James, fol. 95 ; Peter,
io4 v , ii3 y ; John, 120, 129, 130; Jude, 131) and the Apocalypse (fol.
134), with prefaces, in Latin, surrounded (apparently) by the Glossa
Ordinaria (of Walafridus Strabo) and the Glossa Interlinearis (of
Anselmus Laudunensis), both in smaller writing. On foil. 92-4 and
elsewhere is much writing with a metal stilus.
'Liber m[agistri] archidiaconi Buck[inghamie!]' 14th cent: 'Liber
monastery Eveshamie': 15th cent. (toll. 1, 165). Owned by king
Henry viii, see no. 2054, an( * w *t Q a l* st °f contents (fol. i) perhaps in
Leland's hand. Presented by Charles Howard, earl of Nottingham, in
1604.
Now MS.Auct. D^l. 15.
2240. 763. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 14th cent. :
17^x12 in., ii + 88 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated
capitals, &c.
Libri sex ' . . . Ieronimi super Iheremiam st. Jerome's commentary
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on Jeremiah, with prologue and (added) marginal notes. At fol. 85 v
follows about half of the short commentary on the Lamentations
ascribed to st Jerome, beg. ' Et factum est postquam ', ends, a leaf or
two being lost, in Zay * insultant nobis
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 1612 : with library mark.
Now MS. BodL 258.
2241. 151. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 14th cent, in
England: i$lxn$in., iii + 252 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated capitals, &c.
c Holcote , > the Latin commentary of Robert Holcote {d. 1349) on
Wisdom (Sapientia Salomonis), in 212 chapters, with some marginal
notes and two indexes, one a 15th cent, addition. The original index
ends ' Explicit hie Hulcot Sapiencia dragmata dans tot The hand
changes after fol. 205. On foil. 1-2 are three long passages, the second
an omitted part of chapter 69 (fol. 85), the first and third perhaps also
omissions in the text.
* Istum librum habuit magister Johannes Raw de bonis magistri Martini
lerchedekne [Archdeacon] per manus magistri Michaelis lerchedekne
parti m ex dono ad oranclum pro anima Maartini predicti & partim emit
ilium . . . anno Domini M° cccc 0 xxxix 0 ' : 1 Liber Holcote super
Sapiens • • . Ex dono magistri Johannis Row huius Ecclesie quondam
Subdecani'. Row or Raw, subdean of Exeter cathedral, died in 1463.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 279.
2242. 21S. In latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 13th cent, in
England: 17^x13^ in., ii+297 leaves, in double columns: with
fine illuminated capitals, &c.
1 (fol. 1). ' Flauii Iosephi Hystoriarum antiquitatis Iudaice . . . liber
primus ', the work in twenty books, with a testimony to Josephus by
'Eusebius Ieronimus presbiter' (fol. 1), prologue and lists of chapters.
2 (foL 203). '. . . Liber primus Historiarum Iosephi de Iudaico
bello the work in seven books, with prologue. The upper margins
are in parts stained and gnawed.
The offset of an erased inscription reads ' Iste liber continet . . . 14th
cent. : 1 Liber Thome Corseri presbiteri ,* early 16th cent. : * Vixi satis
si Christe sat vixi tibi. J. Bfailey] ex dono consang. C. B[ailey] late
16th cent. Presented by William Bailey esquire in 1602.
Now MS. Auct. E. infra 8.
2243. 918. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 14th cent in England :
134x94 in., ii + 281 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c
1 (fol. 1). 'Tabula fratris Jacobi [de Viragine] Januensis . . . super
historias Biblie multum vtilis \ ' habens 60 dicciones & 309 capitula,
&c.', a series of Distinctiones theologicae illustrated from the bible in
alphabetical order of subject : preceded by a ' formularium tabule ' or
index : beg. * Abstinencia caro domatur '.
2 (fol. io7 v ). 'Fasciculus Morum', a treatise on the virtues and
t 2
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vices, in five parts, followed by the usual ' sermones & themata ' and by
an index : pref. beg. 1 Frater electe ac sodalis text beg. 1 Vt enim
habetur in regula beati patris Francisci \
3 (fol. 193). A theological treatise divided into three books, (1) De
articulis fidei, (2) De dominicis sacramentis, (3) De virtutibus et vitiis :
beg. (after an omitted prologue) ' Occurrit itaque primo dicere Fol. 203
is mutilated and soiled.
' Sum liber Nicolai Grene/ 16th cent. (fol. ii). Apparently acquired by
the Library about 16 18- 30.
Now MS. Bodl. 882.
2244. 261. In I^itin, on parchment : written in the 1st half of the 12th cent, in
England (?) : 15x11$ in., v+142 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated capitals, &c. : stained and injured at each end by damp :
binding, plain white sheepskin (about 1602) over older sewing and
boards.
At end — 'Explicit liber vicestmus Etbymologiarum beati Ysidori
episcopi ' : tbe whole treatise, with four letters from Isidorus to Braulio
and two from Braulio, by way of preface. Foil, ii— iv contain the latter
part (R-Z) of a 15 th cent index of subjects to the work.
This volume belonged to the Exeter cathedral library, and appears in the
inventory of 1506, but is not in the list of MSS. presented by the Dean
and chapter in 1602. It was, however, almost certainly acquired not
later than 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 289.
2245. 129* In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the 14th
and 15th centt. in England : 13IX9I in., iii+ 189 leaves, in double
columns : discoloured in the latter part : binding, stamped white
sheepskin (about 1602) over older sewing and boards, damaged and
repaired.
A (written in the second half of the 14th cent. : with illuminated
border, capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1). At end, ' Expliciunt Questiones Roberta
de Kylwardby de Consciencia
2 (fol. 32 v ). 'Flores beati Augustini . . .', with marginal notes,
Franciscus de Mayronis' excerpts from the De doctrina Christiana
(fol. 32 v ), Confessiones (fol. 4i v ), liber lxxxiii Quaestionum (fol. 49 v ),
Retractationes (fol 54), De mirabilibus sacrae Scripturae (fol. 58 v ), De
Civitate Dei (fol. 62 v ), De Trinitate (fol. 97) : the compiler s name is not
mentioned except in two lists of contents : ' Meronis/ c Matoris.'
A sketch of a monk is on fol. 63.
B (early 15th cent.) 3 (fol. 109). At end, 'Explicit Compendium 10
Mandatorum editum a magistro . . . {erased name, J. Wyklyffe ?] doctOre
evangelice veritatis, cuius anime misereatur Omnipotens \ Wyclif 's treatise
De Mandatis, with marginal notes (see fol. 150), in thirty chapters.
* Hunc librum communi librarie Ecclesie Cathedralis Exoniensis disposuit
et dedit magister Henricus Webber, Ecclesie predicte decanus, 15th
cent.: Webber was dean 1460-77. Presented by the dean and chapter
of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 333.
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2246. 830. In Latin, on parchment : written in the beginning of the 15th cent in
England: lofxiain., ii+133 leaves: with illuminated capitals,
&c. : imperfect : binding, black stamped leather on boards, English
work of about a.d. 1600, with rolls bearing ' H.R.*
A Legenda according to the use of Sarum, containing the lessons of
the Breviary from the Bible or Fathers of the Church. The Temporale
begins on foL 1, the Sanctorale on fol. 81, the Commune Sanctorum on
fol 122. Six leaves are wanting after fol. 1, twelve after fol. 62, and six
after fol. 71. FolL i, ii are fly-leaves from a Latin commentary (of about
a. d. 1400) oh the Book of Numbers, in which chapter 33 beg. 1 Hee
sunt mansiones. Hie describitur recapituiacio '.
' Iste liber pertinet ad ecclesiam de Stnstun 1 in Suffolk, late 1 5th cent (foL
I3i r * v ) : there is an erased entry on fol. ii, and late 15th cent, names
4 Johannes Cowper de St oust on ' and ' Johannes Cade ' and ' Thomas
Cade • on foL 1 31 . Presented by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Colfe in 1 6 1 6.
Now MS. Bodl. 280.
2247. 65. In Latin, on parchment: written in the and half of the 15th cent, in
England : 15x11} in., ii + 347 leaves, in double columns : with illu-
minated capitals, &c. : binding, elaborately stamped leather on
bevelled oak boards, clasps lost, Oxford work of about 1605 or so by
'G. k;
'Liber qui intitulatur Prouincialis, editus a Willelmo Lyndewode
vtriusque iuris doctore ' (fol. 343), the work generally known as the Pro-
vinciate or Constitutiones Provinciates ecclesiae Anglicanae, with Lynde-
wood's gloss, in five books : preceded at fol 1 by the elaborate ' tabula
compendiosa . . . cornpilata per Willelmum de Tilia Nemore [i.e.
Lyndewood], completa in festo Conuersionis sancti Fauli anno Domini
millesimo . cccc mo . tricesimo tercio and by Lyndewood's preface at
fol. 33 : and followed at fol. 343, by a list of the constitutions of each
archbishop from Langton to Chicheley. On the binding are packed
four leaves (two imperfect) of a 14th cent, folio theological treatise.
Presented by Thomas Paget * armiger' in 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 248.
2248. 349. In Latin, on parchment: written in the and half of the 12th cent.:
8|x6| in., xvi + 173 leaves, wiih one miniature and illuminated
capitals.
1 (fol. iii). St. Bernard's treatise de Gradibus Humilitatis et
Superbiae, here without title or author's name : beg. 1 Rogasti me, frater
G., quatinus ea with the 1 Retractatio ' at fol. xvi v . This must at one
time, to judge by the 15th cent, pagination of the 2nd part, have been
a separate piece.
2 (fol. 1). A large number of sermons, extracts from sermons, and
short theological discourses, collected out of the Fathers : some have
author's names, such as Gregorius (fol. 23 v , &c), Ambrose (fol. 65 v ),
Augustine (fol. 62, &c), and Jerome (fol. 60) : one of the longer pieces
is 'De celesti Ierusalem & de decern lapidibus' {beg. 'Letare fratres
karissimi in his qi}§ dicta sunt', foL io3 v ). On fol. i67 v a 13th cent.
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hand has added a note on the Brethren of the Lord {beg. 1 Anna &
Emmeria fuerunt sorores '), &c. A partial (later) index of subjects is
on foil. 168-71. The fly-leaves are from a 13th cent. Latin surgical
work (' Incipit liber 3™ de wlneribus homoplatorum
On fol. iii is a miniature of a monk writing, within a capital letter, cf.
fol. 56V.
This MS. must have come to the Library in or before 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 530.
2249. 284. In English, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent. :
8J x 6$ in., i + 238 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, stamped leather, strings lost, English work
of about A. D. 1600.
The New Testament in English in the later Wycliffite version, with
prologues (fol. 37 v ), preceded at fol. r by ' A reule that tellith in whiche
placis of the byble ye may fynde the gospels . pistlis & lessons that ben
rad in the chirche at masse aftir the uss of Salisbury \ with the lessons
from the Old Testament in full. The order of the books is — Matth.,
Mark, ' Luyk \ John, Rom., 1 and 2 Cor., Gal., * Effecies Phil., Col.,
1 and 2 Thess., 1 and 2 Tim., Titus, Philem., Heb., Acts, James,
1 and 2 Pet., 1, 2 and 3 John, Jude, Rev. Fol. 1 has its outer margin
cut off.
At fol. 236* is added a protestation by Richard Merton, 'chanon', against
the charge brought against him by * Marget Mukkulton ', that he
multiplied words ' concerninge the brenninge of Thomas Donsturfyldes
howse', late 15th cent.: 'John Auncelle, T. Levrett off Chearnys',
'Mary Pygotte (fol. i87 v ) all 16th cent. This volume seems to be the
. only one which corresponds to a gift of sir Edwin Sandys of London in
1603, but it escaped the printed catalogue of 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 531.
2250. 806. In Spanish, on paper : written in A.D. 1590 m Madrid by Augustin de
Horozco : 8f x 6± in., ii + 1 1 1 leaves.
'Decada de la Passion de nuestro Senor Iesu Cristo. Compuesta
por don loan Coloma, conde de Elda, Visorey de Cerdena i Alcayde
del Castillo de Alicante a poem in ten books : beg. * Tu que del ciego
Caos confuso y graue ' : 1 de la mano de Augustin de Horozco estando
en Madrid ano de 1590'. Twenty-three engravings are inserted as
illustrations, of which twenty seem to be a set 'M. de Vos inven.
Hieronymus Wierix fecit. Hans van Luyck excud.' (fol. 1 7^ v ), but in
one case 1 Iulius Goltius sculpsit ' (fol. 54^ v ).
Presented by John Glanvyle of Balliol college early in 16 13.
Now MS. Bodl. 532.
2251. 46. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 1st half of the 14th cent, in
France (?) : 8x6 in., i + 35 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated
capitals, many pictures of animals, &c.
A Bestiarum moralizatum or Liber de naturis bestiarum, in about
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133 chapters, the last 21 of which (fol. 28) are about trees, not animals :
beg. ' Bestiar[i]um uocabulum proprie conuenit leonibus ' : ends ' scribe
in buxo \ Then (fol. 29 v ) there follows without separate heading a short
physiological treatise on man and his body : beg. 4 Natura dicta eo quod
aliquid ' : ends 1 Quod ad hominem & partes attinet corporis ex parte
dictum est: nunc etatis eius subiungamus \ There are many well-
drawn and curious figures of animals, &c. The whole manuscript is to
some extent an abbreviation of parts of bks. 2 and 3 of the treatise
sometimes attributed to Hugo de S. Victore and Hugo de Folieto, cf.
nos. 2543, 21725. No. 14799 is also connected with the same treatise,
bk. L
' Istc liber pertinet ad D[0 ?]L,' early 16th cent Presented by ' Edwarde
Fletewobde ' in 1601.
Now MS. BodL 533.
The entry which follows this Toloroe in the Benefactors* Register, namely 4 De
Fundamentis legnm Angliae, & de Conscientia .8. MS.* refers to a printed
book, which bore the press-mark 1 8° F. 1 Jar.' in 1605, and still bears it.
2252. 293. In Latin, on parchment : made np of fonr MSS. written in the 13th
cent, in England : 8 x 6\ in., ii + 75 leaves : binding, stamped leather
on older boards, Oxford early 1 7th cent. work.
A (with illuminated capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1). A short treatise on the
seven deadly sins, and on the penance appropriate to particular sins :
begg. 'Septem sunt criminalia peccata', 'Cum penitentia consistat in
tribus ' : imperfect at end.
B. 2 (fol. 9). Part of a short theological manual (or Summa theolo-
gica) treating of penance, the Decalogue, casual sins, &c. : imperfect at
beginning (beg. i satisfaccio, & quelibet istorum est penitentia ') and
unfinished at end. On fol. 2o v is 'precium iiis & iiij</\
C (with illuminated capitals) 3 (fol 21). . . Regule pastorales
Gregorii pape urbis Rome scripte ad Iohannem episcopum Rauenne
vrbis ' : this contains the first three parts of the Pastorale and part of
the short 4th part, preceded by a list of chapters : the text ends, a leaf
being lost, 1 sollicitus infirmitatis tue \
After this come two leaves (foil. 56-7) containing some formulae
epistolarum, under the headings narrationes, petitiones, conclusiones,
and salutationes.
D (in two columns, with illuminated capitals, &c.) 4 (fol. 58). The
treatise of Augustine De spiritu et anima, the shorter form ending
'aliud non sit quam racio', with a list of chapters. At fol. 70
follows 'Sermo beati Augustini de caritate' (beg. 'Diuinarum scrip-
turarum', and then in a different hand some theological notes and
(fol. 7i y ) three * Meditaciones beati Bernards (the three first chapters
of the De Cognitione humanae conditionis, ending 'laruales facies
tortorum ').
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Foil, i-ii, 74-5 are two leaves from a Latin 13th cent. MS. of Civil Law.
This appears to be the only MS. which corresponds to 4 Regulse Spin-
tnales [error for pastorales?] Gregorij. 8. [i.e. octavo] MS. , presented
by sir Richard Ferraor in 1603 ; this MS. was certainly in the Library
not later than 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 584.
2253. 430. In English, on paper : written perhaps in the 3rd quarter of the 1 5th
cent.: 7f x 5^ in., v+87 leaves: with a few illuminated capitals,
&c. : im perfect
The Life of St. Mary the Virgin by John Lydgate : the first and last
leaves of the first quire (after foil, v, 6) are lost, so no contemporary
title or author is now in the volume : two additional stanzas are in this
MS. as compared with Caxton's edition. Fol. 1 beg. 1 The which flour
preserued mann fro dethe
The following names are written in the volume in 16th cent, hands: —
sir George Winter (foil. 39, 76), Thomas and Henry Boynton (foil. 7,
50 v , 66, 84), John Robson (fol. 75"), « Richard Horff ...'(?, fol. 75"),
1 John Clarkson in Rychmond 9 (foL 84). The MS. probably reached
the Library in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 75.
2254. 901. In Latin, on parchment : written in four hands late in the nth cent.,
' pt/i possiMy in France: pts. 3-4 in England: 8f x6| in., ii + 95
leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
Vitae Sanctorum : —
1 (fol. 1). 'Passio beati Dyonisii [Areopagite] sociorumque eius
heroico carmine edita beg. i Post Cruris insignes subiit quam sponte
triuphos ' : at end, * Explicit exametro decurrens Passio uersu | Magni
cum sociis Dyonisii iure uerendis | Quos celebrent summos populi per
secla patronos \
2 (fol. 39). * . . . Vita sancti Neoti presbiteri et confessoris in
prose : prol. beg. 1 Beati Neoti confessoris uitam compendioso text beg.
* Sanctus igitur Neotus fecunde, ' : BibL Hagiog. lat. 6054 : a 16th cent,
hand ascribes this Life to William Ramesey.
3 (fol. 52). . . Vita sancte Marie. Magdalene', in prose: prol.
beg. i Quam quam per quattuor mundi climata text beg. i Fuit igitur
secundum seculi fastum ' : BibL Hagiog. lat. 5439*
4 (fol. 62). * . . . Vita sancti Machutis episcopi atque confessoris
in prose : prol. beg. 1 Domino meo uenerabili Ratuili aepiscopo . ac meo
magistro Gregorio in Sancta Trinitate . Bili Leuita humilis perpetuam
salutem . Magnitudo claritatis ': then follows (at fol. 62 v ) an address from
the religious of Aleth who have edited this Life ' de uirtutibus Sanc-
torum ' : then a second prologue (beg. 'Religiosorum uirorum gesta prae-
dicabilia') : text beg. 1 Igitur auctorem omnium ' : BibL Hagiog. lat. 5116^.
On fol. ii is a I^atin note on praevaricatio Salomonis, &c.
The MS., even if written in France, seems soon to have reached Winchester,
for in an early 1 2th cent, hand are written on fol. 37" two short Latin
poems commemorating Godefridus, prior of St Swithm's, who benefited
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'Wintonie monachos and Hardin gns * Wintonie cantor ' : the former
died in 1107 or 11 26. ' Nicolans* is written in an early 13th cent. (?)
hand on fol. 94", where there are also some late nth cent, (and later)
neums scribbled. * L[iber] Henrici Jackson Collegii Corporis Christi
Oxoniensis anno Christi Millesimo Sexcentesimo Mail 2 1° an erased in-
scription on fol. 93. Acquired probably by purchase from Jackson in
1619-20.
Now MS. BodL 535.
2255. 1050. In French, on paper: written about A.D. 1615-20: 7]x6 in.,
i + 279 leaves.
• Actes de tous les Synodes Nationaux, tenus par les Eglises Reformers
de la France, en diuers lieux depuis Tan . . . 1559 . . . Recueillis
selon Tordre des temps & reduits en un corps \ Acts of twenty synods
between 1559 and 161 2, with observations on them. Foil. 255-end
are blank.
Purchased with other books through £5 given by John Williams, when
bishop of Lincoln, in 1625.
Now MS. Bodl. 76.
2256. 493. In Latin, on parchment : written in two hands of the first half of the
15th cent, partly in England by John Esteby: 8f x6£in., v + 259
leaves : with illuminated borders, capitals, &c. : binding, old boards
re-covered with white leather in the 16th cent, in England.
Logical and grammatical treatises : —
r (fol. 1). 1 Expositio Porphirij per magistrum Walterum Burley
on the Isagoge of Porphyrius : beg. ' Quia de dictis in logica with notes.
2 (fol. i6 v ). 'Expositio super librum Predicamentorum [Aristotelis]
secundum magistrum W [alteram] Burley': beg. 'Circa librum predi-
camentorum est sciendum ' : the rather later list of contents on fol. ii
adds ' secundum vsum Oxonie
3 (fol. 70). * Questiones Doctoris Subtilis [Joh. Duns Scoti] super
Porphirium ' logicales : beg. ' Queritur utrum Logica sit scientia '.
4 (fol. 103). 1 Albertus [Magnus] de modo significandi a title from
the list of contents : beg. ' Quoniam scire & intelligere contingit in omni
scientia a grammatical work.
5 (fol. 135). 'Tractatus de quatuor partibus Gramatice Memoriale
Iuniorum nominatus ' : prol. beg. ' In qualibet arte diffusio ' : text beg.
'Quid est vox? Vox igitur est ayer tenuissimus On foil. 127-134 is
a long list of the contents, ending with the colophon ' Expliciunt Inti-
tulationes huius tractatus, quem . . . compilauit Thomas de Hanneya.
Inchoauit apud Tolosam istum 12 0 . Kalendas Maij anno grade 1313 0 .
& consummauit eundem apud Lewes ad instanciam magistri Johannis
de Chertesia rectoris scolarum loci illius 4*° Kalendas Decembris eodem
anno . . .': on fol. i34 v follows another genuine prologue which begins
' Cum animaduerterem quam plurimos doctores \
On fol. v v is a short letter, 'Summa totius Logice', with an 'arbor
Porphyriana'.
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At the end of the colophon to the Grammar is ' Nomen scriptoris
Jon. semper plenus amoris. Esteby cognomen cui semper det Deus
homen ' : a case in which the ' Plenus amoris ' or Fullalove means
nothing. Esteby, vicar of Banbury, 14367-70?, wrote foil. 127-255,
except the Prologue on fol. 1 34 v , which with the rest of the book may
have been written by a foreigner: the illumination is English and
uniform throughout.
* Iste liber constat [Johanni ? Maynsforth ?? don an ?]te
domino Roberto Norton *, nearly erased, about a.d. 1450-60 : ' Constat
domui de Motynden ordinis Sancte Trinitatis, emptns per fratrem
Ricardnm de Lansyng anno Domini m° cccc™ 0 lxvij 010 . precium xxvi s.
viijd. set preualet : cp. iol. 256. Presented by dr. William Cotton,
bp. of Exeter, in 1605.
Now MS. BodL 643.
2257. 788. In Latin and English, on paper: written in three hands of the 2nd
half of the 15th cent, in England: 8{ x 5! in., 38 leaves: the last
few leaves are injured by damp.
A. i (fol. 1). 'Peritia medicorum', a Latin medical manual, chiefly
recipes : beg. i In nomine Patris . . . Opus supra vires aggrediar
B. C. 2 (foil. 13, 29). Part of an alphabetical herbary, containing
C — M and M — S added in another hand : beg. just before * Calamyntum
id est Calamynt. The vertue of this erbe': ends in 1 Scafysacra ' :
foil. 21-28 should precede fol. 13. 'Akc^oXo? and fuiovpos as the old
catalogues term it For an earlier portion of this herbary containing
A-B, see no. 2977.
Presented by Thomas Twyne in 161 2.
Now MS. BodL 536.
2258. 35 1 1. In Latin, on paper: written at Seville in a.d. 1638: 8f xtf^in.,
vi + 227 leaves.
'Tractatus de auxilio efficaci divinse Gratiae, ac eius cum libero
arbitrio creato concordia. Authore patre Didaco de Marbol societatis
Jhesu lectus Hispali anno 1638': text beg. 'Rem aggredimur, vtinam
Deo auspice, perdifficilem \
'Grego[r]ius Joye,' about 1640-50. Purchased with part of ^50
bequeathed by Alexander Ross in 1662.
Now MS. Bodl. 537.
2259. 2899. In English, &c, on paper : made up of several separate treatises
written about 1623-32 : 8§ x 6f in., i + 100 leaves.
Short treatises on the Sabbath, &c, of the first half of the 17th cent. :
1 (fol. 1). • My last writing concerning the Sabbath . . by 'Tho:
Broade dated 1 from Rendcomb in Gloucestershire, 1632 ' : in nine
chapters with preface : prepared for the press, autograph.
2 (fol. 11). 'An Answere to the Supplemente or Second parte of
Mr. [Henry] Burtons worke, intituled, The Law and the Gospell recon-
ciled . . . [printed 1631] By Theophilus Brabourne': in six sections
with preface : written in several hands.
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3 (fol. 43). A copy of Walter Mape's (Apocalypsis, or) Rhithmi
vetustissimi de corrupto Ecclesiae statu (beg. ' A tauro torrida '), edited by
John Bale and printed in 1546, prepared for a new edition in 1623 with
corrections, additions, and a new translation of the preface and verses
into English.
4 (fol. 62). c A confutation of Mr [Theophilus] Brabournes Sabbath-
doctrine . . . [printed 1628] By Thomas Broad', autograph, abt.
1629.
5 (fol. 73). 'Two treatises, the one concerninge the Sabboath or
seventh day, the other conceminge the Lords day or first of the weeke.
By Thomas Broade about 1630, with preface and epilogue : apparently
a copy.
Received about 1635, as it is in the printed Appendix to the Bodleian
Catalogue, of that date.
Now MS. Bodl. 538.
2260. 501. In Latin, on paper: written in or soon after A.D. 1576, in two
hands : 8| x 6| in., viii + 260 leaves.
' . . . Lectiones reuerendi patris Roberti Bellarmini de Controuersiis
Romae, anno 1576 die 26. Nouembris': consisting of a preface and
three parts, De Verbo Dei, De Ecclesia militante (fol. 137) and De
Conciliis (fol. 204). The hand changes at foil. 94 v , 137. This is an
early form of parts of Bellaimine's Disputationes de Controversiis Fidei,
first published in 1582.
4 F. Douar, Evreux,' a robbed inscription on the cover : 4 Liber Thomse
Vnderhill de Willyn, precinm jls, vjV/., April 13°, 1601 \ Presented by
Thomas Underbill, M.A., in 1605, with a second similar volume now
no. 2360.
Now MS. BodL 589.
2261- 464. In Latin, on paper: written in or soon after A. D. 1586, at Evora (?)
in Portugal : 8J x 6J in., iii + 292 leaves.
* Commentarii editi a patre religiosissimo doctoreque sapientissimo
Nicolao Pimenta in Secundam Secundae d. Thomae Aquinatis anno
Domini 1 586 a commentary (composed at Evora ?) on questiones 1-22
of the Secunda Secundae of the Summa. At fol. i are the words
'Mopogil fagundes*.
Presented by Josias White of New college, Oxford, in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 644.
2262. 1054. In English, on paper and parchment : written late in the 15th cent. :
8{ x 7$ in., 126 pages.
Ecclesiae Regimen, or Thirty seven Articles against corruptions in the
Church, composed by John Purvey, late in the 14th century : here, with
later title but not the author's name : beg. 4 The first Article. Prestes
Deacons or Curatte's shulden not be lordes At p. 101 follows ' How
prayer of goodmen helpeth . . (beg. 'Oure Lorde Ihesu Christ
teacheth ' : known to be by WyclifF), and at p. 117 ' Octo sunt in quibus
symplices homines decipiuntur ' (beg. 1 There ben eight thynges ' : also
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known to be by Wycliff). In the front cover are some 15th cent
accounts.
A 1 6th cent, note states that this volume is to be distinctly marked with a
triangle, and there are notes of 1580 and 1588. « Septemb. 18. 1626.
\ Ex dono D. Richardi Anderson de Penley in Com. Harford militia/
Now MS. BodL 640.
2263. 432. In Latin, on paper: written about A.D. 1600: 8^x6$ in.,
i + 1 2 leaves.
' De furoribus Gallicis . . . ac inaudita piorum strage Parisijs edita
sub Carolo ix° Anno Domini i572 do , Augusti 22 do Brevis Narratio', a
Latin hexameter poem on the Massacre of st. Bartholomew : beg. 1 At
melius fuerat non scribere '.
Part of 4 0 B. 18 Art. which still contains the printed treatises with which
this piece was once bound up : they were probably acquired about 1605.
Now MS. BodL 641.
2264. 377. In Latin, on paper: written in the 2nd half of the 14th cent :
8| x 6 in., 97 leaves : with coloured capitals and diagrams.
Alchemical treatises by Raymundus Lullus : —
1 (foL 1). De secretis naturae et quintae essentiae, in two books,
with the prologue by Monaldus, here without title: but after the
ordinary ending 1 sufficiant cause breuitatis ' comes (at fol. 45) a Tertia
Distinctio (seu liber) ( De metallorum cura & illorum magisterio in
composicionem Lapidis Philosophorum which, though sixteen leaves
are lost after fol. 48, seems to continue to fol. 72 v , where a colophon
occurs * Finiuit Remundus librum istum Parisius anno ab Incarnacione
Domini. m°. ccc°. xix°. In monasterio sancti Benedicti Canturien' [sic]
extra ciuitatem
2 (fol. 74). 1 Anima artis transmutatorie metallorum with a dedica-
tion to King ' Rubertus ' in two parts : at end, * Finiuit Remundus
librum istum in Monte Pessulano . . . anno ab Incarnacione Domini
m°. ccc°. xxj° with a catchword for another (lost) quire, 4 Vas in quo
ponitur aqua '.
A 1 6th cent, hand has annotated the volume, see esp. fol. 62, and on
fol. 73 a 1 6th cent draft of a letter, in Latin from Nicolaiis Caliginarius
to 'archepiscopus de Voymestre' about an executorship.
Presented by sir George More in 1604.
Now MS. BodL 646.
2266. 446. In Latin, on paper : made up of three MSS. written in the 15th cent,
in England : 8 x 5I in., 148 (' 139') leaves.
Treatises on Music : —
A. 1 (fol. 1 ). A commentary on the De Musica of Boethius, with
prologue: prol. beg. 4 In nomine Sancte & Indiuidue Trinitatis . . .
Quamquam ad aliquam disciplinam ' : text beg. 4 Omnium quidem &c.
In isto prologo tria Boecius ' : foil. 41-4 are slightly injured by burning.
In the middle of foL 530* the text breaks off at the end of the corn-
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mentary on the 2nd book, and resumes on fol. 54 (after five blank
leaves) in another hand, the first part of the commentary on the 4th
book being not transcribed, up to the words 4 modo a contrariis argu-
mentatur ' : at fol. 78 the original hand reappears. The original was
probably composed in Paris. On fol. 94 v are some scribbled verses,
chiefly about music, with specimens of musical notes, about a.d. 1500.
B. (in double columns) 2 (fol. 95). The Musica speculativa of
Johannes de Muris, without diagrams : colophon * Explicit Musica
Boecii abbreuiata a magistro Johanne de Muris anno Domini. 1323.
mense Junii Parisius in Sarbonna
3 (fol. 100). The Ars discantus of the same, without title or author.
4 (fol. 101). The Musica practica of the same: colophon 'Explicit
Sufficiencia Musice organice edita per magistrum Johannem de Muris
. . : a chapter on musical proportion follows at fol. 104.
C. 5 (fol. 106). The Musica Guidonis Aretini, probably by Johannes
% Wylde, a monk of Waltham : pref. beg. ' Quia iuxta sapientissimum
Salomonem ' : in two parts ' Musica manualis ' and 1 Tonale of which
the first beg. 1 Huius artis inuentorem ' : the work presents Guido's
precepts in a condensed and altered form : see the Catalogue of the
Lansdowne MS. (Brit. Mus.) no. 763. The text of fol. 113 should
follow m: fol. 134 is an inserted leaf. At foil. i38 v follows an
imperfect excerpt from the Practica Artis Musicae of 1 Aluredus pres-
biter Anglicus ' composed in 127 1, beg. ' Licet mihi ipsi in omni scientia
minus sim sufficiens ' : see W. H. Frere's Bibliotheca Musieo-Liturgiea
i (1 901), p. 131, and D. P. Blanchard in Rassegna Gregoriana viii (1909),
p. 422. Some notes of metrical feet and their symbols follow on
fol. 139.
This volume seems to have reached the Library in 1603, 1604, or the first
half of 1605, and was bound up with printed books till after 1620.
Now MS. Bodl. 77.
2266. 800. In Latin, on paper: written about A.D. 1600: in., vi
+ 374 pages.
'Instructio examinandorum, turn ad suscipiendos Ordines, turn ad
confessiones audiendas'. Accessit duplex compendiolum, alterum
Sacramentgrum [pp. 21-97, in two parts], alterum Casium [sic] Con-
scientiae [pp. 97-303]. This is a Roman Catholic manual from Spanish
sources, see p. 304.
Presented by Edward James, D.D., and received on March 10, 161$.
Now MS. Bodl. 78.
2267. 433* In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent, in England :
7i x 5 } in., ii + 130 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding,
stamped black leather on boards, English work of the 2nd half of
the 1 6th cent*
i (fol. 1). 1 Incipit libellus qui intitulatur Fauus Mellis, quia sicut
uariis e floribus fauus mellis elicitur, sic & libellus ist£ diuersis Sancto-
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rum laudibus illustris habetur * : a rhythmical poem in praise of the
Trinity, Saints, &c, in the form of metrical Orationes : prol. beg. ' Mellis
fauus ministris apibus * Oratio auctoris ' beg. ' Pater sancte qui rerum
omnium': the text beg. 'Oratio ad Patrem. Pater sancte quern in
celis semper esse credimus'. The poem on st. Thomas of Canter-
bury (beg. * Gloriose celi presul [?] fol. 33) is half erased. Of one
(beg. 6 Prodest multum & ad cultum ') only the first eight lines are given
(fol- 53).
2 (fol. 57). Sacred poems and hymns, chiefly rhythmical, many to
the Virgin Mary, some here attributed to Hildebert, bp. of Le Mans
(Orationes de sancte Maria, beg. ' Alma serena pia fol. 62 : Oratio de
sancta Trinitate, beg. * Alpha es et O \ fol. 88), one by 4 Gerebertus
pope Sylvester ii (beg. 'Juste iudex Ihesu Christe', fol. 9i v ), 'Misteria
sancte Cruris', in two parts (beg. 'Seruos Crucis gloria', fol. 96, cf. 108,
109). The 17 Laudes Mariae at fol. 65 are attributed to st. Anselm :
1 Dulcis Ihesu memoria ' at fol. 90 is perhaps by st. Bernard, while the
' Multis a confratribus ' is printed as by Walter Mape (fol. 92 v ).
On foil. 53 v ~56 v are two Latin laments in verse, slightly later than
the rest of the volume, one a paraphrase of 2 Sam. i. 19-27, attri-
buted to Abelard (beg. 'Dolorum solatium one beginning 'Frigescente
karitatis 1 (fol. 56), with musical notes on a 4-line stave.
The fly-leaves are two fragments from a book of moneys received or
paid by a religious house in Sussex (?) in respect of loans, of a. d. 1413 (?).
This volume apparently came into the Library in 1603 or 1604,
Now MS. BodL 79.
2268. 3002. In Latin, on parchment: written between 1461 and 1465 in Italy:
7} x 4% in., ii + 44 leaves : with finely illuminated capitals, &c.
'Sinesius Cyrenensis philosophus et orator de laudibus Caluitii
translated into Latin from the Greek by John Free or Phreas, as is
shown by the two prefaces, one by Omnibonus Leonicenus to Free,
dated from Vicenza July 9, 1461 (fol. 3), and one from Free dedicating
the work to John Tiptoft, earl of Worcester (fol. 5 V ). The text is
corrected in several places. Besides some finely-illuminated capitals
there is on fol. 4 V a painted architrave supported by pillars resting on
a marble plinth, with an inscription. Some neatly-written 17th cent,
notes are on fol. 2 V .
This appears to be the copy given to the earl of Worcester, but on
fol. 5 are the arms of Beckington, presumably Thomas Beckington, bp.
of Bath and Wells, who died in Jan. i46f.
* Hunc librum de laude caluoram domino Petro Weston monacho Glas-
toniensi dono que [st/] dedit venerabilis pater Johannes Selwode abbas
Glastoniensis ' : Selwood was abbot from 1457 to 1493. Amid much
16th cent, scribbling on foil, i-a there are the names of Julius Palmer,
William Lile, Jeremias Warner, and Edward Bowton. The volume
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was referenced in the Bodleian Library between 1636 and 165 a, probably
about 1640.
Now MS. Bodl. 80.
2269. 678. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent in England:
61 x 5f in., ii + 194 leaves.
' Tractatus lingue \ the treatise of Robert Grosseteste de Lingua, in
six parts, with a list of the * intitulaciones ' of the chapters : prol. beg.
* Lingua congruit in duo opera ch. i beg. i Quod disciplina in gustu \
Ten leaves are wanting after fol. 41. On fol. 22* are two Latin prayers.
A parchment label (early 15th cent.) describes the volume as ' Nonnulli
tractatus de diuersis materijs \ There is a contemporary paging from
' 1 ' (fol. 2 y ) to 1 3093 i. e. 393, before the volume was imperfect.
Probably acqnired between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 8L
2270. 1343. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent, in England :
5i x 4 J m., xxxii + 250 pages : imperlect at end.
The first part of the theological dictionary or alphabetical collection
of common-places entitled the Rosarium theologiae, here without title,
only containing A-M, wanting all after ' sacrificium salutare est ' in the
article Ma/um, and the last leaf is damaged. A 16th cent list of the
headings is at p. xv : the text beg. ' Absolucio dicitur tripliciter \
There is scribbling of about A.D. 1600 on many leaves, among which the
following names with others occur: — Debora Gilbartes as owner (pp. 52,
144), John'Colquite as owner (p. 137), John Holmain (p. 129). 'Ex
dono Johannis May Coll: Exon: 28 Jan: 1629/ i.e. i6f$.
Now MS. Bodl. 620.
2271. 11. — Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 113 (Psalter, French hand (?) : given
in 1 60 1 by sir John Fortescue).
2272. 282. In Spanish, on paper: written late in the 1 6th cent. : si x 4l m >
iv + 638 leaves.
Astrological treatises in Spanish, but only excerpts or abstracts of
larger works : the chief appear to be — a (fol. 1) * Lo de Messahalach
sobre la Quadripartida de Ptolomeo a Spanish translation of the Latin
translation of Johannes Hispalensis : b (fol. 82) 4 Tractado de la
Astrologia Judiciaria de Lucas Gaurico sobre los nascimientos . . .
traduzido de lengua Italiana en Spanola': c (foil. 177, 344 y ) Excerpts
' de Leopoldio de Austria' : d (fol. 283 v ) Extracts ' de loan Hispalense' :
e (foil. 33i v , 354 y ) Extracts from Guido Bonato : / (foil. 360, 365*)
Extracts ' de Joan de Monte Regis, & Joan Stefflerino ' : g (foil. 403)
Copious extracts from works of ' Pedro Ciruelo partly in a different
hand from the rest At fol. 617 is a printed work, Circuit Sphaerae
(Antverpiae 1554). See no. 2155.
Acqnired not later than 1602.
Mow MS. Bodl. 628.
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2273. 933- In Latin, on paper: written in 1 599-1600 in England : 6^x4$ in.,
viii + 287 leaves.
A copy of a treatise de Sacramentis, taken down Oct. 25, 1599-
July 31, 1600, in England, perhaps by a Jesuit student. It begins
c Acturi de Sacramentis in genere ' : a page or two may be wanting at the
end. Foil. 286-7 are two leaves of an ' Eppstola] F. ad Regem in
English, about priests being no traitors, perhaps of about 1605.
On fol. i is ' Mons r . De Pin* (?). Probably acquired between 161 3 and 1620.
Now MS. Bodl 628.
2274. 458. In French (and Latin), on parchment : written in the middle of the
14th cent in England (?) : 7^x5 in., iv+77 leaves: with coloured
capitals : imperfect.
French prayers, meditations, and the like : —
1 (fol. 3). ' Ces sunt les aprises Salamon li sages, quil enseyna a ses
amys in verse : beg. 1 Seynors. e barons, ore escutez \
2 (fol. 7). Prayers to be said at the time of Mass, in French and
Latin prose.
5 (fol. n v ). A c compele) T sun ' or 'sarmon de purgatorie', a descrip-
tion of purgatory : prol. beg. 6 Nus entendons par la grace ' : leaves
appear to be wanting after foil. 16, 28 : at fol. 24' is an English sentence.
6 (fol. 29). After a short discourse come thirty prayers to Christ and
to the Virgin, the first beg. 1 Duz Deus, duz Peres, e Seynt Trinite ' :
a leaf is missing after fol. 29.
7 (fol. 39). Three theological discourses : a. on the seven Sacraments
(beg. . . Bapteme fet le alme necte de tuz pechez'): b (fol. 41) on
preparing for confession ; before which a leaf ppears to be missing :
c (fol. 50) on the seven deadly sins.
8 (fol. 58). A legend of the events preceding the birth of Christ,
introducing Joseph, st. Mary the Virgin, Abiachar, Joachim and angels :
the first leaf is' lost, and the text beg. abruptly, 'estre entre les sacrifices
Deu : pur co ke Deu ne tei benesquit tant ke il donast engendrure de
Israel
Foil. 1-2 are two nearly complete leaves from a French romance :
there are about 200 lines, among which are 'Alias chaytif dolorus | Com
failli auez a estrus | De succurs quere | De ceus ki amer soliez | Tant
com poer auiez | En ceste terre \ The name of Willam occurs, but
the piece is not the Chancun de Willatne.
*Secre 8c loial. Moresby | Erlee : 'appilton of hampton', both 15th cent,
(fol. 73 v ). The volume appears to have reached the Library in 1603,
1604, or the first half of 1005.
Now MS. Bodl. 82.
2275. 330. « Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. ai (Origen: presented by sir Ralph
Win wood in 1604).
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2276. 339* « Qu. CataL i (Greek), Misc. 24 (Eusebius contra Maroellum : pre-
sented by sir Ralph Winwood in 1604 : 1 Sec. xv ' in the Quarto*
Catalogue is an error for 'sec. xvi', see note on no. 2278).
2277. 334. = Q«. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 138 (Pachymeres : presented by sir
Ralph Winwood in 1604).
2278. 337- « Qu. CataL i (Greek), Misc. 23 (Eusebins, Historia Ecclesiastica,
&c. : presented by sir Ralph Winwood in 1604 : 4 anno 1443 ' is an
error in the Quarto Catalogue for ' anno 1 543 * : and the * Georgius
quidam * who wrote this MS. and nos. 2040, 2276 is, as was pointed
out by the rev. A. C. Headlam in 1887, Georgius Tryphon de
Epidauro, see V. Gardthausen Griechiscke Palaographie (1879),
p. 3? 2. Articles 2 and 3 of this MS. were written in the 15th
century, and are a separate MS. bound up with the other).
2279. 30S. * Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 90 (Euclid : presented by Thomas
Dockwra esq. of Putteridge in Hertfordshire in 1603).
2280-82. 981-3. =• Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. nos. 58a, 58^ 58* (Origen in
s. Johannem : given by sir Henry Savile in 1620).
2283. 365. = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 103 (Arrianus : binding, stamped
leather on boards, 1 5th cent. Eastern European work : presented
by sir George More in 1604).
2284. 3510. In Latin, on paper: written about a.d. 1636(1) in England:
9i x 7I in., vi + 2 14 pages.
A copy of no. 3625, containing books vii-xvi of the BritanneTs of
Nicolaus Alenus. On pp. 207-8 is a list of Golden Numbers, Domin-
ical letters and dates of Easter Day from 1636 to 1805.
Bought with part of £50 bequeathed by Alexander Ross in 1662.
Now MS. Bodl. 645.
2285. 704. In English, on parchment: written in the 2nd quarter of the 15th
cent. : 9$ x 6\ in., ii + 105 leaves : with coloured drawings, illuminated
capitals, &c.
1 The booke of Huntynge the which [is called] Master of Game in
36 chapters, with a list of them: prol. beg. 'To the honour and
reuerence text beg. 4 Of the hare . . . The hare is a comune beeste \
The treatise is known to be by Edward Plantagenet, second duke of
York (d. 1415), and is chiefly from the Gaston Phoebus or Livre de la
Chasse of Gaston comte de Foix (d. 1391). It is dedicated to Henry V
when prince of Wales (1 399-1413), and is valuable both for the terms
of hunting and for the coloured and pen-and-ink drawings of animals,
a royal park, horns, &c. : those on foil. i v -3 v , the coloured ones, have
been reproduced in monotint in the 1904 London edition of the work
at p. 240. This copy was made for 4 mon seigneur daudeley ', i. e. (pro-
bably) James Touchet lord Audley (d. 1459) and bears his (full-page)
arms, supporters, &c, coloured on fol. 1. His son John lord Audley
(d. 1491) has written his name on several pages, and 4 Jhon Merdeley '
has written some verses (15th cent.) on fol. 5. The fly-leaves are a leaf
from a 13th cent Latin MS. relating to Simon Magus and st. Peter,
perhaps Rufinus's tr. of the Recognitiones of Clemens Romanus (fol. i),
and a leaf of 14th cent, biblical glosses in Latin (fol. 105).
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See above. Owned by 'John Alforde' in the 16th cent Probably
received by the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 546.
2286. 884. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent, in England :
8| x 6\ in., i + 139 leaves : with coloured capitals. &c. : imperfect.
A Sarum Breviary, consisting of a. a Calendar, with Paschal tables
(fol. 3), Proprium de Tempore, wanting the first eight leaves (fol. 7),
, b. Proprium Sanctorum, wanting three leaves after fol. 11 5* one after
fol. 117, and ten (?) aft >r fol. 119 (fol. 79), and c. Commune Sanctorum
(fol. 125). Prominence is given to St. Augustine in the Calendar and
in the Proprium Sanctorum [Cr.] SS. Ethelbert and Kyneburga point
to Hereford [H. M. B.] Some rather later theological notes are on foil. 1,
137, including a commentary on the Lord's Prayer {peg. 'Pater noster
. . . Sapientia . Superbia, Pax mentis '), and some French notes.
From additions to the calendar on fol. 5" it is clear that this Breviary
belonged in the 13th cent, to the chapel of * Racheford', i.e. Rochford
in Herefordshire : William Boni, vicar of Rochford, died on 16 Nov., 1262
(fol. 5 V ). Among the other obits are some of the family of ' dominns
Warinus' (foil. 3 V , 4, 5), of Anne de Lacy (fol. 3 V ). and of R. priest of
Birford (Burford near Rochford, in Shropshire : fol. 4). 1 Henricus
de Bradel' died in 1255 (fol. 5 V ). All these entries are additions.
Apparently acquired between 161 3 and 1623.
Now MS. Bodl. 647.
2287. 328. fn Latin, on parchment: written in England about a.d. 1200:
7i x 5} m «» v + 101 leaves : with one illuminated and many coloured
capitals, &c.
Parts of the Vita et Visiones sanctae Elizabethae Schonaugiensis,
partly dictated by herself, partly written by her brother Eckbert, abbot
of Schongau, containing most of the first twenty-five chapters of the
Visions, bk. 1 (as ed. by F. W. E. Roth, 1886); then (fol. 2i v ), the
'Liber uiarum Dei\ 'qui annuntiatus est ab angelo Dei altissimi Elisabeth
ancille Christi & Dei uiui in quinto anno uisitationis eius ... & erat
in anno Dominice incarnationis . m°. c°. l°. vii ' (titles from foil. 2i v ,
67, 86, the middle one with an adjuration). Then come a few more
visions, and at fol. 70 4 Sermo Elizabeth de undecim milibus uirginibus
. . . Colonie', beg. 'Vobis qui pios affectus', followed at fol. 83 v by
some letters. The present MS. is a copy of one sent by Rogerus
Gustum, a monk, to his former master B(aldwin) abbot of Ford. Roger
had copied it about 11 70 from an imperfect MS. brought by Willelmus
(de Tolosa), formerly abbot of Savigny, to the monastery where Roger
was. This is stated in Roger's preface (foil. 1-2) ; and an elegiac poem
by him in praise of the Virgin Mary {beg. ' Orbis opes pereant ') is sub-
joined at fol. 86 v , with a short preface stating that Roger sent this
revised poem, being uncertain whether the first form, sent some time
before, had reached Ford.
Owned by ' Wyllyam Symons' in the 15th cent: purchased with no.
2387, and printed books out of ,£30 presented by sir Maurice Berkeley
(« Barkeley') in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 83.
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2288. 610. In Latin, on paper: written about the middle of the 15th cent.
in Germany (?) : 7tx5$ in., Y + 173 leaves: with illuminated
capitals, &c.
1 Prohemium in librum de sensibilibus delitijs Paradisi. Editum a
fratre Johanne de Cambaco ordinis Predicatorum prouincie Theutonice
sacre theologie professore followed by the 1 Liber de sensibilibus delitijs
Paradisi in Curia Romana per venerabilem patrem fratrem Guilherrimum
magistrum sacri palatij examinatus. Et per fratrem Johannem de
Cambaco . . . domino Clementi pape vj° presentatus Anno Domini
Millesimo . CCCC 0 [sic] quinquagesimo i.e. 1350: in three parts,
followed at fol 15 i v by 4 Conclusiones totius libri', a summary. The
author's name is more properly Johannes de Tambaco, i.e. of Dambach.
Bought with money given by archbp. George Abbot in 16 10.
Now MS. BodL 84.
2289. 1053. In English, on parchment : written at the end of the 14th cent, in
England: 7^x5! in., v+124 leaves: with illuminated borders,
capitals, &c. : slightly imperfect.
An English Primer of the use of Sarum, consisting of a Sarum
calendar (fol. 1), the Hours of the Virgin (fol. 7) with which are worked
in the Hours of the Holy Cross in rhyme (fol. 26, the Penitential
Psalms with litany, &c (fol. 51), c Placebo an Dirige the service for the
dead (fol. 68 v ), the Commendation of Souls (fol. 99 : wanting two leaves
after fol. 101, and one after fol. 102).
At fol. 110 follows a treatise on the Decalogue, which is perhaps
based on WyclifFs similar work : beg. ' Thes ben the Ten Hestis. Alle
manere of men shuld holde Goddis biddyngis ' : ends ' bryngith in deth
to mannis soul after which follow some passages of Scripture, imperfect
at end.
Fol. i is a fragment of a 14th cent. Latin treatise on Canon Law.
An English medical recipe (16th cent.) is on fol. iii v .
The beginning of the Will of John Harfor[d] of Twyford in Hampshire is
scribbled in a 16th cent, hand on fol. 1. ' Liber Bibliothecae Bodleianae
ex dono Edoardj Laks [for Lake?, cf. fol. 1] Rectoris de Linckinholt
in Dioc. de Winton Augusti 3 0 1626.'
Now MS. BodL 85.
2290. 480. « Qu. CaUl. i (Greek), Misc. no. 104 (Michael Syncellus, 8cc : the
printed Zenobius (1497) once at the end of the volume is now
Auct. K. 4. I2 b : the volume was presented by William Hut-
chinson, archdn. of Cornwall in 1605. and bears a note by sir
Thomas Bodley on the front cover),
2291. 783. In Latin, on paper : written about A. D. 1465 in England, in three
hands, at Canterbury: 8^x6 in., i + 129 leaves: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, stamped leather, with circular ornament, on
boards, clasp lost, English contemporary work, with a green baize
cover ; Canterbury binding (see no. 2331).
Short historical and medical pieces : —
* (fol. 1). The first four leaves are of parchment and contain ,two
u 2
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recipes (cf. foil. i8 v , 4i v ), and some moral stories chiefly fables, of which
one is * De lupo & ouibus beg. 6 Quidam paterfamilias \ They belonged
to ' W[illiam} Molasche prior* of Christ Church, Canterbury, 1428-37.
2 (fol. 5). A short treatise De urina : beg. * Urina rufa significat
salutem also in no. 4068 and in MS. Ashmol. 1444.
3 (fol. 7). An astrological treatise (beg. * Notandum est quod annus \
including a chapter on 1 Phisi[og]nomia \
4 (fol. 13*). 'Epistola Presbiteri Johannis regis Yndie Emanueli
[regi] Romanorum beg. 1 Presbiter Johannes . . . Nunciabatur apud
maiestatem \ After this follow three short poems (begg. 1 The order of
fooles fele yere agoo begunne', which is Lydgate's Order of Fools,
* Christum ducem qui per crucem ' Taurus cornutus the last being
from the Vaticinium of John of Bridlington, 11. § 1).
5 (fol. 22). a Historical lists of the counties of England, Scotland,
and Wales, with the bishoprics, monasteries, castles, &c. in each: b
(fol. 37 v ) a short chronicle of England from a.d. 516 to 1461 : r(fol. 42)
a list of churches founded before the Conquest: d (fol. 43) short
accounts of the archbishops of Canterbury to 138 1.
6 (fol. 47). c Descriptio orbis terrarum cum regnis & populis &
nacionibus diuersis ' : beg. ' Iste sunt tres partes mundi \
7 (fol. 50). c Doctrina de dicendo et tacendo ab Albertino causidico
Brixienfsi] . . . compositus & compilatus sub annis Domini m°. cc. xlv.
de mense Decembris ' : a moral treatise.
8 (fol. 6o v ). Exempla vel narrationes, moral stories and legends of
saints and sinners : the first is 1 De quodam qui fecerat enorme pecca-
tum . . . Erat quondam in Lumbardia': at fol. 86 follow some notes
relating to Christ Church, Canterbury, cf. foil. i8 v (1470), 41.
9 (fol. 90). Short accounts of the popes from st. Peter to a.d. 1342.
10 (fol. i24 y ). 'De rege Henrico secundo': beg. 'Henricus filius
imperatricis \
Foil, i, 126-9 are fragments from an early 14th cent. Latin MS. of
Civil Law : which bear a 15th cent, name * Thomas Borne ' and a copy
of a grant of land.
'Tste liber constat . W. Boolde monacho . Ecclesie Christi . Cantaarie . anno
Domini M° cccc° lxviij 0 .' Presented by Thomas Twyne in 161 a.
Now MS. Bodl. 648.
2292. 934. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent in
the Netherlands: u£x8f in., i + 93 leaves, in doable columns:
with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, brown stamped leather on
bevelled boards, brass clasp fittings, contemporary Netherlandish
work.
' Horologium eterne sapiencie a theological work, known to be by
Henricus Suso : in two books (see fol. 56 v ), with prologue and lists of
chapters. A 16th cent, note on fol. 1 states that c frater Henr. Snyl
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a Dominican of Constance, was the reputed author. At foi. 9o y follow
the Horae Aeternae Sapientiae.
' Iste liber pcrtinct ad librariam domus Cleri coram in Doesborch*, 15th
cent., owned by ' Richard Johnsonus' in the 16th cent. Probably
acquired about 1618-20.
Now MS. BodL 406.
2298* 407. In Latin and English, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent.
in England: 8|x6|in., ii + 220 leaves: with illuminated capitals.
Sec : binding, stamped brown leather, Oxford early 17th cent. work.
Latin sermons, partly with English intermixed : —
1 (fol. 1). Twenty-one sermons ad clerum. The English is intro-
duced sparingly, but at any part of the sermons : on fol. 82 is a descrip-
tion, chiefly in English, of Blindman's buff, in a sermon on Confession.
The first sermon begins 1 Nunc dies salutis. 2 a ad Corinth vj. Anglice
Alle seke & woful come to weele . . . Lego in scriptura'. At fol. in v
follow two 'Salve festa dies' for Trinity and the Assumption: after
which are four more sermons.
2 (fol. 145). Twenty-four sermons ad populum, in colloquial style,
the first of which begins 1 Ascendens Ihesus in nauiculam . . . Beati
homines in hac peregrinacione ' : in these sermons there is little or no
English in the text.
This volume must be the one described as ' Jo. Swetstock sermones
anj;lico-lat. MS. in 4 to> in the 1602 catalogue, and that name is in a
nearly erased entry on fol. 8. The fly-leaves (foil, i, 230) are from
a 14th cent. Latin Breviary.
There is some 16th cent, scribbling on several leaves, among which are
' Edward op Thomas pocidet hunc librum ex Llanvichillim Llanvillo
in Brecon (?: fol. 179), 'William Poter' (fol. 134"), 'Adam Benet'
(fol. io8 v ), c£ in, 157, 194, 205. The entry in the 1602 catalogue
may be an addition, but in any case the volume undoubtedly came to the
Library not later than 1604.
Now MS. BodL 649.
2294. 343. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the 14th cent, in
England : 8$ x 6f in., iv + 204 leaves : with illuminated border,
capitals, &c.
The Distinctiones of Simon de Boraston, here anonymous: beg.
1 Abicere secundum auctorem', see no. 2052. Described as by Simon
Burneston in the 1620 catalogue. The hand changes after fol. 155,
and there is a break at fol. 70.
«D. William Chaumbre', 15th cent. Acquired by the Library not later
than 1602.
Now MS. BodL 660.
2295. 189. In Latin, on parchment: made up of two MSS. written in the first
half of the 13th cent. : 8 x 6 in., iii + 131 leaves, in double columns :
with illuminated or coloured capitals, &c : binding, piain white
sheepskin on boards, 1 5th cent. English work.
A. i (fol. 1). The fourth book of the Sentences of Peter Lombard,
here without title or author: the usual title is De Sacramentis: beg.
1 Samaritanus enim uulnerato appropinquans \
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2 (fol. io5 v ). Ten short sermons for certain Sundays and holy days:
the first beg. ' De Purificatione . Postquam impleti sunt dies . • • Vobis
sciendum est, fratres At fol. io7 v is ' De vita Antichristi ad Karolum
magnum ' : beg. c In, primis proferendum est ', ends ' iudicabit seculum
per ignem ' : this is the Libellus de Antichristo of abbot Adso, without
the preface and a few sentences at end.
B. 3 (fol. no). At end, 'Explicit liber iste qui vocatur Speculum
Ecclesie ' : pref. beg. 6 De sacramentis ecclesiasticis ut tractarem ': text beg.
' Ecclesia igitur in qua populus ' : ends ' quam ipse qui genuit ' ; a treatise
on the sacraments and services of the Church. Fol. 128 contains
three prayers, and a few Latin accounts of a manor in France (?), 1279.
Foil, i, 131 contain 15th cent scribblings of short metrical or rhythm-
ical Latin moral pieces, such as ' Si sis ex dignis, ex hijs tribus accipe
signis I Audi, plange, caue : sic te Deus eruat Aue ', ' Histrionibus
dare est demonibus immolare \
* lite liber constat domino Ricardo ap Lin alias Lewys, quondam capel-
lano parochialis ecclesie beate Marie de Fauersham, anno Domini
millesimo cccc^lix 0 ': he probably wrote the verses on folL i, 131.
'148. W. A. S[alutem?] m[ultam?] d[at?]/ 16th cent Presented by
sir Walter Cope in 1603.
Now MS. Bodt 651.
2299* 175. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 12th cent, in England:
94 x 64 in., iii + 167 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c : binding,
old boards and sewing, re-covered at Oxford about 1602. *
Seventy-six anonymous Latin sermons, preceded (fol. ii) by a 14th
cent, list, which shows that they are a miscellaneous collection adapted
for saints' days, Sundays, classes of clergy, and general use. The first
three are — a (fol. 1) ' De potestate prelatorum. Dicit apostolus Paulus,
Non est potesias nisi a Deo . . Audite fratres carissimi, quid apostolus ' :
b (fol. 3) ' Ad pastores ecclesie. Fecit Deus duo magna luminaria . . . *
Sic uoluit Deus, fratres karissimi': c (fol. 5) 'Item ad sacerdotes.
Labia sacerdotis . . . Andite fratres dilectissimi quantum thesaurum ' :
two (foil. 26 v , 145) are attributed to Ivo Camotensis, by added notes.
Foil. 87, 122, 123 have the outer margin cut off, fol. 164 is torn. At
the end of the list of sermons in the same (14th cent.) hand is a note
of the duties of novices (peg. * Doceantur Nouicii . Maioribus & maxime
prelato reuerenciam exibere '), perhaps at Kenilworth, to which Salford
Prior's (see below) belonged.
Foil, i, 165-7 are parchment fly-leaves from the old binding, as
follows — a (fol. i) part of a leaf, of which the verso contains two (13th
cent.) Sanctus, with later musical notes, and the recto a (14th cent.)
troped Benedicamus Domino with musical notes for three voices: b
(fol. 165) part of a 'Compotus Henrici Byschop balliui . . .', Mich.
1394 -Mich. 1395, accounts relating to 'Saltford' (Salford Prior's, or
Abbot's, in Warwickshire) : on the verso are 'John Braben ' (15th cent.),
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'Joh: Lychfeld ' (16th cent.): c (fol. 166), amid much scribbling is a
worn late 14th cent Latin note on the old nunnery of Coventry ' quod
J. R.', repeated on fol. 167.
4 Sam Henrici Joliffe " (on fol. ii, 15th cent.) : the same name occurs in
the Salford computus. Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 548.
2297* 266. In Latin, on parchment: written in a.d. 1291 in England:
ia x 8J in., xviii + 200 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c : bind-
ing, old boards and sewing, re-covered about A.D. 1600, and lately
x re-backed and mended.
Two hundred and seventy Latin sermons, partly for Sundays from
Easter to Advent (foil. 8 v -i67, and on the dedication of a church,
foil. 167-169*), ending with 'Expliciunt sermones de Temporali':
partly sermons De communi Sanctorum (foil. 170-196, and De defunctis,
foil. 196-7), ending with 'Explicit liber iste scriptus anno Domini M°
CO 0 Nonagesimo primo': on fol. i97 v , which is much worn, there is
added after the above colophon part of another sermon of nearly the
same date. Five treatises are to be found in appropriate places among
the above sermons — a (fol. 1 ) ' De resurreccione Christi beg. ' Resur-
rexio Christi tertio die a Passione ends ' ad eum primitus non venit ' :
b (fol. 2 V ) 1 Liber Nichodemi editus de Passione & resurreccione Domini
• • «'i beg. ' Factum est in anno xxiij 0 ' : the head-line is ( Ewangelium
Nichodemi 1 : ends 4 in pretorio meo. Explicit Liber de gestis Ihesu
Christi': c (fol. 32 y ) 1 De Letaniis siue rogacionibus tractatus bonus*
{beg. 1 Letanie in anno bis fiunt ') : d (fol. 38) 1 De ascensione Domini
tractatus* {beg. 'Ascensio Christi quadragesimo die 1 ): e (fol. 57 v ) a
treatise to be read 'die sancto Pentecostes* {beg. 'Spiritus Sanctus
hodierna die '). At fol. v is a ' Tabula super Tractatibus & thematibus
in hoc libro contends and at fol. ix an index of subjects, both about
a.d. 1300.
The sermons from Advent to Easter probably once occupied one
hundred and six leaves at the beginning of this volume, for an old
pagination runs from 213 to 638 (with an error) on foil. 1-197.
'Liber monasterii de Ledes per fratrem Thomam de Meydistane ipsius
loci canonicum ' : ' Liber sermonum T. de M. de Tempo rali \ both
about A.D. 130a In 155 1 a figure of a leopard with a note was added
on fol. xviii v . This is the only volume which seems to correspond with
an entry of 'Sermones anonymi, lib. a [i.e. pars altera!]' among the
S. Theology 4 0 books in the Catalogue of 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 406.
2298. 181. In Latin, &c, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the
14th and 15th centt in England: 9tx7{ in., ii + 200 leaves: with
coloured capitals, &c : binding, plain white sheepskin on boards,
15th cent. (?) work, worn and repaired, clasps lost.
A (late 14th cent) 1 (fol. 1). The first twelve chapters of a Latin
dialogue between Sapientia and t)iscipulus : beg. t De scientia vtilissima
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homini mortali, que est Scire mori, capitulum primum. Sapuntia.
Hec scientia videlicet scire mori \ The whole treatise contains thirty-
two chapters, of which a list precedes, but the scribe has here stopped
at the end of twelve. This is the Dialogus de arte moriendi, which
usually begins 'Cum omnes homines natura scire desiderant', some
introductory sentences being here omitted : and is in fact a somewhat
altered form of part of the 2nd book of the Horologium Sapientiae, by
Henricus Suso, with additions.
B (early 15th cent.). Theological treatises, partly connected with
the Carthusian order : —
2 (fol. 25). c Declaratio optima Regule Cartusie \ a letter from Boso,
a Carthusian prior, who died about a. d. 131 3, to pope Clement V : beg*
' Sanctissimo et superuenerabili . . . Clementi . . . Refulgens in maiestate \
3 (fol. 31). 'Tractatus de origine et veritate perfecte religionis',
with preface : text beg. ' Veritatem meditabitur. . * Secundum beatum
Jeronimum'; the treatise is on the Carthusian order, and is largely
made up of extracts from the Fathers: one is a poetical piece 'De
prerogatiuis Celle versus ' (fol. 42 : beg. ' Nos includamus ergo ') :
between two chapters (on foil. 77^9). are written in a different hand
metrical paraphrases of the Creed, Ten Commandments, &c. in English
(see Carleton Brown, A register of Middle English . . . verse, Oxford,
1916, p. 24), after which the text runs on.
4 (fol. 85 v ). '. . . Tractatus contra eos qui dicunt quod Cartusienses
faciunt contra caritatem . . beg. 'Adversum me loquebantur . . .
Christus hijs verbis ' : followed by two short treatises ' De narracione
historie et promocionis ordinis Cartusiensis . . (fol. 9o y ) and ' Quo-
modo procedi solet in eleccione Prioris ' (fol. 91).
5 (fol. 92 v ). '. . . Tractatus de Regimine Sanitatis a magistro Johanne
de Tholoneto compositus a short treatise which begins ' Scribitur ab
Ysaac': the author is also entitled Johannes de Toleto. Immediately
following (fol. 96) is a short piece ' De addicionibus siue de certis
articulis additis Symbolo Apostolorum suggested additions to \he.
Creed embodying Roman Catholic claims, signed 'Johannes Barton
medicus then ' Explicit Symbolum ... ex causa quartum \
6 (fol. 98). ' Hie incipit quedam Exposicio notabilis Oracionis
Dominice \ beg. ' Hec oracio preuilegiata est ' : by Richard Rolle of
Hampole: followed by similar expositions of the Salutatio Angelica
(fol. 100), beg. * Salutacio beate Marie diuiditur ' (by Rolle ?), and of
the Apostles' Creed (fol. ioo v ), beg. ' Decimo die ',.by Rolle.
7 (fol. 1 1 2 V ). ' Incipit Prologus Aurelij Augustini episcopi de Con-
templacione Domini, qui dicitur Manuale eiusdem with the treatise.
8 (fol. 121). ' Incipit prefacio libelli qui dicitur Manuale Sacerdotis
followed by the treatise in five parts by Johannes prior of Lilleshull, as
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the preface shows: there are lists of the chapters, see foil. 122, 137,
I 4S V , 158% 168, and at foL 181 four verses on the book.
9 (fol. 181). Miscellanies — a (fol 181) three prayers : b (fol. 182)
' Dicta sanctorum de sacramento altaris ', beg. ' Ambrosius . Magnum
quidem et venerabile* : c (fol. 184) ' Meditacio de misse celebracione
beg. 4 Tuo sanctissimo nomine illustrated by an account of a miracle
appended : d (fol. 195) 'Tractatus breuis qui vocatur Formula honeste
vite \ beg. f Petis a me, mi frater ' : about three-quarters of the treatise
often ascribed to st. Bernard of Clairvaux, ending 1 extra ipsum te amare
memento . et cetera followed by a prayer to the Virgin Mary, beg.
•Loquar ad cor tuum \ On fol. i98 v is a list of the contents of
foil. 98-198, in the same hand as the text, which indicates that that
portion was once separate.
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 160 2.
Now MS. Bodl. 649.
2200. 681. In Latin, on parchment: written about A.D. 1200 in France (?) :
lof x 7* in., ii + 62 leaves : with illuminated capitals, 8cc. : binding,
white parchment on boards, 13th cent. (?) work.
Sermones divi Ivonis Carnotensis episcopi de ecclesiasticis sacramentis
et officiis ac praecipuis per annum festis : here without title or author's
name. The first sermon beg. * De sacramento baptismatis . . . Quoniam
populus ad fidem uocatus and is preceded by a list of all the twenty-one
which correspond with Migne's Patrologia Latina^ torn, clxii, col. 505,
sermm. 1-2 1, except that no. 5 begins 'Qualiter ueteris ac noui', want-
ing the first part as printed, and that the place of no. 6 is taken by the
Prologus in Decretum (clxi, 47 : fol. 28 v ).
4 Liber ecclesie cathedralis Sarum 15th cent. : apparently acquired by the
Library between 1605 and 1611.
Now MS. Bodl. 407.
2300. 581. In Latin, on parchment : written about the middle of the 13th cent.
in England: 0^x7! in., 153 leaves, in double columns: with illu-
minated capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on boards, clasp lost,
contemporary English work.
Theological treatises : —
1 (fol. 1). 1 Corrogationes Promethei', the well-known work of
Alexander Neckam, here without author's name : in two parts, the first
grammatical (beg. 1 Excellentissimo philosopho Platoni preceded by
a prologue (beg. 1 Ferrum situ rubiginem ') : the second (fol. 20 : beg.
Tost hec de singulis libris'), an explanation of hard words in every
book of the Bible. The 2nd part is often called 'Summa super
Bibliam ' or ' Expositiones partium Bibliae
2 (fol. 101). A Commentary on the Canticum Canticorum : beg.
' Osculetur me . . . Vox est sinagoge \
3 (fol. 119). 'Regule theologice ' : beg. * Omnis sciencia suis nititur
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regulis '. This is by Alanus de Insulis, and sometimes bears the title
De sacra theologia : the last three regulae are here wanting.
4 (fol. i37 v ). 'Tractus domni Odonis episcopi Cameracensis de
Canone Altaris [i. e. Missae] ad Wlbodonem monachum directus with
a preface : text beg. 4 Quia dignum & iustum est/ : followed at fol. 146
by advice to the copyist of the work, here entitled the prologue to the
ensuing piece.
5 (fol. 146). 'Opusculum magistri in Canonem Misse': beg. ' In
primo ordine Canonis* : ends imperfect on the recto of foL 152, 1 Illam
faciem mihi ostende uidelice't \
The lower margin of fol. 113 and the upper one of foil. 120, 121 are
cut off. There are some Latin theological distichs on fol. i53 v and
end cover.
•Liber Ecclesie Marie de Radyngia', 14th cent. Presented by William
Burdet of Sonning, in 1608.
Now MS. BodL 550.
2301. 574. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 14th cent, in Germany :
1 1 \ x 8| in., ii + ai 1 leaves, in doable columns : with columns : with
coloured capitals, &c.
Latin sermons : —
1 (fol. 3). Sermons on Sundays throughout the year : the first for
Advent Sunday beg. ' Hora est iam nos . . . Surgite ergo peccatores
2 (fol. 126). Sermons for Holy days : the first, for St. Andrew's day
beg. ' Elegit suspendium . . . Quando beatus Andreas \
At foil. 1, 2oi v are short extracts from the Fathers : and on fol. 209
calendarial notes on the manual computus called 1 Fnugo &c, with
memoranda of public occurrences partly in Bamberg, 1 107-1250, ending
with 'Anno Domini . m. cc. xiij. iniciatus est locus in Steiga\ All
these extracts and notes are but slightly later than the rest of the
volume. A 15th cent. Confession of faith in German is at fol. i24 v ,
beginning * Ich gelaube in Got fater almehtigen cf. foil. io8 v -ri2:
there are also many notes written with a metal stilus.
1 Clement Burdett/ 16th cent. : presented by William Burdet of Sonning
in 1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 408.
2302. 563. In Latin, on parchment: made up of three MSS. written in the 13th
cent in England: iax8| in., iv + 319 leaves: with illuminated
capitals, &c.
A (in double columns) 1 (fol. 1). Seventy-two sermons by pope
Innocent iii : a list of the subjects of almost all is at fol. iv : the last
(which beg. 1 Maria Magdalene . . . Quoniam ea que sancte mulieres ')
is imperfect, ending with ' & malus relin ' with the catchword ' quetur
ad penam
B (in double columns) 2 (fol. 124). 'Tractatus magistri Alani
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Porriani de modo predicationis ' preceded bf a list of chapters : beg
' Vidit Iacob scalam ' : the author is usually styled Alanus de Insults.
At fol. 15 1 v some additional excerpts and short sermons occur.
C (early 13th cent) 3 (fol. 158). Eight sermons: the first beg.
* Dilectus meus descendit . . . Verba que praeponimus \
4 (fol. i79 v ). The Compendium super Job of Petrus Blesensis,
a commentary on Job i, ii, xlii, in 34 lections : here without title : beg.
'Henrico Dqi gratia illustrissimo . . • Gracias ago gracie largitori'.
At fol. 198 follow nine sermons or excerpts, chiefly on the Nativity : the
first beg. ' Leticia quanta sit and is by st Maximus of Turin : another
(fol. 203) by St. Augustine.
On folL i57*" e , 212-14 are theological notes written with a metal stilus.
Presented by William Burdet esq. of Sonning in 1608.
Now MS. BodL 400.
2308. 745. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent, at or near
Auxerre in France : 9i x 6£ in., iv + 238 leaves : with illuminated
capitals, &c
' Compilacio quedam de Vitis Sanctorum ' : entitled in MS. Balliol
College 227 'Abbreviatio in gestis et miraculis Sanctorum': pref.
beg. 'Cum plurimi sacerdotes Sanctorum passiones': the series com-
prises the whole of the liturgical year. There are 162 Lives, and the
occurrence of Vigilius, Marianus, Amator, Peregrinus, Priscus, and
Germanus connects the work with Auxerre, as the rev. H. M. Bannister
points out A list of the first 112 Lives is on fol. iv. Some short
astrological pieces occupy foil. 233 v -236 v , including 'Tabula magistri
Petri de Dacia ad sciendum in quo signo sit luna et in quo gradu illius
signi \
Foil, ii-iii, 237-8 are fragments from Latin lists of persons connected
with the ' parochie ' [?] de Games, de Monchi, de Geneuille, de Bon-
comillier, de Gysiers, de Cuy, &c.
' Chest e legende est frere la yegille sancte Lace lan [mcccc]
xlviij.* Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 a.
Now MS. BodL 55L
2304. 411. In Latin, on parchment : written in more than one hand early in the
13th cent : 8| x7|in., ii + 358 pages: with some coloured capitals,
many coloured paragraph marks, &c.
Short notes, or distinctiones, at first on the Psalms, but after about
p. 36 on all parts of the Bible. These notes are logical or mystical
divisions of all kinds of theological and biblical terms, with occasionally
a short sermon or essay on a term, all such as would be useful in the
composition of sermons or commentaries. This volume well illustrates
the word distinctio in its theological sense. It beg. ' Tres sunt paradisi,
tres incole, tria ligna, terestris, spiritualis, celestis. Terestris in quo
incola fuit Adam \ There is no apparent order in the greater part of
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the work and the hand changes at pp. 316, 322. At pp. 342, 348, 353
are grammatical treatises written in double columns, a, verses on the
quantities of syllables (beg. 'Regula splendescit qua sillaba prima
patescit) : b 9 a prose piece on the same subject (beg. ' A ante B breuis
est, ut habeo ') : c, verses on technical terms used in the criticism of
poetry, such as Repetitio, Conversio, Complexio, Traductio, with preface
and epilogue (beg. 1 Versificaturo tibi quedam tr^dere euro but only
the preface is leonine).
This appears to have come to the Library in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 552.
2305. 743. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 15th cent, in England:
1 if x 84 in., iv + 94 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding,
white leather on boards, clasps lost, English 1 5th cent. work.
The treatise on virtues and vices usually entitled Fasciculus Morum :
here without author's name or title, except that the colophon runs
* Finis sermonum : est hec collectio morum and that the prologue
describes the book as 1 pauperculus virtutum & viciorum fasciculus '.
The author is usually given as Robert Silk or possibly John Spicer, and
was a Minorite. The prologue of the treatise beg. * Frater predilecte
quia Scriptura testante ' : the text beg. 1 Vt enim habetur in regula beati
patris nostri Francisci
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 a.
Now MS. Bodl. 410.
2306. 556. In English and French : on parchment : made up of three MSS.
written in the 2nd half of the 13th cent, in England: 7ix5l in.,
vii +70 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
A (in English, written in S.W. England) 1 (fol. 1). 'Jacob and
Joseph altered to ' Josep ' : an English sacred poem, beg. 4 Wolle $e
nou ihere wordes swithe gode | Of one patriarke after Noees flode',
540 lines, but one leaf is missing after fol. 6. Printed in the Bonner
Beitrdge xvii (1905), p. 83.
B (in French : with some coloured figures in margin) 2 (fol. 11). At
end — * Cy fenist le Lucidarie . ke esclar^ie par opposer & par respondre
totes choses que sont oscures en diuinite & en humanite ' : prol. beg.
' Souentefois mauoient prie mi disciple ' : text beg. ' Glorious mestre ie
pri que tu me respondes.' This is a translation of the Elucidarium of
Honorius Augustodunensis, presumably by Geoffrey of Waterford.
3 (fol. 46 v ). The letter from Prester John to the emperor Frederic
(Barbarossa) in French : beg. ' Prestre Iohans par la grace de Ihesu-
Crist rois . . . Nos fesoms asaver a la uostre amor', a translation
from the Latin, giving an account of Prester John's realm.
C (in French, in double columns) 4 (fol. 52). 'Tractatus in lingua
Romana secundum dominum Robertum Grosseteste Lincolniensem
episcopum', 'in quo continentur omnes articuli fidei tam diuinitatis
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quatn humanitatis ' as the Latin prologue states. This is the French
poem entitled Chasteau <f Amour or de Articulis Fidei, and beg. ' Qui
ben pense ben peut dire \
From the 1620 Catalogue it would appear that the Hexameron of
bp. Grosseteste was then in, or believed to be in, this volume.
Foil, i-ii, 69-70 are parts of two leaves of a Latin MS. of motets with
music written about a. d. 1300 : at the former reference the words are
reversed on the back, as though part of a roll.
Presented by (sir) Richard Worseley in 1607.
Now MS. Bodl. 652.
2307. 356. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the 13th cent. :
1 2$ x 8f in., iv + 3 14 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated
capitals, &c. : the binding in 1655 was velvet, see no. 2054, and the
title-label, metal bosses, clasps, clasp-fittings and corner-pieces were re-
imposed on a leather binding of the and half of the 17th cent. : but
the bosses have disappeared since : now in a portfolio cover.
The Latin commentary of Petrus Lombardus on the Psalter, beg.
4 Cum omnes prophetas Spiritus Sancti reuelatione ' : here without title
or author, except that a later hand has added 1 Communis glossa super
Psalterium secundum Petrum Lumbardum \ There are marginal notes
written both with ink and with a metal stilus: and the text of the
Psalter is indented in each column. The lower margin of fol. 2 is cut off.
On fol. iv is a Latin note of some customary payments, among which
are 4 marks to the ' Abbas de Kircall ', and half a mark to the * Domina
de Tonge' in an early 14th cent. Scotch (?) hand.
4 liber domini Iobannis de Selestona : delegatus Roberto de Caluerley
clerico late 14th cent. : 'John Scharp. Caucio magistri Petri Pekering
& Roberti Bord exposita in cista de Langton [Oxonie] pro xvs
anno Domini Millesimo CCCC mo tercio ' : other entries show that it was
in the ' cista de Neel ' for 13*. \d. or xxr. in 141a (magister CorfT), 141 *>
(magister J. Corfe), and 141 8 (with a 1 supplement urn', sccundo folio
neat, magister J. Corfe : but ' supplementum dimissum C. Corfe pro
vs *). Owned by king Henry viii, see no. 3054. Presented by Charles
Howard earl of Nottingham in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 411.
0308. 85a. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent, in England :
1 af x 8{ in., iii + 358 leaves, in double columns : with some illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, red leather on boards, clasps &c. lost, injured,
14th cent English work.
Sermons (postillae) on St. Luke's Gospel, in Latin : the first beg.
•Habentes pontificem magnum . . . Notantur in hoc uerbo cause'.
At fol. 25 7 v is a list of Sunday and other gospels from St. Luke, cf.
foil. i y , 252, 258.
'Postilla super Lncam : Sancti Edmundi . B. 353/ 14th cent. The volume
was therefore in the Library of the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds.
Dr. M. R. James considers that it was no. 156 = 3084 in the library
of Pembroke college, Cambridge. It was probably received by the
Bodleian in 1613-30.
Now MS. Bodl. 412.
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2300. 563. In lAtin, on parchment: written late in the 12th cent in England :
1 1 x 7| in., ij + 1 78 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated capitals,
&c. : binding, poor red leather (early 16th cent) on older boards,
probably Reading work.
1 Liber qui vocatur Speculum ' in 194 chapters, a list of which pre-
cedes the text. In the preface 1 A. humillimus Leuitarum ' explains that
he has here collected excerpts from the Moralia of st Gregory on Job.
The author was Adalbertus Levita, a monk of Spalding, not (as a 13th
cent, hand notes on fol. i v ) Augustinus Levita. Some theological notes;
and scribbling are on fol. 176.
In the binding is a leaf and three fragments from a 14th cent. Missal.
* Hie est liber Sancte Marie de Radingia. Qui earn celauerjt . uel fraudem
de eo fecerit . anathema sit.' Presented by William Burdet of Sonning
in 1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 413.
2310. 299. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent.
in north Italy : \2\ x 9! in., ii + 268 leaves : with illuminated border,
capitals, &c
1 Incipit Firmiani Lactantii liber primus de falsa religione the seven
books of the Divinae Institutions, a kind of introduction to Christianity :
with some marginal notes.
Presented by sir Robert Cotton (with his * votiva ara') in 1603.
Now MS. Auot. P. 2. 27.
2311. 366. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the 12th cent, in
a French (?) hand : ioJx7$in., vii + 107 leaves: with six large
illuminated capitals, &c
1 (fol. 1). 1 Liber Lanfranci uenerabilis archiepiscopi Cantuariensis
aecclesiae de Corpore et Sanguine Domini contra Beringarium \
2 (fol. 28). * Liber Guimundi Aversani episcopi de Corpore et
Sanguine Domini', in three books.
3 (fol. 78). ' Liber Anselmi Cantuariensis aeclesiae archiepiscopi de
Incarnatione Verbi \
4 (fol. Q2 V ). 'Tractatus Amulfi monachi de Corpore et Sanguine
Domini ad Lambertum abbatem \
Some Latin theological notes are in the margins and on foil, iv, io4 v .
The illumination on fol. 92 v was clearly done between the writing of the
text and the writing of the rubrics. A drawing of Lanfranc is on fol. 1.
4 Hie est liber Sancti Albani, quern qui ei abstulerit uel aliquam fraudem
inde fecerit anathema sit. Amen*, early 13th cent, as is the list of con-
tents on fol. vii v : a late 13th cent, list is on fol. 1, Presented by sir
George More in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 569.
2312. 263. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 12th cent. : 12$ xo. in.,
223 leaves : with fine illuminated miniatures, capitals, &c. : binding,
stamped leather, Oxford, about 1605.
'Liber Psalmorum vel ymnorum vel soliloquiorum prophete de
Christo' (a title on fol. 8 r ) preceded by a prologue on fol. 7 {peg.
'Christus integer, caput cum membris, est materia huius libri') and
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a preface to the 1st Psalm, on fol. 8 r . The Psalter follows with many
glosses, and a preface and 'summa' to each psalm: the summa of
Ps. 45 (= 44, Eructavit cor meutn) is in verse. These glosses to the
Psalter have been ascribed to Gilbertus Cisterciensis, and from the
evidence of this MS. alone to Clement of Lantony. The facts are that
the text begins with fol. 7 (the prologue), a blank leaf (fol. 6) having
been left to have on its verso a title, see below. Within a few years of
its writing an additional quire of four leaves (foil. 2-6) was prefixed
which contains ' . . . Explanatio dementis [Lanto]nie[nsis] [probably
originally, Lanthoniensis prions, but altered in the 15th cent] super alas
cherubin & seraphin beg. ' Prima ala Confessio est \ This is almost
undoubtedly by Alanus de Jnsulis, and here (as often) wants the
prefatory matter referring to the picture which suggested the piece. This
treatise could not be entirely written on the four added leaves and so
overflowed on to fol. 6, but left room for a title on fol. 6 V , now partially
erased, which ran 'Incipit liber Psalmorum secundum glosulam
Clementis Lantoniensis ecclesie prions'.
When it is considered that the name of Clement of Lantony occurs
only on the added writing, and is there attached to one piece which is cer-
tainly not Clement's, it is obviously unsafe to assume, from the testimony
of this MS. alone, that these glosses on the Psalter are by him.
i There are fine illuminated capitals on foil. 2, 8 V , 42 v , 59 v , 80 (with
three figures), 81, 102, i24 v , 145, i47 v (with figure), i64 v , 189.
On fol. 333 v is'Pertinet domino Roberto Toff' (late 15th cent.) and
written a little later) ' Orate', 1 Orate pro anima domini Roberti Toff',
Acquired by the Library in or before 1602.
Now MS. Auct. D. S. 1.
2313. 510. In English, on parchment: written early in the 15th cent, in England :
11^x8} in., vi + 93 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c
' Handlyng Synne.' 'Here begynneth the boke that men clepen yn
frenshe Manuele pecche [i.e. de peVrhes], the wheche boke made yn
frenshe Roberd Grosteste, Bysshope of Lyncolne ' : the prologue states
that 'Roberd of Brunne , made this English verse translation in 1303.
The subjects are the Decalogue -(fol. i v ), the seven deadly sins (fol,
i9 v ), sacrilege (fol. 54 y ), the seven Sacraments (fol. 60), and shrift
(fol. 7i v ). Prol. beg. ' Fadyr and Sone & holy Gost' : text beg. 'The
iyrst comaundement ys of echone ' ; printed from this MS. in E. E. T. S.
119. At fol. 80 follow 'Medytacyuns of the Soper of our Lord Ihesu
and also [foil. 82, 85 v ] of hys Passyun: and eke [fol. 85] of the
peynes of hys swete moder mayden Marye : the whyche made yn latyn
Bonauenture Cardinall : beg. ' Almyghty God in Trinite
' Liber Douns [domis ? = domus] de Asshrugge,' cf. an erased inscription
on fol. 9i v : the English house of the Bonhommes was at Ashridge in
Buckinghamshire. Acquired as no. 2045, in 1605.
Now MS. BodLL 415.
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2314. 43* In Latin, on parchment : written in the 1st half of the 13th cent in
South France (?) : 9$ x 7 in., iii + 44 leaves : with illuminated capitals,
&c. : binding, old boards re-covered in London late in the 16th cent
1 Incipit cyrurgia domini & magistri Willehelmi de Congenis * (' deco-
genis of Cong^nies ?), composed as the preface states by a pupil of
Willehelmus. The treatise is divided into five parts, each preceded by
a list of chapters : pref. beg. ' In hoc opusculo domino meo O. duci ' :
1st chapt. beg. 'De vvlnere capitis ... De gutta rosea. Fit quan-
doque uulnus in capite': ends 'sic loco superponantur \ There are
many notes, some (in an Italian hand) later. One of the contemporary
notes states that W. de Congenis was a physician of Montpellier. On
fol. 39 v is 13th cent. French list of unlucky days in the year, followed
by three memorial Latin verses (beg. ' Lux lune prior '). Foil, i, 43 are
fly-leaves from a 14th cent. Cistercian gradual probably written in
England.
Presented by ' Edward e Fletewoode' in 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 553.
2315. 179. In English, on parchment: written about A.D. 1400: n}x8f in.,
ix + 151 leaves: with illuminated capitals, &c, imperfect at begin-
ning.
Moral treatises in Middle English : —
1 (fol. 1). A treatise in which a son instructs his mother in Christ's
teaching: wanting some leaves at beginning: beg. 'with the whuche
harpe he caste out of him self seuene deuelis ' : a chapter begins on
fol. 2 ' My leue dere modur, to speke more opunliche to the ' : ends
1 And this my leue dere modur was Cristes lessoun that he clepede alle
to lerne of him, therfore to him beryinge ioye and worshup in wordlis
of wordles. Amen amen amen \ Then follow a (fol. 105) a prayer in
verse, beg. ' Fadur & sone & holi gost, o God in Trinite | To the y make
my mone, though y unworthi be ' : b (fol. io6 v ) thoughts on the Passion,
in prose, beg. 'Bithenke we what drede shal be': c (fol. io7 v ) short
moral pieces, the last in verse on repentance in old age, commonly
known as The Signs of Death, beg. ' Whanne thyn hewe bloketh | and
thi strengthe woketh | and thy nose coldeth | and thi tonge foldeth \
2 (fol. ioq v ). 'Now here bigynneth the sermon of seint Edmund of
Pounteney that is clepud the Myrour of seint Edmund, and somme
clepen it the Myrour of holi chirche the entire treatise known in Latin
as the Speculum Ecclesiae (with the usual English quatrain at fol. i36 v ,
but the translation here is not that of Richard Rolle) : after which
comes (fol. 144) the Psalter of St. Jerome ('seint Jerom Sauter'), in
English, preceded by a prayer.
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 16© 2.
Now MS. Bodl. 416.
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2316. 180. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 15th cent.: 12^x9^ in.,
xi + 15a leaves, in double columns : with a few illuminated capi-
tals, Sec.
At end — 1 Explicit Liber meditacionum Saluatoris nostri Ihesu
Christi et beatissime matris eius Marie a devotional commentary on
the Life of our Lord and of the Virgin Mary, in five parts, each contain-
ing five quindenae and each quindena fifteen meditations, of which
a full table or 'Kalendar* precedes the text: see foil. 1, 2i v , 47 v , 76 v ,
114. The text begins 'O Domine sancte Pater omnipotens, propter
potenciam 9 : a substituted piece is posted on fol. 45.
'Pertinet domni de Shen\ i.e. the Carthusian priory of Shene in Surrey.
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 417.
2317. 39a. In Latin, on parchment t written in a.d. 1440 at Montpellier by Johann
Steenhusen : 12^x9 in., Hi +160 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated capitals, &c : binding, stamped leather on boards,
Oxford early 17th cent work.
4 . . . Reportacio rnagistri Francisci de Mayronis ordinis Fratrum
Minorum [super librum i Sententiarum Petri Lombardi] per manus
Johannis Steenhusen in Montepessulano in ordine uel conuentu " Mino-
rum pro fratre Matheo de Ficecko ordinis Fratrum Minorum. Anno
Domini millesimo quadringentesimo quadragesimo altera die post Con-
uersionem sancti Pauli, &c* : a commentary on the First book of the
Sentences : beg. 1 Circa Prohemium primi libri \
Foil, i, 160 are fly-leaves from a 15th cent. Latin MS. of Canon
Law.
' Iste liber est mei magistri Francisi de Careto ordinis Minorum asignatum
fratri Francisco [de Saxello, added] dissipullo meo sibi asignatum pro
sui studio [?] Parte incoati \sie] Anno Domini M° cccc 0 lxxv die veto
decima quarta Madij ' : 4 Iste liber est ad vsum fratris Francisci de
Saxello ordinis Minorum prouincie Janue et conuentus Cultismilij [?]
Asignatum sibi per ma gist ram Franciscum de Careto eiusdem conuentus
ac prouincie cuius anima requiescat in pace et hoc anno Domini 1475,
Papie \ Presented by sir Richard Fermor of Somerton in 1603.
Now MS. Bodl. 418.
2318. 354* In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the 13th
and 14th centt. in England: 12x8$ in., vii+aio leaves, in double
columns : the binding in 1655 was velvet, see no. 2054, and the title-
label, metal bosses, clasps, clasp fittings, and corner-pieces were
re-imposed on a leather binding of the 2nd half of the 17th cent. : but
the bosses have disappeared since.
A (13th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). 'Incipit Distinc[t]iones W. de Montpbus]
secundum alphabetum ' : beg. 'Arcus dicitur Christus & propiciatio
Dei ' : these are Distinctiones theologicae or short discourses on religious
and moral subjects, in alphabetical order of the first letter: the first
three articles are Arcus, Adversarius, Asperges me, the last are Vota,
Zelus, Zona. The author is generally known as William de Leicester
or de Montibus (chancellor of Lincoln, see fol. iv v )</. abt. 12 13. At
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fol. io3 v is 'Tractus metricus de septem Sacramentis ecclesiae* (beg.
4 Intrant & pugnant and many short pieces (chiefly metrical) on
Confession, the Deadly Sins, &c, and (foL 105) the share of the twelve
Prophets and twelve Apostles in the Apostles' Creed.
This part was priced at \os. Sd. in the 14th cent., and belonged to
'Collegium de Tateshall* or Tattershall in Lincolnshire, in the 2nd
half of the 15 th cent
B (first half of the 14th cent. : with a few illuminated capitals) 2
(fol. 106). Part of an elaborate treatise on Virtues, in five parts (pt. 1.
on virtue in general, 2. on the three theological virtues, 3. on the four
cardinal virtues, 4. on spiritual gifts, 5. on the beatitudes). The pro-
logue or list of chapters beg. 4 Presens opus habet quinque partes \ text
beg. 'Cum circa utilia studere debeamus*. The present MS. ends
(unfinished) with the words 'amentur que amanda* in the 16th chapter
of the 2nd book, the verso of the last leaf being left blank. The com-
plete work is in no. 19995, with the title 'Tractatus Virtutum 9 : the
author's name nowhere occurs, but a MS. at Caius College, Cambridge
(No. 454), ascribes it to 4 Willelmus de Wodeford abbas whom Tanner
wrongly takes to be William Wodeford or Wydford, a Minorite, the
opponent of Wycliffe (d. 1397). It is clear from the Caius MS. that the
original author left the work incomplete, as in the present MS. There
was a William de W T oodford, abbot of Peterborough (d. 1299), in whose
library was a Sum ma de Virtutibus.
This part was ' liber Johannis Smyth and 4 liber . . . pagur emptus
de Johanne Smyth de Conysby c precium dimidium marce all early
15 th cent.
Owned by king Henry viii, see no. 2054 : presented by Charles Howard,
earl of Nottingham, in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 419.
2319. 430. Tn Latin, on paper : written about A. D. 1500 in England : I2f x 8 J in.,
i + 318 leaves, binding, white sheepskin on boards, 16th cent. English
work.
' Omelie bone memorie magistri Odonis de Cant[uaria] super Ewan-
gelia Dominicalia' et in festis Sanctorum : the first, on the 1st Sunday
in Advent, beg. 4 Cum appropinquasset Iesus . . . Presens euangelium
the Sanctorale begins on fol. 204, where the title above quoted- occurs.
A long table of contents is at fol. 1, and includes two sermons on
foil. 2 v -5(&gg\ 4 Mtsit Dominus angelum suum Actuum i2°ad triplicem
utilitatem nostram 4 Ipsa est mulier quam preparauit Dominus ') ; and
one at fol. 305 (beg. 4 Eice ancillam ... Si rex in regno and also
a commentary on the Lord's Prayer (pref. beg. 4 Eloquia Domini eloquia
casta, &c. Eloquia Domini ad tria': fol. 307). The table makes it
probable that there were originally four more treatises in the volume
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copied from, or possibly in the present MS. *Tractatus de confessione,
penitencia,' &c, ' de excommunicatione,' and two sermons.
The MS. appears to hare reached the Library in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. BodL 420.
2320. 892. In French, on paper : written in the 15th cent ; n| x 8f in., ii + 155
leaves : with many rudely coloured miniatures, a few illuminated
capitals, &c : binding, stamped black leather on boards, clasps lost,
contemporary French work, much worn.
French pieces : —
1 (fol. 1). 1 Lepitre d'Othea a poem by Christine de Pisan : prol.
beg. 1 Loenge a Dieu soit au commencement ' : text beg . 1 Othea deesse
de prudence ' : with many illustrations. Each section consists of ' Texte ',
'Glose', and 'Allegoric', the two last parts being in prose. The
authoress's name occurs in the prologue.
2 (fol. 68). 'La Vie curialle, que fist maistre Allain Charrtier', in
the form of a letter from the author to his brother Johan : beg. * Tu me
admonestes et exhortes souuent '.
3 (fol. 73). 4 Le Quatrelogue de maistre Allain Charretier ', a prose
invective, with long dedication : text beg. 1 Enuiron laube du jour ' :
with one uncoloured illustration.
4 (fol. 96). 1 Esperance ou Consolation des trois Vertus ', a piece in
prose and verse by Alain Chartier, here anonymous and without title :
beg. ' Ou dixiesme an de mon dollant exil'; with six uncoloured illus-
trations, and space left for more.
4 Appartien a F. de Luques \ or Lisques : also perhaps owned by 4 Rozei-
gnier' (?) : 4 a • . . de saint Blymont', all 16th cent, names. Probably
acquired about 1615-20.
Now MS. Bodl. 421.
2321. 297. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 12th cent, in
England : 12 x8| in., i+ 176 leaves, in double columns : with fine
illuminated capitals, &c : binding, white parchment on boards, clasp
lost, but three old parchment markers remain, connected at the top,
contemporary English work.
Homilies by Origen, in Latin : —
1 (fol. 1). 'Incipit tractatus Origenis in Vetus Testamentum ' : then
follow seventeen homilies on Genesis, preceded by a list of the chapters.
2 (fol. 56 v ). ' . . . Expositio Origenis in Exodum thirteen homilies
or ' libri 9 : preceded by a list of the chapters.
3 (fol. 104). *, . . Expositio Origenis in Leuiticum', sixteen
homilies.
On fol. i76 v , in a hand of about a.d. 1200, are added two sets of
rhyming hexameters, partly leonine, the first comparing a man with a
sheep (beg. 1 Vilior est humana caro quam pellis ouina '), the second
describing hell (beg. 1 Si petis infema te suscipit ilia cauerna ') : containing
x 2
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thirteen and sixteen lines respectively. The margin of fol. 106 is
injured*
In some monastic library this volume bore the mark '.i.f and '.lj\
Presented to the Library by sir Robert Cotton (who writes an inscription
on a * votiva ara ' at fol. i) in 1603.
Now MS. Bodl. 422.
2322. 495. In Latin and English, on parchment and paper: made up of five
MSS., written in the 12th and 15th centt in England : u}x8f in.,
i + 416 leaves.
A (in Latin, on parchment : written late in the 12th cent, in England :
in double columns: with illuminated capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1). no
sermons and theological notes and extracts : the first beg. * De operibus
sex dierum-. Quid retribuam Domino'. Nos. 63-67, 70-1, are a
group of historical documents all about 1176-85, and connected with
' JE. ecclesie Christi Cantuariensis monacbus viz. — ' De electione
Johannis [Sarisburiensis] episcopi Carnotensis July 1 1 76 (fol. 88 v ), ' De
R. abate a letter (fol. 89), ' Willelmo [de Campania] Remensi archi-
episcopo epistola cum responsione (fol. 90 : about ^E's uncle released
from prison), ' Domino Symoni Norwicensis ecclesie suppriori ' (fol. 92),
' De subjectione Waleranni episcopi Roffensis', Aug. 19, 1183 (fol. 95) :
'De Heraclio patriarcha Hierosolymitano Cantuariam a.d. 1185 invi-
sente' (fol. 95 v ). The lower margin of fol. 127 is cut off, fol. 53 is torn,
and a leaf is missing before fol. 17.
B (in English, on parchment : written about a.d. 1430-40) 2 (fol. 128).
'Fervor Amoris', meditations on the dread and love of God, an
anonymous treatise printed by Wynkyn de Worde: the beginning of
the prologue is lost, as is a leaf after fol. 133 : text beg. ' 1 rede that the
dredeofGod'. [Cr.]
3 (fol. 150). 'An informacion of contemplatif lyf and actif. as it is
drawe oute of the Revelacion of seint Bride 9 : beg. ' I fynde as I rede by
doctours ' : at fol. i56 v follow some religious meditations (beg. ' Reliquie
cogitacionis ... Mi good Lord. & merciful Fader ') and a ' Salue ' in
verse (beg. 'Heyl comely creature curteys of kynde': fol. 164).
4 (fol. i64 v ). Three moral discourses (the first called ' The mirrour
and the mede of sorow and of tribulacion beg. ' Oure Lord Ihesu
spekynge '), followed by five parts of the Poor Caitiff (fol. i68 v : Counsel
of Christ, Patience, Temptation, Charter of Heaven, Horse or armour
of Heaven).
5 (fol. 178). 4 A tretys that is a rule and a forme of lyuynge . per-
teynyng to a Recluse ' : text beg. ' Suster thou hast ofte axed ' ; in
sixteen chapters, see fol. 192 : the colophon states that 'seynt Alrede'
wrote it to his sister : an English translation or paraphrase of Ethelred's
De Institutione Inclusarum, in a shorter form.
6 (fol. 192*), 'A tretys to lerne to wepe', a poem, beg. 'Now at
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309
my thought I wil begynne styled in the colophon 1 An exhortacyoun
of oure Lady . . . ' in three parts.
7 (foL 205). ' The boke of tribulacyoun ' : beg. 1 Da nobis Domine
... To the, soule, that art delyuered ', a prologue and twelve chapters.
C (in English, on parchment: written about the middle of the 15th
cent: with coloured capitals and an unfinished border) 8*(fol. 228).
* The boke of the crafie of dyeng ', or * De arte moriendi ' : prol. beg.
'Forasmuche as the passage of deeth': text beg. 'Though bodily
dethe', a prologue, six chapters, and prayers for the dying: cf.
C. Horstman, Richard Rolle % London, 1896, vol. ii, p. 406 : followed
at fol. 241 v by a short moral discourse (beg. 'Haue in mynde . that
thou hast 00 . God'), and extracts from Hampole's Form of living.
D (in English, on paper: written in the first half of the 15th cent,
by John Appleton : with illuminated capitals) 9 (fol. 244). ' Stimulus
conscience ', 'quod Johannes Appiltone': a poem usually called the
'Prick of Conscience', by Rich. Rolle of Hampole: prol beg. (im-
perfect) ' Quia ad tempus credunt ... To a tyme he seith sum beleuyth
a thyng ', text beg. ' First whan God made ' : in seven parts. At fol. 351
follow some slightly later short pieces, chiefly in Latin, including a note
of the number of churches, towns, knights' fees, &c. in England, a Latin
comm. on the Decalogue with English verses, 'Verba Christi in die
Iudicij', in verse, &c, and (imperfect) the Latin poem known as 'Vado
mori ', beg. ' Equa lege capit Mors magnos atque pusillos ', here entitled
' Conclusio Mortis pro omni genere hominum, dicens . Vado mori \
E (in English, on parchment : written about a.d. 1450, see fol. 401 :
with illuminated border, capitals, &c. : imperfect) 10 (fol. 355). 'The
Solace of Pilgrimys', a description of Rome in three parts, Rome
heathen (based on the Mirabilia Rotnae) and Rome Christian (in two
parts): prol. beg. ' Many men in this world ', ch. 1 beg. ' Of the auctoris or
ellis the makeris of Rome': ends imperfect in the 13th chapter of the
3rd part (S. Maria in porticu) with ' whan thei were there ' : the 2nd part
is about the Station Churches in Rome. The author's ' special mayster '
was 'ser Thomas Tudenham ' (d. 1461), who 'sped ' him to Rome for
the purpose of this work. [This piece was (in 19 12) identified as a lost
work by John Capgrave : it has been edited by mr. C. A. Mills and
published at the Oxford University Press, 191 2. In an introductory note
dr. H. M. Bannister shows the MS. to be Capgrave's autograph. Cr.]
Part D belonged to ' Johannes B ecclesie beate Marie . . . '
in the 15th cent. (fol. 351, cf. 354). In the 16th cent, part B received
the names ' Alin Kyes pewterarius of London \ when Robert Cuttyng
was master governour (of the Pewterd*' Company ?), and ' Peter P\ ng-
garnarde 1 (fol. 227): part C the name 'John Tryvysam' (fol. 241"):
and part E the name 'Warnere' (fol. 38^). Sir Thomas Bodley's
hand is on foil. 1, 244, 355, and be arranged that what came as fonr
separate MSS. (A, B + C, D, £) should be bound as one. The first three
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[3^3-5
(A-C) came as a donation from dr. William Cotton, bp. of Exeter, in
1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 428.
2323. 351. In Latin, on parchment: written in the and half of the 13th cent.
in France (?) : 14^x1 of in., viii+184 leaves, in doable columns:
with illuminated capitals, & a : the binding in 1655 was velvet, see
no. 2054, and the title on a label, metal bosses, clasps, clasp-fittings
and corner pieces were re-imposed on a leather binding made in
the 2nd half of the 17th cent. : but the bosses have disappeared since
then.
1 (fol. 1). 'Incipit Expositio Odonis abbatis Marimundensis in
quatuor libros Moysi', i.e. on the Pentateuch, excepting Deuteronomy:
prol. beg. 'Opens subditi materia lex est': comm. on Genesis beg.
i Primus nobis occurrit \ This exposition appears not to be mentioned
in the ordinary authorities. Genesis begins at fol. 2, Exod. at fol. 72*
Levit at 11 9 V , Numbers at 147.
2 (fol. i68 v ). 'Incipit Basiligerunticon . id est ludus Hjenrici]
senioris Regis ' : after the prologue, which is a dedication to Henry ii
of England by the author, Petrus Blesensis, occurs a title 1 Compendium
lob'. The work is a short Life of Job, chiefly from Job i-ii, xlii.
The prol. beg. ' Henrico . . . regi . . . Petrus Blesensis . . . Gratias
ago gratie largitori ' : text beg. ' Vir erat in terra Hus • . . Tria hie
ponuntur
On foil, vi-vii are (1) three hymns, begg. '[Pjange lingua gloriosi\
' [V]irtus celsa Crucis totum \ ' [V]exilla Crucis prodeunt (2) an elegiac
poem of 110 lines on the Resurrection, beg. • [T]empora florigero rutilant
distincta sereno'; all these are printed as by Venantius Fortunatus.
These two leaves are entirely independent of the rest of the MS., and
are in a much looser hand of the 13th cent.
Owned by king Henry viii, see no. 2054. Presented by Charles Howard,
earl of Nottingham, in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 881.
2324. 528. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 15th cent, in England:
icf x 7|in., vii+ 163 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. : bind-
ing, red leather on boards, clasps lost, 15th cent. English woik.
'Pupilla oculi', the well-known work by Johannes de Burgo, see
no. 2082, with a similar acrostic : preceded by an index of subjects
At the end is an extra chapter, adding several sentences to that in
no. 2082, and entitled in the colophon * Modus pronunciandi sentencias
excommunicacionum ' : with another more formal chapter on the same
subject (fol. 158 : beg. 'Debentes racionem de nobis bonam reddere').
Four half-erased English lines are on fol. ii, and a few personal names on
fol. 161 v . This volume probably reached the Library during 1605, as it
appears in the Appendix of the 1605 catalogue.
Now MS. Bodl. 424.
2325. 930. In English and French : written about the middle of the 14th cent, in
England: ia|x7fin., iii + 113 leaves: with illuminated capitals,
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&c. : imperfect : binding, red leather on oak boards, clasps lost,
injured, English 15th cent. work.
1 (fol. 1). The Psalter, in English verse, wanting six leaves at
beginning (the 3rd and 6th of which are now foil. 49-50), and com
mencing with 'Noght funden in me wickednes' in Ps. xvi. This is
based on the version often attributed to Richard Rolle of Hampole,
but is far from identical. On fol. 92* is written in a contemporary
hand * Examinatum per J Hugonem D \
Between Pss. cviii and cix and occupying foil. 66 v -7o v are English
poetical versions or paraphrases of the Four Sequences or Capitula
from the Gospels often found in books of Hours (beg. 1 In principio . . .
In biginninge Worde it was | And the Worde at Gode it vas this poem
is repeated at fol. io6 v ), and (fol. 69 v ) the Athanasian creed similarly
versified. Fol. 71 is blank, and after the Psalter are two English
hymns, versions of Vent Creator and Ave Maris Stella (fol. 93).
2 (fol. 94). Five French poems — a (fol. 94). A moral poem
exhorting to confession, beg. 1 Ke voudra ceste escrit souent regarder ' :
b (fol. 1 01) * Les prouerbes Salamon ' beg. 4 Li sage dit en soun liuere \
probably by Nicole Bozon, see Romania xiii (1884), p. 539 : c (fol. 107)
A father's moral instruction of a son, beg. * Edward entendez bonement
d (fol. 112) a similar poem, beg. 'Bon enfant doit a son leuer': e
(fol. 113) 'Les curtesyes qeux le sage homme aprent son fitz* [by
Urbian le Courtois] [Cr.], beg. ' Vn sage homme & de graunt valour ' :
this piece is in a rather later hand, and may be imperfect at end :
ends * Ja per vous ne soit retret Foil, ii-iii are a letter from baron
Joseph M. B. C. Kervyn de Lettenhove to mr. Coxe, Sept. 7. 1867,
about a transcript of part of the MS., in French.
Probably acquired between 161 3 and 1620.
Now MS. Bodl. 425.
2326. 559* In English, on parchment : written late in the 14th cent. : 9^ x6f in.,
i + 89 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, contemporary
rough red leather on boards, worn and with clasps lost.
An English translation of the Psalms, with a marginal commentary,
probably by John Purvey (d. c. 1428) from Nicolaiis de Lyra, st.
Augustine, &c. At fol. 81 follow the usual Canticles and Hymns, but
the commentary ceases on fol. 82'. The text is that of the 2nd version
of Wycliff, believed to have been made in 1388. On fol. 88 r a con-
temporary hand has written a Latin note on the Litaniae major et
minor, and on fol. 88 v English notes on ' Synnes of thoujt c mouthe '
and 4 dede ' : beg. ' Ivel thou$t, wekyt will ' : on the inner end cover is
an English medical recipe (15th cent.).
This seems to be the only MS. corresponding to a gift of ' Liber continens
ezpositionem vel glossam in Psalmos Anglice. 4 0 . MS.' from (sir) Richard
Wolseley in 1607.
Now MS. Bodl. 554.
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2327- '74- I" Latin, on parchment: made np of two MSS. written in the 9th
and 1 5th centt. : i2&xo£ in., iv+263 leaves: binding, stamped
leather, late 16th cent English work.
A (probably written in the 9th cent., in a modified Hiberno-Saxon
hand, with illuminated capitals in Irish style) 1 (fol. 1). 'Incipit liber
commentarii Philippi praesbiteri ad Nectarium episcopum in libris sancti
lob \ preceded by a ' praefatio Philippi ad [Nect]arium and by a * pro-
logus Philippi in sanctum* (sic): pref. beg. 'Adhortante immo potius
compellente 9 : prol. beg. ' Sanctus lob uir summae patientiae ' : text beg.
1 Uir erat in terra Chur nomine lob. Cui dubium quod terra ilia ' :
only the first two books are here (on Job i-xxxii) out of three, exactly
as printed at Bale in 1527. At end (fol. n8 v ) is 'Tract[at]io super
beatum lob usque dum legitur pepigi foedus cum oculis meis, et deest
pene m a . pars libri. et hanc tractationem Philippus ad Nectarium
scripsit \ in a rather later hand.
B (written in the 15th cent., in double columns : with illuminated
borders, capitals, &c.) 2 (fol. 119). 'Epistole Petri Blesensis . .
143 in number, of which a concordance with Giles's numbers is at
fol. iii v : at the end are — a (fol. 240) his * Compendium in Job ' : b (fol.
251) hi& De transfiguratione Domini : c (fol. 254 v ) his De xii utilitatibus
tribulationis ends at the end of fol. 261* with 'regnum celorum
secundum a few lines being left untranscribed : all three are here with-
out author's name or titles. In the first capital of the letters are the
arms, azure, three coronets or (Bury St. Edmund's ?) and the illuminator
has painted ' W.B.* twice on the same page.
Fol. i is a marginal fragment containing a 13th cent, note on a philo-
sophical (?) treatise.
The first treatise bears « Liber Sancti Augustini Cantnarie ' and 1 Dis-
tinctio III, Gradus IIII*, 14th cent. : on fol. iv v : ' cum A' is added to
the title of the work on fol. i r : see M. R. James, Ancient Libraries of
Canterbury (1903), p. 204. The two incongruous parts of the volume
were probably bound for sir Walter Cope, who presented it to the
Library in 1603.
Now MS. Bodl. 426.
2328. 309. ■= Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 19 (Psalms with comm. : presented by
Thomas Docwra esq. in 1603).
2329. 483. In Latin, on parchment: written about A.D. 1400 in England:
9i x &i in., vi + 1 20 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c
Theological treatises : —
1 (fol. 1). ' Tractatus de purgatorio sancti Patricij de quodam milite
nomine Oweyn qui deductus fuerat per penas infernales', with the
preface by the author 1 H[enricus] monachus de Salteria ' : beg. ' Dicitur
magnus Patricius \
2 (fol. 27). 'Tractatus beati Bernard i . abbatis Clareuallensis de
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interiori homine quomodo inuenit Deum. Et uocatur a quibusdam
Bernardus in dictis . modo dicitur Meditaciones beati Bernardi ' : beg.
1 Multi multa schint \
3 (fol. 63 y ). 'Gesta Saluatoris que inuenit Theodosius magnus
imperator in Ierusalem in pretorio Pilati codicibus publicist beg.
1 Factum est in anno uigesimo tercio ' : part of the Evangelium Nico-
demi : ends ' penitus sunt exusti ' : the title is written on an erasure.
4 (fol. 91). ' Lamentaciones Bernardi abbatis* Clarevallensis : beg.
' Quis dabit capiti meo . . . Donee seruo suo', usually entitled
Planctus beatae Mariae Virginis de Passione Christi. At fol. ioi y
follow four short religious pieces, see the Old Catalogue of 1697.
5 (fol. 109). 'Tractatus breuis: penitentibus tamen utilis . de modo
Confessionis, ac etiam inquisicionibus faciendis de peccatis ' : beg. 1 Con-
fiteor deo & beate Marie \
The fly-leaves are four leaves from a late 13th cent. Regestum
Innocentii iii papae.
The fly-leaves are covered with scribbles, partly against women : from a
distich which occurs three times it appears that the volume belonged to
the Angnstinian house at Merton (' Meritona ') in Surrey, and on fol. v v
is a copy of a deed of that house of Dec I, 1451 : also on fol. 114" is a
Latin form of admission to an Augustinian house. Owned by Johannes
Heyford, who gave the boolc to Hugo Samon (15th cent.) : other names
occur. Presented to the Bodleian by dr. William Cotton, bishop of
Exeter, in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 665.
2330. 496. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent, in England :
14J x 10$ in., iii + 195 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated
capitals, &c.
The Commentary of Petrus Lombardus on the Psalms, with the text
of the latter as lemmata : followed at fol. 179 by the usual Canticles*
with three columns of notes. At fol. i84 v is the Expositio fidei Catho-
licae [sc. symboli quod dicitur Athanasii] a magistro Alexandra edita ' :
beg. ' Capud aquile uisum ab Ezechiele ' : with the text of the creed as
lemmata. A contemporary hand has added on foil. i88 y -92 r (1) 1 Epistola
Girardi archidiaconi [i. e. Giraldi Cambrensis] ad W. Map 1 (beg. * Fami-
liare est sapienti'), (2) Two sermons 'magistri Alani abbatis Teukes-
birie ' (begg. ' Beati qui lauant . . . Est igitur lignum and ' Secundum
nomen tuum ... Ad nominis sui laudem ' : the first sermon has
about eleven lines cut out on fol. 190), (3) * Sermo Girardi archidiaconi \
1 in sinodo Meneuensi ' (beg. * Labia sacerdotis . . . Verba sunt hec
MaHachie'), (4) on foil. i89 v , i92 v , Latin theological notes.
The name 'Arderne' (15th cent.) occurs on fol. a. Presented by dr.
William Cotton, bp. of Exeter, in 1605.
Now MS. Aiiot. D. 2. p.
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2331. 824. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half, of the 15th cent, in
England (by *H* at Canterbury): 15^x11 J in., i + 165 leaves, in
double columns : with illuminated borders, capitals, &c. : binding,
elaborate stamped-leather sides (English 15th cent, work, of Canter-
bury, see no. 3301, an imitation of a 12th cent, design), pasted on
an 1 8th cent binding : ' Time Deum ' and ' bien ' are among the stamps.
Works by Gulielmus Alvernus or Arvernus episcopus Parisiensis : —
1 (fol. 1). 1 Tractatus domini Parisiensis Cur Deus homo.
2 (fol. 8). 1 Prologus magistri Willelmi episcopi Parisiensis in opus
suum de Sacramentis followed by the work itself. An index is at fol. 156.
3 (fol. 73). ' Liber de virtutibus eiusdem Parisiensis ' : foil. 73 and
74 are transposed in the binding.
4 (fol. 117). 'Tractatus de peccatis & uicijs magistri Willelmi de
Aluernia doctoris Parisiensis'. Gerard Langbaine thought he recog-
nized Brian Twyne's hand in a note on fol. i23 v .
5 (fol. 150). 'Libri de faciebus mundi a Willelmo de Aluernia
episcopo Parisiensi editus \
6 (fol. i62 v ). The first part of a treatise on the preparation of
sermons : beg. ' Octo sunt modi dilataadi sermones ends abruptly on
fol. 163*, some leaves being lost, * Aristoteles. Qui permittit\
' Quod H', on folL 7a\ n6 v , seems to indicate the scribe.
On fol. 1 in an initial letter are the arms of the priory of Christ Church,
Canterbury (azure, a cross argent, charged with the letter X in the fesse
point and the letter I in the honour point, both sable for Chrisii).
Presented by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Colfe in 1616.
Now MS. Bodl. 281.
2332. 833. In Latin, on parchment: written in the and half of the 14th cent, in
England: i8|xi3f in., iiit-399 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated borders, capitals, &c, and a few illustrations.
' Prima pars postille super Bibliam compilate per fratrem Nicholaum
de Lyra sacre theologie professorem ordinis fratrum Minorum from
Genesis to Ecclesiasticus inclusive. The first two leaves have been
torn out, the text beginning 4 teria possit distingui \
'Prima pars Lyre Willelmi Cowrtenay Cantuariensis archiepiscopi,' late
14th cent.: *. . . quam . . . dedit Ecclesie Christi Cantuariensi
15th cent. The volume was left by the Archbishop to his nephew
Richard Courtenay with reversion to Canterbury on his death (1415);
on fol. 398 are four notes of the MS. having been deposited in the
Waugham chest of Oxford University : two are almost illegible (dated
1401, 1403), but the third runs * Caucio magistri Johannis Blew,
Ricardi Courtenay, Robert i Newby, Wilelmi Oldeni [?], Philippi
Morgan, magistri Thome . . ., exposita in cista Waugham Hussy
pro xviij marcis in festo Sancti Thome martiris anno Domini
M*CCCC°ij 0 '. (See Bodleian Quarterly Record, Vol. II, no. 17.)
The volume was back at Canterbury in 1508 (M. R. James, Ancient
Libraries of Canterbury, &c (1903), p. 152). Given by Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob Colfe in 1616.
Now MS. Bodl. 251.
2333. 607*. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the 13th cent, in
two hands in England: 14! x 11 in., hi + 330 leaves, in double
columns : with illuminated capitals, &c
Works by Clement prior of Llantony : —
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3i5
1 (fol. 1). The 3rd part of the Harmony of the Gospels in Latin,
here called 'Series collecta' or in the prologue 'Concordia quatuor
Euangelistarum comprising in parts 7-9 the Harmony from Christ's
going up to Jerusalem (John vii. 2) to the treachery of Judas (Luke xxiu
6) : with prologue and lists of chapters.
2 (fol. 9). ' Seriei collecte Explanacio a long commentary on the
whole of the 3rd part (= parts 7-9), with prologue : prol. beg. ' Clemens
Lanthoniensis . . . Contemplatiue uite partem ' : text beg. ' Erat autem
in proximo . . . Appropinquante scenophegia ' : part 8 begins at
fol. 82, part 9 at fol. 15 i v . At fol. 180 the hand changes.
1 Frater Johannes Warner ordinis Minoram fratrum ' Thomas Best \
both 15th cent. (foil. 328*, 329/). * Liber bibliothecae Bodleian* ex
dono Johannis Lloyd artium magistri et Collegij Oriell socij 15 0 Septem-
bris anno Christi 1609.'
Now MS. Bodl. 334.
2334. 150. In Latin : on parchment : written about A.D. 1300 in England :
14^x9! in., v + 333 leaves, in doable columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, white sheepskin (about 1602) over older
sewing and boards, injured and repaired.
On fol. 4 'Expliciunt capitula primi libri Veteris [et] Noui [Testamenti]
Sentenciarum a Petro Lonbardo exceptarum ' : the four books of the
Sentences with many marginal notes in various hands, prologue and lists
of chapters : see foil. 92 v , i72 v , 235 v , but the list of chapters of the 4th
book is added on foil. 329-31. An elaborate arbor consanguinitatis
is on fol. 332. Foil, i-iv appear to be leaves from another MS. of the
Sentences of about the same date and style, once used as fly-leaves.
On fol. i * Caucio magistri Roberti {altered to Johannis ?] de Kynevelle
exposita in cista de Warham [Oxonie] pro. x. s. in festo sancti Culberri
\sic\ anno Domini M° c°c°c° xxvij 0 & tradatur eidem uel Johanni de
kynevelle 1 : it was also a caution for vij. in 1328: * Liber magistri
Thome de Buckyngham who bought it, see fol. v v : ( Istum librum
dedit [ecclesie Exoniensi Cathedrali, added] magister Thomas de Buck-
yngham quondam huius ecclesie Cancellarius ' : he was chancellor from
1346, and probably died about 1350. Presented by the dean and
chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 835.
2335. 569. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the 13th cent, in
England : 1 7 x 1 2\ in., ii + 350 leaves, chiefly in quadruple columns :
with many fine illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, poor red leather
on older boards, early 16th cent. Reading work, worn.
The text of the Psalms in the Vulgate Latin, with two prologues, one
beginning 'Cum sit uiator debihV, the other Jerome's: the text is
surrounded with the Glossa Ordinaria of Walafridus Strabo : and there
are some notes, partly written with a metal stilus.
' Hunc librum dedit frater Robertus de Wynchedone prior monasterij
Radingie fratribus claustralibus de Redynge ', ' . . . Quern qui aliena-
uerit celauerit vel fraudem de eo fecerit, anathema sit Amen.', 14th and
15th centt. Presented by William Burdet of Sonning, in 1608.
Now MS. Auot. D. 1. 18.
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2336. 298. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 14th cent, in England :
I 3t *9i > n -» vii + 328 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
borders, capitals, &c
'Liber de Legendis [erased, and vitis substituted, much later\ Sanc-
torum in iiij or temporibus distinctus the Aurea Legenda or Lombardica
historia, written by Jacobus Januensis or de Voragine, here without
author's name, with prologue, list of contents, and a Vita 'de sancto
Dauid episcopo* added by the original hand on fol. 319 after the
' Explicit Legenda Sanctorum \ Some Latin theological notes are on
foil. 32 2 V , 326, and Benedictions before the Lections in Eastertide in
Latin verse on foL 324 v . In the 1605 Catalogue it is implied that
some Meditationes sancti Bernardi are in the volume : possibly this
is an error arising from a mention of st. Bernard on fol. 3i3 v .
'Legenda Sanctorum. W. de Ledeberi', {d. 1328J a 14th cent, inscription
showing that this volume belonged to the Library of Christ Church,
Canterbury, and is certainly no. 1793 in dr. James's Catalogue of the
library (Camb. 1903). ' Ex prima demonstracione ' (15th cent.) refers
to the same library, showing that the volume had been moved from the
Libri extra gradus to the Prima demonstration 4 Frater Tho. Lee
* 1 6th cent. Presented to the Library by sir Robert Cotton who writes an
inscription on a votvua ara (on fol. vi) in 1603.
Now MS. Bodl. 336.
2337. 158. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 12th cent in England :
14 x 10} in., iv + 322 leaves, in one or two columns : with illuminated
capitals (some bearing miniatures), &c. : discoloured by damp at
beginning and end : binding, stamped white sheepskin (about 1602)
over older sewing and boards, re backed and repaired.
The Latin text of the Psalms, with the Glossa Magistralis of Petrus
Lombardus in a parallel column. The first preface begins ' Cum omnes
prophetas and the gloss i Beatus. Cui omnia optata succedunt \
• Liber Sancti Petri Exoniensis. Si quis ilium subtraxerit aut alienauerit,
eterne subiaceat maledictioni. Amen', 13th cent., on fol. ii\ cf.
fol. iv v . This appears to be part of the gift of the dean and chapter of
Exeter in 1602, though not in the Register of Benefactors.
Now MS. Auot. D. 2. 8.
2338. 371. In English, on parchment and paper mixed : written in the 2nd half
of the 15th cent.: i6| x 1 1$ in., iv + 182 leaves: with English illu-
minated borders, capitals, &c., and Flemish (?) drawings : binding,
red leather on boards, with remains of clasps, 15th cent. English
work, much worn.
* The booke that is called the Mirroure of the worlde and that some
calleth Vice and Vertu', in 187 chapters, of which a list is at fol. ii.
The text beg. 1 Si vis ad vitam ingredi . . . Men seye comunly \ At
the end is a statement that ' a frere off the ordre of prechoures i. e. a
Dominican, made the book at the request of Philip iii of France in
'1289', which should be 1279: this was Frere Lorens (Laurentius
Gallus), and his book was Le livre des vices et des vertus, commonly
known as Somme le Roi : but the present book is rather a translation
from the Mireour du Monde, whose author is unknown.
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Besides the English illuminations there are . twenty-four fine and
careful pen-and-ink drawings of the subjects of the book, apparently
Flemish in character.
1 This boke oweth Thomas Kippyng of London draper', about A. D. 1500 :
sec also fol. 83. Presented by Robert Barker, the King's printer, in
1604.
Now MS. BodL 283.
2339. 347* In Latin, on parchment: written about A.D. ijfoo in England:
]6fxi2£in., Hi + 308 leaves, in treble or double columns : with
some miniatures and many illuminated capitals. About 1655 Lang-
baine describes the volume as 1 holosericatus, nigro tegmine, bullis
sereis munitus', see no. 2054, but it was rebound in modern style
about a. D. 1 840-50.
The text of the Psalms, with the commentary on them by Alexander
Neckam, the latter by the side or round the former, with prologue.
Prol. beg. ' De orto deliciarum quatuor emanant flumina 9 : text of comm.
beg. ' Licet psalmus iste exponatur ' : Pss. cxlvii-1 are wanting, but the
MS. is not imperfect. A 16th cent, index of the titles of the Psalms is
on fol. 296. At fol. 297 follows Neckam's commentary on the
Athanasian creed, with the text, similarly arranged : prol. (most of
which is repeated on foil. 306-7) beg. ' Caput aquile uisum ' : text of
comm. beg. 'Hec est enim uictoria*. The author's name does not
occur anywhere in the volume.
On foil, iii, 153, 294 is 1 Cirencestrie', which implies that St. Mary's abbey
of Austin Canons at Cirencester, of which Neckam was abbot, possessed
this volume about a.d. 1400. It was owned by king Henry viii, see
no. 2054. Presented by Charles Howard, earl of Nottingham, in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 284.
2340. 435- In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent. : o| x6f in.,
i + 25 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
1 (fol. 1). ' Epistole Nichodemi de passione & resurrectione Christi
consisting of two short pieces beginning ' Apprehensus autem Ioseph
qui cum aromatibus* and 'Attonite mentes obstupuerunt tortorum':
then (fol. i v ) comes the ordinary Evangelium Nicodemi, beginning
'Factum est in anno', ending with Pilate's Letter to Tiberius (beg.
1 Nuper accidit and an epilogue.
2 (fol. 1 3 V ). 4 . . . . Enarratio de Cruce Christi quomodo crescere
inchoauit. & quomodo uenit ad Ierusalem & facta est crux the legend
of the Holy Rood from the time of Moses, in the form of a sermon :
prologue beg. ' Sancta & diuina eloquia, fratres
3 (fol. 21). Sermo 'de miraculis Christi, quomodo ipse Ihesus
iterum passus est in quadam sua imagine apud ciuitatem quandam
que uocatur Bithiro 9 : beg. ' Adest ergo sancta & benedicta dies
An erased inscription is on fol. 24 v . Dr. T. James's Ecloga (1600) shows
that the label on the inner back ' vol. 75 \ altered to 24, indicates (sir)
Walter Cope's library, but this volume seems not to have come with his
other gifts in 1602, but in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 556.
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2341. 460. In Latin, on paper: written in or loon after 1586 at Evora(?) in
Portugal : 9 x 7 in., ii + 133 leaves.
An anonymous commentary (composed at Evora?) on the parts of
the 3rd book of the Summa Theologica of st. Thomas Aquinas which
deal with — a (fol. 1) the sacrament of Confirmation, with references to
that of Baptism: b (fol. 33) that of Extreme Unction: c (fol. 44 v )
Indulgences. At fol. 91 follow 1 Scholia Cruciate in redemptionem capti-
uorum promulgate in Lusitania, anno Domini 1 586', a commentary on the
indulgence of Sixtus V called 1 Cruciata ' relating to the money collected
for the Order of Our Lady of Mercy for the Redemption of Captives.
'Hieronimus Texra Cabral Dei et apostolice sedis gratia episcopus
Angrensis', fol. io6 v .
Presented by Josias White, of New college, Oxford, in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 557.
2342. 377* In Latin, on parchment: written in the 15th cent, in Italy by ser
Dominico : o| x 6| in., iii 4- 81 leaves : with coloured capitals.
'Johannis Boccaccij de Certaldo comitatus Florentie poete eximij
Bucolicum carmen incipit containing the sixteen eclogues : followed
by his own ' Epytaphium ' {beg. 1 Conspicuj sub mole iacent ' : fol. 58 v ),
* Epistola per ipsum dominum Johannem poetam eximium transmissa . . .
Reuerendo viro fratri Martino de Signa ordinis Heremitarum . . .
Scriptum per ser Dominicum Siluestricum cui reddatur' (fol. 59): this
is an account or summary of the Eclogues : after which are added a few
verses by the scribe, ser Dominicus (beg. c Hunc michi qui scripsi
librum': fol. 63), Then follow 'Versus dominj Johannis Boccacci ad
Affricam domini Francisci', beg. 'Italie sublimis honor', a poem to
Petrarch (fol. 63*).
On foil. 67-79 are additions, apparently by the same scribe — (1)
• Itinerarium ad sepulcrum domini Francisci Petrarce', beg. 'Raro
admodum spei nostre rerum exitus respondet ' : (2) • Intentiones Eglo-
garum Francisci Petrarce', an account and summary of them (fol. 77 v ).
Many leaves are palimpsest; foil, ii, iii, are from a Latin antiphoner,
13th cent., written in Italy.
' Mej Bartolomej ser Dominicj', 15th cent (fol. 79"). Acquired about
1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 558.
2943. 608. In Latin and French, on parchment : written at the end of the 13th cent.
in England : 9 x 6^ in., ii + 131 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
i (fol. 8). Statutes of England, and short legal treatises — a (fol. 8)
Magna Charta as confirmed by Edward i : b (fol. 10) Carta de Foresta :
c (fol. 11) ' Articuli Noui' [super cartas] in French : d (fol. 14) Statuta
de Merton : e (fol. 15) Statuta de Marleberga: / (fol. i8 v ) Statuta de
Westmonasterio prima, in French: g (fol. 25) Statuta de Gloucestria,
in French, cum explanationibus : h (fol. 27) Statuta de Westmonasterio
secunda: i (fol. 4i v ) Statutum de Westmonasterio tertium [i. e. quia
Emptores. Cr.] : j (fol. 42) Statutum de Westmonasterio quartum [i. e.
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the Statute of Fines. Cr.] : k (fol. 43) Statutum de Mercatoribus, in
French : / (fol. 43 v ) Statutum de Winton, in French : m (fol. 45) Statutum
de antiquo dominico coronae : n (fol 45 v ) Statutum de vasto facto
tempore alieno: 0 (foL 45 v ) Statutum novum de Quo Warranto, in
French : / (fol. 46) 4 Capitula in itinere ' : q (fol. 46) 4 Gradus consan-
guinitatis': r (fol. 46 y ) Statutum de conspiratoribus : s (fol. 46 v )
Statutum de champertie, in French : / (fol. 47) Statutum de assisa et
juratis: u (fol. 47) Statutum de bigamis: v (fol. 47 v ) Modus calum-
niandi essonia : w (fol. 48) Statutum de religiosis : x (fol. 48) Statutum
de Quo Warranto : y (fol. 48 v ) * Circumspecte agatis ' : z (fol. 48 v ) Com-
positio quorundam vocabulorum : aa (fol. 49) Extenta manerii : bb (fol.
49 v ) Modus faciendi homagium, in French : cc (fol. 50) Modus faciendi
fidelitatem, in French : dd (fol. 50) Natura wardorum et releviorum, in
French: et (fol. 5o v ) Statutum de ponderibus et mensuris: ff($o\. 5o v )
Assisa panis et cervisiae : ^7 (fol. 51) Statutum de scaccario, in French :
hh (fol. 53) Districtiones scaccarii, in French : it (fol. 53) Statutum de
scaccario : jj (fol. 54) Statuta de Exonia and (foL 55) Articuli super
eisdem, in French : kk (fol. 56) Regia prohibitio Sub qua forma : // (fol.
56*) Statutum de militibus: mm (fol. 57) Statuta armorum, in French :
nn (fol. S7 V ) Statutum de anno et die bissextali : 00 (fol. 57 v ) Carta de
terra de Lagenia Gulielmo Marshall comiti Pembrochiae concessa : //
(fol. 58) Statutum de Ragman, in French : qq (fol. 58 v ) Officium corona-
torum : rr (fol. 59) Modus irrotulationis : ss (fol. 60) 1 Datur Assisa ' :
// (fol. 62) ' Cadit Assisa ' : uu (fol. 66 v ) Parvum Hengham : w (fol.
7 i v ) Summa bastardiae : ww (fol. 74) Summa de difficultate essoniorum
[ascribed to Ralph Hengham. Cr.] : xx (fol. 75) On forms of briefs, in
Latin and (fol. 78) French. A list of chapters on foil. 8-41 is at fol. 3.
2 (fol. 85). ' Summa que vocatur Fet assauer a treatise on legal
procedure in French : followed at fol. 94 v by two short (added) chapters
in Latin and French.
3 (fol. 98). Forms of briefs (registrum Brevium), in Latin.
At fol. 7i v is a comic drawing of three dogs playing seesaw, cf. foil. 45,
100. Some legal entries are on fol. 2, and some estate accounts on
fol. 13 1 v . Foil, i-ii are a leaf from a 14th cent, legal treatise in Latin,
with the name Thomas Fauntleroy (16th cent.).
4 Iste liber constat Guillelmo Emping[h]am nacionis Anglie', early 15th
cent. ' Iste liber constat Roberto Hilton gentilman qui Alinndiit[?] in
f>atria Anglie et magnns gurbernator [sic] de Cancelria Regis de eodem
sic] regione', late 15th cent. ' Hasele of Wynchylse', 16th cent. Bought
with money presented by Owen Wood, dean of Armagh, in 16 10.
Now MS. Bodl. 669.
2344b 3530. In Latin, on paper : written in A.D. 1578 at Evora in Portugal :
9x7 in., 535 leaves : in parts stained and slightly injured.
i (foL 1). 'Materia de Sacramentis exposita a patre [Antonio]
Carvalho Eborae 20 Junij 1578', (1) De Sacramentis in coram uni,
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
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(2) De Baptismo, fol. 159 : practically a commentary on the Summa
Theologiae of St. Thomas Aquinas, part 3, Quaestiones 60-71.
2 (fol. 431). 'De Sacramento Ordinis, autore d. Petro Ludouico
Eborse in fifteen quaestiones : apparently of about the same date.
Given by Joseph Maynard, rector of Exeter college, Oxford, on May 6,
1663.
Now MS. Bodl. 560.
2345. 36S. In Latin, on parchment : made up out of at least seven parts, written
in various handwritings of the 2nd half of the 12th cent, in England :
9$ x 7 in,, iii + 159 leaves : with some illuminated capitals.
A. i (fol. 2). 1 Incipit Prologus Iuonis Caraotensis episcopi de con-
uenientia & dispensatione regularum §cclesiasticarum ' {peg. 'Exceptiones
ecclesiasticarum regularum ') the prologue of the Decretum of Ivo
Carnotensis, which is a collection of quotations from letters of Popes,
decrees of Councils and Bishops and standard treatises of Canon Law
on Church organization : what is here, however, is a work more on the
scale of the Panormia of Ivo, a shorter collection in thirteen parts
covering the ground of bks. 1-15 of the Decretum : but on foil. 33-60
are added in the same hand some similar collections on the same
subject The whole corpus is here loosely put together as if in process
of formation.
B. 2 (fol. 61). 'Improperium cuiusdam in Monachos', a short piece
addressed by T(heobaldus) Stampensis (Thibaut d'Estampes) ' magister
Oxinefordie' to Thurstan, archbp. of York (11 19-39): beg. 'Turstano
Dei gratia ... In primis si uales ' : an invective against monks, which
introduces a long reply * Rescriptum cuiusdam pro monachis ' (fol. 62,
beg. 'Sicut ex supradictis conicere possumus , ). Parts of these two
pieces are printed in the Oxf. Hist Soc. XVI (Collectanea II), pp. 153-8,
in connexion with the fact that Theobaldus is the first person known
who called himself an Oxford Master.
3 (foL 87 v ). A Latin poem against the luxury of priests : beg. ' Scri-
bere decreui quia ludum fingere sueui ' : this cannot be by the later
Robert Baston, the Carmelite of Scarborough, to whom it has been
attributed.
4 (fol. 90 v ). * Quod ex auctoritate ueterum scripturarum sanctorumque
canonum monasticus ordo predicare & promoueri ualeat beg. ' Quo-
tienscumque fideles $cclesi§ \ On foil. 96 v ~9f some moral notes, in
Latin, hardly later in date.
C. 5 (fol. 98). A sermon on the text Homo quidam erat diues qui
habebat uillicum: beg. 'Dominus noster Ihesus Christus discipulos
suos': followed by (fol. 107) a sermon 'In dedicatione ecclesie', beg.
'Quia sancta dedications \ On foil. 106, 118 are some theological
notes, one a short poem on the Christmas liturgy {beg. 'In Natale
sacro \ foL 106). ,
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D. 6 (foL 119). A curious allegorical discourse 1 de aratro et carro '
(beg. 1 Homo cum in honore esset * de naui ' {beg. ' Sicut ex uerbis
euangelic§ lectionis '), ' de molendino * (beg. ' Scimus quoniam si terres-
tris domus and * de Milite temporali et spirituali ' (beg. 1 Sicut miles
temporalis ') : each part of the plough, carriage, ship, mill, and armour is
given a theological meaning. At fol. 150 follow theological extracts,
one (fol. 154) entitled 'De tornandis uasis ' (beg. 1 Legimus in Genesi
quod in exordio
A table of contents is on fol. i v , cf. ii.
Presented by sir George More in 1604.
Now MS. BodL 561.
2346. 47. In French, on parchment : written early in the 14th cent, in England :
9l x 7 in., ii + 182 leaves, in double columns : binding, stamped leather
on boards with busts of sXvbl, gedion, iosva, sol, lyna,
satvrnvs, &c, and bosses of brass, clasps lost, 2nd half of the 16th
cent English work.
The compendium of English Law, commonly known as 6 Britton de
Legibus Angliae ', ostensibly made by King Edward i, probably really
by John le Breton a judge (not the bp. of Hereford who died in 1275,
as suggested in the catalogue of no. 21672, art. 6) and composed about
1 290-1, partly from Bracton and Fleta. Beg. 'Edward par la grace de
Dieu ' : ends (fol. 104*) ' al retorun de celuy. Explicit \ Sixteen leaves
are wanting after fol 24*. Three fragments follow, which were appa-
rently parts of what followed in this same MS. — a (fol. 105*) The first
leaf of a chapter on pleas, beg. ' Caz pledeez. Le Brief du mort daun-
cestre ' : b (fol. io5 m ) The first leaf of a chapter on larceny (?), in Latin,
beg. 'Eodem modo quo quis feloniam facere potest': c (fol. 106) Five
leaves containing the latter part of a treatise on ' Placita Corone and
some chapters concerned with ownership of tenements, beg. ' De quanti-
tate tenementi cum pertinentiis suis', both in Latin. Foil. 24 b ~ n( i t
104b-!, io5 b "" J , n ~~* 111-137 are blank parchment leaves.
' In Dei nomine amen ego . W . T . [?] nuper generosus Clementis hospicij
i.e. Clement's Inn, London (15th cent.: fol. 104*). Presented by
Edward Fleetwood in 1601.
Now MS. BodL 562.
2947. 348* In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written in the 13th-
15th centt. : 9! x 6{ in., iii + 355 leaves, in double columns.
A (1st half of the 14th cent. : with illuminated capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1).
1 Distinctiones fratris Nicholai de Byart', beg. 'Absconditur malum a
dyabolo ' : these are theological and moral notes in alphabetical order
of subjects or common words : an alphabetical list of the first words of
each chapter follows.
B (written by 'Herforde' in 1455) 2 (fol. 192). Part (D-end) of an
alphabetical index of subjects to some theological treatise which con-
tained twenty chapters and perhaps three parts : at end ' Herford '
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I 455 , « The last leaf of this piece (fol. i97 v ) shows that the book to
which it belonged was a caution deposited thrice in a chest or chests
in the University of Oxford — in 1480 by William Wryght for &s. : in
1 48 1 by the same in the Celton chest, for Ss. (2Q folio num\ redeemed
in 1482 for 6s. ;*in 1484 deposited by the same in the same chest for
Ss., and redeemed in 1485 by mr. Crow for 6s. The official mark ' T H
viiix ' seems to be the hand of Thomas Hunt, the university stationer.
C (late 13th cent.: with illuminated capitals, &c.) 3 (fol. 198). A
collection of six hundred short sermons, but one whole quire is wanting
at the beginning, and the part left begins with the 19th sermon, the
subject of which, as of the 1st (which is lost) is De praeparatione cordis
(beg. 'Si ergo preparata sunt corda nostra'): a list of the 618 sermons
originally in this volume is at fol. 35o v , and a list of Sunday gospels
from Pentecost to Advent on fol. 353 v , but imperfect.
Foil, i, ii, 354, 355 are fly-leaves from a Latin medical MS. of about
a.d. 1300, one chapter of which begins ' De passione vuule. Vuulasepe
elongatur : necesse est aliquando vuulam incidere ' : see nos. 2096, 2394.
There can be little or no doubt that the first part of this MS. was in 1600
New college MS. 239, removed by dr. James : it was bound with two
other pieces in or soon after 1602, which is the latest possible date
of acquisition.
Now MS. Bodl. 563.
2348. 526. » Qu. Catal. i (Greek), cod. Misc. 91 (Porphyrins : bought with
money given by sir Francis Vere in 1605 : originally bound with a
printed book by Antonius ab Aguilera (Rndimenta Medicinae,
Complutiy 1576, now AA 20. Med. Seld.)).
2349. 14. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 15th cent, in Italy : 10$ x 7$ in.,
1 57 leaves : with a few illuminated capitals, &c.
'Quinti Curti Rufi Historiarum Alexandri Magni Macedonis liber
primus incipit \ followed by the ten books, here arranged as seven
(foil. 3, 19, 47 v , 83, 103, 125, 142).
*N° 721': on foT. 15 5 v is a monogram of FMCSB{?) conjoined, with
yvSfOi aavrov [sic], 16th cent. Given in 1601 by sir John Fortescue.
Now MS. Auct. P. 2. 25.
2350. 44* In Latin, on parchment: written in the 1st half of the 13th cent, in
England: io\ x 7$ in., ii + 52 leaves, in double columns: with illu-
minated capitals, &c, and wide margins: binding, old boards re-
covered in London late in the 16th cent., with painted design on edges
(14th cent.?).
* Incipit Tractatus de legibus & consuetudinibus regni Anglie tempore
H. regis secundi, compositus iusticie gubernacula tenente illustri viro
Ranulfo de Glanuilla, iuris regni & antiquarum consuetudinum eo
tempore peritissimo [the last two words in rasura]. Et illas solas leges
continet secundum quas placitatur in curia regis ad Scacarium & coram
iusticiis ubicunque fuerint ' : prol. beg. 1 Regiam potestatem ' : bk. 1 beg.
•Placitorum aliud criminale' : bk. 14 ends 6 tractare non decuit'. It is
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doubtful whether this treatise was actually written by Glanville or only
aided and sanctioned by him.
Presented by 1 Edwarde Fletewoode * in 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 564.
2351. 1048. In Latin and English, on parchment: written about A.D. 1470 in
England (at Edington ?) : 9} x 7$ in., 105 leaves, with illuminated
capitals, &c.
The three pilgrimages of William Wey, Fellow of Eton college (to
St. James of Compostella in 1456, and to Jerusalem in 1458 and 1462),
with connected matter, as follows : —
1 (fol. 3). General matter — a (fol. 3) 1 Chaunges of money fro
England to Rome and Venyse ' : b (fol. 4 V ) * A preuysyon medical and
practical advice : c (fol. 8) 4 The way to Jerusalem and the holy placys
in that sam contre an itinerary in verse, beg. 4 Fro Venyse to port Jaff
by the see ' : with a Latin memoria technica epitomizing the journey
(foil. 16, 14, 15): d (fol. 17) Decern 'materie mouentes transire ad
Terram Sanctam motives for pilgrimage, some explained at length,
with descriptions of pilgrimages to be made when in the Holy Land.
2 (fol- 35). The second Itinerary, in 1458, to Jerusalem, in Latin:
beg. 4 In Dei nomine Amen . Anno Domini m° cccc mo lviij 0 Ego
Willelmus Wey sacre theologie baccularius, collegij regalis beatissime
Marie Etone . . . socius': it is chiefly concerned with his travels
within Palestine, but has at end a list of ail places visited from Calais
to Rome and Venice, and from Venice to Calais.
3 (fol. 51). 'Itinerarium secundum . . the third Itinerary, in
1462 to Jerusalem, in Latin : beg. 4 . . . Anno . . . m°. cccc° lxij 0
Ego Willelmus Wey . . : a long stay was made in Venice, of which
there is a very interesting account (foil. 52-57*, cf. 76) : at fol. 64 is an
English-Greek vocabulary (beg. 'Good morow . Calomare': a similar
Latin-Greek one is at fol. 91), after which are Greek numbers and a
Greek-Latin vocabulary (fol. 66), &c. : more notes of the Holy Land
follow at fol. 78, and a list of the places marked on the 4 Mappa Terre
Sancte ' or 4 Mappa mea de Terra Sancta ' (foil. 83*, 86 : the map is
now no. 21964). At fol. 92 follows a list of 'Indulgencie in Curia
Romana privileges obtainable in connexion with churches at Rome :
beg. 4 Sanctus Siluester et Sanctus Gregorius \
4 (fol. 98). 4 Itenerarium peregrinacionis magistri Wyllelmi Wey . . .
quondam socij collegij regalis beatissime Marie Etone ad Sanctum
Jacobum in Ispannya', the first Itinerary, in 1456: beg. ( . . . Ego
Willelmus Wey socius collegij . . in which (at fol. ioi v ) is a *Cantus
paruulorum Hyspannie saltancium ante peregrinaciones pro blankys &
splintris with Spanish words and musical notes.
A list of contents is on fol. 1, giving the number of leaves in each of
v 2
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the 1 5 1 materie ' or sections of the volume. The handwriting is pro-
bably that of a scribe under Wey's superintendence at Edington. The
whole volume was issued by the Roxburghe Club in 1857, ed. by the
rev. G. Williams.
' Ex dono magistri Willelmi Wey . . . huic sancto monasterio de Edyng-
don, qui uidelicet magister obijt anno Domini M°. cccc. lxxyj xxx*
die mensis Nouembris'. At fol. a in a late 15th cent, hand is a long
list headed * Thes be goodys of master William Wey ys yefte [i. e. gift]
to the Chapel made to the lyknes of the sepulcvr of Owre Lorde at
Jerusalem', chiefly vestments, hangings and relics, but including this
volume and two other books : at end, * My wyl ys that thes afore wret be
nat alyened fro the chapel of the Sepulke nether fro the holy monastey
of Edyngdon \ The monastery was a house of Bonhommes at Edington
in Wilts. 1 Pro ligatura huius libri & 47 tem Uteris iij a \ late 15th cent. :
but the old bidding has disappeared : and on the same page 'Si fore vis
sapiens sex serua que tibi mando | Quid loqueris et ubi . de quo . cui . quo-
mod o . quando. | Abby Edyngdon Abbye', late 15th cent.: 'John
Edwardes', abt. 1500. ' Ex dono magistri Tempest 1624*, presumably
the date when the Bodleian acquired the book : but if so, it escaped
being referenced until after the Civil War.
Now MS. Bodl. 565.
2352. 3531. In Latin, on paper: written in the 2nd half of the 16th cent, at
Evora (?) in Portugal : 8 J x6| in., 398 leaves : in parts stained.
' Commentaria in augustissimum Eucharistiae sacramentum, tradita a
. . . doctore Antonio Carvalho super Questionem 73 aIn, partis 3 iae
Summae Theologiae sancti Thomae Aquinatis.
Given by Joseph Maynard, rector of Exeter college, Oxford, on May 6, 1663.
Now MS. Bodl. 506.
2353. 3513. In Latin, on paper : written in the 16th cent in Spain (?) : lof x 7^ in.,
305 leaves : in places worm-eaten.
Scholastic treatises on Aristotelian logic, apparently by a professor of
one of the Jesuit colleges in Spain : —
1 (fol. 1). 'Rudimenta philosophiae morahV, a compendium in
scholastic form, in five books.
2 (fol. 35). * Praeludia in totam Logicam \ preceded and followed
by 1 Annotatiunculae \
3 (fol. 53). 'In Isagogen Porphyrianam commentaria', followed
(fol. 63 v ) by appendixes and disputations.
4 (fol. 118). 4 In Aristotelis Categorias praeludia ' et commentaria.
5 (fol. i76 v ). 'In Postpraedicamenta . . .\
6 (fol. 181). c In librum de Interpretatione . . .\
7 (fol. 195). '. . . In libros Analyticos et Topicos . . the title
of the Posterior Analytics (fol. 209) is ' duo libri de Demonstratione ' :
the Topica begin on fol. 241.
8 (fol. 275). 4 In libros de Repraehensionibus . . i.e. the Sophistic
Elenchi.
9 (fol. 281). 4 Elementa primae phylosophiae ' metaphysicae.
' Robert Le Roux \ * Charles Dupuis * are 1 6th cent, names on fol. 305* :
'John Petty' a 17th cent, name on fol. 1. Bought with part of £50
bequeathed by Alexander Ross in 1662.
Now MS. Auot. P. 3. 11.
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2354. 799. In Latin, on parchment : made up of four MSS. written in the 13th
cent in England: io\x*j\ in., iii + 106 ['116*] leaves, in double
columns except art. 3.
Astronomical and astrological treatises, with notes : —
A. 1 (fol. 1). 1 Canones in motibus celestium corporum with notes :
beg. 1 Quoniam cuiusque actionis ' : these are the astronomical canons
of Arzahel, as a contemporary note on fol. 1 states: at fol. i3 v two
extra chapters, notes (one shortly before 1232) and diagrams follow.
B (with illuminated capitals) 2 (foL 17). 'Liber introductorius
Alkabizi qui & Abdilaziz id est seruus Dei dicitur ad totam artem
astronomie ' : the text of cap. 1 beg. * Postulata a domino \
A nearly contemporary list of contents on foL iii v shows that after
fol. 31 there have dropped out (ten leaves numbered 32-41, containing)
1 Astrologia Marciani [Capellae] and [fol.] 32. Barbarismus . Distinc-
ciones quas Greci vocant Theses \
C (with illuminated capitals) 3 (foL 42). ' Opus astrolabii secundum
Macelama[?] 9 : beg. 1 Scito quod astrolabium est nomen Grecum * : this
is the work by Messahala, with notes. On fol 48 v is a Latin theological
note written with a metal stilus.
D (with coloured capitals) 4 (foL 50). 'Summa iudicialis de partibus
[astrologie] secundum precipuos iudices Arabicos in vnum collecta &
bona a title from the list of contents : the work beg. 1 De hiis que tam
querenti quam iudici necessaria sunt . . then, after a list of chapters,
' Astronomie iudiciorum fructus ' : the authorities cited are Alkindius,
Aomar (Omar) and Zael: imperfect, ending in the account of the
9th (astrological) House, four ' quatemi ' being wanting.
The list of contents shows that in the missing part at the end was
a complete copy of 4 Jordan us de numeris datis \
« Edwarde Strete clerke 16th cent. Presented by Edward James, D.D.,
and received on March 10, 161 J.
Now MS. B06X 430.
2355. 437. In Latin, on parchment : made np of seven MSS. written in the and
half of the 13th cent, perhaps in England : 8| x 6| in., ii + 146 leaves,
in doable columns : binding, stamped black leather on boards, worn,
English late 16th cent. work.
Medical treatises : —
A. 1 (fol. 1). ' Iste libellus dicitur Compendium Salernie a rather
later title : text beg. 1 Alexander . Euforbium cum oleo & cera confec-
tum ' : one leaf appears to be lost at the end : a list of contents occupies
fol. ii.
B. 2 (fol. 34). The Practica of Bartholomaeus of Salernum, some-
times wrongly attributed to Nicolaiis de Horsham : beg. ( Practica diui-
ditur in duo : in scientiam ' : here without title or author : a list of the
112 chapters is on fol. 33.
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C (with illuminated capitals, &c.) 3 (fol. 66). 4 Summa Antidotarii \
the commentary of Johannes Platearius of Salernum on the Antidotarium
of Nicolaiis de Florentia : beg. 1 Liber iste quem in presentiarum
4 (fol. 101). 'Liber de virtutibus' simplicium medicinarum: prol.
beg. ' Cogitanti michi de simplicium medicinarum uirtutibus ', with a list
of chapters : text beg. 1 Perfecte temperata dicuntur ' : ascribed in
no. 3541 to 'magister Geraldus'.
5 (foL 107). ' Compendium Salemitanum 1 : prol. beg. 1 Duplici me
causa cogente ' ; with list of chapters : text beg. i Medicina est scientia
apponendi \
D. 6 (foL 118). A treatise on drugs, beg. 1 Rosata dicitur a rosis',
with two lists of drugs.
E. 7 (fol. 125). Two medical treatises, the first beginning 1 De signis
acutarum egritudinum dicturi the second ' Circa urinam quinque
attenduntur this being apparently the treatise de regulis urinarum of
Ricardus Anglicus.
F. 8 (fol. 133). Recipes for various ailments : beg. 1 Ad pectoris &
lateris dolorem with some notes: at fol. 116 is a list of the 'Experi-
menta \
G. 9 (fol. 141). Five leaves from a medical treatise: one chapter
beg. '[A]sma est difficultas inspirandi & respirandi*. The fly-leaves
(foil i, 146) are also fragments from a similar manuscript.
This MS. seems to have come to the Library in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. BodL 567.
2356. 234 + 198. In Italian and Latin, on paper : made up of two MSS. written
in the 1 5th and 16th centt. : 8£ x 6| in., v + 154 leaves.
A (16th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). Part of an Italian mathematical treatise,
consisting chiefly of notes on one of fra Luca Pacioli's works ; the first
part is chiefly arithmetical, then from fol. 12 geometrical : at fol. 59 are
notes on Apollonius Pergaeus, and at fol. 69 on cubes. One note
begins (fol. 12) 'Questo me era domandato a messer Nicolo Tartalia.
1539. a dj. 7. de settembre', so the notes are possibly by Girolamo
Cardano.
B (written in the 15th cent, in England) 2 (fol. 71). 'Tabula libri
secundi [Scalae Perfectionis] magistri Walteri Hilton canonici de
Thargarton qui obiit anno Domini m° ccc lxxxxv 0 in vigilia Annuncia-
cionis, quem libellum transtulit de Anglico in Latinum frater . . .
Thomas Fyslake ordinis beate Marie genitricis Dei de Monte Carmeli \
followed by the text of the second book, in four parts and forty-seven
chapters: chapt. 1 beg. 'Quoniam multum desideras ac eciam petis*.
Some moral advice from st. Bernard &c. is on fol. 149.
The above volume is a combination of a gift by sir Walter Cope in 1602
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described as ' Li bell 01 Walteri Hilton ex Anglico in Lat. de Imagine
Dei', and a gift by dr. William Hakewill, also in 1602, described as
* Memorial nnova come si crede di Nic Tartalea see fol. v.
Now MS. BodL 584.
2357. 360. In Latin and English, on parchment : made np of two MSS. written
in the 15th cent, in England : 8 J x 6} in., i + 104 leaves.
A (in Latin, with coloured capitals) 1 (fol. 1). 1 Tractatus de vita &
nobilitate & martirio sanctorum Albani & Amphibali de quodam libro
gallico excer[p]tus & in latinum translatus ' : beg. ' Iulius Cesar primus
Romanorum imparator ' : after the Life ending ' reddita ecclesie sancte
Dei* (Bib/. Hag. Bolland. 214) is *Excer[p]ta gestorum duorum regum
Merciorum quorum vterque vocabatur Offa, & qualiter posterior . . .
corpus [s. Albani] inuenit & transtulit . . fol. 9 V . Some short notes
and verses about St. Alban's follow, on fol. 17.
2 (fol. i8 y ). 'De Granario magistri Johannis Wetamstede , > extracts
from a work of John Whethamstede, abbot of St. Alban's (d. 1465),
forming a short history of England from the time of the Giants to the
death of Henry V in 1422, beginning 'Anglia que secundum Solinum',
and ending with a short poem on Henry V (beg. 1 Ad vitam lacrime ').
Then follow (1) a short Bestiarium (beg. Animal. Inter bruta animalia
elephas foL 41 v , and (2) a short account of Cyrus (beg. ' Cirus Persarum
princeps \ fol. 45), probably both from the Granarium.
B (in English, with illuminated capitals) 3 (fol. 48). A Rule of
'Menoressis enclosid' as established by pope Urban IV in 1263, for
the abbess and convent of ' Sustris Menowressis enclosid of the monestre
of Oure Ladi of the diocise of Paris \ The translation of the Rule ends
on fol. 72, but foil 72-101 contain a large addition of the same kind,
chiefly about the services. [It appears to have been written for the use
of the house of Poor Clares outside Aldgate in London. Cr.]
The second Dart (B) was presented by Charles Howard, earl of Notting-
ham, in 1604 : the first part by sir George More in the same year.
Now MS. BodL 585.
2358. 351a* In Latin, on paper : written in a. d. 1636 at Seville (?) : $± x 6\ in.,
iv+ 224 leaves.
1 (fol. 1). 'Tractatus de Providentia divina, ad Quaestionem 22 am
i* Partis [Summae Theologicae] S. Thome [Aquinatis], authore patre
Alphonso Chimenes Societatis Jhesu ' : text beg. ' Etsi commentatores
sancti Thomae called ' tractatus quintus ' on fol. 2 : the date March 31,
1636, is on fol. 135*. From no. 2258 it seems probable that the MS.
was written at Seville.
2 (fol. 136). 4 Tractatus sextus de Praedestinatione et reprobatione
Dei erga homines, ad Q. 23*°* 1* P. Sancti Thomae apparently also by
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A. Chimenes : text beg. 1 Quam sit difficilis ' : but only the part de Prae-
destinatione is here, as Pars prima.
' Gregorius Joy', about 1640-50. Bought with part of ^50 bequeathed by
Alexander Ross in 1662.
Now Ma Bodl. 686.
2350. 785. In Latin, on paper : made up of several MSS. written in the 15th and
i6lh centt in England : 8f x 6$ in., i + 231 leaves.
Papers and treatises, chiefly by or relating to John Gunthorpe, dean
of Wells {d. 1498) :—
A (late 15th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). 'Gunthorpi Rhetorica', a later title:
the latter part only, beg. 4 sed adversary sui some leaves being lost at
the beginning and end. The hand changes on fol. a6 v . The last
chapter is on 1 Dialectica ' (fol. 46 : beg. « Dialectica est bene disputandi
scientia ').
B (2nd half of the 15th cent.) 2 (fol. 58). 'Sinonomorum Ciceronis
liber . . . scriptus atque editus ad Lucium Veturium', the spurious
work : at end, * Expliciunt Sinonoma Ciceronis Quod Gunthorpe ' : so
this may be in Gunthorpes own hand.
C (early i6tri cent.) 3 (fol. 73). Five or more orationes legatinae of
Gunthorpe when English ambassador abroad : two are dated Oct. 23,
1466 and July 8, 1465. These are unfinished but revised copies. At
fol. 94* are some English notes of stories illustrating the Decalogue
(16th cent.).
D (late 15th cent.) 4 (fol. 95). 'Compilacio magistri Thadei de
Bononia de aquis et oleis medicinalibus beg. 'Testante propheta
scientia ' : followed by some recipes (fol. i2o y ) and a treatise * de vinis
medicinalibus beg. ' Vinum roris marini ', perhaps by the same author.
5 (fol. 132). * Liber de transformacionibus qui fertur ab Egiptijs
adinuentus ' : beg. 4 Vt cucumeri nascantur ' : a medical work.
A. 6 (foil. 137, 179). Notes on classical passages, stated in a list of
contents to be by Gunthorpe.
E (early 16th cent) 7 (fol. 156). Copies of some letters from John
Phreas or Free, followed by some diagrams, some of them published in
the Journal of Comparative Literature, vol. i, no. 1, Jan. 1903.
F (early 16th cent.) 8 (fol. 191). Copies of two bulls of pope Pius ii,
one dated Jan. 14, i4[s]9, the other imperfect at end, both against the
Turks. Foil. 202-3 are some 17th cent, medical notes pasted in.
Presented by Thomas Twyne in 1612.
Now MS. BodL 587.
2360. 502. In Latin, on paper: written in a.d. 1578 at Rome in two hands:
8| x 6 J in., iii + 242 leaves.
1 Lectiones de Pontifice \ a second volume of ' dictata ' or lectures by
card. Bellarmine (whose name does not occur), delivered in Rome and
ended in May 26 1578: the subject is the position and power of the
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Pope, in two parts (see fol. 166), the first having nine chapters, the
second five quaestiones : the text beg. 1 Disseruimus anno superiori de
ecclesia vniuersa*. The preceding volume of dictata is no. 2260. The
handwriting changes at foil. 24, 54, 127.
'Liber Thorns Vnderhill, prerinm xs. yyd. April 13, 160 1.' Underhill
presented the volume in 1605.
Now MS. BodL 588.
2361. 637. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 15th cent, in England by
— Burgh: 9fx6f in., iv+185 leaves: binding, white leather on
boards, with part of leather clasp, English contemporary work.
4 Liber de Regimine Principum editus a fratre Egidio Romano ordinis
fratrum Heremitarum sancti Augustini . . . quod Burgh then, added,
' Quod pica quod bubo quod sithacus [?] est uel yrundo | Hoc liber est
iste. Simulator namque Sophiste \ Each part of each book has a pre-
ceding list of chapters. On fol. i is a late 15th cent, note 4 Memoran-
dum quod Robertus Thystilton debet rectori de Rothwell xvij d* : on
fol. 182 is a copy of the Will of William Kyghtone of * Bri[d]geforde at
the Bri[d]ge Ende', Apr. 30, 1528: he leaves to the 1 i j orders of
frehers at Nottingham ij stryke barly among other bequests.
This seems to be the Aegidius presented by William Harwood, prebendary
of Winchester, in 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 589.
2362. 3522. In Latin, on paper : written late in the 16th cent, in Portugal (?) :
8| x6| in., 197 leaves : imperfect at end.
1 Quaestio 84* de Poenitentia 4 a padre Gaspar Gloria (?) & Fernando
Rebello', of Evora (d. 1608): text beg. 'Cum hactenus D. Th. de
Eucheria ' [?] : imperfect at end, a leaf or two being lost. The Quaestio
is in part 3 of the Summa of st. Thomas Aquinas.
Given by Joseph Maynard, rector of Exeter college, Oxford, on May 6, 1663.
Now MS. Bodl. 590.
2363. 2914. In English and Latin, on paper : written about the middle of the
15th cent. : 8| x 6 in., i + 163 leaves : imperfect and mended.
Short medical pieces and recipes, chiefly in English : —
1 (fol. 1). A short manual of medicine : beg. 1 Master I pray the for
seint chelate': this incipit is from Langbaine's Catalogue of 1655, for
only a small piece of fol. 1 now survives, and fol. 2-6 are imperfect :
with recipes and astrological directions.
2 (fol. 26). 'A short tretise of vrynes . . : beg. ' Hho so woll know
of erthe and heuyn 1 : some Latin notes on the subject are on foil. 33-4.
3 (fol. 34 v ). • Inquisiciones venarum a short Latin treatise on
phlebotomy : beg. 1 Sunt multe id est in flexo brachij tres \
4 (fol- 37)« Directions about lucky days and the like, astrological
directions, the four humours, &c, in English : beg. 1 Man is made of iiij
humours \
5 (foil. 43, no v , in b ). Recipes in English.
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6 (fol. io7 v ). 1 A proscesse for wemen that ben in trauell of childryn
in Latin : beg. 4 Si manum proferat with some English directions,
including a charm.
7 (fol. i54 v ). Albertus Magnus super naturis herbarum et lapidum
et animalium, here anonymous and without title: beg. *Sicut dicit
philosophus in pluribus omnis sciencia \
8 (fol. 15 7 v ). 4 A schort tretice for a man to know wiche tymes of the
yere is best to graffe or to plante treis . . : beg. 4 Whan the mone is in
Tawro\ Some leaves are lost after fol. 159.
9 (fol. 160). Some names of plants in Latin and English, added in
the 1 6th cent
The name 1 Bullock ' (16th cent) is on fol. 1 1 a\ MS. Langbaine 6 (p. 89)
shows that this MS. was bequeathed to the Library by dr. Thomas
Clayton, who died in 1647.
NowMS.Bodl.591.
2364. 3523. In English, on paper: written about 1630: 7fx6J in., iii + 432
pages.
Two treatises by John ^)owne, both of which were printed at Oxford
in 1633:—
1 (p. 1). 'The Real Presence by Transubstantiation vnknowne vnto
the ancient Fathers \ a dialogue between J. D[owne] and N. N., who
had written ' Catholicke grounds for the article of the Real Presence \
2 (p. 275). 'A defence of the former Answer against the replie of
N. N.\ a similar dialogue.
'Erisius Porter' is on p. 433. Given by Joseph Maynard, rector of
Exeter college, Oxford, on May 6, 1663.
Now MS. Bodl. 658.
2365. 3507. In English, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent. :
8$x 6| in., v + 188 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c
1 The book that is clepid Scala perfeccionis in two parts (see foL 80),
with a table of the chapters of each part prefixed : a long moral treatise
in 92 + 46 chapters : text beg. 4 Goostli suster in Ihesu Crist, I praie thee
that in the callynge \ This is by Walter Hilton.
On fol. iv is a copy of an agreement by Isabella Edrygge of Lyme
Regis, 15 1 5, 'per me fratrem Thomam Sutton Glastonie cellerium
forinsicum 1 : and on fol. v an acknowledgement of a debt by Thomas
Bragg of Thornecombe in Devonshire, in Latin (16th cent.) : and on
fol. i85 v a copy of a letter from Nicholas Webber, of Lyme Regis,
1 6th cent There is scribbling on foil, iii, v, 186.
' John*Deare \ 1583 (fol. iii) : « John Peachc early 17th cent (fol. i86 v ).
Presented by Joseph Maynard, late fellow of Exeter college, Oxford,
on May 8, 1662, having been bought by him at Dorchester on Nov. 2 a,
1660.
Now MS. Bodl. 503.
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2366. 31 1. In Latin, on paper: written late in the 16th cent in Spain:
8|x6f in., xii + 323 leaves: with an elaborate red capital, &c.
' Commentarij in Libros Metaphysicorum Aristotelis, a patre Petro
Aluari Societatis Jesv ' : pref. beg. ' Multa in Metaphysicam prefari
solent * : but the commentary practically fails after bk. 9. The fly-leaves
are from a 14th cent Vitae Sanctorum, see no. 2163.
Presented by Richard Grosveoor in 1603.
Now MS. BodL 598.
2367. 447. * Qu. CaUl. i (Greek), Misc. no. 105 (Porphyrins : the binding is
black leather, 16th cent., with the arms quarterly, 1st a lion passant
gardant, 2nd and 3rd apparently argent, 4th or, with a crescent in
chief for difference : presented by Richard Hare about 1603-5).
2368. 650. In English and Latin, on paper: written about a.d. 1555: i*i
x 8$ in., i + 234 leaves : with some pen-and-ink ornamental capitals.
Works by sir Thomas More {d. 1535) : —
1 (fol. 1). An unfinished treatise upon the Passion of Christ, com-
posed in 1534, here wiftiout general title : beg. 'The firste poynte of the
falle of Aungelles. The gloriouse blessed Trynytie ' : ends ' the spyrytuall
socyetie of Saynctes \
2 (fol. 138). 'To receaue the blessed Bbdie of oure Lorde sacra-
mentally and vertually bothe* : beg. 'They receaue the blessed Bodie*.
3 (fol. 148). 'NeomemV, an English note on the word : ends 'thus
moche is perplex ynoughe. From Wilsdon this present sondaye, By
your lover Thomas Moore knight \
4 (fol. 150). 'De tristitia, tedio, pauore, et oratione Christ! ante
captionem eius . . : beg. ' Haec quum dixisset Ihesus . . . Tot
sancta verba ' : ends ' manus iniectas in Ihesum with an added note of
about a.d. 1600. 'Finit hlc D. Mori scriptum Latinum in Passionem
Domini \
The ornamented capitals on foil. 1, 39, 64, 88, 138 bear 'm.
REGiNiE', 'vivat regina maria', &c, showing that they were made in
queen Mary's reign.
This volume appears to represent the ' Anonymi sermo de Passione MSS.*,
a folio volume which came to the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 431.
2360. 16. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 14th cent, in Italy: ic{
x$|in., 136 leaves: with illuminated capitals and one border: the
first leaves are much worm-eaten.
' Marci Anei Lucani poete Cordubensis Pharsalie liber primus incipit',
the ten books of the Pharsalia : preceded by the four-line epitaph, beg.
* Corduba me genuit ' : at end is ' Explicit Liber Lucani . Deo gratias .
Amen \ On fol. i v is added (1 5th cent.) a four-line lampoon on Lucan,
beginning ' Inuide Romane uirtutis
* Johannes Person me possidet 16th cent. : ' Pertinet Persio 1566 iij Julij'.
Given in 1601 by William Camden.
Now MS. Auot. F. 2. 10.
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2370. 290. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 15th cent, in England:
1 if x 8J in., ii + 135 leaves, in double columns : with two illuminated
and many coloured capitals: binding, stamped leather on boards,
Oxford early 17th cent, work, " G. K/*
At end: 'Explicit Liber Aggregationum Serapionis', a herbal or
work on simples, de simplicibus medicinis, in two parts ; with precedent
index of plant names and of other medicinal substances, and prologue
(beg. 'Postquam vidi librum Diascoridis & librum G[aleni] in medijs
simplicibus aggregatos ') : the text beg. 4 Medicine subtilis substantie
and at fol. 6 V is a list of 449 substances. The work is an aggregation
or mixture of Dioscorides and Galen, [translated from the Arabic by
Simon de Janua. Cr.]
* Constat Johanni et Cicely [?] Grove alias M . . . car ' &c, a half-erased
inscription with the names altered to 1 Henrico Eredswick 9 [?], all 16th
cent. Presented by sir Richard Fermor in 1603.
Now Ma Bodl. 433.
2371. 390a. In French, on paper: written early in the 17th cent, in England :
ia x 7t in., iv + 181 leaves.
4 La Somme appelle La Miroir a Justices, vel Speculum Justiciariorum
factum per Andream Home in five chapters, copied, as a note on
fol. 3 states, from an old MS. belonging to Francis Tate (d. 1616),
collated with a MS. at Corpus Ghristi college, Cambridge. Home
was probably not the author, but reviser or editor. Some notices of
Home are transcribed on fol. 2. See no. 12067.
'William Blathwayt pretium 3/1. 3 0 die Junij 1631 ' : • Augusti ao. 1637.
Liber Bibliothecse Bodleianae ex dono Guileirai Blathwayt ex Societate
Medii Templi Armigeri*.
Now MS. Bodl. 484.
2372. a 10. In Latin, on parchment : made up out of four MSS. written in various
handwritings of the lath cent, in England: ic|x7|in., iii + 161
leaves: with coloured capitals: binding, plain white sheepskin on
boards, English 15th (?) cent. work.
Treatises on the calendar, perhaps partly collected for Willelmus at
Malmesbury, see below «s—
A. 1 (fol. 1) . . Liber Isidori episcopi de natura rerum', preceded
by the preface to some treatise De numero vel compoto (beg. ' Primum
nobis interrbgandum est and by the prologue to Sisebutus. The treatise
is calendarial, astronomical and geographical, with coloured diagrams.
B. 2 (fol. 20). Works by Bede — a (fol. 20) . . Liber Bede
presbiteri de natura rerum preceded by a list of chapters and short
metrical preface : an astronomical and geographical treatise : b (fol. 2 7 v )
' . . . Liber Bede de temporibus primus preceded by a list of chapters :
the whole treatise is here: c (fol. 33) ' . . . Epistola eiusdem de
Equinoctio * vemali : beg. 1 Reuerendissimo . . . Libenter accepi
litteras 1 : d (fol. 35 v ) 1 . . . Liber Beds d e temporibus secundus i. e. de
temporum ratione, preceded by a prologue and list of chapters.
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3 (fol. 102). 4 . . . Prologus Halperici in libro de calculatoria arte',
followed by the 1 liber Helperici ' de Computo.
4 (fol. 114). Four short pieces — a (fol. 114) . . Epistola Proterii
Alexandrini archiepiscopi . . . de ratione Pasch$ a Latin translation
by Dionysius Exiguus : b (fol. 1 1 5 V ) ' . . . Epistola Paschasini episcopi
. . . de ratione Pasche/ anni 444: c (fol. n6 v ) . . Epistola Dionisii
Exigui ... ad Petronium . . . de cyclo quingentorum .xxxii. annorum ' :
d (fol. n8 v ) . . Epistola eiusdem de eodem ad Bonifatium . . .
including certain paschal tables, as in Migne's Patrol. Lat. lxvii. 513.
C (early 1 2th cent.) 5 (fol. 1 20 a v ). Twenty-eight extended Paschal
tables, embracing three Great Cycles from a. d. i to i 596, each table
containing nineteen years with notes of chronological events (chiefly
ecclesiastical, partly English, partly added) the earliest of which (the
first hand of the tables) appears to be of the first years of the 12th
century, and the latest of 1 139 : see below.
D. 6 (fol. 133). ' . . . Exce[r]ptio Rodberti Herefordensis episcopi de
Chronica Mariniani \ the treatise by Robert de Losinga or Lotharihgia,
otherwise known as Excerpta de chronicis Mariani Scoti, preceded by
a list of chapters : beg. 1 Quia chronice. nou$ dominicorum annorum ' :
the last paragraph seems to state that the treatise was composed in
a. d. 1086: see no. 2148, art. 1, Mr. Stevenson, see below, points out
a contemporary account of the Domesday Survey at fol. i37 v .
7 (fol. i48 v ). 'Liber Igini [Hygini] philosophi de Spera celesti':
this and the next articles are additions of about a. d. 1200.
8 (fol. 153). Gerberti ' . . . Regule. de Astrolabio', without author's
name : beg. ' Quicumque astronomice peritiam
[9 (fol. 156). Short sections on the use and construction of the
astrolabe : beg. 1 Ianus et Apollo dum sibi pariter \ Cr.]
A list of contents on fol. if, apparently in one of the handwritings of A,
bears ' $clesie codex multarum materiaram | Sicnt ager plenus variarum
delitiamm | Willelmi nomen faciet post funera clarum '. Mr. W. H.
Stevenson in the Eng. Hist. Rev. Jan. 1907 (pp. 72-84) brings forward
some reasons for connecting this MS. with Malmesbury, and suggests
that the Willelmns of the verses on fol. ii v is William of Malmes-
bury, who probably derived his knowledge of art 6 from this MS.
Some erased writing is on fol. iii r . Presented by sir Walter Cope in
1602.
Now MS. Auot. F. 8. 14.
2373. 441* In Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 13th cent in
England : 10 x 7} in., v + 81 leaves : with illuminated capitals, 8cc :
binding, stamped black leather, English work of the 2nd half of the
16th cent.
' Incipit tractatus de legibus & consuetudinibus regni Anglie tem-
pore Regis H[enrici] secundi compositus . . . \ &c, as no. 2350 : this is
another copy of the treatise made by or (or Ranulph de Glanville, with
prologue, list of chapters and the fourteen books. A 13th cent, hand
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has added on fol. 78 v a royal precept to the sheriff of Kent in favour of
the privileges of Christ Church, Canterbury, in Latin. On fol. i is
a 1 6th cent, copy of a passage from a Latin chronicle relating to the
privileges of London in 1259. beg. 1 Eodem anno die precedente festum
sancti Leonardi venit dominus Rex \
This volume appears to have reached the Library in 1603 or 10 °4«
Now MS. BodL 505.
2374. 1019. In Latin, on parchment : written perhaps early in the 14th cent, at
Eynsham by John of Woodeaton : lof x 7! in., 131 leaves, in double
colomns : with coloured capitals, &c
1 Liber consuetudinum monachorum Eyneshamie quem scripsit frater
Johannes de Wodetun monachus eiusdem loci . . . ' in nineteen chapters,
each with distinctiones : a list of the latter precedes each chapter. The
Statutes appear to be of about the middle of the 13th century. One
leaf is lost at the beginning, two after fol. 43, eight after fol. 55 (parts
of capp. vii-viii), two after fol. 73. The whole set of titles is printed
in Dugdale's Monasticon (ed. Ellis) vol. iii : the part about the Library
occupies cap. x, distt. 3-12. On fol. 13 i v are two early 15th cent,
forms of supplicat for a novice to assume the Benedictine habit, and
between the lines is 1 Thomas Stafforde monacus de Eyny[s]ham ' of
about the same date.
Foil. i-2 are two portions of leaves from a Latin Vulgate Bible
or Missal written at Eynsham (?) early in the 15th cent., containing
most of Matth. xxvi. 22-55, xxvii. 15-44. An erased note of a.d. 1405
is on fol. 13 1 v .
' Ex dono magistri [Gualteri] Storehouse . . . socij Collegij Magda-
lanensis Anno Domini 1621.'
Now MS. BodL 435.
2375. 251. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 15th cent in England :
11x71 in., vi + 313 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c
Works by stt. Chrysostom and Anselm : —
1 (foil. 1, 170). Treatises by st. Chrysostom, translated into Latin,
a (fol. 1) 'Liber . . . Quod nemo leditur nisi a semetipso': b (fol. 21)
De compunctione, in two books: c (fol. 57) Super psalmo quinqua-
gesimo : d (fol. 170) De reparatione lapsi.
2 (fol. 94). Treatises by st. Anselm, with lists of chapters, a (fol. 94)
De casu diaboli : b (fol. 118) Prosologion, with prologue: c (fol. 131)
De Veritate, with preface : d (fol. i46 y ) De conceptu virginali et peccato
originali.
' Wyllyam Dobyson * (fol. 207), about A. D. 1400 : • By me William Rutt '
on a blank leaf (fol. 90), 16th cent. Acquired not later than 1602.
Now MS. BodL 436.
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2376. 294. In English and Latin, on parchment : made up of four MSS. written
A composite volume consisting of four separate pieces bound in
1605, of which the first is connected with Westminster Abbey, the 3rd
with Durham, the 3rd and 4th with Canterbury, and the 4th with
Le Mans.
A (in English and Latin: early 15th cent.: with illuminated
capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1). 'The lyfe of Adam ' : beg. 'Adam was made
of oure Lord God in the same place that Ihesu was borne \ At fol. 12
follows The Complaint of Christ, a poem, beg. ' This is Goddes owene
compleynt': printed in E.E.T.S. xv. 160-8. At fol. i4 v follow some
Latin notes on the Cinque Ports in 1293 (?), and at fol. is v the Goliardic
song, which begins 'Cur mundus militat* printed in Camd Soc. 35
p. 147.
2 (fol. 1 7). ' Here bygynneth the Lamentacion of Oure Lady seynt
Marye . . . in prose, beg. ' Whan that I Mary Ihesus moder sat in
Jerusalem \
3 (fol. 2i v ). 'Here bygynnith the tretys of Parce michi Domine',
a poem, beg. ' By a forest syde walking as I went | Disport to take in
o momyng\ On foil. 25, 34 v have been added some short Latin
distichs : the first is of st. Christopher — ' Ha, premor & puer es : cur
collo tam grauis heres ? | Ne turbet te res, quia quern fers celicus heres \
4 (fol. 26). ' Incipit bona & vtilis tabula Fidei Christiane ', a summula
theologica, containing the seven cardinal virtues, the seven deadly sins,
the Pater Noster, the seven gifts of the Spirit, the Decalogue, &c, &c.
5 (fol. 28 v ). ' Incipit bonus & vtilis Modus viuendi secundum Deum
divided according to the class of person addressed.
6 (fol. 30). ' Incipiunt Temptaciones Demonis temptantis hominem
de vij peccatis mortalibus . . . a dialogue between the devil and an
angel: followed at fol. 31* by a confession in English by a man who
has fallen into the seven deadly sins and broken the entire Decalogue :
beg. ' I knowlethe me gilty and $elde me to God \
7 (fol. 35). A long Latin petition from the abbey of Westminster to
the King, relating to a 'cedula contra immunitatem sanctuarii monas-
terii Westmonasterii & eiusdem priuilegia : beg. ' Excellentissime regie
maiestatis dignetur piissima circumspeccio ' : apparently of about a. d.
1410.
8 (fol. 38). Minor historical lists and notes in Latin — a (fol. 38)
A short chronicle of England (and Westminster) 1326-77 and 1377-89 :
b (fol. 39) A list and account of the kings of England from Alfred to
1377 : e (fol. 43) A list and account of the kings of England who
were also saints : d (fol. 44) A list of the kings of England and their
burial places from Alfred to 1377, and (added) to 141 3 : e (fol. 45)
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A short chronicle of England, 600-1377 : for foil. 47-53, ^ next
article : / (fol. 53 v ) A list of the mayors, bailiffs, and sheriffs of
London, 1189-1413, with additions to 1472: g (fol. 64) A few
1 6th cent, notes about Dewsbury, including a copy of the charter of
4 Dominus Warren de Sandhal ' (Sandall Magna), granting away the town.
9 (fol. 47). 4 Forma Regum & Reginarum coronacionis Anglic',
printed in the Henry Bradshaw Society's 2nd volume, see pp. 63, xxxix.
On fol. 53 follow some Latin theological notes on the appearance of
the person of Christ {beg. 4 Legitur in annalibus Romanorum and
about st. Anne and the Virgin Mary.
10 (fol. 65). 4 Deposicio Regis Richardi secundi per Parliamentum,
cum processu & omnibus actibus', a.d. 1399, from the Rolls of
Parliament : beg. 4 Memorandum quod die lune ends 4 reddidit sub his
verbis ' : then (at fol. 8o y ) follows a French continuation of the account,
perhaps less official, of which an English translation is printed in
Archxologia xx. 275-281, the end after 4 les enemys de Fraunce'
(Nov. 2, 1399) being wanting. The English form of the whole is
printed in Chronicles of London, ed. C L. Kingsford (1905), pp. 19-58.
This first MS. appears from a contemporary foliation to have lost
about 125 leaves at the beginning, but on the first remaining leaf is
a coat of arms, (gules, a chevron azure between three garbs or, im-
perfect). The MS. is clearly connected with Westminster Abbey.
B (in English : 15th cent : with a few miniatures, illuminated
capitals, &c.) 1 1 (fol. 86). The Life of Our Lady by John Lydgate, in
four books : prol. beg. 4 O thoughtfull herte plunged in distresse ' : text
beg. 4 O floure of vertu ' ; at end, 4 Explicit vitam beate Marie Virginis
and a 16th cent, hand adds the author's name. Spaces are left for
miniatures, but only four are filled in with pen-and-ink drawings, on
foil. 89, 96, 98, 104*.
C (in Latin: early 12th cent.: with illuminated capitals, &c.)
12 (fol. i75 v ). 'Liber de uita & miraculis sancti Cuthberti Lindis-
famensis episcopi', preceded by the 4 Prefatio Bed? presbiteri 1 and
a list of chapters : wanting one leaf at the end, the text ending 4 tabulis
minus diligenter'. On fol. 201-2 are a part of the metrical Life of
Cuthbert in Latin, also by Bede, beg. 4 Noxia qui dixit* in chap. 3,
ends 4 defertur ad hbras 1 in chap. 9 : the handwriting is contemporary
with that of the prose Life [and is apparently from the same scriptorium
as no. 1776. Or.].
D (in Latin, nth cent., with coloured capitals) 13 (fol. 2o6 v ). At
end — 4 Explicit Vita beatissimi Iuliani \ This is the Life of st. Julianus,
first bp. of Le Mans, by Lethaldus Miciacensis. It begins in the
middle of a page, and on the seven and a half pages preceding (foil.
203-2o6 v ) are written in a different but contemporary hand the latter
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part of the Historia de Sancto Cuthberto, of which the final paragraphs
occur only in this MS. : the first part is lost, and the text begins in
§ 8 1 dedit . Et hi sunt termini ends 4 super congregationem Abyron \
On foil. an v -2i3 a Le Mans scribe has added (late in the nth cent.)
an office of st Julian, in Latin, with neums. A facsimile of fol. 2i2 v
is given by Frere in his Bibliotheca Musico-Liturgica.
Artt. C and D formed a volume in the library of St. Augustine's
abbey at Canterbury, and bears the mark 'Liber sancti Augustini
Cantuarie . Di[stinctio] ix, Grafdus] iii [altered to v] . cum A ' : in
the late 15th cent, catalogue of that Library it is marked 'Di. vi, Gra. i\
The first part was presented by sir Richard Spencer in 1603 : the binding
is no doubt of 1605, in which year bp. William Cotton presented
parts 2-4.
Now MS. Bodl, 596.
2377* so. In Latin and Spanish : on parchment and (B) paper : made up of two
MSS. (A, written in the 15th cent. : io£ x 8 in., ii + 337 leaves.
A. i (fol. 1). ' . . . Glosa Aly aben Rudiani super prima [secunda, &c]
parte libri Quadripertiti Ptholomei Pheludiani with the Latin preface
of 4 Egideus de Tabaldis Lonbardus de ciuitate Parmensi who caused
this Latin translation to be made from the Spanish under the patronage
of Alfonso king of Spain, who had previously caused it to be translated
from Arabic into Spanish. The original author's proper name is 'Alt ben
Ridhwan : both works are astrological. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th parts
begin on foil. 28 v , 53, 82, and at the end (fol. 100) are examinations of
three Egyptian horoscopes, ending with * Explicit quod Kayll Quadri-
pertitus Tholomei cum commento Aly \
2 (fol. 103). The Centiloquium of Ptolemy, not quite complete,
ending in the 93rd saying, a leaf being lost : with an introduction and
the Latin commentary of Ali.
B (late 15th cent) 3 (fol. 112). The Doctrinal de los Cavalleros, or
Laws of Knighthood, in four books, in Spanish : 1st rubric beg. ' Aqui
Comenca la tabla de los Titulos que se llama del dotri[nal] ', followed
by a list of contents : then 4 Leyes ' : the text beg. * Los famosos caual-
leros muy noble senor condestable que en los tiempos antigos*. The
books begin at foil. 115, 192, 254, 298. There is scribbling in Spanish
on foil. ii2 r (which is in bad condition) and 335 v . The name of the
author, don Alonso de Cartagena, bp. of Burgos, does not occur in the
volume.
Given by dame Mary Fermor of Easton Neston, 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 507.
2378. a6. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 14th cent. : nf x8fin., 119
leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c
Colophon — 'Explicit Raby Moyses de duce dubiorum a Latin
translation of the Ductor Dubitantium of Moses Maimonides : the
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preface beg. ' In nomine Domini Dei mundi. Notam fac mihi viam per
quam ambulem, quia ad te leuo animam meam . . . Istius libri prima
intencio est explanare diuersitates nominum ' : this is therefore the old
Latin version, in three parts, see foil. 39, 71. On fol. ii5 v follows
a long list of Maimonides' * Precepta que proprie dicuntur precepta ' for
Jews. There are some marginal and other notes.
THo: Allen: D[ono] D[edit].
Now MS. BodL 437.
2379. 321. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th dent, in England :
nx&J in., 31 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated capi-
tals, &c.
Short works by Roger Bacon : —
1 (fol. 1). 1 Incipit liber quem composuit frater Rogerus Bacun de
ordine Minorum de Retardacione accidencium senectutis & senij & con-,
seruacione quinque sensuum & caloris naturalis augmentacione . . . ' : pref.
beg. ' Domine mundi text beg. ' Mundo senescente ' : twelve chapters.
2 (fol. i2 v ). 'De vniuersali regimine senum & seniorum': beg.
' Et summa regiminis vniuersalis ' : here anonymous.
3 (fol. 14). 1 De composicione quarundam medicinarum, in speciali
que iuuant sensum, id est ymaginacionem, racionem & memoriam':
beg . ' Incipiamus in nomine Domini * : anonymous, and not known to
be by Bacon.
4 (foL i4 v ). 'Incipit primum capitulum Antitotarii {sic) quem fecit
Rogerus Bacun ' : beg . ' Po&t completum vniuersalis sciencie a second
part of art 2, in several chapters.
5 (fol. i7 v ). The treatise De retardatione senectutis, here without
title and anonymous : beg. ' Intendo componere sermonem \ [Cr.]
6 (fol. 2i v ). 'Incipit quidam tractatus perutilis ex edicione siue
composicione fratris Roggeri Bacun ordinis fratrum Minorum de
Graduacione medicinarum compositarum , : beg. ' Omnis forma inherens \
7 (fol. 22 y ). ' De erroribus medicorum secundum fratrem Roggerum
Bacun de ordine Minorum': beg. 'Vulgus medicorum non cognoscit'.
8 (fol. 28). An extract from the Compendium philosophiae : beg.
'Frater Rogerus Bacun in libro Sex Scienciarum in tertio gradu
sapiencie ' : the extract beg. ' In debito regimine ends ' in hoc
mundo, &c*
9 (fol 29 v ). 'Item alius tractatus eiusdem fratris Rogeri Bacun
extractus de sexta parte compendii studii theologie ... & extrahitur de
capitulo quod intitulatur De sciencia experimentali . . : beg. ' Corpora
vero Ade & Eue ' : ends ' & alibi multis modis
Presented by Richard Tailor, M.A., of Merton college, Oxford, in 1603.
Soon after its arrival it was bound up with the volume now marked
Aoct. K. 3. 11 (Porphyrins 1548, &c), but was placed as a separate
piece before 1697.
Now MS. Bodl. 488.
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2880. 868. In Latin and Greek, on piper : written about the middle of the i6tn
cent, in England by J. Morrennus : 1 1\ x 8 in., ii + 50 leaves.
1 (fol. 12). Three pieces by st Basil the Great — a (fol. 12) Upw
vap$€PW fWf <rowra* : b (foL 1 7) Hpta fxova(orra *Kir*a6pra: C (fol. 1 9) Upos
% Oirripto¥ iniaKovow ntpt rov Uat 6 anotcTtivas Kdw, cVra *K&ucovfM*a irapoXvart
. . . , with a Latin translation of each by 'Johannes Morrennus'
(fol. II*).
2 (fol. 38). A Latin translation of a sermon by st. Cyril of Alexandria
1 de egressu animae, A de secundo Aduentu ' Joanne Morino interprete \
Foil 1-11 are occupied with a long letter from 'Joannes Morrenus '
to his patron 'magister Roperus', apparently William Roper (d. 1578)
the author of the Life of sir Thomas More. Morrenus or Morinus
found the Basil in Greek in 'communis Collegij bibliothaeca ' (fol. 2 V )
and the Cyril (in Greek) was presented to him by his patron's daughter
(fol. io v ). He mentions also an ' antiquissimum volumen Ignatij, quod
in bibliothaeca Magdalinensi iacet in Greek : but these MSS. and the
author, who was apparently a persecuted Protestant, are difficult to
identify.
Acquired presumably between 1613 and 1620, bnt not long before the
latter date, for its position in 1620 was occupied by a Hieronymus
Magius of 1562 till about that year.
Now MS. BodL 439.
2881. 381. In Latin, on parchment : written in the last quarter of the 14th cent.
in England : iof x 7f in., vii + 107 leaves.
A long and miscellaneous compilation of such things as a priest
should know on liturgical and moral subjects, in no rational order. The
first section is ' De solempnitatibus Sanctorum feriandis ' (beg. ' Festiui-
tates Sanctorum Apostolorum which is a quotation from st. Augustine)
The general divisions of the volume may be said to be a (fol. ii)
a Calendar of the Sarum type, st. Richard of Chichester being specially
honoured : b (fol. 1) a textbook on the festivals of the Church and their
significance, roughly in the order of the calendar [as in no. 1963, art. 4.
Cr.], after beginning 1 Die ilia habetis festum . . including notes on
such subjects as fasting (fol. I2 V ), and De ornatu ecclesiae (foil. 19, 21 v ),
followed by 4 De interpretatione missae' (fol. 46), and short treatises
on the Sacraments (fol. 50), &c. : c (fol. 65) * Hie incipit Elucidarius
the well-known work of Honorius Augustodunensis, sometimes attributed
to Anselm, William of Coventry, and others : ending in the 19th chapter
of the 3rd book with 1 0 quam magna dulcedo ' : d (fol. 82 v ) Narrationes
and Exempla, stories of miracles: e (fol. 91) Sermons: /(fol. 10 1)
'Liber de Confessione beg. 'Penitens accedens ad confessionem
humiliter \ The story of st Frideswide is told at fol. 38 v .
The names of Harry, Katherine and Francis Parker, of Harry and Alys
Morley, and of Humfrey Torrell were scribbled in the 16th cent., see
foil, iii, 8, 9,^96^ 106. cf. 17, 39, 61-3. Presented by sir George More
Z 2
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in 1604. Till the middle of the 17th cent this MS. was bound up with
the Stellarium Coronae of Pelbartus de Temesvar, printed in 1498 at
H age nan.
Now MS. Bodl. 440.
2382. 3. In Old English, on parchment : written about the middle of the nth cent.
in England : ia x 8£ in., i + 196 leaves : with coloured capitals, &c.
The four Gospels in Old Engtish (' Initium sancti euangelii secundum
Matheum', fol. 1 : st. Mark, foL 57 : st. Luke, fol. 91 : st. John, fol. 151),
with some rubrics relating to the liturgical gospels. This volume was
owned by archbp. Matthew Parker and used by him for his edition of
the 'Saxon Gospels' (Lond. 1571): it also bears his foliation in red
chalk. Its various readings are given in Kemble, Hardwick, and Skeat's
edition (Camb., 1858-78). Foil. 57-62, 90, 131, 150, 192-4 are leaves'
of the 1 6th century written for archbp. Parker in imitation of lost or
injured ones. The hand changes at foil. 9 and 63.
There seems to be no doubt that the present volume and MSS.
C.C.C. Camb. 140, Brit Mus. Cotton Otho C. 1 and Camb. Univ.
Ii. 2. 1 1 were all copied at about the same time from a lost original MS.
containing a 10th cent. Wessex translation of the Gospels, and that
Bodl. MS. Hatton 38 (no. 4090) was copied from Brit. Mus. MS.
Royal I. A. 14, and the latter from the present volume. See Wanley's
Catalogue (1705), p. 64; Skeat's Introductions, as above; J. O. West-
wood's Polygraphia Sacra Picioria (1843-5, pi. 45, with a facsimile of
one line), Kenyon's Biblical MSS. (1900), pi. xx.
See above. In 160 1 bp. Herbert Westphaling presented £30, with which
the present MS. and twenty-nine printed books were purchased for the
Library.
Now MS. Bodl. 441.
2383. 673. In Latin, on parchment: written about A. D. 1200 in England:
u£x8£in., i + 148 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, stamped brown leather, Oxford x 7th cent,
work.
c Liber primus beati Hilarii Pictauensis episcopi contra Arrianos',
followed by bks. 2-12 : usually entitled De Trinitate contra Arianos.
Foil. 146-7 are two of the commencement of the Song of Songs in
Latin, glossed, with a preface* which begins 'Salomon filius Dauid regis
Israel': unfinished : written early in the 13th cent.
' Liber sancte Marie Wigorniensis [last two words nearly erased] quern
exposuit frater Radulphus de Hromwico [monachus, erased] eiusdem
loci Philippo de Lustushulle pro vno paruo libello Distinctionum super
Psalterium 8c tabula super Originations Sancti Augustini ', 14th cent. ;
a similar previous transaction is erased : 4 H. Gardener ' 1 5th cent. :
' Cautio magistri Richardi Gardener imposita ciste de Robury [Oxon.]
18 0 die Nouembris anno Domini 1491 & est Hyllarius contra Arianos, a°
folio negociorum 8c habet 4 or supplements, viz. 1. Hugo de Sancto
Victore, a° folio <5r» resfneiens^ a. Thomas contra Gentiles, a 0 folio
regnum % 3. Lincolniensis de veneno, a° folio tyrannorum^ 4. Soliloquia
sancti Augustini, a° folio scrioere, 8c jacet [pro xLr] ' : all in the hand
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of Thomas Hunt, University stationer, with his mark (T.H.) and price.
Probably acquired between 1605 and 1611.
Now MS. Bodl. 442.
2384b 961. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent, in England :
1 1 x 7f in., ii + 157 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated
capitals, &c
1 (fol. 1). * Liber penitencie ' : beg. 4 Nunquam nimis docetur aut
scitur largely compiled from decrees of Councils. A leaf or two may
be wanting at the end.
2 (fol. 19). The forty homilies of Gregory the Great on the Gospels :
with the preface to Secundinus: followed at fol. 79 by an Oratio
'de mortalitate 1 (Migne, Patrol. Lat. vol. 76, col. 131 1, but the last
sentence is wanting in the MS.).
3 (fol. 79 v ). 1 Liber Scintille Scripturarum by Defensor, here
anonymous : extracts from the New Testament and the works of the
Fathers : with a list of chapters but without a preface.
4 (fol. 90 v ). A manual of theology and ritual, ending (fol. io2 v ) with
narrationes or exempla, and (fol. io4 y ) sermons: beg. 'De nequitia
mulieris. Omnis plaga tristicia cordis est 9 : at least one of the sermons
(fol. 106) is by Hildebertus Cenomanensis.
5 (fol. no v ). A series of seventy-one short sermons, in three books,
with prologues and a list of the sermons: beg. 'Credimus sanctam
Trinitatem': the 2nd-9th are the Expositio Orationis Dominicae of
Petrus Abaelardus (fol. m). At fol. i34 y miscellaneous theological
notes follow in various hands, including some ' narrationes \
6 (fol. 138). The Sarum Consuetudinary in the longer recension:
beg. ' De chori ordinatione. Quatuor principalium personarum \
7 (fol. 15 1 v ). A short elegiac poem on the mystical meaning of
various parts of church ritual : beg. ' In cera celi Pater est, medioque
notatur | Filius in filo ' : with other religious poems, partly rhythmical,
and miscellaneous theological notes including some more 'exempla'.
This article is in a different hand from the preceding.
Presented by sir Henry Savile in 162a
Now MS. BodL 443.
2385. 262. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the 12th
and 13th centt. : iof x 8| in., 177 leaves.
A (written in the first half of the 12th cent., size x 5 J in.) : —
1 (fol. 1). The Allegoriae Sacrae Scripturae of st. Isidore, here without
title, but with the prologue to Orosius giving the author's name.
2 (fol. io v ). 'Liber Isidori episcopi ad Dionisium deVetereet Novo
Testamento ', usually entitled Prooemia in libros V. et N. Testamenti.
3 (fol. 1 7 V ). ' De ortu & gestis & obitu & uita quorundam illustrium
virorum . . by st Isidore, but here anonymous : at end ' Explicit de
utroque Testamento
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See below.
B (written in the 13th cent.) 4 (foL 28). A commentary on the
Apocalypse : beg. * Uidit lacob in sompnis scalam stantem . . . Iiii 01,
sunt cause huius opens, scilicet efficiens, materialis, formalis, finahV,
ends ' quicquid uiderit corrigendum. Benedictus sit Ihesus ' : a title of
about a. d. 1300 on fol. 28 is 'Exposicio fratris Hugonis predicatoris
super Apocalipsim', but there is no contemporary ascription of authorship.
The fly-leaves of the volume are (a) a leaf from a late 13th cent.
Homiliarius, {b) a leaf from a Latin Canon Law work, glossed, of the
13th cent
The first part, which was acquired not later than 1602, bears in a 13th cent
hand • Iste liber est ecclesie ///////// ' {erasure : possibly 4 Petrife.'
«= Peterborough]. The second part is of different size and appears to
have been acquired about 1620, and bound with the earlier acquisition.
Now MS. BodL 444.
2386. 705. In French, on parchment: written in the 15th cent: iofx7iin.,
v + 161 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
1 (fol. 1). A French calendar, of Paris, see Aug. 4, 27, Nov. 3, 26,
Dec. 4.
2 (fol. 7). At end, 1 Explicit Listoire de la faee de Lusignen a
French romance [the title given in the poem itself is 1 Le Rommant de
Partenay ou le Rommant de Lusignen \ Cr.] : beg. ' [L]e philosophe
fut moult saige '. Space is left for miniatures.
3 (fol. 142). 'Cy commence le Rommant de la Chastelaine du
Vergy': beg. 'Une maniere de gens sont': at end 'Cy fine vng
precieux Rommans | Qui est de deux loyaulx amans | Cest de la Dame
du Vergier | Et dum beau gentilz cheualier\ Fol. v is torn.
( Radulph Blomevylle esquier escripte par le mayne de son firere \ 16th
cent : ( Mayster Redmayne of my lorde of Norwiche house late 16th
cent 'By me Barthellmew Eden late 16th cent. 1 Donum Franc,
delii Militis', i.e. sir Francis Cleer or Clare, sir Thomas Bodley's
note : the gift was probably between 1605 and 161 x.
Now MS. Bodl. 445.
2387- 339. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 13th cent: 9^x7$ in.,
83 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c
The text of the Gospel according to st. Matthew, in Latin, surrounded
(apparently) by the Glossa Ordinaria (of Walafridus Strabo) and the
Glossa Interlinearis (of Anselmus Laudunensis), both in smaller writing.
At fol. 8i v is the Institution of the Passover in Latin (from Exodus xii.
1 -n), with similar glosses : and some definitions of vices (fol. 82 v ).
'Istum lib rum huic ecclesie sanctae crucis de Waltham dedit dominua
Walterus de Nortone clericus quern qui abstulerit uel titulum maliciose
deleuerit anathema sit. Sufper?] dorfmitorium?] xlv.al[mario] p[rioris],'
late 13th cent. ; cp. New PalaeographiccU Society, pi. 17, 9 a, b.
Purchased with no. 2287 and printed books out of £$o given by sir
Maurice Berkeley (•Barkeley') in 1604.
Now MS. Auot D. 4. 22.
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2388. 541. In Latin and Greek, on parchment : made up of two MSS. :
9f x 74 in., 30 leaves.
A (In Latin: written in the 13th cent : with illuminated capitals:
imperfect) 1 (fol. 1). The Historia Ecclesiastica of Hugo Floriacensis,
in its first form in four books, wanting (after fol. 16) from after the
words ' Per idem etiam tempus Egesippus (historiograph us) ' in the 2nd
book to before the words ' occisus : cuius regnum Childebertus Alius eius '
at the end of the 3rd book : the prologues are in this MS., the one to
the first book being the letter to Adela, The work begins 1 Antequam
tamen opus propositum ' : ends ' Anglorum patrem uestrum. Explicit
Epilogus \ The only note of authorship is a rather late addition on
fol. 1, 'composite per Hugonem Sancti Benedicti Floriacensi6 . .
B (In Greek: written in the 12th cent ?: in double columns) 2
(fol. 26). Five leaves from a MS. of the bidaaicakUu. of Dorotheus archi-
mandrita, as a modern note on the cover points out, containing from
TfJV diOKpUrUf TOV KOXOV tO did TOVff /W/fcW (I. 5— 1 3).
Given by sir Ralph Win wood in 1604, and described in the Benefactors'
Register as ' Hist. Eccles. Gr. fo[lio]M
Now MS. Bodl. 599.
2389. 138. In Latin, on parchment : written in the and half of the 12th cent, in
France (?) : 1 i\ x 8 in., vi + 214 pages : with some coloured capitals,
&c. : somewhat discoloured by damp at both ends, and with the
margins of pp. 1-4 injured.
1 (p. 1). At end, ' IuKus Solinus explicit feliciter , studio et diligentia
Donni (i.e. domini] Theodosii . invictissimi principis* : this is the Col-
lectanea Rerum Memorabilium, or Polyhistor, without title, but with the
preface of Solinus, and some marginal notes. The omitted passage in
cap. 56 is supplied on a piece of parchment in a 13th cent, hand, at
p. 124°.
2 (p. 126). 'Incipit liber Ethetici translatus philosophico editus
oraculo . a Hieronimo presbitero delatus ex cosmographia . id est
mundi scriptura edicta $thinici . philosophi . cosmographi the title in
Wuttke's edition (1853) is Cosmographia Aethici Istrici ab Hieronymo
ex Graeco in Latinum breviarium redacta ' : beg. 1 Philosophorum sce-
dulas ' : ends (in the table of * carecteres ') i Chorizech . . . phit birin \
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Auot. F. 3. 7.
2390. 201. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 13th cent, in Canterbury (?) :
8{ x 6f in., i + 304 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c
Collections of legends, miracles, and noteworthy sentiments gathered
out of the Lives and works of the Fathers, made by or for Robertus,
infirmarius of St. Augustine's, Canterbury. A nearly contemporary
account of its contents in the volume will serve as a general description :
' In hoc volumine continentur ista. Narracio quedam de plantacione
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
sancte Crucis [fol. 2 : beg. ' Post peccatum Ade Item Exposicio
quorundam miraculorum [fol. 8 V : partim de Hildebrando, papa Gre-
gorio vii]. Quedam miracula. Item duo libri [quartus scilicet et
quintus] excerpti de diuersis Sententiis Sanctorum, cum suis capitulis
[foil. 54, 89 v : partim de Sancto Hugone abbate Cluniacensi : exciderunt
folia quaedam post fol. 112] Item quedam sentencie diuersorum San-
ctorum [foil. 113, i5o v : pra^cipue Augustini sed etiam Anselmi, Ac] . A
alia 1 .
'Liber . Roberti . Infirmarii', « Collecciones Roberti inBrmarii cum A',
' Liber Sancti Augustini Cantuarie *, D[istinctione] viii. Gradu vi all
13th cent. : see dr. M. R. James Ancient Libraries of Canterbury
(i9<>3\ pp. 522, 379. Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 600.
2391. 1351* In Latin, on paper: written in a.d. 1577 m Spain: <tfx6f in.,
i + 293 leaves.
' Annotationes in 1 partem [Summae Theologiae] D. Thomae [Aqui-
natis], traditae a sapientissimo Melchiori Lobato preceptore meo . 2 0
Ianuarij anno Domini 1577 ' : beg. 'Quoniam initium huius 1* partis'.
Quaestiones i-xxvii are here dealt with.
* Liber Biblioth. Bodleian, ex dono Nathan. Norington S.T.B. et olim
Coll. Exon Socij. 1631 as nos. 1973, 2181.
Now MS. BodL 601.
2392. 872. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent in England :
iof X7( in., iv + 318 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
border, capitals, &c. : binding, stamped brown leather on boards,
London binding in Continental style, about a.d. 1600.
A Latin Vulgate Bible, with prologues : the New -Testament begins
on fol. 238: the Epistle to the Colossians is between 2 Thess. and
1 Tim., at fol. 276. On fol. 298 follow the Interpretationes nominum
Hebraicorum: with a plan of the Holy Land on fol. 31 7 V . A small
part of the Correctiones Bibliae is on folL i-ii r .
'Sum Gulielmi Absalonis ex dono Joannis Tuuini*, 16th cent. Probably
acquired shortly before 1620, and perhaps marked B. 17. 13 Th. in
that year.
Now MS. Auct. D. 3. 8.
2393. 373* In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the 12th
and 13th centt. in England : 9$ x 7^ in., iv + 1 76 leaves.
A (late 1 2th cent.: with many coloured drawings, illuminated
capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1). A Bestiarium moralizatum, or account of
animals, including birds, profusely illustrated, with lists of contents on
foil. 1, 37 y , each description having a moral analogy appended. The
form here presented in two parts appears to be based on the first two
books of the Bestiarium moralizatum attributed to Hugo de Folieto and
Hugo de S. Victore (Migne's Patrol. La/, clxxvii, col. 13) and as here
given consists of (1) the second book with prologue, in rather different
order, omitting 4 the last chapter: (2) the first book with prologue
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(fol. 36 v ), ending abruptly in the middle of a sentence and page with
'quia cum rtegligentias ' in the chapter De ansere, twelve chapters
from the end. The drawing is spirited and the colouring rich, but
neither of the highest order. At fol. 36 is a picture of a monk
writing a book.
On fol. i3 v (cf. i v , 4) is 'Johannes Rosse chanonicus de Newerke et
Curatus de Weylde est possessor huius libri ' Memorandum quod
dominus Johannes Rosse habuit hunc librum ex deliberacione confratris
nostri domini Willelmi Thecher canonici de Newerke viz. . . . [Oct. 6.
1538], hijs testibus confratre nostro domino Richardo Woode, Karolo
Balye et Benedicto Barslayd \ The Austin priory of Newark (de Novo
Loco) near Guildford was formerly known as the priory of Aldbury in
the parish of Send : and perhaps owned this volume.
B (early 13th cent. : with illuminated capitals, &c.) 2 (fol. 67).
' Incipit prefacio Johannis [Cassiani] Heremite in .x. Collationibus . .
followed by the first ten books, each with a list of chapters.
3 (fol. i35 v ). ' Incipit prefacio de Vita Sanctorum ad Lausum pre-
positum ab Eraclide directa', followed by the 'Liber qui appellatur
Paradisus': pref. beg. 'In hoc libro quem', text beg. 'Multi quidem
multos ' : ends ' non precesserat crimen. Episcopus in the last chapter,
a leaf or two being lost. ' Liber prioratus de Hattfield [??] Regis [?]
much being cut off (15th cent).
Presented by sir George More in 1604. From then till abont 1660 these
treatises were bound np with the printed Postille maiores of Johannes de
Nevizanis. In 1697 a ' Tractates Rhythmicus de Sacramento Altaris *
was at the end of the present MS.
Now MS. BodL 602.
2304. 73. In Latin, on parchment : written about A. D. 1 200 in France :
9 x 6f in., iii x 147 leaves, partly in double columns : with illuminated
capitals, &c.
Latin poems and treatises : —
1 (fol. 1). 4 Expositio alarum angeli the treatise of Alanus de
Insulis De sex alis Cherubim, wanting the first two leaves : text beg.
' exacerbat diuinamque ' in the Secunda penna primae alae.
2 (fol. 5 y ). ' Commemoratio miseri? negligentis anim^ uoluptuose
uiuentis': beg. 'Admonet hominem scriptural on fol. 7 V follows a
short rhyming poem on Death : beg. i Fallit Aristotilis illatio
3 (foL 8). Four poems by Hildebertus Cenomanensis, De vita
beatae Mariae iEgyptiacae (fol. 8), De s. Laurentio (fol. 22), De passione
s. Agnetis (fol. 27), and De passione s. Mauritii (fol. 3i v ).
4 (fol. 35). Twenty Goliardic poems, chiefly without titles: the
incipits appear to be as follows, the rhythmical ones (not metrical)
being marked with an asterisk : —
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['394
*A et A karissimi .
*Ante chaos iurgium
Anno milleno
Vox vatis velata .
•Felix erat stndium
♦Missus sum in vineam .
♦Multiformis hominum •
♦Kcce nectar roseum
(connected with Chrysopolis
« Besancon)
♦Tanto viro locuturi
Quis furor o cives
Totus huius temporis (' Contro-
uersia habita coram Impe-
ratore de scismate')
*Ut membra conveniant (a mixture
of prose and verse * Sermo reci-
tatus Bononig coram episcopo
fol.
35
I
43
46
47
4« v
50
Si-
Sc scolaribus . . . *, beg, ' In
Domino conBdo . . . Quoniam
ecce pecca tores') . •
•Propter Syon non tacebo
•Hehconis rivulo (' de scismate ') .
•Baculare sacramentum .
A caput est numeri (alphabetical)
•Quid sit Deus queritur .
Cur cito non spernis (imperfect at
beginning?) ....
Nescit mens nostra
Tempo ra cum uariis
At fol. 45 is a Latin letter of Pope
Alexander iii about St. Thomas
a Becket's canonization, March
10, 1 1 73, the four preceding
poems referring to his martyr-
dom.
fol.
54
58
58 v
59 v
61
6t v
67
118
118
5 (fol. 72 v ). The Latin rhythmical poem on the history of the
Temple at Jerusalem written by Acardus, the prior of the canons
there : beg, 4 Bella quidam poetarum ^see Mai's Nova bibliotheca patrum
i (1852), p. 213, and the Archives de POrient latin i (r88i), p. 562,
where the poem is printed from a Vatican MS. containing only 517
lines, whereas this MS. contains 820, a whole episode about King
Solomon being omitted in the Vatican MS. The passage peculiar
to the Bodley MS. has been printed by Mr, A. C. Clark in the Revue
de r Orient Latin, xii (191 1), p. 263. The first lines contain acrosticaliy
* Balduino regi Prior Templi Acardus \
6 (fol. 85). A Latin rhythmical poem on the wars of the Maccabees :
beg, 4 Rex Alexander Macedo ' : ends, a leaf or two being lost, * perse-
cuntur & gladiis '.
7 (fol. 119). 1 Liber primus domini Hildeberti episcopi de Corpore [et]
Sanguine Domini ', or 1 De sacramentis altaris ', a poem in three books :
the first is the poem usually entitled De Sacra Eucharistia (beg. after
prefaces 'Panis in altari', as Migne, Patrol, Lat, torn. 171, col. 1199):
the second is the De mysterio Missae (fol. 129: beg, 'Scribere pro-
posui\ as ibid., col. 11 78, as far as 'explet opus col. 1192 : the third
is made up of small pieces (fol. 1 38 v : beg, * Melchisedech Domino ' as
ibid,, col. 1 1 93). On fol. i43 v follows an elegiac poem on St. Stephen,
beg, 4 Salue festa dies toto uenerabilis euo | Qua mundum Stephanus '.
The fly-leaves (foil, x — iii, 145-7) are four leaves from a Latin 13th
cent surgical work in which a chapter c De dislocacione cubiti \ beg, ' Si
os cubiti a proprio loco* ; cf. nos. 2096, 2347.
This appears to be the ' Hildebertns de Sacramento altaris versibns 4[to]
MS.' given by Cuthbert Ridley M.A. in 1601, and described as * Gu.
Mapes Satyrse & poemata varia' in the 1605 and 1620 catalogues.
Now MS. BodL 603.
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2896. 184. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 14th cent in England :
njx&|in., vi + 280 leaves, in doable columns: with illuminated
borders, capitals, &c.
Rosarium Theologiae, a dictionary of theological knowledge, arranged
in alphabetical order of subjects: beg. 'Absolucio dicitur tripliciter,
scilicet absolucio auctoritatiua ' : the last art. is Zizania, ends 'dicit
Dominus noster Ihesus Christus, Ac/, with a short added chapter on
Pulchritudo. The first five chapters under E give a fair idea of the
scope — Ebrietas/Ecclesia catholica, Edificacio, (Electio), Elementa. The
title 4 Rosarium Theologicum* occurs here only in a 16th cent. hand.
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 160a.
Now MS. Bodl. 448.
2396. 143. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in- the 12th-
13th centt. : ia|x8| in., iv+123 leaves, in double columns: dis-
coloured by damp at each end, binding, white sheepskin (about 1602),
on older sewing and boards.
A (2nd half of the 12th cent) 1 (fol. 1). About a hundred sermons
on the Sundays and Holy days of the year, in one series : the first is
4 Sermo in Adventu Domini. Quoniam adventum Christi \ The less
known saints are stt. Vandrille (Wandragesilus), Leodegarius and
Dionysius, all French.
B (1st half of the 13th cent.) 2 (fol. 91). Four gatherings of a col-
lection of Sermons, of which the last three are consecutive and form
the end of the collection: the first is independent. There are no
rubrics, and the first sermon begins 4 Furor illis secundum similitudinem
serpentis, Sec. Fratres ne tantum sitis auditores '. This collection is
rather smaller in linear size than the preceding.
1 Barthol. Epi', half cut off, at the top of fol. 1 can hardly be other than
Bartholomew, bp. of Exeter {d. 1 184). [Noted as ' liber Bartholomei ' in
the Exeter inventory of 1327. Cr.] Presented by the dean and chapter
of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 449.
2397. 29. In Latin, on parchment : written in A.D. 1302-3 at Oxford by Robert
de Sa. : 9x6^ in., v + 289 leaves: with illuminated capitals, &c. :
binding, white skin on oak boards, contemporary, much worn.
1 (fol. 1). 1 Incipit liber primus Speculi Juniorum followed by the
other two books : a treatise on Canon Law 1 De malo ' De bono ' and
' De matrimonio ' : much is from Raymundus (de Pennaforti) and
Goffredus (de Trano) : beg. * Racionalem creaturam a Deo factam \
Of the contents of this and the following article there is a full list on
foil. i y -iii : while a contemporary list of contents is on fol 288 v .
2 (fol. 181). 'Incipit Sextus Liber Decretalium domini Bonifacii
pape viii % issued in 1298: beg. 'Bonifacius episcopus seruus seruorum
Dei dilectis filiis doctoribus & scolaribus uniuersis Oxonie [for Bononiej
commorantibus salutem . . : followed by the Regulae Juris (fol. 245)
and some chapters 1 de Decimis et primitiis stated on fol. 288 y to be
' secundum [Henr. de Segusia] Hostiensem 9 (fol. 246*).
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3 (fol. 259 v ). ' Incipit vita & genealogia sancte Marie Virginis ' : beg.
• Sancta & superlaudabilis & semper uirgo ' : ends 1 de eius sacra assump-
cione \
4 (fol. 265). ' Tractatus quidam de Summa Gofridi title from list
of contents : a series of chapters of Canon Law, the first of which is
' De hiis que fiant a maiori parte capituli beg. ' Videamus que sint ilia
ends abruptly, the next leaf being fragmentary, in a chapter De excepcio-
nibus 'verum sunt infra biennium \ Similar chapters, partly from
'Gofridus', occupy foil. i7o v -i8o v , beginning with 'Quid sit litis con-
testacio ', but chiefly * De appellacionibus 9 with forms of appeals from
Italian, English, and other documents.
There- are also many small miscellaneous pieces scattered about the
volume (see the Old Catalogue), partly in verse, partly additions, among
which are 4 Duodecim abusiones seculi ' et * . . . religionis 1 Septem
gradus ascensionis' et *. . . humilitatis 9 (fol iv) : 'Quid sit mona-
chus ' Ista sunt necessaria sacerdoti parochiali ' De vij artibus '
(fol. iv v ) : * Signa quindecim dierum ante diem iudicii \ list of books in
the Bible in verse (fol. v), short theological extracts, Ac. (foil. v v , 133%
177, 286, 288 v ) : at fol. 286 v is a copy of a bull of Alexander III con-
cerning the heresy of Petrus Parisiensis, about 1 1 70.
'Liber . . . [sancte?] Marie de Thornholm, quern scripsit frater Robertas
de Sa . . . apud Oseney Anno Domini M°. CCC°. Secundo. & Tercio
. an entry in an annotator's hand, but contemporary. A lease of
' Ki[r?]mington ' in 1 290 is noted on the inner back cover. 'Liber
Willelmi Danyeli * and * Precium xs. viij</.* (16th cent): Tho: Alien:
Djono] : D[edit] in 1601.
Now MS. BodL 655.
2398. 571. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 15th cent, in England :
12x8$ in., iv + 204 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : the margins in parts stained with damp : binding,
rough red leather on boards, clasps and bosses lost, contemporary
'Reading work.
' Liber qui dicitur Speculum Spiritalium a compilation from many
sources by an English monk, as a Christian cyclopaedia of necessary
moral knowledge. The whole work was in seven books, of which only
the first four are here, each preceded by a list of chapters. Walter
Hilton (fol. 18), Richard Rolle of Ham pole (fol. 105 : in English), the
Horologium Sapientiae (fol. 1 36) and the older fathers are quoted : and
there is an index of subjects (Tabula) in a very different but nearly
contemporary hand.
Presented by William Burdet of Sonning, in 1608.
Now MS. BodL 450.
2399. 81. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 15th cent, in France:
1 3i * 9i in -» 1 + *33 leaves, in double columns : with three miniatures,
two borders, illuminated capitals, &c.
1 Incipit liber qui vocatur Sompnium Viridarij, tractatus de potestate
vtriusque iurisdictionis, spiritualis videlicet et temporalis ac de earundeni
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vnione concordia et pace dyalogice procedens', in two books (see
fol. 67 v ) with a prologue, and list of chapters, after which is a colophon
stating that the work was finished by the author on May 16, 1376, the
day on which, two years before, the King of France had appointed him
c inter agentes in rebus domus sue & in consiliarium \ The author is
still unknown, but by some believed to be Charles de Louviers : the
manuscript catalogue of 1602 has (p. 117) 4 Marsilij Patavinj, nisi falter',
but he died in 1338! On fol. 1 is a large miniature of the author
dreaming in a garden and five figures round him.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 338.
2400. 935* In Latin, on parchment : written in a.d. 1439 u the Netherlands (?),
by J. Barbe (Baert) : 13x9! in., x + 298 pages, in double columns :
with two miniatures (foil. 3, 127), borders, capitals, &c. : im-
perfect.
'Somnium viridarii', as no. 2399, in two books, see p. 127, with a
prologue, the first leaf of which, bearing an illuminated border, has
been almost entirely excised. The two miniatures exhibit the Clericus
and Miles disputing. A list of the 552 chapters is on pp. 219-235,
with a colophon stating that the treatise was finished on May 16, 1376,
on which day the King of France made the author * consiliarius \
At p. 237 follows a 'Questio . Vtrum generale Concilium . . . habeat
potestatem a pape potestate distinctam ', with fourteen conclusiones on
the subject : beg. 1 Quamuis ut ait beatus Thomas \
At p. 235 is a colophon * Explicit iste liber scriptor sit crimine liber |
Qui me scribebat . Jo. Barbe nomen habebat | Et scriptus fueram cum
scribebatur in anno . | Mille . quater centum . necnon triginta nouemque
I In sexta feria post ascensum quoque xpristi': and at p. 290 is 'Jo.
Baert'. It was written for someone bearing the arms: — Quarterly, 1st
and 4th argent two piles sable, 2nd and 3rd argent a lion rampant azure
(Harlay, of the lie de France?: p. 3).
Owned by 'Clericus Forratus de Catis', early 16th cent. : • Liber Joannis
Whitheir B.A., * Liber Guiielmi White presbiteri' B.C.L., both 2nd
half of 16th cent: 'John Greaves', late 16th cent. A monogram
containing C, E, H, I, N, O, R, S, (Henricos ?), is on p. 1. Acquired
about 1618-20.
Now MS. Bodl. 330.
2401. 476. In Latin, on parchment : written about A.D. 1100 in England by a
nun : u| x '\ in., ii + 121 leaves : with illuminated capitals : bind-
ing, white leather on boards (15th cent. English work).
i (foL ii v ). ' Hunc modicum libellum Smaragdus de diuersis uirtuti-
bus collegit . & ei nomen Diadema monachorum imposuit . quia sicut
diademagemmis ita & hie liber fulget uirtutibus': a pref. follows (beg.
•Hunc modicum opens'), and a list of chapters: then 'Primitus de
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Oratione. Hoc est remedium \ The preface states that the book is
a centofrom the Fathers.
2 (fol. 72 v ). A moral treatise in thirty-six chapters, which begins
* De Superbia et fornicatione. Principaliter his duobus uitiis ' : there
is a list of the chapters.
3 (fol. 95). Fourteen sermons, perhaps all by st. Augustine, preceded
by a list of the first seven : three are ascribed in the MS. to Augustine,
and Schenkl (Bib/. Patrum Lat. Britanniea i. 126) gives the references
to Augustine in Migne's Patrol. Lat. for eleven. At end 'Salua et
incolomis maneat per secula scriptrix'. On fol. i2o r is added part of
an account of a miracle performed on a blind woman : and on fol. ii
a note on King Alfred, st. Neot and Edburga (daughter of Edward the
Elder) who was buried at Winchester : the note was apparently written
in a.d. 1150.
At the beginning are two fly-leaves from an (apparently) Sarum
missal, with space for the musical notation, written early in the
14th cent, but imitating an older hand; and at the end part of some
accounts relating to the repairs of an English monastery in 1334.
The name 'Goky * (13th cent. X) appears to be on fol. ia8 v , in a half
erased sentence. Presented by sir William Billesby kt in 1605.
Now MS. BodL 451.
2402. 741. In Latin, on parchment and paper : made up of two MSS. written in
the 14th and 15th centt. in England: u$x8£ in., ii + 90 leaves:
with coloured capitals, &c : binding, white leather on bevellel
boards, one reversed, clasps lost, injured, English 15th cent. work.
A. (14th cent. : on parchment) 1 (fol. 1). The Chronicon Summorum
Pontificum et Imperatorum Romanorum, by i Martinus ' Polonus, here
without title: prol. beg. 'Quoniam scire temporal ends in 13 16
1 Johannes xxii nacione prouincialis sedit &c.'
B. (15th cent. : on paper) 2 (fol. 48). Annals of the First Crusade
and of English events, 1095-1118 : beg. 'Anno Domini millesimo nona-
gesimo quinto papa Urbanus ' : ends (in a chapter * De origine Ordinis
Templariorum '), 'omnia prima beneficia \ This piece is not in the
French Collection of Historiens des Croisades, but see Hardy's Materials
(Rolls Series) ii, p. 136 (but the description is wrongly placed on
p. 196).
At fol. 87 follow (1) a copy of the Will of T. Wadelowe of Warwick
(?), May 1436, in Latin : (2) a copy of part of the Will of Alice Bromeley
of Coventry, May 14- , in Latin (fol. 88 v ): (3) 'Qualiter Robertus
Curtheuse obierit', anno n 34 (fol. 89 r ): (4) Some Latin prophecies
and warnings about 1433 (fol- %9 r > ^9 V )- Bretford in Wolston, and
1 Maister Lambton ' occur among other 1 5th cent, scribbling.
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1 Foil, i, ii, 90 are fly-leaves from a 14th cent. Latin monastic (?)
breviary, written in England.
A MS. described in the Benefactors' Register as 4 M agister Historiarum, hoc
est Historia ab Orbe condito ad Christi Passionem was presented by
the dean and canons of Windsor in 1612, and can hardly be any volume
except the present one, in spite of the extraordinary discrepancy between
title and contents. The Magister Historian! m is usually Petrus
Comestor, see no. 2565, which however has no Windsor marks. But
this volume bears several distinctive Windsor marks, and if not the one
referred to is not in the list of the Windsor donation at all. In the
Will of T. Wadelowe (see above) there is 'Item lego ecclesie beate
Marie Warr* [Warwick] lihrum magistri Historiarum ad resemandum in
quodam loco competenti imperpetuum cum i cathena ferrea '. Appa-
rently then this volume was transferred from St Mary's at Warwick to
Windsor.
Now MS. BodL 452.
2403. 737* In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
England : ri x 7} in., ii + 93 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. :
binding, white leather on bevelled boards, English contemporary
work, clasps lost, worm-eaten.
1 (fol. 1). A treatise on the three Creeds, beginning with a preface
(beg, ' Est quedam mensura fidei ') : the first chapter is ' De sufficiencia
articulorum in Simbolo contentorum ' : at fol. 14 is an exposition of a
fourth creed, 4 Magnum symbolum in Missa cantatum \
2 (fol. 16). An explanation of the Decalogue : beg. c Si autem vis ad
vitam . . . Karissimi fratres et sorores quidam predicant \
3 (fol- S7\ 'Expositio fratris Thome Dockyng super preceptis
Decalogi secundum forraam textus Deuteronomij quinto Ac.' : beg.
'Non habebis deos alienos in conspectu meo, hoc est in corde . . .
Jer. 1 7. Ego sum Dominus \
Seen by John Bale in Windsor library about 1550-60. Presented by the
dean and canons of Windsor in 1612 : with library mark.
Now MS. BodL 453.
2404-5. 1 7 2* 171. In Old English, on parchment: written in the 1st half of the
nth cent, in England: 13^x9^ and I2|x9&in., iv + 222
and iv+ 172 leaves : with illuminated capitals, a few elaborate,
with lacertine figures, &c
The two series of ^lfric's Homilies on the chief Sundays and
Festivals, or 'Catholici Sermones', chiefly translated from the Latin
Fathers by -flLlfric (</. about 1020) : —
2405 (342). * Incipit Liber Catholicorum Sermonum Anglice in
anno primo . . i.e. for the first year. This contains forty sermons
in the original hand (but no preface), ending on fol. 202 v with ' Explicit
hie liber': then two more in the same hand occupying foil. 2o6 y -2i8,
but half of the last leaf is cut off. The blank space on foil. 202 v -2o6
has been filled up in three hands, hardly later than the rest, with parts
of three more homilies and a Latin hymn to st. Mary Magdalene,
beginning 1 Laudes Christo cum canticis | Cordis canamus moduilis
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
There are some later Latin glosses in the volume. A 13th cent. list of
the homilies is on foL iv v , and a full description in Wanley's 2nd voL
of Hickes's Thesaurus (Oxf. 1705) at p. 1 : see also the tables in Skeat's
s£//h'Ss Lives of Saints (E. E. T. S. xciv), pp. lvii-lxi, from which it
appears that niore than twenty of the sermons in these two series are
not printed in Thorpe's edition : and no. 10845.
2404 (340). The second series without title or preface, containing
thirty-four sermons, of which a contemporary list is at fol. iv : at the
end is 'Explicit hie liber*. On fol. 169* among other 12th cent,
writing is a prayer to st. Nicholas and some Latin verses exhorting to
song (peg. 'Cordarum modulos '). Foil, i, 172 are fragments of a 14th
cent. Latin theological work. See the reff. above (Wanley, p. 9, &c).
The name of the author does not appear in either volume.
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 160a.
Now MSS. Bodl. 340, 342.
2406. 300. In Old English and Latin, on parchment: made up of four MSS.
written in the 1 2th cent, in England : 1 2 $ x 8$ in., xxxix + 1 75 leaves :
with illuminated capitals, &c.
A. (In Old English: 12th cent.) 1 (fol. vi). Parts of four Old
English sermons, described in Wanley's Catalogue (1705), p. 15 : leaves
are wanting after foil, vii, ix. On foil, x, 64* are added in two 13th
cent, hands three Latin sequences, beginning ' Salue sanctarum sanc-
tissima', 'Salue mater saluatoris 'Specialis graciosa* with their
melodies.
B. (In Latin : 2nd half or third quarter of the 12th cent. : in double
columns) 2 (fol. xi). Sixty-seven short Latin sermons on passages
of the New Testament : the first begins ' Intelligamus quid Paulus
apostolus commemorauit de caritate \
C. (In Old English : 3rd quarter of the 12th cent.) 3 (fol. 1). 4 Incipit
liber catholicorum sermonum in anno .1. . . seventy-four sermons,
described in Wanley's Catalogue, p. 15 : this is a collection chiefly of
^Ifric's sermons. Prof. Skea.t states that out of the eighty-two sermons
in parts A. C. D., forty-nine belong to ^Ifric's Homilies, four to his
Saints' Lives, and six are by Wulfstan : the rest are Wanley's, 6-9, 1 1,
i5» 2 3> 2 7, * 8 > S°» 53> 6o > 6 3> 6 4» 66, 67, 76-82. Prof. Napier gives
the numbers as fifty-one, three and nine: adding that three of the
remainder are in Assmann's Angelsachsische Homilien. At fol. 64 a
Latin 13th cent, sermon ' [de] Dedicatione ecclesie ' (beg. * Fundamentum
aliud nemo ... In lectione apostolica ') is added : ^lfric's two Epistles
(the Pastoral letter and the ' Quando dividis ') are reckoned as sermons,
though the Latin preface is here (fol. 133). The History of the Holy
.Rood-tree, edited from this MS. by prof. Napier (E. E.T.S. 103, 1894)
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begins at fol. i4 y . An imperfect list of the sermons, in a 16th cent,
hand, is at fol. iv.
D. (same date as C, partly in double columns) 4 (fol. 165). A Latin
commentary on the Lord's Prayer, in the form of a dialogue: beg.
1 Pater noster . . . Vt cum Deus filios suos \
5 (fol. i65 v ). A Latin commentary on the Apostle's Creed, also a
dialogue : beg. 1 Credo in Deum . . . Discipulus. Quo nomine uocatur
hec doctrina ? ' ' The next art. begins on the same page on which this
ends.
6 (fol. i66 v ). Two Old English sermons, Wanley's 79-80, but the
second is imperfect, a leaf or leaves being wanting after fol. 166.
7 (fol. 167). Wanley's Old English sermons 81-82, the former
wanting the beginning part. The leaves 167-170 may be part of
part C.
8 (fol. 170). A fragment on death in Old English verse, added in
the 1 2th cent. : beg. ' De wes bold gebyld ' : printed in Anglia v (1882),
p. 289 ; cf. xi (1889), p. 6 n (a short piece from fol. i54 v ).
9 (fol. 1 7o v ). A Latin commentary on the sequence c Ad celebres
rex caelice \ which sequence is here erroneously attributed to pope
Gerbert (Sylvester ii) : beg. i In primo notandum ' : ends imperfect, a leaf
being lost, 'Imaginaria est ilia contemplacio \ This and art. 10 are
additions of the 1 3th century.
10 (fol. 171). Parts of two Latin sermons, the beginning of the first
and the end of the second being lost.
On fol. 173 is a drawing of bp. ' Wolstane ' with mitre (13th cent. ?),
and on fol. iii y a rhymed Antiphon commemorating st. Wulfhad, begin-
ning 'Gaude stirpe regia* (13th cent).
The facts that the dialect of the Rood Tree (see art. 3) is West
Saxon, and that Wulstan was chiefly honoured at Worcester and
Wulfhad at Stone in Staffordshire, seem to connect the volume with
the West Midlands.
This is the only volume, as Wanley conjectured, which corresponds to the
gift by sir Robert Cotton (in 1603) of * Sermones Anglici* in folio.
Now MS. Bodl. 343.
2407. 42. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 14th cent.
in England: 14! x 9$ in., xx + 508 pages, in doable columns: with
illuminated capitals, some grotesques, &c.
* Incipit liber domini . H.[enrici] de Bracton ' : then follows a list of
the chapters, divided into centuriae, making a total of 1067. The
work, which is usually entitled e De legibus et consuetudinibus Angiiae \
but here is without title, begins on p. 1 ' In rege qui recte regit ' : ends
'* preceptum siue non ', then
1 Hoc opus est fac ) Non petit incaus \ ,
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One leaf of the list of chapters is wanting, after p. x. There are a few
notes. x
Presented by ' Edwarde Fletewoode' in 160 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 344.
2408. 427. = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 61 (Theodoret : the last leaf has
pasted on it part of two leaves of a 14th cent. Latin MS. of scho-
lastic philosophy, one section of which begins ' Quidditatem lucis
uel colons . . . Hec quidditas colons species colons \ The MS.
appears to have come to the Library in 1603 or 1604).
2409. 814. In Latin, on parchment: written abont a.d. 1310 in England:
1 1| x 7i in., iv + 1 76 leaves.
Copies of documents relating to the suppression of the order of
Knights Templars in England, Ireland, and Scotland, 1307-10, with
special reference to London. The chief contents are : — a (fol. 1) Pro-
ceedings at a Court held at London, Oct. 20, 1309-March 18, i3x§, in
which are recited the bull of pope Clement V, Aug. 12, 1307 (fol. 1,
which is torn), a letter of Robert Winchelsey, archbp. of Canterbury,
Sept. 22, 1309, again reciting the bull (fol. 4), 88 articles against the
Templars (fol. 7), a citation to the archdeacon of London, Oct. 8, 1 309
(fol. 9), with its acknowledgement (fol. 9 V ), the detailed examination of
accused and witnesses (foil. 12, 59 v ), &c. : b (fol. 58) ' Nomina Tem-
plariorum missorum ad Turrim Londoniensem de diuersis comitatibus ' :
c (foil. 63 v , 160) 28 new articles against the Templars, with further
examinations of individuals at London, Jan., March, and June 13 10:
d (fol. 103) Similar proceedings at Lincoln, June 13 10, with a further
examination in London of the Lincoln Templars: e (fol. 125) Similar
proceedings at York, May 13 10: / (fol. 134) Similar proceedings in
Ireland, March 13 J§ : g (fol. 155) Similar proceedings in Scotland,
Dec. 1309. This register appears to be contemporary and of some
value.
'l-xLiii', a 14th cent, mark, perhaps as dr. M. R. James suggests of
Norwich priory library. ' Academic Oxon. Jo. Brydgeman D.D. 30 0
Julij, 1614.*
Now MS. BodL 454.
2410. 980. = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 42 (Theodoret : given by sir Henry
Savile in 1620, but unbound till after 1655, when Langbaine
remarks that it was a ' codex . . . indignus qui nudus sine operculo
ambulet ').
2411. 826. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 13th cent, in
England: 133x9$ in., iv + 1 24 leaves, in double columns : with illu-
minated capitals, &c.
Works by Hugo de Sancto Victore : —
1 (fol. 1). 'Tractatus magistri Hugonis in libro Ecciesiastis '.
2 (fol. 48). ' Tractatus eiusdem in Lamentacionibus Ieremie \
3 (fol. 69). 1 Eiusdem expositio super Angeiicam hierarchiam sancti
Dionisii Ariopagite in four books.
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4 (fol. 93). 'Liber magistri Hugdnis canonici Sancti Victoris de
archa Noe . .
This volume belonged to the library of Christ Church at Canterbury, and is
no. 193 in the list of books repaired there in 1508 (M. R. James's
Ancient Libraries of Canterbury, 1003, p. 159). On fol. 12 1 is scribbled
in a hand of about a.d. 1400, « Iste librum Villeme Bonitone Iohannes*.
Given by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Colfe in 161 6.
Now MS. Bodl. 845.
2412. 211. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
England : 10} x 7$ in., iii + 230 leaves : with illuminated capitals, & c. :
binding, plain white sheepskin on boards, English 15th (?) cent. work.
1 (fol. 1). 'Hie est libellus de emendacione vite, siue de regula
viuendi . . : at end ' Explfciunt duodecim capitula de emendacione
vite secundum venerabilem virum Ricardum de Hampole heremitam
qui in festo sancti Michaelis archangeii anno Domini millesimo. ccc mo .
xlix°. migrauit ad Dominum ' [usually called De emendatione pecca-
toris. Cr.] : beg. ' Ne tardes conuerti \
2 (fol. 27). The treatise usually called 'Compendium theologicae
veritatiV and ascribed to Bonaventura, but more probably to Petrus
Thomae : prologue beg. 'Veritatis theologice sublimitas' in seven books;
text beg. ' Deum esse multis \ In this MS. it has a title ' Veritas theologie
secundum Thomam de Alquino [Aquino] doctorem according to the
colophon of the list of chapters which precedes the work. Fol. 29 is
mutilated, and a blank (?) part of fol. 228 has been cut off.
4 Iste liber constat domino Ricardo Wydeuille Comiti le [sic] Ryviers et
dominus de Wymyngton 1 in com. Bedfordiensi : this was probably the
first earl, who died in 1469, arid who presumably bought Wymington
after 1466 : the Woodville or Wydville arms (argent a fess and quarter
gules) are with the inscription, on fol. iii v . Presented by sir Walter
Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 456.
2413. 199- In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 14th cent, in
England : 11$ x 7^ in., i + 222 leaves, in double columns : with illu-
minated capitals, &c. : binding, plain white sheepskin on boards,
clasps lost, 15th cent. English work.
' Incipit tractatus moralis de septem Vicijs capitalibus & de peccato
lingue preceded by a Table of chapters : text beg. 1 Dicturi de uicijs
incipiemus a uicio gule \ This is the well-known ' Summa de uiciis
as the colophon terms it, of Gulielmus Peraldus, here without the -
author's name. Theological extracts follow on foil. 213^217, chiefly
written with an iron stilus, and then (fol. 218) 'Sompnium magni regis
Caroli beg. i In nomine summi Regis ego Karolus imparator (sic) ' : at
fol. 2io v are forms of interrogation about sins for the use of a confessor,
beg. 'De superbia. Si scienter Deum': all written in the 14th cent.
A 15th cent, medical recipe is on fol. i v (in English), cf. fol. 22 i v .
On fol. i v is written ' Sciant presentes & futuri quod ego dominus Willelmus
vicarius ecclesie de Clyfton', early 15th cent. Presented by sir Walter
Cope in 1602.
Now MS Bodl. 457.
A a 2
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2414. 355* In Latin, on parchment : written in the last quarter of the 14th cent.
in England: I2§ x 8 J in., ii + 212 leaves: with illuminated capitals,
&c. : binding, as no. 2054, which see.
1 (fol. ii). 'Tractatus veritatis theologice', the well-known Com-
pendium veritatis theologicae, variously ascribed to Thomas Aquinas,
Bonaventura, and at least six others: beg. 'Veritatis theologice sub-
limitas', in seven books, each preceded by a list of chapters; cf.
no. 2412.
2 (fol. 130). 1 Breuiarium de diuinis ministeriis et ecclesiasticis
sacramentis, extractum a libro Racionalis diuinorum [officiorum] com-
posito a Wilielmo Durandi quondam Mimatensi episcopo ' : beg. f De
ecclesie consecracione inter cetera \
3 (fol. 154). 'Notabilia libri .xii. Patriarcharum . editi a magistro
Hugone de Sancto Victore': beg. 'De commendacione sapiencie.
Certe & si in laudem sapiencie
4 (foil. 165, 176, 177, i79 v ). Short theological pieces, chiefly in the
form of sermons : begg. 1 Ad audiendum ut credimus ' (st. Bernard),
c Prelati ecclesie ita lenitatem misericordie exhibeant \ f Hec .4 or . sunt
sepissime homini consideranda ' Tria sunt que corporalis oculus \ &c.
5 (fol. 183). Excerpts from the Legenda Aurea of Jacobus de
Voragine, consisting of the Vita Pilati and (fol. i84 v ) Vita Judae.
6 (fol 189). The Enchiridion of Augustine, preceded by a list of its
132 chapters.
On the fly-leaf is written the title of a book, 1 liber taxationum omnium
benefitiorum regni Anglie, secundo folio ecclesia de Fryston in a hand
of the beginning of the 15th cent
Owned by king Henry viii, see no. 2054. A 16th cent. 'T' occurs on
fol. ii. Presented by Charles Howard earl of Nottingham in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 458.
2415. 716. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent, in France (?) :
1 if x8f in., ii + 84 leaves, from fol. 38 in double columns: with
coloured drawings, capitals, &c. : in parts badly stained.
1 (fol. 1). ' Prologus Ricardi de Sancto Victore in Tractatum ad
litteram de edificiis Templi in Ezechielem followed by the treatise,
with coloured drawings.
The nearly contemporary list of contents on fol. ii v shows that two
treatises have at this point dropped out, but their titles are erased.
There are signs that the volume has been exposed to injury, e. g. at
fol. 61*
2 (fol. 38). 1 De epistola Epiphanii ' aduersus Rufinum \ part of
st. Jerome's Apologia adversus libros Rufini, beginning with ' Te autem
frater liberet Deus . . . et maxime Rufinum . . (Apol. iii. 23-43).
3 (fol. 45 y ). 1 Rufinus contra Ieronimum in two books : beg.
* Relegi [usually Perlegi] scripta Aproniane \
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On fol. 82 follow some 14th cent forms of Benedictio salis ad pecora
sananda, seminis, salis et aquae ad omnia animalia.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 1612.
Now MS. Bodl. 459.
2416. 729. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 14th cent, in England :
8| x 6| in., v + 180 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
' Compendium theologice veritatis ' or as the colophon ' Veritas theo-
iogie', with list of chapters in the seven books and prologue: beg.
* Veritatis theologice sublimitas \ The treatise has been ascribed to
many persons, see no. 2414.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2 : with library mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 605.
2417. 683. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
Italy (?) : 1 1\ x 8§ in., ii + 132 leaves, in double columns : with illu-
minated border, capitals, &c. : binding, stamped leather on bevelled
boards, with clasps (one injured), late 15th cent. English work.
' Liber qui intitulatur Memoriale milicie spiritualis in three parts :
a later 15th cent, hand has added — 'per Bartholomeum de Vrbino, vt
colligitur ex Vincentij [BellovacensisJ Speculo', an ascription which
seems to be right : pref. beg. ' In Autenticis est statutum ' : text beg.
' Istis premissis de Dei gracia 1 : an index of subjects is at the end.
Out of fol. 1 an ornament (coat of arms ?) has been cut : at foot of i3o v
is 'de cap[italibus] flor[iatis] 80. de parag[raphis] 319 [?] \ The two
treatises described in the Old Catalogue of 1697 as succeeding the
Memoriale in this volume (De Veritate, Joh. Wallensis) are only
mentioned in the preface as works used by Bartholomaeus.
Probably acquired by the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 460.
2418. 412. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
England: 13^x9^ in., ij + 206 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated border, capitals, &c. : binding, stamped brown leather,
Oxford early 1 7th cent. work.
The eight ' Libri celestes Reuelacionum Dei beate Brigide principisse
Nericie de regno Suecie diuinitus reuelati', sometimes entitled De
regimine principum, with the prologue beginning ' Stupor & mirabilia ' :
but between bks. 7 and 8 at fol. 144* are a (fol. i44 y ) 'Sermo angelicus
beate Brigide per angelum diuinitus dictatus in urbe Roma consisting
of ' Lectiones que legi debent ... in monasteriis . . . regule Saluatoris ' :
b (fol. i53 y ) ( Oraciones beate Brigide . . . diuinitus reuelate ' : c (fol.
i56 v ) 'Epistola solitarii ad reges' (beg.' l O serenissimi reges'), by
dominus Alphonsus episcopus Giennensis, but here anonymous. An
index to the wfyole work occupies foil. i82 y -i97 v . At fol. 177 are the
papal letters, approving the Regula sancti Salvatoris and st. Brigitta's
Constitutions or Statutes for her monastery of St. Mary at Wadstena :
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and at fol. 198 the Officium beatae Brigidae from the breviary and missal.
The fly leaves are parts of two leaves of a 15th cent. Sarum gradual.
This volume appears to have cotne to the Library in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 346.
(2419) Edrisius. This MS. is now no. 3837.
2420 [Latin printed book : now MS. Bodl. 347].
2421 [ „ „ „ „ „ „ 348 : Proctor no. 7763].
2422 [ „ „ „ „ „ „ 349].
2423 [ „ „ „ „ „ „ 350].
2424 [ „ „ „ „ „ „ 351 : Proctor no. 7763].
2425 [ „ „ „ „ Bib. Lat. 1540. b. 1].
2426-7. 162-3. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 2nd half of the 12th
cent, in England: 21 fx 15} in., i + 315 and 318 leaves, in
doable columns : with fine illuminated capitals (some bearing
miniatures and lacertine figures), &c. : binding, stamped brown
leather on oak boards with brass ornamented clasps (all but one
lost) and clasp-fittings, early 17th cent. Oxford work by * G. K.',
worn.
The Vulgate Bible, in Latin, with the prefaces of st. Jerome, and
a list of capitula before some of the books : rarely the number of versus
is given, as for Isaiah and the Minor Prophets. The order of the books
is given in Berger's Hist de la Vulgate (1893), p. 332, cf. 399 and reff.
there. The Psalms are in two forms (Gallican and Hebrew: 2427,
fol. 2) and also the books of Job (2426, foil. 292% 303) and Judith
(2427, foil. 160, 167), while the New Testament joins on to the Old
without any break (2927, fol. 198), and the Gospels are at the end. The
fly-leaves of vol. i are three leaves from a late 14th cent. Sarum Missal,
and of vol. ii two leaves from a large antiphoner (15th cent.) containing
part of the Magnificat for 3 voices. Part of the outer margin of
fol. 232 of 2427 is gone, and all that of fol. 233 : but owing to the
large margins elsewhere the processes of correction can be studied with
advantage in these volumes. Foil. i59 v , i6o T are badly soiled.
These are no doubt the two volumes presented by dr. George Rives,
warden of New College, vice-chancellor at the time, shortly before
Jan. 21, i6c£, see Reliquia BodUiana, pp. 137, 219. From their size
they seem to have escaped both the 1605 and 1620 catalogues.
Now MSS. Auct. J3. infra 1-2.
2428 [Latin printed book, 16 10 : now Aroh. Bodl. D. subtus 89].
2429. 3S9. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 12th cent, in England:
17^ x 1 2^ in., ii + 220 leaves, in double columns : with fine illuminated
capitals, some grotesques, &c, see below.
* Liber Omeliarum Origenis in Vetus Testamentum ' : the first beg.
4 In principio fecit Deus celum et terram. Quid est principium ? ' : there
are 17 on Genesis (fol. 1), 13 on Exodus (fol. 35), 16 on Leviticus
(fol. 65), 26 on Joshua, translated by st. Jerome, with a preface
(fol. n5 y ), nine on Judges (fol. 150: but two are fused in one in the
first column of fol. 160, as Langbaine points out), one on 1 Sam.
(= 1 Kings: fol. i6o v ), two on the Song of Songs (fol. i65 v ), nine on
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Isaiah (fol. i72 y ), 14 on Jeremiah (fol. i84 v ), and two on Ezechiel, with
a preface (fol. 213). These seem to be translations by st. Jerome, as is
stated with respect to Joshua in one place (fol. ii5 y ), and with respect
to Jeremiah and Ezechiel in another (fol. 213). The figure of a king is
on the margin of fol. 2, and of a crucifix on fol. 77*.
Blank parts of fol. 219 are cut away, but part of a 13th cent, inscription is
left '[Liber sanctimo]nialium de Chikesand', and Langbaine testifies
thaf in 1655 the MS. had a binding of red leather wit h bras s bosses,
the middle boss on each side bearing the letters 1 LIBER SCE MARIE
DE CH1CHS.' : the book therefore belonged to the Gilbertine house of
St. Mary at Chicksand in Bedfordshire. Presented by Robert Barker,
the King's Printer, in 1604.
Now MS. Auot. E. infra 4.
2430. 56. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 1st half of the 13th cent, at
Ramsey (J) : 15} x 11 J in., vii + 186 leaves, in double columns : with
illuminated capitals.
Lives of Saints, in Latin (see list at p. vii) : —
1 (fol. vii v ). 4 Vita sancti Martini episcopi ' Turonensis, by Sulpicius
Severus, preceded by * Capitula Iibri * Epistola Seueri and a praefatio :
foil, vii, 1-3 are supplied in a 14th cent, hand, the older writing be-
ginning with 4 notatum . Nam cum fortuitu lector ' : the next few leaves
are damaged. Then follow a (fol. 9) the three letters of Severus about
st Martin: b (foil. 13, 22 y , 28 v ) the three Dialogi of Severus on the
same subject, each preceded by a list of chapters; and followed by
three chapters of the death and simultaneous miracles of st. Martin
(beg. 4 Archadii uero & Honorii ') : c (fol. 35 v ) 4 Tractatus de translatione
sancti Martini ' (peg. 4 Opere precium est ') : d (fol. 36) 4 De dedicatione
basilice sancti Martini 1 {beg. 4 Apud Turonos monasterium ').
2 (fol. 38). Lives and miracles of stt. Sylvester (beg. 4 Siluester igitur
urbis Rome ' : fol. 38), Edward, king and confessor, by Ailred of Rievaulx
(beg. 1 Gloriosi ac Deo ' : fol. 58 : the handwriting changes here), Kenelm,
king and martyr (Life beg. 4 Kenolfus gloriosissimus ' : fol. 80, with an
added sequence on fol. 83 v , cf. 8o y , beg. 4 O Kenelme martyr aime Mercio-
rum gloria'), Dunstan (beg. 4 Regnante magnifico' : by Osbernus : fol. 83 v ),
Ivo, bp., by Goscelinus (with two prologues : the Life beg. 4 Doctor
apostolicus ' : fol. 99 v : the scribe inserts at fol. 108 4 Hec qui descripsit
deuotus, quique rescripsjt, | Yuo sacer, de te, placeat Dominoque
tibique see below), Margaret, virgin (beg. 4 Cum per uniuersum ' :
fol. 111), Aegidius, abbot (Life beg. 4 Sanctus igitur Egidius': fol. 113),
Etheldred and Ethelbert, martyrs ( 4 Ethelbrictus ' : Life beg. 4 Tempore
illo quo per ' : by Goscelinus : fol. 1 16), Osith, virgin (beg. 4 Beata uirgo
& martyr': fol. 121), Oswald, arch bp. (Life beg. 'Exordium ergo
natiuitatis by Eadmer : fol. i22 v ), David, king 'qui patria lingua
uocatur Dewi ' (beg. 1 Dominus noster quamuis ', by Ricemarcus :
fol. i36 v ), Patrick (beg. 4 Patricius qui uocatur & Succet', ascribed to
Probus : fol. 1 43), * beatus Iohannes vir Dei ', buried in Italy on
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
March 19 (beg, 'Factum est autem': fol. 149), Alphege, archbp. (Life
beg. i Hie namque beatissimus presul \ an epitome of Osbern's Life :
fol. i49 v ), John Chrysostom (beg. 'Fuit uir illustris': fol. i5o v ),
Julian, bp. (beg. 'Cum adhuc mundus': fol. i55 v ), Werburga, virgin
(by Goscelinus : beg. 1 Filia regum & sponsa Christi ' : fol. 159), Blasius,
bp. (beg. 'Etenim in Sebastea': fol. i6i v ), Juliana, virgin (beg.
' Benignitas Saluatoris ' : fol. 163).
3 (fol. 166 : in a different hand). 1 Vitasancti Petri Tharentasiensis
archiepiscopi & Confessoris ' by 4 Gaufridus abbas ' : preceded by three
documents about the Life as printed in the Bollandist Acta Sanctorum
for May 8 (=May ii. 322-3), and a list of chapters : at end 4 Finit ubi non
est finis*. Then follow (fol. 180) five letters about the canonization of
the archbishop (as above, May ii. 345-7), and the Bulla canonizationis
(ibid. 347): at fol. i83 v is added in a 14th cent, hand another
4 miraculum de usurario ' done by the archbishop, partly injured.
From the occurrence of the Lives of stt. Ivo, Etheldred and Ethelbert,
Oswald and Dunstan, and especially from the note on fol. 108 (see
above), it is probable that the MS. was written in and for the Benedictine
abbey of Ramsey, though this does not account for the honour paid to
st. Kenelm on fol. 83 v . At fol. i65 v is added in a late 13th cent, hand
4 Perlectis itaque Passionalibus, legatur Vita sancti Martialis episcopi .
Queratur in armario, in ueteri libro spisso, & paruo [then a 14th cent,
hand has added : — } qui intitulatur Diadema Monachorum \ a work by
Smaragdus.
Presented by dr. Thomas James, first Hodley's Librarian, in 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 285.
2431. 32a. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 12th cent, in Germany:
14x10^111., vi+153 leaves, in double columns: with many minia-
tures, illuminated capitals, &c, see below.
* Expositio Heimonis in Apocalipsi beati Iohannis apostoli et evan-
gelist? \ title from the colophon on fol. i43 v : the commentary of
bp. Haymo of Halberstadt on the Apocalypse, with notes. This fine
MS. was written by or for a monk Riidolfus and presented by him to
some German abbey dedicated to st. Blaise, for on fol. vi v is a full-page
miniature of the presentation by the former, whose name is given, and
over st. Blaise is 'Accipias digne, Blasi sacer, atque benigne*. On
foil. 1-4 follows a homily of st. Gregory the Great on John xiv. 23-24
(beg. ' Libet, fratres karissimi, euangelice uerba lectionis ') : then on
foil. 4 v -i3 v are a series of large and small illuminated miniatures
illustrating the whole Apocalypse, in rude German style, highly coloured,
with appropriate Latin texts for each. On fol. i4 r the first letter of
the preface to the commentary (which begins 4 Legimus in ecclesiastica
historia') is connected with a miniature of a monk handing to st John
the Gospel of st. Matthew (?). On fol. i43 v follows a homily of Bede
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on Luke xxiv. 44 {beg. 'Ascensurus in c$lum '), and on fol. i47 v
a homily on the Life of st. Mary Magdalene in Latin (beg. ' Quamquam
per quatuor mundi ciimata ') by st Odo of Cluny.
'Liber * . . . •;• Recordare 14th cent. : 'Iste liber constat
magistro Willelmo Greshvm * (late 15th cent.). Sir John Scudamore
in 1603 presented £40 to the Library, with which this MS. and about 114
printed books were purchased.
Now MS. Bodl. 352.
2432. 357. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent in England :
14^x9$ in., ii + 289 leaves, in double columns: with coloured and
in some cases illuminated capitals, &c. : the sides (only) of the old
binding executed for Henry viii are inlaid in the brown leather cover
of the latter part of the 17th cent., and each bears within a border of
gold ornament the arms and badges of the king with :•: DIEV : ET :
MON : DROIT REX : HENKICVS : VIII\ and twice a
crowned rose between K and H. : there is now an American cloth
cover : see below.
Lives of Saints commemorated between Oct. 9 and Dec. 31, with
additions (fol. 205 v , &c). Among them are several saints of N.E.
France, as Richarius (Oct. 9, fol. 1), Winnocus (Nov. 6, fol. 29),
Fuscianus (' Faustinus ') and Victoricus (Dec. 11, fol. 165), Judocus
(Dec. 13, fol. 2oi v ) and Wandregisilus (Vandrille, July 22, a long
account, fol. 254). The Lives of Longinus (Nov. 22, fol. n6 v ) and
Marinus (Dec. 26, fol. i86 v ) are rare, according to Mr. Bannister.
There is a group of documents about st. Martin of Tours : — a (fol. 39)
the Life by Sulpitius Severus, preceded by the Epistola or prologue and
a list of chapters and preface : b (fol. 5o v ) the three letters of Severus
about st. Martin : c (foil. 55, 67, 73 v ) the three Dialogi of Severus, each
with a list of chapters : d (fol. 80) the Confession of st. Martin, beg.
' Clemens trinitas est, una diuinitas \ with a legend of st. Martin from
Sulpicius Severus, beg. ' Quodam itidem die dum in aera ' (fol. 80 v ) :
e (foil. 81 v , 82, 82 v ) three accounts of his death by st. Gregory of Tours :
/(fol. 82 v ) 'De virtutibus beati Martini episcopi abreviatio incipit ab
Alcuino condita ' : g (fol. 88) * Sermo de translatione corporis sancti
Martini \ beg. ' Opere pretium est ' : h (fol. 88 v ) ' De virtutibus sancti
Martini a Gregorio Turonicensp] episcopo abreviatio incipit \ Among
the remaining pieces are:— a (fol. 121) ' Expositio Gregorii episcopi
Turonensis §cclesi?, [sive] liber miraculorum beati Clementis martiris ' :
beg. ' In divinis uoluminibus refertur quod secretum regis ' : b (fol. 145)
Account of the translation of st. Nicholas of Myra, by Johannes
Diaconus, chiefly from Methodius, beg. * Sicut omnis materies ' : c (fol.
i9i v ) 'Vita sancti Iohannis euuangeliste ' attributed to Mellito bp. of
Laodicea : d (foil. 235) Account of a miracle wrought by the Holy
Cross in the time of Heraclius, beg. 'Tempore illo postquam
Constantino': e (fol. 237) ' Actus s. Si'luesta', from Eusebius : /(fol.
274 v ) ' Epistola beati Ieror.imi presbiteri ad Paulam et Eustochium de
Assumptione sancte . . . Marie \ A figure of a kneeling monk is on the
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margin of fol., 119*. The Life of st. Maur by Faustus at fol. 2ii v is
known to be really by Odo, abbot of Glanfeuil : it is followed at fol. 231
by an account of the translation of the bodies of st. Benedict and
st. Scholastica to Fleury, beg. ' Cum diu gens Langobardorum \ A list
of all the Lives will be found in the Old Catalogue of 1697.
The binding, see above, was done for king Henry viii, and his
librarian John Leland has written on fol. ii v not only a title of the
volume (' Vitse illustrium virorum ...'), but also a short * Carmen Joannis
Leylandi Londinensis a comparison of Plutarch and Sulpicius Severus
as biographers. Illustrations of the binding, with accounts of it, are in
W. S. Brassington's Historic Bindings in the Bodleian Library (Lond.
1 89 1, pi. viii, in colours), and C. Davenport's Royal English Bindings
(Lond. 1896, Fig. 2).
Owned by king Henry viii. Presented by Charles Howard, earl of Not-
tingham in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 354.
• 2433. 107. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 14th cent. :
15} xii in., iii + 111 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
border, capitals, &c.
At end : — * Expliciunt tituli Questionum super quartum Sententiarum
magistri Iohannis [Duns] Scoti doctoris subtilis ordinis fratrum Minorum,
cuius anima requi[e]scat in pace. Amen ' : the work occupies foil. 2-105,
the list of quaestiones foil 106.
1 Liber Johannis Orum archidiaconi Barum quern dedit ecclesie Exoniensi.
Si quis insum alienauerit indignacionem Dei & beatorum Petri & Pauli
incurrat : a similar inscription on fol. i v states that it was given
* communi librarie Exoniensi cf. fol. iii. Orum died in or soon after
1 4 36. Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 286.
2434. 827. In Latin, on parchment: written about a. d. 1300 in England:
14$ x 10^ in., iii + 154 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, stamped brown leather on boards, clasps lost,
15th cent. English work.
1 Liber Hugonis [de Sancto Victore] de Sacramentis . . . with
prologue and lists of chapters in the two books. Theological notes
written with an iron stilus are on foil. 149-152.
' Liber ecclesie Christi Cantuariensis \ 15th cent. : an early 14th cent, title
is followed by * : R[obertij de \Vynch[elsey] arohiepiscopi ' : archbp.
Winchelsey who died in 131 3 presented the volume to the priory, see
M. R. James's Ancient Libraries of Canterbury (1903), p. 136, no. 1661,
but the secutido folio does not a^ree with that of no. 177 on p. 158.
Given by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Colfe in 161 6.
Now MS. Bodl. 379.
2435. 91. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 14th cent, in
. England : i6f x 1 \\ in., v + 307 leaves, in double columns : with illu-
minated capitals, &c. : slightly injured at the beginning by danjp.
4 Incipit Speculum historiale fratris Vincentij ' Bellovacensis : but only
the first fifteen books are here, numbered as if sixteen, since the long
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introduction is counted as book i. At the end of book ix is ' Explicit
prima pars Speculi hystorialis fratris Vincentij de Beluaco There are
lists of chapters, and some notes. At fol. 306', 3o6 v are added two
extracts, one from a chronicle of England [beg. 1 Anglia modo dicta olim
Albion dicebatur the other from a Latin version of the romance of
Apollonius Tyrius (beg. ' Fuit quidam rex Anthiocus unfinished).
' ... Ex legato magistri Roberti Hereward quondam canonici Exoniensis
[d. 1362. Cr.], 14th cent. Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter
in 1 602.
Now MS. Bodl. 287.
2436. 1. In Latin, on parchment: written in the end quarter of the 15th cent, in
England: i;| x 13^ in., i + 249 leaves, in double columns: with illu-
minated capitals, &c.
1 Prologus primus in quintum librum Doctrinalis [antiquitatum fidei]
ecclesie Christi, qui est de sacramentis followed by a ' Tabula ' and
the text of 'the book, which is against the ' versucie Lollardorum', in
163 chapters and epilogue : but a few leaves are wanting at the end,'
and the text ends in the 158th chapter with 'unus pro omnibus (proprie
& per)\ The author was Thomas Netter of Walden (Thomas
Waldensis), and a Latin letter to him from pope Martin v (beg. ' Dilecte
fili . . . Gratissimum nobis '), Apr. 1, 1426, with the reply, are on fol. 2.
Fol. 1 is a fly-leaf from a late 13th cent. Latin MS. on Canon I^w.
Part of the margin of fol. 72 has been cut off.
The note on fol. 248 v appears to be in the hand of archbp. Thomas Cranmer.
John lord Lumley wrote his name and a note (about a printed edition
and the leaves here wanting) on fol. 2, and presented the volume to the
Bodleian with no. 2437 in 1600.
Now MS. Bodl. 261.
2437. 2. In Latin, on parchment : written in the second quarter of the 15th cent.
in England: I7|xi3in., iv + 266 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated capitals, &c.
'Prefacio in sextum librum Doctrinalis antiquitatum [fidei] ecclesie
Christi qui est de Sacramentalibus, followed by a ' Tabula ' and the
text of the book, which is against the Wycliffites : in 1 69 chapters and
epilogue : but one leaf is wanting at the end, and the text ends
in the 169th chapter with 'Esto ergo eciam bellando pacificus \
After this follow two leaves, one very imperfect, from a MS. of the 5th
book (part of the preface and parts of chaptt. 4-5), and a third leaf
from the same (end of preface and part of the Tabula) is fol. iii. On
fol. iv is a Latin letter to the author, John Netter of Walden, from pope
Martin v, Aug. 8, 1427, with the reply. This MS. is similar, but not
identical, in writing and illumination to no. 2436. Part of the margin
of fol. 185 has been cut off.
The note on fol. 263" appears to be in the hand of archop. Cranmer.
John lord Lumley wrote his name and a note on fol. iv, and presented
the volume to the Bodleian with no. 2436 in 1600.
Now MS. Bodl. 262.
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2438. 687. In English, on parchment: written late in the 14th cent, in South
England: is^xiof in., 11 + 272 leaves, in doable columns: with
illuminated borders, capitals, &c.
The commentary of Richard Rolle of Hampole on the Psalter, and
Canticles (fol. 249*) and Athanasian Creed (fol. 267*). The older
Catalogues up to and including that of 1697 (following a note of
about 1600 at fol. 271) attributed this commentary (here anonymous) to
Wycliff. Fol. ii is part of an English grant of 1606 by which George
Wright leases a garden in Whitechapel, London, to John Wright.
1 W. Patten, 1567 ' : ' The gifie of S r James Lee his Majesties Solicitor in
the Court of Wardes ', sir Thomas Bodley's note. Sir J. Ley (afterwards
earl of Marlborough, d. 1629) was made attorney of the Court of Wards
on Nov. 18, 1608, and the volume was certainly received not later than
161 1.
Now MS.Bodl. 288.
2439. 283. In Latin, on parchment : written about a.d. t 430-40 m England, no
doubt at St. Alban's : i6f x io£ in., iii + 187 leaves, in double
columns : with two fine illuminated borders, capitals, &c. : binding,
stamped leather on boards, re- backed, but with the old back inserted,
clasps lost, early 17th cent. Oxford binding.
The commentary of Dionysius de Burgo on the last six books (4th-
9th) of the De factis et dictis memorabilibus of Valerius Maximus : at
end 4 Explicit nonus liber & ultimus Valerii Maximi de dictis & factis
memorabilibus, et eius Expositio edita a fratre Dionisio de Burgo fratrum
hcremitarum ordinis sancti Augustini . . but the text is only partly
here, in lemmata. At fol. 169 a separate piece follows * Tabula super
.vi. libros Valerii Maximi, edita per magistrum Johannem Whethamstede
abbatem Sancti Albani an alphabetical index of subjects.
Later in the 15th century were added the following notes : — * Secunda
Pars Valerii Maximi per Dionisium de Burgo elucidati 1 : ' Fratribus
Oxonie datur in munus liber iste I Per patrem pecorum [i. e. * Johannem
Whethamstede '] prothomartiris Angligenarum j Quern si quis rapiat .
raptim titulum ve retractet | Vel Iude laqueum . vel furcas sensiat
Amon (/or Aman)': cf. Merton college ms. 318: (fol. i68 v ) 'Hunc
librum ad usum scolarium studencium Oxonie assignauit venerabilis
pater dominus Johannes Whethamstede olim Abbas monasterii sancti
Albani [the last two words on an erasure] vinculoque anathematis inno-
dauit illos omnes qui aut titulum illius delere curauerint aut ad usus
applicare presumpserint alienos\ In accordance with this note the
finely illuminated border on fol. 1 bears at its corners the arms of
St. Aiban's, of the priory of Tynemouth, a cell of St. Alban's, where the
abbot's uncle was prior and the nephew may have been a monk : (gules,
three ducal crowns or two and one), the royal arms of England, and the
arms of Humphrey duke of Gloucester: Whethamstede was abbot of
St. Aiban's 1420-40, and 1452-64. The inscriptions alone would be suit-
able for a simple gift from Whethamstede to the University of Oxford :
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but the arms, combined with the fact that duke Humphrey was a friend
and patron of the abbot, make it probable that this volume was written
for him, and perhaps returned to the author for ultimate transmission to
Oxford. But see Vickers' Humphrey duke of Gloucester (1907), p. 427.
It may conceivably be the second volume of two recorded (as if they were
one) in the list of the Duke's second donation, in 1439, as i Exposicio
super Valerium Maximum, secundo folio ibi\ the clue of ibi referring
to the first volume. It presumably remained in the Oxford library till
its dispersal in or soon after 1550. It may then have strayed into the
hands of * Robert Foster* (fol. 149) : the name 1 Mr. G. [or J.] Warter '
is written on fol. iii. For a list of the known MSS. which once belonged
to Duke Humphrey see W. D. Macray's Annals of the Bodleian, 2nd ed.,
p. 8.
The fly-leaves of the volume are two leaves from a Latin missal,
written in England perhaps early in the 15th cent.
Acquired not later than 1602.
Now MS. Auot. P. infra 1. 1.
2440. 570. In English, on parchment : written perhaps in the 3rd quarter of the
15th cent.: 18^x13^ in., iv + 452 pages, in double columns: with
miniatures, illuminated borders, capitals, fire, and wide margins.
The treatise of Boccaccio, De casibus Virorum et Foeminarum illu-
strium, in nine books, rendered into English verse (7-line stanzas,
rhyming ababbec) : the prologue begins * He that whilom dede his dili-
gence': text beg. 'Whan John Bochas considred hadde and souht \
There is no title in the book, but it is the work of John Lydgate, and
usually entitled the Fall of Princes.
On p. 7 is a full-page illumination depicting thirteen historical cata-
strophes. The nine books, each with a large border and (except the 5th,
6th, 7th, and 9th) with its prologue, begin on 'pp. 1, 87, 144, 207, 259,
298, 343i 3 6 3> 4°5-
On p. 44.S is an English stanza followed by ' Iobannes Godsaluus scribe bat.
*549 • On the next page is 'SirFraunces Englefielde knighte', 16th
cent. Presented by William Burdet in 1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 263.
2441. 133. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 14th cent, in
England (?) : 17x11^ in., iv + 237 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, white sheepskin (about 1602) on
older sewing and boards, worn.
' Concordia discordancium Canonum a compendium of Canon Law
known as the Decretum Gratiani, in three divisions (see foil. 55, 2i8 v ).
As far as fol. 192 (in Quaest. 3 of Causa xxxiii) there are numerous
marginal glosses, of which the first begins * Tractaturus Gratianus de
iure canonico \
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 290.
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2442. 439- In Latin, on parchment: written early in the 13th cent, in England:
i6£xii in., ii+179 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capital?, &c. : in parts injured by damp : binding, white parchment
on older rounded boards, English work with mark of an old clamp at
foot of each cover.
A digest of the Canon Law according to subject, in 36 divisions
(distinctiones), of which a summary is at fol. 1 and a list of the divisions
at fpl. 6 y . Foil. 7-46 are occupied with a long introduction in 101
distinctiones, of which a partial list is on fol. 6\ Introduction beg.
' Iacobo fratri ipsi trado on the primacy of the Roman church : text
beg. 'Symoniaci graciam non prestant'. There are marginal notes.
Two extra distinctions occur in the summary (37-38), and seem to
occupy foil. i62 v -end, but the last leaf (fol. 179) is torn and worn, and
leaves may be wanting after it.
Apparently acquired in 1603-4, and described in 1605 as 1 Excerpta ex
Decretalibus .
Now MS. Bodl. 291.
2443. 440. In l atin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 14th cent, in
England : 15 x 10 in., ii + 291 leaves, in double columns : with some
miniatures and grotesques, illuminated borders, &c.
Glosses on the Clementine Constitutions as confirmed by pope
John xxii, and other documents of Canon'Law : —
1 (fol. 1). ' Apparatus domini . Gescellini . de Cassanhis . . . super
Questionibus Clementinis . . with a list of the chapters of the five
books on fol. 62 v .
2 (fol. 63). * Apparatus domini Jo[hannis] ' Andreae of Bologna, on
the same Constitutions, with their text. On fol. i46 v follows a papal
bull confirming the Minorite Rule : beg. ' Exiui de Paradiso, dixi Rigabo
ortum ' : after which is * Expliciunt Constitutiones Clementis .V. pub-
licate Qxonie in festo Conuersionis sancti Pauli apostoli . anno Domini
M°.CCC° xvii 0 \ the'date and place referring to tit. 1 of book 5.
3 (fol. 150). * Glosa Willelmi de Monte Handumo [i.e. Lauduno]
super Constitutiones domini pape Clementis V . . : followed at
fol. 2i8 v by the same glossator's commentary 'super tres Extrauagantes
Johannis xxii . . beg. * Suscepti. Hoc documentum potest intitulari. ,
4 (fol. 227). ' Apparatus Jessilini [i.e. Gescelini] de Cassanis super
Questionibus . Jo[hannis pape]. xxii with the text : a Franciscan
Constitution is at fol. 236. At fol. 285 v follow eight more 4 Constitu-
ciones Johannis xxii ', not glossed, and the titles of some more.
A 14th cent, hand has added notes in several parts of the volume,
and on fol. 288 v a bull of Benedict xi, Jan. 30, 1336, about the saints in
the intermediate state after death, beg. i Benedictus Deus in donis suis ' :
and a 15th cent, hand on fol. 62 gives a 1 forma absoluendi excommuni-
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catum and on fol. 289* an inscription for a bell {peg. 1 Oro Deum
verum
Owned by ' Andreas Holes archidiaconus Anglesie *, abt. 1430-40. The
volume probably reached the Library in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 247.
2444. 900. In Latin, on parchment : made up out of three MSS. written in the
14th cent. : 1 2 \ x 9^ in., iv + 228 leaves.
Miscellanies bound together : —
A. (1st half and middle of the 14th cent, in England) 1 (fol. 1).
The Chronicon summorum Pontificum et Imperatorum Romanorum of
Martinus Poionus, wanting almost the whole of the first leaf {peg. c post
hunc regnauit Capis But at fol. io v and n r the text is continued in a
rather later and very different and scrawling hand, which has annotated
the former portion. The chronicle appears to end with Boniface viii
(1296), and foil. 3i r ~32 v are about the topography of Rome.
2 (fol. 32 v ). An anonymous Chronicle of England from Brute to
1 22 1, in the rougher hand: beg. * Britannia insularum optima*, which
only indicates connexion with Geoffrey of Monmouth's History : ends
'mos regni exigebat facta fuerat': a 17th cent, hand on fol. 32 v
erroneously attributes this chronicle to Walter of Coventry : see Stubbs*
edition of Walter (Rolls Series, 1872) i, p. xxvi.
B. (14th cent.: in double columns) 3 (fol. 51). * Liber dietarum
uniuersalium Ysaac preceded by a list of chapters : beg. 1 Quod in
primis coegit antiquos \ followed at fol. 89 by the 1 Liber Ysaac de
dietis particularibus with list of chapters : ends ' nutrimentum dicamus.
De pecudibus \ some leaves being lost.
4 (fol. 111). * Liber urinarum Ysaach
5 (fol. i35 v ). * Liber febrium Ysaac translatus a Constantino Montis
Cassianensis monacho ' : ends 1 Quia eius inuentio est necessaria cuius '
inuestigacionis, some leaves being lost.
C. (early 14th cent. : in double columns) 6 (fol. 1 59). 1 Commentarius
S. Thomae Aquinatis in Metaphysica Aristotelis ' : beg. ' Sicud docet
philosophus in Polliticis suis': ends in the commentary on the
10th book ' quod quorundam contrariorum est medium some leaves
being lost. A 1 7th cent, hand erroneously attributes the commentary
to Petrus de Aluernia.
Foil. 224-6 are fly-leaves from a 14th cent. Latin MS. on Natural
Science. Some calendarial notes are on fol. ii r , cf. iii v .
The three parts of this MS. were bound together in the 15th cent The
following entries are on fol. 159 and refer to part C : — ' Isti .6. quaterni
sunt de ordine Fratrum Minorum & custodia Cantebrigiensi 14th cent. :
' Istos 6 quaternos contulit frater Thomas Totyngdon fratri Thome de
Wynbotisham [?] qui eos contulit postea fratri Johanni de Wynbotis-
ham [then, added] ad vitam & post conuentui Walsinghamie 15th
cent. When bound together artt. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 seem to have been
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marked B-F. The (15th cent.) name ' Bychyngham ' is on fol. i88 v ,
and 'Wychyn' on the next page, cf. foil. 161, 166. Acquired by the
Library probably about 1618-20.
Now MS. Bodl. 355.
2445. 916. In Latin, on parchment : written about the middle of the 14th cent.
in England : 14$ x 9 in., i + 160 leaves, in doable columns : with illu-
minated borders, capitals, &c.
' Liber primus in historiam policronicam followed by six more books
of the Polychronicon of Ralph Higden, with three prefaces : ends in
1327 'mare tranquillitatem, Scocia concordiam, ecclesia libertatem.
Explicit Historia policronica \ There are marginal notes.
At fol. 137 follows ' Hystoria magni regis Alexandri ' de proeliis : beg.
' Sapientissimi namque Egyptij ' : ends ' uox plangencium quasi toni-
truum with catchwords * ita quod totam \ near the end, a leaf or two
being lost.
' Edo. Orwell. 17. Martij 1577.' Acquired probably about 1618-20.
Now MS. Bodl. 341.
2446. 380. In Latin, on parchment : made up out of three MSS. perhaps wiitten
in the 14th and '15th centt. in England : i6£ x 12 in., ii + 412 leaves,
in double columns : with illuminated borders, capitals, &c.
A. (early 15th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). At end 'Explicit Exposicio fratris
Nicholai Treuich [Trivet] ordinis fratrum Minorum [last word erased]
videlicet Tragediarum Senece ' : pref. beg. ' Tria genera theologie ' : the
commentaries begin as follows : — on Hercules Furens (fol. 1), Thyestes
(fol. 18), Oedipus or 'Thebays' (fol. 28 v ), Hippolytus (fol. 35), Oedipus
(fol. 45 v ), Troades or 'Troas'(fol. 57), Medea (fol. 69), Agamemnon
(fol. 8o v ), Octavia (fol. 90), Hercules Oetaeus (fol. 99 v ) : nearly the
whole text is given in lemmata.
2 (fol. H9 V ). 'Exposicio historiarum extranearum dictorumque
poeticorum que tanguntur ab Augustino in libro De Ciuitate Dei, facta
per fratrem Nicholaum Traueth [Trivet] ordinis Minorum': beg. 'Gloriosa
dicta sunt . . . Cum Romani aliquando \ On foil. 148*- 149* a very
different and rather later hand has added a metrical piece ' Genealogiae
Deorum beg. ' lane biceps qui Clusius adque Petulcius idem ends
abruptly, a leaf having been cut out, ' et egentem mentis Orestem \
B. (early 15th cent.) 3 (fol. 150). ' Epistole Senece ad beatum
Paulum et Pauli ad Senecam, cum exposicione earundem ' : the ' Epi-
taphium Senece* (beg. 'Cura labor meritum') is on fol. 150. This
commentary is generally ascribed to Trivet.
4 (fol. i56 y ). 'Ludicra de morte Claudii, Annei Senece', the
Apocolocyntosis, with a commentary probably by Trivet : comm. beg.
' Claudius agere animam cepit. i. e. eicere et non poterat \
5 (fol. i6o v ). A commentary on the Mibri Annei Lucii Senece
Declamationum ad Nonatum Senecam et Melam filios suos ' ; i. e. the
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ten books of the Controversiae by Marcus Annaeus Seneca: comm.
beg. l Liberi parentes a/ant . . . Hoc est intelligendum quando liberi ' :
but the last leaf is lost, so the Commentary ends in bk. x, cap. 5 (34),
with 'redimentes se-habent \
C (late 14th cent. : with a few miniatures : this whole part [foil. 176-
end] was at one time an entirely separate and separately bound volume,
and has on fol. 179* * De studio . Abbatis 15th cent.) 6 (fol. 180). At
end, * Hie finem habet Extraccio conpendiosa dictorum [Ciceronis et
aliorum] in Politica Aristotilis beg. ' Tullius. Nulla vite pars 1 : after
fol. 219 four leaves have been cut out.
7 (fol. 220). A set of Qupdlibeta or Quaestiones theologicae, in the
style of Thomas Aquinas, but not by him. From the elaborate list of
the contents of part C, which occupies foil. 177-9, tms series seems to
consist of twenty-two parts, of which the first four are De fato, de sorti-
bus, de miraculis, de pollutione : one is de aureola : the last is De
peccato veniali. The first beg. ' Questio est de fato & sunt sex quesita.
Primum est quod dicitur nomine fati. Quo habito queritur secundo
an fatum sit ens per se . . . Circa primum sit Boecius \
8 (fol. 365). A commentary on the book of Proverbs : beg. 1 Quod
dicitur in Parabolis a principio
Pasted on the inner last cover is part of a parchment bill of the * expense
istius libri' (early 16th cent., but it cannot refer to the present
volume), and on the same fragment in a 16th cent, hand, * Iste liber
pertinet . . . | persona de Westdale [Wastdale?] . . . | et capitnneus ille
. . . \ Presented by sir George More in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 292.
2447. 134- In Latin, on parchment : written in the 14th cent, in England :
19x13 in., i + 268 leaves, in double columns : with two illuminated
borders, capitals, &c. : discoloured by damp at each end : binding,
white sheepskin (about 1602) over older sewing.
At end 1 Explicit Nouella . Iohannis Andree super quinque libris
Decretalium but only the commentary on bks. iii-v is here (see
foil. i46 v , i82 v ), with some marginal notes. The lower margins of
foil. 254-5 have been cut off.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 256.
2448. 86. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 14th cent, in
England: isfxojin., i + 250 leaves, in double columns: with a
miniature on fol. 1 and illuminated borders, capitals, &c: binding,
stamped white leather (about 1602) on older sewing and boards,
worn.
* Incipit Speculum Iuris Canonici ac Reportorium & vocatur Summa
Summarum with notes, in five books : prologue beg. ' Ad honorem &
laudem nominis Ihesu Christi quod quando recolo ' : bk. i beg. ' Quot
modis dicitur fides et quid sit fides ' : the colophon gives the title as
' Speculum conpendij ac Rep[e]rtorium Juris canonici & vocatur Summa
* * * b b
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
[2449-50
Summarum.' : a list of the chapters is part of the prologue. The author
purposely concealed his name, but is known to be Gulielmus de Pagula
vicar of Winkfield in Berkshire, who died about 1350.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 293.
2449. 4S. In English, &c, on parchment: written in the 1st quarter of the 15th
cent.: 15^x11} in., ii + 203 leaves, in double columns: with two
miniatures, illuminated borders and capitals, &c. : binding, leather on
boards, contemporary English work, all eight bosses now Tost, and the
original binding has been coloured in the 16th cent, and covered with
lines and stamps by an inexperienced hand.
John Gower's Confessio Amantis, in English verse. This copy
exhibits Mr. G. C. Macaulay's second or mixed recension (English
Works of John Gower, i. civ), having the early preface and the rewritten
conclusion. The prologue and the six last books have an illuminated
border, and on foil. 4 V , 9 are miniatures. After the Latin metrical
explicit follow — a (fol. 197) the Epistola super huius opusculi sui
complementum . . b (ibid.) the French Traitie pour essampkr les
Amantz marietz, beg. ' Puis qil ad dit cy deuant with three short Latin
pieces: c (fol. i99 v ) Gower's account of three of his works, beg. 'Quia
unusquisque ' : d (ibid.) ' Carmen super multiplici viciorum pestilencia \
beg. ' Non excusatur ends ' iura tenenda Deo . Explicit \
' Liber . Rad[ulphi] [Gol]dewall [??] ' 15th cent. : ' John Perrye Elissabeth
Dere [?] 16th cent. Presented by * Edwarde Fletewoode' in 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 294.
2450. 24. In Latin, on parchment : written in the Tfih cent, in Italy : 1 3§ x (j| in.,
ii + 393 leaves : with illuminated capitals (one with a miniature) and
borders, and wide margins : worm-eaten at end.
A selection from Plutarch's Lives, translated into Latin by various
Italian scholars, with two other Lives — a (fol. 1) 4 Vita AristotehV with
preface by the compiler, Leonardus Aretinus : b (fol. 8) * Vita M. Bruti
ex Plutarcho . . . traducta per Guarinum Veronensem ' : c (fol. 3o v )
' Vita Arati Scitionis [i. e. Sicyonii] . . . traducta per Lapum Casteliun-
culum ' : d (fol. 52 v ) * Vita Dionis ' Syracusani, with the pref. of Guarinus
Veronensis: e (fol. 79) 'Vita M. Antonij ' with the pref. of Leon.
Aretinus: / (fol. 116) 'Vita Pyrrhi . . . traducta per Leonardum
Arretinum 9 : ^(fol. 136) ' Vita Q. Sertorij \ with pref. by Leon. Aretinus :
h (fol. i5o v ) 'Vita P. Emilij . . . per Leonardum traducta* : i (fol. i67 v )
' Vita M. [Catonis] Vticensis per Leonardum Arretinum . . . traducta ' :
j (fol. 2oo v ) ' Vita Tib. & G. Gracchorum per Leonardum Arretinum ex
Plutarcho traducta' : k (fol. 2i8 v ) 'Vita Lysandri atque SyHe', with the
pref. of Guarinus Veronensis : the latter life is : — /(fol. 237 v ) ' Vita Sylle
ex Plutarcho . . . per Guarinum traducta', with the Comparatio: m
(fol. 265 v ) 'Vita Lycurgi ex Plutarcho . . . traducta per Franciscum
Philelphum* : n (fol. 287 v ) 'Vita Nume Pompilij ... ex Plutarcho . . .
traducta per Franciscum Philelphum with the Comparatio : 0 (fol. 318)
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1 Vita Thesei ex Plutarcho . . . traducta per Franciscum Philelphum
but the rubric is (wrongly) on fol. 3i4 v : / (fol. 336 v ) 'Vita Romuli ex
Plutarcho . . . traducta per Franciscum Philelphum', with the Com-
paratio : q (fol. 360) * Vita Alcibiadis ex Plutarcho . . . traducta per
Guarinum Veronensem ' : r (fol. 365) ' Vita Photionis per Leonardum
Iustinianum ex Plutarcho . . . traducta ' : s (fol. 385*) * Vita Virgilij . . .
secundvm Donatum grammaticvm \ A late 15th cent, list of contents
is pasted on fol. ii v . The margin of fol. 130 is cut off. There are
some marginal annotations.
4 Liber Henrici Cole 1 , the warden cf New college and executor of card.
Pole, d. 1579: the entry is nearly obliterated. 4 T Ho Allen I)[ono]
D[edit] ' in 1601.
Now MS. Auct. P. 1. 7.
2451. 185. In French, on parchment : written in the first half of the 14th cent. :
1 1 \ x 8£ in., i + 276 leaves, in double columns : with a few illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, plain white sheepskin on oak boards, 15th
cent. English (?) work, worn and repaired.
* In nomine Patris & Filij & Spiritus Sancti. Ce est le liure de Sydrac
le philosophe, le quel est apele liure de la Fontaine de totes sapiences.'
The romance of Sydrac and Boctus, a cyclopaedia of mediaeval natural
science: preceded by a prologue {peg. 1 La porueance Deu le Pere'),
arguments of the books, a second prologue (beg. * Le quel prologue &
argument furent fais a Tolaite [Toledo] en lan . . . m. cc. . . [rest of
date erased]), and a list of about 560 questions or chapters. The text
beg. *Au tens dou rois Boctus \ Foil. 274-5, which have been half cut
away, bear scribbling of a.d. 1466 and later, and fol. 276 has a 14th cent,
prophecy. * Si uis scire quando mundus. erit finiendus, &c.'
The names of John and William Marlynge or Merlynge of Thaxted in
Essex, and Thomas Marmyon and Peter (?) Yopng are scribbled on
foil. I, 274 v (15th cent.). Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 401.
2452. 281. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 12th cent, in
England : 14 x lojin., iv+ 135 leaves, in double columns : with illu-
minated capitals, &c.
1 (fol. 1). 'Incipit prologus Wilielmi monachi Malmesbirie in libio
primo de Gestis Pontificum Anglorum followed by bks. 1-4. This is
a fine copy of the first recension. At fol. iv v is a list of the persons
commemorated in the first book.
2 (fol. 80). A collection of copies of about 180-190 letters from
pope Alexander iii to English bishops and abbots or (in a few cases) to
foreign bishops : there are also a few from pope Eugenius iii, e.g. at
fol. 112. Alexander was pope from 1159 t0 1181, and Eugenius from
H45-II53-
* Liber sancte Marie de Brillinctuna', ' Liber sancte Marie de Brideling-
tone, qui hunc alienauerit, anathema sit', both 13th cent.: it was under
' littera J.' in the 15th cent. Acquired not later than 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 357.
B b 2
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2453. 383. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
England: i3fxo^ in., i + ai4 leaves: with illuminated border,
capitals, &c. : binding, stamped leather on boards, worn, with
remains of clasp fittings, London work of the 2nd half of the 16th
cent., re-backed.
The Polychronicon of Ranulphus Higden, monk of Chester, an
account of general history in seven books, the English part chiefly
occupying the last three books, and ending with 1376, two leaves having
been cut out after fol. 112, one after fol. 170, and a leaf or two (a.d.
1354-61) being wanting after fol. 209 : the last words of the text are in
eorum sermonibus predicantes: there are some marginal notes. As is
well known, the first letters of the first chapters present the author's
name ' Presentem cronicam compilauit frater Ranulphus Cestrensis \ i.e.
Ralph Higden, but the letters are not throughout correct in this MS.,
which is not mentioned in the Rolls Series edition of the Polychronicon.
The title in the prologue is ' Cronica multorum temporum ' or ' Historia
polychronica and in one rubric (fol. 3) 4 Pollicronica \
Presented by sir George More in 1 604.
Now MS. BodL 358.
2454. 61. In Latin and French, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written
about the middle of the 15th cent, in England : 1 if X9|in., iii + 367
leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. (in A, two borders also).
A. r (fol. 1). A copy of the Roll of Parliament for the year 1388
(11 Rich. 2), beginning with an appeal of Thomas duke of Gloucester
and others, and ending with Statutes of that year, to which is added a
form of oath to observe the statutes : all in French.
2 (fol. i7 v ). 'Cest la copie des Roulles ou Chartre dolyronn [=
d'Oleron] des juggementz de meer ' : beg. * Premierement leyfait vn
mestre dun nief ' : ends ' Et cest le iuggement en ce cas \
B. 3 (fol. 21). A Latin chronicle of England, 1339-1421, beginning
with Edward iii's letter to the pope and cardinals {peg. 1 Amabilium' Deo
patrum '), and ending with Henry v occupying the fort of St. Antony
at Paris {ends *a rebellionibus poterunt cohibere'). Of foil. 180-end
(peg. * Eo tempore Ricardus de Burdegalia ') there is a transcript at foil.
173-346 of no. 10135, written in the 2nd half of the 17th cent. The
present MS. is stated by H. T. Riley (in his edition of Thomas de
Walsingham's Historia Anglicana [Rolls Series 28 (1863), ii. p. xiii]) to
be to a great extent a close transcript of Brit. Mus. MS. Royal 13. E. ix,
which is believed to be the compilation of Thomas de Walsingham
from various sources, but of special value for 1377-92 : his name, how-
ever, occurs in the text at fol. 187. At fol. 140 is 'Hie [scil. 1341]
finiuit Ranulphus [Higden] Cistrensis opus suum . Sequencia scripsit
frater T. W. precentor sancti Albani and in a similar rubric at fol. i5o y
the full name 4 T. de Walsingham ' is given, but they only imply that
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one of the compiler's authorities ends at that year, see Riley, as above.
At fol. i4i v is a narrative of a vision of purgatory seen by a monk
' iuxta viliam de Braham in comitatu de [Cantabrigia ?] ' in 1343. This
chronicle deserves attention, for parts are certainly not compiled by
Walsingham.
C. 4 (fol. 326). Thomas de Elmham's Liber metricus de Henrico V,
with preface, rubrics, and complete text, with some notes, the text
headed ' Extractum breue de chronica Thome Elmham prioris Lentone
de^ tempore regis Henrici Quinti \ This MS. contains the distich ' de
installation see Rolls Series edition, p. xlvi and the final acrostic.
The work contains many chronograms and acrostics. See below.
Presented by dr. Thomas James in 1601 : except part C, which was bought
with many printed books with £100 given by William lord Paget de
Beaudesert in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 462.
2455. 140. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written early in the
11th cent, in England in a Continental hand under English influence :
15 x io£ in., i + 94 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. : each part
discoloured at each end by damp : binding, white sheepskin (about
1602) over older sewing and boards (the boards had been reversed
for a re-binding which preceded that of 1602).
A (with five finely drawn and elaborate capitals, slightly coloured, &c. :
injured at beginning) 1 (fol. 5). * Anicii . Manlii . Severini . Boetii . ex-
consulis . ordinarii . patricii. Philosophiae Consolationis. Incipit liber
primus j ' , the whole treatise, in five books : preceded by a Latin Life
(very imperfect, but corresponding generally to § iii of the Lives printed
by Peiper : fol. 1), and by the treatise of Lupus De metris Boethii (also
imperfect in the early part, and differing in details from Peiper's edition :
the writer's name is here not given : fol. i v ). The capitals are on foil. 5,
16, 29, 48 v , 65, and abound with heads of animals and interlacing
bands. Parts of the 1st, 3rd, and 5th books have a Latin commentary
in the margin, and the 1st and 3rd also many interlinear glosses, all not
later than about a.d. 1050. The six English glosses are edited by
prof. Napier, Old English Glosses (Oxf., 1900), p. 200. [There are some
neums (very fine and delicate) to poems on foil. 5, i2 v , 35 v , 42 y , 45 v , 47 v ,
54, 57 v , 6 4 v . E.W.B. N.]
B (with coloured capitals) 2 (fol. 78). 1 Persii Flacci Satirarum incipit
prohemium \ followed by the Satires, surrounded by a commentary and
with many interlinear glosses, all apparently written before a.d. 1050.
See the Classical Jteview Feb. and June 1890, and for facsimiles
R. Ellis's Facsimiles (Oxf. 1885, of fol. 88 v , and 1891, of fol. 8o v ), and
Chatelain's Paleogr. des class, latins ii. 126 (of fol. 79').
On fol. i v is the name * Brihtmsercild nth cent. When Leofric (d. 1073)
presented the above to Exeter Cathedral, it was two separate volumes.
Each has an inscription in Latin and Old English recording the gift,
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c n -^v .or *u t *• • I A. ' Hunc librum dat leofricus
on foil. 77 , 78': the Latin is } B , HuQC codicem dedu LE0FRICUS
S episcopus ecclesig sancti petri apostoli in exonia ubi sedes episco-
episcopus gcclesig beati petri apostoli in exonia
K pdis est ad utilitatem successornm snorum * Siquis ilium abstulerit
( ad utilitatcm successornm suorum * Siquis ilium illinc
!inde • subiaceat maledictioni • Fiat*' )
abstulerit • eterne, subiaceat maledictioni • FIAT . FIAT • fiat . ' {
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
[See my Introduction to the study of some of the oldest Latin musical
MSS. in the Bodleian, p. lx and plates xxxi, xxxii (facsimiles of foil. 5 r ,
35 v ). E.W.H.N.]
Now MS. Auot. F. 1. 15.
2456. 115. In Latin, on parchment: made up of two MSS. written in the 14th
cent. : 1 2$ x 9 in., iii + 182 leaves, in double columns : some leaves at
each end discoloured with damp : binding, stamped white sheepskin
(about 1602) on older sewing.
Astrological treatises : —
A (14th cent., written in Spain?: with illuminated capitals, &c.) 1
(fol. 1). 'Incipit Introductorius Algabicj ad iuditia astrorum interpre-
tatur anne [sic, pro interprete Iohanne] Yspalensi * : prol. beg, c Postuiata
a Domino prolixitate vite \ The author's name was Abd-al-'Aziz . . .
al-Qabisi. Spaces are left for diagrams : there are some notes.
2 (fol. 20). ' Incipit liber imbrium editum a Iafar astrologo & a lenio
& mercurio [sic, pro a Cilenio MercurioJ correcto ' : [a translation of
a work of Abu Ma'aschar Ja'far, known as Albumazar, made by Hugo
Sanctelliensis. Cr. ]
3 (fol. 24). * Incipit liber Thebit Alius Cheere de Spera & de circulis ' :
at end 1 Explicit liber Thebit Corehe ', followed by an astrological note.
4 (fol. 27). ' Incipit liber . de . 28 . mansionibus Lune \beg. ' Noscas
quod scientia ' : partly in Latin verse, beg. ' Tuum indumentum durabit
tempore longo ' in the 1st mansion.
5 (fol. 36 v ). 'Incipit Tabula ostendens in quo signo sit Luna omni
die beg. ' Accipe etatem lune ' : the table is on fol. 38 y .
6 (fol. 39). ' Incipit liber de Congregationibus sciencie stellarum &
principiis celestium motuum, quern Ametus filius Ameti, qui dictus est
Alphagranus, compillauit in thirty chapters : the author's name is
Muhammad ibn Kathir al-farghanf, known as Alfraganus.
7 (fol. 59). ' Incipit liber Centiloquij Ptholomei \ with a short com-
mentary on each piece ; at end ' Explicit Centiloquium Ptholomej
expositum ab eli\ i.e. Haly.
8 (fol. 75). 'Incipit liber Ymaginum Thebit': for the author see
art. 3 above. It is followed by a short ' Instructio Ptholomei ' on the
same subject : beg. ' Dixit Ptholomeus, edidi hunc iibrum de Ymagini-
bus ' : imperfect at end, a leaf having been cut out after fol. 77.
9 (fol. 78). At end ' Expletum est liber T05 Deo gracias . Amen . &
est liber .x. Lapidum Veneris . flat ', a treatise in nine short chapters on
ten precious stones : part of the first chapter is lost.
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10 (fol. 7$^. ' Problemata naturalia secundum speciem compillacionis
788 questions apparently selected from the Problemata of Aristotle,
preceded by a list of subjects.
B (written early in the 14th cent, in England: with some coloured
capitals, &c.) 11 (fol. 139). At end — ' Explicit liber de anima the 6th
book of the Naturalia of Avicenna, with a prologue showing that
1 Iohannes Israeiita physicus ' and an archdeacon (of Toledo ?) translated
it from the Arabic of Avicenna: the translator John was Johannes
ibn Daud (Hispalensis). The prol. beg. 4 Reverendissimo Toletane sedis
archiepiscopo . . . Cum omnes constent \
12 (fol. 176). ' Collecciones exposicionum ab antiquis Grecis in
libro Aristotelis de Mundo qui uocatur liber Celi & Mundi three
chapters only out of sixteen : beg. ' Differencia inter corpus & quamlibet
aliam magnitudinem \
On fol. 179 are some 14th cent. Latin astrological notes, and a list of
contents of the volume (cf. fol. iii v ).
* Iste liber est domini I oh arm is presbiteri cathalani qui moratur cum domino
Branch (?) de . vinea (?) quem habet impignoratum frater Odoardus . . .
xiij Ian. (?).' * Ubertus (?)... istum librum a predicto presbitero
Iohanne cathalaun . precio duorum florenorum eo pacto quod possit
eum exigere . . . et ideo uult frater Ubertus (???) quod quandocumque
dederit uel miserit duos Morenos auri (?) quod liber iste reddatur sibi.
In cuius rei signum scripturam hanc uoluit conscribere sua manu'.
* E. Brydham/ Both 14th cent.
4 Hunc librum disposuerunt & dederunt executores testamenti recolende
bone memorie domini Edmundi Lacy nuper dum uixit Exoniensis epi-
scopi . . . Ecclesie Cathedrali Exoniensi cathenandum ibidem in libraria
remansurum ibidem in eadem quamdiu durauerit . Orate pro eo ' : Lrxy
died in 1455. Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 463.
2457. 545- In Latin, on parchment: written in the 14th cent, in England:
141x9$ in., i + 97 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
borders, capitals, &c. : imperfect at end.
* Prologus primus in Historiam Policronicam followed by three
prefaces (= bk. i, chaptt. 1-4) and the text of the Polychronicon of
Ralph Higden (whose name seems not to appear) as far as the words
* Mortuo Vbrtimero ' in bk. v, cap. r, the rest being lost. An alpha-
betical index of subjects and two chronological notes precede at fol. 1.
Foil, i, 97 are leaves from a 15th cent Latin Antiphoner on parchment
(rhymed office of st. Edmund archbp.)
• Ranulphi Barlow liber 7 : he presented it to the Library in 1606.
Now MS. Bodl. 369.
2458. 777- In Latin, on parchment: written about A. D. 131S (see note by H. M.
Bannister in Mtlanges . . . Chatelain, 1910, p. 146); in England at
Canterbury: 1 1 x 7$ in., iii + 209 leaves: with illuminated capitals,
&c. : binding, red leather on boards, clasps lost, injured, English 15th
cent, work (Canterbury ?).
Various astrological and astronomical treatises and tables, among
which are : — a (fol. 1) ' . . . Canones super Almanach Prophacij
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Iudei', with prologue: the tables are partly for 1300-23: b (fol. 58)
4 . . . Kalendarium ad veram coniunccionem soiis & lune accipiendam,
compositum a fratre Rogero Bacoun \ preceded by a ' canon ' and made
for 1292-1672, and 1215-1747: not really by Roger Bacon but com-
piled from the Tabulae Toletanae by a Minorite at Toledo in 1292:
the liturgical part is a (St. Augustine's) Canterbury calendar, with the
unusual addition of days of local Indulgence (' Venia '), e. g. the day
before the festivitas reliquiarum, which was on April 27 : c (fol. 72 v )
'Tabula magistri Petri de Dacia ad sciendum in quo signo sit luna . .
with precedent * canon ' : d (fol. 80 v ) * Epistola Petri Peregrini ad [sic,
for de] Maharicurth ad Sigerurri de Feucecort de magnete ' : e (fol. 85)
'Composicio instrumenti solarii [?] magistri [Johannis] Campani [de
Novaria]' de quadrante: / (foil. 92 y , 95, 96 v , I47 v ) 1 Liber Thebith de
hiis que indigent exposicione antequam legatur Almagestum \ and ' de
ymaginacione spere & circulorum eius diuersorum * de quantitatibus
stellarum &c, and 'de motu octaue spere ' : g (fol. 98) 4 . . . Alkabizii
. . . liber introductoriusiudiciorum astrorum . . . interpretatus a Johanne
Hy[s]panico \ cf. fol. 129: h (fol. 120) 1 Liber de permutacione tem-
porum et pluuiarum beg. 1 Cum multa & uaria' : i (fol. i22 v ) 'Liber
de pronosticacione aeris beg. ' Ad prenosticandam diuersam by
bp. Robert Grosseteste: / (fol. 126) 'Capitulum de natura aeris', beg.
' Volens scire naturam ' : k (fol. i2 7 v ) ' Liber de cognicione rerum tem-
poralium caristie beg. ' Hunc librum intellexerunt Romani by ' Sem
filius Haly': / (fol. 134) 'Practica astrolabii \ beg. 'Nomina instru-
mentorum sunt 1 : m (fol. 140) ' Theorica planetarum the treatise
usually ascribed to Gerardus Carmonensis, as no. 2474, art. 4 : n (fol.
151) 'Hermes Mercurius Trimegistus de . 6 . rerum principiis' : o (fol.
i62 v ) 'Breuis tractatus introduccionis ad iudicia astronomie quantum
pertinet ad medicum introducendum beg. ' Circa signa uniuersalia
distributiua ' : p (fol. 200) ' Liber ymbrium ab antiquo Indorum astrologo
nomine Sapfar [Japhar] editus \ beg. i Uni versa astronomie iudicia \ In
a slightly later hand are added ' Composicio chilindri the treatise by
bp. Robert Grosseteste (fol. 205), and the first few sentence? of ; Messa-
hallach de inuencione occulti beg. ' Capitulum in occultacione anuli \
At fol. 75 v are some Tabulae Tolosanae : and at fol. i v some ' Presagia
beg. ' Nouem horis in luna \ On the inner front cover is a Latin elegiac
charm appealing to Sanctus Columquilleus (Columba).
At fol. i is a 14th cent, list of contents, following an erased inscription.
' Cum G. Almanach Michnelis de Northgate. De libris Sancti Augnstini
Cantnarie', 14th cent. It is no. 1156 in dr. James's edition of the
Catalogue of the Library of St. Augustine's abbey at Canterbury (Camb.,
1903, p. 328). 'Tho. Twyni, ex dono Joannis Twyni patris sui. 1577.'
Presented by Thomas Twyne in 161 2.
Now MS. BodL 464.
2459. 472. In Latin, on paper : made up of two MSS. written in the 1 5th cent,
in England 112x9 in., ii + 425 leaves.
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377
A (about a. d. 1400) 1 (fol. 1). ' Arithmetica magistri Iohannis de
Muris \ beg. ' Quantitatum alia continua \
2 (fol. 1 8). ' Arithmetica magistri Symonis Bredon a large work
divided into a 'proemium' {beg. 'Scientia de numero ac virtute
numeri *), pars prima ' speculativa and pars secunda ' practica \ the
latter consisting of various tractatus, quaestiones and summae.
B (written shortly before 1465 (see fol. 345) by — Johnson : in double
columns) 3 (fol. 195) 'Deus in tua virtute & benedictione incipit
tractatus de principiis & gradibus Medicine ... & vocatur Appertorium
Ramundi, &c.\ the preface only of the work by Raymundus Lullius :
beg. 1 Quoniam omnis ars habet \
4 (fol. 197). ' Aurea Alexandrina a pharmacopoeia in alphabetical
order : pref. beg. * Aurea Alexandrina ab Alexandro peritissimo philo-
sopho 1 : the first articles are Adrianum, Acharistum, Athanasia : but it
only reaches to Diapendion.
5 (fol. 209). * Arbor Scientiae by Raymundus Lullius (?): beg. 1 Liber
iste qui dicitur Arbor sciencie in xvi partes diuiditur': the 15th and
r6th parts are omitted and an (altered) colophon states that the 14th
part is the last.
6 (fol. 374). 'Arbor philosophic desiderate', by Raymundus
Lullius: beg./ Solus eram in quodam viridario'.
7 (fol. 396 v ). * Fons Paradisi diuinalis by Raymundus Lullius : beg.
* Sicut a Paradisi fonte \
8 (fol. 399 v ). 'Tractatus domini Raymundi Lullii de probacione
articulorum fidei catholice ' : metrical pref. beg. f Incipiunt sublimis
apex ' : the colophon shows that the treatise was written at Rome in
1296.
9 (fol. 4i7 v ). A short treatise on the four Elements, by Raymundus
Lullius (?) : beg. i Elementalis enim figura \
10 (fol. 420). ' Cantalene [i. e. Cantilena] Raymundi ' : beg. ' Amor
facit nos rimare ' : followed by a commentary or ' Glosa ' on it.
There are scattered figures and notes on foil. 195, i95 y , 41 7 V , 421.
The scribe's name occurs on foil. 196, 373 v , 374*, 396, 41 9 V .
The name of William Grcgson (16th cent.") is on fol. 2o8 v . and 1 A.N.* on
fol. 42i v . Presented by William Dun, D.M., in 1605, but the volume
probably reached the Library before the end of 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 465.
2460. 270. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 14th cent.
in England: 12^x7^ in., ii + 161 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated borders, capitals, &c. : much rubbed on fol. 1.
The alphabetical table and concordance of the Decretum Gratiani
and the Decretals composed by Martinus Polonus, and entitled
Alphabetum Decreti et Decretalium, Margarita Decreti, Summa (or,
Vocabularium) Juris Canonici or (Summa) Martiniana: here without
title, but with the preface mentioning the author's name : pref. beg.
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'Inter alia que ad fidelium Christi doctrinara 9 : text beg. 'A. Quod
Aaron sacerdocium ' : the last leaf is partly torn away. Fol. ii is an
independent 13th cent, parchment leaf bearing 200 lines of a lexico-
graphical poem on Greek words, chiefly Latin words derived from Greek,
with* glosses and scribbling : two lines in the S section are 1 Cantica sunt
psalm i : psalteria musica quedam | Sunt instrumenta que dicas organa
nabla \
This volume may doubtfully be taken to represent the * Anon, in Iule '
(i. e. Jure?}, which appears among the Folio Law books in the earliest
catalogue (1602). It has a neglected appearance, and escaped the 1605
catalogue, first appearing (as T. 11. 11 Jur.) in the 1620 lists; though
the entry of it in the handlist of 1614 may be of that date.
Now MS. Bodl. 466.
8461. 689. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 14th cent, in more than one
hand in Italy: 13^ x q$ in., i + 179 leaves, in double columns : with
a miniature (fol. 47), some figures, illuminated borders, capitals, &c.
1 (fol. 1). ' Cirurgia Albucasim, quam transtulit magister Gyrardus
Cremonensis in Toleto de Arabico in Latinum ' : beg. ' Postquam com-
pleui uobis, o filii ' : in several parts, but something seems to be wanting
after fol. 24 : there are many drawings of surgical instruments : at end
is ' Explicit Cirurgia M.G.' and * . . . [hie liber] est tricesima particula
libri Azaragui quern composuit Albucasim \ The author's name is
Abu'l-Qasim Khalaf ben 'Abbas al-Zahrawi, known also as Azaravius.
2 (fol. 41). c Secreta gloriosissimi Galieni the Ttxvrj or Ars parva of
Galen : beg. * Rogasti me amice ' : [at end, ' Inquid Hunayn filius Ysaac
istud est quod invenimus ex libro . . . Galieni ' : no doubt the translation
of Gerardus Carmonensis from Hunain b. Isaac known also as Johan-
nitius. Cr.]
3 (fol. 47). 1 Breviarium Iohannis filii Serapionis medici ' : at end
'Conpletum est postremum [i.e. liber septimus] Aggregati ex libro
medicine editione Iohannis filii Serapionis. Et hunc librum transtulit
magister Gerardus Cremonensis in Toleto de Arabico in Latinum ' : beg.
1 Incipiamus cum auxilio Dei ' : each book has a list of its chapters.
4 (fol. i69 v ). An alphabetical list of medical substances, chiefly
Arabic words with their interpretation : beg. ' Alhasef . . . Algorodie . . .
Alguafedi \
Medical recipes will be found on foil. 169, i76 v , i77 r .
' Ego Andreas concessi super hunc librum ultimo die Septembris xx
solidos impel iahum and ' decimo die Agusti', late 14th cent. (fol. 177).
4 Donum Joannis Pooley mililis filij Kdmundi Pooley' (in sir Thus.
Bodley's hand), between 1606 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 360.
2462. 271. In Latin, on parchment: written in a.d. 1453-9 at Salisbury by
Hermannus Zurke de Greifsvvaldis : 13^x9$ in., viii + 506 pages:
with illuminated borders, capitals, &c. : mutilated : pp. 240-52 are
stained : some marginal notes have been cut out : in Bodleian 17th
cent, binding.
Medical treatises, usually with marginal notes : —
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1 (p. i). '. . . Dietarium Stephani Arnaldi, continens tres tractatus
principales . . with lists of chapters.
2 (p. 113). 'Bartholomei Practica medicine': beg. 1 Practica diui-
ditur in duo, in scienciam * : this is ascribed to Nicolatis de Horsham in
Tanner's Bibliotheca.
3 (p. 203). 'Opus magistri Johannis de Sancto Paulo [alias
Platearii], alme vniuersitatis Salernitane doctoris prefamosi ' : pref. beg,
• Assiduis peticionibus me karissimi ' : in five parts : the title Breviarium
occurs in the preface.
4 (P- 33 *)• * Tractatus de effectibus farmacorum ' : beg. 'Partium in
humano corpore multiplicitas ' : a short treatise on drugs and their effect.
5 (P- 335)- ' Practica magistri Petri de Sancto Egidio': beg, 'Cure
omnium egritudinum ' : in five parts : the colophon gives the title as
'Curae'. , '
6 (p. 394). ' Experimenta Minerve \ medical cures fifty in number,
according to the verse ' Hec decies quinque sunt experimenta Minerve ' :
beg. ' Experimentum contra vertiginosos. Ille due vene \
7 (p. 400). ' Practica Archimathei 1 : beg. c Cum opus quodlibet suo
habeat artifici \
8 (p. 424). ' De splene et [h]epate et eorum passionibus ' : beg.
' Due vene protense sunt \
9 (p. 432). ' Introductorium in Practicam medicine ' : beg. c Cogitanti
michi uotum uestrum \
10 (p. 444). ' De dietis infirmorum secundum magistrum Petrum de
Musanda ' : beg. 6 De cibis et potibus infirmorum \
11 (p. 458). ' Trotula maior . de passionibus mulierum [et] de causis
et curis earundem ' : beg. * Cum auctor vniuersitatis Deus ' : in two parts,
the second of which (p. 469) is called ' Trotula minor J (beg. ' Ut de
curis mulierum
12 (p. 480). ' De ornamentis mulierum \ a short treatise, beg. * Ut
mulier suauissima appareat but all after 1 suauiter per singula mem-'
is lost.
At this point the order of the leaves is perturbed, and the sequence,
even with the help of two old paginations, cannot satisfactorily be
restored. It may be as follows : —
13 (p. 493). The last few sentences of a 'tractatus de pestilentia*
which ends ' salubriter conualescet \
14 (pp. 493-6, 489-92, 481-8). 'Compendium magistri Richardi ' :
a manual of medicine: beg. 'Caritatis studio et breuitatis causa im-
perfect : pp. 497-8, a fragment, may belong to this. On pp. 499-501
are some medical recipes in English and Latin (late 1 5th cent.).
Pp. i-vi are parts of Latin accounts of payments made in some large
household (early 16th cent.) : pp. 503-4 are a leaf from a Latin philo-
sophical work (14th cent.;.
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
This is a companion volume to no. 2463 and contains similar colo-
phons on pp. in (i459> May 31), 203 (i455> Oct. 15, at Sarum), 330,
334, (H5 6 > 0ct - 16 an <* 2 o)i 393> 424, 45 8 ( x 453> Nov - 6 and 28 >
Dec. 14), which show that Hermannus Zurke of Greifswald wrote the
volume in four pieces, partly or wholly at Salisbury, between 1453 and
1459. It may have come by donation from dr. Thomas James in 1601,
but the fact is nowhere recorded. It was acquired not later than 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 361.
2463. 59. In Latin, on parchment : written in a.d. 1448-55, probably at Oxford
and Salisbury, by Hermannus Zurke de Greifswaldis : 13! x 9$ in.,
i + 337 leaves: with illuminated borders, capitals, &c. : binding, red
leather on boards, damaged, contemporary, clasps and (horn-
covered?) title on side lost.
Medical treatises : —
1 (fol. 1). The 'Rosa medicine' (or Rosa Anglica) of John of
'Gadesden* {d. 1361) in five books, with marginal notes: both title
and author occur in the preface and last colophon. The books begin
at fol. i v , 36 v , iSV, 238, 243. A long rubric at the beginning is
unfortunately erased. At fol. 246 v follow two notes about an * empla-
strum Gratia Dei appellatum 1 and an artificial balsam.
2 (fol. 248). ' Tractatus magistri Bernardi Gordoniensis super
primam Fen . quarti . [libri] Canonis Avicenne or according to the
colophon * Introductoria iuuenum in practica prouectorum in theorica
supra primam fen .4**. [libri] Canonis Auicenne. Editum per magistrum
Bernardum Alberti decanum venerabilis collegij Montispessulani . . .\
3 (fol. 273). 'Spiritus medicinarum magistri Petri de Tussyniano
super .ix°. [libro] Rasis ' in ten parts : followed on fol. 334 y by some
notes on emplastra, with two recipes, one by Arnoldus de Villa Nova.
The colophons on foil. 184 (1448), 185, 237 v , 246 y (14!?,
Jan. 30), 272 (1453, Sept. 1), 334* (145*, Jan. 7) are too long to
quote, but show that the writer of the whole volume was Hermannus
Zurke, alias de Gripessualdis (or, Griffeswaldis), 'scriptor Oxoniensis
& seruitor . . . venerabilis magistri Gilberti [Kymer] ' who was chancellor
of the University 1449-53, and that the work was on hand from 1448
to Jan. 1455. T ne actual place of writing was probably Oxford,
perhaps until Kymer resigned the Chancellorship on May 11, 1453, and
after that Salisbury ('In Sarum \ Sept. 1, 1453, at fol. 272): in fact,
artt. 2-3 were probably written at the latter place : but the illumination
is of the same style throughout. Kymer was connected with the
household of Humphrey duke of Gloucester, and was dean of Salisbury
from 1449 till his death in 1463. The colophon at fol. 246 y states that
Gadesden's 4 Opus ' was * comparatum per egregium virum magistrum
Gilbertum [Kymer] cancellarium Oxoniensem & scriptum per' &c.
No. 1577 was also written by Hermann at Salisbury in 1459-60. for
Kymer, and also owned by Brerewood, see below.
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381
On fol. 247 v is 1 ad Joannem Stanshawe ' in a i6th cent.' hand, cf. foil. i8 v ,
I90 v : 1 Ex libris Edoardi Brerudi [Brerewood] Cestriani', late 16th
cent. Presented by dr. Thomas James in 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 362.
2464. 443* In French and English, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written
in the I4th-I5th centt. : 17^x12^ in., x +274 leaves, in double
columns : with fine illuminations, see below.
(The following account is [mainly — E. W. B. N.] abridged from an
account of the volume by the Librarian, a copy of which, both written
and printed, is in the MS.)
A (written in Picard (French) dialect in 1338, and illuminated [illumina-
tion finished : it seems to have taken over five years. E. \V. B. N.] by
Jehan de Grise in 1344) 1 (fol. 3). 'Li romans du boin roi Alixandre.
Et ies veus du Pauon . les accomplissemens . le Restor du Pauon . et le
prjs . qui fu perescript le .xviii*. ior de Decembre . Ian . m. ccc. xxxviij '
(fol. 208) : also in gold letters ' Che liure fu perfais de le enluminure
au xviij iour . dauryl . Per Iehan de Grise . . Lan de grace m. ccc. xliiij '
(fol. 208) : there are two other colophons (one half erased), and a 15th
cent, addition giving the name of the writer as 'Thomas plenus
amoris'. The authors of this Romance of Alexander in verse are
named on fol. 47 v , Lambert li Tors and Alixandre de Bernai : the
incorporations in it are : — a (foil. ioi v -io9 v , 182^185) Le due Melchis :
b (foil. 110-164*) Li veu du Pauon, by Jake de Longuion, here anony-
mous : c (foil. i65-i82 v ) Le restor du Pauon, by Jehan Brisebare, see
fol. 165: d (foil. i85-i88 r ) Alexander's journey to Paradise: e (foil.
196^208) La vengance du boin roy Alixandre, by Jehan li Venelais,
see fol. 197 ('Jehans li nouuiaus hoirs'). There are very many minia-
tures in text and margin, representing scenes in the romance or in real
life, and many grotesques. Two full-page illuminations on foil. i r and
2 V are later (15th cent.). One leaf is lost after foil. 109, 134, 174. On
fol. i8i v is a line of music accompanying a song in the text.
B (in English, West Midland dialect: 15th cent.) 2 (fol. 209). 1139
lines in verse, describing Alexander's communications with the Brah-
mans, part of an English Alexander romance : beg. ' Whan this weith
at his [wil. E. W. B. N.] weduring hadde ' : with nine miniatures : [edited
by Prof. Walter W. Skeat, under the title * Alexander and Dindimus \
Early Eng. Text Soc, extra ser. xxxi, 1878. E. W. B. N. |
3 (in French: fol. 218). * ... Li liures du graunt Caam, qui
parole de la graunt Ermenie de Persse, et des Tartars et dynde. Et
des granz merueille qui par le monde sont', by Marco Polo, whose
name does not occur : in French prose, with 38 miniatures, partly by
'Johannes' (fol. 220): one, on fol. 218, is a celebrated picture of
Venice. The colophon is ' Explicit le liure nomme du grant Kaan de
la graunt cite de Tambaluc \ [I read ' noume ' and ' Cambaluc \ The
scribe adds * dieux ayde amen \ E. W. B. N.]
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For editions of the foregoing romances, see the printed account
mentioned above. A coloured facsimile of the view of Venice and
many subjects from art. 1 will be found in the illustrated edition of
J. R. Green's History of the English People. See also Dr. Macray's
Annals of the Bodleian^ 2nd ed. 1890, pp. 21-2, and reff. there:
Waagen's Treasures of Art in Great Britain iii (1854), pp. 95-7.
Facsimiles of foil. 54 v , i64 v , 218, are in the New Palaeographical
Society s Facsimiles^ 1905, plates nos. 67-9.
Successive owners have been 4 Richart de Wideuielle seigneur de Riuieres
who bought the volume in London in 1466: ' Thomas Smy the 16th
cent.: 'Jaspere Fylolle', 16th cent.: and sir 'Gyles Strangwayes '.
The book stems to have reached the library, probably from sir Thomas
Bodley, in 1603, ,1604. or the first half of 1605. [Dr. Macray has
suggested with probability that this volume was owned by Thomas
Plantagenet duke of Gloucester (d. 1397), who possessed at his death
' vn large liure en fraunceis trcsbien esluminez de la Rymance de
Alexandre et de les Avowes al poun ' valued at i6j. Sci. (Gower's Vox
Clamantis, ed. H. O. Coxe (Roxb. Club), 1850, p. 1).] [This would
only be possible of A — , IJ not having been written till after Glou-
cester's death. ^ W. B. N.]
[I also gave two large quarto pages (i, pp. xvi-xviii) to the volume in my
Introduction to the two vols, of ' Early Bodleian Music published in
1902, in which I collaborated with Sir John Stainer and his family.
That work further contains a collotype of the song (Facsimile ix) and a
transcript of it in modern notation by Sir John Stainer (ii, p. 23), with
the addition of a harmonized version by himself.
I have there argued that the work was executed at Bruges by the family or
firm of a Flemish scribe named Pieter de Grvse, and very probably to
the order of David II of Scotland. E. W. B. N.]
Now MS. Bodl. 264.
2465. 275. In French, on parchment : written about the middle of the 15th cent.
in France, by — Plesseboys [?] : i6Jxi2|in., ii + 330 leaves, in
double columns : with ten fine miniatures, and borders, capitals, &c. :
binding, stamped black leather with gold tooling, damaged, English
work of about A. D. 1600.
At end, * Ci fine le liure de Jehan Bocace des Cas des Nobles
malheureux Hommes et Femmes, translate de Latin en francois par
Laurens de Premier fait, Clerc du diocese de Troies, et fut finee ceste
translacion lan mil cccc et neuf le lundi apres pasques closes . Plesse-
boys \ There are two prologues, and lists of contents of each book.
This is a fine volume, with wide margins, except on fol. 56 13 , of which
the outer margin has been cut off.
Before each of the nine books is a fine miniature, and before the first
prologue is a fourfold one, 1. a pope, cardinals, &c. (defaced), 2. a king
and courtiers, 3. the translator presenting his book to Jehan due de Berry,
with Boccaccio standing by, 4. a bailiff directing artisans. On fol. ii
are some theological and miscellaneous notes, of the 1 5th cent, in Latin.
Acquired not later than 1602,
Now MS. Bodl. 265.
2466. 471. In Latin, on paper: written in the 15th cent, in Italian and English
hands : 1 5^ x 1 1 J in., i + 223 leaves, in double columns.
Liber Introductorius, an astronomical and astrological work by
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383
Michael Scotus, with diagrams : rubric ' Incipit prohemium libri intro-
ductory, quern edidit Michael Scotus astrologus Frederici imperatoris
et semper augusti quem ad eius preces in affhosa leuiter composuit
propter 6colares nouicios et pauperes intellectui tempore domini Inno-
cencij pape quarti ' : beg. * Quicumque vult esse bonus astrologus 3 :
the first, out of three books and an epilogue, beg. 1 Gloria, laus,
honor, uirtus ' (fol. 25 v ). The first book contains four ' distinctions
of which the 2nd ends on fol. 178, but it is difficult to state whether
the MS. contains anything beyond the first portion of the 3rd distinctio
of this first book, owing to the absence of decisive rubrics : it ends ' de
similibus ad similia recurrendum est omni uice. Expliciunt iudicia
questionum hominum secundum sentenciam Michaelis Scoti grandis
astrologi quondam Imperatoris Frederici de terra Teotonica . Deo
gracias '. The work is described at fol. 25*, and is a collection of
opinions on astronomy and astrology. At fol. 50 is a compotus manualis
with figure, at fol. 93 many mnemonic verses, at fol. 108 figures of the
zodiac and other constellations. There are three hands (a, b> c\ of
which a, c are Italian, and b English : a is on foil. 1-38*, 50-52, 65 v -68 r ,
95-i94 v , b on 38 v -49 v > 68^-94, 195-end, c on 53-65'.
Presented by William Dun, D.M., in 1605, but the volume probably
reached the Library before the end of 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 266.
2467. 3529- I" Middle English, on parchment : written in the first quarter of the
15th cent.: i6f x 11 J in., vi + 199 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated border, capitals, &c.
Wycliffs English translation of the Old Testament, in the later
version, containing Gen.-Ps. cxlviii. 8 (' alle depyis of watris. Fyr,
ha[il ] tempestis . . .'), without prologues : the copyist
apparently ceased at this point (fol. i97 r ) or at the end of the Psalms,
but the greater part of the leaf is cut off. A fragment from a 1 5th cent,
noted Breviary of English origin is at fol. vi.
'Fulford' (15th cent.) is on fol. 198. Given by sir Thomas Herbert
baronet of York on June 15, 1666. * T. Herbert ' is on fol. 1, perhaps
his signature.
Now MS. Bodl. 296.
2468. 602. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 12th cent., before 1173,
in England: i^xu^in., ii + 426 pages, chiefly in double columns:
with coloured capitals, &c.
The Chronicle of England of Florence of Worcester to n 17, with
the continuation to 1131, interpolated with insertions from William of
Malmesbury and other chroniclers, and with many references, additions,
and notes relating to Bury St. Edmund's, where it was no doubt written.
It is the earliest volume that can be called a chronicle of Bury.
At p. 423 are added 'Miraculum de cipho Sancti ^Edmundi', a.d.
1 198, and ' Qualiter abbas Samson uidit corpus Sancti ^Edmundi \ The
volume used to be called ' Mariani Scoti Chronicon cum Appendice ' :
and as far as 1082 this chronicle is based on that of Marianus Scotus.
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In the binding are (1) a leaf of an early 14th cent. Canon I^aw MS.,
(2) fragments of a 13th cent, treatise of Roman Law, and a small piece
of a 14th cent, gradual.
' Liber sancti /Kdmundi regis & m[artiris]. C. 53 13th cent. Printed on
p. i (a fly-leaf of paper) is ' Marianus Scotus . Ex dono Georgij Broome
de Holton in Comitatu Oxon Armigeri', and Rcliquia Bodleiana,
p. 174, makes it probable that the gift was made in the first half of
1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 297.
2469. 695. In Latin, on parchment: written chiefly in a. d. 1377 at Bury St.
Edmund's: 15^x11 in.,xliv + 9oa pages, in double columns: with
illuminated capitals, &c. : lower margins stained and injured in parts ;
binding, stamped brown leather on boards, Oxford work by G. K.
about 16 10.
' Incipit pars secunda Historie Auree abbreuiate Johannis Anglici '
de Tynemouth (p. 1 ). This massive volume is the earliest MS. of the
second part of the great collection of Lives of English Saints compiled
in the form of a chronicle by Johannes de Tynemouth, a monk of St.
Albans ; here abbreviated and intercalated with many pieces relating
to the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, and some .specific references to the
manuscripts from which it was collected. The text beg. * Romanorum
igitur . 35. regnauit Constantinus \
The entire work was in two parts, one from the beginning of the
world to about a.d. 340, the second here presented continuing the
chronicle to 1347, and containing books 14 to 21, ending on p. 582
with an added but nearly contemporary colophon, ( Explicit Historia
Aurea Johannis Anglici \ But it is succeeded at once by a miscellany
of lives of Saints, local documents and even poetry, no doubt added by
the monks of Bury. Pp. vii-xxxix are filled with an index to the Historia
Aurea part 2. Two scribes at least wrote the pars secunda, the second
beginning at p. 425 : perhaps a third at p. 505.
The second or miscellaneous part beginning at p. 582, column 2,
contains some Lives of Saints from the Martyrologium and Sanctilogium
of Johannes de Tynmouth, the former of which only survives in these
extracts, and the following pieces among others : — a (p. 582) * De
fortuna Anglie verses on the events of 1369 (beg. ' An. Do. mil. ter. c.
sex. no. sunt ista reperta ') : b (p. 582) ' Conclusio Mortis pro omni
genere hominum dicens V ado mori verses (beg. * Gloria mundana sic
est '), but after twelve lines a few leaves are lost : c (p. 602) Verses on
Ramsey abbey, begg. * Insula iocunda Rameseie cincta marisco': d
(p. 624) * Vita et passio cum miraculis sancti Edmundi regis et martins'
(beg. * Erat quondam in Saxonia ') : e (p. 723) 26 sermons of st. Augustine
of Hippo : / (p. 762) The * Moralitas de scaccario ' of pope Innocent iv :
g (p. 765) A manual on monastic discipline: prol. beg. 'Primorum
parentum rubigine': h (p. 811) The treatise 'de tribus habitacuhV
attributed to st. Augustine of Hippo and to st. Patrick. At p. 848 is
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added slightly later a formal document relating to the words about the
papacy and mendicant friars used by Nicholas de Herford in an English
sermon on May 15, 1382, 'apud crucem in cimiterio Sancte Frideswide
in villa Oxon.' as attested by John Fykyes a notary: and at pp. 851,
852 two papal bulls, one of pope Alexander iv (Mar. 30, 1257) about
the Friars, and one of pope John xxi (132 1) condemning Johannes de
Polliaco. At p. 796 are some English words. The Secunda pars ended
at p. 582 with Chapter 81, but the numbers are carried on to 126 on
p. 616, where there is a colophon 'Explicit liber xxi 09 ', and similarly
book 22 is represented as continuing to p. 839 with at least 67 chapters,
but all these marks are fanciful.
At p. 856 follows 1 Speculum humane saluacionis \ a Latin religious
poem, 45 chapters in rhythmic rhyming verse, preceded by an index
and preface (pref. beg. 1 Expediens videtur & vtile \ poem beg. 1 In hoc
Speculo potest homo considerare Finally, on p. 894 begins a ' Com-
mendacio artis Musice secundum quendam Gregorium libro suo primo
capitulo secundo beg. 4 Ars musica omnes artes excedit \
The best accounts of the contents of this MS. are in Nova Legenda
Anglie y ed. by C. Horstmann (Oxford, 1901, 2 vols.), see vol. i, pp. lvii-
Ixv, ii. 538-688; and the Memorials of St. Edmund's Abbey \ ed. by
T. Arnold (Rolls Series, London, 1890-96, 3 vols.), i. lxv, 26, 358; ii.
362-8; iii. Ii, 318-48. See also sir T. D. Hardy's Materials relating
to the history of Great Britain (Rolls Series, London, 1862-71, 3 vols.)
i. 21, 34, 85, 262, 339, 414, 423, 490, 525, 530, 538, 548, 569, 583,
584, 623 ; ii. 283, 284, 294, 424 ; iii. 247 : and dr. M. R, James On the
Abbey of S. Edmund at Bury (Camb., 1895) p. 61, where he expresses
an opinion that John Boston of Bury had to do with the composition
of this volume.
Pp. i-vi, 899-902, and the inner cover at each end are seven leaves
of a 14th cent. Latin treatise on Canon Law. There is some 17th cent,
writing in the volume, and on pp. xli-xliii some 15th cent, prayers, &c. :
p. xliii has lost one half of itself.
* Liber monachorum Sancti Edmundi, in quo continetur Secunda pars
Historie auree, quam scribi fecit dompnus Rogerus de Huntedone
sumptibus graciarum suarum anno Domini . M° . ccc° . lxxvij 0 ' :
' H. 55 ' in the abbey library (p. xli). ' Thomas Prise possidet 16th
cent. (p. xli, cf. iii). Acquired by the Library between 1605 and 161 1,
probably in 1607.
Now MS. Bodl. 240.
2470-72. 691-3. In French, on parchment : three MSS. written in several
hands in the 14th cent, in England: 1 2^x94 and 15JXH
and 13 x 1 of in., i + 180 and i + 128 and i + 228 leaves.
Three volumes of Year Books or reports of English law cases in the
reign of Edward iii, with notes : —
2470. Reports for 1, 5-1 1 Edw. iii (1327-1337), the first three
** cc
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pages much worn, and a leaf or two missing at the end. The end fly-
leaf is part of a leaf of a 14th cent. I^atin MS. of Civil Law.
2471. Similar Reports for 11-18 Edw. iii (1337-44), with notes:
fol. 127 is torn, and a leaf or two is missing after it.
2472. Similar Reports for 9-17, 27-34, 20-31, 40-45 Edw. iii
(1335-43, 1346—60, 1366-71). Foil. 192-227 are filled with 'Iter de
Northampton ' and judicial proceedings there in 1329, but a leaf or two
seem to be lost at the end. Fol. 68 is torn. On fol. 191 v is a signature
of Edward Saunder, 16th cent., and a 15th cent, copy of a Latin grant
by Robert Hill to Thomas Bradford of a messuage at Dymock in
Herefordshire.
No. 2470 bears 'Liber iste constat Thome SaunderJVJ Intcrioris Templi
socij : he was (fol. 1, cf. inner end covert fellow about the middle of the
1 6th cent., and probably owned all three volumes : which were probably
acquired by the Library between 1605 and i6u.
Now MSS. Bodl. 363, 208, 364.
2473. 176. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 14th cent. : 1 5^ x 10} in., 322
leaves, in double columns : with illuminated borders, capitals (some
bearing miniatures), &c. : binding, brown leather with plain tooling
(late 16th cent.) over older sewing and boards.
1 Summa Confessorum compilata a fratro [sic] Iohanne Lectore ordinis
fratrum Predicatorum ' de Friburgo, preceded by a prologue and list of
chapters of the four books, and also by the same author's * Prologus ... .
in priorem libellum Questionum Casualium ' with explanatory note ;
and followed by ' Paragrofi [sic] summe fratris Raymundi ' de Pennaforti,
a list of chapters (fol. 276), 'Statuta Summe Confessorum ex Sexto
Decretalium addita \ with prologue (fol. 287 v ), and a 'Tabula super
Summam \ in alphabetical order of subjects, with prologue (fol. 288).
4 Summa uel compilacio que uocatur Summa confessorum de hiis que per-
tinent ad forum animarum fratris Willelmi de Hiholte quondam prioris
sancti Augustini Can^ane', (then after an erased sentence) 'De librario
sancti Augustini Cantuarie . Dislinccione X Gradu 1* (late 14th cent. ?),
see M. R. James's Ancient Libraries of Canterbury (1903), p. 404,
where the catalogue states that there is ' in eodem libro Glossa Hostiensis
super Dccretales de celinus (?) \ Presented by sir Waller Cope in .
1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 299.
2474. 500. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent, in England :
15 J x lef in., i+141 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c.
Astrological, musical, and other treatises, often with diagrams : —
1 (fol. 1). 'Theorica magistri Rogeri Her[e]fordensis ' : beg. 'Uni-
versi astrologi secundum diuersos annos \
2 (fol. i9 v ). 1 Theorica planetarum [Johannis] Campani . quod
xx . xviij ' : beg. ' Sol hab^t vnum circulurn ' ; imperfect.
3 (fol. 4o y ). 4 Theorica planetarum secundum [Robertum Grosse-
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teste] Lincolniensem ' : beg. ' Circulus ecentricus uel egresse quisque
uel dicitur egrediens \
4 (fol. 45). ' Theorica planetarum * communis : beg. ' Circulus ecen-
tricus & egresse cuspidis & egredientis centri', usually ascribed to
Gerardus Carmonensis ; cp. no. 2492, art. 8.
5 (fol. 53). Tractatus contra Theoricam planetarum : beg. 'Cum in-
feriorum cognitio \
6 (fol. 64 v ). The Quadripartitum de sinibus demonstrativis by
Richardus of Wallingford : beg. ' Quia canones non perfecte \
7 (fol 8i v ). 'Tractatus astrolabij': beg. 'Astrolabij circulos &
membra ' : by bp. Robert Grosseteste.
8 (fol. 84). ' Tractatus [Rogeri] Her[e]fordensis de ortu & occasu
signorum ' : beg. ' Orizon rectus est circulus \
9 (fol. 90). A commentary on the Poetics of Aristotle : beg. ' Post-
quam cum non modico labore': here anonymous, but by Aegidius
Romanus: ends unfinished ' inducet nomina alterius, scilicet poete,
ideoque deride ' on col. i of fol. 98 v .
At tfiis point the following treatises are now lost but occur in the old
list of contents — ' Canones J. de Liverys : item Canones magistri Redde :
item Canon super tabulas equacionis domorum magistri J[ohannis]
Walter : item Canones Alfonci : item Canon de ortu &c. qui prius \
10 (fol. 99). An astrological treatise, of which the first three (?) leaves
are lost : text beg. ' predictum sunt tot 4 um 3 um ' : ends ' radiorum eciam
proiecciones et Attazir ex consequent! \ The author was a pupil of
Johannes de Liveriis (fol. io8 r , col. 2).
n (fol. no). ' Musica magistri Johannis de Muris', a slightly later
title : beg. ' Quoniam musica est de sono \
1 2 (fol. 115). ' Sufficiencia musice organice edita a magistro Johanne
de Muris . . . ' : beg. ' Princeps philosophorum Aristoteles \
13 (fol. n8 v ). 'Composicio consonanciarum in simbalis [i.e. cym-
balis] secundum Boicium \ i. e. Boethium : beg. ' Omne instrumentum
musice followed by a short ' Ars ad fistulas organorum menciendas [i.e.
metiendas] secundum Guidonem' Aretinum (beg. 'Cognita consonancia
in cordis & cimbalis'), and 'Gilbertus de proporcionibus fistularum
ordinandis ' (beg. ' De hiis instru mentis with some musical notanda.
14 (fol. i2o v ). f Perspectiua J. Pysani' in three parts: beg. 'Inter
philosophic consideracionis studia': the author was archbp. John
Peckham (' Pisanus ').
[15 (foL i32 v ). Prologue to the astronomical tables of John Holbroke,
here without title : &#.' Quoniam celestium motuum', ends imperfect. Cr. )
16 (fol. 133). 'Composicio instrumenti quod Saphea dicitur, siue
astrolabium Arzachelis', beg. 'Siderei motus & effectus': followed at
fol. 134 by the longer 'Liber operacionis tabule que Saphea dicitur
c c 2
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patris Ysaac Arzachelis ' {b&g. * Descripcionum que sunt in facie ') : at
fol. i39 v begins a treatise called 'Kata in numeris', dealing with pro-
portions : beg. 'Quod catha coniuncta posset haberi per numerum':
ends imperfect [Cr.].
The following treatises were originally at the end of this volume —
' Tabule Alphonsi: item Tabule magistri J. Holbruke prime & secunde
[see art. 15. Cr.] : item Tabule numerorum proporcionabilium : item
Tabule Johannis de Liuerys : item Tabule equacionis domorum : item
Tabule magistri Redde \ A note by sir Thomas Bodley on fol. i v calls
attention to the defects in this volume. The outer margins of foil. 75
and 79 are cut off.
' Ex dono magistri Yngham quondam huius collegij socius ' in a hand of
the 15th cent, is on the old list of contents pasted on fol. i v . Bought,
together with many printed books, with ^66 13J. 4^., presented by sir
Robert Cecil, afterwards earl of Salisbury (d. 161 a) : the thanks of the
University were given to him on May 6, 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 300.
2475. 71. In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written in the 12th,
13th, and 15th centt. in England: 13^x10 in., iv + 347 leaves, in
double columns : with illuminated capitals, &c. : Bodleian binding.
A (late 13th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). Works by st. Augustine, bp. of Hippo,
with marginal notes : — a (fol. 1) De fide ad Petrum diaconum : b (fol. 7)
De inhonesta mulierum familiaritate : c (fol. 8) De Antichristo, a treatise
probably by abbot Adso : d (fol. 9) De sancta virginitate : e (fol. i5 v )
Quaestiones Orosit cum responsis Augustini : / (fol. 20 v ) De disciplina
Christiana : g (fol. 22 s ) Admonitio ut non solum lingua sed et moribus
et opere laudetur Deus, a sermon (Migne\s Patrol. Lat. xxxix. 2210 :
not by Augustine): h (fol. 23) De creatione primi hominis (here
' Qualiter homo factus est . . almost entirely from the De Spiritu et
Anima) : / (fol. 23 v ) De duodectm abusionibus : / (fol. 26) De Gratia et
libero arbitrio: k (fol. 32 v ) De Trinitate, in 15 books, preceded by the
Retractatio : fol. 61 contains a passage omitted in the text of fol. 62 r .
B (12th cent) 2 (fol. 93). A collection of 122 letters by or to
st. Jerome, including some to him by st. Augustine, the first quire of
which is lost, so that fol. 93 begins with 'dicatur ad terras: uideo
humilem & proximum terre thronum eius ' in the 1 2th letter. Among
them are the following treatises : — 32 (Dialogus Hieronymi et Augustini
de origine animarum, or, as here, 'de ratione anim^', fol. 122), 48
( e Expositio fidei Niceni concilij by st. Jerome, fol. 157), 54 ('Epistola
Epiphanii Cyprii ad Johannem Constantinopolitanum a beato Ieronimo
translata', fol. i66 v ), 59 (' Ieronimus adversus Vigilantium \ fol. 179),
85 (' Epistola [Pelagii] ad Demetriadem virginem fol. 224). There
are some marginal notes.
C (15th cent.) 3 (fol. 331). A letter of st. Jerome on the Assump-
tion of the Virgin : beg. * Cogitis me, o Paula et Eustochium \
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4 (fol. 340). A note on the Pelagian treatise Ad Demetriadem men-
tioned above : beg. 1 Quidam Pelagii aduocati '. Another hand has added
on fol. 341 a theological piece, beginning 'Prima scriptura ad te pertinet \
Foil, i, ij and 347 are two parchment leaves from a 14th cent, folio
Latin Sarum Missal for the 3rd week in Lent.
This may well be the * Diuersa opuscula Augustini folio ' presented by
Cuthbert Ridley, M.A., in 1601 : see however no. 1916.
Now MS. Bodl. 365.
2476-77. 804-5. In Spanish, on paper: written in the and half of the 16th
cent. : 13} x 9 and 13^ x 8J in., vi + 61 7 and vi + 434 leaves, in
double columns.
Parts of the Bible in two Spanish versions, in parallel columns : —
(1) in the old version printed first at Ferrara, no. 2476 contains the
Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, i and ii Sam., and i Kings as far as xv. 18 :
no. 2477 contains i and ii Chron., Ezra, Nehemiah, the Psalms,
Proverbs, Job, Daniel, Ecclesiastes, Isaiah : (2) in the version of
Cypriana de Valera, here in more than one hand, no. 2476 contains
Genesis, Exodus, Numbers i-xxvi, and no. 2477 nothing. Both versions
are of course Protestant, and the second is not as Valera printed his
Bible in 1602, but is an earlier form (more like a paraphrase), e.g.
Gen. i. 2 shows ' descompuesta, desadornada y vazia': but Valera's
name, which is not in the MS., is assigned to it in the record of gift,
and parts of it may be in his hand.
Presented by John Owen of New college early in 161 3.
Now MSS. Bodl.. 366-367.
2478. 3515* la Latin, on parchment: written in the 2nd half of the 13th cent, in
England : 14^ x oj in., i + 176 leaves, in double columns : with illu-
minated capitals, &c. , in parts stained.
1 (fol. 1). 'Omelie beati Gregorii pape in Ezechiele propheta
numero xii. dicte in patriarchio Lateranensi in basilica que appellator
aurea\
2 (fol. 92). Dionysius Areopagita de caelesti hierarchia, stated to be
in the Latin version of Scotus Erigena, here without title or author's
name: beg. 'Omne donum [corr. in datum] optimum': ends Mibera-
tionem de angustia aut discipline id est corrections '. On fol. 175 is
a 13th cent. Latin recipe.
Purchased with part of ^50 bequeathed by Alexander Ross in 166 a.
Now MS. Bodl. 368.
2479. 699. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent, in England :
13! X9I in., v + 385 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on oak boards, contemporary
English work, but injured and clasps lost
' Incipit Summa iudicialis de Accidentibus mundi, quam compilauit
magister Johannes de Eschenden': the colophon is exactly as in
no. 2621, beginning at * Explicit', with the spelling 'Esshenden': the
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real name is stated to be Jbhannes Eastwood de Ashendon. There are
diagrams and tables in this astrological work, as in no. 2621, which see.
' Jo. Sanford donauit Biblipth. publ. Oxofi.', sir Thomas Bodley's note :
the donation must have been about a. d. 1607.
Now MS. Bodl. 369.
2480. 400. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 13th cent, in England:
J 3i x 9f i + a 38 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c.
' Incipit Prologus magistri Stephani [Langton, archiepiscopi] Can-
tuariensis in Expositione Ecclesiastici followed by the work : prol. beg.
4 Hoc nomen Ecclesiastes interpretatur concionator ' : text beg. 1 Omnis
sapientia . . . Hoc nomen omnis 1 ; ends> 4 subtrahit carni sue \ The
fly-leaves are from the same printed edition of Cicero's Letters as in
no. 2008.
Presented by William Ballow,of Ch. Ch., Oxford, in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 370.
2481. 599. In Latin, on parchment: written early in the 15th cent, in Italy:
135X9} in., 162 leaves: with miniatures, illuminated capitals, &c. :
binding, red leather on boards, stamped and ornamented, with a
shield bearing a raven let into the centre of each side (late 15th cent.
Italian work, for Matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary, d. 1490), in an
American cloth cover.
1 Annei Lucij Senece Tragedie ' : the ten tragedies (with notes), each
preceded by a miniature, except that one on fol. 36 is defaced, and one
torn out before fol. 108: the rest are on foil. 1, iq v , 45 v , 62 v , 77, 94,
1 22, 135. The order is — Hercules Furens,Thyestes, Thebai's, Hippolytus,
Oedipus, Troades, Medea, Agamemnon, Octavia, Hercules Oetaeus.
The margins of foil. 37, 113 and 160 are injured, and a whole leaf is
wanting before fol. 108 containing the last 71 lines of the Medea and
the first twelve of the Agamemnon : a leaf containing 33 lines of the
Hercules Oetaeus is also wanting at the end.
The volume was written for * M. A.' i. e. Matthias Corvinus, king of
Hungary 1458-90, who owned the book, and for whom it was bound ;
on fol. 1 are the arms of Hungary quartered with Bohemia.
See above. Presented by sir Henry Lillo, late consul of the English
merchants in Constantinople, in 1608.
Now MS. Auct. F. 1. 14.
2482. 288. In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written in the 1st
half of the 13th cent, in England : 13$ x o£ in., iv + 144 leaves : with
illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, stamped leather on boards,
Oxford early 1 7th cent, work, by G. K.
A (in double columns) 1 (fol. 1). 'Incipit Entheticus Johannis in
Policraticum the metrical prologue, followed at fol. 3 by the prose
prologue, and at fol. 4 by the ' Policraticus de Nugis curialium & uesti-
giis philosophorum. Editus a magistro Johanne Sarisberiensi, postmodo
Carnotensi episcopo, ad Thomam venerabilem Cancellarium Anglie,
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postmodo sanctum Cantuariorum Archiepiscopum & martyrem in
eight books.
2 (fol. 100). Copies of eighty-two letters from Arnulphus bishop of
Lisieux, also one * Rescriptum domini pape Alexandri ' tertii to Arnul-
phus (beg. . . Litteras nobis a tua prudentia fol. io4 v ), and his
sixteen short poems (fol. i2o v ).
B (in double columns) 3 (fol. i26 v ). About 320 short letters out
of the first eight books of the Letters of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus,
but here without author's name: preceded on fol. 126' by a single
letter of Gaius Sollius Apollinaris Sidonius (lib. 1, ep. 2: beg. 'Sepe
numero postulauisti ').
C (in treble columns, with only one coloured capital) 4 (fol. 138V
* Excer[p]tum de libro Epigrammatum Marci Marcialis. Valerii satirici ,
about 240 epigrams from the first eleven books of Martial.
On foil. 125, i40 v are somewhat later additions, consisting of short
Latin epigrams, a letter of Frederick ii, emperor of Germany, to the
Roman cardinals, March io, 1229, beg. * . . . Cum sit Christus caput
ecclesie ' : a list of the Seven Electors in verse and prose, &c. [MS.
Digby 209 is a late 13th cent, transcript of this volume. Cr.]
Presented by sir Richard Fermor of Somerton in 1603. •
Now MS. Auot. P. 1. 8.
2483. 34a. = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 89 (Troilus, &c. : presented by sir Ralph
Winwood in 1604).
2484. 541. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 2nd half of the 12th cent. :
13^ x io| in., iii + 225 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c.
* Aurelii Augustini Ypponiensis episcopi De Ciuitate Dei liber primus '
et ceteri xxi : preceded by the Retractation and ended with ' Terminus
hie denis est libris cum duodenis followed by a mutilated poem on
the treatise of 12-16 lines of which the first eight are intact: beg,
'Munere multiplici mirabilis enituisti'. Foil, ii-iii, 223-4 are parts of
four leaves of a Latin 14th cent. Sarum Missal.
The form of entry on fol. 1 * Augustinus de Ciuitate Dei ij do . fo. \gilium
h. vj.' (14th cent.) shows, according to dr. M. R. James, that the
volume came from Chichester Cathedral library. Presented to the
Library by Ralph Barlow in 1606 : see note on no. 1907.
Now MS. Bodl. 374.
2485. 399* In Latin, on parchment: written in the 1st half of the 13th cent. :
I3|x8f in., i+145 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c.
Letters and treatises by st. Bernard of Clairvaux : — a (fol. 1) ' Epistola
sancti Bernardi abbatis ad Henricum Senonensium archiepiscopum de
moribus et officio episcoporum : b (fol. 7 V ) De amore Dei [this is really
the treatise of Guillelmus abbas Sancti Theoderici, De contemplando Deo.
Cr.]: *(fol. 20) De gratia et libero arbitrio : d (fol. 28) * Apollogeticus
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[2486-s
eiusdem ', beg. 1 Venerabili patri Willelmo . . . Vsque modo si qua me
scriptitare iussistis ' : e (fol. 34 v ) One hundred and thirteen letters, in-
cluding a statement of the heresies maintained by Peter Abelard (fol.
44 v ), and preceded by a list of the letters : / (fol. 87) a second series of
one hundred and fifty-nine letters, preceded by a list : ^r(fol. 135) De gra-
dibus humilitatis, preceded by a ' retractatio ' of it and a list of chapters.
Presented by William Ballow, of Ch. Ch., Oxford, in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 375.
2486. 216. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first quarter of the 14th cent.
in England: 13$ x 8$ in., ii + 220 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated capitals, &c.
At end : 1 Expliciunt Magne Diriuaciones secundum Hugucionem \
a kind of cyclopaedia in alphabetical order of subjects from Augeo
(under which auctor, augmentum, auctoritas, auxilium, &c, are treated)
to Zona : beg. ' Cum nostri protoplasti ' : the derivationes are not so
much etymological as the tracing of derivatives from simple words.
The author's name is more correctly given in the preface as Huguicio.
i.e. Huguitio or Uguccione of Pisa. An index of derivative words is
appended at fol. 213. An English gloss has crept into the text at
fol. i45 T , col. b ad fin. 1 testacius in testa coctus. anglice bakingston \
' RSbertus Norwel 8c Robertus Crombewel. expositus [?] in cista de Rau-
biri [in acad. Oxoniensi] pro xx solidis die lune proxima post festum sancte
Petronille anno Domini M° ccc° xlj° & habet suplementum.' ' Constat
nunc domino Todde codex iste Richardo' (2nd half of the 15th cent.).
* Thomas Graunnt* (16th cent.). 'Liber Vniuersitatis ex dono Thomoe
Grant Armigerj Waruicensis ' : the name is given as Grantham in the
Benefactors' Register under the year 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 376.
2487. 3509. In Middle English, on parchment : written in the 15th cent. :
I2|x8£in., 172 leaves: binding, white parchment on boards,
15th cent. English work, worn, clasps lost.
The English commentary of Richard Rolle of Hampole on the
Psalter, with the Latin text as lemmata : the only contemporary rubric
is at end, 'Explicit Psalterium Dauid \ Some 16th cent. Latin moral
verses are on the inner front cover, beg. ' Cun[c]tis adde modum virtutes
qui regit omnes.
On fol. 171 is 1 lste est liber domini Hugonis Eyton supprioris monasterii
Sancti Albani Anglorum prothomartiris * : and on fol, 171* * WS [?]. ex
do: Fa: St. Nou. 1639'. * Liber Thomrc Barlow e coll. Reg: Oxon
ex dono amicissimi domini Wheate de Glimton in agro Oxoniensi
armigeri III. Calend: Sept: M . DC . LVI \ Bought with part of £$0
bequeathed by Alexander Ross in 1662.
Now MS. Bodl. 467.
2488. 750. In Latin, on parchment: written in a.d. 1455 in Holland (?) by
Johannes Bouts or Bonts: ia£x8{ in., i + 165 leaves, in double
columns : imperfect at beginning : binding, white leather on boards,
re-backed, clasps lost, English 15th cent. work.
Works by Herveus Natalis (d. 1323): —
1 (fol. 1). 'Tractatus magistri Heruei Natalis de verbo ' : wanting
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393
the first quire of twelve leaves : text beg. 4 fiunt de simplicibus utroque
modo dictis in the 15th quaestio out of twenty-five 1 Utrum de simpli-
cibus formetur verbum ' : a list is at the end.
2 (fol. 7). The Quatuor Quodlibeta magna : at end, ' Explicit 4 m
Quodlibetum magistri Heruei Natalis \ The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th begin
at foil. 42 v , 85 v , no v respectively.
3 (fol. 140). ' Questiones de celo a magistro Herueo compilate ' :
beg. ' Queritur utrum aliqua virtus actiua sit in natura corporali \ At
end, * Expliciunt questiones . . . quas . . . scripsit frater Johannes Bouts
[vel Bonts ?] et finiuit anno Domini millesimo quadringentesimo lv° in
crastino apostolorum beatorum Simonis et Jude
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 1612 : with library mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 468.
2489. 809. In Latin, on paper : written in the last quarter of the 16th cent. :
in Portugal (1) : iax8Jin., i + 408 leaves: binding, stamped black
leather, about a.d. 1600, Portuguese (?) work.
Notes of Latin Lectures on select titles of the Digest, delivered by
Petrus Barbosa (d. 1577), a Portuguese professor at Coimbra, dated
between 1565 and 1576, with partial index of subjects. These are
dictata, see foil. 176, 308*, 34 i v , 389. At the last reference is a notice
of his death on March 17, 157-f and his burial at Coimbra. Foil.
3o8 b "" i are v in a different hand from the rest. Barbosa's successor, Ant.
Vas. Cabaco, delivered one lecture reported on foil. 389-90. The
binding boards are composed of printed matter.
Bought 'at London of Jhon Edwards at second hand' in 1613.
Now MS. Bodl. 469.
2490. 1 368. In English, on [paper : written about a.d. 1632: 12x8$ in., iii
+ 127 leaves : with W. B(urton) on the plain leather binding.
A copy of vols. 1, 2, 3, 5 and a part of which the original is lost, of
John Leland's Itinerary : a transcript made for William Burton as is
explained in an autograph address to John Rous, Bodley's Librarian,
July 17, 1632 (at fol. iii), which accompanied the gift of much of the
original MS. (see nos. 3 1 2 i-23 e ). An exact account of what is contained
in this volume will be found at pp. xxvi, xxxvi of vol. 1 of Miss L.
Toulmin Smith's edition of the Itinerary. Leland's New Year's Gift,
an account of his travels, is transcribed on foil. 1-2.
Presented by William Burton, 1632.
Now MS. Bodl. 470.
2491. 291. In Latin-, on paper: written in a.d. 1467 at Naples: iaxS£ in.,
iii + 211 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated capitals, &c. :
binding, stamped leather on boards, Oxford early 17th cent. work.
' Questiones super [Aristotelis] librum de Anima conpilate per magi-
strum Johannem de Gandauo alias Gyandono ' i.e. Janduno : with a list
of the quaestiones, which are a commentary on the three books of the
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
treatise de Anima. At the end is : 4 Hunc librum Ego frater Angelus
(Angelus erased, cp. f. 205 v ) de Sancto Seuero ordinis Minorum pro-
uincie Sancti Angeli feci scribere in ciuitate Neapolitana Anno Domini
m° cccc° lxvii. Qui mihi furatur, aut redeat aut moriatur \
* Iste liber fuit [?] Alexander*, late 15th cent. Presented by sir Richard
Fermor of Somerton in 1603.
Now MS. Bodl. 471.
2492. 17- In Latin, on paper: written in and about A. D. 1437 at Louvain by
Tristrandus : 11x8$ in., xxvii + 224 leaves, in doable columns : with
coloured capitals, &c. : binding, stamped leather with clasp fittings
(but the leather clasps are lost), Netherlandish work, contemporary :
the leather boards in the binding had done service for another binding
of similar date and style.
Astronomical and astrological treatises, of which there is a list on
fol. xxvii v :—
1 (fol. 1). * Centiloquium Ptholomei otherwise called Kapnus or
Fructus, or (Centum) Aphorismi, an astrological work, with the commen-
tary of 1 Haly i.e. 'Alt ben Ridhwan, but really by Abu Ja'afar Ahmad
ben Yusuf : * perfecta est huius libri translacio tercio die mensis marcij
secundo die mensis gumedi secundi anno Arabum. 5302. Scriptus et
finitus Louenie per manus Tristrandi anno Domini .1437. sexto die
mensis Septembris hora .9. post meridiem \ The annus Arabum may
be according to the Mundane Era beginning B.C. 4008. The translation
is ascribed to Plato of Tivoli or (less probably) to Johannes Hispalensis.
2 (fol. 20). * Canones primi mobilis ' : beg. ' Cuiuslibet arcus propo-
siti suum rectum inuenire ' : at end, 1 Et finiuntur Canones octaue
sp[h]ere ordinate per magistrum Iohannem de Liuerijs Anno Domini
1409 In die sancte Dorothee', Feb. 6(?) : followed (at fol. 26) by notes
respecting the sun, moon and planets, and eclipses, beginning * Si in quo
gradu signi stella aliqua prenotata sit & quantum distet ab ecliptica linea\
3 (fol. 3o v ). A treatise on the construction and use of the quadrant :
beg. ' Compositurus nouum quadrantem accipe tabulam planam 1 : in
middle ' Expliciunt Composicionis quadrantis. Incipiu[n]t Vtilitates ' :
followed by a note and table.
4 (fol. 36) in middle. * Expliciunt Composiciones astrolabii reuerendi
magistri Cristiani de Pragha : Et sequuntur vtilitates astrolabii eiusdem
magistri Cristiani &c.' : beg. ' Quamuis [de] astrolabii composicione tarn
modernorum quam veterum dicta habentur pulcherrima , : with diagrams:
followed at 47 v by general astronomical and astrological notes, partly
referring to a.d. 1407-8, and including * Colores stellarum fixarum \
5 (fol. 49). at end. * Explicit tractatum spere\ i.e. the treatise of
Johannes deSacroBosco deSphaera: beg. 1 Tractatum de spera quatuor
capitulis distingwimus 1 : [at end, 1 Et sic est finis huius libri anno
Domini 1437 mercurii die ante festum Symonis/ Cr.]
6 (fol. 55 v ). * Hie incipit liber de Natiuitatibus ' : at end, ' Explicit liber
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Alkissibi [on fol. 55 v ' Albubater magni filius Alkassibi Altirisi '] de natiui-
tatibus cum laude et adiutorio supremi Entis . . . Finitus anno Domini
.1437. in die Decembris .16. . . . post prandium'. The author was Abu
Bakr ibn al-Khasil, and the translation presumably by Salio of Padua.
7 (fol. 103). * Incipit liber Hermetis capitis omnium philosophorum
de stellis que dicuntur Beybenie ' : at end, ' Explicit iste liber Hermetis
philosophi de fortitudine stellarum que Beybenie dicuntur ' : with some
later marginal notes.
8 (fol. 105). Theorica planetarum, here without title or author's
name : beg. ' Circulus ec[c]entricus aut egresse cuspidis uel egredientis
centri dicitur', with marginal notes and diagrams. This is usually
attributed to Gerardus Carmonensis or Cremonensis, and' sometimes to
Robert Grosseteste or Walter Brit.
9 (fol. 115). A treatise on the composition and use of the quadrant :
beg. 'Geometrie due sunt partes, theorica et practical [followed at
fol. i2o v by a table of the declination of the ecliptic. Cr.]
10 (fol. 121). A treatise on planets and eclipses, in twelve chapters,
apparently an abridgement : beg. ' Dixit Massahalla quod Deus altissi-
mus': followed (fol. i22 v ) by extracts from astrological works, among
which are two treatises on comets, one (fol. 131) 'Leupoldus [de
Austria] de cometis part of tractate 5 of his De astrorum scientia, the
other (fol. 132) 'Opusculum de significacione comete , : at fol. 142 is
'Leupoldus [de Austria] de mutacione aeris & est sextus tractatus sui
libri ' de astrorum Scientia : also (fol. 144) a piece by * Abraham Judeus
[de Tolosa?] de Natiuitatibus, qui Compilator dicitur', a later title:
beg. 1 Dixit quoque Abraham Iudeus optimum instrumentorum.
11 (foL 156) at end. * Explicit Alkabucii liber', introductorius ad
magisterium judiciorum astrorum : beg. * Postulata a domino prolixitate
vite theysari daula [Saif-al-daulah] i.e. gladii regni et durabilitate sui
honoris'. This is the Latin translation by Johannes Hispalensis of
the work by • Abd-al-'Aztz ben 'Uthman ben 'AH al-Qabtsi.
1 2 (fol. 1 99) at end. * Et sic est fimis [sic] Alchabicij a commentary on
the same work as art. 11; the preface of the commentary begins * Quan-
quam apud omnes racionabiles homines ' : with later marginal notes.
Foil, ii-xxvi, 175-198 are inserted blank leaves. At fol. xxvii is a
Dutch astronomical table (15th cent.) and at fol. i74 v the beginning of
a list of the contents of Haly Aben Ragel ('Hali Habenragels zone ') de
Iudiciis Astrorum, with a translation of most of the Latin translator's
preface, in Dutch. The author's name is Abu'l-Hasan 'Alt ibn Abi'l-
Rijal : this is part of a Dutch translation (2nd half of 15th cent.) of the
Latin version (by Aegidius de Thibaldis of Parma and Petrus de Regio)
of the Spanish version by Judah ben Moses: after fol. 174 four leaves
are cut out, which perhaps contained more of the Dutch piece. The
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[H93-5
fly-leaves are from the end of a 15th cent, parchment Latin theological
roll of a dialogue between the Virgin and * Peccator written in the
Netherlands : ends ' nullus fere quantumcunque peruersus nobis remanere
possit \
' Libcr N. de Pulchromonte * (16th cent.)- Given in 1601 by William
Camden.
N6w MS. Bodl. 472.
2493. 35I4> In Latin, on paper : written in the first half of the 17th cent, in
England : 1 2| x 8$ in., 334 leaves.
A draft of a Latin commentary on the Prior and (fol. 167) Posterior
Analytics of Aristotle, preceded by a * Praefatio de Syllogistica in [genere] \
There are many corrections and additions, partly in another hand : the
preface beg. ' Altera Logicae forma est \
Bought with part of /50 bequeathed by Alexander Ross in 1662.
Now MS. Auct. P. 3. 12.
2494. 15. In Latin, on paper: written in the second half of the 15th cent, in
Italy : 13} x 9§ in., i + 129 leaves : with some illuminated capitals.
1 (fol. 1). 1 Commentariorum . C. Iulii . Cesaris . de Bello . Gallico .
liber . primus . incipit . feliciter . Iulius . Celsus . Constantinus . V. C.
emendauit followed by the eight books, the eighth being attributed to
Hirtius and all having Celsus's avowal of emendation.
2 (fol. 59 v ). 1 Commentariorum . C. Iulii . Cesaris . de . Bello .
Civili . Pompeiano . liber . primus . incipit . Iulius . Celsus . Constantinus.
V. C. emendauit', followed by the three books, each with Celsus's
avowal.
3 (fol. 95 v ). 'Commentariorum . A. Hircii . de . Bello. Alexandrino .
liber . quartus . incipit . Iulius . Celsus . Constantinus. V. C. emendauit \
4 (fol. 107). 'Commentariorum . A. Hircii . de . Bello . Affricano .
liber . quintus . incipit . Iu. Cel. vir. cla. emendauit \
5 (fol. 1 2 1 v ). ' Commentariorum . A. Hircii . de . Bello . Hispaniensi .
liber . sextus . incipit . Iul. Cel. Con. V. C. emendauit
* Liber Christoferi Bagshawe dono Georgii Bagshawe paths', 16th cent.:
there are 16th cent, notes in the volume. Given in 1601 by William
Camden.
Now MS. Auct. F. 1. 10.
2495. . In Latin, on paper : written in a.D. 16S2 : 13J x 8 J in., viii + 48
pages.
Part of the Collectanea of John Leland, being extracts ' taken out of
a manuscript copy of Leyland s own handwriting in the hands of S r
Henry St. George, Clarenceaux King at Arms, procured by Rob: Plot.
LL.D. Vniv. Coll. Anno Domini 1682 a transcript from what was
recently MS. 121 11 in the Phillipps Library, see MS. Bodl. 29780, art. b.
The whole of the present transcript is printed in Hearne's Itinerary of
John Leland, vol. iv, pp. 135-181 of the 3rd edition (Oxf. 1769).
Apparently acquired in or soon after 1682.
Now MS. Bodl. 353.
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2496. 972. = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc.no. 66 (Chxysostom : given by sir Henry
Savile in 1620).
2497. 956. In Latin, on parchment: written in A.D. 1459 at Florence by
Vespasianus: 15$ x 11 in., v + 318 leaves: with illuminated border,
capitals, &c, some with faces and figures.
Philosophical works of Cicero : — a (fol. 1) De Officiis : £(fol. 44) De
Senectute : c (fol. 55) De Amicitia : d (fol. 67) De Paradoxis : e (fol. 72*)
De Somnio Scipionis : / (fol. 75 v ) Tusculanae Quaestiones : ^(fol. i35 v )
De Finibus bonorum et malorum : h (fol. i94 v ) Academica: /(fol. 199) De
Natura Deorum : / (fol. 246) De Divinatione : k (fol. 28 i v ) De Fato :
/(fol. 287 v ) De Legibus : tn (fol. 3io v ) Timaeus, a translation from Plato.
' Istud volumen scriptum & compositum fuit opera Vespasiani librarij
Florentini . In ciuitate Florentie, de anno 1459.'
' John Doson,' late 15th cent. (fol. iv v ) : * Iste liber constat magistro
* Willelmo Melton,' 16th cent. (fol. 317): a note by T. Hearne that he
collated the MS. March 17, 170I, is inside the cover. Presented by-
sir Henry Savile in 1620.
Now MS. Auct. F. 1. 12.
2498. 888. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 14th cent.: 15x10 in.,
» + 356 leaves, in double columns : with some leaves stained, and
imperfect.
The commentary of Thomas Aquinas on the Fourth Book of the
Sentences of Petrus Lombardus (De Sacramentis), imperfect at beginning
and end, wanting one leaf at the beginning, the first words being ' [-]tens
scilicet sacramentum est in quo sub integumento rerum uisibilium ' (in
the 4th part of the 1st article in the Quaestio prima of the Distinctio
prima), and the last 1 ipsum dirimere et sic quandoque conuenit quod
matrimonium (et matrimonii impedimentum)', in Dist. 42, quaest. i,
art. i ad fin. A table of all the fifty Distinctiones, as far as Dist. 50,
quaest. 2, art. 1, occupies foil. 1-9.
Under a talc label now affixed to the front cover of the 17th cent. Oxford
binding is ' Orate pro anima reuerendi in Christo patris domini Johannis
Marschull nuper Landauensis eptscopi et canonici istius Collegij qui
hunc librum dedit ad communem vtilitatem hie studentium ', abt.
A.D. 1500. * Constabat doctori Marshall episcopo Landavensi quondam
hie cano[ni]co qui contulit hunc librum Collegio de Wyndesore. Qui
alienaverit Anathema sit Amen', 16th cent. If this volume came in
1 61 a as part of the gift of the Dean and chapter of Windsor it may be
1 Hugo de Sancto Victore de Sacramentis folio ' (Benefactors' Register),
and Hugo's name occurs in the first column of fol. 10, as having defined
a sacrament, while in the 1620 Catalogue this volume is certainly
described as Hugo's. On the other hand, no. 2556 has some claims to be
considered the Windsor book referred to. Perhaps both came in 161 2,
and this one, having no title or colophon, escaped the Benefactors'
Register, cf. no. 2520. Otherwise all that can be stated is that the
Library acquired this volume before 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 684.
2499. 686. In Latin, on paper: written A.D. 1339 in England: i+lxtf in.,
iv + 239 leaves, in double columns: with two miniatures in a border,
illuminated capitals, &c.
' Tabula Septem Custodiarum \ a set of references for every paragraph
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[2500-1
of the Bible to passages of the Fathers where expositions of that division
will be found : beg. ' In principio creauit . . . Hoc exposuit beatus
Augustinus anagogice quantum ad hoc in principio . libro xi° Confes-
sionum parte 2 da \ A slightly later hand has foliated the book and
prefixed an index biblicus, using a, leaf which bears the latter part of a
14th cent, theological note. At the end two hands of the 2nd half of
the 15th cent, have added 'Finis Tabulae septem custodiarum Petri
Wilhymleyd \ ' secundum exemplar magistri Wattson Oxon. olim ex
ordine Minoritarum \ The original scribe has written ' Datus com-
plecionis huius operis Jn crastino Exaltacionis Sancte Crucis Anno
Domini Millesimo CCC mo xxxix 0 ', after which in a 16th cent, hand is
' per fratrem Jacobum Tubenhay On foil, iii, iv, 236 are lists of
commentators on books of the Bible in the same late 15th cent. hand.
* Frater Jacobus Tubenhay de ordine Minorum ' in a 15th cent, hand is
on fol. 238, and probably suggested the note as to the scribe above,
The work is also found in MSS. Balliol coll. 216-217 and MS. Magd.
coll. (Oxf.) 1 50, but the authorship is uncertain.
Probably acquired between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 685.
2500. 978. — Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 34 ^Homiliae : given by sir Henry
Savile in 1620).
2501. 63. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the ifth cent, in England :
11 x 8 in., iii + 17S leaves, in double columns: with two illuminated
and many coloured capitals : many leaves are stained and in a few the
text is injured.
1 (fol. 1). * Fasciculus morum \ a treatise on the virtues and vices,
as no. 2243, art - 2 > 2090: the title is only at the end of the index
on foil. 72-3, except that on fol. 71 v is * Finis sermofium est (de) colleg'
M. . (15th cent.), possibly 'Alerton'. On foil. 74-76% 77^78% are
added three Latin sermons, two for Easter, one (beg. 4 Fuit quondam
quedam mulier ') ' Contra garulantes in ecclesia tempore misse \ all in
different hands.
2 (fol. 79). Sermons on the liturgical Gospels of Sundays throughout
the year : beg. * Cum appropinquaret Ihesus . . . Euangelium est laicis pre-
dicandum \ with preceding index. In no. 997 this series is distinctly
attributed to John de Waldeby and stated to have been written in 1365.
On fol. 147 v is part of a short discourse on the Lord's Prayer, beg.
4 Pater noster . . . Crisostomus omelia 1 5* in principio omnium
malorum \
3 (fol. 150). A treatise on the Decalogue, the same which in no. 2231
is attributed to Petrus.de Aureolis. Foil. 172-6 contain some added
theological extracts and notes, including (fol. 1 74 v ) some narrationes.
See above, in art. 1. * Deliberat* dimidiam dec' [dimidium decimarum?]
Ric* Norys famular' Johannis Godeman in Cathedra sancti Petri &c.
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apud Westham sabbato post prandium in presencia Willelmi Bakere
per acquietanciam, &c.', (fol. 176) 15th cent The names of * Rauf
Hassoll de Hankelow' and ' Margaret Wright* (early 1 6th cent.) are
also on fol. 1 76, and a note ' Memorandum Cherintone did vse to dense
the strind in Merton more to the Russhy hurst' (16th cent.) on fol. 175 :
there is a Westmeston in Sussex. Owned by * Thomas Cardiff* (foil. 1,
84 v ) in the same century. This appears to be the ' Liber de 7. vitijs
capitalibus . Sermones varij a quarto MS. given by dr. Thomas James in
1 601 , though this latter might be the latter part of no. 2096. If so, the pro-
venance of this MS. is not known, nor the date of its acquisition, except
that it was before 1655. Barlow's catalogue gives ' K. 1. 2 ' as an old
mark of this volume ; it may have been kept in K. 1. 2 Med., about
1646-50.
Now MS. Bodl. 687.
2502. 3003. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent, in England :
13} x 9^ in., v\ii + 365 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, worn red leather on boards, clasps lost, 15th
cent. English work.
1 (foil, i-viii). This is a gathering made up of (1) four leaves from
a Latin 15th cent. MS. of Gregory on Ezekiel, including the close of
a preceding treatise, signn. k iii-k vi, the first leaf badly damaged (foil,
i-ii, vii-viii), (2) theological notes (fol. iii : foil, iv-vi are almost blank).
2 (fol. 1). A medley: — a (fol. 1). 'Tabula omeliarum Gregorii
super Euangelia ' alphabetica : b (fol: 4 V ) ' Tabula omeliarum Gregorii
pape super Ezechielem > alphabetica, with explanatory note, followed
(fol. 1 1) by some theological notes ; cf. foil. 15, i6 v , 34*, 40 Y : c (fol. 1 i v )
The Eusebian canons applied to a metrical synopsis of the four Gospels :
pref. beg. 'Canon grece secundum Ysidorum \ verses begg. 'Matheus.
A generat b magos vocat Egiptum petit exit' : d (fol. 15) A table show-
ing which homilies of art. a above suit particular Sundays ' secundum
vsum Sarum ' : e (fol. i6 v ) Versus memoriales, for the books of the bible,
beg. .' Pentateu Generat Exitque Leui Nume Deutro , :/(fol. 17) 'Exempla
sacre Scripture ' (a later title) arranged alphabetically under subjects :
beg, 'Abstinencia . Precepit Deus Ade . . . Acceptio munerum . . .
Adiutorium Dei &c. : g (fol. 28) A table of Epistles and Gospels
throughout the year : h (fol. 37) ' Omelia Origenis de Maria Magdalena ' :
beg. 1 In illo tempore Maria . . . Audiuimus fratres Mariam ad
monumentum \
3 (fol. 41). 1 Regule Pastorales Gregorij pape vrbis Rome \ the
Pastorale.
4 (fol. 74 v ). ' Dialogi Gregorij pape \ in four books.
5 (fol. 117). 'Sancti Euangelij . . . lectiones ,xl. exposite a beato
•Gregorio urbis Rome papa preceded by a preface and list.
6 (fol. 19 1 v ). 'Omelie beati Gregorij . . .', 'super Ezechielem 9 : see
arts. 1 & 2 above.
7 (fol. 2 76 v ). 'Tractatus sancti Hieronimi in libro Ihesu Naue', a
commentary on Joshua, with preface : in twenty-six books.
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8 (fol. 314). 'Cronica Iuonis Carnotensis episcopi . . from Ninus
to the sons of Charles the Great : beg. * Assiriorum rex igitur potentissi-
mus \ This is the second form (in six books) of the Historia ecclesiastica
of Hugo Floriacensis.
The signature 'aj' occurs on foil. 1, 17, 41, 117, 284, 316, showing
that this is a composite volume, see no. 2530.
• Collegio de Marton ' (fol. ii v ) : 1 Ex dono magistri Willelmi Felowys
quondam magistri Gramatice . Cuius anime propicietur Deus Amen*
(fol. iv v ), both 15th cent, inscriptions. It seems probable that this
volume formed part of dr. James's gift in 1601, which contained several
MSS. which he bad himself catalogued in 1600 {Ecloga Oxonio-Canla-
brigiensis) as belonging to Merton college, and is apparently there
numbered 248. But it occurs in no Bodleian list or catalogue till
Barlow and Langbaine notice it in 1655, or perhaps a year or two earlier.
Barlow's statement that it once was 1 H. 6. 1 1 ' Th. may possibly be
correct, but no. 2212 occupied that place till at least 1640. Clearly
there was reluctance to bring this MS. into notice, for obvious reasons.
Now MS. Bodl. 688.
2503. 849. In Latin, on parchment : written about the middle of the 14th cent.
in England (?): 1 S\ x 1 if in., i + 340 leaves, in double columns : with
illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, oak boards, nearly all the red
leather cover and clasps lost, contemporary work.
* Nouella domini Johannis Andree super Decretalibus a commentary
on bks. i and (fol. 183) ii of the Decretals of Gregory ix.
Apparently acquired between 1613 and 1620.
Now MS. Bodl. 250.
2504. 3°°4- In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 13th cent. :
l ~t \ x*3i in., ii+ 231 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c.
1 (fol. 1). The forty homilies of Gregory the Great on the liturgical
Gospels, with preface and lists of the sermons. The author's name is
in the rubrics.
2 (fol. 73). ' Omelie quinquaginta venerabilis Bede presbiteri ' on the
liturgical Gospels, in two books, with lists of the sermons. At fol. 156
follows * Sermo sancti Augustini de criminibus confitendis * : beg. ' Con-
fitemini Domino . . . Remedia purgandi \
3 (fol. 157). 'Liber sermonum beati Leonis pape', 'quos a die
ordinationis sue per continuum quinquennium . . . dixit ad populum \
ninety-three in number.
4 (fol. 225 v ). Five 'Epistole Leonis pape', in Migne's Patrol. Lat.
Iiv, nos. 35 (beg. ' Quoniam Sancti Spiritus 24 (Pulcheriae), 33, 59
(beg. ' Deitas uerbi par') 165.
Dr. Gerard Langbaine in 1655 considered some marginal notes to be
in the hand of dr. Thomas Gascoigne. Fol. 230 is a fly-leaf from a fine
13th cent. MS. of Latin sermons written in Italy, and properly belongs
to no. 2524.
' Liber magistri Johannis deLegh magistri inartibus mutuatus Johanni Barton
rectori de Legh predicta ad voluntatem dicti magistri Johannis &c.',
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
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early 15th cent. Long nofes on fol. 228 v show that it was twice
deposited as a cautio in the Win ton Chest at Oxford, by Thomas Chace
(1) on July 5, 1427, for £$ with four supplements : — a Chrysostom on
st. Matthew (2 0 folio sicut) y b Isidore's Etymologiae (2 0 folio sugges-
simus),. c Unum ex quatuor (2 0 folio trium personarum), d a covered
cup : a fifth supplement was added, to coyer this caution and that of
Snayton 'in Cista sub Cruce', viz. e Liber Decretorum (2 0 fol. in
textu)\ (2) on May 14, 1434, for £6, with five supplements, a-d as
above, and e six silver goblets weighing 20 oz. ' Liber domus de
Balliolo in Oxonia ex legato & dono magistri Roberti Thwaites quondam
magistri eiusdem domus ac decani Auk land '. Thwaites was Master of
Balliol college 1451-61. In 1600 dr. Thomas James catalogued this
MS. as no. 130 in Balliol library, so it may have come in his donation
of 1601, though it is not entered in any list or register till about 1652-5.
Now MS. Bodl. 252.
2505. 957. In Latin, on parchment : written about the middle of the 15th cent, in
France (?) : 14^x10^ in., ii + 265 leaves : with illuminated borders,
capitals, &c.
1 Titi Liuij Patauini historici clarissimi ab vrbe condita liber primus
the first ten books of Livy. The writing is in French style, the illumi-
nations in English : fol. 1 bears a large coat of arms of the family for
whom the book was written : Or, on a fess between three lions rampant
azure as many martlets of the first. There are some early 16th cent,
notes on the first book, and in the same hand an extract from ' Lucii
Flori Epitoma decadum quatuordecim Titi Liuij ' on book i.
An erased entry on fol. ii v reads * Liber Gulielmi Absolonis ex dono
magistri T . . . Fithiames (?) early 16th cent. Presented by sir H.
Savile in 1620.
Now MS. Auot. P. 1. 11.
2606. 694. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 1st half of the 14th cent, in
England : 14$ x ioj in., iv + 305 leaves, in double columns : with
illuminated capitals, &c.
Latin poems, with a list of them at fol. iv :
1 (fol. 1). The Liber parabolarum of Alanus de Insulis, a moral
discourse, here without author or title : beg. i A Phebo Phebe ' : with
notes.
2 (fol. 5). The Tobias of Matthaeus Vindocinensis, a metrical para-
phrase of the book of Tobit, here without author or title, but the latter
part of the verse preface (beg. 1 Ecclesie Turonensis apex ') precedes the
ordinary first part of the preface which beg. * Ex agro ueteri ' : text beg.
1 Thobie natale solum \
3 (fol. 19). Vergilii opera: — a (fol. 19) 'Publii Virgilii Maronis
carmen bucolicon incipit, in quo Theocritum uicit', with notes: b
(fol. 24) . . Georgicorum liber primus', secundus, &c, each book
preceded by a tetrastich : e (fol. 39) Minor poems attributed to Virgil,
the Culex (fol. 39), Dirae ('libre' ! : fol. 41*), Copa (fol. 43), Est et non
(fol. 43), Vir bonus (fol. 43), ' Egloga de rosis nascentibus \ the Rosetum
(fol. 43 v ), the Moretum (fol. 43 v ), and ten short poems, which begin
'Mantua me', 'Nocte pluit', *Hos ego versiculos', 'Sus iuuenis
Dd
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
l>507-8
'Tytiron hac segetes', 'Cedite Romani', 'Quadam nocte Niger',
' Ergone suprerais ' by Octavius Caesar (fol. 45), ' Omnia dura forent '
(fol. 46), 'Ut belli sonuere' (fol. 46). The first seven are called on
fol. 44 v 1 Septem iuga iuuenalia Publii Virgilii Maronis ' : d (fol. 46 v )
the 1 Aeneida \ each preceded generally by a monostich and decastich
argument. Aen. xii. 296-431 omitted in the text are added at the end
by the scribe. This is the codex Bodleianus of John Martyn in his
edition of the Georgics (Lond., 1741 & 1755, 4°).
4 (foil. 38-39). 'Versus Marbonij episcopi', 14 epigrams of Mar-
bodius, the first beg. 1 Porticus est Rome
5 (fol 109). 'Liber de poetria noua', by Galfridus de Vino Salvo,
here without author, a treatise on poetical composition : beg. * Papa
stupor mundi \
6 (fol. 122). Opuscula Ovidii: — a (fol. 122) 'Liber primus Ouidii
Epistolarum ' Heroidum, followed by the fourteen Epistolae Heroides,
and (fol. 135) Six of the Epistolae as far as 1. 12 of the Epistola Cydippes:
followed at fol. i42 v by an elegiac poem of* 50 lines beginning 'Legiti-
mam nuptam' and ending 'natus egoque tue', about Deidamia: b
(fol. i43 v ) The four books of Epistolae ex Ponto of Ovid, wanting the
first 60 lines, which are left blank with a note ' Hie deficiunt quinqua-
ginta versus super exemplar" : but the 16th poem of the 4th book ends
at fol. 163 ('coturnis*) : c (fol. i63 v ) The three books of the Amores of
Ovid, with an extra distich at the end, and ' Explicit Liber Ouidii Epi-
stolarum ' : d (fol. i78 v ) ' Liber Ouidii de arte amandi in three books :
e (fol. i93 v ) 4 Liber primus Ouidii in imbiim [sic] \ i.e. in Ibim, but it is
the Tristia as far as iv. 3. 82 ('tollat habet"): / (fol. 208) 'Ouidius
Metamorphorsos the fifteen books of the Metamorphoses.
7 (fol. 283). 'Liber Sedulii\ the Carmen Paschale: followed at
fol. 294 v by his 'Ympnr', the Elegia (beg. 'Cantemus Domino socij*).
8 (fol. 295). ' Liber Prudentij *, the Psychomachia, with the preface.
A facsimile of fol. 41 v is plate 5 in R. Ellis's Specimens of Latin
Palaeography (Oxford, 1903).
Apparently received by the Library between 1605 and 161 1, probably
about 1607.
Now MS. Auct. P. 1. 17.
2607. 975. Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 31 (Chrysostom : given by sir Henry
Savile in 1620).
2608. 676. In Latin, on paper: written about 1442-50 at Oxford by John
Lawerne, carelessly : 12 J x 9$ in., ii + 167 leaves : stained throughout
and injured in parts.
An original notebook of John Lawerne, monk of Worcester, D.D. of
Gloucester college at Oxford, apparently written in 1442-50, in which
are contained —
1 (fol. 1). A sermon before the King at Oxford, with 'Proposicio
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excusatoria de antedictis penes Barnardum scribam eodem Natali ' scil.
Christmas : imperfect. Other sermons occur in the volume.
2 (fol. 4). ' Actus scolastici Johannis Lawerne ... in vniuersitate
Oxoniensi completi', consisting of his exercises and disputationes in
Vesperiis, in lectura Sententiarum, in lectura Biblie, and ordinariae,
1448-49, &c, with many of the formulae used : slightly imperfect.
3. Among and after these disputations occur a large number of
copies of letters and documents relating to contemporary events at
Worcester priory, with a few about Gloucester college, Oxford : and a
medley of theological scraps, English tags (foil. 2 V , 3i v , 87, &c.) and
other personal miscellanea. For example, at fol. 38 v is ' Versus sub-
scripti in circuitu lapidis siue tumbe magistri Thome Ledbury prioris
quondam huius loci \
A long list of the contents will be found in the Old Catalogue of
1697, and a still larger one in MS. Langbaine 5, p. 638.
Probably acquired between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 692.
2509. 959* In Latin, on paper : written about the middle of the 15th cent, in
Italy : 12x8} in., v+ 194 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated
capitals, &c. : rather worm-eaten at each end.
4 Firmani Lactancij . . Divinarum Institutionum libri vii, with the
preface. An eighth book is here added, which is the treatise De Ira
Dei (fol. 149), and a ninth, which is the treatise De Opificio divino (fol.
i65 v ): and at fol. i8o v is an 'Epitome septimi libri*, beg. 'Nam si
iustitia est veri Dei cultus i.e. chaptt. 56-73 of the Epitome of the whole
work. A fragment on fol. i88 v is headed * Clari [? or L.] Celii Firmani
Lactancij de Racione ad Demetrium , (beg. 'Illud quoque uenire in
quaestionem ') but is only part of chapt. 19 of the De Opificio Dei ; see
fol. 179 : a fragment about legal conventiones is on fol. i9o v .
The MS. was in England by the middle of the 16th cent. (fol. ii*). Given
by sir Henry Savile in 1620.
Now MS. Auot. P. 2. 26.
2510. 3005. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent, in England :
12 f x 9t i+H<> leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on 15th cent, boards, repaired,
clasp lost.
1 (fol. 1). 'Libri sancti Ambrosii Mediolanensis archiepiscopi quos
fecit in expositionem euangelii beati Luce euangeliste preceded by
lists of chapters of the nine books and a prologue. Illuminated capitals
have been cut out of foil. 2, 4.
2 (fol. 130). 1 Apologia Dauid a beato Ambrosio edita \
3 (foil. i4i v , 142). Two letters of st. Ambrose, in Migne's Patrol.
Lat. xvi, nos. 48, 29. On fol. i45 v is added (slightly later) part
of a miracle 'de quadam virgine que in se ipsa passionem Domini
representauit \ beg. ' Quoniam ut legitur in Ecclesiastico ends imperfect
d d 2
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1 corpusculum suum uersus ter ' : this is part of the Vita Elizabethae de
Erkenrode by Philippus Claraevallensis.
Acquired before 1655. It is noticeable that this and other Ambrose MSS.
(nos. 2515, and twelve more before 2577) seem to have come in together,
at some time before 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 694.
2511. 3006. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 13th cent.
in England (?) : iaf xo^in., iii + 156 leaves, in double columns,
with illuminated capitals, &c : imperfect : binding, white leather
on boards, worn and repaired, clasp lost, 15th cent. English work.
Libri quatuor Sententianim Petri Lombardi, imperfect at beginning
and end, and so without title or author's name. It wants all before
'Illud quoque quod Ieronimus dicit ' in Lib. i, dist. 8, and all after
* quam flerent coniuges. Premissis (autem uidetur) ' in Lib. iv, dist. xlii.
There are marginal and interlinear notes, and books ii, iii, iv have lists
of chapters prefixed. A capital has been cut out of fol. 86.
Fol. i is a fly-leaf containing part of a roll (?) of depositions in an
ecclesiastical lawsuit in which John Brawby, Alicia Calberd, the
monastery of Selby, and the parish church of Swayth (where the pro-
ceedings were apparently held) were all concerned, about a. d. 1450, in
Latin.
It is possible that this MS. and no. 2612 ought to change places, since
Barlow gives ' L. 3. 8 ' Th. as the old pressmark of this MS., but his
list of old pressmarks is not certainly correct.
Now MS. Bodl. 695.
2512. 3007. In Latin, on parchment: written in the and half of the 12th cent.
and the 1st half of the 15th on the Continent : 12 J x 8| in., ii + 154
leaves, in donble columns : with illuminated capitals, &c : in parts
stained : binding, white leather on boards, clasps lost, 15th cent.
English work.
' Omelie beati Gregorii pape in primam [et alteram] partem Ezechielis
prophete', twenty-two sermons, with prologues. Foil. 1-3, 7-8, 135-7,
141-52 are 15th cent, copies of the original leaves; there are also
mutilated margins, as at foil. 41, 71-2, 77, 87-91, 106, 138-9, some-
times mended, cf. foil. 4-5. Foil, i, ii, 153, 154 are fragments of
a 15th cent, noted Sarum Missal.
' Liber magistri Thome Balsalle sacre pagine professoris quern emit anno
Domini M° cccc lxiij 0 & soluit xxj 1 : * Liber Collegij de Mertone ex
dono magistri Thome Balsalle quondam socij ibidem . Oretis pro eo '.
It was no. 249 at Merton when dr. Thomas James catalogued it (Ecfoga,
1600), so it may possibly have come in dr. James's donation of 160 1.
It first appears in Bodleian lists or catalogues about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 696.
2513. 3008. In Latin, on parchment : written in three hands of the first half of
the 13th cent, in France (?) : i\\ x 7$ in., ii + 60 leaves, in double
columns : with illuminated capitals, &c. : imperfect.
1 (fol. 1). Poenitentiale, as in no. 2384 : beg. * Nusquam nimis
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docetur aut scitur \ The hand changes at fol. 7, and the latter part is
imperfect, ending with ' peccatum non sit putauerit* on fol. 2 2 v , (as
on fol. i4 r £ of no. 2384) after which at least one quire is wanting.
2 (fol. 23). The latter part of treatise on penance, the colophon
being ' Explicit liber penitentialis 9 : beg. ' indigenam, uiduam, uirginem, .
canonicum ' in cap. viii : cap. ix beg. Penitentia unius anni qui in pane
& aqua ieiunandus est * : there appear to be forty-six chapters in all.
3 (fol. 2o v ). 1 Passio Domini a sancto Ambrosio de greco in latinum
translata, que reperta fuit in pretorio Pontij Pilati a Theodosio Magno ' :
beg. 1 Factum est in anno nonodecimo Tiberii ' . This is the so-called
Evangelium Nicodemi, and agrees with Thilo's edition, as far as the end
of chapt. 27, after which comes Pilate's Letter to Claudius (fol. 36* :
then a piece beginning ' Cumque Cla[u]dius suscepisset ' (fol. 36 v ) and
ending * nec agant in sempiternum the last passage beginning c Hie
est liber testimoniorum Dei \ The hand changes at fol. 31. At fol. 39
follows 'Sermo sancti Agustini' de ebrietate, beg. 'Licet propositio
[sic] Christo ' : ends imperfect, some leaves being lost, 1 Ipsi tamen qui
co(ntra) \
4 (fol. 4o v ). ' Liber eiusdem de concordia presciencie & prede-
stinacionis & gratie cum libera arbitrio Anselm's treatise : preceded by
the latter part of the second book of his Cur Deus homo, beginning ' tue
satis fecisse questioni in chapt. 20.
5 (fol. 5i v ). The Monologion of st. Anselm, without title, and
wanting cap. ix tned. to cap. xxxv med. (some leaves being lost after
fol. 55) and all after ' & se intelligit ' in cap. xlix.
* Thomas Cardif :' * Anno Domini . 1546 . secundum Henry Hobbolthorn
lordmaior of London : the same yer I Thomaus Cardiff was xix yer
old*. The name connects this volume with nos. 2501, 2532, 2542. It
occurs in no Bodleian list or catalogue till about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 428.
2514. 3009. In Latin, on parchment: written about a. d. 1300: io|x7iin.;
iv + 166 leaves, in double columns : with coloured capitals, &c.
' Distinctiones fratris Nicholay de Gorham ordinis fratrum Praedica-
torum ', theological common-places in alphabetical order of subjects :
beg. 1 Abeuncium per hunc mundum \ followed at fol. 161 by a list of
the lemmata, after which is added a list of the texts of the same author's
Fundamentum aureum or short Latin sermons for Saints' Days. On
foil. i63 v , 1 64* are Latin medical recipes. Foil. 153-64 are imperfect
at the lower outer corner. Foil, iii-iv are four leaves of a 14th cent,
breviary written in France.
4 Iste liber constat magistro Johanni Huett de Aldirmari « Alderman-
bury, London, 16th cent. (fol. 163). Acquired by the Bodleian before
1655-
Now MS. Bodl. 427.
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2515. 3010. In Latin, on parchment: written in A. D. 1493 in England:
9} x 6{ in., iv + 75 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
Libri tres ' . . . sancti Ambrosij de Officijs ' ministrorum, wanting the
first leaf, and so beginning ' corrigit iunior uiam suam 1 in cap. 2. The
colophon bears the date ' 1493' in the hand of the rubricator. Later
Latin theological notes are on foil. iv v , 74.
Acquired before 1655 stt no. 2510.
Now MS. Bodl. 831.
2516. 1029. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 13th cent. :
iof x 8| in., vi + 122 leaves : with an illuminated capital, &c.
The Gospel according to st. Luke, apparently with the Glossa
Ordinaria (of Walafridus Strabo) and the Glossa Interlinearis (of
Anselmus Laudunensis, both in smaller writing, the text of the Gospel
being central. One leaf is wanting at the end, the text breaking off
after Luke xxiv. 43. Two prologues precede, beginning 1 Materia
euuangelii sunt ' and 4 Lucas Sirus natione and there are later theological
notes and scribbling on foil, iv-vi, 107* 120, &c.
On fol. 1 20 is ' ecclesie sancte Marie & sancti Nicholai de Meldone *,
15th cent., the last two words almost erased : perhaps Milton near
Canterbury. 4 Wyllyam Amys' 1 6th cent. 4 Jacobus Riddings vicarius
de Penkrich iure habet hunc codicem', 16th cent. : Penkndge is in
Staffordshire. Probably acquired between 1605 and 16 14.
Now MS. Auot. D inf. 2. 6.
2517* 976. = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 32 (Chrysostom : written A. D.
1 1 06: presented by sir Henry Savile in 1620).
2518. 3011. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 12th cent, in France (?):
1 1 J x 8 in., v + 156 leaves : with elaborate illuminated capitals, &c. :
binding, white leather on older boards, with clasp fittings but no
clasps, a 15th cent, re-binding, English work.
Works of st. Ambrose :
1 (fol. 1). ' Liber Exameron beati Ambrosii . . . the Hexaemeron.
2 (fol. iio v ). Libri duo . . beati Ambrosii de penitentia contra
Nouatianos \
3 (fol. 139). 'Liber eiusdem de bono mortis', wanting all after
' scribens ad Philemonem . cuius ' in cap. 12, a leaf being lost.
On foil. 1, 16, 11 o v , 139 are fine capitals, the stem of the T at the
first reference being boldly placed in the centre of the page.
Foil, ii-v are leaves from the interesting accounts of the steward of
some personage of distinction who lived not far from Canterbury, and
from internal evidence it may be conjectured that the accounts are
those of Sir Roger de Leyburne, 1269-70 : he died on a crusade in
1 27 1. Fol. i is part of a catalogue of an English monastic library,
giving the contents of gradus xiv-xxiv : beg. ' Petri Comestoris . item
Epistole Canonice \ ' Liber Philippi supprioris ' is mentioned, and ' item
quoddam Gradale nouum non ligatum, quod quidem Gradale Willelmus
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Dodele manibus propriis condidit, cuius anime propicietur Altissimus \
The date seems to be about a.d. 1300. A contemporary note states
that * Magister Ricardus de Bury habet tres libros ex mutuo ' and gives
their titles : he may be the well-known bishop.
• Ex dono domini Ricardi Fitz James nupcr Cicestrensis episcopi & Cu-
stodis istius collegij. Cuius anime propicietur Deus. Amen.* Dr.
Fitzjarres, warden of Merton college, Oxford, 1483-1507, died in 1522.
This MS. was 110. 257 at Merton when dr. Thomas James catalogued
it in 1600: it may possibly have come to the Bodleian in his donation
of 1601, but it does not appear in any list till about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 751.
2519. 1349* In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 13th cent, in France:
10^x7} in., v + 480 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : mutilated : binding, light-brown stamped leather on
boards, clasps and bosses lost, with metal corners, re-backed,
French 15th cent. work.
A Latin Vulgate Bible, with prologues : the New Testament begins
on fol. 359 v . A leaf has been torn out before fol. 1, so that the text
begins * mulierem, quare hoc fecisti ? ' in Gen. cap. iii : and three leaves
before fol. 229, so that the text of Proverbs begins 'eos gaudium. Non
constrictabit ' in cap. xii. At fol. 444 follows the ' Interpretationes
Hebraicarum' vocum. A 14th cent, list of contents and numbers of
chapters (on foil. iv v , v; cf. iii) has 15th cent, notes of their liturgical
use : and there are 14th cent. Latin theological notes on fol. iii, partly
in verse ; cf. front inner cover.
* Ista biblia est P. de Siginiaco [??] presbiteri fol. 480 : 4 Ceste livre
appartient a maystre Willem [?] fol. 479* : 'Champiegnes ' [?],
ibid., all 15th cent. * Thomas Wood, 1584, perhaps of (Pengwern, now)
Shrewsbury : * Liber Ricardi Broughton ex dono H. Br \ fratris sui,
1585 ' : ' Gard toi Bon Ceur . . . 1589 ' (fol. 1) : 4 John Wansdyth ' on
outer cover: * Ex dono Gualt. Waringg Exon. Col. commensal is on
inner covers : he matriculated in 1628. Probably acquired by gift from
Waring about 1630, but it is not in the 1635 Catalogue.
Now MS. Aiict. D. inf. 2. 5.
2520. 3012. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 12th cent, in England (?) :
I 3s x 9t m -» " + 177 leaves, in double columns: imperfect and
mutilated.
' Historie Egesippi de excidio Iudeorum vel Hierusalem, libri quin-
que, a beato Ambrosio in Latinum versi. The first part of the above
title is at fol. 54, but the text begins 'uiro usque ad exitum uite
stadium* in i. 1, and ends ' circumuallauit hostis omne mu 1 in the last
chapter, a leaf being lost at each end. Moreover, the colophon and
title of each book has been mutilated, at foil. 54, 76, 100, 123, cf. 1,
no doubt for the sake of the illuminated capitals : a drawing of an eagle
is at fol. i63 v . Everything about the book is uncertain. This Hege-
sippus is otherwise unknown, many editors abjudicate it from Ambrose :
and the whole is a free translation, with omissions and additions, of the
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS. [2521-2
De bello Judaico of Josephus, of whose name Hegesippus is probably
a corruption.
The peculiar mark of St. George's college at Windsor is on fol. ii v , and so
it may have come in the Windsor donation of 1612, but it is not in the
long official list of that gift, and all that can be stated is that the
Library acquired it not later than 1655, cf. no. 2498.
Now MS. Bodl. 697.
2521* 3043. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 12th cent, in France (?) :
13x9^ in., ii + 64 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : foil. 1-8 slightly injured, many leaves stained.
1 (fol. 1). Treatises by st. Ambrose : — a * Liber beati Ambrosii De
Isaac et anima ' : b (fol. io v ) * De fuga seculi ' : c (fol. 18) ' De Iacob et
uita beata \
2 (fol. 3i v ). 'De consecratione ecclesiarum beg. 'Morem quern
sancta ecclesia tenet ascribed by Migne to Remigius Autissiodorensis.
3 (fol. 4o v ). Treatises by, or attributed to, st. Augustine, bishop of
Hippo : — a ' Liber beati Augustini de beata vita ' : b (fol. 50) ' De iiii
virtutibus karitatis a sermon, beg. ' Desiderium karitatis uestre ' : c
(fol. 52) ' Agustinus de tempore barbarico', a sermon probably not by
Augustine; beg. 'Admonet Dominus Deus': d (fol. 55 v ) 'Liber beati
Augustini de Quarta feria ebdomade maioris a sermon probably not
by Augustine, beg. 'Celesti gratie. & spiritali pluvie/ : e (fol. 59) 'Augu-
stinus de tempore barbarico as no. c above.
* Liber BiMiothecce Saresburiensis 3' : see no. 2526. The book does not
appear in Bodleian lists till about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 698.
2522. 3013. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 2nd half of the 12th cent, in
England: u|x8^in., ii + 166 leaves : with fine capitals, &c :
bindfing, white leather on boards, clasp lost, perhaps contemporary
English work.
Works by st. Ambrose :
1 (fol. 1). ' Beati Ambrosii episcopi ' ' liber de Fide JSancte Trinitatis
ad Gratianum imperatorem ' in five books, with preface.
2 (fol. 94 v ). ' Liber primus [secundus, tertius] beati Ambrosii Medio-
lanensis urbis episcopi ad Gratianum imperatorem de Spiritu Sancto
preceded (fol. 94) by ' Epistola Gratiani Augusti ad sanctum Ambrosium
episcopum ' and (as the other books) by a list of chapters.
3 (fol. i49 v ). ' Liber sancti Ambrosii ... ad eundem . . . de In-
carnatione Domini \
There are so many corrections in the rubricator's work, chiefly in
foil. 104-19, 132-48, cf. 57 v , 163 (largely owing to his placing a large
Q for the beginning of the title of a chapter, where the first letter of the
text was postulated) that the corrector (?) writes on fol. ii v a caution to
any one who may have to copy this volume.
'Liber Willelmi de Haringtone, precio vs.', cf. fol. i : he died in 1344.
' Liber domus de Mertone in Oxonia ex dono & legato magistri Willelmi
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
409
de Harington doctoris in Theologia & socius quondam domus eiusdem :
ad vsum perpetuum [scolarium, added] studencium in ea This was
no. 258 in Merton library, when dr. Thomas James catalogued it in
1600 {Edoga^ p. 20, where the Latin caution (above) is printed in full) :
so it may possibly have come to the Bodleian in his donation of 1601 ,
but it does not appear in any list till about 1655. .
Now MS. Bodl. 752.
2523. 3014. In Latin, on parchment : written about the middle of the 15th cent.
in England: 1 2^x9^ in., vi + 214 leaves: with illuminated border,
capitals, &c. : imperfect at end.
1 (fol. 1). ' Omelie beati Gregorii pape super Ezechielem twenty-
two sermons, with prologue.
2 (fol. 107). ' Apologeticus Gregorij Nazanzeni', followed at fol. 123*
by six sermons and a short treatise by Gregory Nazianzen (De Epiphaniis
sive Natali Domini, De luminibus, De Pentecosten, In semetipso, Dicta
Hieremiae, De reconciliatione, De grandinis vastatione). All these
are in the Latin translation of Rufinus of Aquileia, and were printed
at Strassburg in 1508.
3 (fol. i55 v ). Bede's Expositio super Epistolas Catholicas, without
title or author's name. Foil. 193-200 are stained.
4 (fol. 2o6 v ). Expositio super Cantica Canticorum, here without
title or author's name, and ending with 'siue in prosperis siue in
aduersis* in the comm. on i. 12, many leaves being lost. Pref. beg.
' Salomon inspiratus \ This has been attributed to Magnus Aurelius
Cassiodorus, but is more probably by Hay mo of Halberstadt.
Fol. ii is part of two parchment leaves from a 15th cent. Latin
theological treatise, from the old binding. * 4 US Lambert ' is on fol. 105,
indicating the pergamenarius (?).
The MS. appears to have been owned by George Xeville, archbp. of York
(d. 1476), for his arms ensigned with a mitre are added on fol. I, though
it is odd that the Neville arms, quartering Westcote, are in the 2nd and
3rd quarters only. ' Precium xlr', 'precium v marcas' (foil. 1, 2) are
15th cent, entries. Neville was of Balliol college, Oxford, and probably
presented this volume to the college, for it was no. 1 29 when dr. Thomas
James catalogued it in 1600. It may possibly have come to the Library
in the latter's donation of 1601: it occurs in no Bodleian list till about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 753.
2524. 979. = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 69 (Athanasius, &c. : given by sir
Henry Savile in 1620 : see no. 2504).
2525. 3015. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 13th cent, perhaps in
N.E. France: I2{ x8f in., i + 135 leaves: with one illuminated
capital, &c.
' Liber de gestis Francorum ' by Aimoinus of Fleury : preceded by
* Epistola Almoini ad Abbonem abbatem ' and * Prefacio in gesta Fran-
corum and 'Proemium , : text beg. 'Post triumphum uictori§ > : in
three (?) books, see foil. 13, 24: with continuation to 1136 : the present
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copy ends abruptly at the end of fol. 133' with 'imperatoris Henrici
nepos esset \
A faint inscription on fol. I in red ink (13th cent?) reads — ' Istum
librum dedit . . . Willelmus de Belnero Yda einsdem
Beluero quern qui alienauerit uel fecerit anathema sit
racione eiusdem Willelmi & racione omnium fidelium defunctorum
Aquidinie [??] Amen*. On fol. 134 is 'Memorandum quod anno
domini M°. cc°. lx°. ix° celebratum fuit festum sancti Benedicti in
albis feria iii* post octabas Pasche cum autem [aliter?] quam regula de
tempore Paschali quia citius non potuit celebrari propter Pascha quod
fuit ix Kal. Aprilis domino Valent* tunc priore, Joh. de Vreuill sup-
priore, Gileberto de Froyle precentore, N. de Hamme tercio priore/
4 Liber hie xviij. s. de catell feria ij* ante pentecosten,' 13th cent.
Acquired by the Library at some period before 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 755.
2526. 3042. In Latin, on parchment: written in the nth cent.: njx8|in. r
ii + 145 leaves : binding, white leather on worm-eaten boards, clasp
lost, English 15th cent, work : in parts stained or slightly injured.
Commentaries by st. Ambrose on the Epistles of st. Paul, each with
prologue and with a separate rubric — in Rom. (fol. 1), 1 Cor. (fol. 42*),
2 Cor. (fol. 73^), Gal. (fol. 90), Eph. (fol. ioi v ), Phil. (fol. no v ), 1 Thess.
(fol. n6 v ), 2 Thess. (fol. 120), Col. (fol. 122), Tit. (fol. 128*), 1 Tim.
(fol. i3o v ), 2 Tim. (fol. 138), Philem. (fol. 142). The lemmata are
often in uncials.
' 2. Liber Bibliothecse Saresburiensis.' The following five MSS. are
numbered 3 to 7 in the same set from Salisbury, viz. nos. 252 1, 2544, 2550,
2570, 2545. No. 1 has not been found. The Salisbury Cathedral
library was raided in the Civil War, and these were probably giv^n
during or soon after the war, but are not found in Bodleian lists till
about a.d. 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 756.
2527. 893. In English, on parchment: written in the first quarter of the 15th
cent.: i5$xiof in., ii + 219 leaves: with illuminated borders,
capitals, &c. : in parts soiled.
1 (fol. 1). Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, of Skeat's A-type : incom-
plete, containing Prologue, Knight, Miller, Reve, Cook (with peculiar
ending in a different hand, on fol. 55), Man of Law, Wife of Bath,
Friar, Sompnour, Clerk, Merchant, Squire, Franklin, Doctor, Pardoner,
Shipman, Prioress, Sir Thopas, Manciple, and the Second Nun's Tale.
2 (fol. i84 v ). Poems by John Lydgate:— a (fol. 184*) The Kings
of England : b (fol. 186) 'Norture at the Table ' : c (fol. i87 v ) 'Tretis
for mannes helthe' of his body ' : d (fol. 190) 'Tretis of the Crabbe' :
e (fol. ioo v ) 'Tretis of the Rammeshorne 9 : /(fol. 19 i v ) 'De fallacia
mundi ' : g (f 0 l. 193V) « Lyf of Seynt Margarete ' : h (fol. 20o v ) ' Lyf of
. . . Seint George ' : * (fol. 204) 'The . xv . Joyes of Oure Ladye' :
j (fol. 207) The ' xv. heuynesse of Oure Ladye ' : k (fol. 208*)
'The daunce of Poulys, otherweyes called Makabre'. Some notes
and scribbling are on foil. 216-17.
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4 ii
On scrolls in the border on fol. i are (i) ' Pences de may pences de
m[oy ?] (2) ' Ihesu Marri ladi help (2) ' in God is al mi trust in God '
' As fortune fansit as for[tune ?] fansit '.
' This is George Upton His booke* (16th cent.) is on fol. 55, the leaf in a
different hand, see above. Probably acquired about 1618-20.
Now MS. Bodl. 686.
2528. 3016. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 13th cent. :
134 X9$ in., iii + 179 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, white sheepskin cover over boards, clasps
lost, 15th cent. work.
'Expositio de Psalmo centesimo octavo decimo sancti Ambrosii
Mediolanensis urbis episcopi', a comm. on Ps. cxix. At fol. i78 v is
added in a contemporary hand a sermon on ' Statue tibi speculam . .
(Jer. xxxi. 21) : beg. ' Verba ista quinque que iuxsta formam \
* C . XV ' in some library. 1 Liber magistri Johannis Tailour sacre
theologie professoris Cancellarii Exoniensis ecclesie', d. 1492 : another
inscription states that he gave the MS. to dr. R. Fitzjames. A strip of
parchment under horn reads * Ambrosius ... Ex dono domini Ricardi
Fitz James nuper Cicestrensis episcopi et Custodis istius Collegij sc.
Merton college, Oxford : in the library of which it was no. 260 in 1600
when dr. Thomas James catalogued it. It may possibly therefore have
come in the donation of the latter in 1 601, but it appears in no Bodleian
list till about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl 700.
2629. 3017. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
England, in several hands: n|x6in., ii + 389 leaves, in double
columns : smooth white parchment on bevelled boards, clasps lost,
, 16th cent. English work.
Works by st. Ambrose, except, artt. 3, 5, 7 :
1 (fol. 1). *Exposicio sancti Ambrosij . . . de Psalmo 118', a com-
mentary on the 119th psalm.
2 (fol. 123*). 'De penitencia contra Novacianos'.
3 (fol. 136). 'Ambrosius de Delbora', really st. Jerome's treatise, on
Deborah.
4 (fol. 139). Short treatises: — a Pastorale: b (fol. i4i v ) De bene-
dictionibus Patriarcharum : c (fol. 148) De David: d (fol. 156) De s.
Joseph patriarcha : e (fol. i63 v ) De Naboth : / (fol. 170) De laude
jejunii, usually entitled De Elia et jejunio: g (fol. i78 v ) De decern
temptationibus, usually entitled De dignitate sacerdotali.
5 (fol. 179). ' Lamentaciones Jeremie secundum Ambrosium really
st. Jerome's treatise De Lamentationibus Jeremiae.
6 (fol. 185). 'Exposicio sancti Ambrosii episcopi super Cantica
Canticorum ' : at fol. i97 y follows a dubious letter here ascribed to st.
Ambrose = Migne's Patr. Lai. xvii. Appendix Epistt. iv, col. 749 or
827.
7 (fol. 198). 'Liber sancti Jeronimi [?] de induracione cordis
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Pharaonis ' : pref. beg. 1 Perfectorum est ea que affluentissimo in two
books.
8 (fol. 209). Hexaemeron, preceded by a list of chapters,
9 (fol. 248). De excessu fratris sui Satyri.
10 (fol. 263). De Officiis.
11 (fol. 301). Short treatises: — a De mysteriis : b (fol. 304 v ) De
Sacramentis, regarded in the colophon as part of art. a : c (fol. 313) De
septem tubis in Apocalypsi, an extract, beg. ' Tempus autem arbitror ' :
d (fol. 3i5 v ) De bono mortis: e (fol. 322*) De virginitate libri tres : /
(fol. 333) De viduis : g (fol. 339) De virginitate liber unus : h (fol. 346 v )
Exhortatio virginitatis : /(fol. 352) De lapsu virginis : ./(fol. 354 v ) De
fuga seculi: k (fol. 36 i v ) A letter = Migne's Patrol Lai. xvi. 11 89:
/ (fol. 37 i v ) De praeceptis et exemplis virtutum, usually entitled De
Jacob et vita beata.
Several hands were employed in writing this volume, sometimes
recurring, sometimes mixed on the same column. The only larger
divisions are at foil. 139, 185, 209 : the chief changes of writing are at
foil. 81, i23 v , 136, 151, 185, 198, 210, 263, 3i5 v , 361*.
' Liber domus scolarium de Mertone ex dono magistri Henrici Seuer sacre
pagine professoris ac Custodis eiusdem, incathenatus in libraria ad
communem vsum ibidem studere volencium, anno Domini M mo cccc°.
lxviij 0 *. This was no. 250 at Merton in 1600, when dr. Thomas James
catalogued it. It may possibly have come to the Bodleian with the
donation of the latter in 1601, but does not appear in any Library list
till about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 757.
2530. 3018. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 12th cent, in
France \%) : 15I x 11 J in., i + 139 leaves, in double columns : with
ornamental coloured capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on boards,
clasps lost, 13th cent. (?) work.
Commentaries attributed to st. Ambrose on the Epistles of St.
Paul
1 . . . . Prologus sancti Ambrosii in Explanatione Epistole Pauli ad
Romanos ' (fol. 1) followed by the commentary, and similar commentaries
on 1 Cor. (fol. 33), 2 Cor. (fol. 55*), Gal. (fol. 71), Eph. (fol. 82), Phil,
(fol. 9i v ), 1 Thess. (fol. 97), 2 Thess. (fol. ioo v ), Col. (fol. io2 v ), Titus
(fol. 109), 1 Tim. (fol. 111), 2 Tim. (fol. n8 v ), Philem. (foL I22 v ),
Hebr. (fol. i23 v ). These works are now known not to be by st. Ambrose,
but their real authorship has not been discovered.
1 B liber .14°'.*, 15th cent : * liber .7 ni 15th cent., on end cover, outside :
' precium .vj.s. viij.d.\ Presented by dr. Henry Sever to Merton in
1468, exactly as no. 2529. On the end cover outside is a nearly obliterated
list of the contents of no. 2502, testifying that it was given to Merton 1 ex
dono magistri W. Felowes*. This was no. 259 in the college library
in 1600 when dr. Thomas James catalogued it. It may possibly have
come to the Bodleian with the donation of the latter in 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 689.
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2531. 3 OI 9- 1° Latin, on paper: written by T. James in A.D. 1598 at Oxford:
16} x 11 J in., v + 157 leaves.
'Tomus primus Animaduersionum in Patres Latinaeque Ecclesiae
Doctores primarios. Opus inchoatum ... 3*° die mensis Martij 1598. . .
Thomas James \ This first and only volume is an ' Elenchus eorum
quae in omnibus operibus D. Cypriani hactenus excusis sunt uel addita
vel detracta vel commutata uel . . . supposita . . With the printed
edition of Cyprian edited by Simon Goulartij, 1593, are collated two
New college MSS. and one Lincoln college MS. of Cyprian (presum-
ably MSS. New coll. 130, 132, Line. 47), in parallel columns. From
fol. 151 it is clear that James began a draft of his work on Aug. 3, 1597.
Fol. iii is a leaf (sign. A. ii) of the Sarum Missal printed in London by
Pynson in 1504, on parchment with illuminated border : with a note on
it by the rev. H. M. Bannister, 1906.
Presumably this volume came to the Library on dr. James's death in 1629,
but it does not appear in any Bodleian list till about 1655.
Now MS Bodl. 276.
2532. .3020. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent : i2| X9in.,
iii + 1 39 leaves : with one illuminated and several coloured capitals :
imperfect.
The Latin text of the Gospels of St. Matthew and (fol. 94) St. Mark,
surrounded (apparently) by the Glossa Ordinaria (of Walafridus Strabo)
and the Glossa Interlinearis (of Anselmus Laudunensis), both in smaller
writing. The prologue to st. Matthew is imperfect, a leaf being lost at
the beginning (beg. ' & heretice prauitatis error '), and the last few words
of st. Mark are similarly wanting. See nos. 21 13, 2238. A sketch of
the statue of a queen under a canopy is on fol. 59 v ; cf. fol. 136.
* Thomas Cardifi ' (« Cardife \ fol. 2), 16th cent. : which links this MS.
with nos. 2501, 2513. It is in no Bodleian list till about 1655.
Now MS. Auct. D. 1. 3.
2533. 1384. ■ Qn. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 97 (Proclus : acquired between
1620 and 1634, possibly a donation by Savile in 1620, but not
recorded as such : binding, red leather with stamped ornament,
Italian work of about a.d. 1600).
2534. 977. = Qn. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 37 (Basil : given by sir Henry
Savile in 1620).
2535. 778, In Latin and French, on paper: written in three hands of about
1360-70 in England: 11} x 8| in., ii + 201 leaves in single, double,
and treble columns : binding, old boards, re-bound recently, clasp
lost.
Medical and historical treatises :
1 (fol. 4). * Thesaurus pauperum recipes for various complaints,
taken from the work of that name by Petrus Hispanus (pope John xxi).
2 (fol. n v ). 'Secreta . H. Samp[sonis?] de Clouburnel', recipes in
Latin and French.
3 (fol. 21). 'La novele Cirurgerie en franceis par rime', 'Noua
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cirurgia in Gallico ' : beg. 4 Qant le corps est en langur ' : incomplete.
See no. 3637, art. 5.
4 (fol. 28). 'Le liure de herberie en franceis qi est apele Cira
instans 4 Liber herbarum specierum & gummorum ' : translated from
the treatise De simplici medicina of Johannes Platearius : beg. 4 Aloe si
est c. et s.' : the part relating to spices and gums is here regarded as
a separate treatise (fol. 38).
5 (fol. 42 v ). * Liber de virtutibus herbarum, seminum, florum . . .
carnium the Liber virtutum simplicium medicinarum of Johannes de
Sancto Paulo.
6 (fol. 57 v ). 4 Liber Cinonomorum [i.e. Synonymorum] de nominibus
herbarum a botanical dictionary known also as 'Alphita in alphabetical
order : beg. 4 Alphita . Farina ordei idem followed at fol. 67* by another
similar list in Latin, French, and English, entitled 4 Nomina herbarum
in Latino, Gallico & Anglico \
7 (fol. 7i v ). 'Medulla cirurgie Rolandi', extracts from the Chirurgia
of Rolandus Parmensis.
8 (fol. 84). * Le liure de xij ewes ' i.e. eaux, a treatise of liquids,
with recipes in Latin and French.
9 (fol. 91). A copy of a Latin notarial deed containing the award
by William de Honynton of a pension to Thomas de Walmesford
against Radulphus de Brantyngham, both canons of Godchester (or
Good Easter) in Essex, Feb. 10, 135!-
10 (fol. 99). The Chronicle of England by Galfridus le Baker de
Swynebroke, 1303-56 (Edw. i, ii & iii), in Latin, edited by sir E. Maunde
Thompson in 1889. This and art. 11 are copies of the original chroni-
cles. A facsimile of fol. i2 2 r is in the printed edition.
11 (fol. 149). The brief Chronicle of England by the same, from
the Creation to 1347 : a note foL i56 v states that Galfridus wrote this
4 Croniculus' at Oseney abbey, Oxford, on July 20, 1347: the year
1350 is mentioned on the same page, and a Latin pedigree of the
French royal family about 1 270-1350, is on fol. i57 v .
12 (fol. 160). < Burnelli Speculum in Latin verse, the Speculum
Stultorum by Nigel Wireker.
13 (fol. 180). A French proverbial poem, based on texts derived
from the Proverbs of Solomon, &c. : proh beg. 4 Chier amy receuez de
moy ' ; text beg. 4 Li sages dit en sun livere ' : probably composed by
Nicholas Bozon.
14 (fol. i84 v ). Three prophecies, in Latin and French, of events in
1350-65 {begg. 4 a.d. 1347 facta est quedam visio 4 A touz bons Chres-
tiens . . . Mestre Miles de Toilet \ 4 Ista sunt noua per diuersos ').
15 (fol. 187). Three bulls of pope John xxii about the Minorites,
dated Nov. 12, 1323; March 27, 1322 ; Dec. 8, 1322.
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14 (fol. 195). An account in French of the Andaman Isles (' Anga-
manam from Marco Polo.
15 (fol. i95 v ). 'De la progeniee des Soldans & du Caliphe', of
♦Babylon, Alexandria, and the Holy Land, a report made by the patriarch
of Jerusalem, Aimaro Monaco (d. 1202), on the Saracens.
On blank spaces are added recipes and medical notes in Latin,
French, and English (foil. 2, 27* 90, 97, i45 v , 158, i85 v , 2oo v ), among
which are a 1 regimen domine Johanne Bohoun comitisse Her[e]ford,
secundum magistrum Georgium medicum domini regis Henrici iiij ti . . .
1408 (fol. 2), the latter part of a ' tractatus contra epidimiam editus a
magistro [Johanne] de Burdagalia [vel rectius, Burgundia] . . . 1390'
(fol. 90), Latin medical notes from Roger Bacon (fol. 158), and Latin
astrological notes (fol. i58 y ). On fol. 97 v are entered the obits of
'Alianore Lancastrie comitisse', countess of Arundel, Jan. 11, 137!,
and of her son-in-law Humphrey de Bohun earl of Hereford, Jan. 17
( I 373)» For the contents of the whole volume see sir E. M. Thompson's
edn. of Galfridus (1889), pp. xii-xv, and Paul Meyer in Romania
xxxvii, pp. 509-528, to which this account is indebted.
Presented by Thomas Twyne in 161 a : a title on fol. ii is in sir Thomas
Bodley's hand.
Now MS. Bodl. 761.
2536. 3021. In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written early in the
13th cent, in France (?) : nj x 8$ in., vii + 282 leaves : with some
illuminated capitals, &c : in places mutilated, capitals having been
cut out at foil. 1, 150, 163.
Treatises of st. Ambrose and (art. 7) st. Augustine :
A. 1 (fol. 1). 'Liber sancti Ambrosii episcopi de Abraham'.
2 (fol. 26). ' . . . De sancto Ioseph \
3 (fol. 47). '. . . De Patriarchis usually entitled ' De benedictionibus
Patriarcharum \
4 (fol. 62 v ). '. . . De excessu fratris sui* Satyri.
5 (fol. 105). 'Epistola ... ad Vercellensem ecclesiam Migne!s
Patrol. Lat. xvi. 11 88, epist. 63.
B. 6 (fol. 124). '. . . De bono mortis'.
7 (fol. 138). 'Aurelii Augustini doctoris liber . . . de cura pro
mortuis gerenda'. On fol. i48 y two hands of about a.d, 1300 have
added a list of the subjects of a Latin theological work in 8o(?)
chapters.
C. 8 (fol. 150). 'Liber primus [secundus, &c] beati Ambrosii epi-
scopi ad Gratianum imperatorem de Fide ', preceded by the Epistola
Gratiani, and reckoned to contain six, not five, books.
9 (fol. 219). De Spiritu Sancto, in three books here reckoned as
books 7-9 of the preceding treatise, and preceded (on fol. 2i8 v ) by a
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l>537-8
short list of its main theses, and an erased rubric and commencement
of some treatise of st Ambrose. The hand changes on fol. 226.
10 (fol. 261). De Incarnatione Dominica, here counted as part of
the 9th book De fide.
Foil, iii-vi, 275-8 are parchment leaves from a 13th cent. Latin
theological treatise.
On fol. 2720* is written with a metal stilus *X° Kalendas Martii feria
iiii a hora diei. xi a . factus est terre motus apud Ely . Anno Domini . m°.
cc°. xl° yii° i.e. Feb. 20, i24f.
The contents of A are given in a 1 3th cent, hand on fol. ii v . As to C,
* G. 32 ' is an old mark on fol. 149*, perhaps of the Ely library
(see above) : it is not quite like Bury St. Edmunds' (see no. 2572). The
MS. does not occur in any Bodleian list till about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 762.
2537. 3022. In Latin and (art. 4) English, on paper: written in the first decade
of the 17th cent, by T. James : 1 if x 8| in., ii + 198 leaves.
A notebook of dr. Thomas James, Bodley's first Librarian, containing
various notes and lists. The whole volume was first used for references
in Cyprian to passages in the Bible in order of the latter, but this work
was after a time dropped.
1 (fol. 1). An analysis of a Latin treatise De peste, in three books
(De signis, De praecautione pestis, De cura).
2 (foh 3 V ). A list of all readers in the Bodleian Library during the
first year of its existence, viz. Nov. 8, 1602 - Nov. 7, 1603, showing on
what days each read and whether in the morning (' a ') or afternoon (' p ').
The first three entries under A will show the system — c Mr. Andrews .
Nou : 22.p. Mart. 9-a. Nou : 3a. Mr. Adams . Dec. 6.p. Mr.
[Thomas] Allen [ofj Gloc. [Hall] Dec. 2 2.a. Jan. 3i.a. Febr. 7 .a, 28 .p.
Mart. 2 3. a. Apr. 2. a, g.a. Maij 8.a. Jun. 22.p. Jul. 74). | io[times]'.
'3 (fol. i5 v ). Biblical references on a few subjects, such as Accusa-
tions, Dignity of Priests, Patience : in English.
4 (fol. 62). A list of the printed books and MSS. in the Bodleian
about a.d. 1603-4, arranged under the first letter of the authors* names
in alphabetical order. The list seems to be a first attempt to assign
press-marks to the collection according to the four faculties, but the
press-marks in 1605 in general superseded those which are here
assigned. The sheets seem to be bound, in general, in the reverse
order of the alphabetical series.
Presumably this volume came to the Library on dr. James's death in 1629,
but it does not appear in any Bodleian list till about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 763. [Kept among the Library Records.]
2538. 3023. In Latin and (art. 14) English, on paper: written in the third quarter
of the 15th cent, in England : 9J x 6| in., ii + 193 leaves : with rude
figures and ornamentation.
A medley of prosody, rhetoric, astrology, and other matter, apparently
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compiled and written by John L.& e (Longe ?) alias Sampford, see below »,
chaplain of St. Catherine's Chapel at Bridport, before 1470.
The chief contents are : —
1 (fol. 1). A short ars dictaminis : beg. 1 Nunc ex eo quod tam [iam ?]
de [arte] dictandi literas in Latinis intendo pertractare, & primo de
modo cadencie\ 'Thomas Sampson ' is the name used in example^.
2 (fol. 3). 4 Ympnorum [versificatio ?] compendiose compilata, secun-
dum . . .', name erased as on foil. 8 V , 18, the first letter is apparently I :
beg. ' Tres sunt pedes versificandi scilicet dattilico spondeus ' : followed
by some musical notation, partly on a three-line stave.
3 (fol. 8). ' Distincciones rethorice . Et Deo gratias, secundum
Johannem Leylond ' : beg. ' Nunc de distinccione \
4 (fol. 9). ' Tractatus bonus de Accentu secundum compilacionem
Johannis ' : beg. ' Accentus est regularis modulacio vocis ' : followed
at fol. i8 v by English notes on how to read aloud, and Latin ones on
prosody, ending with verses giving John as the writer's name and ' I. L.* e '
as his initials, and by extracts from the Nova poetria of Galfridus de Vino
Salvo, 'quod Sampford alias L.s e ' (fol. 22): after which (at fol. 23) is a
curious poem on versification, headed ' Diuerse Opiniones antiquorum
contra modernos beg. ' Carpebat teneros Maria cum coniuge sompnos \
5 (fol. 2 7 v ). Theological notes, including the Bible history in twenty-
four distichs (the first beginning with A, the second with B, and so on),
and (fol. 29 v ) ' Articuli fidei', the Apostles' Creed in verse (beg. 'Credo
Deum patrem celum terramque cre&tem
6 (fol. 30). A treatise on prosody and metres, in prose and verse :
beg. 'Litterarum alie sunt vocales': the latter part (fol. 64 v ) is called
' Notabilia metrorum '.
7 (fol. 72). 'Liber venerabilis Bede de arte metrica'.
8 (fol. 95). 'Liber Ceruij [Seruij] in centimetro, quern studuit &
scripsit [ad] amicum suum Albinum \]
9 (fol. 102). 'De rithmica arte' or 'Doctrina rithmalis': beg. 'Ad
habendam rithmici [sic] dictacionis noticiam \
10 (fol. 107). 'Indulgencie versus Jerusalem', granted by pope
Silvester i, a list of indulgences connected with the Holy Land, with
a note 'De tributo soluendo in Terra Sancta' (fol. 111).
1 1 (fol. 1 1 1 v ). ' Liber Caminnj ' (carminum ?), a treatise on manners,
at table &c, in verse : pref. beg. ' Eya messoris messis text beg. ' Assint
ergo rudes \
12 (fol. 12 1 v ). 'De variacione materie', a metrical story of two
robbers : two figures at the beginning are named ' M. Hembry ' and
' M. J. Mathew ' : at end ' Et ad presens vlterius non procedam ocupatus
circa plura \
13 (fol. 125). An astrological treatise in thirty-one chapters : the first
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is De proprietatibus duodecim signorum, beg. 'Qui natus fuerit in
Januario'. The contents are fully set out in the Old Catalogue of
1697.
14 (fol. 174). A poem on the nurture of children: beg. 'All maner
chyldryn ye listen & lere' : at end ' Symon ' : printed in E.E.T.S., vol 32.
15 (fol. 180). 'De incepcione ordinum & . . . fundacionibus abba-
thiarum & ecclesiarum . . .', beg. ' Anno gracie lxiiii° constructa est hie
a discipulis sancti Philippi capella apparently by a monk of Glaston-
bury.
Among the miscellaneous notes, chiefly additions, are : — a (foil. 7, 124,
156, i73 v , 178) Theologica varia : b (fol. 6 V ) A copy of a Latin letter
from John L.* e [Longe?] capellanus parochialis de Brydeport to Adam
Coppyndale canon of Sarum, Apr. 4, 1472 : e(io\. 7o v ) 'Metrum Mathei
super Salutacionem Angelicam ' : beg. ' Ad honorem Virginis, matris
Dei uiui ' : d (fol. 106) ' De campana Creditonie \ a Latin poem : e (foil.
i24 v , 156^ i75 v -i76 v , i9i v ) Prosae &c. on various saints: /(fol. i68 v )
• De virtutibus misse beg. ' Augustinus in libro De Civitate Dei ' : g
(fol i72 v ) 'Litera composita per dompnum Johannem Wodeward
monachum Wygorniensem ' about Christmas, beg. ' Leticia Dei permis-
siones ' : h (fol. 177) ' De miserima responcione populi que iam instat
beg. ' Pro dolor, o crudi gestus sparsim m[in]uescunt* : 1 (fol. i77 v ) ' De
regnacionibus Regum Anglie* from Alfred, &c. : / (fol. i89 v ) Note about
a comet in 147 1 by ' J ' followed by Lse in an erasure ' capellanus cantarie
sancte Katerine de Brydeport ' : k (fol. i90 v ) Charms against fever, <fec. :
/ (fol. 191) A Latin letter with intentionally bad grammar. Foil. 185-9
are almost entirely cut out. Foil, ii, 2o b are a leaf and fragment from
a 13th cent. Latin theological manuscript on parchment.
First found in a Bodleian list of about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 832.
2539. 661. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 1st half of the 13th cent.:
9f x 7l iv+ 124 leaves : with coloured capitals, &c.
' . . . Eufrastica Willelmi the treatise on difficult passages in the
Bible by Willelmus de Burgo or Petriburgensis, entitled Euphrastica :
prol. beg. 'Cum intuitum oculatum ' : after a list of the 100 chapters the
text beg. ' Quid est quod in Genesi dicitur ' : at end ' Eufrasibus centum
digessimus hoc documentum | Cetera multa latent, nec sine claue
patent \ On foil, ii— iv are the Latin epitaph on Petrus Comestor (beg.
' Petrus eram quern petra tegit '), ' Eufrastica . Inter libros magistri •
Willelmi de Burgo ' and a I^atin prayer, in 1 3th cent, hands ; the recto
of fol ii is in squares of red and white like a chessboard.
'Liber monasterii de Ramesia/ 14th cent.: probably acquired by the
Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 833.
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2540. 3o 2 4- In Latin, on paper : written in the 15th cent, in England : 8f x6| in.,
iii + 76 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c
1 (fol. 1). 'Incipiunt Gesta Appolonij Regis Tiri et Sidonis . .
beg. c Fuit quidam rex in Antiochia', ends 'Explicit Eventus Tyri
Appolonij ' : the romance of Apollonius of Tyre : the riddles are ten in
number (fol. 18). Fol. 12 has been damaged by fire. At fol. 23 v
follows ' De quodam philosopho nomine Secundo beg. ' Erat quidam
philosophus qui ab antiquo tempore perpetuum silencium conseruauit
a tale.
2 (fol. 26). ' Incipit Historia de Rege Auemour et eius dicto contra
Christianos . secundum Vincencium [Bellovacensem] sexti decimi libri
Speculi Historialis ' : beg. t Fuit in India Rex quidam nomine Auemour,
diues et potens \ This romance has been attributed to st. John Dama-
scene, a©d is an abridgement by Vincent of Beauvais of the well-known
Christian romance of Barlaam and Josaphat. The present title 'de
rege Auemour ' or more probably properly 'Aueniour' is apparently
rare.
The MS. first appears in Bodleian lists about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 834.
2541. 3025. In English, on paper: written a. d. 1599-1612 by sir Thomas
Bodley : 13! x 9^ in., 338 leaves.
Sir Thomas Bodley's letters to dr. Thomas James, the first librarian
of the Bodleian, 1599-1612, with a few others from the same. The
whole volume was printed by Thomas Hearne, and published in London
in 1703 under the title Reliquix Bodkianx, but unfortunately the editor
did not unravel the chronological sequence (Bodley very seldom gives
the year in his dating), and printed the letters in the haphazard order
in which they were at that time bound. They were re-bound in 1898
in chronological order, as determined by the rev. W. D. Macray : and
form the chief material for the early history of the Library.
There are three numberings, (1) an old one (about 1655 ?) 1-237, of
which no. 9 is lost, and 45, 143, 171 are mere errors, or have been long
lost : while 84 (from I^iurence Bodley) is now at fol. 114 in no. 30432 :
(2) Hearne's, 1-231 of which 152 and 179 are non-existent, and 106,
165 are doubled: (3) the new numbering 1-230; 24, 41, 104, 117
being doubled, so that there are 234 letters now in the volume, of which
two, nos. ii7 b , 221 (foil. 187, 324), were not printed by Hearne, and
no. 24 11 (fol. 46) is from Bodley to dr. George Rives, the Vice-Chancellor,
March 27, 1602.
Presumably these letters came to the Library at dr. James's death in 1629 ;
if not in 1620, when he resigned his Librarianship.
Now MS. Bodl. 699 (kept as Arch. P. c. 0).
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2542. 3026. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first quarter of the 13th cent.
in France (?) : \2\ x of in., ii + 84 leaves, in double columns : with
illuminated capitals, &c. : in poor condition and imperfect.
An imperfect copy of the Homilies of Gregory the Great on Ezekiel.
The first words are 1 cum per intentionem cordis in the first homily.
The quaternions are marked from I to XIV, but of I only five leaves
remain, II-IV have perished, V-XIII are complete, and XIV has lost
its last two leaves, and ends 1 ubi resurgens caro perseuerantiam ' in the
8th homily of the 2nd book. Some pages are soiled or torn in margins.
On fol. ii v a 16th cent, note by William Granson of Upton testifies
that Stury should pay 2 s. a year to Boulwas (Build was ?) manor for the
Black Lands : and Thomas Kerdiff (Cardiff) makes a similar note to
that in no. 2513 about the lord mayor of London in 1546 : see also
no. 2548.
The MS. first appears in Bodleian lists about 1655.
Now MS. BodL 701.
2543. 442. In Latin, on parchment : written about the middle of the 13th cent.
in France (?) : 12J x Sf in., vii + 140 leaves : with many illuminated
pictures, capitals, &c.
A Bestiarium moralizatum, or Liber de naturis bestiarum, the latter
part from fol. 112 about trees and herbs, not animals : there is a prologue
beginning 4 Omnibus animantibus Adam primus uocabula indidit ', text
beg. ' Bestiarum uocabulum proprie conuenit leonibus ends 1 uenena
plurimum ualet \ There are many fine and well-drawn figures of
animals, &c. The MS. is not unlike no. 2251, except in size. The
lower margin of fol. 1 is cut off.
*'Gauntes' (fol. iv v , early 15th cent.?). Probably the volume entitled
'Anonymi [liber] cui Pr[incipium] Bestiarium 1 in the 1605 Catalogue,
which probably reached the Library in 160?, 1604, or the early part of
1605 : but in that case it is odd that it should have found a place among
the Nondum Catenatim 1620. On the other hand, it may have been
unchained as a show book.
Now MS. Bodl. 764.
2544. 3044. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 1 ath cent, in France (?) :
1 \\ x S in., iv + 81 leaves.
1 (fol. 1). Treatises by st. Augustine of Hippo : — a De poenitentiae
medicina, here without title or author's name, as are b, d, e, below, beg.
' Quam sit utilis ' : b (fol. 10) De mendacio, beg. 1 Magna questio est
de mendacio ' : e (fol. 27) : ' Liber Augustini contra mendatium ad Con-
sentinum ', beg. c Multa michi legenda ' : d (fol. 45 v ) De cura pro mortuis
agenda: e (fol. 55) Sermo de Oratione Dominica, beg. 'Euangelica
precepta, fratres dilectissimi \
2 (fol. 64). 'Epistola beati Ambrosii episcopi ad Vercellensem
ecclesiam de morte Eusebii episcopi et martins'.
4 Liber Bibliothecce Saresburiensis 4', see no. 2526. The book does not
occur in Bodleian lists till about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 765.
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2545. 3057. In Latin, on parchment : written perhaps late in the nth cent, in
France (?) : 9J x 6£ in., ii + 81 leaves : binding : white parchment on
boards, clasp lost, title on outer end cover, once protected by talc (?) ;
English 15th cent, work, damaged.
Treatises by st. Ambrose : —
1 (fol. 1). * Liher . . . [erasure] sancti Ambrosii de Prophetis usually
entitled De Joseph patriarcha : beg. ' Sanctorum uita caeteris norma \
2 (fol. i5 v ). 'De benedictionibus patriarcharum here without any
rubric.
3 (fol. 26 v ). 'De poenitentia in two books (see fol. 38*).
4 (fol. 49). 'Liber primus de fratre sancti Ambrosii', followed at
fol. 60 by the second book: usually entitled De excessu fratris sui
Satyri.
* Liber Bibliotheca? Saresburiensis 7', see no. 2526. The book first
appears in Bodleian lists about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 835.
2546. 3027. In Latin, on paper: written in a.d. 1577 in Spain: 8Jx6iin.,
i + 281 leaves : imperfect : binding, see below.
A Latin commentary on the first part of the Summa theologiae of
st. Thomas Aquinas, quaestt. 19-64, then (fol. 276) quaestt. 106-8, no,
112. The date May 22, 1577, is at fol. 75. Several leaves (i, 1-13,
201-206) have lost part of the text. A note by Gasp(ar Coelho) is on fol. i.
The book is bound in part of a parchment leaf from a 1 3th cent. Latin
antiphoner, written in Spain ; another leaf is in the binding of no. 1951.
The MS. first appears in Bodleian lists about 1655, but is by the same
scribe as no. 2 161, and, like it, was probably received in 1605, and
apparently connected with the gifts of Josias White in that year.
Now MS. Bodl. 836.
2547. 595. In Latin, on parchment: made up of two MSS. written in the 13th
cent, in England : 10J x 7! in., iii + 57 leaves, in double columns.
A (with illuminated capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1). A short treatise on
Greek prepositions : beg. 1 Preposiciones Grece secundum Priscianum \
2 (fol. 4 V ). 'De dictionibus diuersas significationes habentibus
secundum ordinem alphabeti ' : beg. i Quia scire distinguere ' : chiefly
a commentary on a Latin poem beginning * A nomen signat trahitur
profertur utrumque which is broken up into lemmata.
3 (fol. 23). ' Methodus breuis & compendiosus de nominum diffe-
rentia . Interseritur etiam de verbis a poem on nouns beginning with
the successive letters : beg. 1 Est altum sublime . bonum . subtile, pro-
fundum with a short prose preface which begins 1 Quoniam nouitas
humanum \
B (with coloured capitals) 4 (fol. 31). A grammatical treatise, partly
a commentary on the Commentarii grammatici of Priscian, in two books :
the first (De litera) beg. 'Tria sunt quorum causa': the 2nd book is
perhaps De syllabis.
This is part of a larger volume which late in the 13th cent, (see fol.
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iii v ) contained ' Testamenta xij patriarcharum, Libellus magistri Ricardi
de Sancto Victore, Elucidarii libri tres, [then artt. 1, 2 above], Prouerbia
Senece, De numeris, [then artt. 3, 4, the latter entered in a later hand
and entitled ' Sentencie Prisciani magistri '].
' Hunc librum dedit frater Alwredus de Douera Deo & ecclesie beate
Marie Radingensi . Quern qui celauerit uel de eo furtum fecerit . anathema
sit' early 14th cent. Presumably the volume then contained at least
eight treatises. On foi. 55 v is some I4th-i5th cent, scribbling, including
'Ego Sutton monachus monasterii Radingcnsis 'Rogerus Sutton ,
'Sluythurst', < Willelmus Slythurst', « Sir John Catby\ Presented by
William Burdet of Sonning in 1608.
Now MS. Auot. P. 3. 8.
2548* 3028. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 13th cent, in
France (?) : 13! x 9$ in., i + 05 leaves, in double columns : with fine
illuminated capitals (see foil. 14, 37, 43, 75", &c), &c. : imperfect
and in poor condition, repaired.
Twenty-seven letters (or parts of letters) of st. Jerome, with later notes,
and also (fol. 25) 1 Epistola Jultani episcopi ad Demetriadem virginem 9
(really by Pelagius : beg. ' Si summo ingenio '), and (fol. 94) * Epitaphium
Nepotiani a beato Jeronimo editum . . : originally thirty-seven docu-
ments and so numbered : but also, as is clear from some notes for the
rubricator (e.g. on foil. 14, 24, oo v ; that on fol. 1 seems wrong), nos.
lxxviii-cxi of a larger collection. The text of several leaves and many
margins are badly injured : but the only whole leaves lost are single
ones after foil. 77, 87, 90, and all after fol. 94, the Epitaphium ending
abruptly ' usque Britanniam a rigida septen- and fol. 1 is the first of
the first quaternion. A list of the Letters is printed in the Old Catalogue
of 1697.
This appears to have come from the same monastery as no. 2542, and so
may have belonged to Thomas Cardiff, and come with his other
volumes. It occurs in no Bodleian list till about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 702.
2549. 635. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 14th cent, in
England : 10 J x 7f in., ii + 1 50 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c :
binding, plain white parchment on boards, Winchester 14th cent,
work (?).
1 (fol. 8). ' Liber qui dicitur Speculum Iuniorum a treatise in 104
chapters (of which a list precedes at fol. ii v ) on sin, penance, and the
sacraments : beg. 1 Racionalem creaturam a Deo factam ' : at end
' Summa que dicitur Speculum Iuniorum quam qui fraude uel furto .
vel quocunque alio modo a domo sancti Swythini alienauertt uel [the last
six words on an erasure] illicite amouerit . Anathema sit \
2 (fol. 125). * Summa florum ortorum & deliciarum beate Virginis
Marie with prologue which beg. 1 Uniuersis Christi fidelibus presens
opusculum ' : text beg. 1 Aue Maria . . . Noua forma salutacionis \
There are several notes on the fly-leaves and foil. 105, i24 v , among
which are a (fol. i v ) 4 hexameters ' super Crucem Cestrie \ beg. ' Aspice
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pendentem* : b (fol. ii) 'Anno Domini M mo ccc mo lj° Johanne Merlawe
priore [de Winton], J. de Ford suppriore die sancte Agathe martyris
[Feb. 5] ordinatus fuerat W. Camel tertius prior & J. Burghildebury
precentor': c (fol. 149) Latin note on Soc and Sac: d (fol. 149*) a
metrical comparison of a doctor with a pugilist, beg. 'Si pugil est
victus \
Owned by the monastery of St. Swithin at Winchester, see above : pre-
sented by William Harwood, prebendary of Winchester, (as ' Speculum
Juris') in 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 767.
2550. 3°45- In Latin, on parchment : written perhaps late in the nth cent in
France (?) : 9$ x 6 J in., ii + 71 leaves : with illuminated capitals, 8cc.
Treatises by st. Ambrose: — a (fol. 1) 'De uirginitate in three
books, usually entitled De virginibus: b (fol. i7 v ) 'De uiduis without
authors name, as c, g: c (fol. 26) 'De uirginibus', usually entitled De
virginitate, at end ' Explicit liber quartus ' : d (fol. 38) ' Exortatio uirgi-
nitatis', here ascribed in a contemporary hand to st. Augustine, beg.
'Qui ad conuiuium ' : e (fol. 47 v ) ' De lapsu uirginis consecrate*: /
(fol. 52) 'De misteriis' : ^(fol. 57) 'De sacramentis in six books.
Foil. 40-1, 45 are torn. Art. 6 in the Old Catalogue is due to a
misunderstanding of Langbaine's note on part of art. e.
' Liber Bibliothecse Saresburiensis 5', see no. 2526. The book does not
occur in Bodleian lists till about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 768.
2551. 3029. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 15th cent, in
England: uf x frj in., i + 77 leaves: with coloured capitals, &c. :
binding, worn white leather on boards, with clasps, English 15th
cent. work.
1 (fol. 3). ' Liber beati Ysidori Hyspanensis episcopi ad Fioren-
cianum de summo bono in three books : preceded by a list of chapters,
and with 16th cent, notes.
2 (fol. 61). 'Tractatus de contemptu mundi secundum Ricardum
Hampole venerabilem heremitam ' : beg. ' Quoniam mundanorum in-
sania' : usually entitled De amore Dei, or Contra amatores mundi.
* Iste liber pertinet ad dominum NicholaunT, early 16th cent. : * Noscere
vis dominum paucis aduerte docebo | Hunc omnes Becun Marmadu-
cumque vocant 16th cent.: 1 R.B.', early 17th cent. This MS. first
occurs in Bodleian lists about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 769.
2552. 881. In English, on parchment: written perhaps in the 2nd quarter of
the 15th cent. : 1 if x 7{ in., iii + 106 leaves, in double columns : with
many rude coloured pictures.
[Colophon :] ' Here endith ye dreme of pilgrimage of ye Soule.
And translated out of French in to English. With somwhat of addi-
cions of ye translatour ye yeere of our Lord, 1400'. This is the second
of the Trois Pelerinages of Guillaume Deguileviile, in five books:
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beg. i As y lay in a seyn Laurensis nyght ' with interspersed lyrics, see
Carleton Brown, A register of Middle English . . . verse } vol. i, p. 28. The
illustrations are vigorous and curious but inartistic in detail. The hand
changes at fol. 96. On fol. 104 are added two medical recipes in Latin.
'Maistrcs Elynore Thynes late 15th cent. (fol. 104% ' Donum Jacobi
Lee militis' : he gave no. 2438 in 161 1, but this with n.->. 2643 probably
about 161 2.
Now MS. Bodl. 770.
2553. 3030. In English, on paper: written perhaps late in the 14th cent.: lof x
7! in., iii + 121 leaves, in double columns.
*0 book niaad of the foure Gospelers' or (as fol. 79 v ) 'Oon of
Foure, that is o book of alle foure Gospeleris gaderid shortly into o
story by Clement of Lantony', a harmony of the Gospels, as in
no. 2045 : preceded by ' a kalender of alle the Gospelers that ben
rad in chirche ' (fol. 1), a prologue (which beg. i Clement a preest of the
chirche'), and a list of chapters of the ten parts: text beg. 'In the
bigynyng either first of alle thinges was Goddes sone & Goddes sone
was at God \ At fol. 80 follows a series of extracts from other parts of
the Bible, in English : beg. ' Poul to Romaines V° capitulo. Bretheren
we iustifyed of feith haue pees at God : ' apparently simply selected pas-
sages from the Old and New Testaments (except the Gospels), translated
into English.
Among scribbling on foil, ii, iii are 1 Couintre . couentus . Kratrum Mino-
rum Salopie . . . ' (15th cent.) : ' Thomas Rydway 4 Thomas Hawys
Wyllyam Welat Rycardus Lyne Wylyam Justyes Maryun LeypiP,
all early 16th cent. : 1 Thomas Cardiff' (16th cent.) is on fol. I, cf.
no. 2501, &c There were Franciscan houses both at Coventry and
Shrewsbury. The MS. first appears in Bodleian lists about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 771.
2554. 973. = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 33 (Chrysostom : given by sir
Henry Savile in 1620).
2555. 974. = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 29 (Chrysostom : given by sir
Henry Savile in 1620).
2556* 730» 1° Latin, on parchment : written late in the 12th cent, in France (?) :
I2$x8f in., ii + 1 8 1 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : some leaves stained at beginning.
' * De Sacramentis Christian^ fidei ' in two books (see fol. 76), each
with prologue and list of chapters : here anonymous, but known to be
by Hugo de Sancto Victore : prol. beg. € Librum de Sacramentis \
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2.
Now MS. Bodl. 773.
2557. 858. In Latin, on paper : written about the middle of the 15th cent, in
England, by Walter Trengof : 11^x9 in., iv+171 leaves: with
coloured capitals.
1 (fol. 1). An epitome of the 35 books of Gregory the Great's Mo-
ralia in Job, with marginal notes : beg. 1 Gloriosi pape Gregorij Moralita-
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tem \ At end ' Gratia Dei sum id quod sum . Walterus Trengove 3 in the
hand of the scribe.
2 (fol. . 115). A commentary on St. Matthew's Gospel: pref. beg.
1 Quamuis muld vt ait Lucas ' : comm. beg. ' Liber generacionis . . .
Quo exordio satis ostendit': chiefly excerpts from Rabanus Maurus,
Jerome, &c. : at end ' Explicit Matheus. Deo gracias \
Probably acquired by the Library between 161 3 and 1620.
Now MS. BodL 774.
2558. 640. In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written in the 10th
and 1 ith centt. at the Old Minster, Winchester : 10J x 7^ im, i + 192
leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, plain white buckskin
on boards, English work of the 12th or 13th cent.
A (a.d. 979-80: foil. 8-1 2 1 v ). A Winchester Troper, commonly
called the 'Ethelred Troper since at fol. i8 v there occurs in a litany
* Vt ^Ethelfedum regem & exercitum Anglorum conseruare digneris '
(Ethelred reigned from Ap. 14, 978 or 979 to 1016): at fol. 56 y is a
rubric ' In dedicatione aecclesie. Sanctorum Apostolorum Petri et Pauli
Vuintonie. uiii kal. Decemb.', which with other indications fixes the
place of writing as Winchester, and dates it as in all probability anterior
to the rededication of the Cathedral to st. Swithun on Dec. 20, 980,
which day was observed as the Anniversary of the Dedication in
subsequent years.
It consists of a (foil. 8-76*) Tropes, i.e. liturgical interpolations
sung before or after or in the course of the Gregorian Antiphonale
Missarum, with their neums for 1 (foil. 8-5 8 V ) the Proprium Missae
(Introit, Gradual, Alleluia Versus, Offertory and Communion) for
Sundays and Holy days ('Incipiunt tropi' fol. 8) and (foil. 59-6 i r ) the
Commune Sanctorum : 2 (foil. 6i v -76 v ) for the Ordinarium Missae (the
explanation of this division of tropes is given in Analecta Hymniea, vol.
xlvii, p. 20); for (foil. 6i v -63 v ) the Kyrie Eleyson ('Incipiunt laude
preces quae uoce latina. | hoc resonant misere[re] tuis O Christe
misellis', fol. 6i v ) : for (foil. 64 r -72) the Gloria in excelsis ('Incipiunt
sancti modulamina dulciter ymni | quem cecinere chori Christo nascente
superni' fol. 64) ; for (foil. 72 v -74 v ) the Sanctus ('Incipiunt laudes ad
dulcia cantica Sanctus* fol. 72 v ) and (foil. 74^76) for the Agnus Dei
(' Incipiunt laudes resonant quae dulciter Agnus | qui ueniens peccata
pius tulit impia mundi 1 fol. 74 v ) : b (foil. 76-87*) A collection of 107
Alleluia Versus (' Incipiunt Alleluia per anni circulum 1 fol. 76), Tracts
(foil. 88-97 r ) and Offertory Versus (foil. 97 r -i2i v ).
B (middle of the eleventh cent. : foil. 122-129). A Winchester
Sequentiary, i. e. the melodies for the Alleluia, with neums for that word
and its jubt7t\ usually called Sequelae or Sequentiae, without further
words, each one preceded by the title applied to the melody (' Hie tibi
cantore sunt cuncta sequentia presto. | qu§ circulo annorum modulantur
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ordine pulchro ' fol. 122). According to Mr. E. W. B. Nicholson's
Introduction to the study of some of the oldest Latin musical MSS. in the
Bodleian, p. xxx, the use of split tops to tall letters is evidence that B is
not as early as 1040 and probably not as early as 1070.
C (end of the tenth cent. : foil. 136-182'). A Winchester Proser,
i. e. Sequences with words and neums, written by the scribe of A but
after the death of st. Ethelwold, bp. of Winchester, in 984 (a sequence
* De sancto Atheluuoldo ' occurs on fol. 165) and possibly after his
translation on Sept. 10, 996 or 998. According to Mr. Nicholson,
op. cit. t p. xxix, the greatly increased use of the hyphen makes it certain
that C was written after A.
Besides alterations and marginal additions elsewhere, the following
foil, are entirely ef later date, approximately the first half of the twelfth
cent. : foil. i~7 v (one is wanting after fol. 1), Proses, Tropes, and
Alleluia Versus: foil. 87 v , i2i v , i29 r -i35 v , i82 r -i9o v , Sequences: all
with musical notation.
Throughout the MS. the melodies are provided with a neumatic
notation : * Romanian ' or 1 significative ' letters are frequently used in B,
more rarely in A and C, but the neums have been altered or erased on
ff. 87 v , i2i v , 129-145, 159, IS9 V , i78 v , 179, 1 8 1- 1 90 and either spaced
neums or stave notation with pitch signatures substituted : whenever an
alphabetical notation to fix the pitch of the notes is used it is always by a
later hand, see my Monumenti Vaticani di Paleogrqfia Musicale Latina,
pp. 60, 76-78. Fifteen pages of Mr. Nicholson's work, referred to
above, are devoted to a description of this MS., its history and its
musical notation ; it is there contended that all its three component
MSS. are ultimately adapted from lost service books of the basilica of
st. Martin near Tours, in opposition to the current opinion that the
work is derived from a Fleury ancestor.
MS. Corpus Christi college, Cambridge, 473, is a similar but some-
what later Winchester Troper ; part of its contents are published in dr.
Frere's Winchester Troper &c, Henry Bradshaw Society, vol. viii (1894).
Facsimiles of pages are in Archxologia, vol. xlvi (1881), plates xviii-xxi
(from foil. i9 v , 2o r , 7i v , 72 r , i32 v , i33 r , 139^ 140), the Palaogr. Soc.
ii. in (from fol. i8 v ), in Musical Notation of the Middle Ages
(1890), plate 2 (from fol. 63'), Henry Bradshaw Society viii (1894),
Winchester Troper, pi. 1-3 (from foil. i2 2 r , i22 v , i23 r ), and in
Monumenti Vaticani di Paleogrqfia Musicale Latina (19 13), pi. 42 a
(from fol. 123). For descriptions of the MS. see the preceding
references and Surtees Soc. vol. lx (1874), pp. xviii, 242, 281, F. E.
Warren in the Academy, Oct. 23, 1886, p. 280, and W. H. Frere's
Bibliotheca Musico-Liturgica, vol. i (1901), p. 69.
[In the above account I have combined Mr. Madan's original
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description and a note by Mr. Nicholson and included the results of
my own separate study of the MS. H.M.B. August, 1918.]
This is no doubt the ' Breviarium, folio * given by dr. William Harwood,
prebend of Winchester, in 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 775.
2559. 813. In English, on parchment : written perhaps in the 2nd quarter of the
15th cent.: io£x7|in., vi+73 leaves: with illuminated border,
capitals, &c. : in parts soiled, fol. 1 torn.
' The Destruccion of TheBes ' (the last two words erased), a poem by
John Lydgate, in three parts. The first eight lines of the prologue are
wanting or mutilated, fol. 1 having been partly cut away.
*R. P. howth thes booke', 16th cent. (fol. 72, cf. iii v ) : 1 Antho: Turpyne',
late 1 6th cent. (fol. 71). This appears to be the ' Liber Anglicis metris
- de varijs Legendis MS.' presented by John Adams, an Oxford book-
binder, on March 30, 1614.
Now MS. Bodl. 776.
2560. 1036. In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written in the 12th
and 13th centt. : 9jx6J in., iv+167 leaves, A and B in double
columns : with illuminated capitals, &c. : at each end in poor con-
dition and repaired : binding, white sheepskin on boards, clasp lost,
15th cent. (?) English work.
A (early 13th cent. : in double columns) 1 (fol. 1). 'Liber Retracta-
tionum beati Augustini episcopi
B (late 1 2th cent.) 2 (fol. 52). 4 Liber sancti Augustini de Caritate. .
a commentary on the Epistles of st. John, in ten parts, on fol. 112 are
some Latin theological notes.
C (late 1 2th cent.) 3 (fol. 1 13). The Commentary of ' Albinus /. e.
Alcuin, on Ecclesiastes, with prologue: at end 'Explicit liber Eccle-
siastem [sic]'.
Foil, i, ivare leaves from a Latin early 14th cent. MS. of Roman Law.
Perhaps acquired about 1611-14, but the identification of this MS. with
Nondum Catenati Fol. 45 is doubtful.
Now MS. Bodl. 455.
2561. 1033. = Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew) no. 223 (Ibn Ezra in Pentateuchum : pro-
bably acquired between 1605 an( l J 6i4).
2562. 701. In Latin, on parchment : written chiefly in the second half of the 14th
cent, in England in several hands : 9! x 6| in., ii + 191 leaves.
A medley of Latin grammatical pieces, of which a full list is in the Old
Catalogue, and among which are —
1 (fol. 1). Some short pieces — a (fol. 1) ' De flguris gramatice', beg.
' Metaplasmus dicitur a Metha b (fol. 3 V ) The poem of Cato ' Stans
puer ad mensam c (fol. 4) The Dictionarium difficilium vocabulorum
of Alexander de Hales, here without author and entitled * Liber Distigij
i.e. of distichs : beg. 'Cespitat in phaleris'; d (fol. 4 V ) The same author's
Exoticon or ' materia de diccionibus Grecis ' here anonymous : beg.
'Chere cheron', 22 lines.
2 (fol. 5). An explanation of difficult words and expressions in the
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[>5 6 3-4
Collects, Epistles and Gospels, and other parts of the Missal : beg*
' Dominica prima Aduentus. Collecta. Construe sic. vt mereamur eripV :
a second series begins on fol. 42 v : beg. 1 Dominica prima Aduentus
Domini. Officium. Anima. Quere inter dubia. Confidere. Confido dis
fisus sum ' : the treatise appears to end on fol. 1 i2 v , and to be continued
on foil. 144-170.
3 (fol. 1 i9 v ). A Latin-English vocabulary, arranged under subjects as far
as fol. 1 38* : beg. * De membris humani corporis. Hoc caput tis : an hed \
4 (fol. 185). A long list of Latin proverbs, in hexameters : beg. ' Dulcia
non meruit qui non gustauit amara\ Foil. 188-90 are part of a 13th
cent, copy of the Statutes called ' Westmonasterium secundum partly
erased and written over.
The shorter pieces inserted among the longer appear to be of the
early part of the 15th century. Even the fly-leaf (fol. ii) is from a 14th
cent. Latin grammatical treatise.
Owned late in the 15th cent, by * Thomas Baker* (foil. ,V, 174) and early
in the 16th by « Thomas More' (foil. 4, 5 V , i88 v , cf. 119*). Acquired
by the Library probably about a.d. 1606.
Now MS. Bodl. 837.
2563. 3031. In English, on paper: written in. the 2nd half of the 1 6th cent. :
\i\ x 82 in., ii + 228 leaves.
* The.fyrst booke of the historye of India', and the East Indies, an
English translation of the first book of Fernan Lopes de Castaneda's
Historia do descobrimento e conquista da India pelos Portugueses (first
printed in 1552 in ten books in Portuguese), containing events up to
1 505, in ninety-five chapters. There is no clue to the translator's name,
but it is not N. L(ichfield)'s translation published in 1582. The text beg,
* Caput 1. Howe kyng John the second .... This kyng John . . .
seying the spicerys drougery pretious stones & other riche wares \
* For this & Thesaurus Precum to give at returne 3*% by me Thpmbs
[Thomas] Williams', 4 Frauncis Homely', all about A.D. 1600. The
MS. first occurs in Bodleian lists about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 704.
2564. 711. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 13th cent :
12 i x 9l m »i v + 98 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : injured and stained badly at beginning and less badly
in several other parts.
1 (foil. 1, 39). Treatises by Augustine : — a (fol. 1) Enchiridion, imper-
fect at end, some leaves being lost after fol. 16 where the text ends c esse
iam scimus. Qua ' (propter non solum) ; b (fol. 39) Contra Pelagianos
Hypomnesticon ( 4 Yppomnosticon ') ; c (fol. 58) De natura boni ; d (fol.
66 v ) De cura pro mortuis agenda.
2 (fol. 17). Vigilii Tapsensis Contra Arianos dialogus, here without
name or author, and ascribed in the 15th cent, list of contents to
Athanasius, who is an interlocutor: beg. i Cum in manusstrenui lectoris'.
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3 (fol. 74). ' Sermo Ysidori episcopi de Corpore & Sanguine Domini
in Pascha ' : beg. ' Magnitudo celestium \
4 (fol. 76). 'Sermo Johannis monachi de Forda in dominica in
Ramis Palmarum ' : beg. 4 Hodie dilectissimi suscitauit \
5 (fol. 80). 1 Liber Arnulfi abbatis Boneuallensis de sex uerbis que
Dominus in Cruce locutus est ' : the author was probably Arnoldus
(or Ernaldus) Carnotensis.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2 : with library mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 705.
2565. 1034. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 13th cent, in England:
nf x8{in., iii + 205 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : in parts injured by damp and dirt : imperfect at end.
1 (fol. 1). The Ecclesiastica Historia of Petrus Comestor, here
without contemporary title or author's name : with prologue and some
notes (see fol. 46 v ). At the end (fol. i59 v ) is a chapter * De ligno
Dominico & de Adam \ beg. * Post peccatum Ade expulsi ' : sometimes
called De plantatione sacrae Crucis.
2 (fol. i6o v ). The Allegoriae in utrumque Testamentum usually
attributed to Hugo de Sancto Victore : here without title or author's
name, and wanting all after 1 solliciti & expectare ' in N.T. lib. iv,
cap. 14 : but the New Testament part is in a different order altogether
from the form printed in Migne's Patrol. Lat. torn. 175.
On fol. ii y is 1 Magister historiarum . secundo folio ucl dicitur celum quasi
casa e/ios't so this may well be the Windsor book of 1612 mentioned
under no. 2402, but the absence of any Windsor marks makes it doubt-
ful. It was, however, probably acquired about 16 12-14.
Now MS. Bodl. 777.
2566. 1032. = Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 2709 (liturgical : probably acquired
between 1605 and 1614).
2567. 636. In English, on paper: written in the first half of the 15th cent. :
1 if x 8} in., 308 leaves, with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding,
white leather on boards, English contemporary work, worn.
Lives of Saints, in South English verse, a late and very full edition of
the work which in its earliest form is contained in no. i486. There are
here about 135 Lives, of which 40 are new or unusual: complete
lists are at fol. 1, in the Old Catalogue of 1697, at p.-xxii of the
Legendary, ed. C. Horstmann (E. E. T. S. lxxxvii, Lond. 1887), and in
A register of Middle English . . . verse, Carleton Brown, 1916. The
first Life is ofst. Brandan, and beg. ' Seint Brandan the holy monk was
zond in Englond | Monk he was of hard lyf, as ich ondirstond \ On
the end cover are the Pater Noster, Ave, and Credo in English prose.
Presented by William Harwood, prebendary of Winchester, in 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 779.
2568* 717. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 14th cent. : of x 7 in.,
iii + 210 leaves, as far as fol. 147 in double columns : with illuminated
capitals, &c.
' Sermones Bernardi, quidam integri, quidam abbreuiati a title from
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the rather later indexes on foil. 206-7 : eighty-six sermons and short
theological pieces by st. Bernard of Clairvaux, with at least one letter
from him (fol. 45 v ). A full list is given in the Old Catalogue of 1697.
An old pagination seems to indicate that nine leaves are wanting between
fol. 19 and 20 : and some additions are on foil. 18, 47 v : foil. 48-5 r are
blank : there are also scattered notes.
' Iste liber constat Thome Marschall 15th cent. Presented by the dean
and canons of Windsor in 161 2.
Now MS. Bodl. 838.
2569. 708. In Latin, English, &c. : written in A.D. 1604- 11 at Oxford by
T. James : 9x7 in., viii + 550 pages : binding, stamped brown
leather, Oxford work by G. K. about 1604.
* Liber Thomoe James Proto-Bibliothecarij Oxon ad vsum Bibliothecae
Oxon, 16 1 o.' A supplement to the printed Bodleian Catalogue of 1605,
containing all the books, printed and manuscript, which the Library
acquired between 1605 and 16 11, entered as they came in, or in groups,
under their press-mark, whether in Theology, Medicine, Jurisprudence
or Arts : a small subsidiary list is at p. 392. At p. 540 rev. is a skeleton
index to sermons on verses in the Prophets in some volume of about
2 75 P a g es m double columns. On p. v is the original entry of the
admission of nineteen foreign students as readers in the Bodleian,
March 29-April 2, 1604 : they each sign their name and nationality.
Dr. James has written various notes. Pp. i-ii, 549-50 are parts of two
leaves of a glossed I^atin Bible of the late 13th century.
It is probable that this volume never left the Library, and may be regarded
as acquired about 161 1, when the last normal entry of a book was made.
The name of archbp. John Williams is on pp. 546, 548, probably written
in in ' mdcxx \ The first press-mark given to the volume is of about 1650.
Now MS. Bodl. 510.
2570. 3046. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written early in the
10th cent, abroad and bound together by the nth cent. : 9I x 6f in.,
vii + 108 leaves, in parts mended : binding, white leather on boards,
clasp lost, 15th cent. English work : an older binding is now fol. 1.
A 1 (fol. 1). 'Liber sancti Agustini de uidendo Deum ad Paulinam
clarissimam ' : the first few leaves are lost, the text beginning * merit
quoniam ujdebimus', in cap. viii. On fol. 9 occurs the Welsh or
Breton name tguorithont which comes twice in the Book of Llandaff
[Rev. C. Plummer].
2 (fol. iq v ). 'Epistola Sancti Ambrosii ad VercellenSem ecclesiam. ,
B 3 (fol. 40). Poenitentiale Halitgari : preceded by the letter of Ebo
to Halitgar with the reply : the first part is called ' Prefatio de penitentis
utilitate 7 (beg. ( Quamuis originalia '), after which follow the six books
(with lists of chapters), the sixth (fol. 73) being the liber 4 penitentialis
Romanus as the short preface calls it. The rubrics are in places much
worn. A cryptogram in Anglo-Saxon script is on fol. 63 v .
4 (foil. 78, 79 v , 103). Excerpts from Johannes Constantinopolitanus
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(De reparatione lapsi), Chrysostom, and Augustine : on fol. 104* is the
latter part of a sermon ending with the rubric ' Explicit de quantitate '.
5 (fol. 81). ' Liber Magni Aurelii Casiodori senatoris de Anima ' ; with
list of chapters.
Fol. 105 is a leaf from a 10th cent. (?) Latin Vulgate Bible in double
columns, in Hiberno Saxon writing, containing Deut. xxiv. 4 - xxv. 10,
not quite perfect — ('sidendam cum acciperit' — 'nomen illius in.').
At fol. vi y is a 1 3th cent, note * Breuiarium per anni circulum de ewan-
geliis & epistolis . . ' pro Ix s \
' Magister Henrictis de la Wyle quondam cancellarius Sarisburiensis
legauit istum librum eidem ecclesie . precinm .xx. s* : he was chan-
cellor 1313-29. * Liber Bibliothecse Saresburiensis 6', see no. 2526.
The book does not appear in Bodleian lists till about 1655,
Now MS. Bodl. 616.
2571* 652. In I^tin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written in the 13th
cent, in England : x6| in., iv+ 225 leaves : binding, white leather
on boards, ) 5th cent. English work : for Cerne abbey (?) : the titles
of the parts of the book are written between the bands at right angles
to them.
A (1st half of the 13th cent.: in double columns: with coloured
capitals) 1 (fol. 1). A theological treatise, dealing successively with the
Decalogue, the Seven Deadly Sins (fol. 13), and the Sacraments (fol. 21),
including Confession (foil. 35 v -47 v ): beg. 'Signaculum apostolatus mei
. . . Hoc debet quilibet prelatus dicere \
B (early 13th cent.) 2 (fol. 63). The following books of the Bible in
the Latin text, surrounded apparently with Glossae Ordinaria et Inter-
linearis by Walafridus Strabo and Anselmus Laudunensis respectively —
Cantica Canticorum (fol. 63), the General or Catholic Epistles (fol. 79),
and the Apocalypse (fol. 121), but one leaf is wanting at the end of the
Epistles, containing the last two and a half verses of st. Jude.
C (late 13th cent. : in double columns) 3 (fol. 129). Works by
Amalricus (Aimeric), probably the writer's autograph, who may have
been a monk of Cerne Abbey — a (fol. 129) * De principiis & partibus
theologie. Amalrici', beg. 'Vani sunt omnes . . . Vani quidem
quoniam simpliciter ' : at end ' Hoc opusculum . . . infra quadraginta
dies Resurectionis Dominice ; ex solo textu Biblie sine copia scripture
alterius breuiter compilaui anno lncarnacionis Dominice. m°. cc°
lxxvj, vite mee .xxxiiij. in carcere & cathena . . . ' : b (fol. 137) ' Dis-
tinctiones Ewangeliorum. Amalrici', beg. 'Abissus iudiciorum Dei,
cuius meminit psalmista ' : c (fol. 142) 'Tabule* nonaginta theolo-
gicae, with indexes of subjects and explanation, largely consisting of
passages of scripture relating to ninety subjects : on fol. 218 is a Latin
confession (peg. ' Confiteor tibi Domine Pater celi '). The mind of this
writer was set to tabulate theology.
Foil, i-iii are fly-leaves from a late nth cent. MS. of the 'Commen-
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turn Macrobii Ambrosii in Somnium Scipionis , including the Mappa
Mundi, and the end of a treatise of which the last words are ' nec hunc in
locum nisi multis exagitati saeculis reiciuntur [?]. Ille disce . . . solutus \
Fol. iv is from a 13th cent Latin hymnal.
• Domus de Cerne * in Dorset, 15th cent. ' Willelmus Blacker 16th cent,
(fol. 62, cf. 7o v , 106 :) there is also a 16th cent, scribble about Thomas
Hardinge of New Sarum and John Lawrence of Tisbury on fol. 84.
Probably acquired by the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Auct. D. 4. 13.
2572. 3032. In Latin, on parchment : written about a.d. 1200 in France (?) in seve-
ral hands : x 6$ in., i + 167 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
Theological treatises and sermons : —
1 (fol. 1). 'Ambrosius de Sacramentis', really his treatise De
mysteriis, followed without rubrics (at fol. 9 V ) by the six books of the
treatise De sacramentis.
2 (fol. 25). The preface of Heraclides Eremita to his Paradisus
(Lives of the Fathers), here without title or author's name (beg. 1 Multi
multos libros followed by' capp. xxxv-xxxvi of the Paradisus. The
preface is sometimes ascribed to Palladius.
3 (fol. 30). Theological extracts, partly from st. Augustine of Hippo
(fol. 3i v ), st. Macarius (fol. 40), st. Anselm (foil. 42 v , 46 v ), Isidorus
Hispalensis (fol. 47 v ), &c, partly (foil. 34 v , 44, 48) from the Verba
Seniorum, book V of the Vitae Patrum by st. Jerome and others : at
fol. 53 y is a treatise 'de sacramento baptismatis' (beg. ( Primo paganus
cathecuminus fit accedens '), and at fol. 56 on the Lord's Prayer (beg.
' Volumus fratres karissimi paruam uobis admonitionem '). A leaf or
more is missing after fol. 55.
4 (foil. 59, 126, 145, 162). Latin sermons or extracts : the first beg.
' Cum adpropinquaret Ihesus Hierusalem uidens ciuitatem fleuit super
illam. Fleuit etenim pius Redemptor': some (at foil. 98, ioo v , i33\
I37 v , 152, 162) are by st. Augustine of Hippo. After fol. 165 a leaf or
leaves are lost.
5 (fol. 108). ' Disputatio Judei & Christiani', known to be by Gisle-
bertus abbot of Westminster : beg. ' Quia Christiani te dicunt '.
6 (fol. i39 v ). * Libellus Martini,' i.e. the work entitled Formula vitae
honestae y or De quaiuor virtiitibus cardinalibus, which used to be ascribed
to L. Annaeus Seneca, but is by Martinus Dumiensis ; here with the
preface of the author.
7 (foil. i54 v , 158). A sermon in honour of st. John the Baptist
(beg. * Quoniam laus ecclesie. fratres ') and an account of his head being
transferred from Palestine to Saint Jean d'Angely (Angeriacum : beg.
' Regnante Pipino rege Francorum ').
The hand changes at foil. 18, 59, 115, 128 and elsewhere, but all the
writing is contemporary.
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In the 16th cent, this volume and no. 2536 were owned by the same
person, as the tags show. It first appears in Bodleian lists about 1655.
Now MS. BodL 839.
2573. 1030. = Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 1230 (Ptolemy : probably acquired
between 1605 and 1614).
2574. 1031. = Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 887 (Giqatilia: probably acquired
between 1605 and 1614).
2575. 3033. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
England : 8| x 5$ in., ii + 78 leaves : with one illuminated and
several coloured capitals, &c. : binding, red leather (worn to brown)
on oak boards, one clasp lost, English 1 5th cent. work.
1 (fol. 1). 'Alueredo Cantuariensi . Theinredus Douerensis . De
legitimis ordinibus pentachordorum et tetrachordorum ' : beg. 1 Quoniam
musicorum de hiis cantibus': in three books (see foil. i8 v , 21) with
diagrams. The 2nd book is 'de consonances musicorum suorum
[sonorum ?] the 3rd, ' de speciebus consonanciarum (On Tenred
of Dover and this MS., see C. C. J. Webb in English Historical
Review, xxx (1915), p. 658. At foil. 45, 46* follow some later musical
miscellanae (' de diuisione monacordi ' with diagram, &c, partly in
English : at one place is * opinio Ricardi Cutell de London \ fol. 48),
and so at fol. 77*. On fol. ij y is a musical scale in * dasian ' notation.
2 (fol. 49). * Musica magistri Franconis continens .6. capita ' : beg.
' Cum de plana musica ' : ends abruptly in the 5th chapter ' in concordan-
ciis habeatur two leaves being lost after fol. 59. On foil. 60-62 follow
1 Compendium magistri Franconis only wanting part of the list of
chapters : text beg. ' Ego Franco de Colonia vtilitati iuuenum cupiens
deseruire compendiosum tractum de discantu . . . composui \ with
musical examples. This ' Compendium ' has been published from this
MS. in E. de Coussemaker, Scriptorum de Musica\ Paris, i860, Vol. I,
pp. 154-6.
3 (fol. 62 v ). * Breuiarium regulare musice 1 : beg. ' Multorum can-
torum scripturas varias \ The York library catalogue (see below) adds
* Willelmi ' after the title above.
It appears that a manuscript from which the whole of this volume may
have been copied, was given by John Erghome to the Minorites* library
at York (see Fasc. J. W. Clark dicaius (1909), p. 83, no. 645), in the
last quarter of the 14th cent. * Liber fratris Johannis Gillyng monachi
Bellalande . emptus a quodam carpentario nomine Sproxton . Anno
Domini . 1477 0 . septimo Kalendas Junij' : 'Liber Sancte Marie de
Bellalanda both 15th cent. Byland was a Cistercian abbey in York*
shire. ' John Prior ' is a 16th cent, name on fol. 64*. * Donum Rich.
Roberts.' The book does not occur in Bodleian lists till about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 842.
2576. 3034. In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written in the iath
and 13th centt. in France (?) : 8^x6$ in., i+ 142 leaves : with illu-
minated capitals, &c.
A (late 12th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). 'Liber .i. tH [2 119 , 3'^] sancti Ambrosii
episcopi de officiis ministrorum ' : see foil. 32, 50.
* * F f '
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2 (fol. 67). 'Liber sancti Ambrosii episcopi de Virginibus': beg.
* Si iuxta cejestis sententiam \
3 (fol. 74 v ). 'Libellus sancti Ambrosii episcopi qui Pastoralis
dicitur ' beg. 1 Non iam ad subditum loquor uulgus ' : After this a rather
later hand has added (fol. 79) tetrastichs on thirteen of the Prophets
{beg. ' Ezechiel mixto loquitur sermone disertus '), a leaf being lost after
fol. 79. On fol. 80 is a curious poem in French courthand {beg. 'Si
paribus uel disparibus '), partly moral, partly a satire on some person
at Clairvaux (?) who obtained a high position by his wealth, not desert :
' Clareuallorum decimas Jacobi petiere | A domino papa licet hoc non
obtinuere | Dixerunt monachi se quod petiere daturos | Si uellent infra
claustrorum uiuere muros | Et non exire sine iussu set Jacobini | Elegere
magis mu[n]dum transcurrere bini \ is one passage, apparently referring
to a dispute between Clairvaux and some neighbours. On fol. 8o v is
an 4 Optima regula & indeficiens ad incipiendum Hysterias', a liturgical
table for the breviary.
B (early 13th cent.) 4 (fol. 81). Allegoriae in Vetus Testamentum,
per Petrum Comestorem : here without title or author's name, but with
the preface beginning ' In precedentibus premissa \ On fol. 119 follows
a sermon {beg. 'Noe non maledixit Chaim set Chanaan ? ). Foil. 122-5
contain some canons of an ecclesiastical Council : beg. ' Baptismus cum
omni reuerentia & cum magno honore celebretur*.
C (early 13th cent.) 5 (fol. 126). ' Encheridion $cclesiasticum
secundum Johannem Abrincensem episcopum ab archipresule Maurflio
in usum Rothomagensem translatum ', or ' Consuetudinarium secundum
Rodomensem usum 9 : text beg., after a prefatory letter ' Propositum
sancte. religionis hoc est'. The text agrees with Migne, Pat. LaL,
vol. 147, col. 27, only as far as 'debere figuratur', col. 28.
This volume first appears in Bodleian lists about 1655.
Now MS. BodL 848.
2577. 3035. In Latin, on paper : made up of five MSS. written in the 15th cent. :
9x6$ in., iii + 233 leaves : with coloured capitals, &c. : to a large
extent in poor condition, torn and rubbed, and mended.
A. 1 (fol. 1). ' Hystoria regis Alexandria a Latin poem by Wili-
chinus of Spoleto, see no. 2159, art. 1 : here with the two first leaves
badly injured. The author's name is given in the last division as
' Guilleminus ' de Spoleto.
B. 2 (fol. 70). ' Liber de miseria condicionis humane editus a Lothario
... qui postea Innocens papa [iii] appellatus est ' : some leaves are
mended, and some wanting after fol. 86, the text ending with 'ad
pastum. Sic & impii. ' in bk. iii, cap. 9.
C. 3 (fol. 89). A moralization of the Metamorphoses of Ovid : beg.
' In noua fert animus &c. Ponit Ouidius primo & ante omnia quod
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postquam diluuio mundus consummates esset ends 1 libera nos propter
nomen tuum\ This is the work by Nicholas Trivet, wanting the
prefatory matter : some leaves are worn and even partly illegible.
D. 4 (fol. 157). A commentary and quaestiones on the Parva
Naturalia of Aristotle : the 2nd chapter beg. * Queritur vtrum sensus sit
receptiuus specienim but much of the treatise is in bad condition and
partly illegible : it may be imperfect at end.
E. 5 (fol. 187). A commentary on the Meteorologica of Aristotle,
bks. i-iii : beg. 1 De ventis agitur iam &c. Liber meteorologie est 4 U8 in
ordine librorum Naturalium ' : parts of this treatise also are in bad
condition, and it ends in the middle of a page (in the 3rd book) with
' superficies ideo apparet quasi modica luciditas & claritas \ On fol. 23o v
is a short Latin poem to Fortune, beg. *0 tu Fortuna cur non es omni-
bus vna \
An English memorandum on fol. 228 that Thomas Kerd if merchant of the
Staple let to a tailor his best chamber over the * schope* (1570), con-
nects this MS. with other Cardiff volumes. It first appears in Bodleian
lists about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 844.
2578. 3036. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 13th cent. :
9sl + hi m '> ii + 3** leaves : with coloured capitals, &c.
The Hypognosticon of Laurentius Dunelmensis, here without title
(in text) or author's name. After the prose preface the poem begins
' Principium rerum sine tempore tempora formans in elegiac verse :
it is a versification of Bible History in eight books : the present copy is
defective after the words ' Inter forte tamen dirTer[t] & fortius atque ' in
the 5th, in an account of Darius.
The volume first appears in Bodleian lists about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 845.
2579. 536. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 14th cent, in
England : 8£ x 5^ in., iii + 71 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. :
in poor condition, injured by damp and fol. 2 torn.
' Flauij Vegecij Renati uiri illustris Epithoma institutorum rei militaris.
de commentariis Catonis, Augusti, Traiani, Adriani & Frumptani
[? Frontiniani ?] libri numero quinque \ Fol. 4 is bound before fol. iii.
An old inscription almost erased is on fol. iii. Probably acquired by the
Library in 1605.
Now MS. Auot. P. 5. 21.
2580. 791. In Latin, on parchment: written about A.D. 1100 in France:
7£ x Si in-» ii + 34 leaves : with coloured capitals and one elaborately
drawn (fol. 26 v ) : mutilated and in parts illegible.
Part of the Historia Normannorum or De gestis Ducum Norman-
norum of Gulielmus Calculus Gemeticensis. It begins in bk. ii,
cap. 12 ' piscator iaculo transfixum [?] mortuum sternit ' and finishes the
last page with the end of the 42nd chapter of bk. vii : but it is often
f f 2
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in a shorter form than the printed editions, two leaves (foil. 2 b , 17) are
mutilated, and probably several are lost. This MS. deserves attention.
Presented by Thomas Twyne in 1612.
Now MS. Bodl. 517.
2581. 707. In Latin, on parchment: made up of at least four pieces, written
early in the 14th cent, in England: 7^x4$ in., ii + * 23 '-« 22S '
pages.
Latin poems, with a few prose pieces: a parchment label with a
late 14th cent, list of contents is now on p. 226 : —
A. 1 (p. 23). 'Vita sancte Marie', a Latin metrical life of st. Mary
of Egypt, known to be by Hildebertus Cenomanensis : beg. 4 Sicud
hiemps laurum but one leaf is wanting, the place of which is taken
(pp. 47-8) by part of leaf of a 14th cent. French religious poem about
matrimony. Before this piece the pagination shows that eleven leaves
are missing.
2 (p. 52). A long series of Latin proverbs and moral sayings, partly
from Ovid and Horace : beg. ' Venditur arbitrium in more than one
hand. ' Versus differenciales ' is the old title on p. 226.
B. 3 (p. 1 1 7). ' Versus super notabilia Biblie ' a later title on p. 226,
a kind of prayer in rhythmical verse, dealing with the chief events of
the Old and (p. 126) New Testament: beg. 'Qui mundanam machinam
potenter creasti ' [The New Testament portion beg i Jesu qui de uirgine 9 :
for this see Anakcta Hymnica, xxxi, 33, p. 45. Cr.] : with some
drawings of grotesques, and at end four lines on ' Phelip Seggebarwe
i.e. Sedgeberrow, in English : on p. 132 is written the beginning of a
short analysis of the chapters of the Old Testament.
C. 4 (p. 133). A few extracts from L. Annaeus Seneca, de moribus, &c. :
then at p. 139 the Scintillarium poeseos of Alexander Neckam : beg.
' Fuit in Egypto \ here without title or author.
D. 5 (p. 161). ' Incipit Liber Integumentorum Fabularum a Johanne
Anglico [Wallensi] compositus', usually entitled Expositio in Meta-
morphoses Ovidii : beg. ' Paruus maiori paret ' : chiefly in verse :
pp. 157-60 contain a Latin piece {beg. 1 Macrobius in principio ') which
may be a preface to this work. [Pp. 203-4 should come between
pp. 172, 173, and the text ends at p. 202 'Phineas cum nepote Polide-
monis ' in lib. viii. It is without lacunae, but, as now bound, is inter-
rupted after p. 173 by the interpolation of theological notes, beginning
' quidam literatus ut fertur legens in Scripturis ' (pp. 1 79-90) and two
blank leaves (pp. 191-4)- Cr.]
6 (p. 205). ' Incipit Itinerarium Clementis the translation by
Rufinus of the spurious Recognitiones ('AvayvwpiVcts) of Clement of
Rome, with the preface to Gaudentius : unfinished (ending 1 purgati :
denique & hoc
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[The earliest pagination of the volume seems to run : 23-134 (artt. 1-3),
201-246 J) and 305-20 (ant. 4, 5), 567-88 (art. 6). Cr.]
[A Worcester book ; the parchment label of contents is in the same hand
as similar labels on the covers of nos. 1966, 2747, 2749, known to be
Worcester priory books. Cr.]
Acquired by the Library probably about 1607.
Now MS. Auot. P. 5. 16.
2582. 3037. In Latin, on parchment : made up out of five MSS. written in the
13th and 14th centt. : 9fx6| in., iii+225 leaves: chiefly with
coloured capitals, &c.
A (2nd half of the 14th cent. English writing) 1 (fol. 1). 'Compendium
theologice veritatis with prologue : the treatise ascribed to Thomas
Aquinas and others. The hand changes on fol. 94 to a less trained
one, which carries the treatise from the 32nd chapter of the 6th book to
the end of the 7th, and adds a list of chapters. This second hand writes
' Willelmi manibus de Beurle scribitur iste | Codex perflcitur Dene pro
te, laus tibi Christe | Est in principio Ihesus omnia munere dio | Sunt
benescripta, pia sis nobis fine Maria' (fol. ii4 v ). There are theological
notes at foil. 117, 2o6 v (de poenitentia, beg. ' Cum omnis etas hominis ').
B (13th cent. : in double columns) 2 (fol. 118). A series of Quae-
stiones (et Responsiones) chiefly on physical matters : the first three are
'Queritur quare Deus factus fuerit homo. Queritur quid sit homo.
Queritur cur anima dignior sit corpore/ Foil. 148-49 are insititious
leaves in a 13th cent, hand containing similar physical Quaestiones et
Responsiones. A second series in a new hand occupy foil. 154-61.
On fol. 16 1 v are hexameter verses on lucky and unlucky days in the
twelve months, in red ink, beg. ' Jani prima dies et septima fine timetur \
C (13th cent.) 3 (fol. 162). The Physicae Auscultationes of Aristotle
(with marginal notes), bks. i-iii and part of bk. iv (ends in cap. 4 1 alia
quidem sunt contingentia moueri per se ut partes ') : a few words more
are on a fragmentary leaf, fol. i77 b .
D (13th cent. : in double columns) 4 (fol. 1 77 bv ). 1 Exposicio Misse ',
imperfect at beginning and in several other parts : the first complete
line is ' Nam & in ueteri Testamento inuehitur dixisse Angelus Danieli
prophete': ends 'a Domino esse recepta': at fol. 185 follows 'De
Collectis, qualiter dicendum est in fine illarum beg. ' Oracionum siue
collectarum quedam diriguntur ad Patrem \
E (13th cent. English writing) 5 (fol. 210). Some canons of the
14th General Council of Lyons (a d. 1274) with papal preface, imperfect
at beginning. At fol. 214 follow five letters from the emperor Michael
Palaeologus to pope Gregory X, also of 1274 (?): and foil. 218-23 are
six stained leaves (two damaged), perhaps (as Langbaine suggests) part
of a Latin commentary on the 4th book of the Sentences : beg. ' presens
& super corpori recipienti sacramentum/ (all 13th cent.).
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FolL iii, iv are part of a cartulary roll of the Austin priory of St
Thomas the martyr, Stafford.
* Iste liber constat de domo Sancti Thome martins iuxta Staflfordiam * (a
house of Austin Canons) 14th cent, on fol. 209*, cp. foil, iii, iij v : ' Richard
MycheP (15th cent.) is on fol. 193* : and on fol. 117* an English note
about lands at ' Brocton '(Broughton, near Manchester) (early 16th cent. ?)
The MS. first appears in Bodleian lists about 1655.
Now MS. Auct. F. 3. 10.
2583. 889. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 15th cent, in England:
1 2 i * H ln -> * + 34 leaves.
Asinus Burnelli, or Speculum Stultorum, a satirical poem by 1 Nigellus *
Wireker, with the prose preface : the text beg. 1 Suscipe pauca tibi
veteris, Willelme, Nigelli the last page is much worn and in great part
illegible.
* Iste liber constat Thomas Seruaylle . . .', 15th cent. (fol. 33*). * Donum
Jacobj Lee militis ', about 161 1 (•).
Now MS. BodL 780.
2584. 984. = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 59 (Origen : given by sir Henry
Savile in 1620).
2585. 3038. In Latin, on parchment and paper : made up of two MSS. written
about the middle of the 15th cent. : 9} x 7^ in., i + 96 leaves.
A (on parchment) 1 (foL 1). Sermones tredecim * magistri Michael
de Vngaria ' preceded by the two memorial verses and a short preface
by an editor. The hand changes at foil. 3o r , 42*, 49 r , 61 : at fol. 64 is
an index of subjects.
B (on parchment and paper: written in England) 2 (fol. 71). Four
Latin sermons on the Sunday Epistles and Gospels : the first beg.
' Sequebatur eum multitudo . . . Reuerendi mei, dicit enim [?] Boecius ' :
Robert Holcote is twice quoted, and some English words occur. At
fol. 94 begin * Themata pro diuersis diebus per totum annum texts for
sermons, perhaps imperfect at end.
The volume first appears in Bodleian lists about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 619.
2586. 2900. In Latin, on parchment : written in two hands of the 12th cent, in
Italy : 9$ x 6 in., iii + 277 pages with some illuminated capitals,
&c. : binding, parchment with leather thongs on the back, English
work of about A. D. 1 300.
The Practica or Liber viaticus of Alexander Trallianus, a medical
treatise in three books, each with a list of chapters. Bk. 1 beg. ' Contigit
hec duplex passio cadentibus capillis '. The author's name occurs in
a 13th cent, gloss, on p. 1 (' Primus liber Alexandri sofiste . . .'), and as
below. The hand changes at p. 222 to one slightly later than the
former one. A Latin recipe is added on p. 277.
' Liber viaticus \ about a. d. 1300 : a 14th cent hand has added c Alexandri
sapientis procedens per modum viatici', and a 15th cent. English band
' Quarti armarii 4 gradus '. * Librum hunc dono accepi ab amicissimo
Geruasio Warmstrey 2£A\s Christi alumno . T . S . ' : * Liber Biblio-
thecse Bodleianse ex dono Thomse Smyth Coll. Line* : ' November 14
-1635'.
Now MS. Bodl. 524.
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2587* 924. In Latin and English, on paper : written in the 15th cent, in England :
9 x 6\ in., iv + 83 haves.
' Hie incipit Nomynale ' et Verbale, a Latin-English vocabulary of
considerable extent: nouns arranged according to subject occupy
foil. i-5o v , adjectives foil. 5o y -55 bv , and verbs arranged according to
the letter preceding the final 0 foil. 56-73. In each section some notes
or verses are introduced : the vocabulary beg. ' Hie Deus, Dei : anglice
God, Et nota quod Deus caret vocatiuo \ The literary headings are
chiefly ' De ligatoribus ' (fol. 45 v ) and ' De mimis ' (fol. 47). Foil. 74-6
are torn.
4 Willelmo domino Freman constat liber iste early 16th cent. : ' Thys ys
Edward Fownys boke ' (foil. 73", cf. 42, 10), 16th cent. The names of
William and John Owen ('^owen') and Alice, daughter of Thomas
Stenne (16th cent.), are on foil. 55 d,e . Apparently acqnired between
161 3 and 1620.
Now MS. Bodl. 604.
2588. 653. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 12th cent, chiefly in three
hands (A, B, C) : 8 J x si in., i + 73 leaves : the top edge of most leaves
is damaged and in parts illegible.
Theological pieces on the Rule of st. Benedict and monachism : —
1 (fol. 1 : A). ' Versus elegiaci the metrical preface of Smaragdus
to his Commentary on the Rule : beg. ' Quisquis ad eternum ' : here
anonymous.
2 (fol. 2 : B). The Rule of st. Benedict : beg. ' Monachorum quatuor
sunt genera
3 (fol. io v : B). 'Regula sancti Agustini ' ad servos Dei: beg.
* Ante omnia, fratres karissimi \
4 (fol. 1 2 : B). ' Epistola domini Petri Cellensis abbatis ad Alcherum
monachum Clareuallensem ' : beg. 'Karissimo suo A. . . . Religiosa
mens ' : about conscience.
5 (fol. i4 y : B). A commentary on the rule of st. Benedict: the
first words are illegible : near the beginning is 1 Reges sunt ; quia
prelati cunctis motibus carnis modo luxurie appetitum frenant ' : im-
perfect at end, wanting eight leaves after 'arbitrio & potestate', in
a lemma of the 39th chapter.
6 (fol. 46 : A). The Latin elegiac poem De vita monachorum of
Alexander Neckam : beg. ' Quid deceat monachum ' : in double columns.
On foil. 5i-3 y , 63 y -7 T are some Latin theological notes, in double
and single columns. [Foil. 60-66 did not form part of the original MS. ;
foil. 58 and 67 being the first leaves of gatherings I and K. H.M.B.]
7 (fol. 54 : A). Excerpts from ' Ambrosius de officiis' ministrorum.
8 (fol. 68, C & A). The latter part of a theological treatise : beg.
* uertuntur ea que peruerse diligit ' : ends ' Accusatorum temeritas tribus
modis detegitur \ This is in a fine hand, and is followed by theological
notes (foil. 7i v -2 y ) in the first hand.
On fol. i3 y is entered in a 1 5th cent, hand a Latin agreement between
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the priory of Worcester and abbey of Ramsey that they should have
mutual rights to each other's prayers, help in need, &c, apparently
made between 1062 and 1079. A late 13th cent, list of contents is on
the front cover, partly illegible.
Apparently once owned by either Worcester priory or Ramsey abbey, see
above. Probably acquired by the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 543.
2589. 78a. In Latin, on parchment: written about 1460 at Oxford J) : 9x6$ in.,
78 leaves.
Astronomical and astrological tables and notes for use in Oxford,
among which are :— a .(fol. 28) 'Canones tabularum magistri Willelmi
Rede episcopi Cicestrensis qui obijt anno Domini 1330 \: b (foil. 36, 45)
* Canon [astrologicus] magistri Johannis Walter': c (fol. 57 v ) t Canon
super tabulas Kelyngworth editus per magistrum Pray ' ; John Killing-
worth or Chillingworth died (see fol. 28) at Oxford in 1444. A leaf
appears to be missing before fol. 56. Oxford occurs at foil. 1, 15, 17 :
some tables at foil. 3 V , 4 run from 1340 to 1601, some on fol. 63 v from
1460 to 1560. Bishop Rede and Killingworth were both Merton
college men. A fuller description of this MS. is in the Old Catalogue
of 1697.
'Pertinet Elys' (16th cent.?) seems to be on the cover. Presented by
Thomas Twyne in 161 a.
Now MS. Bodl. 482.
2590. 3039. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent, n
England by — Bayly: 7£x5^in., iii + 158 leaves: binding, white
leather on leather boards with four clasps, two lost, English 15th
cent. work.
1 (fol. 1). ' Liber responsalis intitulatus Contra inpugnantes religionem
quem composuit sanctus Thomas de Aquino contra Willelmum de
Sancto Amore . . .', beg. ' Ecce inimici tui . . . Omnipotens Deus amator
hominum \ Two out of the three preceding leaves of index have been
almost entirely torn out.
2 (fol. 92). 'Tractatus sancti Thome intitulatus Contra retrahentes
a religione ' : beg. ' Christiane religionis propositum '.
3 (fol. 121). 'Tractatus magistri Rogeri de Coneway ordinis fratrum
Minorum pro defencione fratrum contra [Ricardum Fitz Rauf] Arma-
chanum \ The last leaf or two of the Tabula at end is lost.
The scribe's name * Bayly' is at foil. 83 v , i2o v . A note in the hand
of Richard James is at the last reference.
The book first appears in Bodleian lists about 16^5.
Now MS. Bodl. 674.
2591. 719. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 15th cent.: 7ix5f in., iii
+ 236 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, red leather on
boards (one broken), 15th cent. English work, with brass and leather
clasps.
* Liber de regimine principum editus a fratre Egidio Romano ordinis
fratrum Heremitarum sancti Augustini in three books each preceded
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by a list of chapters : with preface, and ' Tabula notabilium . . . secun-
dum alphabetum ' [by Thomas of Abingdon, cf. no. 4059. Cr.]. There
is some late 1 5th cent, scribbling.
' Iste liber constat magistro . . . [names erased'] cuius pretium xxxj',
late 15th cent. Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 a.
Now MS. Bodl. 544.
2592. 1035. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
England: 7^x5! in., 191 leaves: with illuminated capitals, &c. :
binding, white sheepskin on boards, clasps and cover lost, contem-
porary English work.
Notes (Conclusiones) from several of the physical treatises (including
the Parva Naturalia) of Aristotle : — a (fol. 1) 'Conclusiones notabiles
secundum ordinem libri Phisicorum on the eight books, wanting one
leaf at beginning : beg. ' propter quid immobile a simili infinitum potest
moueri ' : b (fol. 55 v ) ' Conclusiones de Celo & Mundo \ beg. ' Summa
cognicione &c. In hoc libro determinat Aristoteles de corpore mobili
but two leaves are almost completely cut out after fol. 70 : c (fol. 80)
De generatione et corruptione : d (fol. 94) 1 Libri de Anima ' :
e (fol. 126) 'De vegetabilibus ' : /(fol. i42 v ). 'De Memoria &
reminiscencia' : g (fol. i45 v ) ' De Sensu & sensato': h (fol. 154")
De Somno et vigilia : / (fol. 162) ' De differencia Spiritus et Amine' :
j (fol. 167) 'De Morte et vita', i.e. de longitudine et brevitate vitae:
k (fol. 167) De Meteoris, wanting a leaf or two at the end: ends 'a
caliditate humidi set sicca \
Probably acquired about 161 2-14.
Now MS. Bodl. 676.
2593. 948*. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 15th cent, in England by
John Buxhale : 6| x 5$ in., ii + 258 leaves : with illuminated capitals,
diagrams, &c. : binding, white leather on boards, with two clasps
(one nearly gone), English 15th cent. work.
Latin treatises on Natural Philosophy, &c. : —
1 (fol. 1 ). ' Linea naturarum \ an outline of natural philosophy : beg
« Natura j ** Ura f ns * De f US . . , At foil. 7*, 9 follow ' Tabula . .
INaturata ut materia prima \ ' ' v
and 1 Linea proporcionum \
2 (fol. 11). 'Tractatus de motu &c.' : the contemporary index on
fol. ii v adds 'secundum [Johannem] Chilmark , : beg. 'Ad materiam
motus \
3 (fol. 38). ' Septem conclusiones proporcionum secundum magistrum
Edwardum Vpton ' : beg. ' Ponatur quod A sit vna potencia ut 6 ' :
followed at fol. 50 by 'Materia de [proposicionibus] reduplicatiuis ' ;
beg. ' Pro faciliori iuuenum informacione \ a logical piece.
4 (fol. 52 y ). Treatises by John Chilmark :— a ' Materia de proposi-
cione \ beg. ' Pro materia proposicionis ' : b (fol. 69 v ) ' Materia de
qualitate & quantitate & ueritate proposicionis . . . secundum magistrum
Chilmark beg. ' Modo ad materiam proposicionis categorice est recur-
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
rendum ' : c (fol. 76) ' Materia de alteracione secundum Chilmark
beg. * Pro materia alteracionis V
5 (fol. 10 1 v ). Short philosophical pieces : — a ' Materia de successiuis \
beg. 4 Cum res successiua' : b (fol 103) * Materia de augmentacione
beg. € Nota quod ad augmentacionem 9 : c (fol. 117)' Materia de genera-
cione', beg. 'In materia de generacione ' : d (fol. 120) 1 Materia de
prioritate beg. ' Dubitatur an aliqua prioritas sit ' : e (fol. i23 v ) 'Materia
de modis', beg. 'Pro materia de modis': /(fol. 126) Roger Swineshed's
short treatise on logical propositions, beg. 'Quatuor sunt diuisiones
proposicionum ', here anonymous: g (fol. 13 i v ) ' De proprietatibus
ignis', beg. 'Ignis est corpus simplum' (sic) : h(io\. 134) 'Vniuersalia
[Gulielmi] Myluerlay', beg. 'Pro superficiali noticia', followed by short
notes: /(fol. 149) A short outline of philosophy, beg. 'Natura est
duplex, scilicet natura naturans', attributed by dr. G. Langbaine to
Thomas Walsingham : j (fol. 161) 'Tabula continens 5© species
proporcionum, secundum magistrum Rogerum Conser, cut with
a knife : k (fol. 162) Thomas Bradwardine's treatise on proportion which
beg. ' Omnis proporcio aut est communiter dicta here anonymous and
imperfect, a sheet being apparently lost after fol. 163 : / (fol. 164)
' Tractatus de apparencia beg. ' Circa materia m apparencie multa
concurrunt dubia ' : m > fol. 1 7o v ) ' De augmentatione beg. ' Omne quod
augmentabitur ' : n fol. 1 7 1 v ) ' Materia de diuisione beg. ' Pro materia
diuisionis \
6 (fol. 178). ' Tractatus de quantitate vtiliter compilatus per
magistrum Grene Oxoniensem ac etiam scriptum [sic] per dominum
Johannem Buxhale ' : beg. ' Nichil totum quantum est continuum uel
discretum '.
7 (fol. 229). ' Tractatus de sp[h]era quem composuit Lyncolniensis ' :
beg. ' Intencio nostra in hoc tractatu ' : part only, ends ' quantitas
duorum semidyametrorum solis & lune &c. J
8 (fol. 242). An astronomical treatise, beg. ' Spera ab Euclide sic
describitur ', ends, a leaf or more being lost, in a chapter ' De nominibus
ciuitatum & regionum . . with ' ciuitas Nubie \
A leaf has been cut out after fol. 160, and the lower margin of
fol. 215 has been cut off. The name of the scribe occurs as ' Buxhale '
or 'B', not only as in art. 6 above, but at foil. ii v , io v , 52, 69, 75 v ,
10 r, Sec.
This MS. belonged to * William Cahyssy' ( j precium $d ') in the 15th cent.,
and perhaps to * Jo. W. ' : in the 16th cent. 4 Thomas Levisius quon-
dam Orialensis* gave it to William Daunton, fellow of Merton (elected
r 59° » wno g ave it to John Talbot (elected fellow of Oriel, 1596} ; and
finally dr. Robert Clay of Merton gave it to the Library, about a. d. 1620,
certainly between 1610 and 1628. It does not occur in Bodleian lists
till about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 676.
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2594. 667. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the 13th-
14th centt. in England : 6 J x 4^ in., ii + 240 leaves.
A (early 14th cent., in double columns, with illuminated border,
, capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1). Thirty-seven Latin sermons, the first of which
beg. 1 Exiui a Patre . . . Karissimi, scitis quod ille qui de nouo ' : a list
is in the Old Catalogue of 1697. The handwriting changes at the end
of these sermons.
2 (fol. i89 v ). Notes for preachers on the subjects of Visitatio,
beg. 1 Illustris visitatio illustratur triplici radio ' (fol. 2oo v ), Electio, and
(fol. 2io v ) Accidia, but all is wanting after the first column of the last
subject, some leaves being lost.
B (late 13th cent.) 3 (fol. 211). A treatise on Vices : beg. ' [D]icen-
dum est de singulis viciis : incipiemus a uicio gule ' : it is rather
distinctiones theologicae on the subject than a set treatise. On the
last leaf (fol. 238) is copied the first part of a royal brief to a bishop to
visit a monastery, in English, dated 1491.
Probably acquired by the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 677.
2595. 794. In Latin, on parchment: made up of two MSS. written in the 13th
cent, in France (?) : 5^x4$ in., ii + 101 leaves : with illuminated capi-
tals, &c, binding, red leather on boards, clasp lost, French 14th cent. (J )
work.
A (late 13th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). 4 Eiucidarius a theological treatise in
three books by Honorius Augustodunensis : beg. * Sepius' rogatus a con-
discipuhV ; foil. 46* and 5i v are blank.
B 2 (fol. 52). 'Excerpta de pluribus', extracts from Quintilian
(fol. 52), Symmachus (fol. 54), Ennodius (fol. 56 v ), Cassiodorus (fol. 60),
Cicero (fol. 64), Seneca the elder (fol. 70) and younger (fol. 7i y ), the
Bible (fol. 80), Philo (fol. 84), st Martinus Dumiensis (fol. 84*) and
Terence (fol. 91). Some Latin notes are at foil. i v , ii. 85 v , 100.
* : c : vii : 3 * in the 13S9 Catalogue of the library of Dover priory (foil. ii v ,
a). Presented by Thomas Twyne in 161 2.
Now MS. Bodl. 678.
2596. 796. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 13th cent, in England:
5x3! in., ii + 141 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
* Collecciones Johannis de London . . : —
1 (fol. 1). * Liber Gundessalui de diuisione philosophic ' : beg. ' Felix
prior etas ' : at end * Explicit liber . . . editus a domino Gundissalui apud
Tholetum \ The treatise has been ascribed to Grosseteste as Com-
pendium Scientiarum, the first book of which bears the same title as
this work.
2 (fol. 20). ' Tractatus de alkemia ' : beg. 1 Alquimia est ars mini-
stralis '.
3 (fol. 35). * Tractatus qui intitulatur (Promotheus de) Concordancia
iuris the two words in brackets being a contemporary addition : beg.
* Notissima pars cuiusque rei a Canon Law treatise.
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4 (fol. 5i v ). 'Tractatus de algorismo ' : beg. 'Cum hec sciencia que
Algorismus \
5 (fol. 56 v ). 1 Tractatus de Sp[h]era ' : beg. 1 Tractatus de spera .iiij.
capitulis distinguimus ' : by Johannes de Sacro Bosco : at fol. 63 v are
notes on the moon.
6 (fol. 65). ' Compotus magistri Roberti Grosseteste ' : beg. ' Multi-
plex est annus siue Solaris ' : a calendarial work. On fol. 75 y are some
verses perhaps entitled ' Tabula Fungonis also calendarial : beg.
' [Njorant Fungonem ferialia grammata septem \
7 (fol. 77). 'Tractatus ... qui intitulatur nomine philosophic editus
a magistro Willelmo de Conchis ' : beg. ' Quoniam ut ait Tullius ' *
usually entitled Compendium Philosophiae, in four parts.
8 (fol. 97 v ). ' Tractatus de compiexionibus ' : about physical blendings :
beg. ' De complexione aliquid dicturi ' : followed by some physical notes
and (fol. 1 04) a kindred treatise 'de 5® sensibus set specialiter de sapo-
ribus ' (beg. ' Rerum nature duobus modis
9 (fol. 108). ' Hunc librum compilauit Adelardus Bathoniensis ad
nepotem suum de solucione questionum naturalium ' : prol. beg. ' Cum
in Angliam nuper redierim ' : text beg. ' Meministi nepos \
10 (fol. i2 7 v ). 'Liber qui intitulatur Ymago mundi', a geographical
and physical description of the world : beg. ' [Henrico] septiformi
spiritu ' : ascribed to Henry of Huntingdon (not Gregory), to Bede and
even to Ansel m.
Foil, i and 141 are two pieces of a 12 th cent. Latin hymnal with
musical notes.
The List of contents on fol. ii v and the rubricated titles of each article
were made by ' Clemens Canterbury monachus see foil. ii y , 19, 97, 127,
138. He also wrote that the volume was 'de librario monasterii sancti
Augustini Cantuarie 9 and placed the abbey arms between S and A above
on fol. i v , cp. fol. 66 y . But the volume is not in the Catalogue of the
abbey library.
See above. Presented by Thomas Twvne in 1612.
Now MS. Bodl. 679.
2597. 3040. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 13th cent, in
England: 4$X3§ in., iv+103 leaves: with illuminated capitals,
&c. : binding, red leather on leather boards, covered with white
leather, clasp lost : 14th cent. (?) English work.
' Libellus Afforismorum Vrsonis called in a preface c Afforismi medi-
cinales\ The parts seem to be, a (fol. 1) a preface, beg. * Liberet te
Deus, fili amantissime, a deuio erroris ' : b (fol. i v ) medical maxims:
beg. 1 Vita breuis est ad cognoscendum uires omnium nascentium terre
c (fol. 12) a prologue, beg. 'Quoniam physicalis scientie inuentores',
after which is the title given first above : d (fol. i2 v -89 v ) the main work,
consisting of Aphorismi and commentaries on each : beg. 1 Consuetum
& ordinatum rerum naturalium processum non miramur . . . Notandum
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quidem est quod consuetum ' : ends 1 datori munerum gratias reddite,
cui est honor . . .\ This seems to be a fine MS. of a little-known
doctor of Salerno, Urso or Orso. Two recipes follow on fol. io2 v .
A Latin note of two late 13th cent, pleas on fol. I02 v mentions Robert le
Megre, Roger fitz Thurston, Robert Cornum, Richard Nabatin. William
Hunt, Henry Oylbern, Roger de Infirmarrio. * Liber Radulphi
clerici de Neutun 9 : * Liber Afforismonim Sancte Marie 8c Sancti
Botulphi Thoraeye de dono Radulphi de Neutona clerici nostrj both
14th cent. 'Lib: Biblioth: Bodl : ex dono Radulphi Bathurst in
Artil us Magistri et socij Coll: S** Trin: Oxofi i.e. between 1641 and
1654. It first appears in Bodleian lists about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 680.
2598. 1356*. In Latin, on parchment: made up of three MSS. written early in
the 13th cent. : 7| x 5$ in., ii + 184 pages : with coloured capitals.
Theologica varia : —
A. 1 (p. 1). 'Altercatio de fide catholica, facta inter sanctum Sil-
uestrum papam & Iudeos coram Constantino Augusto & Helena
Augusta matre eius & clero & populo a spurious narrative in which
Sylvester disputes with twelve Jews, Crato and Zenophilus being judges ;
Constantine himself sometimes intervening. It begins * Craton philo-
sophus & Zenophilus illustris dantur iudices', and is stated to have
been held in a.d. 315. At pp. 76, 114 are short pieces on the Incar-
nation, beg. * Dicende sunt cause & breuiter explicande \ i Querendum
est quomodo intelligi \
2 (p. 81). ' De sacramento corporis & sanguinis Christi beg. 'Sacra-
mentum corporis & sanguinis Christi unum est ex his '.
3 (p. 119). Notes on the Procession of the Holy Spirit, beg., after
quotations from the Sentences of Peter Lombard, ( Quod non potest
distingui . . . Inter generationem Filii ' : pp. 1 29-30 are substitutes for
a perished leaf.
B. 4 (p. 131). 'Sermo cuiusdam doctoris', beg. ' Candidiores niue,
nitidiores lacte . . . Pulcritudinem Nazareorum a treatise by Baldwin
archbp. of Canterbury. Some theological notes follow at p. 144, partly
on inserted leaves.
C. 5 (p. 149). A short treatise on the Trinity : beg. : 1 Que sit materia
diuinarum Scripturarum. Materia diuinarum Scripturarum omnium sunt
opera restauracionis humane 1 : ends imperfect, some leaves being lost,
1 ex ea natus est intellectus ' : a list of the books of the Bible is at p. 151.
Fol. i is part of a leaf of a 14th cent. Latin work on canon law.
Dr. Gerard Langbaine testifies that this book was given by ' dr. (Hugh)
Barker S»Marice de Arcukus Decanus*, who died in 1632. It does not
appear in Bodleian lists until about 1655.
Now MS. BodL 681.
2599. 3041. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent. :
lof x8£in., ii + 72 leaves, in double columns.
'Questiones quedam de conflatu Francisci de Ma[i]ronis ordinis
Minorum fratrum in librum primum Sententiarum Petri Lombardi.
A sheet or more is lost after fol. 36, and one leaf after fol. 56 (?).
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS. [3600-1
Foil. 59-70 were in the binding: of them 59-61, 68-70 are from
a 13th cent. MS. of Latin sermons written in England (one beg. 'Ecce
nunc tempus acceptabile . . . Hie commendatur tempus grade' : 62-3,
66-7 are from a 14th cent MS. of Latin scholastic theology.
4 . . . Quas questionJVs emit frater Thomas Man a patre Arobrosio Kell
cussore [i.e. cursore] tunc temporis sacre theologie Londonie, at prefatus
Thomas ibidem informator juvenum anno Domini . 1514/ It first
appears in Bodleian lists about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 429.
2600. 586. In Latin on parchment: written perhaps late in the 12th cent.:
io\ x 6 in., vi + 51 leaves : with coloured capitals.
' Super Psalterium a commentary with special reference to the titles
of the Psalms : pref. beg. ' Rex Dauid cum prospere regnaret ' : text beg.
1 Beatus uir. Inmunis ab omni malo ' : at the end are a few notes on
the canticles : cf. fol. iii v .
' Hie est liber sancte Marie de Radingia. Quern qui celauerit . uel fraudem
de eo fecerit . anathema sit* (13th • cent). Presented by William
Burdet in 1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 781.
2601. 587. In Latin, on parchment : mnde up of three MSS. written early in the
14th cent, in England : 9$ x6J in., i + 198 leaves, in double columns
(except foil. I49 v -i62) : with illuminated capitals, &c
Theological treatises, &c. : —
A. 1 (fol. 1). Notes and definitions of points of various arts and
sciences, such as arithmetic, logic, weaving, hunting : imperfect at end,
and perhaps at beginning : beg. 1 Unius quoque progressionis \
2 (fol. 4). 1 Pecalogus a short treatise on the Decalogue : beg.
i Decalogus est sermo breuis \
3 (fol. 5 V ). * Incipit quedam informacio siue tractatus ad dilatandum
sermonem eight methods of drawing out a sermon : beg. 1 Quoniam
emulatores estis . . . Bene dicit emulatores ' : there are three recapitu-
lations of it and a ' Colleccio pred.ictorum ' : at end ' Explicit Forma
dilatandi sermonem in predicatione \ This has been wildly attributed
to one Thomas Lemman by Tanner, and doubtfully by Little (Initia
operum I^atinorum) to Ricardus Middleton or de Media Villa.
4 (fol. 12). 'Duodecim gradus superbie ' : beg. * Primus itaque
superbie gradus ' : this is the 2nd part of the De gradibus humilitatis et
superbiae of st. Bernard of Clairvaux, ending in the middle of the last
chapter: two tables of the whole treatise follow: and at fol. 15 some
extracts from the De area Noe of Hugo de Sancto Victore : and at
fol. 1 7 from ' Anselmus Cantuariensis in libro de duabus beatitudinibus
et duabus miseriis \
5 (fol. 20). * Incipit Lucidarius a dialogue on the Christian Faith
of the same kind as the Elucidarium of Honorius Augustodunensis, but
differing in detail : beg. c Solet queri quid sit Deus '.
6 (fol. 27). * Tractatus magistri Poriani Alani de modo predicacionis ' :
beg. ' Vidit Iacob scalam ' : the author was Alanus de Insu is.
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7 (fol. 49 v ). Summa de vitiis : beg. ( Triplici racione potest ostendi \
8 (fol. 149). * 1 ractatus beati Augustini de Spiritu & Anima ' : a 15th
cent, note at end is ■ Quidam dicunt quod iste est tractatus Hugonis de
Sancto Victore cardinalis \
B. 9 (fol. 166). 'Tractatus magistri Petri [Comestoris] in Veter
Testamento': really the Allegoriae of Hugo de Sancto Victore:
imperfect, all being lost after the 16th chapter of the 5th book (about
Jonathan). On foil. 164-5 is a sermon 1 beg. * Ascendam in palmam . . .
In sacra Scriptura aliquando \
C. 10 (fol. 186). An alphabetical index of subjects to foil. 1-162.
1 Hie est liber sancte Marie de Radingia ex dono fratris . W . de Winton.
Quern qui celauerit . uel alienauerit . uel fraudem de eo fecerit . ana-
thema sit*, 14th cent., with a list of contents. 'Thomas Staunton .
M. R.', 15th cent. Presented by William Burdet of Sonning in 1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 848.
2602. 149. In Latin, on parchment: written A.D. 818 in France: Sgx6£in.,
vi + 172 leaves: with some ornamented capitals: stained and
injured at each end.
'Incipit Expositum Bedae presbiteri': at end 'AMHN. Explicit
liber expositionis Bedae presbiteri super vii Epistolas Canonicas then
' Anno decexviii ab Incarnatione Domini nostri Ihesu Christi Pascha V
Kalendas Apriles Lune in Pascha xvii': foil. 167*, i68 r (the latter
including the above subscription) are given in photogravure as no. 361
among the Facsimiles de rAcole des Chartes (Paris). This is the commen-
tary of Bede on the Canonical or General Epistles, without the preface :
it includes st. James (fol. vi v ), 1 Pet. (fol. 44 v ), 2 Pet. (fol. 81 v h 1 John
(fol. io5 v ), 2 John (fol. 154), 3 John (fol. 156^, Jude (fol. 159). There
are some much later marginal notes. The outside or lower margins of
foil. 35, 124, 140, 155, 168 have been cut off: at fol. 7 is a drawing of
a head and arm : on fol. vi r a Latin note of a comet seen in a.d. * . . . xcvii '
(1097 ?). This is perhaps the oldest dated MS. in book form in which
the expression ' anno . . . ab Incarnatione Domini ' is used.
This may be no. 51 in the list of books left to Exeter by bp. Leofric
(F. E. Warren, Leofric Missal, 1883, p. xxiii).
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 849.
2603. 197. In Latin, on parchment: written about a.d. 1400 in England:
io|x8|in.. iii + 130 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
border, capitals, &c
Shortened sermons from the Sermones Dominicales of Gulielmus
Peraldus, with alphabetical index of subjects : at end c Notandum quod
hoc opus prescriptum extractum est integre de sermonibus dominicalibus
[Gulielmi] Parisiensis . . but the sermons are really by Peraldus. The
first begins ' Dominica prima Aduentus Domini sermo. Dicite filie
Syon ... In verbis istis habent predicatores \
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 782.
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2604. 932. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 14th cent.,
after 1383, in England : 8f x 6| in., xi + 1 10 leaves : with miniatures,
illuminated borders, capitals, &c, in parts rubbed and crossed out :
binding, white parchment with gold ornament on boards, clasps and
metal corners lost, English work of the 2nd half of the 16th cent.
The Hours of the Virgin Mary, in Latin (fol. 10): preceded by
a Sarum calendar (fol. vi), some prayers (fol. 1), including * Versus sancti
Barnard i ' from the Psalms, and a half-erased indulgence in English:
and followed by 'Septem psalmi penitenciaies ' with litany (fol. 31),
'Officium mortuorum' (fol. 42), Commendatio animarum (fol. 57),
' Psalmi de Passione Domini . . .' (fol. 65 v ), the Psalter of st. Jerome
(fol. 76), and prayers (fol. 78 v ) : at fol. 83 begin English prayers (includ-
ing Bede on the Seven Words of Christ, fol. 83), and (fol. 87 v )
rhyming prayers and hymns (begg. 1 [O] blissed God that art almighti
' Jhesu that hast me dere boght ', 1 Mary modir, well thowe be'), super-
stitious formulae and prayers against perils (fol. 93 v ), and the fifteen
Oes (fol. 96) : and after more prayers (in Latin) some Latin Memoriae
of saints (fol. 102). The Hours of the Cross are worked in with the
other Hours at fol. 20, &c. An illuminated leaf has been torn out
before fol. 10. On fol. iv is a 16th cent. English medical recipe.
Among additions are some 15th cent. English and Latin prayers, &c,
at foil. i v , 107, but an engraved Image of Pity was removed from
fol. io9 r to Arch. F. e. 7 in 1894.
Notes in the Calendar and on foil. iii v , iv v show that this volume belonged
to the families of 'Byddey' (1412), Gavell (1438), and Sidney (1482-
1554; the birth of sir Philip Sidney is recorded on fol. xi : there was
horse-stealing on a pasture of ' my lorde of Svffolk ' at Claxton in 1535,
see fol. iv y ). ' A . W. MDCL' is on fol. 110, but must be an addition
after the book came into the Library, for it was certainly there in 1620.
Now MS. Bodl. 850.
2605. 422. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written early in the
14th cent, in England in several hands : 13^ x 10& in., ii + 284 leaves :
with illuminated capitals, &c.
' Incipit prologus Stephani archiepiscopi Cantuariensis in librum
Ecclesiasticum followed by the commentary in two parts : —
A. 1 (fol. 1) as above, the first part: beg. 4 Hoc nomen Ecclesiastes
interpretatur concionator ' : ends * non penetrat mortalium intellectus \
B. 2 (fol. 141) at end * Explicit secundapars Stephani super Ecclesia-
sticum de thure & balsamo. Amen ' : beg. ' Nunc de effectibus thuris
ends 1 subtrahit carni sue \
On fol. i4o y is advice to invoke various angels, beg. 'Cum de mane
surrexeris Michaelem in mente habeto', and other theological notes,
partly written with a metal stilus, are on foil. 139-40, 280-2, &c.
Pasted on fol. ii is a small piece of parchment recording the gift of this
volume * per reuerendum magistrum fratrem Johannem Myluerton quon-
dam Prouincialem Anglie probably the Carmelite who was an Oxford
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doctor of divinity in 1452 : the volume may therefore have belonged to
the library of the Carmelites at Oxford earlier in the 15 th cent. The
MS. appears to have come to the Library in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 706.
2606. 305. Qu. Catal. xii (Hebr.), no. 101 (Ezra, Nehemiah, &c. : presented
by sir Robert Cotton in 1603).
2607. 416. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 13th cent, in England :
$1 x 6 in., iv + 246 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
Two Summae or Distinctiones theologicae, in alphabetical order of
subjects : — '
1 (fol. 1). 'Summa sermonum que dicitur Summa abstinencie edita
a quodam fratre Thoma [this last word marked for deletion] de ordine
Minorum nomine Gilberto a title from the colophon, which is followed
by 1 Adaptaciones omnium sermonum in hoc libello contentorum prout
competunt sabbatis dominicis & feriis tocius anni', and a list of the 130
chapters. This is the well-known set of Distinctiones theologicae, called
Summa abstinentiae (from the first chapter), often ascribed to Nicolaiis
de Biart, sometimes called the Manipulus Morum, and printed as the
Dictionarius Pauperum. It begins * Duplex est abstinencia detestabilis
& laudabilis' : 3^ pages are blank before fol. 77.
2 (fol. 155). A Summa or Distinctiones, beg. ' Accidiosus siue piger
est subtilis in 49 chapters, of which there is a list on fol. 243 v : the first
few are Accidiosus, Adulator, Angeli, Avaritia, the last Usurarius.
A page is blank before fol. 1 79.
Rather later hands have added notes throughout the volume, partly
with a metal stilus.
Ihhl q . . possibly a pressmark, 13th cent., is on a label attached to fol. 245".
,'[L]iber Willelmi . 15th cent. This volume appears to have
come to the Library in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 542.
2608. 125. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the nth cent: n£
x 8^ in., ii + 177 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. : stained with
damp, and in poor condition and injured at beginning.
* Incipit liber primus Omeliarum beati Gregorii papae urbis Romae in
primam partem Ezechielis prophetae quae sunt numero duodecim',
with prologue: at fol. 91 v * Incipit liber secundus Omeliarum ... in
extremam partem Ezechielis prophet^, (que sunt) numero decern \
'Iste est liber Ecclesie Cathedralis Exonie', 14th cent. Presented by the
dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 707.
2609. 148. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the nth cent, in England :
in modified Carolingian minuscules: 12$ x 9} in., v+114 leaves:
with illuminated capitals (one on fol. 1 elaborate in black), &c. :
discoloured by damp at each end, and with foil, iii, iv, 1 injured by
it and repaired.
' Incipit Liber Pastoralis Curae editus a sancto Gregorio papa urbis
Romae preceded by a list of the sixty-seven chapters : at end c Explicit
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Liber PastorahV: fol. in is bound after fol. 112. In the margin of
fol. 110 are some contemporary English neums. The hand changes
at the bottom of fol. 59*. There is an offset from lost Latin writing on
fol. ii r . A reproduction of fol. 3o r is in the Palaeographical Society's
Facsimiles (ii. 69) and of fol. no 1 in Nicholson's Introduction to . . .
the Oldest Latin Musical MSS. in the Bodleian Library.
On fol. 113 is 1 Hunc librum dat Leofricus episcopus ecclesig sancti petri
apostoli in exonia ad scdcm suam episcopate m pro rented io anime, sue, ad
utilitatem successorum suorura • Siquis autem ilium inde abstulent • per-
petuf maledictioni subiaceat • Fiat • ' ; with an Old English inscription
to the same effect. Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in
1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 708.
2610. 634. In Latin, on parchment: written about A.D. 1100, in France (?) :
lof x7^in., ii + 138 leaves: with two miniatures, two illuminated
and many coloured capitals : injured by damp, especially at beginning
and end.
* Incipit liber primus pastoralis cur$ editus a beato Gregorio papa
Romano ad Iohannem Rauennatem episcopum ', with the preface ; the
second book follows at fol. 44 ; and a list of chapters precedes the work.
At fol. 3 is a painting of Christ seated with- a banner in his left hand,
oval within a rectangular frame : at fol. 4 V is st. Gregory writing his book.
Foil. 1-8, 124-36 are covered with a semitransparent substance. On
fol. i37 v is a Latin form of supplication from the prior and convent of
St. Nicholas of Exeter (?) to the bishop John, that he should admit John
Toyler, an acolyte, to the order of subdeacon (late 13th cent.?).
This appears to be a MS. presented by William Harwood or Hay ward,
prebend of Winchester, in 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 783.
2611. 909. In Latin, on parchment : made up of four MSS. written in the nth
and 1 2th centt. at Jumieges (?) in France : 8 J x 6 in., v + 84 leaves.
Lives of Saints connected with Jumieges and the district : —
A (2nd half of nth cent.: with ornamental capitals &c. in red)
1 (fol. 1). 4 Vita sancti Aychadri abbatis ' Gemmeticensis per Fulbertum :
pref. beg. i Dominis suis Gimegiensis coenobii . . . Fulbertus ' : text beg.
* Inter nobilissimas Aquitani§ urbes* : at fol. 31 follow within an orna-
mental border 1 Nomina abbatum Gemmeticensium ' from Philibert to
* Rotbertus' iii (c. 1049-72): after whom is added Guntardus in rasura
and later still Vrsus. An outline figure of st. Aychadrus (Achardus)
is on fol. 1.
B (end half of nth cent. : with coloured capitals) 2 (fol. 32). ' Vita
sancti Philiberti abbatis ' Gemeticensis primi : pref. beg. 1 Cum prisca
patrum ' : text beg. ' Sanctus igitur Philibertus \ The Life was by
a monk of Jumieges, and includes miracles wrought by the saint Most
of fol. 67 is cut off, but the text is intact.
C (12th cent.: with coloured capitals) 3 (fol. 68). A treatise De
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nativitate B. Mariae Virginis, ascribed to st. Jerome and addressed to
bps. Chromatius and Heliodorus (beg. * Petitis a me ut uobis rescribam '),
and preceded by another letter from Jerome (beg. * Petis a me peticiun-
culam Also between the prefatory chapter and the text is inserted
a letter from the two bishops to Jerome (beg. ' Ortum Marie, beatissime.
All this article is spurious. The hand changes at fol. 71.
D (12th cent.: with coloured capitals) 4 (fol. 75). 'Vita sancti
Wlganii confessoris pretiosissimi beg. ' Igitur gloriosus confessor Christi
Wlganius \ Vulganius was honoured at Rouen.
At one time, as a 15th cent, list at fol. v v shows, 'Passiones' of
stt. Paternus and Elphege came between b and d, and c was at that
time the last part.
' Malmesbur' xxxix 1 is on fol. 1 (14th cent.), which has caused a note
to be written in the 15th cent, on fol. ii v , 4 Willelraus Malmesbury fecit
scribi istum librum', whereas the reference would seem to be to the library
of Malmesbury abbey. Acquired apparently about 1618-20.
Now MS. Bodl. 852.
The four books of the Sententiae of Petrus Lombardus, here without
author's name : there is a general prologue, and lists of chapters before
each book, and some notes. On foil. 265-70 follows part of a Summa
de paenitentia : beg. after some lost leaves ' assit et in quacumque hora
ingemuerit', ends (similarly imperfect) in a chapter oh the order of
deacons, with 'solus episcopus eis imponit \ On fol. 271* is a form of
letter from ' Tomas Wynchon [?] ' to 4 brother Day complaining that
the latter has not written to him, 16th cent. There are notes written
From no. 8620, pp. 176 et sqq., this MS. is known to have belonged to
Reading abbey, and so no doubt was presented by William Burdet of
Sonning in 1608 : but see note on no. 251 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 853.
2613. 703. In Latin, on paper : written in the 16th cent, in England : x 6 j in.,
The Glastonbury Chronicle of Johannes Glastoniensis, in Latin, with
the prologue (p. 4) and historiola ' de antiquitate vetuste ecclesie beate
Marie Glastoniensis ' (p. 1). Some words and sentences, especially on
pp. 375-431 are ineffectively deleted by some one who objected to the
name and deeds of popes : and some leaves are wanting at the end, the
text ending with 'diocesano episcopo vt* (Hearne's ed., i. 242). The
treatise was edited by Hearne from other MSS. in 1726, but he prints
some notes on this MS. by Gerard Langbaine at vol. i, p. lix.
'Johannes Paine est verus possessor huius libri *, i6thcent.: * Donum
Edwardj Bisse Wellensis', sir Thomas Bodley's note : the gift was about
1610.
Now MS. Bodl. 854.
2612. 588. In Latin,
with a metal stilus on foil, ii-iii.
x + S3 6 pages.
G g 2
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2614. 358. In Latin, on parchment : written in the second half of the 14th cent.
in England : 12$ x 8$ in., xvii + 194 leaves, in double columns : with
illuminated capitals, &c.
At end : ' Expliciunt Omelie -Johannis Crisostomi super Matheum de
opere imperfecto et cetera \ preceded at fol. ii and followed at fol. 175
by an alphabetical index, the former one being in a different hand of
about the same date and wanting the first leaf. At the end are added
in two 15th cent, hands (1) the share of the Prophets and Apostles in
the Apostles' Creed, in Latin, (2) a Latin note on a point raised by
Chrysostom in the 31st homily above.
Presented by Charles Howard, earl of Nottingham, in 1604.
Now MS. BodL 709.
2615. 388. «= Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 1036 (Machzor : bought with part of
,£40 presented by sir George More in 1604, see no. 2914).
2616. 265. In Portuguese, on paper : written late in the 16th cent, in Portugal :
8 1 x 6 in., ii + 200 leaves : binding, stamped green calf with gold
ornament, contemporary Portuguese work.
' Libro Da Santificacao : Nassimento : Penitencia : Vida : e Morte :
Do Gloriosso Sao Joham. Baptista : Tradusido 'e Recupillado Dediuers-
sas Limguoas Em nosso uulgar Portugues : e Illustrado nos Lugares
da scriptura Sagrada : & com outros Autores : Por Antonio Pireira :
Natural e Visinho da Villa Destremos . . dedicated to don Fernao
MTz Mascarenhas, rector of the university of Coimbra : a Life of St.
John the Baptist in two books (thirty-two chapters), with a prologue and
(fol. 189) a table of contents dated 1 59 r. The table, though an addition,
is practically contemporary, and the notes and corrections may well be
in the hand of the author.
[Presented by Robert Devereux, earl of Essex, in 1 600. It is the first
MS. recorded to have entered the Bodleian. Cr.]
Now MS. BodL 856.
2617. 404. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 13th cent.: 13 xS{ in.,
i + 260 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated capitals, &c
t (fol. 1). ' Hystoria scolastica theologie', the well-known work of
Petrus Comestor, whose name does not occur : with
2 (fol. 203). 1 Incipit Prologus Petri Comestoris in libro Allegoria-
rum Veteris et Novi Testamentorum, followed by the work in fburteen
books : this work has also been attributed to Hugo de Sancto Victore.
The fly-leaves are from the same printed work as in no. 2008.
Presented by William Ballow of Ch. Ch., Oxford, in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 711.
2618. S95. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent.
in England: 1 if x 8f in., iii + 213 leaves: with illuminated capi-
tals, &c.
A Summa theologica in five parts: 1 (fol. 1) 'Omnes spirituales
materie 8c omnia notabilia & specialia que sunt in libro sancti Johannis
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Crisostomi super Matheum in opere imperfecta beg. 'Caritas autem
est via', 271 chapters: 2 (fol. 62 v ) 4 Quedam notabilia extracta de
Clementinis & eius glosis ', 104 chapters : 3 (fol. 86 v ) Notabilia quaedam
partim ex scriptis 1 magistri Ricardi Fitz Rauf archiepiscopi Armachani '
de paupertate Christi contra Fratres Minores, 30 chapters : 4 (fol. 108)
4 Quedam notabilia extracta de quodam libro qui vocatur Summa
Summarum presumably the Canon Law treatise by Gulielmus de Pagula,
39 chapters : 5 (fol. 125) 4 Quedam notabilia extracta de libro copiose
caritatis alio nomine de Hostiensi [i.e. Henrico de Segusia] in Summa
[Aurea in Decretales] ', 185 chapters: at fol. i98 v follows an index of
subjects, and after a leaf or two injured or torn -out, is part of a set of
charges against the Dominicans, in Latin (fol. 211).
Probably acquired between 16 13 and 1620.
Now MS. Bodl. 784.
2610. 323. In Latin, on parchment : written about the middle of the 14th cent.
in England: 14^x9^ in., iii + 373 leaves, in double columns: with
some miniatures and many illuminated capitals, &c. : imperfect at
end : the coloured edges are all that is left of the 14th cent binding.
Chronicles and histories, transcribed for Robert de Wyvill bp. of Sali-
bury, between 1330 and 1375, with some late marginal notes: —
1 (fol 1) at end. 4 Explicit liber qui uocatur Beda de gestis Anglorum,
scriptus reuerendo domino domino Roberto de Wiuill episcopo Saris-
buriensi': in the prefatory rubric the title is given as 4 Ecclesiastica
hystoria gentis Anglorum': in five books, with preface and lists of
chapters. The miniature on foL 1 is a figure of Bede, book in hand.
See T. D. Hardy's Descriptive Catalogue i (1862), p. 439.
2 (foL 89). 4 Gesta Anglorum secundum Willelmum Malmesburien-
sem', in six books to n 28. [The text is that of the second edition.
Cr.] This and the next two articles have small miniatures of the
authors writing or reading their works, &c. See Hardy ut supra, ii (1865^
p. 160 ; Stubbs, W. Malmesbiriensis, Rolls Series, p. lxxviii. Cr.]
3 (fol. 199). 4 Incipit Cronica fratris Martini [Poloni] penrtentiarii
domini pape [erased] & capellani ' : at end 4 Explicit Cronica Martini de
papis [erased] & imperatoribus ' : with preface.
4 (fol. 249). ' Hie incipit Cronica de adventu Anglorum in Britanniam
secundum Bedam Anglorum istoriographum ', from 449 to 1066 :
followed at fol. 259 v by a second part, 4 Incipit Cronica de aduentu
Normannorum in Angliam & de vltimo conquesto' 1066- 1269, but
part is lost, and the MS. ends abruptly in 1269 with 4 quod sede uacante
pertinet ad ' with catchword 4 capitulum ' : the head-line throughout is
'Cronica Bede'! The two parts begin respectively 4 Angli Saxones
Marciani principis tempore ', 4 Ut sciatur origo cause quare Willelmus
bastardus'. See Hardy, ut supra, \\i (187 1), pp. 174, 257, 289. On
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fol 336 is ' Memorandum quod liber iste examinatus est vsque hue &
correctus': cf. fol. 198.
The arms of bp. Wyvill (see above) are on fol. 1, viz. gules, a cross
argent fretty azure between four mullets or, pierced of the field : but
a second coat on the same page has only one mullet.
Owned in the 15th cent, by * Roger Wormesley ' (foil. 226, 302) and in the
1 6th by 'Rogerus S . . . (name erased, read by Hardy as 'Savile*
(ii. 160). 4 M. 1 ' in a library in which no. 2086 was * M. 2 \ Presented
by Thomas Kerry, clerk of the Privy Seal, in 1604.
Now MS. BodX 712.
2626. 572. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent, in England :
i2ixoJ in., iv+156 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c.
A Latin commentary on the 3rd book of the Sentences of Petrus
Lombardus, stated in a 15th cent, hand on fol. 1 to be by 'Tarent i.e.
Thomas Tarent (so Tanner) , but more probably Peter of Tarontaise, after-
wards pope Innocent V : beg. ' Cum uenit igitur. Liber Sentenciarum
sicut quidam fluuius ' : at end is 1 Explicit .iii 0 *. liber Sentenciarum
and on foil. 1 5o v -2 a list of the quaestiones.
'Precium. vna marca . quia sic emptus est Oxonie \ 14th cent.: * Liber
sancte Mariae (monasterij) de Radingia', early 15th cent. :• 4 Liber
Monasterij Radyngensis, cuius alienator anathema sit Ita[?]'> abt. 1500.
A long inscription on fol. iii is made illegible, by erasure : it began
4 Istum librum concessit . . . \ Presented by William Burdet of Sonning
in 1608.
Now MS. BodL 718.
2621* 23. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 2nd half of the 14th cent, in
more than one hand in England : 13 x 9 in., i + 236 leaves : with illu-
minated capitals and borders : binding, stamped leather on boards,
with brass clasps and corners, late 16th cent. work.
• Incipit Summa Iudicialis de Accidentibus mundi, quam compilauit
magister Johannes de Eschenden ' : text beg. * Intencio mea in hoc
libro ' : at end of 1st book, ' Completa est ergo hec compilacio tractatus
primi Summe . • . in ciuitate Oxonie per magistrum Johannem de
Ascheldeh 20 die mensis Julij anno Christi 1347 ' : the second and last
book begins on fol. 85 : prol. beg. * Sicut dicit Aristotiles 2 0 Ethicorum ' :
at end 'Completa est hec compilacio tractatus secundi Summe ... 18.
die mensis Decembris anno Christi 1348. Explicit Summa Judicialis . . .
secundum magistrum Johannem de Eschenden quondam socium Aule
de Mertone in Oxon. Cuius anime propicietur Deus. Amen \
There are diagrams, tables, and marginal glosses. The treatise gives
the methods of prognosticating mundane events. The author s name is
stated to be John Eastwood of Ashendon, and the treatise to be also
known as Summa Anglicana and Judiciale astronomicum.
«THo. Allen D[ono] D[edit]', 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 714.
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2622. 855. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent, in England :
>3i x 9i m -» ii+"3 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c.
1 (fol. 1). 'Explanatio in librum Ruth, a quodam monacho edita'
with prologue: prol. beg. c Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel qui suos
athletas 9 : text beg. i In diebus unius judicis . . . Antequam filii Israel
regem ' : in four books.
2 (fol. 37 V V * Commentum in quibusdam capitulis in libro Deutero-
nomii, with preface and prologue : beg. * Quemadmodum ille qui
aspicit ventos ' : prol. beg. 1 Explanatione consummata in lubrum {sic)
Ruth ' : text beg. 1 Hec sunt uerba ... Nullus mortalium nisi Spiritum
Dei \ The author of these commentaries on Ruth and Deuteronomy
states on fol. 38 that he had also lately written a plenaria expositio on
Leviticus.
' Willelmus Rodber[tus] ' is on fol. 112 scribbled about A. D. 1300 : 'Liber
monachorum Sancti Edmund i . . . B. 220*, 14th cent, see M. R.James
On the Abbey of St. Edmund (1904), p. so, no. 63. The * 161 * on
foL I shows that this is no. 161 in James s Ecloga Oxonio-Cantabri-
giensis (1600), as belonging to Pembroke college, Cambridge (James, ut
supra, 1904, p. 16). The volume first appears in the 1620 Bodleian
catalogue, so was probably acquired in 1613-20.
Now MS. Bodl. 715.
2623. 776. In Latin, on parchment : written about a.d. 1400 : 1 7 x 1 1 \ in., v + 525
leaves, in treble columns : with illuminated border, capitals, &c.
A full alphabetical concordance to the Latin Bible, including proper
names : the preface beg. ' Cuilibet uolenti requirere Concordancias in
hoc libro ' : four or five words of each passage are quoted. The first
words are A, Aaron, Abba pater, Abachuch, and the last is Zelpha.
The writer appears to be Conradus Halberstadiensis.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2.
Now MS. BodL 275.
2624. 758. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the 14th
cent in England : 12x7! in., iii + 283 leaves.
A (early 14th cent.) 1 (fol. 1)/ Extracts from works of st. Augustine
bp. of Hippo, and from the De conceptu uirginali of st. Anselm
(fol. i2 r ): also the 'Catholica confutatio* or Responsiones Prosperi
Aquitani pro Augustino (fol. 13): beg. 1 Quidam Christiane all with
marginal notes. On the margin of fol. 1 in a contemporary hand is
4 Omnia scripta in hac pen[n]a & scriptura extrahuntur de libro magistri
R. Grosseteste & scribuntur ibi de tnanu sua \ referring to some notes
chiefly in the lower margin of pages in both parts of the present volume.
B (1st half of the 14th cent.) 2 (fol. 17). The Pastorale of st. Gregory,
here without title or author's name: at foil. 88 v , 273 y are some theo-
logical notes written with a metal stilus.
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3 (fol. 90). 'Tractatus de fide spe & caritate fratris Thome de
Aquino . .
4 (fol. 196). The Compendium Veritatis theologicae, variously
ascribed to Albertus Magnus, st Bonaventura, st. Thomas Aquinas, and
others : beg. ' Veritatis theologice sublimitas \
' C[*utio] m[agistri] Petri Borowgh ex posit a in cista de Nele anno Domini
m° . cccc 0 . xl° . vij° . xxiij die Angus ti 2° folio mam muentem & ja[cet]
ro xiijj. iiij</. Procurator istius voluminis [?] est magister Johannes
tokes • fol. 28o v : preceded by another cautio now illegible; the mark of
Thomas Hunt, the Oxford stationer (later 15th cent.) occurs, and an-
other which may be Stokes's. Presented by the dean and canons of
Windsor in 161 2 : with library mark.
Now MS. BodL 785.
2625. 191* In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 15th cent. :
9! x 7 in., ii + 122 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
1 (fol. 1). ' . . . Liber Alberti magni de adherendo Deo . . : beg.
' Cogitanti michi aliquid ' : in sixteen chapters.
2 (fol. 13). ' Liber Contemplacionis qui intitulatur Nubes ignorandi \
in seventy-five chapters, with prologue, list of chapters, and short pre-
face : prol. beg. * In nomine sancte Trinitatis. Quicunque fueris ' : pref.
beg. 1 Dilecte amice ' : text beg. 1 Amice michi dilectissime \ This
may be connected with the Cloud of Unknowing^ attributed to Walter
Hilton.
3 (fol. 77). . . Sermones beati Augustini episcopi morales ad
fratres suos in eremo, quod B.', twenty-five in number: these are
probably not by Augustine : a list of them precedes.
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 866.
2626. 152. In Latin, on parchment: written about the middle of the 13th cent
in England : io|x7fin.,vii + i78 leaves, in double columns : with
illuminated capitals, &c.
Medical treatises, with a calendar : —
1 (fol. v). A calendar in a different but contemporary hand, appa-
rently written in some Cistercian house in the west of England between
1228 and 1244, with traces of a Norman original. On Aug. 1 and
Sept. 25 are two 14th cent, obits of-Margere and John Cottesford.
Some medical notes are added as to the proper times for phlebotomy,
&c, and on fol. vii v a sequence (beg. 1 Angelus ad Virginem
2 (fol. 1). The treatise De simplicibus medicinis of Johannes Pla-
teanus Salernitanus, here anonymous and without title : also known as
' Circa instans ' (from its first words) : with a few notes : at end a 14th
cent, hand has added * Hactenus archanum Salerni diximus vrbis
I Littera iam casso pollice sistat opus \
3 (fol. 35). ' Girardus super Viaticum \ an added title : the Com-
mentary of Gerardus Carmonensis on the Viaticum of Constantinus
monachus, in seven books : at end is 1 Explicit Viaticus ' added.
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4 (fol. 120). 4 Rogerina maior i.e. the Practica of Roger de Baron :
beg. * Sicut ab antiquis autoribus \
5 (fol. 153). 4 Rogerina minor', i.e. a compendium of the foregoing
treatise: beg. 'Cum medicinalis artis': with some 13th- 14th cent,
recipes in Latin and English on foil. i58 v -i6o.
6 (fol. 161). 'Cure magistri Pondi', a series of recipes: beg. 'In
primis utatur hoc[?] syrupo' : followed at fol. i6o v by three more short
anonymous medical treatises, which begin 'Pomura ambre[?] dupli-
catum ' (recipes), 4 Cogitanti mihi de simplicium medicinarum uirtutibus \
1 Qutn (sic) auctor universitatis Deus and medical notes, some added,
all in Latin.
The 15th cent, list of contents on fol. iv v , after describing artt. 2-5
above, adds ' Quartus, optimus tractatus de vrinis which is not here.
A date, [i]28o, is on fol. i75 v ; see also a 14th cent, note at top of the
same page.
4 Hunc librum de bonis bone memorie Edmondi Lacy nuper Exoniensis epi-
scopi dedernnt exccutores eiusdem Ecclesie Cathedrali Exonie cathenan-
dnm in libraria eiusdem ecclesie in disco de medicinis et phisica ibidem ' :
bp. Lacy died in 1455. Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in
1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 786.
2627. 196. Jn Latin, on paper : written in the 15th cent in England : 12 x 8| in.,
ii + 1 1 7 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c, foL 1 is partly
damaged.
f * Incipit tractatus vtilis super totum oflicium Misse, editus et compi-
latus per fratrem Bernardum de Parantinis [on fol. 109, Parentinis]
ordinis Predicatorum prouincie Tholosane & conuentus Orthesii de
Vasconia, sicut legit in Albia plurimis auditoribus, solempnibus docto-
ribus religiosis bacallariis & clericis Anno Domini Millesimo ccc
xxxix° . . in three parts, with a 'Tabula huius libri' (fol. 109).
This treatise is the ' Elucidarius (omnium difficultatum circa officium
Missae) ' or 4 Lilium Missae . . . secundum sanctum Thomam . . . ' printed
at Paris, 15 17. At fol. H3 V is a warning to any copyist of the MS. to
write it in long lines for clearness. Foil, n 4-1 5 are a leaf of a 15th
cent. Gradual in which the musical notes had not been yet entered, and
in which the variation from the Sarum use points to Tewkesbury.
1 [Liber ecclesie sanct]e Trinitatis Norwyci ex dono fratris Johannis
Elyngham *, 15th cent. : a little later 4 P[ominus] J. Marton, monachus
Norwycensis ' : there is also a mark 1 M . lxxvj ' ; cp. fol. U3 V . Pre-
sented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 787.
2628. 942. In English and Latin, on parchment : written late in the 14th cent. :
"fx 8} in., x + 341 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c
English works by John Wycliff (whose name does not occur) preceded
by a Latin calendar : —
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1 (fol. v). A calendar of the Sarum type, but with non-Sarum entries
pointing to the diocese of Worcester (stt. Victor, April 20 : YVolstan's
translation, June 7 : Mildred [' Medeldrida '], July 13).
2 (fol. 1). WyclifTs sermons on the Sunday Gospels after Trinity ':
beg. ' Homo quidam . . . Crist tellith in this parable \
3 (fol. 36 v ). WyclifTs sermons on the Sunday Gospels, Advent to
Trinity Sunday : with two short additional sermons (foil. 9o v , 96*) : on
Matth. xxiii and 1 De sacramento altaris \
4 (foL 97). His 2nd part, sermons on the Gospels of the Commune
Sanctorum.
5 (fol. 1 73). His sermons on the Gospels of the Proprium Sanctorum.
6 (fol. 220). His 3rd part, sermons on the Ferial or Week-day Gospels,
and at the Occasional services.
7 (fol. 280). His sermons on the Sunday Epistles from Advent
throughout the year : beg. 1 Scientes quia hora . . . We taken as bileue \
8 (fol. 328). 4 A tretice that tellith knowlethe sum what of the chirche
& hir membris \ in ten chapters : beg. 1 Cristis chirche is his spouse \
At fol. 337 is added a short theological piece probably by Wycliff,
beginning ' Seint Austyn wondrith of fyue thingis that ben among the
peple'. On fol. 338 is a short note signed 'J. H.', 15th cent.
Probably acquired between 1615 and 1620.
Now MS. Bodl. 788.
«»
2629. 156. In Latin, on parchment: written early in the 13th cent : nfcx8in.,
iii + 1 7 1 leaves, in one, two, or three columns : with a few illuminated
capitals, &c. : somewhat discoloured by damp at the end.
The text of the Gospels of stt. Luke and (fol. 120) John, with (appa-
rently) the Glossa Ordinaria (of Walafridus Strabo) in parallel columns,
and the Glossa Interlinearis (of Anselmus Laudunensis), both in smaller
writing : each Gospel preceded by prologues.
4 Hunc textum duorum Ewangeliorum, Luce videlicet 8c Iohannis legauit
Hugo archidiaconus Tantoniensis Deo 8c Ecclesie beati Petri Exoniensis >
vt proprietus ipsius sit ecclesie, vsus uero pauperum scolarium . Si quis
contra venerit . incidat in sententiam Oxoniensis concilii contra testa-
mentorum impeditores editam . Amen.* Hugh died between 1219 and
1244. Presumably presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in
1602, though it or no. 2132 escaped the Register of Benefactors.
Now MS. Auot. D. 1. 7.
2630. 80S. In Latin, on parchment: written in 1403 at Oxford, in two hands:
1-4) x lof in., iii + 258 leaves, in double Columns: with illuminated
capitals, Sec.
i (fol. 1). A Latin commentary (postillae) on the books of the New
Testament (Gospels, St. Paul's Epistles, including Hebr. [fol. 73], Acts
[fol. i33 v ], Canonical Epistles [fol. 147], and Apocalypse [fol. r59 v ] :
the first beg. * Matheus qui interpretatu/ datus primo 9 : that on the
Apocalypse beg. ' Conclusio quam intendit Johannes \ The hand
changes after this piece.
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2 (fol. 173). A Latin Commentary (postilla) on the Apocalypse,
followed by a slightly later Tabula or alphabetical index : beg. ' Vidit
Jacob scalam stantem super terram \ The author is given as ^dominus
Parisiensis' in the Tabula, as 1 Hugo de Vienna ' in the margin of fol.
173, and as ' dominus Parisiensis siue Hugo de Vienna ' in a list of con-
tents, nearly contemporary, on fol. iii v . His usual title is Hugo de
Sancto Caro. On fol. 246", at the end of the postilla, is ' Scriptum Oxonie
Anno Domini m°. cccc°. 3 0 \
On fol. iii v is 1 Seconda pars Postillatoris super Sacram Scripturam de
empcione fratris Johannis Cranewys precij iii marcis . . . \ This shows
that the MS. was in the library of the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds (see
M. R. Tames, On the Abbey of S. Edmund . . . (1895), p. 74, no. 188).
It also bears the mark ' A. 8. 1 * of the library of Pembroke college,
Cambridge, where it was also no. 151 = 2079. This may have been the
* Postillae * purchased' secondhand in London from Jhon Edwards, in
1613, for 8d. f but the identification is uncertain.
Now MS. Bodl. 716.
. 2631. 90. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 12th cent, in
England : with fine miniatures, illuminated capitals, &c. by 1 Hugo
pictor *, see below : 14I x io£ in., v + 291 leaves.
' Incipit liber primus sancti Iheronimi presbiteri super Isaiam prophe-
tam ' c ad Eustochium uirginem Christi the whole treatise in eighteen
books, with prologue. There are fine and elaborate capital letters to each
book, and four large miniatures On foil. v v , vi r , vi y and 2. On the first
is a large figure of Isaiah seated within a Byzantine arch, with buildings
of a city above. On fol. vi r is a picture of st. Jerome writing the roll
of his book and Eustochium receiving it, each under a Byzantine arch.
On fol. vi v is the Church (?) depicted as a female between Jerome as
a scribe and Isaiah, with leonine figures above, and below a burial
scene, with profusion of ornament forming an E. The fourth represents
Christ enthroned with Isaiah exhorting the people to turn to him
(' Venite ascendamus ad montem Domini . . .'), the whole with lacertine
ornament making up a V. Red, blue, and green are the chief colours
used. At fol. 227 is a marginal note 'hue usque emendatum est 7 , and
on fol. 287^ before the colophon, is a small miniature of ' Hugo pictor '
at work, with the title 'Imago pictoris & illuminatoris huius opens',
painted no doubt by himself. See Waagen's Treasures of Art in Great
Britain (1854), iii. 91.
' : liber Ecclesie Exoniensis de communibus.', 14th cent. ; cp. fol. vi\
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 717.
2632. 120. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 10th cent, in Old English
characters : 13J x 9 in., viii + 182 leaves : with four elaborate capitals
(foil. 1, 24, 53, 129), &c.
1 Incipit Excerptio de Canonibus catholicorum Patrum Paenitentialis
libri ad remedium animarum Ecgberhti. archi episcopi Eburacae civitatis '
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in four books, each preceded by a list of chapters (20, 55, 81, 383 in
number). As a fact, the volume is made up as follows : —
a (fol viii) ' Incipiunt capitula libri Paenitentialis 20 in number :
b (fol. 1) after the title quoted above, which is on fol. viii v , the prologue
of Egbert to his Poenitentiale (beg. 'Institutio ilia quae fiebat'):
c (fol. 3) ' Haec sunt Iura Sacerdotum . quae tenere debent with the
twenty-one capitula of the Sacerdotal laws: d (fol. 5) the genuine
Penitential of Egbert, the last chapter ('xviii') ending 4 si uolunt con-,
fiteri cum lacrimis ' : e (fol. 14*) an Order of Confession, counting as
chapter xix and with part of it entitled ' Ordo Confessionis secundum
Hieronimum ' : there are prayers, litany (in which 1 Sancta -^EJ)eldryJ?a 9
is found), and several forms of confession, &c. : at end * Finis libri Paeni-
tentialis Ecgberhti archie piscopi ' : the twentieth chapter does not occur.
Then follow : — /(fol. 22) books ii, iii, and iv of a work believed to be
the De Vita Sacerdotum of Halitgams bp. of Cambrai (d. 831), written
here as if they were bks. ii-iv of Egbert's Excerptio : the actual titles in
the present volume are for bk. ii (fol. 24) 4 Liber ii ex opusculis vel
institutis catholicorum Patrum breviter excerptus. quibus modis . . .
remittuntur peccata': for bk. iii (fol. 52 v ) 'Textus libri tertii de gravi-
bus . . . peccatis . . . eorumque poenitudine . . : for bk. iv (fol. 129)
' Liber iiii taa ex sacro Canonum corpore Patrumque catholicorum opus-
culis succinctim . . . excerptus ; De his qui cotidie et his qui perraro
communicant . ex libro primo sancti Agustini de Questionibus ad
Ianuarium ' : an epilogue follows at fol. 1 78 {beg. * Ecce h$c sunt pauca '),
and some short passages from a penitential, imperfect.
On fol. 28 v in the margin is an (nth cent.) figure of a lady receiving
absolution, cf. foil. 49 v , i32 v . On foil. vi v , vii, i8o T are late 1 ith cent, ex-
tracts from the Decretals of Gregory vii and other sources about penance,
in Latin, in three hands : and on fol. i8o v a (late nth cent. ?) copy of
a letter from pope Leo ix to king Edward the Confessor, urging the
removal of the see of Crediton and its bishop Leofric to Exeter— which
was done about a.d. 1050.
On fol. 1 79 r are some interesting local entries in more than one (late
nth cent) hand, which raise a presumption that the volume was not
continuously at Exeter but belonged to a place (or person) to which the
' laid homines de banabereie ' (Banbury) owed £4 for 5 1 karruatae '
(carucates) of land, and ' clericus Elurich ' (i'Elfric) of Thame 5 marks,
and from which 'unam [libram] portauit Vuillelmus ad eilesbere > (Ayles-
bury). The names of Ludovuicus, Elsis (^Elfsige), 1 Vvlwrich ' ( Wulfric)
a priest, and Rufus occur. The late Librarian suggests that the book
was written for the bishop of Dorchester, who owned land in Banbury,
Thame and Aylesbury : but Mr. Bannister points out that the leaf
bearing the above items is at least not in its original place in the
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volume, and that the occurrence of st. Felix in the litany on fol. i6 v
suggests Exeter (to which king Athelstan gave a relic of pope Felix
martyr) as the scriptorium of the MS. or its exemplar. Mr. Sisani
points out that the style of the writing and capitals of this book closely
resembles that of the Sherborne pontifical.
The best accounts of this MS. are in lprd Selborne's Ancient facts . .
concerning Churches and Tithes, 2nd ed. (1892), pp. 235, 327, 347 : and
by Miss Bateson in the Engl. Hist Rev., April 1894, where the local
entries are printed.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 718.
2633. 633. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 12th cent, in England:
i3fxo} in., ii + 117 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c.
The forty homilies of st. Gregory the Great on passages of the liturgical
Gospels : the prologue and list of sermons is supplied on fol. 1 in a 13th
cent, hand, otherwise they are without title or author. The first beg.
1 Erunt signa . . . Dominus ac redemptor noster \ At fol. 1 n is ' Omelia
sancti Anselmi Cantuariensis archiepiscopi super Euangeltum quod
legitur in die Assumptions sancte Marie' (Migne's Patrol. Lai. clviii-
644), and two short theological pieces.
' Hie liber est ecclesie sancte Marie de Sudwica . Quern qui ei abstulerit .
uel inde fraudem fecerit quominus eius sit uel hunc titulum dolose
deleuerit: sit anathema maranatha', late 12th cent, fol. 2 V : [so it
belonged to r the Austin house of Southwick in Hampshire. Cr.] This
appears to be a MS. presented by William Harwood or Harward,
prebend of Winchester, in 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 719.
2634. 146. -In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the beginning
of the 14th cent, in England : 14^ xof in., iv+ 211 leaves, in double
columns.
A (written early in the 14th cent. : with illuminated capitals, &c.)
1 (fol. 1). 1 Incipit Liber morborum tarn vniuersalium quam particu-
larium a magistro Gileberto Anglico editus ab omnibus auctoribus
& practicis magistrorum extractus & exceptus . qui Compendium Medi-
cine intitulatur . . . ' in seven books, each with a preceding list of
chapters : beg. c De morbis vniuersalibus propositi nostri intencio est
inchoare* : there are some marginal notes. At fol. 157 a contemporary
hand has added a long list of drugs which will take the place (!) of rarer
ones not at the moment obtainable : beg. 4 Quoniam ea que sunt vtilia
in curacionibus egritudinum vbique inueniri quandoque nequiunt ' : the
list is sometimes c&Wed^Quid pro quo. The title 'Gilbertina' is written
on fol. 1 in a nearly contemporary hand. See below.
B (imperfect) 2 (fol. 159). A commentary on the Aphorisms of
Hippocrates, ending imperfect about two-thirds through the 5th book of
the Aphorisms : pref. beg. 1 Inquit Ptolomeus qui sdenciam uiuificauit ' :
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text beg. 'Vita breuis &c. Iste liber diuiditur This is stated in
the 15th cent, list of contents on fol. iv v to be 1 Compendium super
tibro Affarismorum Ypocratis Et exposicione eorundem editum per
eundem Gilbertum [sc. Anglicum] \ There are some marginal notes.
The lower margins of foil. 160-7, I ^9, 171, 200 have been cut off, and
the outer margins of foil. 168, 171, 189-91, 194-6, 207 : and there
appear to be gaps in the MS. after foil. 173, 197 and perhaps elsewhere.
Fol. 158, which appears to belong to MS. A, contains three half-erased
notes, showing that A was a caution in the chest of Ela countess of
Warwick (at Oxford, founded 1293) in 1322, and again there in the 14th
cent, for magister Johannes de Bare, and perhaps once more in some
chest in 1376 (?): there is also a 14th cent note that it was a 'suple-
mentum caucionis magistri Johannis de Waa \ Most of fol. 1 58 v is
occupied with the debts and testamentary dispositions of David ap
Eynon, who lived in North Wales (14th cent).
* Hunc librum dederunt Ecclesie Cathedrali Exoniensi excutores testamenti
bone memorie Edmundi Lacy nuper Exoniensis episcopi de bonis eius-
dem . Orate pro eo*: bp. Lacy died in 1455. Presented by the dean
and chapter of Exeter in 160 a.
Now MS. Bodl. 720.
2635* 274. In Latin, on parchment : made up of at least three MSS. written in
the 13th and 14th centt. in England : 9 x 6J in., viii + 190 leaves : with
illuminated capitals, &c
Miscellaneous non-theological treatises : —
A (early 14th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). An astrological treatise usually known
as * Albohaly de Nativitatibus * : beg. ' Dixit Alboiali Iste est liber in quo
exposui omnes signatores super natiuitates ' : at fol. io v follow two short
pieces in a different hand on the same subject (begg. 'Pro amicicia
respicias \ 1 Alboali capitula de natiuitatibus '). The author's name is
properly Abu 'AH (ibn) al-Khayyat
2 (fol. 13). The metrical Compotus or Massa compoti of Alexander
de Villa Dei, here anonymous, with prose preface and many notes :
pref. beg. ' Licet modo in fine temporum ' : the compotus beg. ' Aureus
in Iano ' : a calendarial treatise : at end 4 Explicit tractatus de tabulis.'
An old list of contents of the volume at fol. vii v calls this * Compotus
communis cum arte tabulari Fungonis, Bede & Dionisii \
3 (fol, 23). The metrical treatise De Algorismo by the same, here
anonymous, with a few notes : beg. * Hec algorismus ars presens
dicitur, in qua ' : followed by eighteen ' Cautele algorismi or arith-
metical problems : beg. * Sint hie milites, pedites & puelle * : a long
marginal note adds some more problems.
4 (fol. 29). A treatise on rain, beg. ' Cum multa & uaria de ymbrium
cognicione the first chapter being * De pluuiis certissime cognoscendis
secundum Indos an astrological treatise.
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5 (fol. 31). 1 Regule ad inueniendum res absconditas & furatas . .
astrological rules for rinding lost property : beg. ' Scias naturam rei esse
nature orientis signi \
6 (fol. 32). ' Incipiunt iudicia Albumasar', the astrological treatise
usually called the ' Flores Albumazar ' : prol. beg. * Hie est liber quem
collegit Albumasar ' : at end ' Explicit Albumasar de floribus \ The
author's name is properly Abu Ma'ashar Ja afar ibn Muhammad.
7 (fol. 44 v ). The well-known astronomical treatise De Sphaera by
Johannes de Sacro Bosco, here anonymous : beg. ' Tractatum de spera
.4. capitulis distinguemus ' : at end ' Explicit Ars sperica vera \ There
are some (later) notes and a diagram.
8 (foil. 52, 70). Astronomical tables, with explanations.
9 (fol. 69). . . Almanach perpetuum ad inueniendum vera loca
planetarum signis [?] octaue spere translatum de Arabico in Latinum
anno Christi . 1307 . .
10 (fol. 92). 1 Incipit Tractatus Compendii \ tables of the altitude of
the sun, with explanations : beg. ' Rogatus a quibusdam amicis \
11 (fol. 99). A calendarial poem or compotus beginning 'Ter quinos
Domini quociens potes aufer ab annis \ with copious commentary and
a prologue which begins ' Per veterum sagacitatem ' : at the end is
appended (fol. 105) a shorter poem beginning * Istis mortiferam cogno-
scito uersibus horam on unlucky days during the year.
12 (fol. io5 v ). . . Elecciones Abraham': beg. 'Sapientes legis
examinaverunt ' : an astrological treatise by Abraham ibn-Ezra, with
diagrams.
13 (fol. 1 1 i v ). The treatise De Conjpoto ecclesiastico of Johannes de
Sacro Bosco, here anonymous : beg. ' Compotus est sciencia considerans
tempora ' : at the end are appended a short 4 Doctrina chili ndri ' (beg.
* Forma chilindroides. Describe quartam droili': fol. i29 v ) and some
astronomical, philosophical, and arithmetical notes.
B (early 14th cent.) 14 (fol. 132). Definitions and propositions from
Euclid, with a commentary.
C (late 13th cent.) 15 (fol. 159). 'Incipit Monomachia siue Ethica
Aristotelis the old Latin translation of the first three books of the
Nicomachean Ethics : beg. 1 Duplici virtute existente \
Two leaves from a 14th cent. Arabic MS. of the Psalms are at
foil. 175-6 : there are some 15th cent, notes at foil. 23, 97 v , 98^, 98^,
131* : and margins are cut off from foil. 143-4, 158. A 14th list of
contents is at fol. vii v .
*Sum[?] iiber Willelmi de Hachecumbe early 15th cent. (fol. vif).
* Liber datus Collegio beate Marie Winton in Oxonia per exsecutores
domini Henrici Jolypace nuper camerarii ecclesie Cathedralis Sancti
Pauli Londonie Anno Domini m° . cccc° . xxxj 0 . Oretis igitur pro
eisdem\ ' Byrkyn accomodatus est liber iste late 15th cent. The
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names 4 Fauntleroy 'Rauleus', 'Symond' occur on foil. 22 v , 98 dv ,
16th cent. : also 1 Stephanus Batman to his phrend Camden [?] partly
in Greek characters (fol. 174) and <pap\ai, both 16th cent. Acquired
not later than 1602.
Now MS. Auot. F. S. 20.
2636. 385. In Latin, 011 parchment: written in the 2nd half of the 13th cent, in
England (?) : 8 J x 6 J in., i + 150 leayes, in double columns : with illu-
minated capitals, tassel ornament, &c.
1 (fol. 1). * Palladii Rutilij Taurj Emilianj uiri illustris Opus Agri-
« culture . . usually entitled De Re Rustica, with lists of chapters
preceding each part.
2 (fol. 52). The Historiae adversus paganos of Orosius with preface
and epilogue. The titles in the book are ' Orosius ' Adversus paganos '
and ' Horisii presbiteri Historiae* (foil. 52, 63, ii4 v ).
Presented by sir George More in 1604.
Now MS. Auot. P. 5. 24.
2637. 5M> J" Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent, in England :
9! x 7 in., iv + 61 leaves : with two illuminated capitals, &c.
' Athanasij Alexandrini episcopi Contra Gentiles [vel, ut in colophone,
contra Iudeos & Gentiles] . . . ' libri duo, preceded by the preface of
Ambrosius Camaldulensis, who translated the work into Latin.
* Richardi Edgeworthe', 16th cent. Apparently received by the Library in
1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 846.
2638. 159- In Latin, on parchment: made up of two MSS. written in the 10th-
1 ith centt. : 1 1 J x 8g in., iii + 147 leaves.
A (early 10th cent.?, written in at least three hands: the outer
margins niuch injured at beginning and end, and the text in some cases
also slightly defective) 1 (fol. 1). The treatise De institutione mona-
chorum et de octo capitalibus vitiis of Johannes Cassianus, in twelve
books, with lists of chapters : here without original general title or
author's name : pref. beg. ' Ueteris Instrument narrat historia \ Rubrics
are usually in rustic capitals, and in the same hand at the end are the
following verses : —
* Nauta rudis pelagi ut seuis ereptus ab undis | In portum ueniens
pectora laeta tenet | Sic scriptor fessus calamum sub colle laboris |
Deponens habeat pectora laeta quidem | Ille Deo dicat grates pro
sospite vita | Proque laboris agat iste sui requiae/
B (nth cent.: discoloured by damp throughout and with marginal
notes in a few cases injured and repaired) 2 (fol. in).. The Apocalypse,
with copious contemporary marginal and interlinear notes in smaller
writing, which begin Apocalipsis Ihesu . . . Apocalypsis, subaudiendum
est Hec est \ The notes are sometimes written in symmetrical shapes.
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This MS. was certainly in Exeter cathedral library in 1327 and 1506 (see
the Inventories of those dates printed by Oliver), and, though not in the
Benefactors* Register, was no doubt given by the dean and chapter of
Exeter in 1602, since it was in the Library by the end of that year.
Now MS. Auot. D. inf. 2. 9.
2639. 816. In Cornish, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
Cornwall (?) : 11 + 7f in., vii + 90 leaves.
Three religious dramas or miracle-plays in Cornish verse, with Latin
rubrics and notes usually in a later hand : —
r (fol. 1). ' Ordinate de Origine Mundi ' : beg. ' Deus Pater. En tas
anef ' : the period covered is from the Creation to the time of Solomon.
Fol. 1 is slightly injured.
2 (fol. 28). 4 Passio Domini nostri Ihesu Christi ' : beg. ' Ihesus. Thyvgh
lauara ' : comprising the period from the Temptation to the Crucifixion.
3 (fol. 57). 1 Ordinale de Resurrexione Domini nostri Ihesu Christi 9 :
beg. ' Pilatus. Ihesu afue ' : comprising the Resurrection and Ascension,
with an interlude of the death of Pilate (fol. 72 r -79 v ).
Each drama is followed by a list of the characters, the number of
speeches uttered by each, and a circular figure giving the positions of
the chief characters on the stage.
The whole MS. was carefully edited for the Clarendon Press by Edwin
Norris (The Ancient Cornish Drama, 2 vols., Oxford, 1859), and
a facsimile of the first few stanzas on foil. vii v , i r is there given.
' Donum Jacobi Button armigeri ex comitatu Wigorniensi 28 0 Mart.
1615.'
Now MS. Bodl. 791.
2640. 103. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 12th cent. :
i + 89 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. : the first few leaves
slightly injured.
1 (fol. 1). 1 In Dei nomine Incipit prefatio Iuliani Toletani episcopi
in librum qui appellatur Pronosticon . id est praeuisio futuri seculi',
followed by the whole work in three books, with lists of chapters. It
was intended that the Pastorale of st. Gregory should follow on fol. 29,
but only the first few lines were written, and then erased.
2 (fol. 30). Five treatises by st. Ambrose on virginity : a (fol. 30)
4 Incipit liber .i. beati Ambrosii de Virginitate the treatise de Virgi-
nibus, in three books : b (fol. 46) 4 Incipit de Viduis liber primus the
treatise in one book : c (fol. 56*) ' Incipit de Virginibus liber .tin.', the
treatise de Virginitate, in one book : d (fol. 69) * Incipit Exhortatio
Virginitatis the treatise de Institutione virginis, in one book : e (fol. 79 v )
'Incipit Sermo sancti Ambrosii de lapsu virginis consecrate beg.
'Audite qui longe estis\
Mr. Nicholson (Early Bodleian Music \ III, p. xxv) conjectured that
the MS. was written at Exeter.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 792.
** H h
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2641. 466. In Latin, on parchment: made up of four MSS. written in the iath
and 1 3th centt. : 10J x 6f in., Hi + 238 leaves, partly in double columns :
with illuminated capitals, &c.
Vitae Sanctorum : —
A (late 1 2th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). A collection of Acta s. Germani : a
(fol. 1) The prose Life of him by Constantinus (' Constantius '), in two
books, see fol. 2o v : b (fol. 28 v ) His epitaph (peg. 4 Fulgida fulgentem ')
and account of his translation : c (fol. 29) His Translation (text beg.
• ' Sacrorum translatio corporum ' : d (fol. 32) His Miracles, in two books,
by Heiricus, ending with a ' Commonitorium a * Sermo domni Herici
theosophi . . . \ and smaller pieces, including an ' Omelia domni
Remigii doctoris . . . ' (fol. 83), Heiricus's preface to his life in verse
(fol. 85), and an Epistola Aunarii episcopi ad Stephanum . . . \ with the
reply (fol. 86): <?(foL 87 v : in double columns) the Life by Constantinus
translated into verse by Heiricus, in six books, with two prefaces.
B (early 1 3th cent. : in double columns) 2 (fol. 1 ro). ' Vita sancti
ac beatissimi Martini episcopi, edita a Severo Sulpicio episcopo with
' Epistola \ list of chapters and preface: followed at fol. i29 v by the
three Epistolae Severi on the same subject, and at fol. 137 by the three
Dialogi Severi, with a 'capitulacio ' or list of chapters : see foil. 156, i67 v .
At fol. 1 79 is a treatise 1 De obitu s. Martini ' (beg. 4 Archadii uero
& Honorii '), in three parts.
3 (fol. i82 v ). 'Passio sancti Clementis martyris', beg. 'Tercius
Romane. ecclesie. \ with the 'expositio' of Gregory of Tours (fol. 187)
and 'aliud . . . [Clementis] miraculum ' (fol. i88 v ).
C (early 13th cent.) 4 (fol. 190). Miracula beati Nicholai : beg.
' Nicholaus itaque ex illustri ortus prosapia
D (13th cent.) 5 (fol. 221). 'Vita sancti Dewi ' i.e. David, the Life
by Ricemarchus bp. of % St. David's, whose name occurs at the end of
the Life.
A list of contents is at fol. iii v .
'Liber Johannis . . . lynd . . late 15th cent, as in no. 2206. Pre-
sented by William Ballow of Christ Church, Oxford, proctor, in the first
four months of 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 793.
2642. 899. In Latin, on parchment : made np of three MSS. written in the 14th-
15th centt. in England: 124x8$ in., iii + 209 leaves, in double
columns : with coloured capitals, &c.
English Legatine and Provincial ecclesiastical Constitutions : —
A (2nd half of the 14th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). The Legatine Constitutions
(Constitutiones legatinae) of card. Otho, London 1237, with the com-
mentary or Apparatus of John de Acton, canon of Lincoln (d. 1350),
here without date.
2 (fol. 68). The Legatine Constitutions of card. Ottobonus, dated
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London 1268, with a similar commentary of John de Acton. Colo-
phon : ' Expliciunt Constituciones Otonis & Ottoboni Sedis Apostolice
legatorum domini pape '.
B (2nd half of the 14th cent) 3 (fol 139). Constitutions of archbps.
Boniface, 1261 ; Peckham, 1279 (fol. i47 v ); and Strafford, 1343
(fol. 149), but the latter terminates abruptly on fol. I49 v with ' nisi prius
nimis some leaves being lost.
C (early 15th cent.) 4 (fol. 150). Constitutions of archbps. Strafford,
.1343 ; Islip, 1342 (fol. 154*) ; Sudbury, abt 1380 (fol. iS5 v ); Walden,
1398 (fol. 156: added).
5 (fol 158). Constitutions of archbps. Stephen Langton, Oxford
1222 ; Boniface, 1261 (fol. i64 v ); Peckham, 1281 (fol. 169); Mepham,
1328 (fol. i76 v ) ; Peckham 1279 (fol. 178) ; Winchelsey, 1305 (fol. i82 v ) :
Mepham, 1328 (fol. i85 v ), &c.
6 (fol. 195). An index to the foregoing, in their order as above ;
followed by an added alphabetical index by subjects to the Legatine
Constitutions, Ac, and (fol. 205 v ) a quotation from Holkote 'De
triplici passione hominis in sompno \
Fol. 207 is a fragment of two leaves of a late 12th cent. North French
breviary in Latin, with neums.
* Liber Collegii de Maidstone \ 15th cent. (fol. 205): owned in 1476 by
Thomas Langlay who had bought it in 1462 (' Iste liber emptns anno
Domini M mo . cccc mo . lx°. 2 0 , 8c constat magistro Thome Langlay
vicario de Norbourne [Northbourne in Kent], qui sepe dixit Mors non
tardabit \ fol. 205, cf. 1, 138. Probably acquired about 1618-ao.
Now MS. BodL 794.
2643. 880. In English and Latin, on parchment : written in the 1st half of the
1 5th cent. : 9 x 6£ in., ii + 164 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
Religious treatises : —
1 (fol. 1). * A meditacion of the cardinal Bon Auenture i.e. Bona-
ventura : beg. 1 The tyme neighynge & comynge to of the pite & merci
of the Lorde ' : this is his Meditationes de Passione Christi, in English.
2 (fol. 52). ' Sixe thingis to know bi God Almighti ' : beg. * The lawe
and the lore to knowe God Almyghti ' : by John Wycliffe, part of the
Speculum Vitae Christianae, here anonymous.
3 (fol. 68 v ). ' Speculum peccatoris wrongly attributed to St.
Augustine, Richard Rolle, &c, here anonymous: beg. 'Quoniam
carissime dum in huius uia uite'.
4 (fol. 85 v ). ' Formula honeste uitebeati Bernardi ad fratrem suum * :
beg. i Petis a me, mi frater ' : followed at fol. 94 v by two Latin prayers,
one attributed to st. Bernard.
5 (fol. 97). ' The Pater Noster, Ave Maria ' and Ten Commandments,
part of the Speculum Vitae Christianae by Bonaventura (?) : beg. 1 We
h h 2
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schal bileue': a preceding passage in English is erased, see also
foL ii9 y .
6 (fol. 123). f The moost profitable sentence to deedli men, in the
whiche thei moun leerne for to knowe to deie beg. ' To kunne deie is to
haue the herte'. Miss Comper states that this is a translation of Book V
of the Horologium Sapientiae of Henry Suse, cp. no. 21896, fol. 2o v .
7 (fol. 140). f A techynge & oon ensaumple bi what meditation
a man or a womman may be stired to trewe deuocion ' : beg. 4 Whanne
thou schapist the to praie ' : followed by short chapters, apparently part
of the treatise.
8 (fol. 150). 'The Pater Noster schordi declarid': beg. c Pater
Noster . that is Lord oure Fader \
9 (fol. 152). 'An . ab. c. of the Passioun of oure Lord': beg. 'In
eueri place men mai see ' : followed by ' Foure thingis that maken God
oure freend(fol. 156: beg. 'The first is quyk bileue'), and 'Wordis of
greet cumfort to seke men* (fol. 157 : beg. 'Seynt Austyn in his book').
4 Henricus Feld 16th cent., is written on fol. 155 ; and on fol. 162 'Edm.
Smythe owythe this boke ' : he gave it in 1601 to his brother. ' The
gifte of Sir James Lee* who gave no. 2438 in 161 1, but this and no. 2552
probably about 1612.
Now MS. Bodl. 789.
2644. 917. In Latin, on parchment : written in a.d. 1435 at Oxford by William
Bedmistre : ioJx8£in., vii + 311 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated borders, capital, &c.
'Tractatus optimus de simplicibus medicinis ad singulas corporis
egritudines per fratrem Willelmum Holme medicum ordinis fratrum
Minorum circa annum Domini . 14 15 . excerptus a 12 medicine doc-
toribus, scilicet ab Auicenna, Almosor ... & alijs scilicet Ypocrate,
Galieno ... & ceteris . . .', in alphabetical order, with indexes of diseases
and medicines (foil, v, 245) : beg. ' Abhominacio . Castanee abhomina-
cionem astringunt\ At fol. 244 v , after the above colophon, is:
' Hunc librum scripsit Willelmus Bedmistre [Bedminster ?] Oxonie anno
Domini . 1435 . [5 in rasura]. Orate specialiter pro eo, inspicientes
prefatum librum \ A 16th cent, hand has written a short account of
Holme on fol. iv v , and notes elsewhere.
Acquired about 1618-20.
Now MS. Bodl. 795.
2645. 612. In French, on parchment: written in the first half of the 15th cent. :
1 57 xi if in. hi + 264 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c.
The second volume of a Bible in French, containing Chron., Esdras,
Nehemiah (= Esdr, 2), Esdras 2 (= Esdr. 3), Tobit, Judith, Esther, Job,
Psalms (fol. 50, with four drawings with a pen in the initial B), Canticles
(fol. 67 v ), Prov., Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, the
Prophets, Maccabees : Gospels (fol. 182), St Paul's Epistles, Acts, Gen.
Epistles, Revelation : with the prefaces of st. Jerome. Berger {La Bible
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/ranfotse, 1884, pp. 206, 257, 411) refers to this MS. as containing the
prologues of Jean de Blois to the Psalms.
' Si Dieu plet cest lime partient a moy G. of Kyldare late 15th cent. :
' M . Edward Shembroke prist* : abont a.d. 1500. 4 Jul. 6° Anno 1610,
Donum Thomae Aiesly [or, Aisley] s. Theologise Bacehalaurej note by
sir Thomas Bodley.
Now MS. Bodl. 690.
2646. 727. In Latin, on parchment: written in the nth cent, in N. Italy:
1 1 1 x 8 J in., i + 23° leaves : with ornamented coloured capitals (foil. 1,
4, 68 v , 130*), &c. : the inner top corner of foil. 1-8 defective.
1 Incipit liber primus Hrabani Mauri Expositionis in Libros Regum
preceded by a prologue and list of chapters, and followed by the other
books with similar lists, as far as the exposition of lib. iii, cap. 19
(=1 Kings xix. 14), ending with ' quando qui humi several quaternions
being lost. The outer margins at foil. 20, 141°, 158 are cut off, and
there is a drawing of a saint on fol. i69 v . Some Italian notes (14th
cent. ?) are in the margin of fol. 94.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2.
Now MS. Bodl. 796.
2647. 773* In Latin, on parchment : written in the 14th cent. : 14$ x ioj in.,
iv + 270 leaves, in double columns.
'Exposicio Epistolarum Pauli', the first part of a scholastic com-
mentary, containing the Epistle to the Romans (beg. 1 [V]as eleccionis
mihi est . . . Testante beato Paulo': fol. 1), the first Epistle to the
Corinthians (beg. 1 Multi vnum corpus . . . Sicut dicit philosophus de
aliquibus ' : fol. 102), and the second Epistle to the Corinthians (beg.
' Imitatores mei estote . . . Secundum Summam beati Dionisii ' : fol. 202).
Foil. 1 2 1-8 seem to come in properly at fol. 133. There are many
added notes. A kind of index to the whole work is on fol. ii v . At
fol. iii is part of a German deed of 1384, and part of a Latin 15th cent
prayer by one John (Johanns) in a German hand,
•xxxj', a 15th cent, price on fol. 269*. Presented by the dean and
canons of Windsor in 161 a : with library mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 721.
2648. 139. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 15th cent, in England:
1 2f x 8| in., vii + 160 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
. . Postilla Holcote super xij^ Prophetas', with marginal notes
and an index of subjects : Robert Holcot's Commentary of the Minor
Prophets : beg. * Verbum Domini &c. Liber xij Prophetarum \
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 722.
2649. 190. In Latin and English, on parchment : made np of three MSS. written
in the 15th cent in England : icj x 7} in., viii + 192 (* exciii ') leaves :
with some illuminated or coloured capitals, &c. : binding, plain white
sheepskin on boards, 15th cent. English work.
Theological treatises : —
A. 1 (fol. ii). Five short theological discourses (on the name of
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Jesus, on despair, &c.) : the first begins 'Quere Ihesum quern perdidisti.
Queri enim uult \ These are in the same hand as the list of contents
on fol. i v , and are additions to the MS., as are also some theological
notes on fol. viii, the first of which 'Wytt is torned to trechery* is
a translation of 1 Ingenium dolus est \
2 (fol. 1). 'Bonauentura de Passione Christi', beg. 'Adueniente
iam & iminente' (capp. 74-85): ends 'Expliciunt Meditaciones quas
scripsit cardinalis Bonauentura de Passione Ihesu Christi\ At fol. io v
are added in the same hand as foil, ii-vii — a (fol. io v ) 'Descriptio
Angeli 9 : beg. ' Angelus habet sex alas ' ; b (fol. 14) ' Bona & vtilis Tabula
fidei Christiane in twenty chapters : beg. ' Septem virtutes principales .
Fides, Spes ' : c (fol. 1 5) Short theological notes.
B. 3 (fol. 18) Meditations: — a (fol. 18) '. . . Meditacio venerabilis
Anselmi ' : beg. 'Terret me vita mea ' ; b (fol. 2i v ) ' . . . Meditacio edita
a magistro Vthredo monacho Dunolmensi sacre pagine professore \ text
beg. ' Domine recogitabo ' ; c (fol. 25) ' Secreta monicio beati Jeronimi \
beg. 'Pensandum quippe'; d (fol. 26) Four more similar pieces:
e (fol. 30) ' . . . Meditaciones beati Bernardi abbatis Clarauallensis, quod
ymaginem summe Trinitatis in nobis cognoscere possumus, & quare
mens hominis dicatur ymago Dei, & cetera ', usually known as his
treatise 4 De cognitione humanae conditionis with an extra chapter :
/ (fol. 39 v ) *De tribus summis virtutibus , , beg. 'Primum omnium
tria quedam \
C. 4 (fol. 42). ' Incipit liber Sentenciarum Cassiodori Senatoris de
diuersis voluminibus or as the list of chapters gives it 6 Libellus [or,
as the colophon, Liber] Scintillarum Scripturarum \ This is the Liber
Scintillarum of Defensor the monk, without the prologue which gives
the title and author : it has also been attributed to Bede : beg. ' Maiorem
caritatem nemo habet \ It consists of short quotations from Scripture
and the Fathers on theological subjects.
5 (fol. 87 v ). A theological treatise in twenty-nine chapters, without
title or author s name : beg. 1 Pro certo scitote omnes, nullus libellus
cicius uos ducet ad celestes thesauros quam iste ' : preceded by a list of
chapters, of which for example cap. 1 is De caritate et humilitate (peg.
'Certissime vero tibi conuenit'), cap. 21 De monachis, cap. 27 De
Paradiso terreno & celesti, cap. 29 De Antichristo.
6 (fol. 111). . . Liber Soliloquiorum beati Augustini doctoris
egregij \ preceded by a Prologue and list of chapters : at fol. i3i v follows
a Latin prayer.
7 (fol. 138). 'Incipit liber Boetij de Consolacione Philosophic, qui
sic incipit " Carmina qui quondam . . ' : this is Chaucer's English
translation of the five books, (see the London Academy, June 27, 1896,
p. 529) : ' Anglice redduntur, sed misere ', says the Old Catalogue
of 1697.
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'Johannes Hunte', late 15th cent. : a nearly erased inscription (late 15th
cent ?) reads — ' Liber Johannis Hunte de Cherbury [Erdbury I] . Eo iam
demortuo [??] pertinet magistro doctori Bury Augustinensium ' : then
(early 16th cent.) 'Liber domns Ihesu de Shene ex dono magistri
Johannis Bury Augnstinensis in sacra theologia professoris * : on fol. i v
is ' 5 t,u clavus perhaps a library mark. Presented by sir Walter Cope
in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 797.
2650. 217. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 13th cent, in England : l$\ x
9 in., iii + 155 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated capitals,
&c.
4 Incipit Scolastica Historia ' Petri Comestoris, with preface and some
marginal notes : the name of the author does not seem to occur. At
fol. 136 follow Allegoriae Veteris et Novi Testamentorum, properly in
fourteen books, but here carrying the allegorical accounts only to the
time of Elijah, in book vii, for at fol. i52 v the work passes from the Old
to the New Testament, and is very much abridged : beg. ' In preceden-
tibus premissa descriptione ' ; the author was Petrus Comestor. There
are Latin theological extracts and scribbling on foil, i-iii, 154, cf. i52 v .
' Thomas Graunt 16th cent. : i Liber Vniuersitatis ex dono Thome Grant
Armigerj Waruicensis the name is given as Grantham in the Benefactors*
Register under the year 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 723.
2651. 344 = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 2 (Psalmi cum catena tt praefatione
Basilii : presented by sir Ralph Winwood in 1604 : at ^ e en( * an
Italian note, in Latin, of 1436).
2652. 359. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 13th cent, in
France: iafxog in., iii +182 leaves, in double columns: with fine
illuminated capitals, &c.
An anonymous Latin commentary on the Proverbs dedicated by
* quidam seruus Dominice Crucis ' to Pontius abbot of Cluny (1 109-25).
The commentary, in sixteen books, beg. ' Incipit liber primus Prouer-
biorum Salomonis. Parabole Salomonis filii Dauid . . . Salomon tres
libros qui in canone ' : the proemium beg. ' Pontio uenerando abbati
Cluniensis . . . Consideranti michi, pater ' : prologus beg. * Post negocia
forensium rerum\ At the end the scribe has added (on fol. 179) a
Latin letter on an apparent discrepancy between St. Augustine and
St. Ambrose about angels, which begins ' H. filio suo canonico . . .
frater R. dictus abbas de Pratellis salutem . . . Modo uideamus quo-
modo conueniant \ This letter no doubt supplies the author's name,
Richardus de Furnellis abbot of Preaux (Pratelli) in the diocese of
Lisieux, a Benedictine abbey : of whom Ordericus Vitalis records that
he wrote a commentary on the Proverbs, dedicated to Pontius : he was
abbot from 1101 to 1131.
The fly-leaves are parts of three leaves of a 15th cent. Latin breviary,
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with musical notes, written in England : the fragments do not correspond
with the printed uses of Sarum, York, or Hereford.
'Liber Guilielmi Deuenyshe', 16th cent. Presented by Charles Howard
earl of Nottingham in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 724.
2653. 866. In Latin, English and Dutch : on paper and parchment : made up of
eight pieces written in the 14th and 15th centt. chiefly in England :
8i x 6| in., vii + 1 75 leaves.
A bundle of astronomical, astrological, and calendarial treatises : —
A (on paper: late 14th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). ' Canones equandi planetas
cum tabulis suis a title from the 15th cent, list of contents on fol. vii v ,
written by R. Marchall. The pref. begins 'Ad noticiam tabulorum
sequencium and states that the tables were made in 1336, while
rubrics on fol. 5 give 'radices mediorum motuum ad longitudinem
Londaniarum (sic) anno . . . 1336 perfecte': on the same page is a
later note of 1420.
B (on parchment: written about a. d. 1408) 2 (fol. 34). Similar
tables for the year 1408, see foil. 36 r , 37*, including a calendar with
names of saints, in which those of Utrecht are prominent, &c. (fol. 38).
C (on paper : late 1 4th cent.) 3 (fol. 46). ' Albumazar de . 1 2 . capitulis
an astrological work : the first chapter is De gravitate et levitate annonae
(beg. ' Scies hec ex vtrisque particulis superioribus ') : the last is De
prognostication aeris.
4 (fol. 53). ' Tractatus de correctione motuum celestium 9 in tabulis
Alfonsi : beg. * Bonum quidem mihi videtur ' : in three chapters : at end
'Explicit factum anno Dominj 1347*. Foil. 60-65 bear astrological
notes on the planets.
D (on paper: written in a Netherlandish hand about 1428-30) 5
(fol. 66). Astrological notes and short pieces, among which are 'de
coniunctionibus planetarum ' (fol. 68), and ' de dominio Satumi &c.
(fol. 80) : Albumazar is mentioned on fol. 87* The list of contents
appears to call these 1 Excerpta de libris Accidencium mundi which was
by John Eastwood of Ashendon. Some blank pages are filled up with
contemporary notes, such as, a (foil. 89 v , 94) Hebrew notes on divina-
tion, how to find a thing stolen ; b (fol. 90) a horoscope of the eldest
son of Philip duke of Burgundy and Brabant, Dec. 30, 1430 ; c (fol. 9 1 v )
astronomical tables for 1430-60, cf. fol. 96, and 97 (1428); d (fol. 95)
the 'Sp[h]era Apuley Platonici euentuahV, with Hebrew directions
for using it ; e (fol. 98) astronomical tables, with explanations in Dutch,
partly dated 1428; /(fol. io3 v ) four hexameters headed 'Mors ducis
Brabancie', 1427 ; ^(fol. i©7 v ) a horoscope whether a move to England
on Sept. 17, 1429 would be fortunate.
E (on parchment and paper : early 15th cent.) 6 (fol. 108). * Practica
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astrolabii ' : beg. 1 Astrolabii circulos & membra the treatise by bp.
Grosseteste: followed at fol. ii3 v by a supplementary piece beginning
' Scire debes quod circulus solis duas habet medietates \ at end 1 Explicit
Quadrans &c.', followed by another short piece. Before fol. n8 there
was once, according to the old list of contents, 1 Judicium natiuitatis
Henrici quinti regis Anglie but this has disappeared.
F (on paper: early 15th cent.) 7 (fol. 118). 'Compotus manualis
' metricus cum commento ' : beg. ' Lux orta est . . . Ista verba scribuntur
in Psalterio ' : in this treatise at fol. i28 v occurs the calendarial ' Cisio
Janus \ At foil. 140^144 follows a grammatical piece 'de breuibus &
longis', and at fol. i43 v is inserted the first part of the Doctrinale of
Alexander de villa Dei. At fol. 1 18 in slightly later semi-cryptic writing
6 presbiter noster qui Guille Toutaim \
G (on paper: 15th cent.) 8 (fol. 146). A treatise on Arithmetic, in
English : beg. • Of augrym ther be ix figures.'
H (on paper: late 14th cent.) 9 (fol. 154). A Computus manualis :
beg. i Quicunque scire voluerit in sua manu sinistra totum kalendarium
partly in verse : with the ' Cisio Janus ' at fol. 156 : at end ' Explicit
completum kalendarium in manu \ On fol. I59 v is Latin and French
scribbling which mentions John ii king of France (1350-63) and
'Johannes Guillays'. On fol. 164 are some 15th cent. Latin directions
written by * Parker ' about the time of ringing bells and about the mass in
Holy week and on St. Erkenwald's day, in some church near London (?).
On fol. vii is a method ' pro diuinacione alicuius numeri ablati ab
aliquo cumulo, ut in ludo quartariorum ' (early 15th cent).
Foil, iii-vi, 160-163 are leaves from a late 13th cent. MS. of legal
procedure, including Parvum Hengham, ' Judicium essoniorum &c.
Probably acquired shortly before 1620.
Now MS. Bodl. 790.
2654. 161. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent. : 14} x 10J in.,
v + 311 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated capitals, some
containing miniatures and grotesques : stained by damp at each end.
The text of the Epistles of St. Paul in Latin, with the commentary of
Petrus Lombardus in smaller writing in a parallel column: an outer
% column gives the Fathers from whom Peter Lombard largely derived his
. notes. The only mention of authorship is at fol. 7, where the rubric is
i Incipit Exposicio super Epistolam ad Romanos secundum magistrum
Petrum \ At fol. 1 is a list of chapters, a general prologue (peg. ' Primum
queritur quare'), two prologues to the Epistle to the Romans (foil. 4, 7),
and arguments of the Epistles.
' Liber ecclesie cathedralis Exonie', 14th cent. : the book seems to occur in
the Exeter library inventories of 1327 and 1506 (Oliver's edition, pp. 307
[' de dono Roberti de Hane'] and 373 [' Glossa communis . . . j). It
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was in the Bodleian by 1605, so, although omitted in the Register of
Benefactors, it probably came with the other Exeter books in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 725.
2655. 734. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 14th cent, in
England: 13x9 in., v + 284 leaves in double columns: with illu-
minated capitals, 8cc.
The Quatuor ' Libri Sentenciarum ' of Petrus Lombardus, here with-
out author's name, and title only on fol. 202 v : with many notes, and a
list of chapters preceding each book : pref. beg. ' Cupientes aliquid de
penuria'. Foil, ir-v are leaves (one torn) from a 13th cent. Latin MS.
of Civil Law. On foil. 282 v , 283 r , among theological notes are some
payments made to certain chaplains for commemorations at 'Tryilne-
burne ' [?] and two (erased) Latin notes of the volume having been a
caution in some chest, one of 1447. Foil. 203-4 are two leaves from
a MS. of the 2nd half of the 14th cent, containing the beginning of the
3rd book of the Sentences, here preceding the text of the 4th book.
See above. Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2 : with
library mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 726.
2656. 51* In Latin, on parchment : written in the last quarter of the 14th cent.
in England: n|x7£ in., xi + 194 leaves in double columns: with
illuminated border, capitals, &c.
Theological pieces : —
r (fol. 1), at end. * Expliciunt Dicta [Roberti Grosseteste episcopi]
Lincolniensis \ sometimes called Dictamina, preceded by a subject index
and followed by a list of the 147 dicta : beg. ' Amor multipliciter uidetur
dici \
2 (fol. i2 2 v ). ' Notabilia excerpta de epistolis domini Roberti Grostete
episcopi Lyncolniensis 1 There is not, and never was, at this point any
* Vita D. Lincoln ' as stated in dr. T. James's Ecloga Oxonio-Canta-
brigiensis (1600), p. 9.
3 (fol. i27 v ). 'Tractatus de Venenis Peccati ' : beg. ' Racio veneni
potissime ' : at end, ' Explicit tractatus de septem venenis . & septem
remediis eorundem sometimes entitled De septem vitiis. This
appears to be by Malachias Hibernus, and to have been wrongly
ascribed to Grosseteste in some MSS.
4 (fol. 139). Grosseteste's Latin sermon at Lyons before the pope on
May 13, 1250: pref. beg. 'Anno Domini, m°. cc°. 1°', sermon beg.
' Dominus noster Iesus Christus ' : a MS. collation is in the Bodleian
copy of Edward Brown's Appendix ad Fasciculum . . ., 1690 (C. 9. 17 Th.).
5 (fol. i43 v ). ' Liber domini pape Innocencij tercij De contemptu
mundi & de miseria hominis ' : beg. ' Quare de vulua ... Si talia loqutus
{sic) est de se '.
6 (fol. 156). 'In nomine Domini Meditaciones Bone auenture de
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Passione Domini ... a Cena Domini, &c. : beg. (at cap. 74) 'Adueniente
iam & imminente \
7 (fol 166). ' Meditaciones beati Bernardi abbatis ' : consisting of
the De cognitione humanae condicionis (peg, ' Multi multa sciunt
doubtfully ascribed to st. Bernard), and a treatise * De modo & ordine
confessionis faciende', here ascribed to him (fol. 173*: beg. 1 De me
totum nichil dixi Two long theological notes follow in a different
hand (foil. 179, i79 v : begg. 'Notaquod vocaciones diuine 1 and 'No -
tandum secundum Holkot ' about death).
8 (fol. 181). 'Summaria compilacio metrificata docens quid com-
munius & vtilius continetur in vnoquoque capitulo totius Biblie, vnde
quodlibet uerbum vnius capituli sentenciam tenet a set of hexameters
in which each word represents the subject of a chapter, with a gloss
explaining it, e. g. 'Sex (dierum opera) prohibet (Jructum ligni vile)
peccant {Adam &> Eua)' &c. At fol. 189 follows in a different hand a
treatise on metres in Latin, beg. 1 Primus color dicitur caudatus \ A list
of contents is at fol. iii v .
The fly-leaves are from a 14th cent. Latin index of subjects to a
theological work.
Presented by Thomas James, Bodley's Librarian, in 1601. The resem-
blance between this MS. and MS. New College 260 (James s Ecloga,
1600, p. 9) is too close to allow of any supposition except of identity.
The MS. also appears to be described twice in the Benefactors' Register,
once as a folio and again as a quarto, with a slight difference.
Now MS. Bodl. 798.
2657- 927. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 12th cent, presumably
at Winchester : \o\y.*i\ in., v+130 leaves: with coloured capitals,
&c. : binding, white parchment on boards, clasps lost, English 15th
cent, work, worn.
1 (fol. 1). The Latin metrical Life of st. Swithun by Wulfstan, cantor
of the church at Winchester, in two books each preceded by a list of
chapters, and with two prefatory poems (begg. ' Domno pontifici VVen-
tanam', 'Fratribus eterne. crescant ') which themselves have metrical
titles : the author's name is not mentioned. At fol. 49* the scribe has
added one more miracle in rhythmical, not metrical, verse. On the
margin of foil. 11-19 is an alphabetical series of Old English glosses on
Latin words in Aldhelm (printed in Napier's Old English Glosses,
1900, no. 1 8b), hardly later than the text, to which there are also four
English glosses.
2 (fol. 51). 'Tituli Historiarum Aurelii Prudentii Hispaniensis, quod
Dirocheura [i. e. Dittochaeum] de utroque Testamento uocatur \
3 (fol. 53 v ). 6 Epistola Theodoli episcopi ' metrica (beg. 6 Ethiopum
terras iam feruida torruit estas '), the Ecloga or Tetrastichon, a poem on
the Old Testament miracles : here with Latin glosses and accentual
marks, of the 13th cent.
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
4 (fol. s8 v ). The Fabulae of Avianus, preceded by ' Epistola Auiani
Festi ad Tneodosiura , ; with some French and Latin glosses, and
accentual and grammatical marks, of the 13th cent
5 (fol 68). 1 Persii Flacci senatoris Satyre or ' Liber Persii the
Satires with preface.
6 (fol. 77 v ). 'Artis Foc§ grammatici prefatio* in verse, followed by
the prose preface and the Ars Phocae itself : with Latin glosses, and
four English ones, printed as above (art. 1) no. 45.
7 (fol. 90). 1 . . . Homerus poeta de Troiano Bello the Epitome
Uiadis in Latin verse, by Italicus, usually ascribed to Pindar.
8 (fol. io4 v ). The Nux elegia, usually attributed to Ovid.
9 fol. io7 v ). ' Versus Serlonis ' Cantuariensis contra monachos : beg.
' Qu$ monachi querunt ' : 11. 4-19 are in a different hand from the rest
of the book.
10 (fol. 1 10). Two short poems : — a A satirical poem against Simony
at Rome: beg. 'Petre nimis tardas*: b (fol. no v ) a poem on Chess:
beg. *[T]elli [i.e. Belli] cupit instrumentum qui ludendo fingere ' : printed
in Thomas Hyde De ludis Orientalibus, 1694, pt. 1, p. 179.
1 1 (fol. 111). The Achilleis of Statius.
1 2 (fol. 1 26 v ). The Phoenix of Lactantius : beg. ' Est locus in primo \
Foil, i, 129, 130 are fly-leaves from (1) an early 13th cent. English
Antiphoner in Latin, (2) a 14th cent, hymnal or antiphoner, (3) a noted
Missal of* the first half of the 13th cent. : cf. fol. v (a small fragment of
an Ordinal of the 13th cent.). A facsimile of fol. 106 r is no. 9 in
R. Ellis's Facsimiles (Oxf. 1891) and no. 12 in his Specimens of Latin
Palaeography (Oxf. 1903).
Probably acquired about A. D. 1618-20.
Now MS. Auot F. 2. 14.
2658. 188. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 12th cent, in England : lof x
6 J in., i + 100 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, plain
white sheepskin (15th or 16th cent.) on older boards and sewing, re-
paired : the boards have been turned round for the later binding.
1 (fol. 1). 'Incipit Prefatio Iohannis Cassiani super decern Colla-
tiones Patrum \ followed by the first part of the work, containing ten
4 collationes *, each preceded by a list of chapters : with some marginal
notes.
2 (fol. 91). * Incipiunt Monita sancti Basilii episcopi ad monachos ' :
beg. 1 Audi fili admonitionem \
3 (fol. 99). 'Incipiunt capitula sancti Augustini episcopi de .xii.
Abusiuis a list, followed by the work, which is doubtfully attributed
to Augustine or Cyprian.
Owned by 'J. Foxus*, apparently the Martyrologist. Presented by sir
Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 800.
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2659. 182. In Latin, on parchment : made up out of four MSS. written in the first
half of the 15th cent.: io}x7§ in., 268 leaves : with illuminated
capitals, &c : binding, plain white sheepskin on boards, 15th cent.
(?) work, worn and repaired, clasps lost.
A. 1 (fol. 1). Lucerna conscientiae, a treatise in two parts (see
fol. 84), the first being 4 de vij peccatis or as the author states in the
prologue 4 de culpa the second 4 de venia adepta \ Though the above
general title is that given by the author, the treatise was apparently
known as 4 Summa clericorum ' : prol. beg. 4 Si diligitis me . . . Cogitanti
michi sedenti ' : text beg. 4 Superbia virtuti humilitatis \ The transcrip-
tion was given out to more scribes than one, see foil. 42, 56 : later lists
of chapters in the first part are on fol. 83 v , in Latin and English.
2 (fol. ii9 v ). 'Incipit prefaciuncula versificata in quasdam motiuas
Meditaciones ex Sacre Scripture et sanctorum sentences compilatas,
presertim ex sentenciis beati Augustini beati Bernardi & venerabilis
Anselmi . . followed by the three meditations : pref. beg. 4 R. sedet in
cella . cupit hostis vincere bella | Armaque tranquilla parat . W. sibi
ritmica villa so the compiler may be * R. de W . . . (villa ?) ' : text beg.
4 Memento, miser homo \
B. 3 (fol. 130). 4 . . . Summaria compilacio metrificata docens quid
communius & vtilius continetur in vnoquoque capitulo tocius biblie . . . '
(cf. no. 2656, art. 7), wkh prologue: prol. beg. 'Quoniam modernis
temporibus ' : text beg. 4 Genesis Sex (dierum opera). 1. Ante fir lux
producitur': the author was * Johannes' Castellensis. At fol. i67 y is a
memoria technica of the books of the Bible in hexameters (beg.
4 Pentev . Genesis Exijtque Leui Nume Deutro') and at fol. 168 follow
six prayers and three theological extracts.
C. 4 (fol. 173). A manual of theology: beg. *Deus est quo nichil
melius excogitari potest ' : ends 4 eterne vite fruitio. Quod nobis prestare
dignetur . . . &c.\
5 (fol. 193). The treatise of bp. Robert Grosseteste de Cura
Pastorali (see fol. i94 v ), sometimes entitled de Confessione, without
author or title : beg. 4 Scriptum est de Leuitis ' : ends 4 contemplacionem
non requirat Dei \
6 (fol. 203 v ). 4 Interrogaciones faciende in foro penitenciali de
septem peccatis mortalibus ' : beg. 4 De superbia. Si scienter & prudenter
Deum offenderit \
D. 7 (fol. 206). 4 Incipit Prologus Petri Alfunsi contra Iudeos',
followed by a preface and list of chapters and the work, in twelve
chapters.
'Liber domus beate Marie de Witham ordinis Cartusiensis ex dono
magistri Johannis Blacman ' (15th cent.) [no. 6 in the list of his gifts to
Witham in MS. Laud misc. 154. Cr.] : * Stephanas Battmanos huius librj
possesor' (16th cent : fol. 268 v ). Presented by sir Walter Cope in 160a.
Now MS. Bodl. 801.
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2660. 740. In Latin, on parchment: written early in the 14th cent in England:
x 7 in., iii + ' 1 1 297 ' leaves in double columns : with illuminated
capitals, &c. : imperfect : binding, white leather on boards, with
clasps, English 15th cent. work.
Mauritii Distinctiones theologicae secundum ordinem alphabeti,
here without title or author, the first ten leaves being lost : the text beg.
* & tetigit os meum ' in the article on Altare, with index of headings.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 1612.
Now MS. BodL 802.
2661. 428. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 13th cent, in England : 9} x
*l\ in., iv + 129 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated capitals :
binding, red leather on boards, clasps lost, 14th cent. (?) English work.
1 (fol. 1). ' Incipit prologus Hugonis [de Sancto Victore] in librum
de Archa Noe . . followed by the treatise in five books.
2 (fol. 61). Meditationes s. Bernardi de Cognitione humanae condi-
cionis : beg. 4 Multi multa sciunt \
3 (fol. 70). Seven sermons, of which the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th are by
st. Bernard (Migne Patrol. Lat. clxxxiii. 122, 141, 670), the 1st is on
the Nativity (beg. ' Audite celi & auribus percipe the 5th is Hugo de
Sancto Victore de Amore Sponsi (beg. ' Ibo mihi ad montem . . .
Sponsus hie quidam loquitur '), the 6th on st. Martin (beg. 1 Nobilis ille
confessor*), the 7th on st. Nicholas (beg. 'Nobilis iste meus'), by
Nicholas of Clairvaux.
4 (fol. 87). 'Testamenta .xii. Patriarcharum filiorum Iacob ? ,
'secundum translacionem domini Roberti Grosseteste Lincolniensis
episcopi the second part of the title being a 15th cent, addition.
5 (fol. 119). ' Descripcio sanctorum locorum Jerusalem* (beg. 'Si
quis ab occidentalibus partibus ').
6 (fol. 120). 'Bernardus de Compassione Christi & de Compassione
beate Marie ' (beg. * Quis dabit capiti meo . . . Donee seruo suo \ usually
entitled ' Planctus beatae Mariae Virginis de Passione Christi \ not by
st. Bernard): at fol. i24 v is added a letter of bp. Grosseteste (beg.
* Cum nos licet immeriti siraus ').
Lists of contents are on foil. iii v , iv v .
A partly erased entry on fol. I28 v shows that this book, with two other
books and a silver belt &c, was deposited in the Cista Vienna [??] at
Oxford as a caution for 36*. Sd. on Feb. 10, 142$, by mr. Nicholas
Osyllym (possibly Ofyllym = O'Phelim). ' Orate specialiter pro anima
magistri Johannis Tillney, cuius executores dederunt hunc librum
magistro Johanni Wallys sub hac condicione * : Walleys, who was canon
of Lincoln 1493-1504, writes his name, arms, &c. on foil. 128, 129:
* Nicolaus Grene 16th cent. * Precium v sold.' The MS. probably
reached the Library in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 750.
2662. 680. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent, in England :
11 x 8J in., iv + 241 leaves, in double columns.
1 (fol. 1). • Tractatus extractus de tractatu Moralium devii** 111 . vicijs
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capitalibus then added 'secundum Parisiensem i.e. by Gulielmus
Peraldus episcopus Parisiensis : beg. ' Dicturi de vicijs usually called
the Summa de Vitiis : ends, some leaves being lost, with ' quodcunque
iuramentum. Sit ergo ' in the chapter De peccato perjurii.
2 (fol. 39). 'Rosarium theologie', see no. 1880: beg. 'Absolutio
dicitur tripliciter \
3 (fol. i77 y ). Some Biblical lists: — a (fol. i77 v ) Lists of the Litur-
gical Epistles and Gospels during the year according to the use of
Sarum : b (fol. 1 85 v ) ' Tabula tocius biblie secundum ordinem librorum
de materijs inueniendis lists of chapters in the historical books only :
c (fol. i9o v ) A list of the books of the Bible, with mnemonic verses
fbr the Old Testament and Apocrypha (beg. 6 Quinque libros Moysi ').
4 (fol. 191). Sixteen Latin sermons on postillae, of which a list is on
fol. iv v : the first beg. ' Cum appropinquasset Ihesus . . . Appropinquacio
Christi vsque Ierosolimam \
Probably acquired between 1605 and i6u.
Now MS. Bodl. 803.
2663. 126. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the lath cent. : io|- x 7$ in..
i + 95 leaves : with coloured capitals, &c. : binding, stamped white
sheepskin (about 1602) on older sewing and boards, repaired.
1 (fol. 1). 'Aurelii Augustini egregii doctoris. contra Mendacium
liber incipit ad Consentium'.
2 (fol. 36 v ). c Aurelii Augustini doctoris de natura & origine
Anime. . . the first three books only, here treated as separate treatises,
see foil. 60, 78.
This volume in the 13th cent, contained also * Ambrosius de Sacra-
mentis. Idem ad Vercellenses. Eusebius de Corpore Domini [an
added item]. Totum in . xvi . quaternionibus but the last four
quaternions were taken away at some subsequent period and a 14th
cent. (?) note states 1 hec alibi s[unt] 1 : they seem not to be in the Library.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 804.
2664. 269. In Latin, on parchment : written about the middle of the 1 5th cent.
in England : 10J x 8 J in., vi + 237 leaves : with illuminated capitals :
binding, red leather (faded) on boards, with clasps, contemporary.
'Compendium morale ex dictis et factis exemplaribus antiquorum
proficiencium or according to the colophon 1 Compendium morale
. . . per Rogerum de Waltam canonicum ecclesie sancti Pauli Londonie
compilatum . . : beg. 1 Sapienciam antiquorum \ There are two subject
indexes, and a list of the thirteen books : in the last book is imbedded
at fol. 22 1 v a mediaeval Latin poem on death, beg. ' Vado mori. Rex
sum. Quid honor, quid gloria mundi \ On fol. ii is the Apostles' Creed
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in twelve clauses, each assigned to an apostle and each preceded by an
appropriate sentence from an Old Testament prophet, in Latin.
'Sum StryDgeri 16th cent. Acquired not later than 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 805.
2665* 232. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 13th cent, in England .
10J x 8 in., xxiv + 411 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
borders, capitals, &c. : binding, sheepskin on boards, with leather
clasp, metal fittings and parchment tags, also parchment title under
talc on side, English 15th cent, work, injured.
A Latin Vulgate Bible, with prologues and some marginal notes : the
New Testament begins on fol. 300 : at fol. 349 v is the Epistola ad
Laodicenses, between 2 Thess. and 1 Tim. Preceding the text are
* Concordancie BibhV, 310 subject-headings with Bible references on
each subject. At the end of the text is ' :W: ' (the mark of an owner ?),
cp. fol. 4io y , and (fol. 374) a list of the number of chapters in each
book. Then come — a (fol. 375) * Interpretationes hebraicorum nomi-
num' with prologue; b (fol. 387) * Correctiones Biblie', beg. 'Quoniam
super omnes Scripturas * ; c (fol. 407) * Liber corrections de eleuauacione
[sic] & productione \ or * libellus qui dicitur Correctorius a treatise on
the pronunciation of biblical words : metrical prol. beg. ' Publica collegi
cupiens prodesse pusillis ' : text beg. ' Ut igitur de iam propositis \
At the foot of the 15th cent, parchment title is * Belly ngh am* : the book
was perhaps 1 r iv ' in a monastic library. ' John Maynard ' is scribbled
on fol. 4io v in a 16th cent. hand. An erased English note of 1552-3
about the king's order to attend church, 'geven at Redying' is on the
inner end cover, and another note slightly later ends * quod J. G. IR \
This volume seems to be the only volume which could well be the
•Bible Lat. in 4 MSS. ' given by Thomas Randal in 1602.
Now MS. Auot. D. 3. 1.
2666. 160. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the nth cent. [? 2nd or 3rd
quarter. E. W. B. N.] in England : iof x 8 in., iii + 198 leaves : with
coloured capitals, &c. : one leaf lost at beginning : stained by damp
at the end, and repaired.
The Poems of Prudentius : —
1 (fol. ii v ). Fourteen elegiac lines on the Passio Romani, below :
beg. ' Hec lege qui rectum and a Latin account of Prudentius, his
poems and their metres : beg. ' [Au]rilius Prudentius Clemens iste J :
both are in a hand a little later than the poems which follow.
2 (fol. 1). The Cathemerinon liber, with preface : but till Cath. i. 32
(Dressers edition: 'Ne mens') the text is on a later nth cent, leaf,
• which took the place of the original first leaf: at end * Finit Katimerino'n
Prudentii Clementis liber \
3 (fol. 2o) % 'Apotheosis incipit'.
4 (fol. 43 v ). 1 Prudentii liber .ii. Amartigenia the Hamartigenia.
5 (fol. 65). 'Incipit Passio Romani no. 10 of the Peristephanon.
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6 (fol. 89). The Psychomachia, ending with line 908 'lux atque
tenebre but there are now no signs of the loss of a following leaf.
7 (fol. 111). Peristephanon liber, nos. 1-9, 11-14, see art. 5 above.
8 (fol. i46 v ). * Incipit Contra Symachum liber 1 ' et 2. In book 2,
after 1. 909 (' capienda voluptas ') which ends a leaf, the prose passage
4 Quanto commodo . . . honor publicus pasceret ' and three lines of the
succeeding text were written on the next page (fol. i83 r ) and the scribe
went on to fol. i84 r , leaving fol. i83 v blank, except for two words of the
above three lines and the rubric.
9 (fol. i88 v ). The Dittochaeon, complete, but without general title.
The epilogue wants the first line, and ends ' . . . personasse Christum.
Quo regente unum \
All the above poems, except no. 1, have copious notes and glosses,
some of which are Old English and have been printed by prof. Napier
(Old English Glosses, 1900, p. 211): all probably written before the
book was presented by Leofric to Exeter. On foil. ii r , iii v are two Old
English charms (see Napier, as above, p. xxi). On fol. 1 24 are some
neums for the hymn on st. Vincent. [There are also neums on foil. 3 V ,
4i 5 y i 6, 7, 9, i2 y , 19, and some scribbled on foil. 27, 37 v . See my
Introduction to the study of some of the oldest Latin musical MSS. in the
Bodleian, p. Ix, plate xxxi. E. W. B. N.]
4 Hunc libnim dat leofricus episcopus ecclesie sancti petri apostoli in
exonia ad sedem suam episcopalem * pro remedio anime. sue ad otilitatem
successorum suorum • Siquis autem ilium inde abstulerit • perpetue. male-
diet ion i subiaceat • Fiat • \ with a similar record in Old English. At.
the time of the gift the volume was probably in three parts (Toll. 2-88,
89-110, 111-end), see the list of the gifts, printed from no. 2719 in
Warren's edition of the Leofric Missal (1883), p. xxiii. Probably
presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602, although there
seems to be no trace of it in Bodleian records till 1620.
Now MS. Auot. F. 3. 6.
2667. 259. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 12th cent, in France (?) :
ioj x 6} in., v+181 leaves: with some illuminated capitals, &c. :
injured at each end by damp, esp. on foil. I, 4, 6, where the ink has in
parts come off : binding, plain white sheepskin (about 1602) over older
sewing and boards.
Works by or attributed* to st. Jerome, chiefly commentaries on books
of the Bible :— a (fol. 1) Hebraicae questiones in Genesim : 6* (fol. 41)
De decern temptationibus Israel in deserto ; c (fol. 43) Hebraicae que-
stiones in Reges, et : d (fol. 67 v ) in Paralipomenon : e* (fol. 91) Commen-
tarius in Canticum Deborae, et: / (fol. 96) in Lamentationes Jeremiae;
g (fol. 1 01) De terra Promissionis, epistola ad Dardanum ; h (fol. 102)
De distantiis locorum, i. e. de situ et nominibus locorum Hebraicorum,
in alphabetical order of names ; i (fol. 136) De nominibus Hebraicis, in
order of the books of the Bible, including the Epistola Barnabae. At
fol. i7i y follows 1 Nomina regum locorumque de Actibus Apostolorum,
* * 1 i
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Beda beg. ' Acheldeman . ager sanguinis qui hodieque monstratur
ends 1 ludos scenicos conteraplaretur \ An old and confused list of the
contents is on fol. v v .
This volume was in Exeter Cathedral Library, and occurs in the inventory
of 1506, but is not recorded among the donations of the Dean and
Chapter in 1602. It was certainly acquired not later than that year.
Now MS. Bodl. 808.
2668. 62. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the 14th
cent, in England : io| x ;f in., v + 107 leaves : binding, white leather
on bevelled oak boards, with clasps injured, 15th cent. English work.
A (written in the 1st half of the 14th cent : in double columns : with
illuminated capitals) 1 (fol. 1) . . Liber qui Remediarium conuersorum
dicitur *, in two parts (each with six books), with prologue and lists of
chapters. The prologue begins 'Reuerendo patri Ricardo ecclesie
Londoniensis episcopo suus Petrus archidiaconus eiusdem ecclesie \ and
goes on to explain the genesis of the work, which is entirely based on
the Moralia of Gregory the Great. The only person who can have
written this prologue is Petrus Blesensis, archdeacon of London under
Richard Fitz Neale, who was bishop of the diocese 1189-1198. It is
odd therefore that the 16th century inscription on fol. i 'Jacobus de
Theramo Remedium conuersorum ' should have misled, not only
dr. Thomas James, the owner and donor of the volume, but dr. Edward
Bernard (1697), Gery (in Cave's Scriptores Ecclesiastici), Marchand, and
others, into the belief that Jacobus Palladinus de Teramo, or de
Ancharano, who died in 141 7, wrote this work.
B (written late in the 14th cent.) 2 (fol. 87) 'Excepciones . Liber
primus [&c] registri beati Gregorii mense Septembri indictione ix a ',
theological excerpts from the first 1 3 books of the Epistolae of Gregory
the Great.
4 Precium xiij s. iiij \ 15th cent. Presented by dr. Thomas James in 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 809.
2669* 739* In Latin, on parchment : written about A. D. 1300 : 9i x 7 in., ii + 270
leaves, in double columns : with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding,
white leather on boards, re-backed and repaired, clasps lost, English
15th cent. work.
Works by Nicolaiis de Gorram : —
1 (fol. 1). 'Themata de Festis', short sermons, or rather hints for
sermons, for Holy days : the first is ' de sancto Andrea \ The ascription
to Nicolaiis de Gorram is in a later hand.
2 (fol. 85). Distinctiones theologicae secundum ordinem alphabeti :
beg. * Abeuncium per hunc mundum alij abeunt male ' : the title and
ascription are later : with index of headings.
On fol. 268 v are added a theological fable of a lion, wolf and lamb,
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moralized {beg. ' Leo tenuit concilium de confessione and similar
matter.
'Anibaldi Cardinal is *, i.e. Hannibaldus de Ceccano archbp. of Naples
(d. 1350). On foil. ii v , 268 v are notes of the price of the volume in 1391
and 1395. Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2:
with library mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 799.
£670. 482. In Latin, on parchment : written A. D. 1405 at Ingham in Norfolk by
Ralph de Medylton : o|x6 in., iv + 92 leaves: with two minia-
tures, illuminated borders, capitals, &c. : binding, red leather on
boards, clasps lost : contemporary English work.
1 Incipiunt scripta super totam Passionem Christi a quatuor Euangelistis
formatam edita a quodam fratre heremitarum ordinis sancti Augustini
nomine & cognomine Michael de Massa ' : a treatise embodying most
of the words of the Gospels but forming them into one narrative :
beg. 'Angeli pacis amare flebunt. Ysaie .33. capitulo. In sacra
scriptura inuenitur \ At end : • Hunc libellum fecit fieri dominus
Milo de Stapiltoun miles . quern Radulphus de Medyltoun scripsit apud
Jngham. Anno Domini Millesimo CCCC Quinto. Quorum animabus
propicietur Deus. Amen*. There was a small house of Trinitarian
friars at Ingham in Norfolk founded by a sir Miles Stapleton in 1360.
On fol. 1 is a tinted miniature of the Crucifixion, with the scribe
writing the book, and the arms of Stapleton in a capital letter below :
on fol. 87 is a similar drawing of the scribe. Fol. i8 y is reproduced in
the Palaeographical Society's Facsimiles, ser. ii, no. 134. On fol. 88 y
are added a few lines in English and Latin descriptive of the things
which corrupt the world.
Now MS. Bodl. 758.
2671. 379. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
England by J. Labory and — Elveden : 9 x 6$ in., ii + 276 leaves : with
illuminated capitals &c, see below.
* Epistole magistri Petri Blesensis Bathoniensis archidiaconi about
172 in number: a list with Giles's numbers is on fol. ii. After the
letters are — a (fol. 236) 'Tractatus magistri Petri Blesensis de trans-
figuratione Domini in the form of a letter ; b (fol. 241) an alphabetical
'Tabula [materiarum] super epistolis Petri Blesensis et super Com-
pendio lob eiusdem ' ; c (fol. 255) the Compendium super Job, with
prologue but no title; d (fol. 273) ' Paruus tractatus de Conuersione
sancti Pauli apostoli secundum Petrum Blacensem ' : beg. ' Recolenda
est cum exultacione \
The book is by two scribes, one writing foil. 1-192*, and signing
himself 'J. Labory ' on the last page, and the other writing foil. 192^275,
signing 'quod Elueden' on foil. 235% 254 v . The prices charged by the
illuminator are thus given on fol. 276. 'In primis ij C [200 p]salme
letters precio viij d [each]. Item D j C [600J of parofles [paragraph
1 i 2
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marks] ob. [%d. each]. Item ij quayeres of parchemyn and ij leues
odde vj d. Item for the byndyng ij s [the last entry partly erased].
Presented by sir George More in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 759.
2672* 497. In Latin, on parchment : made up of four MSS. written about
A.D. 1200 in England: 7fx6f in., 170 leaves: binding, white
leather on older boards, 16th cent. English work.
A (with illuminated capitals, &c.) Materials for the life of
st. Thomas a Becket — a (fol. 1) 'Passio sancti Thome', the Life by
John of Salisbury, with prologue: the first leaf is injured; b (fol. 12)
two poems on the death of st. Thomas, by ' Willelmus cantor de Cumba \
begg. 1 Frangit inclementiam ' Ara fit a Thoma Thome followed by
a short 1 Reuelacio Domini ad sanctum Thoraam ' apud Pontiniacum :
and a few notes ; c (fol. 15) ' Passio sancti Thome archiepiscopi &
martyris ' by the Anonymus iv of Robertson {Materials iv. 1 86).
B (with coloured capitals) d (fol. 21) 'Incipit prologus Maurini
monachi in vitam & passionem sancti Thome . . followed by the
Vita, both metrical : prol. beg. 4 Martiris in laudem \ text beg. ' In
Dorobemensis sullimis'; e (fol. 32 v ) a hymn and a sequence in praise
of st. Thomas : begg. ' Thome sacrata passio \ and ' Letabundus chorus
iste [the latter apparently not published. H.M.B] ; /(fol. 33 v ) Eighty-
four letters of st. Thomas, preceded by a list of them; g (fol. m)
' Miracula sancti Thome . . by Benedict abbot of Peterborough, here
anonymous, with prologue : ends 'Siccam inuenit* in bk. ii, ch. 21.
C (with coloured capitals) h (fol. 130). 'Liber Cherubm', usually
entitled De sex alis Cherubim, and ascribed to Alanus de Insulis : beg.
'Prima ala confessio est': this piece was added early in the 13th
century, i (fol. 134). Short sermons on certain holy days, among
which is a 'Vita sancti Birini episcopi' (fol. i35 v ) : beg. 'Beatissimus
igitur Birinus pastor', and ' De inuentione Sancte Cruris' (fol. 142*):
beg. ' Factum est cum religiosissimus \
D (with coloured capitals) k (fol. 162) 'Narratio cuiusdam uiri
uenerabilis de xiii penis infernalibus the Tractatus Henrici de Salteria
de Purgatorio s. Patricii, beg. ' Dicitur magnus sanctus Patricius ends
* uiuentem dimiserunt \ On fol. i6o v follows an early 13th cent, astro-
logical prophecy, beg. ' Alcabinus. Alaucabel. Burith \
Presented by dr. William Cotton, bp. of Exeter, in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 509.
2673. 585- In Latin, on parchment: made up of seven pieces, written late in the
13th cent, in England : 8J x6J in., i + 253 leaves, in double columns:
with illuminated capitals &c : binding, white leather on boards,
clasps lost, contemporary English work, worn.
A. 1 (fol. 1). 'Quidam postillator super partem Spalterii (sic)\ a
15th cent, title to an anonymous commentary on Pss. i-xviii : the pref.
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beg. 4 Psalmus primus titulus est ' : the text beg. 'Beatus uir cui succedunt
omnia optata \
B, C. 2 (foi. 99) ' Liber magistri Alexandri Nequam abbatis ' : the
Corrogationes Promethei of Alexander Neckam, here with 2| blank
columns between the two parts : see no. 2300, art. 1 : the prologue is
here. The New Testament portion of the 2nd part is in a different
hand, also following 2% blank columns : and the hand changes again on
fol. 154. .
D. 3 (fol. 172). Some ecclesiastical decreta &c. on Canon Law, in
three hands: at fol. 176* is the 'Responsio cancellarii Lincolnie' to
some preceding statements of his bishop (beg. ' Ad primum respondents
quod cum ad similitudinem tabernaculi ') : the last is a decree of pope
Innocent iv 'datum Lugduni viij. KaL Sept. pontificatus nostri anno
tertio' (1245 ?) : beg. 1 Innocencius . . . episcopo Lincolnie . . . Inter
cetera que nostrum animum \
E. 4 (fol. 1 79). The five books of the Decretals, with some notes.
A table of contents is at fol. 208, and mnemonic verses (begg. ' Tempora
lambuntur ') on fol. 2o8 v .
F. 5 (fol. 209) . . Liber casuum decretalium a domino papa
Gregorio ix compilatarum (sic) de aliis uoluminibus a magistro Johanne
de Deo Yspano sacerdote compiiatus . . a commentary on the 1st, 3rd
(fol. 221) and 4th (fol. 242 v ) books of the Decretals, with gaps, and
imperfect at end, all being lost after the note on Lib. iv, tit. 3, cap. 3.
G. 6 (fol. 245). The latter part of a treatise on the seven Sacraments :
after a few words begins a chapter * de finali causa Matrimonii with
1 Finalis autem & principalis causa the last words are ' uisa impiorum
calamitate. Expliciunt Sacramenta
'in Radinge' occurs on fol. 244^ 14th cent. Presented by William
Burdet of Sonning in 1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 760.
2674. 3S4. In Latin, on parchment : made up of eight pieces written in the 13th
and 14th centt. in England: 8}x6} in., vii + 219 leaves, in double
columns : with illuminated or coloured capitals, &c. : partly in poor
condition.
Miscellaneous pieces, of which 14th and 15th cent, lists are at foil.
217 and vi v : —
A (early 14th cent.) 1 (fol. 1) 'Tractatus qui dicitur Terminus est in
quern a logical treatise, stated in a 1 5th cent, note and list to be by
R[icardus] de Billyngham : beg. ' Terminus est in quem resoluitur
proposicio ' : the piece is also termed * Speculum puerile ' by Bale. At
fol. 4 y follows the character of each day of a lunation with reference to
the letting of blood : beg. * Luna prima. Adam plasmatus est. Dies
bona \ Some Latin philosophical notes are at foil. 5 V , 6 V .
B (late 13th cent.) 2 (fol. 7) Corrogationes Promethei : early 14th cent,
rubrics give the title * Exposiciones parcium Biblie secundum Alexan-
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drum Necham and 4 Liber iste dicitur Ferrum ' : beg. ' Ferrum situ
rubiginem ducit ' : on fol. 86 is * ex dono fratris Roberti Euerdone
1 5th cent., see below. Some satirical verses follow, beginning * Frater
Rauf fetunde qui scilicet unus habunde | res alias funde tria pignera
sunt aliunde', apparently of about a.d. 1300.
C (early 14th cent.) 3 (fol. 87) * Liber Aristotelis de secretis secretorum
siue de regimine principum uel regum uel dominorum \ This is the
Latin translation of Philippus Tripolitanus, with various prologues, as
in nos. 2136 and 2140. The colophon is 4 Completus est tractatus ex
signis & moribus naturalibus hominum ad regem magnificum Alexan-
drum . . .'. On fol. io9 v follows an astrological piece on the character
of the moon in the signs of the Zodiac : beg. 4 Luna exeunte in Ariete ' :
at end 4 Explicit .xij. signa planetarum \ At the foot of the page is
an erased inscription 4 Istum librum concessit [?] huic ecclesie frater
Robertus Euerdone ', see above.
D (2nd half of the 13th cent.) 4 (fol. in). 4 Palladii, Rutili, Tauri,
Emiliani, uiri illustris. Opus agriculture incipit with a list of chapters
preceding each book. On fol. no v a 14th cent, hand has added
(1) characteristics of French districts (beg. 4 Labour de Picard, Pitee de
Lumbard'), (2) the French inscription on sir Gawayn's sword at Walling-
ford, (3) some Latin verses against lawyers (beg, i Nulli causidico '), &c
The same hand has added on fol. i94 v 4 Versus diuersi colons de sancta
Kateryna ' (beg. 4 Celi gemma bona, succurre reis Kateryna ') : examples
of different kinds of mediaeval metres, rhyming and other.
5 (fol. 156). 4 De architectura ualde utilis sciencia de libris anti-
quorum qui de hoc scripserunt non paruo labore excerpta ', ia39 chapters
(beg. 4 Multa oracione'). At fol. i65 v follow two short pieces 4 de
multiplicatione numerorum ' and (fol. 166) a medical description of a
4 propsiletrum ' against noxious humours : and (added about a. d. i 300
on fol. i66 v ) 4 Hij sunt libri quos. J. de Bruches [Bruges] monachus
Couintriensis scripsit ad opus Couintriensis ecclesie. Qui hos ab
ecclesia sine consensu conuentus alienauerit anathema sit with a list
of about 32 volumes. A similar list is printed from MS. Digby 104,
fol. r7i, in Hearne's History of Glastonbury (Oxford, 1722) at p. 291.
E (13th cent.) 6 (fol. 167). A treatise on logic : beg. 4 Cum sit nostra
presens intencio ad artem ' : at end 4 Expiiciunt Sumule ad modum
Oxonie ' : at fol. 1 73 v follows a short treatise on fallacies : beg. 4 Ut dicit
Aristoteles in libro Elenctorum ' : at end 4 Expiiciunt Fallacie ad
modum Oxonie ' : with a short grammatical piece appended at fol. 1 78 v
(beg. 4 Cum sit nostra presens intencio circa regulas'), and more on
foil. i79 v -i8o y 4 de cursu planetarum & temporum diuisione as the
old list of contents describes it : beg. 4 Per veterem sagacitatem .'.
F (late 13th cent.) 7 (fol. 181) A treatise on logic, beg. 4 Quid sit
materia artis dialectice
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8 (fol. i89 v ). 'Obiectiones Donati', a grammatical treatise, beg.
1 Notandum quod octo sunt partes \
G (13th cent.) 8 (fol. 195). ' Termini naturales composite a Ranulpho
[Higden] monacho Cestrensi ' : beg. * Philosophia diuiditur in 3 partes,
videlicet Logicam, Ethicam, & Philosophicam \ This is the treatise
usually ascribed to Albertus Magnus and entitled 'Philosophia pau-
perum or * Isagoge in libros naturales Aristotelis or 4 Summa
naturalis Alberti and ends in the 1 7th chapter of the 4th part with the
words 1 alius expanditur circa ipsum
H (13th cent.) 9 (fol. 207). ' Tractatus Sp[h]ere', the well-known
treatise by Johannes de Sacro Bosco : beg. ' Tractatum de spera quatuor
capitulis '.
10 (fol. 2i2 v ). 1 Algorismus on arithmetic : beg. 1 Cum hec sciencia
de numeris que Algorismus'. On fol. 2i4 v follow some calculations
about the price of corn, and baking bread (beg. 4 Quando quarteria fru-
menti venditur pro .xii. denariis ends ' Ista assisa est per totam Angliam
precepto domini Regis', 1267 (?).
The 14th cent, list of contents on fol. 217 shows that some leaves are
missing after fol. 6, containing ' Tractatus de vicijs barbarismi & solocismi
& figuris secundum Donatum. Item tractatus de orthographia & incipit
Quoniam grammatice. Item tractatus de accentu & incipit Post hec de
accentu \ Three leaves are also missing after fol. 109 containing * Trac-
tatus de coloribus pictorum & eorum factura ... & incipit viride terestre \
The fly-leaves are (1) six from a 13th cent. Latin Canon Law MS.
(foil, ii, vii, 215-18), (2) two from a 13th cent. Latin medical treatise (fol.
v-vi).
The volume, or parts of it, seems to have been once owned by the Bene-
dictine priory of St. Mary at Coventry, see artt. 2, 3, 5 above. * Rychard
Byrd 1 is scribbled on foil. 19*, 20', 23', (late 15th cent.). This appears
to be the only volume corresponding to the 1 Scripta dinersa philosophic*
et medica vno volumine 410' given by sir George More in 1604 : there
are some indications however that the volume was not referenced till
nearly 1620.
Now MS. Auot. P. 5. 23.
2675. 97. In Latin (and Old English), on parchment: made up of three MSS.
written in the loth-uth centt : 8Jx6f in., iv + 380 leaves: with
three miniatures, capitals, &c, see below: black, red, green, and
blue inks are used : partly stained and faint from wear.
The Leofric Missal, edited and described by the rev. F. E. Warren in
1883 : one of the three missals known to have been used in an English
church before the Conquest. Mr. Warren's edition supersedes the
necessity of a minute description in this place. The three parts were
put together for Leofric (bishop of Exeter 1050-107 2), and were pre-
sented by him to Exeter cathedral. The parts are as follows : —
A (written in the first half of the 10th cent, m the diocese of Arras
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or Cambrai, probably brought thence by Leofric in 1042) [I place A
not earlier than 1040. E. W. B. N.]. 1 (fol. 9 V ). A Gregorian Sacra-
mentary, occupying foil. 9-16, 60-154, 158-253, 262-3, 266-336 ; some
of the blank leaves of which are filled up by later writing. The divisions
are — a (fol. 9 V ) Benedictions and prayers ; b (fol. 60) Canon Missae ;
c (fol. 65) Proprium de Tempore; d (fol. 158) Proprium de Sanctis;
e (fol. 204) Commune Sanctorum ; /(fol. 212) Missae votivae ; g (fol.
246) Manuale, with litany, benedictions and prayers. On foil. 60-62 is
elaborate ornamentation, with borders, capitals, and arches, see also
foil. 67% ii5 v , &c. Musical neums occur on foil. 60 &c, perhaps not
quite contemporary.
B (written about a.d. 970-80, perhaps in 971, at Glastonbury) [From
a very small ink-spot over the year 969, I place it in that year or the
12 months preceding Easter of it. E. W.B.N. J 2 (foil. 38-59, but
foil. 58 v ~59 v bear later writing). An English calendar in Latin, with
calendarial tables and ornamentation. The latter includes a large hand
with two human figures (fol. 49), a figure of Christ as the Lord of Life
(fol. 49 v ), and a figure of Satan as the Prince of Death (fol. 50).
C (written chiefly about a.d. 1040-72, in many different hands,
chiefly English, but in parts probably by a foreigner attending Leofric
at Exeter) 3 (foil. 1-8, &c). A large number of miscellaneous masses,
benedictions, exorcisms, and the like, partly occupying separate quires
of parchment, partly written on blank leaves of A. and B. There is
, also some historical matter, such as manumissions in English of great
interest of a.d. 970 and about 1050 (fol. i r , i v , 8 V , 377 v ), a Latin note
about Bishops and especially Leofric himself (fol. 2), and a list of relics
at Exeter, chiefly given by king Athelstan (fol. 6). The lower half of
fol. 261 is cut off. On fol. i54 v is an elaborate initial letter with lacer-
tine figures. Some musical neums are found over Introits, &c. The
1 Epistola Adele' on fol. 59 cannot be earlier than a.d. 1102.
* Hone missalcm Leofricus episcopus dat ecclesie sancfi petri apostoli in
exooia ad utiliUtcm successorum suorum • Siquis ilium inde abstulerit •
^ternf subiaceat maledictioni • FIAT • FIAT - Confirma hoc deus quod
operates cs in nobis • nth cent. (fol. 1) : followed by the same record
in Old English. This was no doubt one of the two ' full msesse bek
known from no. 2719 to have been presented to Exeter by Leofric.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
[See my Introduction to the study of some of the oldest Latin musical MSS.
in the Bodleian, pp. lvi et seq.
A has forked tops to some of its tall minuscule letters, and I know of no
instances of this in the Continental Caroline minuscule before 1049.
I therefore do not hesitate to date .A after 1049.
Till 1095 the two dioceses of Arras and Cambrai were held by the same
bishop, whose seat in Leofric's time was at Cambrai.
A was apparently written for a Benedictine abbey in which a bishop might
be expected sometimes to minister. The amount of ornamentation given
in the Proprium fatuiorum to the feast of St. Peter and St. Paul
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suggested to me Lutosa (Leuze) in the diocese of Cambrai, which was
dedicated to them.
Mr. Bannister points oat on f. 112 (over an erasure) ' pro archi epifcopo
Noftro atque rege Noftro', and asks on which side of the Channel that
was written. The hand is that of the lower part of f. in v (also over
erasures), and the way in which st are there joined, and the almost
horizontal diagonal of iV(for n\ suggest to me an English hand. In
that case (as no bishop is included in this Exultet), it looks as if A was
in use at Canterbury before Leofric obtained it.
In O note the Winchester connexion (Leofric, before being made bishop in
1046, had been chaplain to the king) indicated in the reference to the
familia of Swithun, the Tours- Winchester litany with insignificant
variations (f. 257), the special collect, epistle, gospel, &c, for the
Translation of St. Martin, with expressions obviously taken from the
lost liturgy of the basilica of St. Martin outside Tours, while on f. 375
are prayers for his Octave. E. W. B. N.]
Now MS. Bodl. 579.
2676. 361. In English, on parchment: written in the first half of the 15th cent. :
l\ X5^in., iii+224 leaves: with illuminated capitals, &c : binding,
white leather on boards, early 16th cent. English work.
Two Middle-English devotional treatises : —
1 (fol. 1). « The Chastisinge of Goddis children preceded by a
' Kalender either the table of the [27] chapitels ' and a * Prolog' which
beg. i Ihesu Criste uere : quos castigas miserere. In drede of almi^ti God ' ;
and in which the author compares himself to Balaam's ass. The text
beg. ' Vigilate et orate . . . These bien the wordis 1 : the treatise is for
a nun's use, for aid against temptations.
2 (fol. 93). * The Myrrour of symple soulis preceded by ' the prologe
of the translatour that drowe this out of frenshe in to englishe ', which
beg. 'This booke the whiche is clepid v the Myrrour \ and a second pro-
logue (fol. 95), which beg. ' I creature ymade of the maker in which it
is stated that a Minorite ' freere Ion of Querayn ' attributed the author-
ship of the treatise to the Holy Ghost, and that 'a monk of Cisetyus . . .
Dann Frank chauntour of the abbey of .Villiers and 'maister Godfrey
of Fountaynes ' had read and approved the book. The text begins ' O
soule touched of God ', and at the end are some pious sentences and
a prayer : the treatise, in thirty chapters, is an exhortation to virtue, and
on the margins is pasted at intervals an analysis of the piece. On fol.
222 is an exhortation to awake from sin, apparently addressed to c Beatrix
Puella Emanuell Esenbius' (Eseubius?, = Eusebius ?), early 16th cent.
1 Liber domus Salutacionis Matris Dei ordinis Cartusie prope London per
Edmundum Stegor [?] eiusdem domus monachum', late 15th cent.
Presented by Charles Howard earl of Nottingham in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 505.
2677* 87. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 12th cent, in more than
one hand in England : 1 i£ x 7 J in., iii x 160 leaves : with illuminated
capitals, &c.
A collection of Canons of the Church, a list of which is at fol. iii v : —
a (fol. 1) ' Canones qui dicuntur Apostolorum ' : b (fol. 3) Ten * Concilia
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Grecie', ending with the General Council of Chalcedon a.d. 451, after
which follows at fol. 24 v ' Regula Attici Constantinopolitani episcopi de
epistola formata ; c (fol. 24 v ) Eight * Concilia Africe * ; d (fol. 44 v ) Ten
* Concilia Gallie ' ; e (fol. 57 v ) Twenty-four 4 Concilia Ispanie the last
a.d. 619. At fol. i4o y in connexion with the Concilium Bracarense
secundum is 1 Canones ex Orientalium antiquorum Patrum synodis a
uenerabili Martino episcopo . . . excerpti uei emendati', and several
Symbola and other formal documents are interspersed among the
canons throughout the volume.
* Hunclibrum legauit Magister Walterus Gybbys ecclesie Cathcdralis Exon.
canonicus dam uixit in testamento suo ad vsum eiusdem ecclesie ibidem
perpetno remansurum, quern quidem librum executores dicti defuncti
deliberarunt Decano & Capitulo ecclesie Cathedralis predicte tertio
die mentis Scptembris Anno Domini millesimo cccc xiiij 0 *. 'Liber
Ecclesie Exon. reddatur eidem,' 14th cent. : 1 Liber Ecclesie 8c capital i
Cathedralis Exoniensis \ 1 5th cent. It appears, therefore, to have be-
longed to the cathedral before Gibbes's bequest, and to have been
borrowed from it. Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter
in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 810.
2678. 715,. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 14th cent, in England: iax
8 J in., iv+ 115 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated capitals,
&c.
* Omelie Johannis Crisostomi patriarche Constantini politanus super
Matheum operis imperfecti, &c/ At fol. 106 follows ' Numerus & ordo
omeliarum sancti Crisostomi in imperfecto cum suis nota[bi]libus in eis
contends'. Some later theological notes, in Latin, are on foil, iii, 1 10,
and others throughout the book.
This is almost certainly one of the volumes presented by the dean and
canons of Windsor in 161 2.
Now MS. Bodl. 811.
2679. 744* In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 14th cent, in England :
1 if x8| in., i + 246 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : imperfect.
1 (fol. 1). At end, in a 15th cent, hand, ' Expliciunt sermones
a Natiuitate Domini vsque ad Aduentum, de Tempore ' : but the first
24 leaves (18^ sermons) are lost, and the text beg. 'gaudet sancta
anima ' : the next sermon beg. ' Vincere in bono malum . . . Duces
exercitus 1 : about 107 sermons are left. At fol. 13 7 v are two indexes of
subjects, partly on erased writings, and at fol. 243* yet another (added)
index of subjects, entitled 'Kalendarium siue concordancie super
Summam Abiciamus per ordinem alphabeti and no doubt the sermons
are the Summa which begins 'Abiciamus opera tenebrarum , l of
Downham or of Gulielmus de Mauli. The texts are sometimes followed
by a French translation, as on fol. 123.
2 (fol. 139). 4 Distincciones Parisiensis de modo predicandi',
a Summa de virtutibus et vitiis, in alphabetical order of subjects : beg.
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4 De abstinencia. Duplex est abstinencia, detestabilis & laudabilis \
At the head is: — 'Sunt hoc collecta libro uulgalia multa. Ex alphabeto
distincte scripta teneto. Et positum titulo quodlibet est proprio\
This is probably by Gilbertus a Minorite, and has many titles and
reputed authors. At fol. 239 follow 1 Adaptaciones omnium sermonum
in hoc libello [sc. in Distinctionibus supradictis] contentorum prout
competunt sabbatis dominicis & feriis tocius anni', and a list of the
134 chapters.
There are several sets of numberings of the columns and leaves of
this volume.
' Precium .xx. solidi' about a. d. 1400. Presented by the dean and
canons of Windsor in 161 2 : with library mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 812.
2680. 194. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 12th cent, in England : io\ x
6$ in., i+ 110 leaves : with some illuminated capitals, &c. : binding,
plain white sheepskin on boards (15th cent. English work).
The treatise of Bede De Tabernaculo et vasis ejus ac vestibus sacer-
dotum, here with no title or author's name: beg. 'Locuturi iuuante
Domino*. The handwriting changes more than once. The contents
of the first book are summarized on fol. i v : bk. ii begins on fol. 25, and
bk. iii on fol. 62.
* Jo. Prisei . 1553 ' : 'Jo. Prise vindicauit hunc librnm a tinearnm morsibus.'
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 447.
2681. 114. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 12th cent, in
England : \o\ x 6$in., v + 70 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c* :
binding, stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) on older sewing.
'In hoc corpore continentur Aurelii Augustini in Epistola sancti
Iohannis apostoli omeliae numero decern de Caritate': ten sermons,
with prologue, on 1 John i — v. 3.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 813.
2682. 1057. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 2nd half of the 13th cent. :
o|x6f in., i + 367 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, one (fol. 154*) containing a miniature, Sec.
A Latin Bible of the Vulgate version, with prefaces.
4 Ex dono Doctoris [Johannis] Barnston . 1627*.
Now MS. Auct. D. infra 2. 2.
2683. 552. In English, on parchment : written in the fiist half of the 15th cent. :
10 J x 7 J in., iv + 98 leaves : with illuminated border, capitals, &c>
The Vision of Piers Plowman : the titles of the divisions are, after the
prologue, 'Visio Petri le Ploughman' (fol. 3 V ), * Dower (fol. 3i y ),
4 Dobet 9 or * Debet ' (fol. 60*), * Dobest ' (fol. 87*). This is Skeat's
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
23rd MS., and exhibits a mixed text. Parts of two leaves from a 13th
cent. (?) MS. of Latin sermons are in the binding, sec. no. 2072.
'This booke apartanithe vntoe Thomas Hobsun*, 16th cent.: there is
other scribbling on foil. 92^94, such as 1 Henrye Heyghte \ Presented
by (sir) Richard Worseley in 1607.
Now MS. Bodl. 814.
2684. 246. In Latin and English, on parchment : made up of seven MSS. written
in the 15th cent, in England: ioJx8 in., i + 223 leaves : in double
columns except the last art. : binding, white sheepskin (about A. D.
1 600) over older sewing and boards.
A. 1 (fol. 1). The first few leaves of a series of Distinctiones theolo-
gicae, or short articles on theological subjects : beg. 'Abraham. Triplex
fuit beneficium Abrahe \ but the leaves are worn, there are gaps in the
transcription, and the series ends in the art. Argus with 1 vaccam per
bestialem the rest being lost. A note on fol. 1 1 Quedam constituta [?]
Joh. Ede de ordine Minorum habentur libro completo inter fratres
Mi[n]ores Her[e]fordie ' has given rise to an ascription of these Distinc-
tiones to John Ede or John of Hereford (who died in 1406) — which
may or may not be true.
B. 2 (fol. 9). At end, ' Explicit tractatus artis predicatorie de com-
pilacione domini Ranulphi [Higden] de ordinacione sermonum ' : pref.
beg. 'Ad preeminentem huius artis laudem': a list of the twenty
chapters precedes.
C. 3 (fol. 26). At end, 4 Explicit tractatus vtilis de duodecim tribula-
cionibus secundum Petrum Blesensem usually styled De xii utiiitatibus
tribulationis.
D. 4 (fol. 35). The Mythoiogiae of Fabius Planciades Fulgentius,
the grammarian : with a preface which begins ' Intentio venerabilis viri
Fulgentij in sua Methoiogia ' : there are here twenty-two mythoiogiae in
two books, with an index of subjects.
E. 5 (fol. 80). At end, 'Expiiciunt opposiciones Petri Blesensis
contra ludeos \ This part was ' Domini Wilielmi Martyne tituio
empcionis de Jo. Luffyngcote in the 2nd half of the 15th cent.
F. 6 (fol. 108). 'Summa collacionum ad omne genus hominum
edita a fratre Johanne Wallensi fratre Minore & sacre theologie doctore V
in seven parts : these are Distinctiones theologicae, and as the colophon
shows were known by the title ' Ad omne genus hominum \
G. 7 (fol. 198). Chaucer's version of the first book of the De Con-
solatione Philosophiae of Boethius (' Boysius '), here modified and para-
phrased and to some extent accompanied by a commentary: see
examples in Mark LiddeiPs letter to the Academy, March 7, 1896.
Acquired by the Library not later than 1602.
Now MS. Auot. F. 3. 5.
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493
2685. 651. In English, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent.
in the north of England : io\ x 7i in., ii + 209 leaves : binding, white
leather on boards, clasp lost ^contemporary English work).
Speculum Vitae, or the Mirror of Life, originally written in Latin by
John de Waldeby, and translated into English verse by William of
Nassington. It is a long poem on the Lord's Prayer, including a dis-
quisition on the Seven gifts of the Spirit, the Seven Deadly Sins and
their opposite virtues, &c. It begins * [Ajlmi^hty God in Trinite | In
qwome only ar persones thre ' : ends 4 God graunt vs that it not so be.
Amen 1 : after which is an epilogue of 80 lines, beginning * Here es the
ende of this tretice ' ; it suggests the title * Mirour \ and states that it is
a translation, but there is no other title and no name of author or
translator. On fol. 1 is an interesting Latin rubric which occurs also in
the Caius college (Cambridge) manuscript of this work, stating in detail
that in 1384 this treatise was examined for four days by certain scholars
at Cambridge, whither a MS. of it had been brought for binding, and
that on the fifth day it was unanimously declared by the Chancellor
and ail the doctors of Law and Theology to be free from heresy, other-
wise it would have been burnt.
* Donum Roberti Treswel alias Sommerset note in sir Thomas Bodley's
hand. It was apparently received by the Library between 1605 and
1611 : see no. 2081.
Now MS. Bodl. 446.
2686. 940. In Latin, on parchment : written perhr^s in the second quarter of the
14th cent, in England : 10$ x 5$ in., iii + 201 leaves.
' Summa magistri Petri de Vineis \ the six books of his Epistolae or
Dictamina, as in no. 1900, art. 4, written in a peculiar stilted court-
hand. Foil. 1 21-144 ar e inserted between books 3 and 4, and contain
additional letters, beginning with two relating to Oxford — a (fol. 121)
Stephanus de Kef (?) to John de Luterei chancellor of the University
(1317-22), about the Papal court; b (fol. i2i v ) Edw. ii to the sheriff of
Oxfordshire about the Dominicans refusing to recognize the privileges of
the University (Nov. 24, 131 8). For the contents of this volume see
Pertz's Archiv vii. 964, Neues Archiv xxii. 280, 659. At fol. 196 is
added (about a. d. 1400) a pretended letter from * Rex mangus {sic)
Artarxerxis 1 beginning 1 Multi bonitate principum \ The fly-leaves
(foil, i-iii, 197-200) are from a 14th cent. MS. of sacred songs, &c,
for two or three voices, with musical notes.
'Petrus de Vineis . V. 125 'may be a 14th cent, library mark.
Probably acquired about 1618-20.
Now MS. Bodl. 816.
2687. 579- In Latin, on parchment : made up ol two MSS. written early in the
13th cent, in England : 9! x 7 in., i + 118 leaves : binding, plain white
leather on boards (English work perhaps of about A. D. 1300.
A (with illuminated capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1). An anonymous corn-
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mentary on the Psalms : pref. beg. 4 Materia diuine scripture \ text beg.
' Beatus uir ' &c. ' Esdras propheta reparator ' : 3| pages are left blank
before fol. 48.
B. 2 (fol. 80). An anonymous commentary on St. John's Gospel :
pref. beg. ' Hie est Iohannes . . . Cum Dominus iussisset ' : text beg.
i In principio . . . Vetustissima ueterum comedetis ' : at fol. 96 there is
a break and the hand changes. It is marked for lections from Advent
to Easter. In the 1620 Catalogue these ' Moralitates in Io.' are ascribed
to John Goideston, a Carmelite, see Tanner's Bibliotheca. At fol. ii4 v
follow some short theological pieces, beginning with a commentary on
the Canon of the Mass {peg. ' Canon dicitur regula ').
' Hie est liber . Sancte . Marie de Radingia . Quern qui celauerit uel fraudem
de eo fecerit, anathema sit \ 13th cent. Presented by William Burdet
of Sonning in 1608.
Now MS. Bodl. 772.
2688. 258. In English, on parchment: written in the 15th cent : 8 J x6| in.,
iv + 143 leaves : slightly worm-eaten.
English sermons on the Sunday (Latin) Gospels throughout the year :
the first beg. ' Cum appropinquasset Ihesus . . . This Gospel telleth
how whenne Ihesus ' (1st Sunday in Advent) : at end ' Expliciunt E wan-
gel ia dominicaiia \
In spite of the sermons being in English, this is probably the ' Homilise
incerto authore 1 in the 1602 Catalogue, which became * Homil. in
Evang. Dominicaiia* in 1605 marked H. 6. 3Th., and * Evangelia
Dominicaiia cum comm . Anglice ' in 1620 marked E. 3. 1 2 Th. It must
have been acquired in 1602 at latest.
Now MS. Bodl. 806.
2689. 902. In Latin, on parchment: made up of perhaps ten MSS. written in the
Netherlands (?) about a.d. 1200: 8Jx6| in., 169 leaves: binding,
plain white leather on bevelled boards, with tags at top and bottom of
back, clasp lost, perhaps 13th cent. Netherlandish (!) work, injured.
Miscellanea theologica : —
A (with illuminated capitals, &c, as D, F, H) 1 (fol. 2). The com-
mentary of st. Jerome on the Gospel according to st. Mark : beg. 1 Omnis
scriba doctus . . . Ego uero similis \ The opening sentences are
repeated on fol. i r . Theological notes are on foil. i v , 2i v .
B. 2 (fol. 22). 'Tractatus magistri Hugonis de tribus diebus', beg.
* Postquam igitur nos ends 1 octauus pertinet ad Resurrectionem ' :
perhaps an extract from Hugo de Sancto Victore : followed at fol. 23 r
by a short sermon and theological notes : imperfect at end.
C. 3 (fol. 26). Distinctiones theologicae, sermonettes and notes for
sermons in alphabetical order of subject : all before 6 sanguis unde qui
dilexit' in 'Aqua* is lost, and it appears to end in 'Velle* with
'meritorium. Questio est', but at fol. 52 v , 55 much similar matter
follows marked '31'.
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D. 4 (fol. 74). A manual of liturgical services, in form of question
and answer : beg. 1 Quare Septuagesima ceiebratur ? Ideo ut quemad-
modum populus ends ' opto ut sic fiat fiat \
5 (fol. 93), 'Parua introductio dictandj': beg. ' Dicturus de
dictamine a short piece on forms of writing letters with an example,
cf. foil. n6 y -ii7 v : followed by a sermon on st. Stephen's' day.
6 (fol. 94). Latin sermons, short discourses and notes : the first
beg. c De beata Virginis [sic]. Dei sapientia temperare uolens ' ; eight
lines from Seduiius are quoted on fol. 109. Many of these and the
following pieces are enumerated in the Old Catalogue of 1697.
E. 7 (fol. 118). A commentary on the first part of Ovid's Meta-
morphoses, book i, christianized : beg. ' In noua fert animus & cetera.
Archani celestis Ouidius non ignorans': then at fol. 120 follow some
sermons, &c, as before.
F. 8 (fol. 126). Sermons, &c, as before.
G. 9 (fol. 130). Sermons, &c, as before.
H. 10 (fol. 142). Sermons, Ac, as before.
I. 11 (fol. 161). Sermons, &c, as before. On fol. 168 are added,
hardly later, some short Latin Leonine poems 'de quodam cursore*
(beg. * Dum fuit in mundo '), ' de doctoribus ecclesie ' (beg. * Pastor oues
cura'), and a 13th cent, one beginning 'In claustro Christi', Ac.
Dr. M. R. James thinks that this volume may have belonged to Reading
abbey. ' R. A.* (conjoint) precedes Thill: Gill', late 16th cent,
(fol. 1) 'Precium xx s.' Apparently acquired about 1618-ao.
Now MS. Bodl. 807.
2690. 779. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 12th cent, in S. France :
1 1 x 7| in., ii + 74 leaves : with some elaborately drawn capitals, in
one case illuminated (fol. 38), &c.
Treatises by or relating to stt. Odilo and Odo, abbots of Cluny : —
1 (fol. 1). 'Vita beati Oddonis', by Johannes Cluniacensis, in three
books : the first few leaves are lost, the text beginning with ' domino.
Cumque circumdedissent earn sorores ' near the end of book i.
2 (fol. 26 v ). 'Credulitas beati Odilonis abbatis', a confession of
faith followed by a prayer headed ' Ad crucem adorandam beg. ' In
cuius nomine omne genu \
3 (fol. 27). 'Prefatio patris Odilonis in Vita beati Maioli abbatis'
Cluniacensis : followed by st. Odiio's Life of his predecessor at Cluny,
st. Maiolus, and (at fol. 37 y ) by his four hymns in honour of st. Maiolus.
4 (fol. 38). ' Vita beati Odilonis abbatis' cum prologo : the compila-
tion by Petrus Damiani from the Life by Jotsaldus Sylviniacensis :
followed by a hymn and mass of st. Odilo (foil. 49, 49 v ) [probably by
Peter Damiani ; cp. Bodl. Quart. Rev., vol. ii, p. 95. H. M. B.]
5 (fol. 50). ' Prefatio in Vita domine Adaleide. with the Life, by
st. Odilo : but some leaves are missing after fol. 56, and the text ends
with 1 super uires temptauit near the end of the Life.
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
[2691-3
6 (fol. 57). Eight sermons of st. Odilo (Migne's Patrol. Lat. torn.
142, coll. 999 (wanting all before * uirgine uoluit in templo 1001, 1004,
1009, 1011, 10J4, 1019, 1020 (wanting all after 4 nati sunt tibi fini').
Foil, ii, 73 are leaves from a 14th cent. Latin missal.
Presented by Thomas Twyne in 161 2.
Now MS. Bodl. 817.
2691. 726. In Latin, on parchment : written in the second half of the 13th cent.
in England : 13x9! in., i + 169 leaves : with one illuminated capital.
An anonymous commentary on the Psalter : beg. ' Beatus uir . . .
Psalmus iste agens de bono uiro cantatur in festo alicuius martins \
The author's name is given as Odo Cluniacensis in the 1620 catalogue,
and as Odo simply in the Benefactors' Register. It may be by Odo of
Orleans (Aurelianensis) : Odo the Cluniac is not known to have written
on the Psalms.
4 Caucio die Septenibris anno Domini M° cccc° xlviij, & iacet
pro xiij [?] solidis . . .' on a fragment of an old fly-leaf, pasted in. This
book seems inevitably to be the ' Odo super Psalmos 1 given by the dean
and canons of Windsor in 161 2, but has none of the usual marks of that
gift, having been re-bound in the second half of the 17th cent.
Now MS. Bodl. 727.
2692. 665. In Latin, on parchment : written in the second half of the 13th cent.
in England : 9$ x 7 in., iv + 101 leaves : with coloured capitals, &c
The Distinctiones theologicae secundum ordinem alphabeti of Petrus
Cantor, here anonymous, and with notes : beg. 1 Abel dicitur esse princi-
pium ecclesiae * : a long list of names of persons and things which occur
in theology, with interpretations, analogues, and notes, useful for
preachers: a specimen succession of headings is Egyptus, Egressus,
Electio, Elemosina. At fol. 95 follow theological notes. The fly-leaves
are (1) parts of two leaves of Latin narrationes, edifying tales, from an
early 14th cent. English MS., fol. ii, (2) one, and part of a second, leaf
of a Latin monastic breviary, 13th cent., foil. 99-100.
Probably acquired between 1605 and 1 611.
Now MS. Bodl. 820.
2693. 49$- In Latin, on paper and parchment : written about the middle of the
15th cent, in England : 8 J x 6 in., xvii +119 leaves : with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on older boards, 16th cent.
English.
'Januensis in opere Quadragesimali super Euuangelia', ninety-eight
Lent sermons by Jacobus de Voragine on passages in the Gospels, with
an index of subjects and of texts. A number of Latin theological notes,
partly in verse, cover foil. ii v -iv v , ii3-ii4 r , ii5 v : at fol. 116 follow two
sermons {begg. 1 Cum anima manet ' and ' In primis Dominum Deum . . .
Corpus castigare ') and the beginning of a third, beg. 1 Dei ineffabilis et
immensa bonitas \
The name * Jhon Parkhurst * is on fol. i v , 16th cent Presented by dr.
William Cotton, bp. of Exeter, in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 823.
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2694. 492. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent, in England :
c4*7 in., x + 109 leaves: with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding,
white leather on boards, English 15th cent. work.
1 (fol. v). A Sarum calendar : a calendarial note is on fol. 73.
2 (fol. 1). The Marty rology ( 4 Martilogium ') of Usuardus, with an
addition of the obit of Henry vi, founder of Eton, 1471 (fol. 25), by an
early owner, and some English and Latin additions by Hugo de Mailing
and others (cf. foil. 52, 60, &c).
3 (fol. 63 v ). 4 Liber de gradibus virtutum a sancto Ambrosio ordinatus
. . . et potest legi ad primam post Martilogium . . . ' : the last leaf (fol. 69)
is a rather later substitute for the original, which is now fol. 74, and
bears the end of this treatise.
4 (fol. 70). c Monita Ysidori de consideracione tui ipsius, & vt
Gradus Ambrosij legatur.'
5 (fol. 74). 4 Speculum sancti Edwardi regis & confessoris ad sacer-
dotes the 4 Speculum Sacerdotis editum tempore sancti Edwardi . .
as the (added) colophon more correctly terms it.
6 (fol. 88 v ). c Prefacio super septem Psalmos penitenciales a Petro
de Alliaco . . followed by the 4 Glosa super septem Psalmos . .
Fol. i is a leaf from a 1 5th cent. MS. of themata for sermons : and
foil. 107-9 parts of two leaves of a Pica or Ordinal in a hand resembling
that of the volume itself.
' Liber Roberti Elyot emptus Londonii de magistro Willelmo Menyman
anno gracie . 1489 . 4 . die Notiembris': ' Hugonis Mallynge sacre
theologie professoris, prepositi collegij de Towceter, 1528': 'Master
Tommas Transom 16th cent. ; 1 John Boughion*, ' John Brome \ late
16th cent. Presented by dr. William Cotton, bp. of Exeter, in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 731.
2695. 677. In Latin, on parchment and fpt. E) paper : made up of five MS9.
written in the second half of the 14th cent, in England: 8$x6± in.,
iv + 279 leaves.
A (in double* columns, with illuminated border, capitals, &c.) 1
(fol. 1). 4 Summa que vocatur Prima pars Oculi sacerdotum ' : beg. 4 Cum
ecclesie quibus preficiuntur.' The treatise, in three parts, is believed to
be by Gulielmus de Pagula or Pagham, and is a manual of theology
and morals.
B (in single column to fol. 65* then double: with Illuminated
capitals, &c.) 2 (fol. 47). 4 Dextera pars Oculi sacerdotum part 2 of
the treatise : beg, 4 Multi sunt sacerdotes
C (as B, but without figures of animals &c. in the margin, e.g.
fol. 7o v ) 3 (fol. 113). Sinistra pars Oculi, part 3 of the treatise: beg.
4 Ignorancia sacerdotum populum decipit \
D (as B) 4 (fol. 211). 4 Modus siue forma confitendi secundum bone
memorie Robertum Lincolniensem episcopum ' : beg. 4 Ad primum dicat
sacerdos \
** Kk
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5 (fol. *i5 v ). A treatise on confession, believed to be by Gulielmus •
de Badby, a Carmelite : beg. 1 Omnis etas hominis ' : at end ' Explicit
hie Omnis etas \
6 (fol. 231). A treatise on Excommunication : beg. 'Quoniam sub
pena excommunicacionis believed to be by Robert de Finningham :
imperfect at end: ends 'pertinet absolucio' with the catchword 'in
hoc casu \
E (on paper) 7 (fol. 243). A second treatise on Excommunication,
in several parts, 4 Summe late in corpore Decretalium ' (beg. s Excom-
municacionem incurrit qui statuta'), 'Summe late in corpore Decre-
torum ' (beg. ' Excommunicacionem incurrit qui asserendo Summa ' de
casibus in libro yj° Decfetalium' (beg. 'Excommunicacionem incurrit
qui cardinalibus in Extra vagantibus, in Constitutionibus Clementinis
de casibus Sedi Apostolice reservatis, Summae provinciates (Anglicae)
cum articulis, de summis latis in privilegiis fratrum, and 'Quedam
generales note irregular itatis \
Among these heads is a farrago of small pieces, notes, verses, and lists
on similar subjects, chiefly additions, among which are — a (fol. 46)
Satirical Goliardic verses in which prevalent types of vice are described
in the persons of Robertus, Richardus, Gilebertus, and Galfridus : beg.
4 Licet mundi cunctis vicia exorare | Nam in mundo video multos nunc
errare \ cf. foil. 229, 266 ; b (foil. 2 24 v ) A prophecy of the 15 days of the
end of the world : beg. ' Prima die eriget se mare 1 ; *(foi. 225) 'Scriptum
magistri W[illelmi] de Montibus, quomodo religiosi monendi sunt ad
confitendum ' : beg. 'Petistis amice ut tibi scribendo , ; d (fol. 22 7 v )
'Cronice', a short chronology from Adam to the Assumption of the
Virgin: beg. 'Adam vixit annos'; e (fol. 262) 'Articuli contenti in
Magna Carta', imperfect, fol. 264 b being torn ; /(fol. 274) Two forms of
absolution ; g (fol. 2 76 v ) Latin verses on the Decalogue (beg. 'Lex datur
in tabuhV). Some English words occur on fol. 229. '
The fly-leaves are a (foil, i-iv, 275, 277) parts of four leaves from
a Latin rental and court-roll of St. Mary's priory at Worcester, early
14th cent. ; b (fol. 276) part of one leaf from a Latin record of a lawsuit
between the prior and rector of Wotten Wawen in Warwickshire,
14th cent.
The above account and a note on fol. 276 sufficiently show that this volame
belonged to the cathedral chnrch of Worcester. It was probably
acquired by the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 828.
2696. 272. In Latin, on paper and parchment mixed : made up of five parts in
six English handwritings of the 15th cent.: 7{x5| in., iii + 366
('349') leaves: in the latter part worm-eaten and injured in the
margins: binding, stamped brown leather on boards, clasps lost,
Dutch 15th cent. work.
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A collection of medical treatises
A. i (fol. i). 'Tractatus de Vrinis', consisting of verses with a com-
mentary : the verses beg. ' Dicitur vrina quoniam fit renibus vna comm.
beg. ' Vrina est colamentum sanguinis \
2 (fol. 31). Another treatise on the same subject, in prose: beg.
'Vrina alba ut aqua aut significat*.
3 (fol. 40). A treatise on the qualities of plants and drugs and
their use in medical recipes : beg. 1 Cum non sit medicus nisi admini-
strator rerum \
4 (fol. 75). 'Aureole Johannis de Sancto Amando', properly
Areolae super Antidotarium : beg. * Sicut dicit Gaiienus primo Simplicis
Medicine ends 1 composite habent fieri ' : a* book on medicines.
5 (fol. 124). A long list of synonyms of substances used in
medicine, preceded (foil. X24-I46 r ) by an alphabetical index to the list.
Thus Agates has 14 synonyms (e.g. Battabre, Bernix, Botricium, &c),
each set of synonyms being in alphabetical order, and the English
equivalent being usually given for each group.
B. 6 (fol. 172). ' Tractatus intitulatus Trotula mulierum 1 : beg. 1 Cum
auctor vniuersitatis Deus the Trotula major alone,
C. 7 (fol. 197). ' Deo datum munus pauperum. Thome de Monte
Auium Gemma experimentorum de totidem': beg. 'Contra fleuma
[flemma, phlegma ?] dulce uel intepidum Recipe . . a book of recipes :
with an index.
D. 8 (fol. 255). At end '. . . Practica amici tui 1 , beg. 'Expeditis
virtutibus medicinarum with index: at fol. 315 follow a few pages of
medical recipes, beg. ' Vnguentum pro dissentiria \
- E. 9 (fol. 320). ' Aggregaciones de crisi et creticis diebus et de pro-
nosticacione secundum magistrum Bernardum Pictaueensem ' : beg.
' Circa artem pronosticacionis ' : at end ' Explicit &c. secundum [?] M
Hert no doubt the scribe.
Acquired in or before 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 682.
2697* 748. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 12th cent. : n$x 7} in.,
iii + 241 leaves: with one illuminated and many coloured capitals, Sec. :
fol. 237 is injured. '
The surviving portion of the Vetus Interpretatio Latina of Origen's
Commentary on St. Matthew's Gospel, comprising the commentary on
Matth. xvi. 13 to xxvii. 64, here arranged as homilies clxiii-cccxlvii,
and without indication of author. The Greek original is wanting after
Matth. xxii. 33. The first sermon -beg. 'Veniens autem Ihesus in
partes \ the last ends ' poterat preses placari a few sentences before the
end of the commentary as printed in Migne*s Fatrol. Grxca, torn. 13.
This volume appears to correspond with 'Postillre imperfecta presented
K k 2
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by the Dean and canons of Windsor in 161a : it was certainly in the
Library by 162a
Now MS. Bodl. 818.
2698. 306. In Latin, on parchment : written in uncial perhaps in the 7th cent, on
the Continent : io^x 8| in., iii+ 176 leaves, in double columns : im-
perfect at beginning and end, and in a few parts worn and injured.
The four Gospels in Latin: beginning with Matt. iv. 14 (*ut im-
pleretur ') and ending with Joh. xxi. 15 ('quiaamo te'), leaves having
been lost at beginning and end. [9 at beg. They were probably : 1
and i v , blank (serving as wrapper) ; 2, 2 y , 3, Jerome to Damasus ; 3 V , 4,
4 V , gen. preface from Jerome's comm. on Matt. ; 5, prae-Hieronymian
pref. to Matt. ; 5 V , 6, 6 V , table of (28) capitula to Matt as printed by
Wordsworth and White from BH0J Taur. Harl. 2797 ; 7-9*, Matt. i.
i-iv. 14 (neptalim). E. W. B. N.] The Gospels of stt. Mark, Luke,
and John have prologues (at foil. 39, 7o v , i28 v ), and lists of tituli, and
each Gospel has numbered sections, with the corresponding numbers of
other Gospels, forming a concordance. Red ink is occasionally used
for rubrics and first lines. The whole text is written in short clauses,
and later hands have often divided the words by perpendicular marks,
sometimes re-tracing faded letters, and on fol. 79 have added nth cent,
neums to the genealogy in st. Luke iii. 21-38, and a few liturgical direc-
tions, some of which appear to be of the 9th century.
This is codex O of Wordsworth and White's Novum Testatnentum
Latine (1898), and is there collated throughout. [Some omissions in
that collation I have since communicated to Prof. White. E. W. B. N.]
A facsimile of a few lines of fol. 4o v is in Westwood's Paldeographia
sacra pictoria (1845), plate 11, and descr. pp. 2, 4. From Wanley's
time there has been a tradition connecting this volume, like the illus-
trated volume at Corpus Christi college, Cambridge (MS. 286), with
st. Augustine himself, who, as is known, brought two MSS. of the
Gospels in Latin to England in a. d. 597. Of these one is supposed to
be the Cambridge volume above mentioned, and S. Berger declares
that the present MS. resembles closely the former, and is certainly con-
nected with it. It has been noticed, however, that there is no sign of
any connexion with st. Augustine or Canterbury, that the date of the
writing is probably too late for the time of that saint, and that the fly-leaf
(fol. 173), which is of the nth or 12th century, contains the name of
a Baldwin, who was probably the abbot of Bury St. Edmunds who died
in 1098. This fly-leaf is a list, in Old English, of books lent out of some
monastic collection, and has been printed in the Neue^ Archiv der
Gesellschaft fur altere deutsche Geschichtskunde ii (1877), p. 434, and
better in Macray's Annals of the Bodleian, 2nd ed. (1890), p. 30. The
books are chiefly liturgical, and among the names of recipients are
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4 Bealdwuine abbas . & Freoden ' : there was an abbot of Bury St.
Edmund's named Baldwin (as Macray points out : d. 1098) and he had
a brother Frodo [probably the same as his Suffolk tenant 'Fredo\
E. W. B. N.]. This appears to connect the volume with Bury St.
Edmund's, at least at the close of the nth cent, rather than with
Canterbury. A ' Liber Evangeliorum ' is no. cii in the old Bury Cata-
logue of about a. d. 1 200. The back of the leaf bears the versicle,
respond, and prayer said at the church door on returning after a lustra-
tion of the monastery with holy water : the prayer begins 1 Domine Ihesu
Christe, qui introitum portarum Ierusalem and may be connected with
the completion of the abbey church of Bury St Edmund's in Baldwin's
time. On fol. i49 v in the margin, in an English hand of the first half
of the nth century [I consider that there are two hands, and both
8th cent. E. W. B. N.J, is 1 Eiegite [i. e. elegit te] dominus sacer-
dote[m] sibi ei [? et] sacrificandu[m] dig. . . laudis. [H]ic est sacerdos
magnos qui in diebus suis placuit deo confessor sancti [i.e. sancte]
& saecerdos magni beati sancte Ceadda '. [I read 4 confersor ', and take
it to show that the writer was copying and did not know Latin. Of
' dig . . .' only the bottoms of the letters are left, and to me only the g is
certain : the first letter is unlike the ten undoubted dPs, and the first two
letters look to me more like co (co?). E. W. B. N".] A marginal note
on fol. 23 y calls attention to a singular insertion in the text after
Matt. xx. 28.
A facsimile of fol. i45 r is given as plate no. 182 of the New Palaeo-
graphical Society (1910), with a description, in which the Editors state
that the MS. ' does not appear to be older than the beginning of the
8th century': see, however, Dom Chapman's Vulgate Gospels (1908),
ch. x. [8th cent, is too late for the hand (note the wide bottoms of
many of the M's), and in 1887 Sir E. Maunde Thompson dated it
7th cent. E. W. B. N.].
Presented by sir * Robertas Cotton Cuningtonensis ' in 1603 : he had owned
it in 1602.
[I add the following results of special studies : —
(1. From the proofs of my Introduction to the study of some of the oldest
Latin musical MSS. in the Bodleian, where facsimiles of foil. 79%
49 r » v are given as plates 1-3.
Brown ink. W riling very closely allied (though coarser and ruder) to that
of (the British Museum) MS. Harley 1775, a Vulgate Gospels in a con-
tinental hand, which I regard as Gallican from it 4 practice of sp itting
or forking horizontal strokes.
Text allied to that of MS. 286 at C.C.C., Cambridge, particularly to its
corrections. Stichometry much closer to the primitive stichometry repro-
duced by Wordsworth and White.
The glorification of St. Ceadda, which I attribute to the 8th cent.,
establishes a connexion with the diocese (probably the Cathedral-priory)
of Lichfield. Did St. W 7 ilfrid bring it from Gaul in 665 or 666 and give
it to Lichfield, where, through him, Ceadda became bishop in 669 ?
Wilfrid was consecrated in Gaul in 664, and the chief consecrator was
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[2699-700
A gilbert, ex-bishop of Dorchester (Oxon), who had studied in Ireland :
Was the MS. copied by or for him from an Irish MS., and does this
explain its * Irish additions ' ?
The scribe has noted in the margin lessons for 6 special days, and many
more are noted in another continental hand — besides like entries made
long afterwards in England.
The nenmed genealogy is (the Rev. H. A. Wilson tells me) ordered in the
Sarnm missal to be snng at the end of the night-office which preceded
mass on the morning of the Epiphany.
The volume may have been given by Lichfield to Bury, to replace one
destroyed by the Danes.
Dom Chapman has tried to get rid of the Lichfield and Bury associations :
I hare dealt with him in my 1 Introduction \
Both the bands in the Chad passage are ' Hiberno- Saxon *. I suspect
that it is an extract from a Lichheld service-book, that the first hand
wrote a specimen for his companion to imitate, and that the latter con-
tinued it. The second hand begins at ' confersor \
(2. From an unprinted description meant to accompany a fntnre facsimile.)
The MS. was copied page for page (perhaps col. for col. or even line for
line) from one of twenty-nine lines. For on f. io v per esaiatn is written
below the last (29th) line instead of at top of the next page (which goes
on with profetatn). Again, on f. 155 the last line consists solely of the
last three letters of pascha^ which might quite easily have been got into
the previous line.
The sc r ibe read his copy with at least one other MS. from which, in the
margin, he gives readings (as far at least as Matt, xviii. 9), prefixing
ai* (? aliiy altier, or aliqttt).
Of the six church-lections noted by him two correspond to Gallican use,
three to that of the Comes (Roman), and one to that of the Liber comicus
(Toledo). E.W.B.N.]
Now MS. Auot. D. 2. 14.
2699- 175. In Latin, on parchment : written perhaps in the 9th cent, in England :
in Hiberao-Saxon characters : io| x 8J in., vii + 1 21 leaves : with two
ornamental capitals in black (foil. 29, 79*), &c. : stained at each end
and imperfect.
Venerabilis Baedae super Parabolas Salomonis allegorica Expositio,
in three books : with no title or author, being imperfect at beginning
and end. The lemmata^ forming a text of the book of Proverbs, are in
uncials, the rest in smaller Hiberno-Saxon writing. The MS., as pre-
served, begins with ' mansuetudinis rectus' in bk. i, ch. 2, arid ends
with 1 fiunt nihil agentibus ' (near end of bk. iii) : but it originally con-
sisted of 16 quaternions and a half-quaternion (i-xvii), of which the
following leaves are lost : — i. 1-8, ii. 1-3, 6, 8, ix. 6, xii. 1-2 (but the
text is supplied by a 12th cent, copy, at fol. 74), xvi. 5, xvii. 3-4 : also
fol. 1 should follow fol. 3. There are Latin glosses of the 10th cent. (?).
Sir E. Maunde Thompson from a reduced photograph judged the MS.
to be of the 10th cent. : dr. H. Schenkl placed it at the close of the 8th.
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 819.
2700. 875. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent. : 9^x7! in.,
ii + 370 leaves : with illuminated borders, capitals, &c.
A Latin Vulgate Bible, with prologues and some marginal notes : the
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503
New Testament begins at fol. 289. The last book of the Old Testament
is here Ecclesiasticus : the Epistola ad Laodicenses is on fol. 342* after
Colossians. A prologue to St. Luke's Gospel is added at fol. 35 2 v , and
on fol. ii v a prologue on fol. 1 is repeated. At fol. 353 follow — a. Inter -
pretationes nominum Hebraicorum : b (fol. 368 v ) A harmony of the
Gospels : c (fol. 369*) Notes of the names of commentators on the
various books of the Bible, &c.
1 Caucio magistri Lamyn ct domini Robert! Kebyte {altered to Cubitt]
exposita cista de Byllyngforth et est vna Biblia cuius a*"* folium
incipit Genesis & habet vnum supplementum veil, librum de Vitis Philo-
sophorum [Gualteri Burley ?] cuius 2am folium incipit Appolonius et
habet xxvijj', 15th cent. The book was also used as the cautio of
Richard Thorney, afterwards. The chest is not one of the ordinary Oxford
University chests. Probably acquired between 1613 and 1620.
Now MS. Auot. D. inf. 2. 8.
2701. 765. In Latin, on parchment : written about A. D. 1370-80 in England :
1 1 1 x 7| in., xi + 133 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c.
1 (fol. 1). 1 Martilogium venerabilis Bede presbiteri ' (but beginning
with the prefatory letter of Usuard), preceded at fol. v by a Sarum
calendar in a different hand but of the same period, and on fol. xi v by
a legendary account of the personal appearance of Christ {peg. • Legitur
in libris annalibus ') and an extract from st. Bernard. The martyrology
is Usuard's modification of Bede's.
2 (foL 38). 'Gemma Amine', a liturgical manual: beg. 'Agmen in
castris eterni regis \ This has been printed with the title Speculum
antiquae devotionis, and has been attributed to Giraldus Cambrensis :
see no. 1897.
The fly-leaves (fol. iii, 131) are leaves from an early 15th cent. Latin
ordinal, partly erased and unfinished.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 2 : with library mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 821.
2702. 735. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 13th cent. : nf x8j in., iii +
277 leaves: wiih illuminated capitals, Sec. : binding, wnite leather on
boards, clasps lost, English early 15th cent, work, with coloured
pattern on the edges.
'Dulcius ut saperet modulamine condita Petri | Incipit hie rege
[i. e. Rige] bibliotece [i. e. bibliotecaj Petri the Aurora of Petrus de
Riga, a metrical paraphrase of the greater part of the Bible : here pre-
ceded by two metrical prefaces (begg. 'Stringere pauca libet* and
1 Inicium mundi ') and prose prefaces by the interpolator (known to be
Aegidius Parisiensis) and the author. At fol. 268 v follow the 1 breuis
recapitulatio ' in the parts of which each letter in turn is omitted (but
fol. 268 is almost entirely torn away) ; with several other short poems,
beginning 1 Clauditur iste liber 1 Sunt ita dispositi \ ' Petre, quid est
mundus?', 'Iam cito tam subito', 'Quindecies mille', 'Scripta Petri
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[2703-4
Rige', * Viuat ametque suum\ then * Explicit Aurora*. Some of the
chapter headings are in blue ink, see fol. 19*, Ac.
• Hugo de la Pennc rccepit pannos domini Johannis filii Thome', 14th cent.
4 Liber Collegij de Wyndesore *, late 15th cent. Presented by the dean
and canons of Windsor in 16 1 2.
Now MS. Bodl. 822.
2703. 871. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 14th cent in England :
1 1 1 x £J in., v + 498 leaves in double columns : with illuminated
capitals, &c.
A Latin Vulgate Bible (fol. 1 3), with prologues and marginal notes :
the New Testament begins at fol. 362. Early in the 15th cent, were
added : — a (fol. 1) Various additional prologues to some of the books ;
b (fol. 458) Interpretationes nominum Hebraicorum ; c (fol. 484)
Elaborate memorial verses relating to the books of the Bible {peg. ' Sex
prohibet peccant with explanations ; d (fol. 488 v ) Lists of liturgical
Epistles and Gospels ; e (fol. 493) Notes of liturgical lections.
The book was often deposited in Oxford University chests, but some of the
entries are erased, as is also a note of early ownership on fol. 457. In
April 1454 and at other times it was a caution in the Langton chest ; on
Nov. 23, 1457, it was in the Dunken chest, (fol. 494") 1 Caucio
magistri Lodowyci Neth [?] cum suplementis videlicet xij cocliaribcs
ij crateris vna murra vna parua capsa aurea 8c vna obligacione magistro
W. Silk rectori ecclesie sancte [sic] Aldati exposita pro x marcis
proviso quod si predictus Lodewycus impetret propriis suis sumptibus
ante festum Resurrect ionis Domini post datum presencium vnam plurali-
tatem in bona forma eandemque predicto Willelmo in villa Oxonie
tradiderit, tunc prefatus W. solnet eidem Lodowyco iij marcas vjj viiyi
cum caucionibus supradictis, alias quod liciat eidem W. post tempus
suprascriptum predictas cauciones iusto preck) vendere cum consilio
magistri Johannis Moore. Hec scripta sunt manu propria in aula
Bouina anno Domini M.cccc. lxxij iij die Octobris 1 : ' Caucio magistri
Jacobi Ottes imposita sciste de Robare f Roubury] primo die Octobris
anno domini 1496 ... \ 'Orate pro magistro Willelmo Cleue in
utroquc iur? baccalaureo Bristollie, natus Londonie conuersanti ac
[pro animabusl Rogeri 8c Elixabethe parentum eiusdem', 16th cent,
(fol. 495, cf. iv v ) 4 Isie liber constat Thome Gunthorpe de Nouo Loco
in Schyrwode et rectori', i. e. at Newstead, 16th cent. Probably
acquired in 1613-20.
Now MS. Auot. D. 3. 0.
2704- 897. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 12th cent at Carlisle (?) :
12} x 9$ in., iv + 98 leaves in double columns : with large illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, parchment leaves from a 1 2th cent MS. on
boards, 15th cent. English work, which replaced an older binding.
4 Istoria dementis \ the Recognitiones Clementinae, with the preface
of the translator, Rufinus of Aquileia : in ten books, with a final clause
only found in this MS. (' apostolo exhiberet. Quibus cognitis — sanitati
reddidit At fol. 93 follows the Letter attributed to Jerome usually
entitled 1 Valerius Rufino ne ducat uxorem ' {peg. 1 Loqui prohibeor. &
tacere non possum '). Immediately after this Letter and in characters
hardly (if at all) later is — 'Liber: S. Marie: Karleoli', so the MS.
may have been written in the priory of Carlisle. The fly-leaf, foil, i-ii, are
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part of two leaves of a 15th cent. MS. containing part of a Latin poem
on the Seven Deadly Sins, &c, in which * De peccato Inuidie ' begins
* Inuidiam fugere studeas & amore calere \ The outer covering of the
binding, now protected by an American cloth cover, is two leaves from
a large quarto MS. containing a Latin theological treatise, in which one
sentence in book xx is 'Nos autem neque Apollinem uituperantem
Christum . neque Heccaten possumus approbare laudantem written in
the 2nd half of the 12th cent.
See above. 'Liber Roberti Clay de Clayhonse in Comitate Eborum.
1610*. Probably acquired about 1618-20.
Now MS. Bodl. 728.
2705. 714. In Latin, on parchment : written in the second half of the 12th cent.
in France (?) : iffxn) in., 102 leaves, in doable columns: with
illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on boards, with two
clasps, one old with a leather tag, English 14th cent, (?) work, worn.
1 Expositio beati Iohannis Crisostomi super Epistolam ad Hebreos \
in thirty-five homilies, except that a leaf is gone after fol. 15, all but the
lower margin of one after fol. 20*, and eight leaves after fol. 98. Some
erased 15th cent, notes are on fol. 69.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Windsor in 161 2 : with library
mark.
Now MS. BodL 295.
2706. 764. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 12th cent, in England :
I2fx8{ in., ii + 222 leaves, in double columns with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on boards, covering an older
white leather cover, clasps lost, English 15th cent, work : with parch-
ment title on last cover protected by talc.
1 (fol. 1). Prefatory matter to the Four Gospels — a (fol. 1) Jerome's
Preface, beg. ' Nouum opus me facere ' ; b (fol. 2) Eusebius' Letter to
Carpianus, beg. * Ammonius quidam Alexandrinus ' ; c (fol. 2) * Prefatio
Metoris episcopi Capue \ beg. 1 Cum fortuitu in manus meas incideret
unum ex quatuor ends ' sectemur in seculum seculi \ This article is
in a different hand from what follows.
2 (fol. 3). The Commentary of Bede on st Luke's Gospel, with the
two letters between Bede and Acca, and lists of chapters.
3 (fol. 77). * Incipit Prologus Bede presbiteri in Expositione Euangelii
secundum Marcum followed by the commentary, with lists of chapters.
4 (fol. 117). c Rabani Mauri Expositio in Matheum in eight books,
with prologue and lists of chapters : at end is added a prayer, and
4 Nunc gracias refero Domino Ihesu meo Christo | Principium finis
vocitato [?] summus & imus half erased, 15th cent. Some theological
notes follow on fol. 219. On fol. 220 is an incomplete (13th cent.) copy
of a letter of pope Celestine iii to the dean and chapter of York, June 15.
1 1 94 (beg. 'Cum Romana Ecclesia'), printed in Migne, Patrol. Lat.^
vol. 206, col. 1042.
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Foil, i, 222 (fly-leaves) are from a 13th cent Latin Missal : on fol. ii v
is a list of liturgical Gospels ' cum omeliis suis ' in the present volume
as they are to be read at mass and in the refectory (13th cent.).
' Liber Sancte Marie de Messendene ex dooo magistri Alardi [de Burnham]
decani Londinicnsis ' (foil, ii, 3) : he was Dean of St. Paul's 1204-16.
The parchment label on the outer end cover bears the title * Bed a super
Lucam &c* and * Ex dono illustrissimi Repis Edwardi iiij tl \ no doubt
recording the gift of the volume to the Collegiate library at Windsor
about 1470-80. The dean and canons of Windsor presented it to the
Bodleian in 161 2.
Now MS. Bodl. 729.
2707. 815 In French, on paper: written late in the 15th cent. : n{x9 in. f ii 4-
141 leaves, with one illuminated capital: binding, stamped white
parchment on boards, clasp lost, of the second half of the 16th century,
English work.
* Le liure des fais darmes et de cheualerie in four parts, by Christine
de Pisa, but here anonymous : a list of the chapters precedes the treatise.
The text begins 4 Pour ce que hardement est tant necessaire and is a
treatise on the art of war, stratagems, laws of battle, safe-conducts,
method of conducting a battle, and the like. Several of the problems
dealt with are concerned with English soldiers taken in war. A rather later
English note on the arms of ' maister Movun* (Mohun) is on fol. 140.
Owned by 1 John Starkey ' in the 16th cent It was 1 bowght at a-hand of
Mr. [Denis] Edwards 17 0 May 1615 for 3*.
Now MS. Bodl. 821.
2708. 829. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 12th cent in England at
Canterbury, by Robert: I5|xu} in., vi + ao3 leaves, in double
columns : with illuminated capitals (one on fol. 1 , fine and large with
a figure), &c
The second part of a Commentary (here anonymous) on the Epistles
of st. Paul, entirely excerpted from st. Augustine : attributed sometimes
to Bede, but more correctly to Florus Lugdunensis (Migne's Patrol. Lat,
torn. 119, col. 279). This part contains 2 Cor. (fol. 1), Gal. (fol. 35),
Eph. (fol. 63*), fhil. (fol. 88*), Col. (fol. 108), 1 Thess. (fol. 121),
2 Thess. (fol. i28 v ), 1 Tim. (fol. 132*), 2 Tim. (fol. 154), Titus (fol. 166),
Philem. (fol. i68 v ), Hebr. (fol. 169). At the end is * Pagina sollerti
studio conscripta Roberti | Hie posuit metam penna cessante quietam \
The first volume is now marked B. 4. 5 in the library of Trinity college,
Cambridge.
Foil, iii-vi, 201 are leaves from an early 15th cent. Canon Law treatise
in Latin, but fol. iii r is much rubbed.
This was in the library of Christ Church, Canterbury (see M. R. James,
Ancient Catalogues of Canterbury [1903], p. 14, no. 9, and p. 156,
no. 119), and bears a 14th cent title 1 Secunda pars de floribus Bede'.
Given by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Colfe in 1616.
Now MS. Bodl. 817.
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2709. 413* I" Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent, in England :
I2±x8| in., ii + 147 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c : binding, white sheepskin on boards, clasp and bosses
lost, contemporary English binding.
1 (fol. 1). 'Prologus Reguie sancti Ioannis [Cassiani quam CJastori
pape in scripsit followed by the treatise usually called De
Coenobiorum institutis, in twelve books. The first illuminated capital
has been cut out, so that the rubric is imperfect
2 (fol. 65). ' Prefacio Johannis [Cassiani] heremite in decern collatio-
nibus . . .', the first ten Collationes : the hand: seems to change at
fol. 132* : the testimony of Gennadius to Cassian is on fol. 64*
On foil I45 v -i46* a hand of the first half of the 13th cent, has added
four sequences in honour of the Virgin begg. 'Hodierne lux diei
Celebris in matris Dei', 'Salue mater Saluatoris uas electum uas
honoris', ' Planctus anfe nescia planctu lapsor [sic] anxia', 'Missus est
Gabriel de celis uerbi baiulus fidelis' [Anal, hymn^ liv, 219, with two
additional verses not found in any other source. H. M. B.]. A second
hand, hardly later, has added on foil. 144*- 145* a long glossary of
I>atin words explained in Latin, Norman-French, and Old English,
beg. 4 Hie scribo plane uentrem caudamque Diane. Politicus dicitur
custos ciuitatis ' : and a third and fourth hand, also hardly later than
the first, have inserted on foil. I46 r -i46 v a Latin-Old English glossary,
using old English forms of letters : beg. 4 [Mjenbrum an lim . Caput
heapod . Vertex noli \
'Liber sancte Marie [de Radyngia erased] *, 13th cent: * Convent ds
Carmelitarum London ie ex assignacione fratris Thome Walden *, 15th
cent. This MS. must have come to the Library in 1603 or 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 780.
27X0. 722. In Latin, on parchment: written in the second half of the 13th cent*
in England : i3fxo/g in., iv+284 leaves, in double columns : with
illuminated capitals, &c.
' Psalterium glosatum secundum Magistrum Hystoriarum ', the com-
mentary of Petrus Lombardus on the Psalms, with the text of the latter
as lemmata : there are also marginal notes, and many later miscellaneous
theological notes and extracts on foil, i-iii, 284. After the commentary,
follow in the same hand various short pieces, such as Rabanus on the
Decalogue (beg. * Decern plage Egypti': fol. 279 v ), a short metrical
description of a stained-glass window (?) containing eight martyrs
(Stephen, Lawrence, Edmund, &c.) (beg. * Stephane donaris illi pro quo
lapidaris ' : fol. 279*), a sermon on the Annunciation 'secundum magi-
strum R. Gileton ' (?), and other sermons (fol. 280), a 15th cent, note
on the number of churches, towns and fees in England (fol. 284), and
a similar one giving the metrical epitaph of Petrus Comestor.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 1612.
Now MS. Auct. D. 2. 3.
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2711. 96. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 12th cent in more than
one hand in France : I2| x 9 in., vii + 279 leaves, in double columns :
with illuminated capitals, &c.
1 (fol. iii). 'Expositio uenerabilis Beds presbiteri in Euangelium
secundum Lucam', in six books, preceded by the 4 Epistola Acce.
episcopi a preface, and a list of chapters.
2 (fol. 169). 'Expositio venerabilis Bede presbiteri in Euangelium
secundvm Marcum in four books, preceded by the preface, and a list
of chapters.
3 (fol. 239). Six Lives of saints : — a (fol. 239) * Vita sancti Remigii
episcopi et confessoris * by Hincmar ; b (fol. 248) 1 Passio sancti Leo-
degarii episcopi et martyris ' ; c (fol. 252 y ) 1 Passio sanctorum martyrum
Dionisii sociorumque eius'; d (fol. 26 i v ) 'Passio sanctorum martirum
Crispin! & Crispiniani ' ; e (fol. 263) ' Passio sanctorum apostolorum
Simonis & Iude'; /(fol. 26 7 y ) 'Passio sancte Cecilie the last seven
leaves of which (fol. 270-6) are supplied from another MS. of about
a.d. 1200. 'J. Exoniensis Episcopus', 'J. de G. Exoniensis* (foil, iii,
169) show that various notes in a large hand are by John Grandison,
bp. of Exeter 1327-69.
Bp. Grandison writes ' Damns capitulo Exoniensi, manu propria \ Pre-
sented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 782.
2712. 106. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent, in England :
i4{xio| in., iii + 371 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c.
1 (fol. 1) at end : ' Explicit tractatus Ricardi heremite de Ham pool
super Job', the commentary of Richard Rolle of Hampole on the
lessons in the office of the dead, beg, 1 Parce michi Domine . . . Exprimitur
autem in hiis uerbis'. At the end, before the colophon, are four
'Versus Ricardi heremite quos composuit in fine tractatus sui* (beg.
' Talentum traditum '), and following the colophon are seven lines on
behaviour {beg. ' Stans puer ad mensam \ end 1 in pace quiescant. j
Hec qui me docuit grossum caput est sibi nomen', a reference to
bp. Robert Grosseteste).
2 (fol. 28) at end : ' Explicit tractatus moralis de Oculo secundum
magistrum de Lunochia the treatise De Oculo morali usually attributed
to bp. Robert Grosseteste : beg. ' Si diligenter voluerimus 1 : ' Lunochia '
may be a variant of ' Lincolnia The title is given in the 15th cent,
list on fol. iii v as ' xv Proprietates de Oculo extracte per magistrum de
Limochia ' or ' Lunochia \
3 (fol. 68). ' Incipit prologus Policratici de curialium nugis et uestigijs
philosophorum preceded by the metrical preface entitled ' Entheticus
Johannis Saresburiensis in Policraticum and followed by the treatise
itself in eight books, each with list of, chapters : at end ' Explicit Poli-
craticus Johannis de Saresburia liber .viij.'
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509
4 (fol. 224). 'Incipit Methalogicon Johannis* 'de Saresbury pre-
ceded by a prologue : in four books, each with list of chapters. Im-
mediately following the colophon, on fol. 268, are 15th cent, copies of
five inscriptions, four in English verse and one in Latin verse, which
were over the four tables and at the end of the room ' in aula Lanceston \
i.e. the Austin Canons 1 Priory of St. Stephen there, which belonged to
Exeter : and in another hand on the same page are four Latin verses
(beg, ' Ite pares pariter) ascribed to Julius Caesar ! On fol. 269* are
four Latin elegiac stanzas on the dangers of a free populace (peg. ' Presbi-
teri semi': late 15th cent).
' Istum librum dedit Decano et Capitulo Ecclesie Cathedral is beati Petri
Exoniensis magister Johannes Steuenys quondam eiusdem Ecclesie
Canonicus cathenandum in eonim commoni libraria post obitum magistri
Rogcri Keys. Et quicumque ilium sine licencia predict! Capituli abstu-
lerit . vel folium inde resciderit . anathematizetur eo facto . Qui quidem
liber continet . . .': Keys died in 1477. Presented by the dean and
chapter of Exeter in 160a.
Now MS. BodJ. 315.
2713. 92. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 14th cent, in England :
iaf xo in., xi+ 189 leaves, in double columns: with two illuminated
borders, capitals, &c. ; binding, stamped white sheepskin (about 1602)
on older sewing and boards.
Works by Robert Grosseteste, bishop of Lincoln (d. 1253): —
1 (fol. 1). One hundred and forty-seven ' dicta ' et sermones, about
seventeen of which are sermons and the rest extracts from his works, in
two parts (see fol. 72) : preceded by a list of the pieces (' Isti sunt tituli
domini Lincolniensis per ordinem secundum edicionem eiusdem ') and
by a ' tabula ' or subject index : beg. 1 Amor multipliciter videtur dici ' :
a piece wanting on fol. 43 v is supplied by a rather later hand at fol. i v .
On fol. i37 r is a slightly later addition showing that the bishop himself
authorized this selection.
2 (fol. 137). 'Incipiunt sermones domini Lincolniensis \ a slightly
later title to a collection of fifteen sermons, of which there is a 17th cent,
list at fol. i89 v .
1 Precium xxvs * (15th cent): 'Hunc librum dedit & assignauit ecclesie
Cathedrali Exoniensis executor testamenti Willelmi Fylham quondam
eiusdem ecclesie Cancellarij in libraria eiusdem ecclesie cathenandum \
Fylham probably died in 1438. Presented by the dean and chapter of
Lxeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 830.
2714. 183. In Latin (and English), on paper : made up of three MSS. written in
the second half of the 15th cent.: 12 J x8$ in., ii + 228 leaves, with
worm-holes at each end.
A. i (fol. 1). 1 Raciones & motiua ac reprobaciones xlv articulorum
infrascriptorum Wiklef & Iohannis Hus': beg. 'Substantia panis
materialis
B. 2 (fol. 19). 'Stilus Romane Curie qui quotidie practizatur in causis
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pendentibus coram dominis audi tori bus Sacri Palatii dicte Curie': beg.
4 Ordo terminorum in prima instancia \
3 (fol. 45). 'Processus judicialis' in the same court: beg. 'Pro-
cessus iudicialis diuiditur in tres partes '.
C. 4 (fol. 95). ' Conclusiones* siue determinaciones . . • quorundani
dubiorum \ a collection made by dr. Wylhelmus Horborch of fifty-four
decisions in the same court, given in 137 7-1 381, with a list of them :
on foil. 215^227 there is added in English a collection of statutes
relating to English Justices of the Peace, their qualifications and duties,
arranged to form a treatise : beg. 1 Weldesposed men and lawfull ' : the
last statute quoted seems to be of 18 Hen. vi.
The name 'Thyrleby * (16th cent.) is on fol. x. Presented by sir Walter
Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 826.
2715. 645. In Latin, on parchment : written in the second half of the iath cent. :
Iifx8| in., i + 155 leaves: with two illuminated capitals (foil. 1,
94), &c. : binding, plain white leather on boards, clasp lost (probably
contemporary Canterbury work).
1 Aurelii Augustini doctoris Liber primus contra Faustum Manicheum
incipit followed at fol. 94 by the second book : with some notes. In
the binding are parts of two leaves of a Latin commentary on the
Psalms, 1 2 th cent.
« Di[stinctio] TUT . Gra[dusl Till 9 no doubt in the library of St. Augustine's
abbey at Canterbury. • Christophori Materas debitor sum', 16th cent.
Acquired by the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. BodL 826.
2716. 933. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 13th cent in England :
Mi * 10$ in., i + * 7 9 — ' 257 • leaves, in double columns : with some
illuminated capitals, Sec : binding, white parchment on boards, clasp
&c. lost. English 14th cent, work, worn, one board broken.
Alexander Neckam's 1 Exposicio super Cantica Canticorum in laudem
. . . Virginis Marie', wanting the first six leaves: beg. (in bk. ii, cap. 4)
•hominis deuotis amplexibus amplexaris ' : title from fol. 52 v : the
author's name is on the back. Books 2-6 begin on foil. 52 v , 84, i22 y ,
168, 2II V .
An offset on the last cover shows that two leaves of an nth cent. (?)
Latin missal have been removed.
4 • A • 16a (with a title) on the back shows that this was in the 14th cent, at
Bury^St. Edmund's, and it appears to be no. 13 in Leland's list of MSS.
seen there, and no. 152 in dr. Thomas James's list of MSS. seen at
Pembroke college, Cambridge, as of the gift of William Smart in 1599.
Apparently acquired between 16 13 and 1620.
Now MS. Bodl. 356.
2717. 774- In Latin, on parchment: written early in the 13th cent: 14x9! in.,
i + 98 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated capitals, &c. :
binding, white leather on boards, clasps lost, English 15th cent, work,
with an extra cover of white leather, and a leather book-marker.
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3718-19] MISCELLANEOUS^ MSS. 511
Commentaries by Petrus Cantor Parisiensis: —
1 (foil. 1, i5 v , 3i v , 5i v ). 'Expositio magistri Petri cantoris Parisia-
censis super . . . libros Regum 1 quatuor.
2 (foil. 70, 88). * Expositio eiusdem super librum qui dicitur Para-
lipomenon ' primum et super librum secundum. A leaf is lost at the
end, the text ending with 'quod tremere pos- ' in 2 Chron, xxxvi.
'Liber monachorum Sancte Marie de Bildewas \ i. e. Build was in
Shropshire, r 3th cent Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor
in 1612 : with library mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 371.
2718. 241. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 12th cent, in France:
nf x£| in., i + ro2 leaves: with illuminated capitals, &c : binding,
white sheepskin on boards, contemporary work.
' Incipit liber primus beati Ambrosii episcopi ad Gratianum impera-
torem de Fide preceded by the Epistola Gratiani : the treatise is here
in nine books, consisting of the ordinary treatise de Fide in five books,
the treatise De Spiritu Sancto in three books (fol. 55 v ), and the treatise
De Incarnatione (fol. 92*).
XII • W[?]a Grades VI% 13th cent.: 'ER' 14th cent (?) : 'Liber
Johannis Bayley ex dono dominae Anns Ail worth patrnelis 1587 Sept:
17th \ probably therefore given as no. 2769 by William Bailey in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 827.
2710* 116. In Latin (and Old English), on parchment: written perhaps in the
10th cent., probably at Landevennec in Brittany : 1 2} x 9I in., vi + 198
leaves : with miniatures, illuminated capitals, &c, see below.
The Four Gospels, in Latin, preceded by the prefaces of Jerome and
Eusebius, and lists of tituii : between the list for st. Matthew and the
text of the Gospel come the ten Canons of Eusebius beneath arches,
with an introductory memoria technica headed ' De numero capituli 9
(peg, 'Quara in primo speciosa quadriga \ fol. 2 2 y ). The texts of the
Gospels begin at foil. 29, 73, 102, 146* : the handwriting changes
at fol. 102. The 'Ammonian' sections of Eusebius are in the margins.
At foil. 28 v , 7i v , ioi v are curious full-page coloured representations in
rude style of the three synoptic Evangelists, that of st. John having
been cut out : and at foil. 72 v , 146, two much better executed full-page
miniatures of stt. Mark and John in Byzantine style, German (Rhenish)
work, added apparently in the nth cent. There are also elaborate
capitals on foil. 16, 29, 30, 73, 102, 146*:
The Gospels are followed (at fol. 178) by a list of liturgical gospels
throughout the year (preceded by an * Argumentum '), a letter of Jerome
to pope Damasus {peg. 'Sciendum etiam ne quern ignarum ' : fol. 190)
and 'De Xmo Canonae ' (= de decern Canonibus Eusebii), all in a
slightly different hand. There are neums with Romanian letters to the
genealogy on fol. 29, see facsimile in Frere's BibL Musico-Liturgica
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1 894, pi. 9, and in Nicholson's Introduction to . . . Latin musical MSS,
in the Bodleian, 19 13, p. 26, and to the first part of the Gospel on
fol. 30: these appear to be of the Exeter type. The connexion with
Landevennec in Brittany seems to be established by the occurrence of
Gospels for three feasts (one a 'dedicatio basalice') of st. Winwaloe
and one of st. Samson (foil. 179', i83 v , i85 y ): see no. 1974.
At fol. 1 is a long and valuable list of the lands recovered by Leofric
for Exeter, as well as of his own donations of lands, church furniture
and books : and at fol. 8 follows a list of relics given to the monastery
of Exeter chiefly by Athelstan, an obvious insertion, not agreeing in size
with the rest of the volume. For these two additions, which are in Old
English and in late nth cent, writing, see Wanley's reprint in Hickes's
Thesaurus ii, p. 80, Dugdale's Monasticon, and Warren's Leofric Missal,
pp. xxi-xxiii, lxi.
• Hunc textum dedit Leofricfas episcopus (d. 1073) ecclesje sancii Petri
apostoli in Exonia ad utilitatem successorum suorum. Si quis ilium
abstulerit eterne subiaceat maledictioni . Fiat . Fiat . Fiat.* (followed
by an Old English form of the same: 12th cent. : fol. 6"). Presented
by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
- / \ [See my Introduction to some of the oldest Latin musical MSS. in the
~~ Bodleian, § 13. There I have dealt very fully with the question of place
and date. I have guessed 'that these Gospels with their Comes were
executed in the 10th cent, at Landevennec (after the re-migration) to be
sent to Montreuil or some other continental monastery ; that they had
to l>e dispatched before the ornamentation was quite finished ; that the
two Carolingian pictures were executed at Montreuil, or wherever else
the volume was sent • and that thence the volume was brought to
England, not before the middle of the 11th cent., by Leofiic or one of
his friends '.
In the 9th cent, the Landevennec monks, in fear of the Normans, migrated
with the body of Winwaloe to Ponthieu, at some date after 877 and
before 927 (probablv before 909), and did not return till after 035.
The idea that the MS. was sent away unfinished is confirmed by the
colouring of Matthew on fol. 28 v and the initial on fol. 30— part of it
tonched with red, almost certainly as an indication to the colourist.
It is not probable that the volume was written in migration, at Montreuil —
(1) because there is apparently no special Montreuil commemoration in
its Comes, (2) because St. Judocus, a Breton saint who was patron of
a monastery near Montreuil, is not commemorated.
The inserted list of Leofric's gifts mentions two great Christ's books
(Gospels), burnished [or ornamented. H. M. R] : douhjtless this was
one of them, and was once enclosed in a polished metal cover. This list
states itself to be contained in a Chris? s book, and is on parchment leaves
uniform in she with the Gospels in this one, E. W. B. Nicholson.]
Now MS. Auot. D. 2. 16.
2720. 104. In Latin, on paper: written early in the 15th cent, in England by
Hugo Newton: T2}xo|- in., iii + 108 leaves in doable columns:
stained and in parts faint through damp.
At end : 1 Explicit lectura fratris Ricardi Ringstede super viginti
nouem capitula Parabolarum Salomonis, scriptus a fratre Hugone
Newton % 170 lectures on Proverbs i-xxix : with a few added theologipal
notes : beg, i In absconditis parabolarum . . . Jocundissimus, ut ait
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5*3
Policrates \ The name Ricardus is probably an error for Thomas de
Ringstede, a Dominican and bishop of Bangor, who died in 1366.
Leland records that he saw this MS. at Exeter.
On fol. ii (a leaf which wis found in the Tgth cent, bound up in no. 2524) is
4 Lectura ordinnria fratris Ricardi Ryngstede Oxon . . . Cathenetur iuxta
Holkotte super Sapientiam Salamonis . Hunc librum dederunt . . . Exe-
cutory testamenti bone memorie Edmundi Lacy nuper Exoniensis
episcopi Ecclesie Cathedrali Exoniensi . cathenandum in magna libraria
eiusdem Ecclesie imperpetuam memoriam * : bp. Lacy died in 1455.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 820,
2721. 733. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 14th cent, in
England : 12x7$ in., ii + 373 leaves in double columns: with illu-
minated capitals, &c. : foil. 134-7 stained: binding, red leather on
oak boards, clasps lpst, English 1 5th cent. work.
The Liber Sententiarum of Petrus Lombardus, here without title or
author : pref. beg. c Cupientes aliquid de penuria ' : with some notes, and
a few theological notes at fol. 372 v : each book has a list of chapters
prefixed. In Gerard Langbaine's time there was a leaf at the beginning
bearing sets of numbers in Roman and Arabic figures, see no. 8620,
p. 132.
•Precium xxxs iiijd', 15th cent. Presented by the dean and canons of
Windsor in 161 2 : with library mark.
Now MS. BodL 868.
2722. 887. In Latin, on paper and parchment : made up of six MSS. written in
the 14th and 15th centt. in England : \i\ x 9J in., iv +■ 391 leaves.
Theological pieces : —
A (mixed paper and parchment, as are B & C : written, as are B-E,
in the first quarter of the 15th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). * Copie quarundam
epistolarum quas magister Gilbertus de Stone, ecclesie cathedralis
Wellensis canonicus, venerabilium patrum nuper dominorum suorum,
dominorum Roberti Weyuylle episcopi Sarum & Radulphi Erghum
successors sui ab ecclesia Sarisbiriensi ad Bathoniensem translati et
Ricardi Clyfford Wygomiensis episcopi successiue cancellarius nomine
dictorum dominorum et aliorum amicorum suorum ac eciam nomine suo
proprio nuper scripsit etc. \ 123 letters on divers subjects and of
considerable interest : the above were bishops there from 1330 to 1401.
Some Latin theological notes are on foil. iii v , 42a*, 226*, 26o v , 310.
B. 2 (fol. 44). ' Distinctiones magistri Johannis Bromyard', 155 sets
of notes for sermons on every Sunday and Holy day (fol. 60), preceded
by an alphabetical index of subjects : the first sermon beg. 4 Ambulemus
. . . Primo solicite ad modum hospitancium ' : at end ' Finitur hec breuis
compilacio in festo sancti Valentini. Anno Domini M°CCCC° nono \
The index beg. ' Ab infancia bene viuens \
C. 3 (fol. 227). ' Pascasius [Ratbertus] de Corpore & Sanguine Domini',
in 42 chapters, beg. * Dilectissimo filio . . . Noui igitur nec ambigo ', but
Li * *
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after 'venire valeamus ' in chap. 22 it entirely differs from the printed
edition in Migne's Patrologia, which has only 22 chapters in all : a list
of the 42 is at fol. 227. At fol. 258 follows * Epistola beati Augustini de
sacramento Corporis Christi beg. 4 Dilectissimo fratri ... Quantum
ad oculos \
4 (fol. 261). 1 Lectura Iohannis Orum super Apocalipsim in ecclesia
Wellensi beg. 1 In nomine Ihesu. Flecto genua mea . . . Flectere igitur
habet anima \ At the end are —a (fol. 290) 'Gregorius super Ezechielem
extracts from the homilies, beg. 1 Dilectissimo fratri . • . Tua itaque
dileccio ' ; b (fol. 202 v ) Seven poems, long and short, on the great conflict
between the University and City of Oxford in 1355, composed between
about 1356 and about 1400 (begg. ' Plangis in gemitu* and entitled
1 Planctus Universitatis Oxon. . . 1 Cilia domat 1 0 Rex Anglorum \
1 Clerum sponsum odit ' Urgent ursina * Lar demon Nero c Oxonie
clerum fleo all admirably edited by H. Furneaux in Collectanea in
(Oxf. Hist. Soc. xxxii [1896], p. 163). D r John Orum died in 1436.
D (on paper only) 5 (fol. 297, cf. 296). Seven Latin sermons on the
Purification of the Virgin Mary : the first beg. ' Veni ut docerem . . .
Karissimi, hodie sancta mater Ecclesia * : the last is imperfect at end.
Fol. 309 is a single leaf, containing 1 Littera domini Gregorij [xii] pape
directa domino [Henrico Bowet] archiepiscopo Eboracensi , , Lucca,
May 2i, 1408 and on fol. 3io v is added a Latin citation by John Orum,
vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford, to John, Rutteley, 1407 or
1411-12.
E (on paper only) 6 (fol. 311). Latin sermons and notes, perhaps
written by 'More* in perturbed order, and with occasional English
sentences intermixed : the first beg. * Dispone domui tue . . . Dilectissimi
filij, triplicem legimus \ In the middle, two inserted leaves (foil. 320-1)
bear part of * liber octauus ' of a Chronicle of England 1377-80 (Rich, ii),
which begins 1 Ricardus de Bordeus filius domini Ed ward i principis
Wallie On* fol. 329 r are added c Expense facte per magistrum J. Orum
circa reparacionem Sancti Cuthberti Wellensis \
F (on parchment, written in the first half of the 14th cent, in double
columns : with illuminated border, capitals, &c. : stained) 7 (fol. 332).
'Pecham super 4 m Sententiarum ' (a later title), i.e. archbp. John
Peckham's commentary on the 4th book of the Sentences of Petrus
Lombardus : beg. ' Questio est de sacrifitiis, circa que queruntur . viij. ' ;
on fol. 38o v is * . . . precium. iiij. solidos 14th cent.
' Hunc librum dederunt Executores Ed[mun]di Lacy episcopi Exoniensis
eccleaie cathedrali Exoniensi cathenandum in magna libraria ibidem ' :
Lacy died in 1455. This inscription on foil. iv v , 59 v , shows that parts
A and B (at least) were owned or destined for Exeter cathedral library,
but they do not seem to be in the Exeter inventory of 1506. Probably
acquired by the Library between 1613 and 1620.
Now MS. BodL 809.
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2723. 4x8. In Latin, on parchment : made up of three MSS. written in the 13th
cent, in England: ii}x8£ in., i + 210 leaves, with illuminated
capitals, &c
A. i (fol. 1). A version of Psalm i in Latin hexameters, with glosses :
kg. 'Qui non consiliis abiit que suasit iniquus': at head is
* Mens conseru \ f per opus ne stulta uag | ,
o- * > etur 1 _ ■ . . ^ > etur\
Sic studus d J (.ut que prosmt oper J
£ (in double columns) 2 (fol. 9). ' Hec collecta sunt ex auditis super
Psalmos in scola magistri Willelmi de Montibus a commentary on the
Psalms : beg. ' Non sic impit. Dicendo bis non sic \ There is a break
at fol. 53. The comm. ends in Ps. lxxxviii 'ecclesia semper est* with
catchwords ' inter malleum & incudem \ At head is
' Hec qui col! ) . f studiose pleraque \\ • . , q q ^ 207 _g j s a
Quedam que 1 J egl ) credite digna 1 J ^ '
partial index to this commentary,
C. 3 (fol. 94). ' Hec collecta sunt ex diuersis auditis in scola magistri
Willelmi de Montibus V a string of theological and moral proverbs and
sayings in hexameter or elegiac verse, with commentaries and glosses :
beg. i Nulli cernentur oculis que subicientur about free will 1 comm.
kg. € Ad hoc quod aliquis uideat \ At end 4 Expliciunt collecta Samuelis
' Hec qui coll) . f eterna pace qui I .
presbiten , and „ . , } egit < • 1 • > esca* •
r ' Hec quicunque 1 J 0 ( oret simul ut requi f
It seems probable that both sets of Collecta (and perhaps the version
of Ps. i) are Samuel's work,
' Liber Monachornm Sancti Edmnndi . . . B. 233.' 14th cent. [It was
no. 149 — 2077 in Pembroke college (Cambridge) library. Civ] It seems
to have been acquired in 1603-4, If 1* be tne 'Glossa in Psaiteriom ' of
the 1605 catalogue, as seems probable.
Now MS. BodLL 860.
» 2724. 240. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 2nd half of the 12th cent' in
N. France: i3}xof in., i + 152 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, plain white leather on boards,
bosses and clasp lost, contemporary French (?) work.
Ambrosius super Lucam tantum. In nomine Domini . [I]ncipiunt
capitula librorum sancti Ambrosii . . . quos fecit in expositionem
euangelii beati Luce euangeiiste followed by the prologue and the
work in ten books. At fol. 150 follows an early 13th cent, grammatical .
treatise on kinds and figures of speech, such as Barbarism us, Soioecismus,
Paragoge, Anadiplosis, &c, Ac. : kg. i Barbarismus est una pars orationis
uitiosa \ ends ' uexit ad urbes. Explicit Barbarismus cf. fol. i. On
fol. i r are some French recipes for preserving vines against murrain, &c,
in Latin (12th cent.). Most of fol. i has been cut away.
'Be thys kept in remembraunce that I Richard Wade prist viker of
Turvils Aston gif this Bocke to the churche of Sherston ther con-
tynually to remayne And the viker for the tyme beyng to haue the
Lla
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS<
'1*7*$-*
vse & occnpynge of the same bocke when his will & pleurae is.
Anno Domini 1557 \ (foL 152*) Acton Turville is new Tormarton in
Gloucestershire : ' Richard Sellmanns*, 1 6th cent. Acquired not later
than 1603.
Now MS. Bodl. 733.
2725. 357. Homiliae, see under no. 2213.
2726. 742. In Latin, on parchment : written in the second half of the 12th cent.
I2}x8| in., 241 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated capitals,
&c. : binding, white leather on boards, clasps lost, English 1 5th cent
work.
The Commentary of Petrus Lombardus on the Psalms, here withou*
title or author : pref. beg. 1 Cum omnes Prophetas ' : comm. beg. * Beatus
cui omnia optata succedunt Much of the text occurs in the lemmata*
1 Precium istius libri . * ♦ marc' Presented by the dean and canons of
Windsor in 1612.
Now MS. Bodl. 735.
2727* 94- In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent : 13I xg\ in.»
i+194 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated capitals: some
leaves at beginning somewhat damaged : binding, stamped white
sheepskin (about 1602) over older sewing and boards, worn.
*. . • Summa de casibus consciencie secundum compilacionerr
Bartholomei de Pisis with a preface and list of the headings. Tht
author is also known as B. de Sancto Concordio, and the work as
Bartholina, and Pisanella. At fol. i is a long Latin form of confession
(beg. 1 Confiteor Deo celi beate Marie &c. 9 ): and at fol. 191* a long
English list of classes of persons liable to excommunication (15th cent),
followed at fol. 194* by a Latin form of excommunication.
• Meyryk xxj\ 1 Precium huius libri vj . . . 4 Johannes Boujon [?] Ellora
Karlberges all 15th cent. Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter
in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 736.
2728. 674, In Latin, on paper: written in A.D. 141 1 in England: 12x9} in. t
iv + 170 leaves, in double columns : with some illuminated capitals, &c.
Works by Richard Rolle of Hampole, except where otherwise stated : —
1 (fol. 1). A Latin exposition of the Psalter and (fol. 46) Canticles,
-with some liturgical directions and the date May 13, 141 1, at fol. 49 :
beg. 4 Magna spiritual is iocunditatis '. Fol. 8 is blank, and at that point
the commentary on Pss. 8-17 and parts of 7 and 18 are wanting. No
author or title is given.
2 (fol. 51). 4 Melum contemplatiuorum ' or De perfectione et gloria
Sanctorum, in 57 chapters : beg. 'Amor vtique audacem'.
3 (fol. 81). 'Tractatus de primo [et secundo] versiculo Canticorura
per Ricardum H. ' : beg. 4 Suspirantis anime 1 : at end 4 Explicit super
Sirasirim id est Canticum Canticorum secundum Ricardum heremitam \
4 (fol. 90). 4 Tractatus super Psalmum 24 an error for 20 : fag.
* Cvm Christus qui est Veritas \
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5 (fol. 93\ ' Secundus liber Ricardi venerabilis Hampul, De amore
Dei contra amatores mundi * : beg. 1 Quoniam mundanorum
6 (fol. io2 v ). 'Incendium Amoris': beg. 'Admirabar amplius', in
its unabridged form, as in nos. 2075, 11272; preceded at foL 99* by
a passage from Anselm and a chapter of the Incendium : beg* 'Omnis
accio laudabihV. At end ' Amen secundum Ricardum heremitam \
7 (fol. 123). An exposition of some passages of the Apocalypse:
beg. ' Apocalipsis Ihesu Christi . . . Beatus Johannes in exilium missus' :
[not by Richard Rolle. Cr.]
8 (fol. i28 v ). 1 Regula viuendi distincta in duodecim capitula',
usually entitled De emendatione peccatoris : in two hands : beg. 4 Ne
tardes conuerti ' : ends unfinished in chap. 10 ' ad suauitatem eterne vite\
9 (fol. 133). A commentary on the Song of Songs: beg.'* Materia
" huius operis sunt fideles ' : ends * foris argento variata. Explicit Sirasirim
versus CC 80. Maria, pridie scripta die Mercurii a[nno] 141 1 Domini .
& M[a]ius mensis 5 \ Some theological notes follow, on fol. 13 7 V .
This treatise is not by Richard Rolle.
10 (fol. 138). Postilla in Threnos Ieremiae, here without title or
author : beg. 4 Quomodo sedet sola . . . Et factum est postquam \
1 1 (fol. 142). A short Life of the Virgin Mary : beg. 4 Circa Virginem
vero 1 : at end 4 Explicit] mortis amara rapis imperialis apex ' : two
alphabets follow on i42 v . This piece appears to be an excerpt from
Bonaventura's Meditationes.
12 (foL 143). Short treatises: — a, on the Pater Noster {beg. 4 Pater
noster . . . Hec oracio priuilegiata est ' : b (fol. i43 v ) 4 Idem Ricardus
super Simbolum ' apostolicum : beg. 4 Decimo die post Ascensionem ' :
<r = art 13: d (fol. 166) on the Athanasian creed: beg. 4 Hie beatus
Athanasius \
13 (fol. 148). ' Postille Ricardi heremite super novem Lectiones
Mortuorum \
At fol. i46 v is 4 Etas mundi 5050 minus vno, anno Domini In-
carnacionis . . followed by an interesting note of Richard Rolled
spiritual experiences, giving 4^ years for their development (cf. his
Incendium Amoris), ending with 4 Amen qui anno Domini 1049 [1349 ?]
apud Hamp v5 monacarum \ The first date (5049) seems to give the
year of Hampole's birth as 1288, which is a new fact. Other note-
worthy points about the MS. are the small labels attached to foil. io3 r ,
io3 v , i43 r , i43 v ; the drawings in the margin, e. g. on foil. 36 v , 93 v , io7 v ;
and the systems of signatures.
'Liber library Wigorniensis inde desumptus Mar. a a. 1590 ct illnc resti-
t[u]cndus ' ; in the hand of William Thornhill, preb. of \A orcester, 1 584-
1626, see no. 4089, ad fin. Probably acquired between 1605 and 161 J.
Now MS. BodL 801.
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8729, $54* In Latin, on parchment : written in the lath cent, in France (?) : I3{
x 9f in., i + 230 leaves, in double columns : with one illuminated and
many coloured capitals : binding, white leather on boards, with tabs,
clasps &c. lost, worn (English late 13th cent, work ?).
1 Exposicio Psalterii by Haymo bp. of Halberstadt, here anonymous
and with a different preface (beg. ' Psalterium uocatur liber ymnorum ')
from the printed one : the text beg. 4 Beatus uir. Habet psalmus iste
communem intentionem \ At fol. 227* follow short notes by the same
author on three canticles, not as full a? in the printed editions.
• Hie liber est Sancti Eadmundi * altered from, h. 1. e. ' deSanctoEdmundo '»
late 13th cent. : * Liber monachorum Sancti Edmundi . . . B. 232 %
14th cent, (sec M. R. James On the Abbey of S. Edmund (1904), p. 16,
no. 1 50. This appears to have been in the library of Pembroke College,
Cambridge, in 1600 {ibid,, p. 50, no. 66). It appears to have been first
referenced in the Bodleian about A. D. 161 3.
Now MS. Bodl. 787.
2730. 353. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 13th cent, in England : nf x
8f in., viii + 203 leaves : with illuminated capitals, some with minia-
tures of grotesques (see foil. I, 32*, 50*, 67^ 87*, iu v , 133*, 136^,
155), &c. : binding, black velvet, worn, with brass clasp (one gone) and
comer pieces, but the bosses and title-label (?) are lost, see no. 2054.
The text of the Psalms, with prologue, surrounded by marginal and
interlinear glosses, which are in the main the Glossa Ordinaria and
Interlinearis of Walafridus Strabo and Anselmus Laudunensis respec-
tively. But on fol. vii, in a hand of about a. d. 1300, is a note * Psal-
terium Johannis de Pagah[am]' and ail succeeding cataloguers have
ascribed the commentary to him. He may have arranged or added to
the Glossae, and the prologue begins * Dauid rex Hebreorum librum
Psalmorum composuit prophetans de Christo ' which is not one of the
ordinary prologues. It contains what may be a unique simile, 1 Christus
est camelus, quern nemo sarcina Passionis oneraret, nisi ipse in terram
se deponeret \ John of Pagham (in Sussex) was bp. of Worcester, 1151-8,
and possibly was only the donor of this Psalter to Worcester.
On foil. 2oi v -202 v a Worcester abbey litany has been added early in
the 15th cent. The fly-leaves are parts of six leaves from a Cantionale
with part music, of the 14th century, but have been moved from their
original places.
4 Liber monastery Wygornie', about a.d. 1400. The book was owned by
king Henry viii, see no. 2054. Presented by Charles Howard earl of
Nottingham in 1604.
Now MS. BodL 862.
2731 • 109. Tn Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 14th cent, in
England : 13! x 9$ in., v + 254 leaves, in double columns : with a few
miniatures, many illuminated borders (with grotesques), capitals, &c :
the first fifteen leaves injured by damp in the margins, and repaired :
binding, stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) on older sewing and
boards, rebacked.
'Incipit Exposicio litteralis fratris Nicholai Treueth ordiriis Predi-
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5*9
catorum super Psalterium \ preceded by a prologue to John of Bristol.
There are small miniatures on foil, r, 4 V , 250 (musical instruments), &c.
' Liber . J.[ohannis de . G.[randison] Exoniensis . episcopi . qnem damns
ipsi ecclesie 1 . . • : * Hone librura . cum alio . super Psalterium . scilicet •
Nicholai Tryueth : & alium . Nicholai de Lyra . damus capitnlo nostro
Exoniensi . Mann mea .J. de . G. Exoniensis . Anno Domini . m°ccc°1x°v < ?.
8c officij mei . xxx° ix° et etatis . 1° xxiiij 0 . . . ego Johannes de . G.
Exoniensi, . noni . vtrnmque . NichoUn»<( J ^ h 7^ catorem >
fratres .* Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 738,
2732. 131* In Latin, on parchment : written in the 14th cent, in England : 15 x
lof in., i + 246 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated border,
capitals, &c : binding, stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) on
older sewing.
1 Flores Psalterii \ a commentary on the whole Psalter, with two
prologues and later marginal notes. The first prologue is from 1 Galterus
Magolonensis episcopus', generally known as Gualterus de Insulis,
Magalonensis episcopus, sending this work to Rogerus, Insulanus prae-
positus, and explaining that it is a cento from Augustine, Cassiodorus,
and others collected by Lethbertus 4 olim canonicus vester postmodum
sancti Rufi abbas', but the parts collected from each writer cannot be
distinguished. The work is divided into three parts, see foil. 79*, 154.
A note of 1453 is on the inner front cover. Presented by the dean and
chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 818.
2733. So* In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 14th cent. :
J Zi * 9l in«> H + a 82 leaves, in two or more columns : with illuminattd
borders, capitals (two with small miniatures of the Evangelists), &c. :
injured by damp at beginning and end, and repaired.
The Catena Aurea of st Thomas Aquinas on st. John's (fol. 1) and
st. Luke's (fol. 127) Gospels, with the text of the Gospels in a
larger hand. The only title is in the hand of bp. Grandison, * Johannes
& Lucas glosati per fratrem Thomam Alquini . Habet [sc. bibiiotheca]
Ecclesiae Exoniensis parem de Matheo & Marco see no. 2745. The
two volumes are brothers, not twins.
See above, Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 380.
2734. 398. In Latin, on parchment: made up of two MSS. written in the 14th
and 15th centt in England: 12^x9^ in., i + 212 leaves, in double
columns : with illuminattd capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on
boards, with metal clasps (one gone), 15th cent English work, in
American cloth cover.
A (1st half of 15th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). 'Augustinus super primam
Epistolam Canonicam JohanmV, ten sermons. This part is signn.
0-q 8 of a larger volume.
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2 (fol. 32). 4 Hay mo super Epistolas Pauli', his commentary on all
st. Paul's Epistles, including that to the Hebrews.
B (14th cent.) 3 (fol. 182). ' Reportorium [vocabulorum] Biblie', a
short alphabetical dictionary of the Bible, usually ascribed to Alexander
Neckam: prol. beg. ' Licet nonnulli circa uocabula BibhV, text beg.
' Abba secundum Papiam Sirum nomen est \
Foil. 210-12 are two forms of licence to elect a private confessor, one
issued by Jordanus Ursinus bp. of Albano on Aug. 19, 1422, apparently
to Johannes Hull, cf. fol. 2i2 v , the other (imperfect) issued by pope
Martin V on Apr. 15, T427, with name of recipient erased. On fol. i,
a fly-leaf, is written a 15th cent, prophecy in four hexameters, of which
the latter two are : 1 M simplex dicti quater C L scilicet VI | Tunc rex
Anglorum non erit de stirpe priorum \
'Gnilihelmi Muggi liber ex dono magistri Georgij Mason*, 16th cent.
Presented by W illiam Ballow of Ch. Ch,, Oxford, in 1604.
Now MS. BodL 868.
2735. 371. In Latin and (pt. A) French, on parchment and (part C) paper:
made np of four MSS. written in the 13th-! 5th ccntt. : 11^x9 in.,
vi + 286 leaves.
A (in French : 15th cent.) 1 (fol. iii). * Sensuit (Le Curial) par maistre
Alain le Chartier \ the words in brackets from the colophon : beg. 1 Tu
me admonnestes et exhortes * : a short treatise against life at Court.
B (in Latin : 13th cent. : in double columns) 2 (fol. 1). The Verbum
abbreviatum, a moral treatise, here anonymous and without title, but by
Petrus Cantor : beg. c Verbum abbreuiatum fecit Dominus ... Si enim
Verbum de sinu Patris ' : ends 4 immensum & inexplicabile \ omitting
the last chapter De proprietate monachorum. There are marginal notes
and (fol. 62, 63 v , &c.) notes with a metal stilus.
C (in Latin : written in the 1 5th cent, in England : with coloured
capitals) 3 (fol. 69). 'Liber ex dictis patrum in Apocolipsim' com-
positus, a commentary on the Apocalypse compiled by one 4 Robertus *
as certain initial letters on foil. 69, 85 &c. denote : preface beg. 4 Beati
Dionisii Corinthiorum episcopi text beg. 4 Reuelacio que grece dicitur
Apocolipsis \ The commentary is either by Robert of Bridlington
(Scriba) or Robert of Cricklade. Foil. 82, 83, &c. show that the book
was begun as a Latin Commonplace book before the commentary was
written in.
At fol. 146* is a 4 Nota de Choreis, quam malum sit ducere eas,
secundum Parysiensem ' the Jlast two words added : beg. 4 Licet autem
sint fugienda'. This part was apparently 'Liber Oliueri pastoris de
Horste[d] Perua' in Sussex, 16th cent.
D (in Latin : written early in the 14th cent, in England: with illumi-
nated capitals, some with miniatures, fcc.) 4 (fol. 148). The text of the
Acts, General. Epistles (fol. 211) and Apocalypse (fol. 252), with pro-
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logues, surrounded (apparently) by the Glossa Ordinaria (of Walafridus
Strabo) and the Glossa Interlinearis (of Anselmus Laudunensis), both
in smaller writing. At fol. 283 v is a short treatise ' De duodecim
lapidibus ' (beg. 1 Primus iaspis est
Presented by sir George More in 1604.
Now MS. BodL 864.
2736. 95. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the iath cent in
England: I2}x8$ in., iv + 87 leaves, in double columns: with illu-
minated capitals (one large), &c. : binding, stamped white sheepskin
on pasteboards (about 1602) over older sewing, worn.
4 Liber sancti Ambrosii episcopi de Fide ' in nine books, which are
made up out of the following three treatises : a % (fol. 1) De fide ad
Gratianum imperatorem, five books : b (fol. 47) De Spiritu Sancto ad
Gratianum, preceded by a list of chapters, and 'Epistola Gratiani
Augusti', three books: c (fol. 77 v ) De incarnationis Dominicae sacra-
mento, preceded by a list of chapters.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 789.
2737. '54* In Latin and Old English, on parchment : made up of three MSS.
written in the 1 ith-i$th centt. in England : ioj x 7| in., ii + 115 leaves,
more or less stained throughout: binding, white sheepskin (about
1602) on older sewing and boards, worn.
A (early 15th cent.: with coloured capitals) 1 (fol. 1). 'Ricardi
Armacani Sermones contra Mendicantes facti Londonii &c. — a (fol. 1)
one at Paul's Cross, March 27, 1356, in 21 articles: b (fol. 24 v ) The
* modus procedendi ' as in no. 2015, art. 1 : c (fol. 26 v ) * . . . Proposicio
. . . facta in consistorio caram [sic] domino papa & cardinalibus ac
prelatis , . , apud Auinionem . . Nov. 8, 1357, the treatise usually
known as the 1 Defensorium Curatorum often printed : d (fol. 55) part
of the same proceedings, beginning with 'Ante omnia per partem
Armachani petitur declaratio illius constitutionis Johannine sequentis
extravagantis ' : at fol. 79 v is the c Libellus Ardmachani contra Fratres
concionantes and at fol. 86 v a 1 Copia commissipnis correcta Nov. 14,
1357, and other documents: ends abruptly, some leaves being lost,
with the catchwords 'maioribus debeant reputari\ There are some
marginal notes.
B (late 1 ith cent ?) 2 (fol. 89). A dialogue between M(agister) and
D(iscipulus) on the advantages of the Latin tongue and learning, and
of speaking Latin * Latialiter ' and not ' Ausonice ' : beg, 1 Quo de loco
hodie frater uenire uideris': ends with six hexameters, the last of
which is c Vos quoque iam pignus mecum deponite tale \
C (early nth cent. ?) 3 (fol. 97). The latter part of the Capitula of
Theodulf bp. of Orleans, in Latin and Old English, containing laws
25-45 : the first cpmmencement of a law is (26) 1 De periurio. Predi-
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candum est etiam ut periurium fideles caueant * : the Latin of the last
law (de hora licita) ends ' sed claustris monasterii contineri
Given to Exeter cathedral by Richard Brounst, exactly as no. 2015.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 865.
2738. 540. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 14th cent in England : iol*
*Zt in -> 2 5% leaves, in double columns : with illuminated boiders,
capitals, &c. : binding, white sheepskin on boards, contemporary
English work, injured.
4 Aurelij Augustini . . . Exposicio super posteriore medietate Psalterii
from Ps. bcviii to end, but two or three leaves of the commentary on
Ps. cl are wanting at the end. The text of the Psalms occurs as
lemmata. The columns of the commentary on each Psalm are sepa-
rately numbered at the foot. The borders occur at foil. 1 (Ps. lxviii),
45 v (lxxx), 94 v (xcvii), 103 (ci) and i39 v (cix).
On fol. 2 V 1 Hie liber est abbathie beate Marie de Tychefelde Ordinis Pre-
monstratensis Wyntoniensis dioceseos iuxta Portesmuthe in comitate
Suthampton : quern qui ab eadem per fraudem vel per donacionem aut
per vendicionem seu alio quoquo modo vel colore alienauerit siue
retinuerit qoominus eiusdem abbatie sit, seu qui nunc titulum deleuerit,
consilium, auxilium aut assensum in aliquo premiissorum prebuerit,
alienatum sit nomen eius de libro vite, 8c in hoc & in futuro seculo in-
firmitatem 8c damnacionem percipiat sempitemam . Insuper & ipse 8c
omnes fautores eius anathema sint maranatha . Fiat fiat in hijs senptis .
Amen * (about 1400). The volume was ' B. xxv.' in columna 1 gradus 8
(' Doctores diversi super Psalterium *) on the eastern side of the Library
at Titchfield in Hampshire. * Ranulphi Barlow': Ralph Barlow pre-
sented the book in 1606.
Now MS. Bodl. S49.
2739. 153. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 12th cent, in England : 15 x
11 in., ii + 234 leaves, in double columns : with some fine illuminated
capitals, &c. : discoloured by damp at each end : binding, white
sheepskin (about 1602) over older sewing and boards, injured and
repaired.
' In nomine Dei summi incipiunt capitula in Expositionem Euangelii
sancti Iohannis edita [sic] a sancto Augustino venerabili episcopo the
capitula are followed by the hundred and twenty-four homilies forming
Augustine's commentary on st. John's Gospel : at fol. 4 is a figure of the
Evangelist. Fol. ii is injured and repaired.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 301.
2740. 78. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 12th cent, in England : 15 J x
1 if in., xii+246 leaves, in doub e columns : with several miniatures
in capitals, illuminated capitals, &c : there are signs of damp :
binding, stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) on older sewing and
boards, worn and mended.
1 Incipit liber Aurelii Augustini de Civitate Dei adversus paganos
with some notes, preceded by the Retractatio, and also by ten leaves
and a fragment of an eleventh (fol. iii-xii) of an early 14th cent, synopsis
of the work, of which synopsis two or three leaves are missing at the
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beginning. There is a considerable number of elaborate capitals con-
taining miniatures (by at least two artists), of which the best is on fol. i v ,
a representation of the redeemed in Paradise under the outstretched
arms of a female figure, the Church, with Christ above and angels
round : others are lacertine grotesques and the like, in a peculiar style,
see folL i, 32* 84 v , n8 v , 148, i8i v , Ac, A few of the (14th cent.)
notes apply sentences in the treatise to English events, see foil. 25,* 160
('sic fratres Coneweye et ei adherentes % i86 v (' Bathonia '), 211
(' Nota hie verba pro archiepiscopo de Armachan. contra fratres ').
'Liber Ecclesie Exoniensis 14th cent. Presented by the dean and
chapter of Exeter in 160a,
Now MS. Bodl. 691.
2741. 93. In Latin, on parchment : written in the iath cent in England : i6\ x
1 1 t in. , i + 1 74 leaves, in double columns ; with illuminated capitals,
&c. : binding, stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) over older
sewing and boards, worn and repaired.
'Aurelii Augustini doctoris Expositions super Psalmos prima pars
incipit the first part only, including Pss. i — 1 (in the English numeration,
li) : annotated by bp. Grandison. [Parts 2 and 3 are nos. 1 940-1. Cr.]
• Liber capituli Exoniensis', 14th cent Presented by the dean and chapter
of Exeter in 160a.
Now MS. Bodl 289.
2742. 771. In Latin, on parchment: made up of three MSS. written in the nth
cent in S. France: 12}* 8-} in., Hi + 166 leaves: with coloured and
ornamental capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on boards, clasp lost,
worn and repaired, with book-marker, English 15th cent work.
Theological works, chiefly by st. Ambrose : —
A. 1 (fol. 1). 4 Liber sancti Augustini de Sermone Domini in monte
habito in two books, de misericordia et de munditia cordis.
2 (fol. 45 v ). 1 Sermo beati Hieronimi in Assumptione gloriose Virginis
Marie beg. « Cogitis me o Paula ' : ends unfinished with * Matre Ihesu
& fratribus eius ' in cap. 4, the rest of the leaf being cut away, and the
verso left blank.
B. 3 (fol. 50). 1 Liber sancti Ambrosii episcopi De officiis ministro-
rum \ The colophon is 1 Explicit liber 111 Ambrosii floridi . de officiis
ministrorum aecclesiae . auguste florens florescat flore corone*. This
may contain a reference to Ambrose's supposed birthplace, Augusta
Trevirorum or Treves : or was the scribe Florens ?
4 (fol. 119). The Sermo de informatione episcoporum of pope
Silvester ii, sometimes printed as Ambrosii tractatus de dignitate sacer-
dotali, here without title or author: beg. 'Si quis fratres oraculum
reminiscatur \
5 (fol. 124). 1 Ambrosius de septem tubis usually entitled 1 De Elia
et jejunio ' : beg. 1 [D]iuinum ad patres resultauit ends imperfect with
the words * & meretur ueniam ' in cap. 13.
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6 (fol. 132). Ambrose De excessu fratris sui Satyri, here without
title or author, and imperfect, ceasing in the middle of a page, line and
word, with ' Ita quod miseris habes, quod repre ' in § 76 of book i.
7 (fol. 143). Seven letters of st Ambrose (in Migne's Patrol. Lat*
torn, xvi, coll. 904, 1222, 1228, 1046, 889, 1051, 1084, the last imperfect).
C. 8 (fol. 154). 4 Versus Misse', or de mysterio Missae, a poem
ascribed to Hildebert, beg. 'Scribere proposui': a 12th cent, hand
supplies a preface {peg. 1 Cum fere omnium diuinorum librorum ') and
a title ' Expositio misse edita ab [H]ildeberto episcopo Cenomannen-
sium': ending with 'accelerator eis' (Migne, ut supra, torn, clxxi,
col. 1 191) : then follow three short potems (begg. * [Hjostia coniugium
1 [Ajffines consanguineos 4 [Mjelchisedech Domino f ), all ascribed to
Hildebert* (Cf. J. Hommey, Supplementum Patrufn, 1685, pp. 444,
445, 442.) [I date C the third, or possibly the last, quarter of the
eleventh cent. ; if so, its contents are scarcely the work of Hildebert,
a.d. 1056-1133. H.M. B.]
' Iste liber est mei Iohannis Lipomano ' (?), (nth cent.) fol. ii.
On fol. iii is a 13th cent, respond from a Latin office of St. Valeria (with
musical notes), indicating connexion with Limoges (information from
the rev. H. M. Bannister). « Detur pro sex scutis \ 15th cent. Presented
by the dean and canons of Windsor, in 161 a : with library mark.
Now MS. B06X 866.
2 743. {No MS. held this number in 1697.)
2744. 470. In French, on<paper : written in A.D. 1559-60 at Geneva, by D. Rague-
neau : 1 2f x 8f in., i + 668 leaves.
• Caluins Sermons vpon Genesis taken by a swifte writer as he preached
them. There wanteth in the 14. chapt. from the 13. verse to the ende.
In the 1 5 chapt. vpon the 5. and 6. verses one onely sermon. The
name of the Scribe that tooke these Sermons worde by worde from
Caluins mouth as also those vpon Deuteron. & Job, with others, was
Denis Ragueneau, of whome there is mention in the Preface to his
sermons vpon Deut.* This note in sir Thomas Bodley's hand is perhaps
the only description of a Bodleian MS. by the founder. He had attended
Calvin's lectures at Geneva, and his father was still there when these
sermons were delivered. These French sermons on Gen. i. i-xx. 6 are
dated from Sept. 9, 1559 to May 15, 1560, and are here written out in
full, in more than one hand, the commonest being presumably that of
D. Ragueneau. Of the whole set of 97 (numbered 1-76, 76, 77-96),
nos. 1-5, 27, 63-5, 67-70 are wanting, leaving 84 in the volume. The
sermons are in two series, dividing at the end of Gen. xiii (fol. 430).
Presented by Laurence Bod ley, younger brother of sir Thomas Bodley, in
1605, according to the Benefactors' Register, but the volume must have
reached the Library before the end of 1004.
Now MS. Bodl. 740.
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2745, 108. In Latin, on parchment: written In the first half of the 14th cent :
14 x 9 in., iii + 259 leaves, in two or more columns : with illuminated
borders (with grotesques), capitals (three with small miniatures), &c. :
with discoloration by damp at beginning and end : binding, stamped
white sheepskin (about 1602) over older sewing and boards.
The Catena Aurea of st. Thomas Aquinas on st. Matthew's (fol. 1)
and st. Mark's (fol i97 v ) Gospels, with the text of the Gospels in a
larger hand. The only title is in the hand of bp. Grandison * Euangelia
Mathei & Marchi glosata per fratrem Thomam Aquinum [altered from
Alquinum] canonizatum [a.d. 1323]. Johannes & Lucas sunt in alio
Toluoiine', see no. 2733 : annotated by bp. Grandison.
'Liber Ecclesie Cathedralis Exoniensis*, 15th cent. Presented by the
dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602,
Now MS. B06X 377.
2746., 728. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent in England,
in several hands : io\ x 7} in. , iv + 307 leaves : with a few illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on boards, with parchment cover,
clasps lost, 15th cent. English work.
Theological treatises, with marginal notes : —
1 (fol. 1). The Compendium theologicae veritatis, here entitled in the
colophon 1 Veritas theologie ', preceded by a list of chapters ; text beg.
' Veritatis theologie sublimitas \
2 (fol. 93 v ). About thirty-seven Latin sermons or abstracts of sermons,
one of which (fol. 104) is headed 'Sermo Roberti [Grosseteste] Lincol-
niensis de triplici ierarchia humana The rest may be by him ; the first
peg. 1 Nonne cor nostrum. . . . Verba sunt dominorum discipulorum \
3 (fol. 132). c Dietarium fratris Johannis Wallensis * : pref. beg. ( Nun,
quid nosti ordinem celi . . . Sicud angelica ierarchia': text beg. 1 Quoniam
omni negocio est tempus \ This is the first part of the Qrdinarium vel
Alphabetum vitae religiosae, and treats of the proper occupations and
meals of a religious person,
4 (fol 166). 'Liber exhortacionis beati Augustini ad quendam
comitem', usually entitled De salutaribus documentis, and probably
really written by Paulinus of Aquileia : beg. 1 0 mi frater, si cupias scire \
At fol, 182 follows (apparently) a commentary on the genealogy of
Christ in st. Matthew, partly from st Chrysostom : beg. 1 Liber genera-»
cionis uel genologia (sic) Christi ' : ends abruptly on the recto of fol. 190
with * & exiuit foras \
5 (fol. 192). c Liber sancti Anselmi Cantuariensis archiepiscopi de
Similitudinibus \
6 (fol. 224 v ). 'Prosologion Anselmi', ending with * incircumscripti
& eterni ' in cap. xiii, some leaves being lost
7 (fol. 232). ' Allegorie Veteris Testamenti a later title : apparently
an abbreviated form of the Allegoriae utriusque Testamenti usually
attributed to Hugo de Sancto Victore : beg. ' In precedentibus premissa 9 ;
at end 4 Explicit Allegorie magistri Petri Manducatoris \
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8 (fol. 299). f Incipit hie liber Met[h]odii ' : beg. ' Sciendum nam que
est nobis ' : a prophecy, which seems to include the ' Computatio quae-
dam annorum i Creatione ad diem Judicij ' of the Benefactors' Register.
The fly-leaves (i, 306, 307) appear to be from an early 15th cent.
Latin law commentary.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 1612 : with library mark.
Now MS. Bodl. 867.
2747* 649. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two MSS. written in the lath
-14th centt in England: I3f xo| in., ii + 130 leaves, in double
columns : with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, plain white leather
on bevelled boards, 14th cent. (?) English work, injured and repaired :
with parchment title (' Tractatus de nomine beate Marie . . .') on the
outside of the end board : see no. 1966.
A (late 14th cent.) 1 (fol. 3). Eight numbered 'Lectiones' de beata
Maria virgine : beg. ' Hoc nomen Maria habet quinque literas \
2 (fol. 7). Eighty-six numbered * Collationes 9 or short discourses,
largely on points of natural history in their relation to theology and
morals : beg. 1 Philosophus 12 Ethicorum dicit quod ' : followed at fol. 32
by an index of subjects, and at fol. 35 v by some chapters on animals
with moralizations : beg. * Due' sunt species accipitris \
3 (fol. 40). 1 Exempla subscripta sunt extracta de verbo ad verbum
ab opere Iohannis Crisostomi super Matheum ' : on similitudes drawn
from animals.
4 (fol. 44 y ). * Tractatus de Aue Maria short sermons on the
Salutatio Angelica : beg. 4 Salutate Mariara . » . Karissimi, frequens et
deuota salutacio
5 (fol. 8i v ). f De nominis Ihesu excellencia \ sermons : beg. 1 Vocabis
nomen eius . . . Quia hoc nomen est dignitatis regie ' : followed at fol. 93
by an index or 'tabula* of subjects to the 179 sections of artt. 4 and 5,
' composita a fratre Johanne Staunch de ordine fratrum Carmelitamm \
B (late 1 2th cent.) 2 (fol. 97). ' Palladii Rutili Tauri Emiliani viri
illustris Opus agriculture \ preceded by a list of chapters. This part
bore the mark 1 C. xxxv ' in Worcester Cathedral library.
The fly-leaves (foil, i, ii, 129, 130) are parts of foil. 83, 88, 92-4,
99-101 of a Latin cantionale with music, of the 1st half of the 14th cent.
<Iste liber constat monasterio Wvgornensi \ 15th cent. * Iste liber dico
constat generoso Cope \ a 16th cent, scribble on fol. 96". Probably
acquired by the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Auot. 7. infra 1. 8.
2748* 753. In Latin, on parchment: written in the and half of the 12th cent, in
France (?) : 13! x 9 in., ii + 162 leaves: with some fine illuminated
capitals, &c ; binding, white leather on boards, with book-markers,
clasps lost, 13th cent, (1) work, once with a red leather cover, now
only preserved inside one cover.
€ Liber sancti Augustini de Sancta Trinitate preceded by a list of the
chapters of the fifteen books, and the Retractation.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 3 : with library mark^
Now MS. Bodl. 878.
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2749. 648. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 12th cent, in England : ia| x
8f in., 126 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated capitals, &c. :
the last few pages are stained : binding, plain white leather on boards,
with clasp, English work, perhaps of the 14th cent., injured and
repaired, with parchment title, see below.
A Latin commentary on the Lamentations (Threni) of Jeremiah :
pref. beg. 1 Sepe monuisti 1 : text beg. ' Multa genera lamentationum \
The preface states that the writer has based his treatise on that of
Paschasius, and that he was forty years old when composing it. [The
work is by William of Malmesbury. Cr.] On fol. 126 is a copy of a
Latin letter from pope Alexander iii to Rogerus (prior) Wigorniensis,
granting the requests of the latter, about . 1 1 70, copied in soon after.
A parchment slip pasted on the outside of the end board bears ' E[x]-
posicio Trenorum vel Lamentacionum Ih[er]emie super mortem Iosie
regis Iude', late 14th cent.
•Liber ecclesie cathedralis beate Marie Wygomiensis \ early 15th cent.
It was apparently received by the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 868.
2750. 731. In Latin, on parchment: written early in the 14th cent, in England :
i4£xo£in., ii + 192 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c : the first leaf rubbed and injured.
At end : 1 Explicit liber quartus & etiam totus tractus de fide catholica
contra Gentiles de [Thoma de] Aquino editus ' : each book is preceded
by a list of chapters, but the first page is in parts illegible.
Presented by the dean and canons of Windsor in 161 a.
Now MS. BodL 372.
2751. 749* In Latin, on parchment : written in the second half of the 13th cent.
in England: i.^fxo^ in., i + 125 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on boards, with
clasps and cover of white leather, English 15th cent work.
The Verbum abbreviatum of Petrus Cantor, a moral treatise, here
anonymous : beg. ' Verbum abbreuiatum fecit Deus ... Si enim
uerbum de sinu Patris ' : preceded by a list of 4 Capitula Uerbi abreuiati \
but the end is lost, after the words ' sanguinem tetigit ut ' in chap. 149,
a quire being lost. Foil. 12 1-4, after the gap, are occupied with some
chapters de Vanitate, de contemptu sui, ad fugam gule, Ac.
* Verbum abreuiatum . vij° loco', 15th cent Presented by the dean and
canons of Windsor in 161 2 : with library mark.
Now MS. BodL 873.
2752. 3048. In Latin, on parchment : written in A.D. 1388 (?) in England : 15 x
1 of in., ii + 186 leaves, in double columns: with two miniatures,
illuminated borders, capitals. &c : the first few leaves are worm-eaten.
i (fol. 8). 1 Policronica [Ranulphi] Cestrensis the Polychronicon of
Ranulph Higden, in seven books with prologue : preceded by a 1 Tabula
Cestrensis an alphabetical list of subjects, occupying foil. 2-7. The
chronicle ends on fol. 1 so T , in the middle of col. 2, with the words ' sub
pena careens & capitis interdixit * in a. d. 1342, near the end of bk. vii,
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cap. 44. Then at once follows in the same column a chapter 'De
Parliamento facto Londonie, quod Bonum a pluribus uocabatur', 1376,
ending with * de diuersis regni prouinciis tam at the end of a leaf.
On leaf 8 is a miniature of the Trinity, partly defaced, and a figure of
a kneeling monk, presumably Higden.
2 (fol. 152). A Latin Chronicle of England from 1328 to 1388 : beg,
'Rex Edwardus fecit tres comites\ The chronicle agrees with the
Chronicon auctore monacho quodam Sancti Albani (Rolls Ser. 64, publ.
in 1874) for the years 1328-70 and 1382-8 : and ends in the middle of
a word near the end of fol. i75 r , with c ubi coram eo conspira \
3 (fol. 176). At end: 'Explicit ars componendi sermones . Nota
quod litere capitanee huius artis sillabatim inuicem tantum sonant Ars
Ranulphi Cesirensis\ cf. the Polychronicon itself: preff. begg. 'Circa
sermones artificialiter faciendos ' ad preminentem huius artis laudem \
text beg, ' Rectitudo intencionis ' ; a list of the nineteen chapters
precedes.
A full account of the MS. will be found in sir E. Maunde Thompson's
edition of the Chronicon cited above (pp. xxvi, xxxii). He concludes
that the present MS. and Brit. Mus. MS. Harl. 3634 were originally one
volume, are in the same handwriting (see the plate in the Palaographical
Society's series II, 170), and were written in 1388, or very shortly after.
In the border on fol. 8 is a shield, argent a cross sable. 4 Orate pro Thoma
dnce Gloucestrie qui me dedit huic cantarie sine collegie (sic) Sancte Trini-
tatis infra castrum de Plecy Pleshey ip Essex : Thomas of Woodstock
(the founder of the College in 1393^ died in 1307. On fol. i v is
a delicately drawn ram's head with quatrefoils and 4 W. R.' conjoined
(Ramsbotham ?), 16th cent. * Bibliothecae Bodleianse liber ex dono
magistri Thoma? Hnghes*, probably Thomas Hughes of Wadham and
St. Mary Hall, M.A. 1639. It does not appear in Bodleian lists till
about 1655.
Now MS. Bodl. 816.
2753. 553. In Latin, on parchment : made up of six pieces, written (perhaps in
the same hand) in the second half of the 13th cent, in England : 8} x
7i in., 178 leaves: with illuminated borders, capitals, &c
Medical treatises : —
A. 1 (fol. 4)- ' Isagoge Iohannicii ad Te[g]ni Galieni medici \
2 (fol. 10). 1 Liber Affori[s]morum YpocratiV.
3 (fol. 1 7 V ). 1 Liber Pro[g]nosticorum Ypocratis \
4 (fol. 2i v ). 1 Liber urinamm a voce T[he]ofili \
5 (fol. 2 7 v ). 'Liber Philareti de negotio pulsuum\
6 (fol. 29 v ). 'Tegni Galieni', with many notes.
B. 7 (fol. 46). ' Diete uniuersales Ysaac with notes.
C. 8 (fol. 90). 1 Diete particulares secundum Ysac with some notes,
but one entire quire is wanting at the beginning, and the text begins
• de singulis particulariter dicamus \ after which is the chapter on apples.
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D. 9 (fol. 116). 'Liber vrinarum Ysaac', with notes.
E. 10 (fol. 140). 'Liber stomachi', with notes: the prologue gives
the author's name as ' Constantinus Affricanus Montis Cassinensis
monachus \
F. 11 (fol. 159). 'Liber Constantini Cassianensis monachi de regen-
dorum sanorum disputacione with notes, preceded by a list of the 76
chapters : beg. ' Quod in prima parte libri nostri ' : ends imperfect in the
31st chapter with the words 'caueant frigidam & siccam dietam\
Two lists of contents are on fol. 3 V , and miscellaneous notes, partly in
English, on foil. 3, 89, ti5 v , 139, 158-9. Parts of two leaves of
a 13th cent Latin MS. of sermons are in the binding : see no. 2072.
Priced Ss. in the 1 5th cent. « Constat Gilberto Leye 1 6th cent. Presented
by (sir) Richard Worseley in 1607.
Now MS. Auot. F. 5. SO.
2754. 1 375. In Latin, on paper: written about the middle of the 15th cent, in
Germany (!) by Georgius de Didenhoven : uf x8| in., 5 + cccxl
leaves, in double columns: with a few illuminated capitals (see foil, i,
lxxi v , clxv, ccxxxv v ) • T. T '(rapham) is on the leather binding.
'Practica Valesci de Tharanta quae alias Philonium dicitur, libri
quatuor ex vii em> , a later title. This is four books of a manual of
medicine, with lists of chapters and a preface : pref. beg. ' Incipere ab eo
quod est bonum': text beg. ' Primo sciendum est quod multa\ The
work was composed in a. d. 141 8, as the preface states, but the author's
name seems not to occur in the M S., except in Trapham's title. Foil, i, xii
are parchment. The scribe was from Thionville in Alsace-Lorraine,
Diedenhofen in German.
* Ex dono Thomae Trapham chirurgi licenciati Oxon : qui etiam sceleton
publicum paravit in vsum Academise anno Domini 1634/
Now MS. Bodl. 860.
2755-56. 746-7. In Latin, on parchment : chiefly written in a.d. 1444 m England
by John Chestur : 13^x9$ and 13^ x 10 in., i + 285 and v + 342
leaves, in double columns: with illuminated borders, capitals, &c. :.
in parts injured by worm-holes: of the old binding, only the two
pairs of clasps remain.
'Liber de Vita Christi super EuangeluV, the work of Ludolphus
de Saxonia, but here anonymous : a series of discourses on texts from
the Gospels. No. 2755 contains parts 1 and 2, usually counted as
part^i, but here divided after the 61st chapter at fol. 189, with two
indexes to the whole work at fol. 278 v , one adapting the book for
a course of reading throughout the year, the other a list of chapters.
No. 2756 contains the 3rd (or 2nd part) : colophon 1 Explicit 3* pars de
Vita Christi scripta per manus Johannis Chestur anno Domini m° cccc 0
xliiij 0 Et etiam anno regni regis Henrici Sexti xxiij 0 . . . xiij° die
February', i.e. Feb. 13. 144$. At fol. 302 of no. 2756 follows, partly
(foil 302-37) in another hand, 'Tractatus de oculo* : beg. 'Si diligenter*
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voluerimus \ This is the treatise De oculo morali, written by bp.
Robert Grosseteste, see no. 2712, art. 2.
On foL 284 of no. 2755 the names of masters Salford (!), Baskerfeld,
and Docket e were scribbled in the 15th cent. : and on folL 2 of
both volumes is a nearly erased note : 1 Liber Collepii Animarum
Omnium fidelium defunctorum Oxonie ex dono magistri Willelmi
Bygonell' post mortem magistri By 1 15th cent. Presented by the
dean and canons of Windsor in 1612 : no. 2756 bears the library mark.
Now MSS. Bodl. 741-2.
2757. 75* In Latin, on parchment: written in the 12th cent, in England : 16 x
1 1 1 in., 280 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated capitals, &c. ;
binding, stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) on older sewing and
boards, worn.
' Moralia boati Gregorii pape per contemplationem sumpta in librum
beati lob', parts 1-3 (see foil. 94, 191), books 1-16, with the Epistola
and Prefatio at beginning. See no. 2123**.
presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 688.
275.8* 898. In Latin, on. parchment : written early in the 13th cent, in England (?) :
11^x7} in,, i + 1 23 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c : binding,
plain white parchment on rounded boards, 14th cent. English work.
'Libri Clementis pape Romane urbis de uera disputatione beati
Petri apostoli contra falsitatem Symonis Magi apud Cesaream', the
Clementine Recognitions in the Latin translation of Rufinus, with his
preface, and%lists of chapters, and (fol. 4 V ) 'Summa Aldhelmi episcopi
de libro Clementis ' from the De laude virginum. Along the back of the
binding is written ' Itinerarium Clementis 1 .
Apparently acquired about 1618-20.
Now MS. BodL 870.
2759. 100. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 12th cent, in England : 12 x
S\ in., iii + 1 38 leaves : with plain coloured capitals : stained and in-
jured by damp, but repaired : very little of the text is lost or illegible.
' Incipit Prologus libri Confessionum sancti Augustini episcopi ' :
after the prologue 1 In hoc corpore continentur Aurelii Augustini Con-
fessionum libri numero xiuV Foil. 13-20 are in perturbed order.
Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 815.
2760. 187. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent.
in England, by Castell de Wyroull : 1 1 f x 9I in., i + 173 leaves : with
illuminated capitals, &c. : imperfect at end : binding, red leather on
boards, much worn, ic-backed, contemporary English work.
Sermons and theological pieces : —
1 (fol. 2). 1 Sermones dominicales super Euangelia magistri Nicholai
de Aqueuilla fratris ordinis Minorum 9 : the first beg, * Dicite filie Syon
* . . Verba ista sumpta sunt ' : the colophon calls them * Sermones super
Euangelia in dominicis diebus de Temporali per annum . . . Quod
Castell de Wyroull [Wirral ?] 1
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2 (foL 82*). Three sermons, on the Nativity, Circumcision, and
dedication of a church.
3 (fol. 88 v ). Short pieces :— a (fol. 88 v ) An exposition of the seven
petitions of the Lords Prayer (beg. i Cum hec oratio a sapientissimo %
followed by others De septem articulis fidei, de septem peccatis,
virtutibus, &c. : b (fol. 9o v ) Bp. Robert Grosseteste's Sermones de Con-
fessione, here anonymous, and not complete at the end : c (fol. 94)
More short pieces, de beatitudinibus, &c. : d (fol. 97) A constitution of
archbp. Peckham ' De insinuacione testamentorum ' : e (foil. 95, 98, no)
Three treatises on the Decalogue, 'De decern mandatis', 'Sermones
[ Johannis de Rupella] de decern mandatis ' {beg. ' Si uis ad uitam ingredi
. . . Dicturi de preceptis '), and ' Tractatus vtilis de decern preceptis
Dei* (beg. 'Si vis ad vitam ingredi. Verba ista sunt*), the treatise by
st. Bonaventura, here anonymous and abbreviated: / (fol. 112) More
short pieces De satisfactione, de virtutibus, de Confessione (fol, ii4 v ),
de vii mortalibus peccatis (beg. 1 Vade & ostende te sacerdoti. In his
verbis que Saluator \ fol. n6 v ), de excommimicacione (fol. 122), &c.
4 (fol. 1 28). ' Incipiunt quedam Gesta Romanorum ', beg. 1 Exemplum
bonum de vno rege qui habebat filiam . . . Atlentam ' : at end ' Ex-
pliciunt Gesta Romani sic quod Castell \
5 (fol. 153). Seventeen sermons: the first beg. ' Confitemini. Jacobi
i°. Si quis peregre hums': the last is imperfect, most of foil. 172-3
being lost. English sentences occur on foil. i6o r , 171'.
There is a curious account in Latin verse on fol. i v (fol. iii of another
MS.) of a visit of Henry vi to the cathedral of York in 1448.
* Iste liber constat [domino] W Ultimo Marschalle capellano de Pesholroe,'
i. e. Peaseholm in York : but a former owner's name was once at foil. 82,
I37 v . Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602.
Now MS. B06U. 8C7.
2761. 212. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first hnlf of the 13th cent. :
1 if x 8f in., ii + 100 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c. : binding,
plain white sheepskin on boards $ English 15th \J) cent. work.
A Monotessaron or harmony of the four Gospels, forming a continuous
narrative, with many marginal and interlinear notes, preceded by a (fol. 1)
Verses on the Eusebian Canons (beg. 1 Quatuor in primo'): b Jol 1)
a short sermon on Rev. xiv. 6 (beg. 4 Vidi angelum uolantem . . . Verba
sunt Iohannis ') : c (fol. 2) the Eusebian Canons : d (fol. 6 V ) an introduc-
tion to the harmony, beg. ' Cum fortuiiu incideret in manus meas unum
ex quatuor Euuangelium compositum ' : e (fol. 9) the letter of Eustbius
to Carpianus. The first three sections of the harmony begin * In prin-
cipio erat Verbum * Quoniam quidem multi \ ' Fuit in diebus Herouis \
This appears to be the Unum ex quatuor of Victor Capuanus, but differs
in some details from the edition printed in Migne's Patrol. Lat. lxviii. 255^
m m 2
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References to the numbered sections of each Gospel (but not to the
canons) are in the margin. On fol. ii v is 'Johannes vnum ex .iiij 0 *.',
about a. d. 1400. Some late 16th cent writing is on fol. 73*.
' Iste liber constat domo sancti Andree de Northamtoo * (late 14th cent.),
a Cluniac house : its mark there was * E. 3 \ Presented by sir Walter
Cope in 1602.
Now MS. Auct. D. 1. 8.
2762. 901*. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent. : 18 x oi in.,
i + 165 leaves in donble columns.
' Incipiunt omelie sancti iahannis Crisostomi super Matheum quod
dicitur opus inperfectum ',57 sermons (Matth. i-xxiv), with prologue and
' Tabula Crisostomi super Matheum de opere inperfecto
On fol. 164 is * Liber Henrici Jacksoni Ozon. Collegio Corporis Christi
millesimo sescentesimo [?] Maii xxi liberati[?] * and on fol. 1 ' Liber
Collegii Corporis Christi Ozon ex dono Henrici Jacksoni ejusdem Collegii
Socii mdcxvi [?]. 8. xi*: Jackson became a Fellow in 1613. Both the
inscriptions are erased, and the volume was probably purchased from
Jackson in 1619/20. [Cr.]
Now MS. Bodl. 847.
2763* 66. In Latin, on parchment: written in the second half of the 14th cent.
in England: 14^ X9J in., i+ 129 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated border, capitals, &c
'Crisostomus super Matheum de opere imperfecta in 57 homilies,
with an index (at the head of which is a preface in Latin which has
strayed from a MS. of the Stimulus Amoris of Richard Rolle (fol. ii2 v )).
'Lumley*, i.e. John lord Lumley {d. 1609V A similar MS. was given
in 1 601 by sir John Fortescue and dr. Thomas James and Thomas
Draper M.A. (of All Souls, and Lincoln's Inn). None of these can be
certainly identified, but it is reasonable to suppose that this was either
really given by lord Lumley with certain other books in 1600 and was
accidentally detached and attributed to another donor, or that it had
strayed from the Lumley collection and was really given in 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 748.
2764. 67a In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 14th cent, in France (?) :
9& x 7i m i i* + 8oi page** in double columns: with illuminated
border, capitals, &c. : binding, white leather on bevelled boards,
five clasps lost, French (?) work of about A. D. 1400.
Theological treatises : —
1 (p. 1). 'Prologus domini Hugonis de Folierre [i.e. Folieto] . .
followed by his treatise De claustro animae, in four books.
2 (p. 104). Part of the 4th book of Hugo de Sancto Victore De Area
Noe morali (beg. 1 De edificacione domus Dei followed at p. 106, col. 2,
by the first part of the 3rd book, ending in chapter 10, some leaves being
lost : here without author's name or title.
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> 7 6 5 -6j MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
533
3 (p. 113). 'Tractatus fratris B.' de veritate scripturae, in seven
parts, the Breviloquium of Bonaventura [A. G. Little, Initia, &c]
formerly ascribed to Robert Bacon, or to his nephew (?) Roger Bacon :
beg. i Flecto genua mea . . . Magnus doctor gentium \
4 (p. 193). 4 Tractatus fratris R. Bacun super Psalterium 9 : beg. 1 Beatus
uir . . . Hoc expon[it]ur de uno martyre ' : probably by Robert, not
Roger, Bacon. This is nearly 300 short sermons on the Psalter : and is
followed at p. 503 by nearly 2 50 more, also apparently on portions of the
Psalter: beg. 'Exsurge psalterium & cithara . . . Bene tema: consurgit
diluculo': a rather later index of themata tp both series is on pp. 189-
191 : 2| columns are blank at p. 740.
Probably acquired between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. BodL 745.
2765. 98. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 14th cent, in England : 13J x
94 in., i + 255 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated capitals,
&c. : binding, stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) on older sewing
and boards, worn : clasps gone.
1 . . . Quartus liber super Sentencias [Petri Lombardi] editus a fratre
Ricardo de Media uilla de ordine fratrum Minorum \ a commentary on
the fourth book of the Sentences, with a long list of ' Tituli questionum \
1 ... Ex dono executprum magistri Johannis Snetesham sacre theologie
professoris & nuper CanceTlarii in ecclesia Cathedra li beati Petri
Exonie,' [15th cent. : Snetesham died in 1448. Presented by the dean
and chapter of Exeter in 1602. Cr.]
Now MS. BodL 744.
2766. .403. In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
England: 1 2} x &§ in., i + 184 leaves, in double columns: with illu-
minated capitals, &c
Treatises relating to Wycliff and Lollardism, chiefly by William Wood-
ford or Wydford : —
1 (fol. 1). Tractatus £e causis ' condempnacionis articulorum [xviii
Wyclefi] . . . nuper dampnatorum ac etiam respondenda [?] ad argumenta
per aduersarium pro articulis factam [sic] \ by ' frater Wyllelmus
VVodeford 7 .
2 (fol. 41). ' Responsiones [sive quaestiones lxv] fratris Willelmi
Wodeford contra magistrum Johannem Wyclyfe & Lollardos
3 (fol. 59). ' Hec est confessio fratris Johannis Tyssington magistri
contra magistrum Johannem Wycliflfe preceded at fol. 57 by the ' Con-
fessio magistri Johannis Wyclyfe de sacramento Altaris in festo sanc-
torum Gordiani & Epimachi [Maii 10] Oxonie anno Domini . m°. ccc°
lxxx 0 '. The colophon is 'Explicit Scutum inexpugnabile et Defen-
sorium fidei catholice de sacramento Eukaristie . editum ac publice
determinatum a . . . fratre Johanne Tyssygton de ordine Minorum in
venerabili vniuersi[ta]te Oxonie, anno Domini . m°. ccc mo , lxxx mo primo'.
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4 (fol. 66). ' Conclusiones Lollardorum dampnate Londonii . . .
anno Domini . m° ccc°. lxxxij 0 with a list of the bishops and doctors
and masters who joined in the condemnation, May 21, 1382.
5 (fol. 66 y ). 1 Determinacio quedam magistri Johannis Wyckleue de
Dominio contra vnum monachum ' : beg. ' Inter alia doctor meus ' :
followed by copies of two letters, one (fol. 68) from the cardinals to
pope Urban vi, April 1378, the other (fol. 68 v ) from Petrus a Minorite,
uncle of the king of Arragon, to Charles v, king of France, April 1, 1379.
6 (foil. 69, 76, 86 v , 92). Four Oxford determinations of William
Wodeford against the Wycliffites: the 3rd and 4th are dated 1390,
cf. no. 2224, art. 2.
7 (fol. 102). ' Opus nobile bone memorie fratris Willelmi Wodeford
magistri ordinis Minorum de sacramento altaris', in 72 quaestiones, of
which a list precedes : part of the last chapter is wanting, a leaf or two
being lost.
Presented by William Ballow, of Ch. Ch., Oxford, in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 703.
2767 • 578. In Latin, on parchment : written about A. D. 1400 in England : 13} x
9i in., 343 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated borders,
capitals, &c. : mutilated in places.
A Sarum lectionary with local variations (see foil. 184*, 190% 2oo y ,
Ac): the Proprium Sanctorum begins at fol. 170, and the Commune
Sanctorum at fol. 307 y . There are three successive setsof additions, a (fol.
326*) of about 1416, b (fol. 329) of about 1457, c (fol. 335) of about
1480. St. Thomas a Beckers services are mutilated or erased at foil. 23,
227, 328 y , 333-5 : and a leaf is lost after fol. 342, Fol. 1 is part of a leaf
from a 14th cent. Latin theological MS., partly illegible.
Presented by sir William Burdet of Sonning, in 1608, and recorded in the
Benefactor's Register as * Homiltae queedam excerpne ex antiquissimis
doctoribus, MS. folio.'
Now MS. Auot. ILL
2768* 423. In Latin, on parchment : written in the second half of the 13th cent.
in England : i2|x8J in., i + 200 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated capitals, &c : binding, white sheepskin on boards,
clasps lost, contemporary English work.
At end 'Explicit Liber Sentenciarum \ i. e the work by Petrus
Lombardus, with notes. Preceding it is (1) a story of st. Anselm about
the education of boys (beg. 'Quodam tempore cum quidam abbas',
13th cent: fol. 1) : (2) 'Augustinus de symbolo', a sermon (Migne's
Patrol. Lat. xl. 651 : fol. 6) : and at fol. 195 are six sermons or dis-
courses (begg. ' Beatus Paulus apostolus tempore by Augustine, Migne
ut suf>ra f xxxviii. 377: 'Sacrosancti misterii symbolum', also by
Augustine, Migne u.s., xxxviii. 1072 : 1 Humilitas autem mons magnus':
4 Hursus propria uoluntas', with title 'Exemplum inter uoluntatem
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376^-7il MISCELLANEOUS MSS. 535
& herbam uenenosam ' : 1 Animi fortitudo ea debet * : ' Caritas est ut mihi
uidetur recta uoluntas'). On fol. 1 is a line on st. Thomas Aquinas
' Est Thomas frater bis candidus[i.e. monachus] & semel ater [i.e. frater]\
4 Distinctione . vi a . [altered from vij*] Gradu . ij° showing that the book
was in the library of St. Augustine's, Canterbury, in the 14th cent. :
1 Liber Sententiarum de ariquisitione fratris Johannis Godcheap ' : see
dr. M. R. James's Ancient Libraries of Canterbury (1903), p. 254. The
MS. appears to have come to the Library in 1003 or 1604, but this is not
certain.
Now MS. BodL 740.
2769. 219. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 12th cent in England :
i3lxio in., i+168 leaves, in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, white sheepskin on boards,- with tag at top,
clasp lost, contemporary binding, repaired.
4 . . . Secunda pars Moralium beati' Gregorii pape in fob*', from
book xi to xxii, usually called parts 3-4, with prologue. ' Engel me
fecit \ 4 Johannes me fecit* are on foil. 90% 99 (cf. 105) written by the
drawers of some figures on adjacent pages (abt. 1300?) : so 'Ricardus*
is on fol. 107.
4 Liber Johannis Bayley ex dono dominse Annse Ailworth patruelis 1587.
Sep: 19th '. Presented by William Bailey in 1602.
Now MS. BodL 747.
2770. 89. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 14th cent, in England :
14x10 in., ii + 272 leaves, in double (treble or quadruple) columns :
with some miniatures (in capitals), illuminated capitals, 8cc 1 binding,
stamped white sheepskin (about 1602) over older sewing and boards,
and painted edges.
'Incipit Scolastica Hystoria magistri Petri Comestoris , > with ' pro-
logus epistolaris ' and lists of chapters : the New Testament part begins
at fol. i95 v .
'Liber historie assign a tns communi librarie ecclesie cathedralis Exonie per
execntores Magistri Johannis Snetesham nuper Canct llarii et Canon ici
in eadem * : Snetesham died in 1 448. Presented by the dean and
chapter of Exeter in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl: 748.
2771. 121. In Latin, on parchment : written about A. D. 1370-80 (?) in England:
14$ x 9$ in., ii + 292 leaves in double columns: with illuminated
capitals, &c. : the fly-leaves worm-eaten and otherwise injured.
At end : ' Explicit tractatus de Proprtetatibus Rerum secundum fratrem
Bartholomeum Anglicum de ordine fratrum Minorum \ the well-known
encyclopaedia in nineteen books (see fol. 254), with marginal notes of
contents: ends 'diligencius intuenti , : at fol. 156 the scribe's exemplar
was imperfect or difficult to read.
The fly-leaves (foil. 2-6, 286-90) are chiefly from a Latin 14th cent,
philosophical treatise, but foil. 287-8 are from a Latin 14th cent, theo-
logical piece.
On fol. 291 is a Latin note that fifteen persons (among them Henry Brum,
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[2772-6
John Port, Will. Attevill) deposited this book with three others ' in
antiqua cista* no donbt at Oxford, on Oct 31, 1390 (?) : on fol. 6 V is
4 Precinm istins libri xlvj. s. viijd. , about the same time : 1 Liber ex
dono magistri Roberti Ryggh cancellarij & canonici hnius ecclesie
[Exoniensis] ad cathenandum imperpetuum in libraria com muni ciusdem
ecclesie ' ; Robert Rygge, chancellor of Exeter, was chancellor of the
University of Oxford between 1381 and 1391, [and died before Jan. 22,
141 1, when his executor delivered this and another book to the chapter
of Exeter : see Hist MSS. Com., Reports on Var. Collections^ vol. iv,
p. 40. • Cr.] Presented by the dean and chapter of Exeter in 160a.
Now MS. Bodl. 749.
2772. 325. In French, on parchment : written early in the 1 5th cent. : 171x13m.,
417 leaves, in double columns : with miniatures, illuminated capitals,
&c : in parts injured or stained by damp : binding, stamped brown
leather on boards, with clasp fittings (clasps lost), late 15th cent, con-
tinental work.
A paraphrase of the Bible, in French : a commentary and ' histoire
sur ceste partie 9 is usually given, as well as parts of the text : the French
expression for the volume is ' une grande Bible historiale ' (see Berger*s
Bible Fran^aise au Afoyen Age (1884), pp. 189, 411, 205, 216). A few
leaves are lost at the beginning (one or more since dr. Gerard Langbaine
saw the volume about a.d. 1654), the paraphrase beginning in the history
of Cain and Abel with the words 4 changa le viaire de dueil et de honte * :
one sheet of eight leaves, containing the end of Esther and the first
thirty-four Psalms, is wanting after fol. 212. The New Testament begins
at fol. 305 v . Most of the books are preceded by a list of chapters, and
have a square miniature, pale in tone and not first-rate in style, but of
considerable interest. At end is — 1 Ci fine lapocalipse et toutes les
histoires contenues en la Bible*. Fol. 416 is a 15th cent, paper leaf of
index of biblical passages in Latin, beginning with Qui, Quis, Quod y &c,
perhaps part of a larger list The fly-leaves are four leaves from a fine
folio early 15th cent. MS. Sarum breviary with musical notation.
Presented to the Library by sir Christopher Heydon in 1604.
Now MS. BodL 071.
2773. - 2774-83™ - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 51 (the original 'copy'
used for printing sir Henry Savile's Chrysostora in Greek at Eton in
1610. Bound up with lib. G-O and R arc various manuscript tran-
scripts of pieces by Chrysostom not so used. Lib. £, F, and S-Y, and
parts of C, D, G and K are printed texts of Chrysostom with MS.
collations. The manuscipt pieces are written in various hands, chiefly
unsigned and undated, but the final article in lib. G (pp. 936-1072)
is by Joannes Sanktamauras of Crete (a letter from him in Italian,
dated July 24th, 1610, follows on p. 1072) : that in R (pp. 967-1285)
was written by James Dalrymple of Ayr in Scotland in 15*9. Bis
a transcript of MS. C.C.C. Oxford 22, dated Feb. 4th, 1589/90 : the
first and last leaves are from a 15th cent. MS. Sarum antiphoner.
Given by sir Henry Savile in 1620. Merton college paid £1 13J. 2d.
this year for the binding of the twenty volumes which needed it).
2774. 995 - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc* no. 51 1 (Savile's Chrysostom : liber A).
2775. 996 - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 51* (do., liber B).
2776. 997 - Qu, CaUl. i (Greek), Misc. no. 51 s (do., liber C).
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2778.
999 -
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2779.
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2780.
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2783 b .
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2783°.
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2783 d .
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2783'.
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2783 k .
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2783°. 445. In Latin, on paper: wiitfen early in the 16th cent.: 8fx5} in.,
12 leaves.
1 (fol. 1). 'Compotus manuahV, a treatise on the ecclesiastical
calendar, in verse : beg. ' Filius esto Dei \
2 (fol. 3). i Algorismus an arithmetical treatise in verse, by
Alexander de Villa Dei, here anonymous : beg. ' [H]ec algorismus ars
presens dicitur \
3 (fol. 8 V ). ' Tractatus de planetis & eorum virtute ' astrologicus : beg.
* Sciendum est quod si quis nascetur \ *
4 (fol. 11). ' De stellis caudatis secundum Ptholomeum on comets :
beg. 4 Ptholomeus dixit quod stelle cum caudis \
The first two of the above treatises seem to be referred to at pp. 280 and
iio of the 1605 catalogue, and were probably then bound up with the
ouvain edition of the Mcnsa philosophica (by Theobaldus Anguilbertus)
and marked M. 5. 3 Art., which was probably sold as a duplicate when
the Selden copy came in. They are now in a volume of miscellaneous
early tracts, put together and bound about 1802-30.
Now part of 4° D. 21 Jur.
2783°. 511. In Spanish, on paper: written in the first half of the 16th cent. :
1 1 § x &$ in., 18 leaves.
1 (fol. 1). Copies of eight letters (of Antonio de Guevara?) on
religious subjects, 1514-26 : the first is an exposition on Jugum meum
suave est (Matth. xi. 30), 1526 : at fol. 7 V follows a religious discourse.
2 (fol. 10). Extracts from the 'Silua de varia licion, la qualcompuso
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. . . Pero Mexia' (Petrus Messias), an historical work: foil. 16-18 are
blank. These extracts are in a different hand from the rest.
These eighteen leaves are bound between two printed books presented in
1605 by lord Paget, but are not mentioned in the Benefactors' Register.
They may have been bound up in London by sir Thomas Bodley with
the two books or may have been originally with them : in any case, they
appear to have reached the Library in 1605.
Now part of D. L 12 Th.
2783 p . 538. In Latin, on paper : written in the first half of tne 16th cent. : 7i x
5$ in., 9 leaves.
A treatise on the plague, by * Johannes de Burgundia aliter vocatus
Cumbarcius [sic pro cum barba}, Leodiensis ac artis medicine professor',
in its longer form : beg. * Quoniam omnia inferfora tarn elementa quam
elementata \ At fol. 8 are a few recipes against the plague, some by
Johannes de Burgundia.
Probably acquired in 1605: on arrival it was bound up with printed
treatises and given the press-mark which it still bean.
Now part of 4° A. 14 Med.
2783*. 859. De locls Rhetoricis MS.
There is no doubt that in a copy of the Antiqui Rhetores La tin i
(Paris ; 1599, 4 0 ), where the last item but one {' Anonymus de locis
Rhetoricis') is wanting in ordinary copies of the book between
p. 358 and p. 359, the Bodleian copy, acquired before 1603, bad
the missing pitfce supplied in manuscript. That exemplar was no
doubt disposed of as a duplicate when the Selden copy came in, and
the MS. is therefore not now in the Library. It first appears in the
1620 Catalogue.
2783\ 1056. '» Ka«^ AtaB^KTf. Novum Testamentum . Lugd. ex Officina
Elzeviriana, 1624, ' cum summulis in vnum quodque caput carmine
Latino, et Psalmis vulgari Anglico rythrao stenograpbice iuxta
prescriptum Wilissianum propria manu exaratis '. The binding is
black leather with gold ornament, English binding of about 1625 :
with silver clasp- fittings, but the clasps are lost.
The Latin summulae capitum in elegises ybegg. ' A priscis oritur ')
precede the printed text, and an English translation of the Psalms
(and Canticles?) follows, both in Edmund Willis's shorthand, and
presumably by Herbert Jenkes, who presented the volume in 1627.
The Latin description above is from the Benefactors' Register.
Now 8° Z. 153 Th.
2783 1 . 1370. In Latin, on paper: chiefly written A. n. 1598 by Tycho Brahe :
13$ xio in., 78 leaves: binding, green satin with gold ornament
and gilt edges, Italian work of about 1598, by * M. H.' (?;, worn.
1 (fol. 3 V ). A dedication of the following printed work to Marino
Grimani, doge of Venice, signed * Tycho Brahe manu propria ' : a similar
epilogue is on fol. 48 v .
2 (fol. 4). 'Tychonis Brahe Astronomiae instauratae Mechanica.
Wandesburgi, anno cid . id . nc.' = 1598, a printed work, here
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coloured by hand in the margins, illustrations, capitals, &c. On fol. 4 V
is sir Henry Wotton's autograph record of the donation of the volume to
the University Library, Aug. 13, 1633. Convocation returned him thanks
for this volume and for no. 3495 on Sept. 1, 1633.
3 (fol. 49). 'Tychonis Brahe Stellarum octavi orbis inerrantium
accurata restitutio. Wandesburgi. Anno cic . ic . nc.', a set of astro-
nomical tables for fixed Stars, with a preface to Rudolph II, emperor of
Austria.
At fol. 76 is an inserted paper bearing an autograph (?) declaration of
Nicolaus Kratzer that he erected a sun-dial in the churchyard of St. Mary
the Virgin at Oxford, 1520.
Presented by sir H. Wotton on Aug. 13, 1633, see art. 2 above.
Now Aroh. Bodl. D. 32.
604 b
2784. [Chinese printed book: now Chin. — — : given by Adam Bowen
circ. 1635-40].
2785. [Do. : now Chin. : given as no. 2784].
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2786. [Do. : now Chin. 610 c : given by Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland,
in 1604].
2787. [Do.: unidentified].
2788. [ ? now Chin. 261 a : bought with money given by Lady Katharine
Sandys in 1607].
2789. [Do. : now Chin. 261 b : bought as the preceding].
2790. [ „ „ „ 612 f).
2791. [ „ „ „ ^- e ].
2792. [ ,1 missing before 18 10].
2793. [ „ now Chin. ^].
2794. [ , 5^].
2795. [ „ „ : bought with money given by sir Charles Danvers
in 1607].
608 b
2796. [Do. : now Chin. — - : bought as no. 2795].
2797. [ » » n ' ~ ^ »i >> ]•
a798 r *2i* 1
2799. [ „ „ . bought with money given by sir Francis Vere in
1607].
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2800. [Chinese printed book : now Chin. 609c : bought with money bequeathed
by Owen Wood, dean of Armagh, in 1610].
2801. [Do. : now Chin-^-^ : bought at no. 2799].
P 608 b
2802. [ „ „ „ -y- : „ „ 2795].
608 b
2803. [ „ „ „ -y- bought as no. 2788].
2804. [ „ „ „ 609 f: bought with money given by Matthew Chubbe
in 1 606 J.
2805. [Do. : now Chin. — ^ : bought with money given by Martin Lumley of
London in 1607].
608 a
2806. [Do. : now Chin. — — : bought as no. 3795].
2807. [ „ „ » : given by sir Francis Cleere, probably about
1605-11].
608 a
2808. [Do. : now Chin. —y—: bought as no. 2788].
2809. [ „ „ 263 : „ „ 2804].
28X0. L » » i> ^~ : » 3799]-
2811. [ „ » » bought with money giyen by William Herbert,
earl of Pembroke, in 1609].
2812. [ >, „ „ ~ —! bought as no. 2799].
2813. [ „ „ „ ^11 : „ „ 2805].
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2818. [ „ „ „ : „ „ 2795].
2819. [ „ „ „ ^1: „ „ 2799].
2820. [ „ „ „ : presented by Festus Hommius S. T. P. before
1642].
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2821. [Chinese printed book : now Chin. : bought as no 2811].
2822. [Do. : now Chin, fr* b : given as no. 2807].
2823. [ „ „ „ : bonght as no. 2788^
2824. [ „ „ „ given by sir Edward Michelborne before 1615].
2825. [ it tt a * : given as no. 2824].
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2827. [ „ „ „ ^°* a : given as no. 2824].
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2832. [ „ „ „ 264 d: „ „ 2795].
2833. ( „ „ „ 265: „ „ 2800].
2834. [ „ „ „ : given as no. 2784].
2835. [ „ „ „ ^L b : „ „ 2824].
2838. [ „ : not identified].
2837. [
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2844. [ „ tt tt a 66 b : „ „ „ ].
2845. [
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2849. [ „ „ „ 266 f: „ „ 2788].
2850. [ ,, „ „ 266 g : „ „ 2846].
2851. [ „ „ „ 266 h: „ „ 2788].
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2853. [Chinese printed book : not identified : the volume that bears this press-
610 i
mark (now Chin. — — ) was presented before 1679 by George, lord
Berkeley].
2854. [Armenian printed book', now N. T. Arm. 1668 f. 1 : bought in 1679-3
from dr. Marshall].
2855. [Do.: now Bib. Arm. 1666 d. 1 : bought as the preceding].
2856. [English printed book (Greenham, 1605) : now Arch. Bodl. D. 63].
2857. 74 In Latin and French, on parchment : written about the middle of the
15th cent, in England : 1 1\ x 8f in., iii + 267 leaves : with many fine
miniatures, borders, &c. in French style: binding, purple velvet,
re-hacked, with gilt corner-pieces and clasp-fittings (clasps lost) and
older bosses, English 16th cent. work.
The Hours of the Virgin Mary, in Latin, according to the use of
Sarum (fol. 13), preceded by a calendar (with miniatures of the employ-
ments and zodiacal figures of each month : fol. 1) : and followed by the
Penitential Psalms with 'Letania' (fol. 112), between which are the
Gradual Psalms (fol. 124) ; the Office for the Dead (fol. 146), 'Com-
mendationes animarum ' (fori. 189), the 15 Oes in Latin with long prefa-
tory rubric and one prayer at end ((pi. 207), ' Psalmi de Passione
Domini* (fol. 218), the Psalter of st. Jerome with prefatory prayer (fol.
232), Bede on the Seven Words from the Cross (fol. 249), two letters of
Christ to Abgarus (fol. 252), some prayers, ' Les quinze Ioies ' (fol. 257),
and the 7 Requestes (fol. 262), the two latter pieces in French. After
Lauds are several Memoriae, including ss. Ethe|"l]burga and Wini-
fred, with rubrics in French, and at fol. 61 'Les sept uers saint
Benart ' (peg. 1 Ulumina oculos '). The Hours of the Cross are worked in
at fol. 63, &c, and the Hours of the Holy Spirit at fol. 65, &c. On
fol. 44 v , 48 v , in miniatures of stt. George and Christopher, are figures
of the man, or two men, for whom the volume was written, but in
prayers on foil. 6i y , 232, 247 v are words indicating a female owner.
The miniatures are numerous and of considerable merit.
This volume seems, by on exhaustive process of reasoning, to have been
purchased with part of £$0 given by lord Cobham in 1602 ; but if so,
it was not referenced till after 1605. It was at any rate in the Library
before 1615, and was referred to by John Rouse in his speech on the
presentation by king James i of hi* own Works in 1620, as ' Henrici
Septimi breviarium (Titus Livius Forojuliensi*, ed. T. Hearne, Oxon.
1726, p. 201). Macray {Annals of the Bodleian, 2nd ed., p. 468)
states that there is a tradition that it also belonged to Henry viiL
Now MS. Auct. D. infra 2. 11.
2858. 453* In Mexican, on leather: io| x 11 J in., a long folded sheet, forming
23 leaves, illuminated on both sides.
A book of Mexican picture-writing : reproduced in colour in vol. i of
lord Kingsborough's Antiquities of Mexico^ Lond. 1831.
This MS. seems to have reached the Library in 1603, 1604, or the first half
of 1605.
Now MS. Mex. 4. 1.
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1859-67] MISCELLANEOUS MSS. 543
2859. 549- -Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 3285 (Turkish pictures, with
Latin description : bought in the first half of 1607 with money gircn
by sir Francis Vere).
2860. 539. «0r. Catal. i, cod. Arab. Moh. 36 (Koran: presented by Thomas
* Cutler, of London, in 1606).
2861. 3558. -MS. Tamil e. 11 (Manu: given by dr. Thomas Smith, fellow of
Magdalen college, Oxford, July 18, 1668: in dr. G. U. Pope's
catal. no. 108).
2862. 3550. -Qu. Catal. viii (Sanskrit), no. 783 (Tyotisaratnamala : given by
«J[ohn] Ken' in 1666).
2868. 938. -Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2190 (Kabusnima, in Turkish :
probably acquired about 1613-15).
2864. 551. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 15th cent, in Italy:
7l x 5i in » 1 + 35 leaves : with an illuminated title-page, capital, &c,
and coloured drawings : binding, stamped brown leather with gold
ornament, early 17th cent. Oxford work, preserving the older fly-
leaves.
1 Basinii Parmensis Astronomicon \ a Latin astronomical poem, in two
books : beg. 'Aetherios orbis subiectaque templa Deorum with paintings
of the constellations and signs of the zodiac. Fol. 1 is purple vellum, and
bears in silver letters * Accipe, et haec manuum tibi que monumenta
mearum | Sint, precor, et longum servi testentur amorem. Ang. Aquil.' :
the calligrapher's name may have been Angelo Aquilano. A shield on
the title bears the arms : — 1st and 4th argent a cross saltire engrailed
gules, 2nd and 3rd or a lion rampant of the second, the crest a griffin's
head.
....... possessor huips libri T. Barratt' 16th cent. Presented by (sir)
Richard Worsley in 1607.
Now MS. Bodl. 646.
2866. - Qn. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 929 (Jamt's Silsilat-aldhahab : acquired
before 1680. Cr.).
2866. 890. -Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 848 (Diwfcn-i-HafU : * donum Jo. Pory
armigerj before 1615 : it is not in the 1613 catalogue. In the i6ao
catalogue it is regarded as ' Liber lingua Cambaica [or as an old title
in the book itself, Cambaiensium] conscript us ').
2867. 1377* 1° English, on paper: written probably about A. D. 1605-9 by
sir T. Bodley : S\ x 6f in., vi + 23 leaves : binding, red leather with
gold ornament, London (?) work of about 1615.
* S r Thomas Bodley's directions (and by Convocation granted) for the
Settlement of the Publick Library : written with his own hand/ This
is a title on fol. 21, written in the first half of the 17th cent. These
English statutes were printed by Hearne in his Reliquix Bodlcianx
(1703), p. 16, and were translated into Latin by dr. John Budden and
accepted in that form (with modifications) by Convocation on June 12,
1 6 10 : see no. 27650.
This volume was referenced about A. D. 1620, and may have been presented
soon after Bodley's death in 1613.
Now MS. Bodl. 106 (kept as Arch. F. e. 1*).
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
[3868-73
2868. 237. —Or. CataL ii, cod. Arab. Moham. 6 (Koran : this appears to be the
copy presented by John Wrothe, esq.) in 1601 or 1602. See the
Benefactors 1 Register of 1602, and sir Thomas Bodley's Letter as
printed in Hearne's Johannes Gla&toniensis (Oxford, 1726), p. 625).
2869. 1345. «Qu. CataL xii (Hebrew), no. 297 (Rashi on the Prophets : given by
H. Featherston in 1630, the binding bearing ' H. F.*).
2870. [Printed book, with MS. additions (see Macray's Annals, and ed., p. 58) :
presented by James i, June 4, 1620 : now Arch. BodL D. 35].
2871. 925. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 15th cent, in England:
17) x 12} in., 1 + 21 leaves, in double columns: with many curious
coloured diagrams.
' Sacratissima ars notoria . . .', a cabalistic work professing to be by
' Appollonius ' and to be called ' Flores aurei ' : interspersed with prayers,
as in no. 8908, which is a similar but later MS., and accompanied by
a commentary : text beg. ' Alpha et O Deus omnipotens 9 : comm. beg.
'In principio operationis istius'. Leaves appear to be missing after
fol. 8 and at end. There are some later annotations.
Owned by 'Symon Maydeston* in the 15th cent. Apparently acquired
between 1613 and 161 5.
Now MS. Bodl. 951.
2872. 503. In English, &c. : on paper and parchment : written about A. d. 1600
by Hugh Broughton (?) : 1 7! x 1 if in., 46 leaves.
Tables of Biblical chronology by Hugh Broughton, here anonymous : —
a (fol. 2 y ) a memorial calendar of Jewish history, in which events are set
down on the day of each month in which they happened, with quotations
from the Bible : b (on parchment, fol. 6 V ) * A Sinay Sighte tables and
events from Adam to a. d. 1095, supposed to be a view by Moses of the
past and future : c (fol. 8 V ) a set of genealogical tables of Old Testament
patriarchs and their descendants, with a map of the Dispersion, many
notes and biblical quotations.
1 Liber Thome Underhill, pretium iij 1 vj s 8 d * : presented by him in 1605,
as ' Hugh Browghtons Chronologie and Genealogie of the Bible. MS.
folio', which entry supplies the author's name. From the frequent
references to Daniel's visions, it or part of it was catalogued in 1620 as
Broughton's ' Tabulae exquisitissimse in Danielem '•
Now MS. Bodl. 050.
«
2873. 452- In Latin, on parchment : written about A. n. 1593 at Oxford : 14 J x
lof in., xv +210 leaves: with ornamental capitals in pen-and-ink:
binding, brown stamped leather, with brass bosses, corner-pieces and
clasps, contemporary Oxford work, with the * G. K.' roll.
'Liber priuilegiorum uniuersitatis Oxoniensis ... a tempore regis
Henrici Tertii, Ac . . . terminando videlicet in anno Domini 1592 with
a prefatory note by Robert Hare the compiler, a preface by him, Apr. 1,
1 592, and an 'Index rubricarum omnium priuilegiorum . . (fol.vi). Hare
collected papal bulls, royal charters, acts of Parliament, Letters patent and
the like, and arranged them in chronological order. The exemplar arche-
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545
typura, beautifully illuminated, is in the Archives of the University : this
appears to be a less ornate contemporary copy, see no. 16058.
The MS. appears to have come to the Library in 1603, 1604, or the first
half of 1605. The Parliamentary Visitors of 1647 borrowed this MS.
from the library (Macray's Annals of the Bodleian, and ed. (1890),
p. 105) : it was reclaimed from the Archives in 1653.
Now MS. Bodl. 906.
2874. aa. In Latin, on parchment: written about 1380 at Oxford: 12 x8$in.,
viii + 98 leaves: with illuminated capitals: binding, brown leather
on boards, with eight bossed brass corner-pieces, two clasp-fittings (one
clasp lost), and two titles under horn with brass border, English
work of the second half of the 16th century : in American cloth cover.
c Liber diuersorum priuilegiorum, statutorum et rerum memorabilium
alme vniuersitatis Oxon.', 1 5th cent, title under horn : this is a miscellany
of statutesjcharters, ordinances, and memoranda relating to the University
of Oxford, known as Registrum D (see Anste/s Munimenta Academic^
t. p. xvi). It is believed to be a proctor's book, transcribed perhaps
from the book known as A, with additional matter. The latest dated
document is of 1373: at fol. 81 is an addition of 1390, slightly
later than the rest of the book. A list of the marginal rubrics is at
fol. 83, and scattered notes occur on foil. 8o v , 82 v . Some leaves, which
contained a Calendar (see A. Clark's Life of Wood, iv. 128), have been
missing since at least 1674, and in their place (foil, iii-vii) is a 17th
cent 'Index Rubricarum > to a MS. of Robert Hare's Privilegia
Univ. Oxon. which is now no. 16058, on paper. On the inner front
cover is 'Liber negotiorum Vniversitatis Oxon. Qui male tractando
me spoliauerit . Vel ab academia alienauerit . Anathema sit nisi
emendauerit ', 16th cent
4 THo. Allen Dono Dedit i. e. a gift from the antiquary of Gloucester
hall, Oxford, in 1601. It was borrowed by the Parliamentary Com-
missioners of 1647 (Macray's Annals of the Bodleian, 2nd ed. (1890),
p. 105), and reclaimed from the Archives in 1653.
Now MS. Bodl. 337.
2875. 600. In English (and Latin), on parchment : written in the first quarter of
the 15th cent. : 15I x 1 1 in., iii + 199 leaves, in double columns : with
two small miniatures (foil. 4", 8 V ), illuminated borders, capitals, &c :
binding, see below.
The (unrevised) first recension of John Gower's Confessio Amantis :
followed by a metrical explicit {beg. 1 Explicit iste liber qui transeat
4 Epistola super huius open's . . . complementum ' and Gower's account
of his works (beg. 1 Quia unusquisque The fly-leaves (foil, i, 199) are
two leaves of a 15th cent. Latin Gradual written in England.
Owned by 4 Frauncois Halle Anno M V e vj [1506] Garde le 6ne': On
fol. 1 the arms of Charles Brandon duke of Suffolk, K.G. {d. 1545),
quartering those of Bruyn or Brown and Rokeley (? : his crest is on
foil. 1, 86 v ) have been inserted, within a Garter. The binding is reddish
brown leather, stamped, with the arms of England in colour, and ' I. R.*,
showing that it was made for James i. <Donum Johannis Kin£,
S. Theologiae Doctoris, & Decani Aedis Christi ' : probably given in
1608, when dr. King was Vice-Chancellor and is mentioned as a donor.
Now MS* Bodl. 098.
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546 MISCELLANEOUS MSS. [2876-85
2876. [Dutch printed Bible, (1649) l6 73 * now N. a. 1. Th. ; presented by
Hugh Peters, 1657 ; formerly bound in silk and gold : fine gauffre-work].
2877. 4. -Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 134 (Choniates, &c : a large volume,
with painted edges, fine illuminated borders and miniature, illuminated
capitals, ornaments, &c. of the 16th cent, in Italian style. It appears
from the writing" that the scribe was Constantinus Palaeocappa.
Binding, red and green brocade, with brass edges, contemporary
English (?) work. Art. 3 is part of the Quaestiones of Theodoret.
A note by archbp. Ussher at fol. 45 of no. 15429 states that 1 some say
it was Cardinal! Pooles [book] ' : see also MS. Casaubon 28, fol. 57.
Given in 1601 by sir John Fortescue).
2878-9. 3556-57. -Qu. CaUl. xii (Hebrew), nos. 2, 3 (Pentateuch : the
binding of each volume appears to bear the arms of West-
minster School (a cross flory between five martlets, on a chief
quarterly France and England between two roses) : bought
from Isaac Abendana in A. D. 1668 for £ 37, a sum which
perhaps included other Hebrew MSS.).
2880. ioao. — Qu. Catal. xii (Hebr.), no. 4 (part of a Bible: binding,
stamped brown leather, four clasps lost, done in the first half of the
1 6th cent, in Spain or Portugal (?), injured, and re-backed : * this booke
was taken at Ormus in the East India & brought home [about
1620?] by Captaine Richard Blythe, who gave it to his cosen Josua
Downyng, and he gave it to his loving freind M r . [Thomas]
Gataker Parson of Rotherhithe \ Gataker gave the volume to the
Bodleian in 1621, or possibly 1620).
2881-83. 3553-55* In Latin, on paper: written about a. d. 1665-6 by
E. Ashmole: i2{x8^-8} in., 117 and 161 and 180 leaves.
'Familiarum illustrium Imperatorumque Romanorum Numismata,
Oxoniae in Bodlianae Bibliothecae Archivis : Descripta, Explanata atque
in Tria Volumina Digesta, Industrie Eliae Ashmole Armigeri Windesor
Heraldi ad Arma 9 : a catalogue of all the Bodleian Roman coins (chiefly
Laudian) by Ashmole, who explains in a preface dated May 23, 1666,
that the work was done by bp. Barlow's request in the time of the
Commonwealth and Charles ii, and copied out fairly about 1665-6.
Presented by Elias Ashmole in 1668.
Now in the Auctarium.
2884. 3087 (135). «=Or. Catal. ii, cod. Arab. Moham. 38 (Albokhari: given by
bp. William Juxon on May 18, 1657).
2885. 3084. In English and Latin, on paper : written about A. D. 1650-5 : 15I x
10J in., vi + 214 leaves : binding, dark bine morocco, with gold
ornament and silver clasps (one lost), English work of about 1656,
with ' DR. 1. w * on each side.
Songs, with music composed by dr. John Wilson, professor of music
at Oxford 1656-61 : some general divisions seem to be, music for a lute
(fol. i v , cf. foil. 171, &c.) ; short English songs, chiefly amorous (foil.
i9 v , i6o v , &c); dialogues (foil. 74 v , 97); more serious songs (fol.
15 i v ); and odes of Horace (foil. 163, i67 v , i83 v ), with a few poems of
Ausonius (fol. 170*), Claudian (fol. I77 v ), Martial (fol. i79 v ), Petronius
(fol. i8o v ), Statius (fol. i8i v ), and Ovid (fol. 204), all in Latin. At fol.
i9 v is 4 Takd o take those lipps away at fol 45 v a beggars' holiday song.
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The volume may have been given to the Library by prof. Wilson 'when he
entered on his professorship, for it was certainly referenced, if not
acquired, about 1656.
Now MS. Mas. b. 1.
2886. [Printed book (Marolois, 1614) : now Mason O. 141].
2887. [Do. (Cavilleriis, 1584, 5): now Arch. Bodl. D. 34].
2888. [Do. (King, 1656) : now Arch. BodL D. 14; presented by John Burroughs,
citizen of London, April 9, 1658].
2889. [Do. (Vredemann): now 170U.D. a}
2890. [Do. (Vredemann) : now 1731. c. 10].
2891. [Do. (Saxton, 1579) : now BS. foL 45].
2892. [Do. (Bayer, 1627) : now Arch. BodL A. 109].
2893. [Do. (Herwart, i6iot): „ ,, no].
2894. [Do. (Herwart), with MS. additions by the donor; row Arch. Bodl. A.
in ; presented to the Library by John Evelyn, March 16, 1654/5].
2895. [Do. (Vesalius, 1545 not l *>45) : now Arch, Bodl. A. 102].
2896. [Do. (Vesalius, 1543) : now 16544. a. a],
2897. [Do. (Schrenckius, 1606) : now Arch. Bodl. A. 114].
2898. [Do. (Perrier, 1645) : now Arch. Antiqq. B. L 1 ; given as no. 3894].
2899. [Do. (Pluvinel, 1634): now Arch. Bodl. A. 116].
2900. [Do. (Remmelinus, 1619) : now Arch. Bodl. A. 117].
2901. [Japanese printed book: now Jap. d. 8 ; presented by Robert Viney MA.,
of Magdalen Hall, November 10, 1629].
2902. [Do. : now Jap. d. 9].
2903. 225. In Slavonic, on paper: written in or shortly before A. D. 1557 at
Kholmogory, in Russia : S\ x 6J in., 443 leaves : with red capitals and
rubrics : binding, stamped leather on boards, with brass bosses and
clasp-fittings, clasps lost, Russian work of A. D. 1577.
An 'Apostel', i.e. Slavonic Epistle Book in its usual form: Acts
(fol. 20) preceded by two introductions (foil. 1,13), the latter by Iapphia
the deacon, and list of Epistles (fol. i8 v ) : Canonical Epistles (fol. i22 v ),
Pauline Epistles (fol. i88 v ) and Hebrews (fol. 375 v ), each preceded by
introductions, list of contents, &c. : Antiphons and Prokimena for the
year (foL 400: the Saints' days begin on fol. 4i7 v ). [Description by
the rev. dr. Frere.J FolL 81, 106, 285, 440-2 are injured in the
margin.
* This boke cost one Roble one Altyne & 2d 8c was wrytten in
Colmogro [Kholmogory, near Archangel] & bounde at Vologda the
7th November 1557*: then follows some erased words. * Lancelot
Browne one of her Ma Uei Physicions hath given this booke vnto the
library of Oxefoorde the last of November 1601 ' : it is recorded in
the Benefactors' Register under 1602, with the title 'Liber Precationum,
cum vitis quorundam Sanctorum, MS. ling. Moscov. 4 [i.e. quarto].
Vologda'!
Now MS. BodL 942.
2904. 321. - Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 1 359 (Averroes : presented by dr. John
Lloyd ('Luldus'), ex-fellow of New College, Oxford, on Apr. 14,
1602).
N n 2
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
[2905-10
2005. 840. - Qo. Catal. i (Greek.), Mite no. 1 1 1 (Planndes : binding, green velvet,
with brocade clasp and stamped ornament on the gilt edges, re-backed,
1 6th cent English 0) work : by the same binder and scribe as
no. 3080 : presented by Thomas Cecil, earl of Exeter, in 161 8).
2006. 845. -Qu. Catal. i (Greek). Misc. no. 106 (Eclogae, 8cc : presented as
no. 3905).
2006*. 846. In Greek and Latin, on wood : written in the 15th cent. : 6 x 3! in.,
under glass 8x4! in., in a cloth case 8} x 5} in.
A piece of worm-eaten wood, once part of the binding of no. 2906,
bearing a fragmentary Greek inscription : there ase also a few Greek
and Latin notes in another hand.
Presented, as part of no. 2906, by Thomas Cecil, earl of Exeter, in May
1618.
Now MS. Or. th. e. 1.
2007. 614. -Or. Catal. ii (Nicotl), .cod. Arab. Moh. 181 (Abul hosain : this
medical work is the volume described as * Liber Precationum * (!) in
the Benefactors* Register, as presented by Paul Pindar in 161 a, really
1611).
2008. 632. — Qu. Catal. vi (Syriac), no. 179 (Medica: presented as no. 2907).
2000. 624. -Qu. Catal. ri (Syriac), no. 35 (Acts of the Apostles, Sec : presented
as no. 2907).
2010. 522. In Latin, on parchment: written about the middle of the 15th cent.
in England: 8|x6| in., i + 211 leaves: with illuminated borders,
capitals, &c. : binding, white sheepskin on oak boards, clasps lost,
contemporary English work.
'Donatus Deuocionis cum iiijor coniugacionibus de Regula bene
viuere volencium . Compilatus a quodam claustrali Anno Domini
Millesimo cccc mo tricesimo the last clause, from compilatus, being in
a slightly later hand : the work consists of a 1 prologus de Oracione
super Donatum deuocionis 9 ; a treatise on Prayer in eight parts, each
preceded by a list of chapters : and (fol. 83 v ) a curious devotional treatise
based on the four conjugations of a Latin verb (in Donatus's Ars
grammatica), as instanced by Amo, Doceo, Lego, Audio, each with a list
of chapters : thus, the first part has chapters headed Amor indieatwus,
Amor imperativus, &c, the second (fol. 97) is de Doctrina, the third
(fol. i66 y ) de Lectione, the fourth (fol. i84 v ) de Auditu. The prologue
beg. 1 Evangelica clamat historia the text beg. ' Partes Oracionis quot
sunt ? Octo . Que ? Deuocio, Lacrime, Dulcedo \
At foil. 202-8 are added in a 16th cent, hand an Oxford University
Bedel's notes about academical procedure, as in no. 15411. They
are printed, from Hearne's transcript, in Ox/. Hist. Soc. xliii (1902),
pp. 267-75, [and Hearne has given a collation in Appendix 1 of his
edition of Robert of Avesbury, Oxf. 1720. Cr.]
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Owned about A. D. 1500 by Petras Northorpe, who has written many notes
on various pages: the name Leonard Chambars (16th cent) is on
fol. 209. The volume appears to have come to the Library in 1605.
Now MS. BodL 918.
2011. 864. sQn. Catal. xiii (Persian), no; 1574 (Calendar: 'Liber bibliothecse
Ozoniensis ex dono Guil: Parry armig:', about 1613-15).
2912. 456. -Qu. CaUl. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2173 (models of Turkish letters:
this seems to be the MS. described in 1605 as 4 Rotulus declarans
modum scribendi Epistolas ad Vicereges, Beglerbeios &c Turcicos ' :
if so, it probably came to the Library in 1603-5).
2913. 883. InTupi (Guarani), on paper: written about a.d. 1600: 8Jx6j in.,
ii + 109 leaves, in double columns.
* Doutrina Christaa na linguoa Brasilica a catechism of Christian
doctrine composed by a Jesuit missionary in the ' lingua geral ' of
Brazil, with Portuguese rubrics : beg. 4 O sinal da Crux . Benzer .
Sacta loa9aba raSgaba rece ore pigcigrO yepe ' : see also Corrigenda.
4 Ex dono Thomse Lodge D. M. Oxoniensis, qui sua maau e Brasilia
deduxit', apparently between 1613 and 1615.
Now MS. BodL 617.
2914. 387. -Or. Catal. ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Moh. 364 (Mahmud Alshirazi,
&c : bought with part of £40 presented by sir George More in 1604,
see no. 2615).
2915. 853*. In English, on parchment : written in a. d. 157a or 1573 : 8| x 6$ in.,
i + 31 leaves.
* The Statutes and Ordinaunces of the most noble order of saint George
namid the Garter, reformed . . . by . . . Henry the viij . . . ' : with the
supplementary statutes up to Jan. 12, 155$. On fol. i v are the Arms of
the Order, and on fol. i r those of Edmund Brydges or Bruges, baron
Chandos of Sudeley (K.G. 1572, d. 1573), for whom the volume was no
doubt written.
4 Anno Domini 161 8 . Octob: 28. Ex dono Gulielmui (sic) Stampe, de
Chimney : in comitatu Oxon. Generosi ' ; see no. 3975.
Now MS. BodL 609.
2916. 622. -Or. Catal. ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Moh. 225 (Arabic-Turkish
lexicon : presented by Paul Pindar in 161 1. Cr.).
2917. 617. -Or. Catal. ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Moh. 18a (Medical : presented as
no. 2916).
2918. 631. =■ Qu. Catal. vi (Syriac), no. 138 (Homiliae: presented as no. 2916).
2919. 798. In Greek, on parchment: written and illuminated (see below) in the
14th cent, by Demetrius: 5$X4i in., 60 leaves: binding, black
stamped leather on boards, clasps lost, English work of about a. d.
1600.
A series of miniatures, almost all about 2x1} inches, of events in the
lives of Saints, one for every day in the year from Sept 2 to Aug. 31,
arranged in groups of four on a page: [two leaves (Feb. 6-20) are
wanting after fol. 27. Cr.] Preceding them are ten full-page
miniatures of the Life of Christ, four more having been lost after fol. 3,
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and after them, on foil. 54*, 55 r , are seven miniatures from the Life of
st. Demetrius.
The pictures have Greek titles and are finely drawn and coloured, but
unfortunately very many have suffered severely from the paint flaking
off. A list of them is in manuscript in the Library.
An iambic poem of twenty-four lines explains that the volume was
painted for the help and consolation of his own soul by ' noAxuoAoyos
"AyycAos AovKas . . . | BcuriAc'orc ircus cvo-c/fljs #cat Sccnron^ | A 77/177x0109 ttjv
kXtjo-lv Ik ^rjfLfjTpiov '. This Demetrius was perhaps a son of Demetrius
Angelus Comnenus Ducas, who married a daughter of Michael Palaeo-
logus, and lived about the middle of the 14th century.
Presented by William Webb of Magdalen college, Oxford, on Feb. 8,
1613, i.e. presumably 161 f.
Now MS. Or. th. f. 1.
2920. «0r. CataL ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Moh. 33 (Koran: acquired before
1680).
2921. 167. *= Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1218 (Verses : at one time considered
to be * Musica* : presented by sir Richard Lee in 160a;.
2922. 296. « Qn. Catal. i (Greek) Misc. 92 (Hero's Geoponica : presented by
Robert Chaloner, D.D., in 1603).
2923. 619. «0r. Catal. ii (Nicoll\ cod. Arab. Christ. 37 (Ephrem Syrns : pre-
sented by Paul Pindar in 161 x).
2924. 625. « Qu. Catal. vi (Syriac), no. 13a (Comm. in Acta Apostolorum, &c. :
presented by Paul Pindar in 161 1).
2925. 908. «Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 4 (Johannes Euchaltes : 16th cent:
acquired about 16x3-15).
2926. 164. -Qu. CataL xiii (Persian), no. 309 (Tawfcrtkh-i-Gtlln : presented by
sir Richard Lee in 1602, as * Historia Persica & Turcica lingua
Persica').
2927. 965. In Latin, on parchment: written about the middle of the 15th cent.
in France (?) : n|x8 in., viii + 54 pages: with two camaleu gris
drawings : bound in soft red leather on parchment boards, French (?)
15th cent, work, worn, in American cloth cover.
1 Liber quern composuit frater Rogerus Bacon * de ordine Minorum de
Retardacione accidencium senectutis . . with preface, in twelve
chapters. On p. 1 is a drawing, in camaVeu gris tinged with brown, of
Bacon presenting the book to a patron : a similar one, slightly coloured,
on p. 5 represents Bacon composing the work.
Pp. 49-52 are part of two leaves of a 13th cent. Latin Breviary:
pp. 53, 54, a leaf of a Latin homiliary of the same date.
4 More meditere mori 1 6th cent. : so some one named More probably
ossessed the work, though 'more' may represent fuupc. Presented
y sir Henry Savile in 1620.
Now MS. Bodl. 211.
2928. [Printed book (Milles, 1604, 1008 and 1609?): now MS. Bodl. 913.
Art. 2 is inscribed « For Sir Tho. Bodeley T[homas] M[illes] * ; art. 3 has
additions by the author].
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
55*
2929. 841. -Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 99 (Sophocles, &c. : presented by
Thomas Cecil, earl of Exeter, in 161 8). [The inscription of owner-
ship on fol. i v ends 'teste J. F. (?)\ Cr.]
2930. [Printed book (Nienhovins, 1668) : now D. 7. 17. Art.]
2931. 38. In Latin, on parchment: written early in the 16th cent. : iax8£ in.,
ii + 34 leaves : with illuminated capital, three drawings, &c
' Secretorium nature seii 5 te essencie a title by itself on fol. ii : the
opening rubric is 'Prologus Monalldi monachi de Abbathia sancti
Benedicti Parisius consolatoris Raymundi magni in libris de secretis
nature seu quinte essencie quem composuit idem Raymundus Abbati
sancti Benedicti Parisius': beg. * Contristatus erat vehementer Ray-
mundus ' : ends 4 ista tibi sufficiunt causa breuitatis \ The scribe was
not well acquainted with Latin. On fol. ii v is a logical scheme of the
parts of the universe and man. Foil. 32-3 are the old cover or fly-leavts
of the book containing part of a 14th cent, index to a theological MS.
4 Tho. Allen D[ono]: Djedit]:' in 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 870.
2932. 474. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 15th cent, in England :
1 1 1 x 7 J in., iv + 100 pages, the first and last few leaves aie stained.
Works by Roger Bacon : —
1 (p. 1). 'Tractatus Perspectiue, habens tres partes . . with
diagrams and some later notes : beg. ' Cupiens te & alios ' : here with no
author's name.
2 (p. 71). Tractatus de Speculis ustoriis, with diagrams: beg. 'Ex
concauis speculis': here with no contemporary title, and no author's
name: with added passage (p. 87) beg. ' Annis domini 1331 \
At p. 89 is a short treatise headed 'Capitula stellarum ablata
[oblata?] regi magno Saracenorum [ab] Almansor astrologo filio Abrahe
Iudei a Tiburtino Platone translata', an astrological treatise [in 150
propositions] : beg. ' Signorum disposicio est ut dicam \ [This is
followed at p. 95 by Notulae de Speculo, a short piece printed with
Roger Bacon's treatise in Combach's Specula Mathematical 16 14, and
possibly by Bacon : beg. 1 (Notandum quod) quia omnes axes \ Cr.]
Pp. iii-iv, 97-8 are leaves from a 14th cent. Latin pharmacopoeia.
. . Abendon*, 15th cent: * Liber iEnei Collegij Oxon.', a half-
erased 1 6th cent, inscription : another, erased, is on fol. 97. Presented
by William Dun, D.M., of Exeter college, Oxford, in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 874.
2933. 534* In Latin, &c, on parchment: finely written towards the end of the
13th cent, in France : 10 x 7I in., i + 76 leaves : with three miniatures,
illuminated capitals, &c.
' In nomine Domini amen. Incipit liber seu registrum acaptamentorum
debitorum domino Regi Anglie ratione terre Agennensis, domino mutando,
necnon exercituum homagiorum et aliorum deueriorum debitorum ipsi
domino Regi . . . continens nichilominus tenores litterarum instru-
mentorum et quorundam sc»ptorum . . The documents are dated
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between 1279 and 1283 with one of 1238 (fol. 51*), and relate to the
district of Agen, and especially to Corneillan. A full account of this
MS. is in the Bibliotteque dt Picole des Chartes, t li (1890), written by
Ch. V. Langlois. A small part (on fol. 28) is in Provencal. * The three
miniatures (foil. 1, 12, 53) represent a king and a bishop. Blue ink is
used in the rubrics, alternately with red.
This volume probably reached the Library in 1605, and bears a note by
sir Thomas Bodley, ' Put this booke on the grande shelves '.
Now MS. BodL 917.
2934. 947. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
Italy : 1 1} x 8£ in., iii + 106 leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c :
binding, reddish-brown leather with the gilt arms of the University
and its motto (' Sapientia . felicitas '), 1 7th cent. Oxford work.
* Plinii Secundi Veronensis Nepotis Epistolarum liber primus* : at
end 4 . . . liber octauus & ultimus finit ' : the ordinary 8th book (beginning
4 Sepe te monui ') is here omitted, at fol. 88, as well as the Letters to
Trajan. At end (fol. 101) is 'Cest liure est A moy Homfrey due de
gloucestre \ The Duke gave it to the old Library of the University on
Feb. 25, 144I, where it doubtless remained till the spoliation of 1550-5.
4 Anno Domini mdcxx° 8 brU 30. Robertas Master LL: Doctor Cancel-
larins Episcopi Coven: et Lichfeild Oxoniensi Bibliothecse Dono dedit
& restituit hunc librum, olim ad Humphredum Dncem Glocestrise
pert inen tern, vt videre est propria ipsius mann seriptnm in vltima pagina
huiusLibri*.
Now MS. Duke Homfrty d. L
2935. 838. « Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 102 (Herodotus : presented by Thomas
Cecil, earl of Exeter, in 1618).
2936- 842. - Qu. Catal. i C Greek), Misc. 98 (Xenophon: presented as no. 2935 :
binding, stamped red leather on boards, re-backed, perhaps early 16th
cent. Continental work).
2937* 3^6. In Latin, on parchment : written in the last quarter of the 13th cent.
in northern France : 17* x 12} in., i + 225 leaves in double columns :
with 1,785 miniatures, also capitals, &c, see below : binding, stamped
red leather sides, French late 13th cent work, inlaid in a 17th cent,
leather binding.
The earlier portion of a Bible History, in Latin, with moralized inter-
pretations illustrated by fine miniatures, containing Genesis to Job.
The text begins 4 In principio creauit Deus ', and the first moralization
'Creatio lucis angelorum creationem significat '. Fol. i v contains a full-
page miniature of the 1 Majesty ' the Creator of the world, enthroned,
with four angels at the corners. After this, the text with miniatures is
alternately on the verso and recto of successive leaves, the other sides
(facing each other) being left blank. Each coloured page contains four
pairs of miniatures in medallion form, four in a column, with the Latin
text and comment on the left of each column. In each column the first
and third medallions are biblical scenes, and the second and fourth their
moralization, whether historical or emblematic. Each column has
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illumination connecting the miniatures, and each page a border of
ornament. A reproduction in colours of a page from the Gospel volume
is given, with a full description by sir George Warner (of which use has
been made here), in Illuminated Manuscripts of the British Museum^
3rd series (Lond., 1901). See also Waagen's Treasures of Art (1854),
iii. 69, and Delisle in the Histoire litteraire de la France, xxxi
(1893), pp. 228-34, 244. A French inscription is on a miniature on
fol. 22 r .
The entire work is contained in four volumes, the 1st as here
described, the 2nd Paris MS. Bibl. Nat. Latin 1 1560 (Psalms — Prophets),
the 3rd and 4th (originally one volume) British Museum MSS. HarL
1526, 1527 (i and 8 Mace, and New Testament). The present
volume contains 28 gatherings of 8 leaves, or, as a 15th cent, collation
on fol. 224 v expresses it, 'ix score leues . and .xl. and iii [then, added]
withoute the ferste lef withe Maieste The whole of the four volumes
are in course of reproduction in La Bible MoralisSe conservie h Oxford,
Paris et Londres, Paris, 191 1, &c: tome 1 contains a provisional
notice of this MS. by the Comte A. de Laborde.
Presented to the Library by sir Christopher Heydon in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. 270 b .
2938* 867. -Qu. Catal. vi (Syriac), no. 125 (Comm. in Pentatenchum :
probably acquired about 1613-15. Cr.).
2939. 473. In Latin, on paper : written about the middle of the l6th cent, in an
English hand : 14} x of in., iv + 239 leaves.
Astrological treatises, translated from the Arabic : —
1 (fol. l). 'Liber Aldaraia 1 , largely consisting of passages in Latin
hexameters and commentaries on them : prol. beg. ' Qui coniunctioni
nature passus intendunt annectere': at fol. 96 is a continuation 'ex
alio exemplari ' on the 28 mansions of the moon, of which an English
list is prefixed.
2 (fol. 104). 'Liber Radiorum', beg. 'Qui radios numerat, cursus
cernit radiorum ' : at end * Explicit liber Radiorum, extractus de exem-
plari Venetiano primo Venetijs secundo Parisijs'.
3 (fol. 169). A list of names of God, forms of addressing him, &c. :
beg. ' Agla . Primogenitus . On\ At fol. 174 follows a fragment from
some ' Liber decimus Septimus ' : beg. ' Incipit dulcedo istius libri \
4 (fol. 180). Thirtyrsix ' Tabulae relating to the signs of the zodiac,
planets, &c.
Presented by William Dun, D.M., in 1605 : the volume was, however, left
behind in London, and only reached the Library soon after April 23,
1605; see Bodleys letter of that date, no. exxxix in the A'eliquia
Bodleian a. Sir Thomas Bodley has written on the outside cover ot this
MS. 4 This Booke [?] should be put within the grated Dcskes [i. e. the
Archives]. Liber Aldaraia \
Now MS. BodL 908.
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
[3940-5
2940. 345- - Qn. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 27 (Chrysostom : presented by sir
Ralph Win wood in 1604: binding, white stamped pigskin on boards,
with bevelled edges and clasps, 16th cent. German (?) work). ,
2941. 33a. - Qn. CaUl. i (Greek), Misc. 41 (Theophylact and Theodoret: pre-
sented by sir Ralph Win wood in 1604).
2942. 364. =» Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 18 (Euthymius Zigabenns in Psalmos :
presented by sir George More in 1604).
2943. 598. - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 26 (Chrysostom on st. Matthew : pre-
sented by sir Henry Lillo or Lille, late Consul of the English
merchants in Constantinople, in 1608).
2944. 504. In Latin, &c, on paper: written perhaps in A.n. 1604 at Oxford in
several hands : 17J x 12 in., ivx 153 leaves : binding, brown leather
on boards, with blind and gilt tooling, early 17th cent. Oxford work,
clasps lost.
Transcripts of Statutes &c. of the University of Oxford, 'Registrum E,'
collected and arranged by George Darrell, probably in 1604 when he
was proctor, but chiefly in the handwriting of professional copyists : —
1 (fol. iv). An attempt to codify the old Statutes of the University
by transcription from the Chancellor's book (A), the two Proctors' books
(B, C), and the Registers of Convocation (including many passages
which have since been obliterated), in order of subjects. The latest
entry is of 1594.
2 (fol. 78). 1 Academiae statuta et iniunctiones per Commissionarios
regis Edwardi 6 the Edwardine Statutes of 1549.
3 (fol. 83). ' Statuta edita tempore Reginaldis Poli cancellarii regnante
Maria regina \ 1556 : followed at fol. 88 by various statutes, orders, &c.
of Elizabeth's reign, from 1575, chiefly in English, the latest being of
Feb. 1 oof.
4 (fol. 117). A list of the contents of A, B, and C (see above in
art. 1), made in 1604, and of the present volume foil. 1-102 ; at fol. 135
is a subject-index of foil. 1-102.
5 (fol. 130). Miscellanea, among which are: — a (fol. 130) a list of
the days when there were not full lectures {non dis., non /*., le. fe.) ;
b (fol. 132) lists of Chancellors, 1268-135 7, of Vice-chancellors and
proctors, 1505-1604; c (foil. 87, 142) forms of oaths, graces, &c. At
foil. 52 b , 8i D are inserted leaves, and there are other notes by
Brian Twyne and Darrell (?), and one of July 24, 1699, by William Smith
of Univ. college (fol. 3i v ).
[The whole volume was printed literatim et verbatim by the University
Commissioners in 1852, but never published. Apparently only one set
of proof-sheets survives (Arch. F. d. r3). S.G.]
Presented by George Darrell in 1605. I* ^ borrowed by the Parliamentary
Visitors of 1647 and reclaimed from the Archives in 1653.
Now MS. Top. Oxon. b. 5. t
S945. 618. - Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moh. 453 (Aldinavari : given by
Paul Pindar in 16 11).
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS. 555
2946. 606. - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 85 (Ptolemy, &c. : copied, about
1600, from no. 6549, wn ' cn ^ : presented by sir Henry Savile in 1609:
binding, brown leather, with stamped ornament : in the middle of
each side an ornament including a tree with dependent label bearing
noli altvm saperk, London work of about 1609).
2947. 607. - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 86 (Aristoxenus, &c. : copied from
no. 2948 by the same scribe as no. 2946 : presented and bound as
the last. Cr.).
2948. 2951. = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 87 ( Aristoxenus, &c : written late
in the 16th cent.: bequeathed by dr. Peter Turner, Savilian prof,
of Geometry, who died in Jan. 165$. In the binding are part of four
leaves of an early 15th cent. MS. ot Latin sermons).
2949. 451. In Latin and English, on paper: written in A. D. 1508-97 in many
hands at Oxford : 13$ x io\ in., ii + 154 leaves.
A Letter-book of the University of Oxford, ' Registrum F. F.', being
contemporary copies of about 200 Latin letters written in the name of
the University to kings, bishops, chancellors of the University, and
other magnates, from 1508 to 1597, as well as of Latin and English
letters' to the University : some public business of the University is also
recorded in a few places, e.g. at foL 7i v (University Chests, 1524), 109,
i23 v , 128, i3o v , &c. The general character of the contents may be
gathered from the printed edition of the previous Letter-book, 1421-1509
(Oxford Historical Society, vols. 35-6), and from the references in
Wood's History of the University. Letters from the King, 1522-34,
are at foil. 54 v , 58, 104 (four), io6 v (three), 109, i27 v , 129; and there
is correspondence with card. Wolsey (part published in dr. R. Fiddes'
Life of Cardinal Wo/sey, 1724, pp. 32-40, 12 1-3, cp. pp. 180-2),
archbp. Warham and sir Thomas More. Foil. io9 v -i8 are occupied
with a report on WyclinVs heretical doctrines, sent to the King in
1530: there are comparatively few entries after 1534. A list of the
first twenty-three documents is on foil. 138-9.
The volume probably came to the Bodleian in 1603, 1604, or the first half
of 1605. It was borrowed by the Parliamentary Visitors of 1647
(Macray's Annals of the Bodleian, 2nd ed. (1^90), p. 105) : it was
reclaimed from the Archives in 1653.
Now MS. BodL 282.
2950. 35<>8. =Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. no. 88 (Porphyrins: apparently
acquired about A. D. 1663).
2951. 951- In English, on paper: made up of five MSS. written about 1600-15 :
I2x8| in., iii + 139 leaves: binding, limp white parchment with
gold ornament, about A. D. 1615.
A (abt. a.d. .1615) 1 (fol. 1). 'The principall passage of affaires
betwene the two kingdomes of England and France under the reignes
of king Edward the third and king Henrye the fift \ with reference to
the claims of England to the kingdom of France : — a (fol. 1) * Reasons
alleaged by the French for seazinge vpon Aquitane imperfect ; b (fol. 2)
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
[2952-3
' Arguments for the succession of the king of England . . .', signed
'J. H.', as on fol. 15; c (foil. 6, i2 v , 25, 26 v ) Four more sets of
arguments, partly imperfect, and bound in wrong order ; d (fol 29) ' An
information given to the Bishoppe of Rome; by the Embassadours . . .
of England . . .', and similar pieces, one dated 1361 (fol. 34), and one
a copy of the treaty between England and France in 1360 (fol. 37).
See no. 2959. The later series concerned with Henry V and VI seems
to begin at fol. 68. At fol. iii is* an unsigned letter to prince Charles
4 From St. Stephens this 24 dayeof Maye 161 5 V explaining that a friend
of the writer copied these pieces- from a 'manuscript of auncyent
Charecterye \
B (abt. a.d. 1600) 2 (fol. 98). '1596. The Jorney of Cales by
S r Fra: Vere including the capture of Cadiz.
C (abt. a.d. 1600) 3 (fol. no). '1597, The Island Jorney by
S'F. Vere\
D (abt. a. d. 1600) 4 (fol. 1/2), 4 1597. The Defeate at Turnhoult
by S r Fra: Vere'.
E (abt a. d. 1600) 5 (foL 127). * 1600. The Batell of Niewport by
S r Frances Vere \ These four narratives are in the first person, but are
copies.
Presented by sir Peter Manwood in 1620 : see noa. 395s, 3959, 3033.
Now MS. BodL 710.
9952. 952. In Latin, English, &c : on paper and parchment: written in the 15th-
16th centt. : 1 if x 8f" in., ii + 103 leaves : binding, brown leather with
gold ornament, English work of 1605.
A collection of papers chiefly relating to the claim of the king of
England over France, written in various hands of the 15th and 16th
centuries. The first is 4 Argumenta facta pro successione Regis Anglie
ad regnum Francie \ In some cases there are here copied Latin pieces
which in no. 2951 are translated into English. FoL ii is injured ; fol 5 b
is a fragment only ; a note at fol. 38 is stated to be in Camden's hand ;
foil. 78-9 are in French.
A note of 1605 on fol. 99 by sir Peter Manwood states that this
volume belonged to his father and was newly bound in that year ; * itt is
the beste booke I have \ A pricked design is on fol. 99.
Given by sir Peter Manwood in 1630 : see no. 2951.
Now MS. BodL 885.
9953. 1018. In English, on paper: written late in the 16th cent.: 13IX9I in.,
177 leaves: bound in (faded) purple velvet, contemporary English
work.
4 A dutifull defence of the lawfull Regiment of Weomen deuided into
three bookes . . addressed to the Queen in a long preface, cor-
rected and supplied with references by the author, 4 H. Hwward ' (i. e.
Henry Howard, afterwards earl of Northampton, d. 16 14) and given by
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him, as an autograph Latin poem shows, to a Stanhope, whose arms are
fol i v . The second book begins at fol. 98, and the third at fol. ii9 v .
Given by Ralph Radcliffe, town clerk of Oxford in i6ai.
Now M6. Bodl. 908.
2964. 993* - Qu. CataL i (Greek), Misc. 126 (Vienna library catalogue:
given by sir Henry Savile in i6ao: [a leaf partly in sir Thomas
Bodley's handwriting, fonnd loose in this volume in 1916, has been
inserted in no. 30432 : the original cover is now MS. Lat. litnrg. a. S
foil. 2-3. Gr.]).
2955. *994. - Qu. Caul, i (Greek), Misc. 127 (Italian library catalogues, given
*s no. 2954 : [art. 1 is a catalogue of Greek MSS. only : art. 2 contains
»two catalogues. Cr.]).
2956. [Printed book (Lambecius, 1665) : now Arch. Bodl. D.47.]
2957. [Do. (Boecklerus, 166a) : now F. 1. 16. Jur.]
2958. [Do. (Boecklerus, 1664) : sold as a duplicate in 1870.]
2959. 850. In English, on paper : written about the middle of the 16th cent. :
1 2\ x 8 in., v + 2 1 leaves : binding, limp white parchment with gold
ornament, contemporary English work.
• Argumentes for the succession of the Kinge of Englande to the
kingdome of Fraunce': beg. 'The fact standeth thus. Philippe the
sonne of St. Lewes \ This is a copy of a paper about the rival claims
of Edward iii of England and Philip vi of France to the latter kingdom,
about 1340: and is followed by copies of four more similar pieces,
* A discourse wherein the right of both parties is disputed ' (fol. 5 : not
completed), 'The reasons which the French alleage . . (fol. 11),
' Reasons alleaged by the king of England* (fol. 13), and 'An Informa-
tion given to the Bishop .of Rome by the Embassadors ... of the kinge
of England . . (fol. 17 : incomplete). See no. 2951.
4 Donum Petri Man wood militis ', who promised this book after sir Thomas
Bodley's death in Feb. 1613. It probably came in 1613 or 1614.
Now MS. Bodl. 875.
2960. [Printed book (Cosin, 1604) : now Arch. Bodl. D. 6.]
2961. [Do. (van Rheede, 1678) : now 19163. b. 1.]
2962. [Do. (van Rheede, 1679) : now I 9 I ^3* h. 2.]
2963. 700. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 14th cent, in England :
a roll 10 ft. 6| in. xii J in., of five membranes, in a cloth bos
2 x if x 14J in. : with illuminated border, capitals, &c.
* Hie incipit historia siue narracio de modo & forma mirabilis Parlia-
menti apud Westmonasterium anno Domini millesimo. ccc mo . lxxxvj* 0 ,
regni vero Ricardi secundi post Conquestum anno decimo per Thomam
Fauent clericum indictata ' : beg. ' Ex quo more diuturnitates longeue \
This is a parliamentary history and English chronicle from Oct 1, 1386,
to June 4, 1388.
Probably acquired by ^e Library about 1607.
Now MS. Bodley Bolls 9.
2964. 1038. - Qu. CataL xii (Hebrew), no. 142 (Roll of Esther: probably
acquired between 1611 and 1615).
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2965. 285. In Latin, on parchment: written soon after a. d. 1453 in England:
made up of eleven pieces of parchment joined to form a roll of 26 feet
in length by about I3f-M in. in breadth, in a cloth box 3 \ in. square
x i6J in. : with coloured circles in the pedigree.
A genealogical chronicle of the Kings of England deduced from
Adam to the birth of Edward prince of Wales in the reign of Henry vi,
a.d. 1453. The prologue beg. : 4 Considerans cronicorum prolixitatem
necnon et difficultatem ', ends 1 ad Henricum Sextum originaliter finem
produxi 9 : text beg. * Adam in agro Damasceno formatus ' : the roll is
half in pedigree form and half short notices of each person. This piece
is usually attributed to Rogerus Aibanus with the title 1 Progenies reguin
Britanniae '.
Presented in 1603 by sir Edwin Sandys of London.
Now MS. Bodl. Bolls 7.
2966. 327. In Russian, on paper : written in the second half of the 16th cent. :
a roll 16 ft. 5 in. long by 6|-7 in. wide, made of la pieces of paper
and one (modern) of parchment, in a cloth box 2 J in. square x 8| in.
A Formulary book, with examples of calligraphic writing in Russian,
containing, among alphabets, words and phrases, the full titles of the
Tsar Ivan iv Vaselievich, the Terrible (d. 1584). Owing to this it used
to be believed that the roll contained the autograph of Io. Basilides,
i. e. Ivan.
Presented by sir Jerome Horsey in 1604.
Now MS. Bodl. Bolls 14.
2967. 3085. (130). In Latin, on parchment: written about A.D. 1430-40 in
England: a roll about 20 ft. xio|-n in., of 9 membranes, one
modern and some rebacked, in a cloth box a| x a{ x 13! in. : with four
miniatures, see below.
A genealogical roll from Noah to king Henry vi of England, with
accounts (of varying length) of the persons occurring : the account of
William the Conqueror beg. : 1 Iste Willelmus dictus Nothus post in-
quisicionem Anglie cum regnare cepisset, ablata est memoria damnorum
& concessit insulanis suas antiquas leges'. There are four small
miniatures of the Ark, the Nativity, the first Christian king (Lucius), and
st Augustine, and the line of archbishops of Canterbury is introduced,
but no heraldry. The first words of the text are : ' Noe vir iustus atque
perfectus fuit \ Under Edward the Confessor is introduced a prophecy
attributed to him, and an explanation of it.
'Ex dono Domini Philippi Musgraue de Hartley in Westmoorland
v Baronetti\ March 26, 1657.
Now MS. Bodl. Bolls 10.
2968. [English printed roll with MS. notes. 1 570-1 ; acquired before 1615: now
MS. Bodley Rolls 8].
2969. [Chinese printed book ; acquired about 1618 : now Chin. 613 g],
2970. • — Qu. Catal. xii (Hebr.) no. 2601 (Fuller's notes for a Hebrew
Lexicon, also contains letters to and from Nicholas Fuller, the
author, and extracts by him from New coll. MS. 31 and Magd. coll.
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MS. Greek 6? The letters are printed in J. E. Bailey, Life of
Thomas Fuller, Lond. 1874. 'Given to the Publick Library by
Mr. [Ralph] Taylor of Trinity Coll. Oxon.* about 1675. Cr.).
2071. 561. «= Qu. Catal. xii (Hebr.) no. 2429 (Kabbalistical, transcribed by
James Hepburn, the linguist [not Chabron], from a roll in the
Royal Library at Paris in 1604-7 — possibly that now numbered 872.
The original cover, containing a description of the roll, is now MS.
Add. C. 279, fol. 97. • Ex dono Clemen tis Edmondes Kemembratoris
Civitatis London 1607 Cr.).
2972. 1037. - Or. Catal. ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Moh. 398 (Licence to teach:
probably acquired about 161 1- 14).
2973. 1038*. - Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew, no. 140 (Roll of Esther: early confused
with no. 2964: one or both rolls were acquired between 161 1 and
1615. Cr.).
2974. 475. In English and Latin, on parchment : written in the 16th cent. :
a roll of nine membranes, 18 ft 8} in. x about 23$ in., in a cloth box
2 ft. 2 in. x 2\ in. x 3 in. : with large coloured drawings : part of the
first membrane of the scroll is wanting.
Ripley's alchemical Scroll or Emblem, a description of the process of
making the Philosopher's Stone or Elixir of Life, in English verse, with
large coloured drawings and figures, often with Latin titles : at the end
is a figure of George Ripley, the reputed author of the whole. Most of
the English, which is in red, and perhaps early 16th cent., has been
copied again later in the same century in black ink. Similar scrolls are
in MSS. Ashmole 1530 + 1535, 1771, 1772.
Presented by William Dun, D.M., in 1605.
Now MS. BodL Bolls 1.
2975. 853. In English, on parchment: written in the 15th cent. : a roll of three
membranes j ft. i\ in. X4I in., in a cloth box'ij in. square x6( in. :
with painted drawings, see below.
The last 102 lines of a poem on the Passion of Christ, with drawings
(often coloured) of the instruments of the Passion and similar subjects :
beg. 4 The cokke that krewe or hit were daye | When Ihesu Crist was in
a fraye | Chaunte for vs wit mylde Steuenne | That we mowe cum to the
blisse of heuenn.' There is a figure of a cock, and others of the crown
of thorns, the Cross, a Jew spitting, the tomb, &c. The last two lines
are, 'That last shal witoutenn ende | Nowe Ihesu Criste vs thedyre
sende Amen.'
'Ex dono Gulilielmi (sic) Stamp Gen. de Chimenaye in Com. Oxon.
Generos. Anno 1618 October 20*, nearly illegible. Chimney is a
hamlet of Bampton-in«*he-Bush ; see no. 29x5.
Now MS. Bodl. Bolls 16.
2976. 334. In Latin, on parchment : written in A. D. 1447 in England : a roll of
five membranes, about 8 ft. 7 in. x 6f in., in a cloth box i) x if x 8f in.:
with illuminated capitals, &c.
A short chronicle of England and its kings from the coming of
Brutus to a, d. 1429, the coronation of Henry vi in Latin: beg. 'Ab
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origine mundi . ij. millibus . iiij xx . x. annis Brutus venit in terrain
hanc ' : ends in a metrical quotation ' H. sexto iusta probatis \ Then
follow a list of kings from 4 Kyngilsus ' to Henry v, with the length of
their reigns and their places of sepulture, and eleven hexameters 4 Versus
de [quibusdam] comitatibus Anglic': begg. 4 Ilia quidem longe 1 , end
4 Testis Hely, formosa situ, Rowcestria visu \ At the head of the chronicle
is 4 Anno Domini, M l . cccc. quadragesimo septimo* in red; and at
end a late 15th cent note on the successive races of England, ending
4 quod Colbrond
Presented by Thomas Kerry, clerk of the Privy Seal, in 1604.
Now MS. BodL Bolls 16.
2977. 788*. Tn English, on paper: written in the second half of the 15th cent:
%\ x 6| in., ii + 3a leaves.
Four leaves (foil. 1-4) out of an alphabetical herbary, of which the
main portion, containing C-S, is in no. 2257; beg, before 4 Affodillus id
est Effbdill. Ye vertu of this erbe ' : ends in 4 Bytenye ' : fol. 1 should
follow fol. 4. The 4 particula panni cotonei* mentioned in the old
catalogue is bound up with the MS. : foil. 5-32 are blank paper. [Cr.]
Presented by Thomas Twyne in 1612.
Now MS. Bodl. 1081.
2978. 834*. In French, on parchment, a roll about 18 ft. 8 in. by 21-33
made up of ten membranes, one modern, one backed with leather, in
a cloth case 2 ft. 1 in. x 3| x 3} m. : written about 1443 in £ngland(?):
with illuminated capitals, &c.
A genealogical roll of the Kings of France and England in parallel
columns, in French, headed 4 Cy ensuent les lignies des Roys de
Fraunce . . : text beg. 4 A tous nobles qui ayment beaux faitz \ The
corresponding English column begins 4 Cy ensuent les lignies des Roys
qui ont regne en Angleterre . . text beg, 4 Apres la destruccion de
Troy'. Both columns run by genealogical trees with accompanying
accounts of considerable length, from the earliest times (Priamus and
Brutus respectively) to 1422.
On part of the back is a long genealogical tree (with names only) of
the kings of England beginning with Noah and ending with Edward iil
•Ex dono magistri Henrici Savilij', i.e. by bequest of Henry Savile of
Banke, who died in 1617. The gift therefore is probably of that year,
but the roll does not occur in any catalogue until about 1655 (no. 8620,
p. 172).
Now MS. Bodl. Holla 2.
2979. . In Russian, on paper : written in the 17th cent. : a roll, 8 ft 6 in. long
by 6 in. wide, made of seven pieces of paper and one (modern) of
parchment, in a cloth box 2} in. square X7 in.: two illuminated
capitals.
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Russian calligraphic writing, giving the various forms of each letter
of the alphabet, with scraps of notes and phrases : with a prayer at
beginning and end. Cp. no. 2966.
' Ex dono amantissimi amici magistri Samuelis Ibbetson \ The identifica-
tion of this MS. which came into the Library before 1680 with that
numbered 2979 in the Old Catalogue of 1697 is not wholly certain. [Cr.]
Now MS. Bodl. Bolls 17.
2979*. [Fragment of Chinese printed book : afterwards Arch. Sin. 0 12 ; not now
traceable. Cr.].
2980. 1342. =MS. Javanese b. 3 (B) ( . This, rather than either
no. 245 or 246, seems to be the 1 Liber arundineus' presented by the
earl of Pembroke at the same time as the Barocci MSS. [nos. 1-242]
in 1629).
2981. [Japanese prittfed book : now Jap. d. 10 ; presented by Robert Viney, M.A.,
of Magdalen Hall, November, 1629].
2982. 1348*. In Latin, on parchment : written in A. D. 1555 in Italy: a charter
21 1 * Mi m *> m * cloth box 9* x 3| x i\ in.
Papal titulus, being a dispensation from Paul iiii to Hugh Tumbull,
B.D., canon of Canterbury, to hold otherwise incompatible benefices with
his canonry : dated iii non. July, 1555, and sealed with a leaden bulla.
[Cr.]
Probably acquired by the Library about 1630.
Now MS. BodL Bolls 13.
2983. 834*. In Latin, on parchment : written in the last quarter of the 13th cent.
in England : a roll 15 ft \\ in. x about 21 in., made up of seven
membranes, one modern, in a cloth case 1 ft. 1 if in. x 3 in. x i\ in. :
with many illuminations in medallion shape : slightly damaged in
places.
. A genealogical history of the Kings of England from Brute the Trojan
to Edward i : beg. 1 Hie incipit bellum Grecorum & Troianorum vna
cum causa eiusdem belli followed by an account of the whole Trojan
war, illustrated by twenty scenes in medallions, vigorously pourtrayed :
the description of the first medallion begins ' Pelias rex in Pelloponensi
Esonem fratrem habuit 7 . Then follow 220 medallion portraits of kings
and sub-kings with brief accounts of them, and some heraldic arms in
colour : the last note is ' Edwardus filius regis Henrici implying that
the roll was written in his reign.
* Kotulus monasterii beate Marie Eboracensis \ about A.D. 1300. Be-
queathed in 1 61 7 by Henry Savile of Banke, as is known from p. 165 of
no. 8620.
Now MS. Bodl. Bolls 8.
2984. • — MS. Japanese b. 2 (B) (Royal proclamation : came into the
Library before 1680. Cr.).
2985. 1348* = MS. I*ampong e. 1 ( : given on Aug. 9, 1630, by
John Trefusis of Exeter college, Oxford;.
* * OO
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
2986. 834*. In English, on parchment : written shortly after A. D. 1485 : a roll
made up of fifteen membranes, of which one is modern, and one
piece of leather, about 30 ft. x 14} in., in a cloth box 3 in. square
x 18 in. : with illuminated capitals and coloured circles in the
pedigiee, a few heraldic shields in colour, &c
A genealogical history of the Kings of England deduced from Adam.
The preface begins 'I suppose hit be no unfrutefull occupacion
nor exspendyng of the tyme\ The text begins 'Adam the first
man was made of the slyme of the erthe and ends with the battle
of St. Albans, a. d. 1454 ; but the pedigree is continued to Richard III,
and the issue of Edward IV has been added in a 16th cent. hand.
At mem. 1 1 1 a descent of the Percy family is introduced in the left
margin of the roll as a separate column illustrated by a chronicle
which beg. : ' After the pompe and pride of this world Sir William
Percy was nobly borne \ and ends a. d. 1454, but the descent is con-
tinued down to Henry Percy, 5th earl of Northumberland, who suc-
ceeded to the earldom a. d. 1485. The chronicle of the Percy family
contains notes of the foundation of Whitby abbey and of benefactions
to it by the Percys, and is derived from a Latin work produced in 1458
by Thomas Pickering, precentor and afterwards abbot of Whitby.
Pen and ink portraits of the kings of England are introduced in
m medallions, and on membranes 4 1 6 ' there are drawings of towns,
viz. : Leicester, Bath, Edinburgh, Carlisle, York, Doncaster, London,
Colchester, &c. [Cr.]
Bequeathed in 161 7 by Henry Savile of Banke, as appears from p. 165 of
no. 86ao.
Now MS. Bodt Bolls 5.
2987. 834°. In Latin and French, on parchment : written in the first half of the
1 5th cent, in England, in several hands : a roll 41 ft. ti in. x about
13! in., made up of twenty-six membranes, one modem, in a cloth
case 16} x 4^x4} in. : with heraldic arms in colour, and a few
miniatures. *
A genealogical history of the Kings of England, deducing their descent
from Adam to Henry v. After a circular diagram of England divided
among eight nations, the preface begins 4 Considerans historie Britonum
Pictorum Scotorum Anglorum . . . prolixitatem \ There are some
illuminated medallions, and many coats of arms in colour, from Brutus
onward. The descriptions begin with 'In agro Damasceno formatus
& in Paradisum \ In the margin occur short poems in praise of England
ipegg. 'Anglia terra ferax', 'Libera gens cui libera mens', 'Insula
prediues', membr. '4'). The notices are fuller from the time of
Egbert (membr. ' 9 when the archbishops of Canterbury are given
a separate column, and the families of the kings are noticed. The date
' 1424 1 of the compilation of this ' tabula ' is on membr. ' 14*.
At membr. ' 15 after the account of Edward i, is intercalated a French
piece — 'Cest table monstre coment Roy Edward de Wyndesore deuoit de
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droit eistre Roy de France . . .* (beg. ' Pur declaracion auoir de cest
table '•), and the kings of France are given in genealogical line, with
notes of them from Philip iii to Charles v. With Edward iii (mem. 1 16 ')
the hand changes, the heraldry is more elaborate, and the biographical
and historical notes longer, while some of the notes extend to about
a. d. 1440.
On the back of membranes ' 2 5 ' are notes on the religious houses
of England and Scotland, preceded by a short account of the settling of
England (pref., giving the author's name as Gervasius, beg. ' Anglicane
insule situs & temperies text beg. ' Britannia igitur insularum optima ') :
under each county is given a list of abbeys, priories, and castles, in two
15th cent, hands. [This is the Mappi Mundi of Gervase of Canterbury
(Gervasius Dorobornensis) here without title. Cr.]
'[Ex dono] Henrici S[avilii de] Banke prope [Halifax]' by bequest in
1617: cp. p. 165 of no. 863a
Now MS. Bodl. Bolla 6.
2988. 1348**. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 14th cent, in
England : a roll of three membranes (one modern), written on
both sides, 7 ft. x ic| in., in a cloth box if in. square x 1 *\ in.
A treatise on versification, partly in tabular form : beg. ' Littera vocalis
est quod per se ipsam \ [Cr.] '
Probably acquired about 1630.
Now MS. Bodl. B<Als 11.
2980V . (Fragment of Japanese calendar : not at present identifiable, Cr.)
2989\ . (Persian letter : do. Cr.)
2989°. [Printed paper \ now lost. Cr.]
2990. 38. In English, on parchment : written in the second half of the 15th cent. :
9! x 6} in., iii + 109 leaves.
The c Donet or Key of Goddis Lawe 'or ' ... of Cristen Religioun
a treatise by bp. Reginald Pecoclc (d. abt. 1460), here anonymous.
The titles are suggested in the prologue, and the treatise is intended to
serve as an introduction to, and summary of, the author's Rule of
Christian Religion, as Donatus for Latin grammar. The prologue beg.
1 For as moche as the book ycallid the reule ' : the text beg. 1 Fadir.
What is a man. Sone. A man is a quick body \ the whole being in
the form of a dialogue in two parts (see fol. 47). This appears to be the
only existing MS. of the treatise. Two leaves are missing after fol. 76
and two after fol. 82, At fol. 14 is a list of some works by Pecock,
002
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but in no part is there direct indication of the author. There are
some marginal notes, and on fol. 64* a copy of nearly all of a bond
of April 13, 1589, between James Godson and John Walton, both
tailors of York.
1 By me Tamys Ryllsey \ i6lh cent. (fol. 102) : « Tho. Allen D.[ono]
D.[edit]/ in 1 601.
Now MS. Bodl. 016.
2991. 709. In Latin and French, on parchment : written early in the 14th cent.
in England : 10 x 7 in., 58 leaves : with miniatures, illuminated
capitals, &c.
The Apocalypse, with ninety-nine rather uncouth coloured pictures.
Each picture occupies the upper part of the page : below is the Latin
text : below that again a French metrical version (beg. 1 La reuelacion
de Ihesu Crist Que Deus ad ses serfs demostrer fist *). There is a
contemporary French theological note on fol. 4 [Cr<].
• Ex dono Thorns Jefferay . 161 1 \
Now MS. Auet. D. 4. 14.
2992. 3528. «Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 175a (Mathnaw! dictionary: given
with no. 27777 by John Dormer of Lee Grange : perhaps about 1665).
2993. 1062. -Or. Catal. ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Moh. 292 (Comm. in Nasir-ed-
din : given by John Jourdan in 1627).
2994. 1064. ■ Q u » Catal. xiii (Persian), nos. 1537, 1546 (astronomical : given
as no. 3993).
2995. 1061. -Or. Catal. ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab.Vfoham. 54 (Praecepta Sonnae :
. . ex dono Edmundi Graile . . . 1627 ').
2996. 603. «Or. Catel. ii, cod. Arab. Christ. 12 (Horologion : bought with
money given by the earl of Pembroke in 1609).
2997. 620. -Or. Catal. ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Moh. 191 (Bedrcddin : apparently
presented by Paul Pindar in 161 1).
2998. 336. In English, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent :
7i * fti too * v + 269 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated
borders, capitals, &c. : binding, black silk on boards, much worn
( 1 6th cent. English work ?) : the silver clasps with ' I H S ' and 'MR',
mentioned in 1 850, are lost.
The New Testament, in Wycliffe's later version, with prologues:
preceded by a table of Sarum lessons, epistles, and gospels, and followed
(fol. 226 v ) by the lessons and epistles from the Old Testament. See
Forshall and Madden's Holy Bible containing the versions of Wyclifie
(Oxf. 1850) vol. i, p. xlvii.
Presented with no. 3093 by — Springham in 1602.
Now MS. Bodl. 665.
2999. 1063. «Or. Catal ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Moham. 255 (Logic: given
by John Jourdan in 1627).
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3000. 628. «Qn Catal. vi (Syriac), no. 74 (Offices for the Dead : presented by
Paul Pindar in 16 11).
3001. 626. *=Qu. Catal. vi (Syriac), no. 71 (Rituale: given as no. 3000).
3002. 304. m Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no 1122 (Prayers: this is probably the
'Formulae precum Heb. 8°' presented by sir Robert Cotton in 1603).
3003. 1040*. =*Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 1136 (book of prayers, with inter-
linear Catalan translation, written about 1500: acquired about
1611-15. Cr.).
. 3004. 623. =Qu. Catal. vi (Syriac), no. 161 (Daniel : presented by Paul Pindar
in 1611).
3005. 36. In Latin, on parchment: written at the close of the 12th cent, at
Chester: 6x4^ in., 198 leaves: with illuminated capital, &c. :
binding, plain leather on oak boards, with leather clasp nearly worn
off (early 13th cent. English work?) not quite perfect
'Incipit liber Lucianj De laude Cestrie', a long and rhetorical
panegyric of the city of Chester : amid the prodigious amount of semi-
theological discourse a residuum of valuable information about the city
and the ecclesiastical life of the place remains. The main divisions are
a most wordy prologue {beg. 1 Tempus & locus & rerum lapsus fol. 2 V ),
a general account of the city, chiefly verbiage (fol. 5 V ), 1 Incipit de iiij
portis Cestrie nostre* (foL i6 v : a long treatise), 'Incipit de Sancta
Maria ' (tol. 89 v ), ' de sanctimonialibus sancte Marie, apud Cestriam '
(fol. io3 y ), 'de basilicis domine nostre benedicibilis Marie/ (foL m v ),
finally (fol. 1 1 7) ' De laude clericorum comprising a manual of good
advice to both clerks and monks (foil. 12 i v , i3o v ), the bishop (fol. 127*),
abbot (fol 139), prior (fol. 147 v ), and sub-prior (fol. i6o v ). A few
leaves are wanting at the end.
The writer was probably a monk (perhaps sub-prior, from the
inordinately long description of the sub-prior's duties) of St. Werburgh's
Abbey at Chester; he no doubt wrote this treatise between 1194 and
1 197, for on fol. i y is a paschal cycle of 30 years, 1 195-1224, and
a corrector or annotator has written opposite 1200 'Modo hie sumus\
There is more caiendarial matter on fol. 2 r , including the mnemonic lines
beginning * Flos Eue deitate cluens \ There is a personal anecdote
on fol. 5 V , and a mention of a joust at Chester in 1185 (?) at fol. 88 v .
[The topographical portions have been edited, with a full description
of the MS. and a facsimile of fol. 60, by Miss M. V. Taylor for the
Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society, 19 12, vol. lxiv. Cr.]
« Rowland Asherns \ Henry Tully (fol. 1 25), both 16th cent. : * THo: Allen
' Dono Dedit' in 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 672.
8006. {Tamil printed book, 1579 : acquired before 161 5 : now Drav. f. 6],
3007. {Printed book (Ringhieri, Lyon, 1 558) in embroidered binding, reproduced
as plate 14 of W. Salt Brassington's Historic Bindings in the ^Bodleian
Ltbraty : acquired about 1626 : now MS. Bodl. 660. Cr.].
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3008. 698. - Qu. Catal. sir (Armenian), no. 22 (Antiphoncr : probably acquired
between 1605 and 161 1).
3009. 1047. « Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 114 (Psalter : at fol. 7a is an erased
Latin charm, at fol. 73 an English gloss, and at foil. 74*, 75, Greek
and Hebrew alphabets with Latin notes, all late 13th cent [At
fol. 69 is an erased French note of the sum of the ecclesiastical
taxation for the province of Canterbury, early 14th cent. Cr.] Owned
by 'Matthsfrus [Parker, archiep.] Cantuar.' : 'Dec is, 1024. Ex
dono Jo. Prideaux in S. Th. Doctoris, Collegij Exon. Rectoris . . . ' :
binding, brown leather on boards with gold ornament, clasps lost,
English work of about A. d. 1600, re-backed).
3010. 206. In English and Latin : made up of two MSS. written in the 15th and
13th centt. : 15$ x 11 J in. and 13^x10$ in., i -1- 73 leaves; with two
drawings.
A (on paper and parchment: late 15th cent.: with large ^rawing,
ornamental capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1). ' De vita Religiosorum. Hec sunt
que vt obseruetts precipimus in Monasterio constitute. This is an
English commentary on the Augustinian Rule, beg. 1 The Commaunde-
mentes off Almyghty God be rede vnto vs\ At fol. i v is a large
coloured drawing of St. Augustine in the act of blessing, within an archi-
tectural framework, and on fol. 44 a large coloured coat of arms —
Quarterly 1st and 4th argent on a bend engrailed sable three crosses
crosslet fitchy or (for Cressenerj, and and 3rd azure semy of fleurs de
lys argent (for Mortimer), over all an inescutcheon vairy or and gules,
on a border azure nine horseshoes argent (for Ferrers) : [so the MS. was
written for an Augustinian house of which the Cresseners were
patrons. Cr.]
B (on parchment: early 13th cent., in double columns) 2 (fol. 45).
* Exposicio Rabani Mauri in libro Machabeorum on Mace, i, ii : beg.
*Inicium iibri Machabeorum simile est', preceded by the letter to
4 Lodouicus rex 1 and the prologue to Geroldus.
Presented by sir Walter Cope in 1602 : at first probably unbound and put
up as a quarto. The second treatise may be a later addition (before the
volume was bound) between 1620 and 1635.
Now MS. Bodl. 256.
3011. 343- Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 20 (Theophylact, &c. : presented by sir
Ralph Win wood in 1604 : the fly-leaves, see catalogue as above,
seem to be of the 12th cent. : binding, red stamped leather on boards,
perhaps about A. D. 1500, Eastern European work, with traces of clasp-
tit tings : [on outside of front cover a parchment label with table ot
contents and press-mark ' Gr. 2* \ Cr. J).
3012. 1040. — Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 1588 (Giqatilia: probably acquired
about 1611-15).
3013. 878. In Latin, on parchment : written in A. D. 1389 at Dover by J. White-
feld : 10} x 7i in., ii + 204 pages : in parts injured : binding, stamped
leather on pasteboard, English provincial binding, perhaps early in
the 1 7th cent., re-backed.
1 Matricula . bibliotece . prioratus . Douorre . Anno incarnacionis .
Dominice . 1389 . sub regimine . fratris Iohannis Neunam prions
eiusdem ecclesie professi compilata', a catalogue of the library of
St. Martin's priory at Dover, very carefully and elaborately made, in
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567
three parts, in the hand of John Wythefeld or Whytefeld. The whole
catalogue, prefaces and all (except part 3, an index), has been printed
by dr. M. R. James in his Ancient Libraries of Canterbury and Dover \
1903, pp. 407-96. The MSS. numbered 450. [Two leaves of a 14th cent.
I^atin vocabulary in double columns formerly in this volume are now
foil 97-98 in no. 30562. Cr.]
Probably acquired about 16 14.
Now MS. Bodl. 920.
3014. . - Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c) no. 21 7 1 (Husn a Dil : followed at foil.
1 00-112 by (1) Cyrillic alphabet with the names of the letters in
Old Bulgarian : (2) The Lord's Prayer and Creed in Roumanian
written in Cyrillic with a transliteration of the former into Greek:
(3) The Lord's Prayer and other prayers in Old Bulgarian written
both in Cyrillic and in Greek letters, with Greek translations :
'Dominus Thomas Smith, S.T*D. Coll. Magd. Socins, ab itinera
Constantinopolitano redux, hunc codicem Bibliothecae Bodleianae
dono dedit/ 1 683. Cr.)
3015. 835. -Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 49 (Joh. Euchaites: presented by
• Thomas Cecil, earl of Exeter, in 1618 : binding, gold ornament on
limp parchment, 2nd half of 16th cent., English work).
3016. 926. «Qu.CataL i (Greek), Misc. 47 (Catena in Job: acquired about
1613-15).
3017. 2*. In Italian, on paper : written in the last quarter of the 16th cent, in
several hands : 1 2{ x 9 in., iii +657 leaves.
Reports by Venetian ambassadors, and similar papers, as follows : —
1 (fol. 1). ' Discorso di terra de' Svizzeri ' : beg. ' Terra de' Svizzeri
i una regione posta in Germania \
2 (fol. 177). ' Descrittione della guerra seguita tra'l Turco et
Persiano' (1578): beg. 'Tachmas Re di Persia*.
3 (fol. 229). 'Relatione di Persia di M. Vincenzo di Alessandri
ritornato a Venetia 1* anno 1574*.
4 (fol. 267). 'Relatione deHe cose del Regno d' Inghilterra, scritta
per Petruccio Vbaldina Fiorentino nel M.D.Li \
5 (fol. 371). 'Relatione di Sauoia di . . . Andrea Boldtf, fatta al
senato Venetiano V anno 1562 \
6 (fol. 403). ' Relatione d' Inghilterra di . . . signor Giouanni
Michele dell' anno 1557 \
7 (fol. 479). ' Relatione di . . . signor Marc'antonio Barbaro ritornato
Bailo da Constantinopoli V anno 1573
8 (fol. 523). 'Discorso della Moscouia': beg. 'Fti gia la Moscouia
un Ducato\
9 (fol. 542). ' Relatione di . . . Emiliano Manolesso ritornato da
Ferrara V anno 1575
10 (fol. 566). 'Relatione di . . . Francesco Molino ritornato di
Sauoia V anno 1576
1 1 (fol. 590). ' Relatione di Fiorenza di . . . [Andrea] Gussoni delF
anno 1576*.
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12 (fol. 623). 'Relatione della Signoria di Venetia, diuisa in tre
parti', 1569, followed (fol. 646) by some supplementary documents of
i57i> 1572 and 1582.
Presented by William Gent, esq., in 1600.
Now MS. BodL 880.
3018. [Prittied book, (Coke, London, 1605) : acquired before 1615 : now Arch.
Bodl. D. 159.]
3019. 346. »Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 30 (Chrysostom, &c, on st. Matthew:
this appears to be the MS. presented by sir Ralph Winwood in 16C4,
as a folio Chrysostom on st. Matthew).
3020. 1039. In Cornish, on paper: written in A. D. 161 1 by W. Jordan : 12} x
8f in., xxiv + 74 leaves : binding, limp white parchment with gold
ornament and 'LK.', contemporary English work. Dr. Macray
takes I. K. as probably representing I(ames) K^ing\ i. e. James 1,
but this is not likely.
' The Creacion of the worlde, with Noyes flude : wryten by William
Jordan . the xii tb of August . 16 ri a religious drama in Cornish, with
marginal epitome in English: beg. 'Ego sum alpha et omega | Heb
dallathe na dowethva | Pur wyze me ew \ This poem was edited in
1827, and, from this MS., in 1863. Foil, iii-xxiv, 28-end are blank ;
on fol. ii, a later paper, there are some Cornish and English sentences.
Jordan has been wrongly taken to be the author of the play, as well as
the scribe.
Probably acquired about 1611-15.
Now MS. BodL 219.
3021. 35. In Latin, on parchment : written perhaps about A. D. 1400 in England,
in more than one hand : 10x7 in., x + 628 pages : imperfect, worm-
eaten at beginning and end.
1 De veritate Sacre Scripture title from colophon : the author was
John Wyclif. Some sheets are wanting at the beginning, and the book
begins in chapt. 4 (out of 32) 'etiam ad literam facta'; ends 'quam
si Deus voluerit propono diffusius pertractare \ There are some
marginal notes. The hand changes at pp. 361, 374, 529.
' Liber beate Marie Ouerey ex dono magistri Lichefelde ' (p. 6a 1, 1 5th cent.) :
4 THo Allen dono dedit 1601.
Now MS. BodL 924.
3022. 844. - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 39 (Clemens, Ac. : given by Thomas
Cecil, earl of Exeter, in 161 8).
3023. 836. ~ Qn. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 44 (Catena in Job—Cant. : the
comm. on the Proverbs is by Polychronius : the fly-leaves are parts
of four leaves from an early 1 5th cent. Latin proser of some English
local use, with musical notes : given as no. 302a).
3024. 837. - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 45 (Polychronius, &c. : binding,
stamped red leather, Italian work of about a. d. 1600, so the text is
probably late 16th cent. : given as no. 3033).
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
5^9
3025. 597- = Qu. Catal. i (Creek), Misc. 38 (Chrysostom on Genesis : presented
by sir Henry Lillo or Lille, late consul of the English merchants in
Constantinople, in i6c8) v
3026. 1023**. In Spanish, on parchment, written in 1577: 12 x8, in., i + 35
leaves, with leaden seal of Philip II of Spain attached : one full-
page illumination and illuminated capitals.
' Senten^ia e carta executoria de hidalguia a pedimiento de Cristoval
Palomeque, ve^ino del iugar del burgo El Hondo ' ; a decree of a court
of hidalguia held at Valladolid, Nov. 12, 1577, pronouncing Cristoval
Palomeque to be of gentle birth and therefore exempt from national
taxes [Cr.].
•Anno 162a ex dono [Carew] Ra[legh] brother of sir Walter Raleigh.
His name recurs on fol. 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 900.
3027. 19* In English, on parchment : written about the middle of the 14th cent. :
10 x 6J in., ii + 101 leaves : with illuminated capitals and border.
An English metrical version of the Psalms : beg. ' Beatus vir qui non
. . . Seli bern }>at noght is gane | In pe rede of wicked mane \ This is
the same version as is found in no. 2325, and is believed to have been
composed about a. d. 1300. On fol. ioi v is added a (14th cent.) French
form of the Prognosticon Milonis Toletani de coniunctione facta anno
Domini 1357: beg. 'As touz les bones cristiens en queu part quels
soient Mestre Milles de Tollenty ouesques les autres mestres grace
perpetuele \ There is other writing and scribbling.
* Iste liber constat Hufgoni?] de Wolast[onf]. Quicunque alienauerit
Anathema sit . Qui cuipat carmen sit maledictus Amen 7 , (16th cent.) :
'Thomas Palmerstoun 16th cent, (fol 45): 1 Gifte of the Lady
Farmor', dame Mary Fermor of Easton Neston, to the Bodleian, 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 921.
3028. 807. In Italian, on paper : written late in the 16th cent. : iof x 7! in.
iii + 28 leaves.
' Stanze et Oratione di Giouan' Antonio Fenice da Ferrara a la . . .
Regina d' Angleterra . . : a complimentary poem (beg. 1 6 lume alto
splendor di nostra gente ') and oration {beg. 6 Se '1 risplendente sole gia
passata ' : fol. 9), both to queen Elizabeth.
Presented on March 11, 16 i|, by John Glanvyle of Bailiol college, Oxford.
Now MS. Bodl. 882.
3029. 2905*. In Latin and English on paper : written at the end of the 16th
cent., in several hands: I2|x8| in., i + 12 leaves : bound in limp
parchment, stamped with lozenge-shaped ornament bearing a rose
surmounted by a crown as on MS. Rawlinson £. 130 : English
work of the late 16th cent.
A. i (fol. 1). Latin speech of Queen Elizabeth to the University of
Oxford, Sept. 28, 1592: beg. 4 Merita et gratitudo': printed in Eliza-
bethan Oxford (Oxf. Hist. Soc, vol. viii), pp. 271-3, from a later copy
(MS. Tanner 461, fol. i7i v ) which presents some textual differences.
B. 2 (fol. 2). Translation into English of the Pro Marcelio of Cicero
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS. [3030-1
by Queen Elizabeth and in her autograph (a late non-calligraphic hand),
on paper water-marked with the Crown and initials E R : beg. 4 Of my
longue scilence*. See English Historical Review, vol. xxix, p. 271;
Bodleian Quarterly Record, vol. i, p. 22. The Old Catalogue describes
this article as simply * a translation of one of Cicero's Orations into Old
English ' ; and its authorship has not been known hitherto.
C. 3 (fol. 10). 'Epistola beatae Mariae virginis ad Messanenses \
translated out of Greek into Latin by Constantine Lascaris, followed by
an English translation ; the epistle is printed in Greek and Latin in
Migne's Patrologia Graeca, vol. clxi, p. 911 n. [Cr.]
Probably presented by Patrick Young, librarian of Windsor, along with
nos. 3030 and 307 1 , in 1639.
Now MS. Bodl. 900.
3030. 2904. In Greek and Latin, on paper: written A.D. 1550-1 by king
Edward vi : 12$ x 8{ in., ii + 55 leaves : bound in limp parchment
with gold ornament : English work of about a. d. 1600.
An exercise book in the handwriting of king Edward vi, and dated
between Jan. 3, i5$§, and June 4,, 1552. The exercises are : — a (fol. 1)
a list of Greek words corresponding to Latin words in Cicero De Finibus
and the 1st book of the Tusculanae Disputationes ; on fol i4 v is * E R *
(' Edwardus rex ' ?) ; the king's name does not elsewhere occur, but from
about 1648 the volume was-called 1 Ed. 6. Exercitia scholast.' ; b (fol. 15)
4 Phraseis ex IIoAtrcta rov UAaiwo? \ a list of Greek phrases ; c (fol. 25)
Latin phrases from Orations* of Cicero. See Literary Remains of King
Edward vi (Roxburghe Club, 1857), i, p. cccxxiv; and no. 3071 ; and
Brit. Mus. MS. Arundel 510.
The original volume was taken to pieces and re-arranged by the
late Librarian Mr. Nicholson on April 17, 1901.
4 Ex dono Doctissimi viri P. Junij Bibliothecarij Regij Anno Domini 1639.'
Now MS. Bodl. 899.
3031. 295. In Italian, &c, on paper : written in the last quarter of the 16th cent.
in several hands : 13 x9 m., 742 leaves.
Reports by Venetian ambassadors, as follows : —
1 (fol. 1). 4 Relatione di . . . Gio. Michiel ritornato dalla sua lega-
tione d* Inghilterra Y anno 1557 ' ; cf. fol. 363.
2 (fol. 33). 4 Relatione di . . . Francesco Molino ritornato di Sauoia
T anno 1576 \
3 (f°l- 53)- ' Relatione fatta nel Conseglio de Pregadi da . . . Lorenzo
Contarini venuto ambasciatore dal . . . R6 de Romani del 1548',
describing the domains of Charles v, emperor of the Romans (d. 1558).
4 (fol. 123). * Relatione di . . . Michiel Soriani [corrected to Paolo
Thiepolo, cf. fol. 161] sopra la corte et stati di Ferdinando R6 di
Romani fatta al senato Vinitiano Y anno 1557 \ describing the domains
of Ferdinand i, emperor of the Romans (d. 1564) ; followed by (fol. 161)
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three documents about the Holy Roman Empire, its assessments and
divisions, 1548-57, partly in English and Latin.
5 (fol. 179). 'Relatione di . . . [Antonio] Thiepolo tomato ambas-
ciatore dal cattolico Re* Filippo [ii], adi xi d* Ottobre 1567
6 (fol. 226). 'Discorso di Portogallo' with 'di Constantino di
Garzoni ' added : beg. ' Possiede ii R4 Sebastiano \
7 (fol. 236). ' Relatione di . . . Girolamo Lippomano fatta al senato
Vinitiano 1* anno 1574', on Poland.
8 (foL 276). 'Relatione di . . . Marc* Antonio Barbaro ritornato di
Constantinopoli V anno 1573 \
9 (fol. 308). ' Relatione di . . . Giacomo Soranzo ritornato da Con-
stantinopoli 1' anno 1578* : followed by two Latin letters (foil. 316, 317)
from Amurath iii and Mehmet Bassa to Maximilian ii, emperor of the
Romans, 15 and 30 Jan., i57§.
10 (fol. 320). 'Discorso della Moscouia', as 3017, art. 8.
11 (fol. 334). 'Relatione di Persia di . . . Vicenzo di Alessandri
deli* anno 1574 ' : followed (fol. 350) by a short paper on the * Diferenza
fra Turchi e Sophiani della loro religione \
12 (fol. 352). '. . . Discorso sopra la fortification di . .V Malta:
beg. ' Conosco Ulustrissimo et Reuerendissimo signor mio \
13 (fol. 359). Some short reports on parts of Italy.
14 (fol. 368). ' De Carolo nono Francorum rege [et] de progenitori-
bus Caroli in Latin and French, written about 1580.
1 5 378). 'Oratione di Monsieur [Jean] di Monluch alia . . •
Signoria di Venetia', 1548.
16 (fol. 388). A discourse in Italian on the proposed match between
queen Elizabeth of England and the Due d'Alencon, written about
1580 (?) : beg. 'Si uede nelli maneggi del mondo': imperfect, some
leaves missing at end.
17 (fol. 397). 'Relatione [della Signoria] di Venetia, (Jiuisa in tre*
parti', 1569.
18 (fol. 416). ' Relatione dello stato, forte, et gouerno della Republica
di Venetia al cattolico Re Filippo di Spagna': beg. 'Se ad alcuno
Ambasciatore ' ; with a list of officers of the state.
19 (fol. 446). 'Relatione di . . . Aloise Mocenigo, proueditor di
Terra ferma, Y anno 1568 \ a report on the states and towns of Italy
subject to Venice.
20 (fol. 466). ' Relatione de sindici di Dalmatia et di Leuante di . . .
Andrea Giustiniano, fatta V anno 1576*.
21 (fol. 504). 'Relatione del sindicato di Leuante, 1566*.
22 (fol. 579). 'Discorso di Ragusa': beg. 'Principio della cittd di
Ragusa
23 (fol. 587). 'Come ii regno di Cipri 6 uenuto in podesta della
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
Signoria di Venetia ' : beg. 4 II Re Giano mori dell* anno i 132 ' : a short
discourse, written soon after 1571, and followed by a short note on
Scotland (fol. 589).
24 (fol. 590). 'Relatione di . . . Emilian Manolesso . . . ritornato di
Ferrara 1' anno 1575*.
25 (fol. 608). 4 Altro Discorso sopra la Republica di Genoua': beg.
4 La Ciuilita di Genoua resta amicheuolmente diuisa \
26 (fol. 624). 4 Relatione di ... [Andrea] Gussoni ritomato di
Fiorenza, 1576*.
27 (fol. 636). 4 Relatione di . . . Bernardo Nauagiero ambasciator
a papa Paulo 4 0 , 1 558 \
28 (fol. 666). 4 Discorso del regno di Napoli' [by Alvise Lando,
1580]: beg. 4 Tratutti gliessempi'.
29 (fol. 684). 4 Precedenza trd Spagna et Francia then (added) 4 di
Augustino di Craualiz', 1564, see foil. 703, 714 : beg. 4 Perche ii uolgo
fa molti discorsi \
30 (fol. 722) *fk>mmario della risposta pel Duca di Ferrara all' in-
formatione del Duoa di Fiorenza', beg. 4 V*n' incerto Auttore per natural
inclinatione ' : followed at fol. 730 by a long Latin 4 Consilium \ summing
up in favour of the precedence of Florence over Ferrara, and signed
4 L. Imola'.
Presented by sir Richard Spencer in 1603.
Now MS. BodL 9U.
3032. 1376. In Latin, on parchment: written about A. D. 1400 in England:
i8f x 14} in., ii + 345 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated
capitals, &c. : worn, and not quite perfect : * R. A.' on the sides of
the plain rough brown leather binding.
A Saruni Antiphonarium, used in the church of St. Andrew Under-
shaft, London : the parts are : — the Proprium de Tempore (fol. 1),
a Calendar (fol. 173), the Psalter (fol. 177), the Commune Sanctorum
(fol. 215), the Proprium Sanctorum. (fol. 242"). There are several obits
in the calendar, of the 15th and 16th centt. : one (June 25) is 4 Obitus
Johannis Sawache rectoris istius ecclesie which points to the church of
St. Andrew Undershaft, London, where the rector John Savage died in
1475 ; tne calendar is unmistakably London in character. Some
liturgical benedictions before the Mattins Lessons are added on fol. 340 v .
Two leaves are cut almost entirely out after fol. 39 (Office of st Thomas
of Canterbury), one after foil. 176, 214, 266, 321, see W. H. Frere's BibL
Musico-Liturgica (1901), p. 12. In the 1635 Appendix to the Bodleian
Catalogue of 1620 the volume is entered as 4 Monasterii S. Albani
Antiphonarium at p. 3.
Apparently acquired about a. d. 1630, see no. 2174.
Now MS. BodL 046.
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
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3033. 953« In English, &c, on paper: written chiefly about A. D. 1610: 17 x
ii^ in., xxiv + 684 pages: binding, red morocco with much gold
ornament, English work of about A. D. 16 10.
Copies of about fifty papers chiefly relating to English history in the
1 6th century ; a full list is at p. xxi, and is printed in the Old Catalogue
of 1697 : — a (p. 3) A Life of Henry v based on that by Titus Livius
Forojuliensis, with the latter's preface, and also a preface (p. 1) by the
translator, explaining that he has made use of the earl of Ormonde and
other authorities, edited by Mr. C. L. Kingsford from this MS. in 191 1 as
The First English Life of Henry V; b (p. 93) The Life of cardinal
Wolsey, by George Cavendish, with a break at p. 125 ; c (p. 193) The
Life of sir Thomas More, by William Roper; d (p. 220) Accounts of
the arraignments and trials of the duke of Norfolk, 1571 ; the earl of
Arundel, 1589 (p. 233); sir John Perrot, 1592 (p. 241); sir Walter
Raleigh and others, 1603 (p. 253); lord Balmerino, 1609 (P- 2 57)i
the earls of Essex and Southampton, 1601 (p. 289) ; and of Lopez, 1593
(p. 509); e fpp. 268, 273, 319, 495) Papers about Spanish affairs;
/(p. 271) 'The Order of the haldinge of the court of Parliament in
Scotland'; ^(pp. 279, 281) Letters to qu. Elizabeth from the duke ot
Norfolk, Oct. 10, 157 1, and his son the earl of Arundel ; h (p. 315) 'The
Execution of Sir Guelly Merrick ' and another, 1601, see no. 3337,
foil, ii-iii ; i (pp. 347, 447, 453, 455) Papers relating to Mary queen of
Scots ; j (pp. 259, 351, 487) Papers relating to French affairs ; k (pp. 356,
369) Coronation papers; / (p. 375) 'Remembrances of the emperor
Charles the fifte for his Sonn', 1548; m (p. 385) An account of the
election of pope Gregory xiv, 1591 ; n (p. 421) 'The Instructions of
cardinall Sermonetta ' ; 0 (pp. 430, 436) ' The Christeninge of Queene
Elizabeth in Latin, and of queen Mary, in English, 15 16 ; / (p. 432)
'The Petition of the Lords for succession* spoken to qu. Elizabeth;
q (p. 437) 'The Order of Seriants feast' at London, Oct. 16, 1555 ; r (p.
469) ' Intronizatio Willhelmi Warham archiopiscopi (sic) Cantuariensis \
March 9, i5of ; s (p. 481) 'The Seruice to the Baron Bishopp within
the County of Yorke ' ; / (p. 515) ' The forme and manner of keepinge
of the Parliament of England ' ; u (p. 527) ' Whether it be better to sup-
presse Popish practices . . [by sir Robert Cotton. Cr.] ; v (p. 544) 'An
advise concerning the marriage of Prince Charles by Thomas Alured ;
w (pp. 355, 523) Miscellanies, on the Order of the Bath, and a
list of English law courts. From p. 527 the entries were probably
written after the book was bound : pp. 553-end are blank.
Presented by sir Peter Man wood in 1620: see no. 2951.
Now MS. BodL 066.
3034. 1350. In Latin, on parchment : written about the middle of the 15th cent.
in Italy : I2| x 9} in., i + 66 leaves, with illuminated capitals, &c.
Pontificale Romanum, the ordinal part only, in three divisions, ' de
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benedictione summi pontificiV (fol. 1), (2) ' de benedictione et consecra-
tione electi episcopi ' (fol. 5), (3) ' de benedictione abbatis vel abbatisse '
( fol. 50), with musical notes. There are marginal rubrics, added in
Italy. It appears that the cathedral church of Coventry acquired this
portion of a Roman pontifical as used at Rome. The lower blank
margin of fol. 46 has been cut off.
1 Liber ecclesie cathedral is Couentrie . . . [some words erased] \ 15th cent
1 Ex dono Edoardj Lapworth in medicina doctoris et prselectoris Philo-
sophise Natoralis Sidleyani* : Lapworth was professor from 1621 to
1636, and this book appears to have been received not later than about
1630. perhaps about 1620-25.
Now MS. Bodl. 90L
3035. [Prinied book (Catherina Senensis, 1612) : ' d. d. Walterns James, 1618*;
now C. 1 3. 1 5. Th.]
3036. 991. «*Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 84 (Hermias, &c. : this volume was
in seven separate pieces, when given by sir Henry Savile in 1620 : his
writing is at foil. 260, 286, &c).
3037. 988. = Qu. Catal. i (Greek\ Misc. 36 (Catena in Cantica Canticonim, 8cc. :
this volume was in five separate pieces, when given by sir Henry
Savile in 1620. [Art. 4 is the commentary of Nicetas Serronius,
archbp. of Heraclea, upon two orations of Gregory Nazianzen. Cr.]
3038. 1024. = Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 2467 (Mardochseus Nathan : be-
queathed by the translator into Latin, Nicholas Fuller, in 1623).
3039. = Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian) no. 1229 (Persian poetry : acquired before
1680, Cr.)
3040. 986. =Qu. Catal. i (Greek\ Misc 79 (Nicephorus Callistus: 14th not
13th cent. : given by sir Henry Savile in 1620).
3041. 72. In Latin CA) and English (B\ on parchment : made up of two MSS.
written in the 14th and 1 5th centt. in England : io£ x 7* in., 210 leaves.
A (last quarter of the 14th cent. : in double columns : with illumi-
nated capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 7) 'In libro magistri Gauteri Mahap
de Nugis Curialium Distinctio prima', &c, the whole treatise in
five parts, wanting one leaf after fol. 7, with list of chapters at end :
(The treatise has been printed from this, the only known MS., by Thomas
Wright for the Camden Society in 1850 and by dr. M. R. James in
Anecdota Oxoniensia y 19 14) : followed (fol. 73 v ) by a short chapter ' Causa
excidij Cartaginencium beg. ' Narrat Flaccensius in Hystoriis Cartha-
ginensium \ On blank leaves of the last quire are added in rather later
hands : a (fol. 74) Part of an invective against the regular clergy, beg. ' Porro
sobrios viros iuniores fratres principes cocorum \ ends ' pretereunt non
attendant* ; b (foil. 74 v , 76 y ) 'Processus martirij Ricardi Scroup Ebora-
censis archiepiscopi', 1405, verses, beg. * Quis meo capiti dabit effundere ' :
c (fol. 75) 'Examinacio sacerdotum propter concubinas', verses, beg.
'Nouus rumor Anglie partes pergirauit': more than twice as long as
the poem printed in Wright's Latin Poems attributed to Walter Mapes
(Camd. Soc. 1841), p. 180.
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2 (fol.78^ Miscellaneous poems in various hands: — a (fol. 78) The
latter part of a rhymed psalter of the Virgin, beg. (after some lost leaves)
4 Venus vrit lubrica | Ave pulcra pelle pulpa ends 4 dapibus ambrosijs ' ;
b (fol. 8o v ) The poem generally known as 'Golias de conjuge non
ducenda', beg. 'Sit Deo gloria \ here with no title, but in the poem
4 Gauterus ' appears as the author : ends at 1. 200 4 habet remedium ' ;
c (fol. 8i v , added) Disputatio inter Cor et Oculum, beg. 4 Si quis cordis
here without title, generally attributed to Mape ; d (fol. 8i v , in the
hand of art. 1, as are e-h) 'Versus magistri Michaelis Cornubiensis
contra magistrum Henricum Abrincensem coram domino Hugone
abbate Westmonasterii & aliis leonine verses beginning 4 Archipoeta
vide quod non sit cura tibi de and two similar sets of verses, end 4 ad
fora luctus ' ; e (fol. 89) 4 Excidium Troie beg. 4 Pergama Mere uolo
attributed to Hugo prior of Montacute, Hildebert archbp. of Tours, and
Hugo Primat; / (fol. 90) 4 Prophetia cuiusdam [a 16th cent, hand adds
* scilicet Johannis de Bridlington ',] de domino Edwardo rege Anglie
tertio post conquestum leonine verses, beg. 4 Febribus infectus \ ending
with 18 4 Versus de iiij* x iiij' (i.e. 1384?); g (fol. 94 v ) 4 De Babione &
Croceo domino Babionis & Viola filiastra Babionis a comedy, beg.
4 Me dolor infestat ' ; h (fol. 97 v ) 4 Speculum Burnelli merito liber iste
vocatur I Cuius sub specie stultorum vita notatur elegiac verses, beg.
4 Suscipe panta [=pauca] tui', followed by a prose 4 Moralitas speculi
Burnelli by Nigellus, [i. e. Nigel Wireker] ; i (fol. 1 16) A poem on the
battle of Neville's Cross, beg. 4 Gorda superborum Scotorum destrue,
Christe'; / (fol. n6 v ) An invective against France, about a.d. 1340,
beg. 4 Francia feminea pharisea vigoris ydea with three added lines ;
k (fol. n8 v ) 4 Apocalipsis magistri Galteri Mahap super vita & moribus
personarum ecclesiasticarum followed by four lines, beg. 4 Que noua
praua nimis'; / (fol. i2o v ) 4 Incipit Comedia de Geta\ beg. 4 Carmina
composuit ends 4 se fore queque placent \ also known as Amphitryon
because based on Plautus's comedy, by Vitalis Blesensis.
B (15th cent. : with one illuminated capital) 3 (fol. 124). The Vision
of William (Langland) concerning Piers the Plowman : a MS. of the
C-text, characterized thus by prof. Skeat : — 4 The text is a mixed one
and in several hands. The former part is mere rubbish, written out
from imperfect recollection. But the latter part, beginning with C. Pass, xi
[i.e. from fol. 141], exhibits a very fair text \ On fol. i4o v , at the end
of C. Pass, x, is 4 Explicit vita & visio Petri Plowman \ The hand
changes on fol. 1 39 and after fol. 1 40.
Foil. 5-6 bear on the first leaf a tale of a knight at Rome, 4 appa-
rently the Miles gloriosus of Matthew of Vendome ' [Dr. M. R. James] :
elegiac verses (cf. no. 301 51, fol. 47), beg. s Vernat eques, iam prima genis
lanugo susurrat ' : ends 4 territat ense domum ' (early 1 5th cent. ?), and on
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the verso of the and leaf an illumination of the early 15th cent., depicting
a flood issuing from a well, near which is a chained lion : on the other
side is st. Christopher bearing Christ and crossing the flood towards the
lion. Round about are scrolls with the legend * Iste liber Constat fratri
Johanni de WELLIS, monacho Rameseye whom Macray (Chronicon
Ramseiense, 1886, p. xlv) and dr. James identify with the opponent of
Wycliffe. On foil. 1-4 are distichs and notes in Latin, French and English,
some with 4 quod Dodisthorp' (15th and 16th centt). The front fly-
leaves are fragments of Ramsey abbey accounts, cf. fol. 2o8 v (15th cent.) ;
the end fly-leaves are from an early 14th cent Latin encyclopaedia of
civil law. The name 'Whyttynton* is on fol. 6 V , and 'J. Kyngstun'
in pencil on fol. ao8 v (both 15th cent.), and 'Th. Strype' (16th cent)
occurs on fol. 2.
Presented by Cuthbert Ridley, M.A., in 1601.
Now MS. Bodl. 861.
9042. 1060. — Or. Caul, ii, cod. Arab. Moham. 42 (Mohammed ben Alhasan :
' . . .ex dono Edmundi Grail in art i bus magistrj et Medicj quondam
Ex Collegio Baliolensi . . . 1627 ' : but Edmund Grayle was ot
Magdalen hall, his son Ezra being of Balliol).
3043. 848. - Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1805 (Comm. on the Koran : this
appears to have been acquired between 16 13 and 1615).
3044. 954- =» Qu* Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1828 (The Psalms, in Persian : given
by sir Thomas Roe on his return from an embassy to the emperor
Jahfcngtr, Jan. 1, i6>f).
3045. 706. In Latin, on parchment: written in the 15th cent, in Italy; 13JX
8 j in., 1 26 leaves, with wide margins : with illuminated border, arms,
capitals, &c.
The poem of Lucretius De rerum natura. At fol. 122 are added 63
mediaeval hexameters on the Winds, which begin ' Quatuor a quadris
uenti flant partibus orbis 1 : at end is * v. f. 1 ' : on fol. 125 is ' 1 20 folia,
15 quaterni. 2. 30 \ cf.fol. 2 V . The volume was written for a patron bearing
the arms, Quarterly 1st and 4th argent party per saltire, the dividing lines
being straight with short cross-lines, 2nd and 3rd or a lion rampant
gules : with a motto Ad astra tend\i]mus : these arms are on an altar
which bears Aeternum felix.
4 D. D. Jana Ouena [Owen] ad vsum Bibliothecse Publicae Oxon. i6io\
fol. 2, cf. 3 V and no. 2037 : 80 MU* should have followed no. 2037 m tne
second numeration as 611*.
Now MS. Auot. F. 1. 13.
3046-7. [Printed books (Kircher, Frankfort, 1607); acquired between 1634
and 1655 : now Auct. E. 1. 2-3.]
3043. 3537. * Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 10 (Lectionarium, Tischendorf-
Gregory's Evst. 19 : binding, red plush on early boards, attached is
a repousse* silver-gilt crucifix of inferior Greek 14th cent, workman-
ship, damaged, clasps and corner-pieces wanting: presented by
Edward Hyde, earl of Clarendon, in 1663. . Cr.).
3049. 2903. In French, on paper: written a.d. 161 7 by Esther Inglis ; 2 x 3I in.,
77 leaves : binding, brown leather with gold ornament, English work
of 1617(f).
4 Les six vingts et six Quatrains de Guy de Faur Sieur de Pybrac
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escrits par Esther Inglis pour son dernier adieu, ce 21 iour de iuin, 1617
This copy is dedicated in English to dr. Joseph Hal!, and as usual
contains a coloured portrait of mrs. Inglis (on fol. 6). At foil. 70, 71
are the mottoes 1 Durum patientia frango ' and ' De l'Eternel le bien | De
moy le mal ou rien. Junij xxi, 1617*. This volume is no. xxv in
D, Laing's List of Inglis MSS. (Proc. of the Soc. of Antiquaries of
Scotland, vi [1868], p. 302).
4 Liber Bibliothecae Bodleianse ex dono Edovardj Hall, Coll. Exon. Soc:
Art. Baccal: 1638'.
Now MS. Bodl. 087.
3050. 662. In Latin, on parchment : written in the second half of the 1 3th cent.
in England (?) : 5I x 3I in., 693 leaves, in double columns : with small
miniatures in capitals, illuminated capitals, &c : binding, green
velvet, gilt edges, strings cut off, English 16th cent. work.
The Bible in Latin, the Vulgate edition, with the general and special
prologues of st. Jerome. A list of the books is on fol. 3 V , in normal
order. The New Testament begins on fol. 504, and is followed by the
usual Interpretationes nominum Hebraicorum (fol. 635) and a list of
liturgical Epistles and Gospels. In the binding are two fragments of
a 14th cent, theological MS.
4 Dominus Robertus Swerby | magister de cantaria Can|telou [in cathe-
drali Lincolniensi] et Willelmus Hawes | sociuseiusdem cantarie | execu-
tores Naseby [canonicij \ early 14th cent. ' William Turner deane of
Welles and doctor of phisicke and professor of divinity', d. 1568:
' lane Turner \ his widow : ' Liber Thomse James Oxonio-cantabrigien-
sis, ex dono Gualteri Copi Armigeri, amicj sui integerrimi. Apr. 8.
1600. Tolle et lege. Aug.' Probably dr. James gave this volume to
the Library between 1605 161 1.
Now MS. Auot. D. 5. 9.
3051. 877. In Latin, on parchment: written about A.D. 1300 in England:
5 1 x 4 \ in., 468 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated borders,
capitals, &c. : binding, white parchment with inlaid dark-red leather,
all with gold stamped ornament, on each side the arms of James i,
with clasp and lock, English work.
A Latin Vulgate Bible, with prologues : the New Testament begins
on fol. 353 : preceded by a (fol. 4) a Roman Calendar in blue and red,
written for an English Franciscan house (foil. ff. 6, 7 should precede
fol. 5), and some calendarial rules ; b (fol. 9) c Apocripha Esdre prophete
i.e. Esdras iv, beg. * Liber Esdre prophete secundus'; c (fol. 18) *Pro-
nunctiatio (sic) Epistolarum & Euangeliorum per totum annum secundum
consuetudinem ecclesie Romane', a list ; and followed by d (fol. 432 v )
' Interpretationes Hebreorum nominum \
'Liber Ricardi Swann quern emit a domino Matheo vicario de Mudford
[com. Somerset.] vij° die Marcij anno Domini millesimo CCCC lxxv to . . . ' :
'Ceste liure appertient a Leonardns Worallns sporallis . Londinencis
. Teste apud me Jacob Bonamy', late 16th cent.: 'Donum Edwardj
Sherborne armigeri ', probably about 1614, about when it was apparently
acquired.
Now MS. Auot. D. 5. 1L
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3052. 238. In English, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent. :
5t'X3f in., 318 leaves, in double columns: with two small illu-
minated capitals : some pages worn and injured : binding, red velvet,
16th cent. English work.
The New Testament, in Wycliffe's later version, with prologues. Some
leaves containing John xx. 15 - Rom. i. 21 are wanting after fol. 139.
There is scribbling of names on foil. 73" and a 17* (' Thomas Atkingsonne'),
n8 v (Barton upon Humbert iai v , 145 (' lohn TyrwhM), 168, 177
( 4 Thomas Manton '), 18a, ao8\ On fol. 1 (d. end cover) ' Wy. Waad dc
gfvr 1 60a. me. 1. tu mastr txmuz bXdlez librari in tfe diviniti skul in
iksfurd * f i. e. sir Wm. Waad, lieutenant of the Tower. Cr.], ' mistur
wad . a v kiventri * : there were Wades of Coventry in the 1 7th century.
Now MS. BodL 870.
3053. aaa. — Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. looa (Mahazor : presented by
dr. John Lloyd in 1602, but the identification is not certain).
3054. 484. In Southern English, on parchment : written in the first half of the
15th cent.: 7)x<4 in., vi + 283 leaves: with illuminated borders,
capitals, &c
Middle English theological treatises by John Wycliffe and others : —
1 (fol. 1). A short exposition of the Creed, Ten Commandments
(see also fol. 16), Seven Sins, Seven works of mercy, Seven gifts of the
Holy Ghost, etc. : beg. ' Thees ben the wordis of God in the olde lawe \
2 (fol. io v ). 'A schort reule of lif for ech man in general, and
for prestis & lordis & laboreris in special perhaps by John Wycliffe
(Shirley's Catalogue^ Engl. 24).
3 (foil. 1 3, 1 7 V ). ' Summe prouerbis of Salamon with othere auctoritees
• . , of hoii writt beg. s Drede God my sone \
4 (fol. 24). 'Pater noster', a commentary on the Lord's Prayer,
beg. ' Sith the Pater noster is the best preier ' (Shirley 64).
5 (fol. 35 v ). 'Aue Maria', a commentary on the Hail Mary, beg.
' Heyl Marie ful of grace . . . The archangel Gabriel 9 (Shirley 28).
6 (fol. 39 v ). ' The Pore Cay tyf \ in fourteen parts without prologue
(Creed, Decalogue, Pater noster, Counsel of Christ, Patience, Tempta-
tion, Charter of Heaven, Horse or Armour of Heaven, Love (or name)
of Jesus, Desire (or Love) of Jesus, Very Meekness, Effect of will.
Active and contemplative life, and the Mirror of chastity). In the
middle of it are foisted several other discourses (foil. 50-1 17), [viz. ' Thre
thingis distrienthis world' (fol. 50 : Shirley 25), 'The xvj condicions of
charite ' (fol. 56 : beg. ' Poule spekith of charite '), the Plagues of Egypt
(fol. 60 : beg. 'Salamon seith In alle thi werkis'), 'Of weddid men and
wemmen and of her children 9 (fol. 62 : Shirley 36), and ' The seuene
deedly synnes' (fol. 73 v : Shirley 44), Cr.].
7 (fol. 209). '. . . The Pricke of loue . after Richard Hampol here-
myte . . [commonly known as the Form of perfect Living].
8 (fol. 236 v ). '. . . Hou men that ben in heele schulde visite seeke
men ' [as in Horstmann, Richard Rolleof Hampole, ii. pp. 449-453. Cr.] :
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followed at fol. 243* by notes of the five inward wits, the five wits of
the flesh, and the seven deadly sins.
9 (fol 248). 'A tretys of tribulacion \ beg. 1 Seynt Poule teching us
10 (fol. 262). 'The reule of the lijf of oure Lady' [translated from
the Meditations of St. Bonaventura, printed from this MS. in Horstmann's
Richard Rolle of Hampole, I pp. 158-9, Cr.].
11 (fol, 265). 'Of widewhod', beg. 'Wydewis schulden knowe her
cleping \
12 (fol. 267 v ). Of ' the vii. Sacramentis . . beg. ' Britheren & frendis
ye schulden vndurstonde \
13 (fol. 2 7o v ). 'Quicunque vult, with the glose', beg. 'It is seid
comynly \
There are some notes on the fly-leaves, in Latin and English.
4 Per me Geo[r]ge Page fili de Rica[r]di Page in would-be cryptic writing,
1 5th cent. Presented by dr. William Cotton, bp. of Exeter, in 1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 038.
3055. 2921. In Latin, on parchment : written in the middle of the 13th cent, in
the Netherlands: 6^x4} in., 204 leaves: with fine miniatures,
illuminated borders, &c : gilt edges : binding, see below.
A Latin Psalter, preceded by a Calendar at fol. 4, and six full-page
miniatures (foil. 10-15), and followed by the Canticles (fol. i83 v ),
including the Te Deum (fol. i93 v ) and Athanasian Creed (fol. i97 y ),
and a Litany with prayers (fol. 200). The calendar and litany point
unmistakably to the Netherlands (Tournai) or N.E. France : and the
mention of Innocentius as pope on fol. 202 v seems to fix the date to
1243-54, but could possibly indicate 1276. At Oct. 22 in the calendar
is ' Hie Joras de W°ser [?] 14th cent.
The illuminations, besides the borders and capitals, consist of illustra-
tions of the work of each month in the calendar, five of the Life of
Christ (fol. 10), and fourteen of the Psalms (at foil. i5 v , 40*, 41, 57, 7i v ,
72V, 87V, 88, 107V, i2 4 v , 125, 128, i 4 4 v , 145)-
The binding is rare and perhaps contemporary : the sides are composed
of wood with facings or sheets of silver, on which are engraved (1) the
Coronation of the Virgin, (2) the Annunciation. Colour is given to
these by translucent enamel which leaves the faces white : parts of the
enamel have also come off. The two scenes are framed in a silver-gilt
border of foliage, hand-wrought. The back is leather. Both clasps are
wanting. The whole is reproduced in colours in mr. W. Salt Brassington's
Historic bindings in the Bodleian Library (Lond. 1891), plate iv.
'Doctissimo Medico et amico Willi 0 Butler Cantab. Robertus Cotton
Coningtoneus LL.MM. D. D. 1614*. • Julij 15.1648. Liber Biblio-
thecae Bodleyanae ex dono nobilissimae D. Annse Sadler . vxoris Radulphi
Sadler de Stonden [Standon], in Comitatu Harford Armigerj '.
Now MS. Amct. D. 4. 2.
P p 2
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9056* 1547. In Latin, Italian, Sec, on parchment and paper : made up of three
MSS. written in the second half of the 16th cent. : 7| x 5f in., 4 + 62
leaves : some right-hand margins are cat close, mutilating the text.
A (on paper) 1 (fol. 1). 'Dialogus in aduentum Reginae . . .
Elisabethae gratulatorius, inter eandem Reginam & Dominum Robertum
Dudlaeum Comitem Leicestriae & Oxoniensis Academiae Cancellarium
a Latin verse dialogue with preface,' composed by s Thomas Nelus
hebraicae linguae Professor [regius], Oxoniae', and illustrated with in-
teresting pen-drawings of the Colleges and University buildings of
Oxford, the originals of which were by John Bereblock : at fol. 19* is
a 1 Gratulatio hebraica ' by Neale on the same occasion, which was no
doubt in 1566. The drawings have been often reproduced, as in 17 13
by Hearne, in 1728 by Whittlesey, and in 1882 by Guggenheim. One
is the only view of Duke Humphrey's, now the Bodleian, Library before
the Arts and Selden Ends were added (fol. i6 v ). See below.
B (on parchment) 2 (fol. 22). * Oratio habita coram illustrissimo Rege
Henrico Septimo . Cantabrigie here without authors name but known
to be by dr. John Fisher, bp. of Rochester, perhaps in 1 506, when Fisher
was chancellor of the University of Cambridge, beg. 1 Etsi nullis unquam
verbis ' : printed by Hearne in his editions of Leland's Itinerary, vol. 2.
C (on paper) 3 (fol. 32). 'Prirai uenticinque Salmi df Dauid in
uarie rime italiane preceded by an epistle dedicatory to sir Thomas
Bodley by Alberico Gentile 'In Oxfort . il primo giorno dell' . [r5]8i \
The verses were by 1 un mio parente i. e. perhaps Giovanni Valentino
Gentile : beg. 1 Beato F huom, che nella uia degF empi \
A was ' Giuen to the Library . . . Jnly 38, 1630, by John More * : C was
* giuen to the Librarie ... by Mr. Laure[nce] Bodley sometime fellow of
Exceter C[ollege] . . . \ The volume may have been bound and referenced
rather later than 1630.
Now MS. BodL 13.
3057. 2931*. Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 3813 (Lord's Prayer in various
languages: 17th cent.: probably acquired between 1630 and
1649, Cr.).
3058- 3931** In English, on paper : written about 1600 : 7J x 6 in., iii + 34 leaves :
binding, limp parchment, stamped on the two covers with ornament
and initials T[homas] B[odleyJ.
An account by sir Thomas Bodley of his negotiations in the Nether-
lands, January, 1593-4 — summer, 1596: written in the first person but
by a secretary : without title : printed by Thos. Hearne in his edition
of Camden's Annates Rerum Anglicarum^ vol. iii, pp. 928-54 [Cr.].
Acquired not later than 1649.
Now MS. Bodl. 11.
3059. 2901*. In English, on paper : written about 1636 : 9 x 6£ in. r ii + 14 leaves :
bound in limp parchment with gold ornament, contemporary Eng-
lish work.
Six sets of verses ' to the Right vertuous the Ladie Elizabeth Powlet
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vpon her Present to the Vniversitie of Oxon being the Birth, Death,
Resurrection, and Ascension of our Saviour wrought by her selfe in
Needle- worke \ The writers are 4 William Cartwright, master of Arts of
Christ-Church ' (fol. 1), and * Samuel Evans, Bachelor of Lawe* (fol. 2),
'Tho: Gawen, A.B.' (fol. 3), * Edward Marrow, Bac: of La we* (fol. 5 V ),
4 John Beesley, Bac:' Art:' (fol. 7), and ' Rod: Brideoake, A.M.* (fol. 9 V ),
all pf New College. The needlework was presented in Convocation, on
July 9, 1636 (see Macray, Annals, p. 65 note); it was still in the
Library in 1697 when Wanley proposed its transference to the Ashmo-
lean, but is not now known to exist. [Cr.]
Probably presented in 1636.
Now MS. Bodl. 22.
3060. 839. «Qu. Cntal. i (Greek), Misc. 56 (Contra Judaeos, &c : presented by
Thomas Cecil, earl of Exeter, in 161 8).
3061. 627. = Qu. Catal. vi ^Syriac), no. 145 (Ignatius, &c : once described as
Agnes : presented by Paul Pindar in 1 611).
3062. 1055. In French, on paper : written in a. d. 1586 by Georges de la Motthe :
8 i x 7* in » 21 leaves: with miniatures, illuminated borders, &c. :
binding, brown leather inlaid with various coloured moroccos and
with gold ornament, and two central bosses of crystal '^glomise':
English work of 1 586.
' Hymne a tres-haute . . . Princesse Elizabeth Royne d'Angletef re,
France, et Irelande &c. Presentee a sa Maieste* par Georges de La
Motthe, gentilhomme Francoys . 1586', a laudatory French poem by
a French refugee, with prose preface. The poem beg. 1 Qui voudra
figurer, d'vn ouurage parfect \ At fol. 7 is a miniature of the Queen, on
the title-page is an emblematic picture, on fol. 4 V the Royal Arms, and
every page is surrounded with a painted border with small figures,
emblematic devices, arms, conjoined letters, &c. Both preface and
poem are purely rhetorical, but the writer (who is also the painter) not
obscurely asks for assistance. See W. D. Macray's Annals of the Bodleian,
2nd ed. (1900), p. 464, where it is mentioned that the enamel on the
binding used to be considered made of humming birds' feathers.
Attached to fol. 20 is a leaf of some English theological treatise in
minute writing of the 1 7th cent.
* Ex dono . . . Jobannis Cope Armigeri, Equitis Aurati, Baronetti filii
natu maxirni, Olim Reginensis Oxon. Almse Matris ergo, 4 0 Cal.
Jan. 1626'.
Now MS. Pp. e. 1.
3063. 166. - Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1050 (Jalaliyyah : probably part of
the 4 Libellus partim Persicus partim Arabicus . 8 [i.e. octavo] . MS.'
presented by sir Richard Lee in 1602).
3064. 941. - Qu Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1707 (Persian-Turkish vocabulary:
' ex dono Sharpie ' in Sir Thomas Bodley's hand, so the
volume was acquired before 1613).
3065. 863. « Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), nos. 2214, 2125, 2226 (magic, &c,
in Turkish : acquired as the last).
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3066. 616. - Or. Catal. ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Christ. 6 (Esdras, &c. : described
in the Benefactors' Register as ' Nomina Prophetanrm ' : given by
Paul Pindar in 161 1).
3067. 629. - Qn. Catal. vi (Syriac), no. 5a (prayers and astronomy : presented
by Paul Piudar in 161 1).
3068. 168. - Qn. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 21 II (Gal u Nauruz.in Turkish:
presented by sir Richard Lee in 1602 as '.Historia qusedam lingua
Tartarorum
3069. 630. — Qu. Catal. vi (Syriac), no. 193 (Nomenclator : presented by
Paul Pindar in 161 i).
3070. 226. In Russian, on paper: written in A. P. 1807 : 6| x 4} in., ii + 141
leaves : with red capitils and rubrics : binding, stamped leather on
boards, with brass and iron fittings, one clasp only left, Russian 16th
cent. work.
Chasovnik, or Russian prayers, hymns and psalms for private use,
written, according to a note on fol. 141. for Thomas Owen(?), an
English merchant, in the year 7096 on the 3rd of December, i. e. Dec. 3,
4 Trh"|omas Harfdlcastell is the treve oVner of this booke . Witnesse, John
Pullen', i6ih cent: the name of James Pullen occurs on foil, i, ii.
This appears to be the ' Psalmi eadem [sc. Moscovitica] lingua. 8° '
presented by dr. Lancelot Browne in 160J.
Now MS. BodL 946.
3071* 2905. In Latin, on paper: written a.d. 1548 by king Edward vi, &c. :
8{ x6g in., 86 leaves : bound in limp parchment with gold orna-
ment, English work of about A. D. 1600.
'Liber sententiarum Diuisionum Phrasium ftdefinitionum extractse
ex officiis Ciceronis . Edwardus', exercises written between Jan. 4, 154^
and Aug. 14, 1548, chiefly by King Edward vi, but also in two other
bands (see foil. 63-6, 73-80), one of which is possibly, as Mr. E. W. B.
Nicholson suggested, that of Barnaby Fitzpatrick (the name ' Barnabas '
'meus puer* is on fol. 55). When the volume was first referenced
(about 1648) it was attributed to Edward vi, but before 1697 a tradition
arose that queen Elizabeth wrote part at least of this book, and
foil. 73-80 are not unlike her early writing; if so, she must have been
with the king and doing the same exercises from June 7 to 22, 1548.
See Literary Remains of King Edward vi (Roxburghe Club, 1857), i,
p. cccxxiii ; and no. 3030.
The original volume was rearranged by the then Librarian on April 15,
1 90 1.
' Ex dono doctissimi virj P. Jnnij Bibliothecarij Regij Anno Domini 1639/
Now MS. Autogr. e. 2.
3072. 525. In English (West Midland), &c, on parchment : written late in the
14th cent. : 8x5} in., iv + 1 10 leaves : binding, stamped leather on
paste-boards, English 16th cent work, rebacked.
English works, chiefly by John Wycliffe: —
1 (fol. 1). On tlje seven deadly sins, in 32 chapters (Shirley's
Catalogue^ Engl. 44).
2 (fol. 37). On blasphemy, in three parts (Shirley 52):
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3 (fol. S7 V ). 'Vita sacerdotum', in English (Shirley 53).
4 (fol. 6a v ). A note on Grosseteste's description of a monk who has
left a cloister : beg. ' Lincolniensis generaliter describit . . . There is he
seis a deed caryone' [edited from this MS. in Arnold's Select English
Works of John Wyclif, iii. 230, Cr.].
5 (fol. 63 v ). Wycliffe on the Lord's Supper (Shirley 54).
6 (fol. 65, cf. 83). Auctoritates Patrum, a series of Latin theological
extracts from Anselm, Jerome, Ac. : beg. ' Quod enim viles uestes ', a few
in English follow on foil. 68 v , 69*.
7 (fol. 70). A protestation by Nicholas Herford and Philip Reping-
don, and (fol. 7o v ) by John Aston, all prisoners, on June 19, 1382.
8 (fol. 71). The 'Reule of seynt Fraunceys ' (Shirley 13), and 'The
Testament of Seynt Fraunceys* (fol. 74 v : Shirley 14), followed by the
' Regula Francisci' (fol. 79) and the 'Testamentum Francisci' (fol. 82),
both in Latin : with a short English comment on the latter (fol. 76).
9 (fol. 86). Fifty Heresies of Friars (Shirley 15).
10 (fol. 107). WyclinVs Letter to pope Urban vi (Shirley 55).
The fly-leaves are parts of four leaves of a collection of Lai in
sermons written in England about a.d. 1300.
4 Liber venenosus in anglico*, ' Explicit malicia facta contra frntres*, 15th
cent., at beginning and end. Owned by J. Wyldsley (foil. iv v , 68, 107")
and by John Siokes (see bp. Bale's index Scriptorum, p. 270) in the
1 6th cent. It probably came to the Library in -1605.
Now MS. Bodl. 647.
3073. 843. « Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 46 (Polychronius : binding, stamped red
leather, Italian work of about a. D. 1600, so the text is piobably late
16th cent. : see no. 3024 : given by Thomas Cecil, eail of Exe'er,
in 1618.
3074. 2909. In English, on paper: written A.D. 1638: 13^x9^ in., xxvi +
966 pages : binding, dark blue calf with gold ornament and
a Herbert motto AIIAANftZ binding a sheaf of arrows, English
work of about 1640.
'The Life and Raigne of King Henry the VIII, together with ... a
generall history of the times. By Edward L d Herbert Baron of Cherbury
and Castle Island, &c. Anno mdcxxxiix ', with dedication to Charles i ;
entirely in a scribe's hand. Text beg. 'It is not easie to write*. Pre-
fixed at p. iii is an autograph letter from lord Herbert to Rouse,
Bodley's Librarian, stating that he had previously (in 1642) sent to
Thomas Master, fellow of New College, this book and no. 3513 to be
locked in a cabinet and deposited in the Bodleian during the author's
lifetime, but that he understood that they had not yet been received :
let them be claimed. The letter is dated Jan. 31, 164 J, so the books
probably arrived soon after, though probably not available for public,
use until lord Herbert's death in 1648.
See above.
Now MS. Bodl. 010.
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3075. 860. In Lathi, on parchment : written in the 13th cent in England (?) :
1 1 x 8 in., iii + 26 leaves : with fine illuminations, see below : binding,
brown leather with ornamental corners and centre bosses of brass,
clasps lost, late 16th cent. English binding.
A series of ninety-two illuminated pictures illustrating the Apocalypse,
two on a page; after each of foil. 1-22 are two guard-papers, bearing
scribbled notes by the rev. H. O. Coxe, who edited the whole volume
for the Roxburghe Club in 1876, with coloured facsimiles of all the
miniatures. The only parts of the Latin text or notes are those which
occur on labels or inscriptions within the pictures. Foil. 15-16 should
follow fol. 4, and one leaf is missing after fol. 17. See L' Apocalypse en
Francais au XZZI* Steele by L. Delisle and Paul Meyer (Paris, 1901, 8°),
pp. ii, lxxii.
Probably acquired between 1613 and 1615.
Now MS. Auot. D. 4. 17.
3076. 1023. In French, on parchment: written in the first half of the 16th cent.
by Jean Mallart : iof x ;| in., ii + 80 leaves : with fine miniatures,
illuminated capitals, &c : binding, red velvet, English contemporary
work.
1 Le Chemin de Paradis a French poem by Jean Mallart, with an
' Oraison a Dieu ' (fol. i v ), 4 Epistre au Roy King Henry viii (fol. 7 V ),
* Aux lecteurs* (fol. io v ), all in verse, and the first book of the poem
(fol. 1 8 V ). There are four large miniatures of the author writing his book
(fol. i v ), of the royal Arms (fol. 7 V ), and of subjects of the poem (folL io v ,
i8 v ). This is no doubt the copy written, illuminated, and presented to
Henry viii by the author, who was the king's French Poet and Orator.
* Liber vniuersitatis Oxon. ex dono Francisci Greuill in artibus magistri et
socii Collegij Mertoncnsis, Octob. 1632/
Now MS. Bodl. 888.
3077* 886. In Latin and French, on parchment: written in the 15th cent, in
France: oJx6J in., i + 143 leaves: with many fine miniatures,
boiders, &c. : mutilated.
The Hours of the Virgin in Latin (with rubrics in French), according
to the use of Nantes in Brittany (fol. 31) : preceded by a calendar (fol. 1),
the four Capitula (fol. 13), prayers (foil. 19, 28), and short commemora-
tions of Saints (fol. 25, cf. 57 v ), and followed by the Penitential Psalms
with Litany (fol. 92), the Office for the Dead (fol. io6 v ), and the 15 Joys
of the Virgin in French (fol. 131) and the 7 Requestes in French
(fol. 135). The Hours of the Cross and of the Holy Spirit are worked
in, at foil. 55 v , 56 v , Ac. The connexion with Nantes is sufficiently
proved by the honour paid in the Calendar to St Similian ('Sambin* :
June 17), st. Gohart ('Grohart': June 25), st. Felix (July 7), and
st. Clarus (Oct. 10). Leaves bearing miniatures have been cut out
after foil. 67, 71, 77.
On foL 1 sir ' W. Ralegh \ In the Eibrary not later than r6 15, and taken
then to be a Breviary.
Now MS. Bodl. Add. A. 186.
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
3078. 7. « Qtt. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 114 (Phile: written by Angelas Vergecioi
at Paris in 1564 : with fine illuminations : binding, brown leather tooled
in gold, Grolieresque, with figures on each side injured, no doubt Paris
work about 1565. Given in 1601 by sir John Fortescue).
3079. 8. -Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 115 (Joh. Camaterus: written by Angeles
Vergecius at Paris in 1564: with good illuminations: binding, dark
£reen leather with gold ornament, with figures on each side much
injured, no doubt Paris work about 1565. Given in 1601 by sir John
Fortescue).
3080. 601. - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 54 (Dialogue between Ebcovofxn ^ot
and 'Op04&>£of, once attributed to Nicetas Choniates: once, like
no. 2877, owned by Henry viii, whose arms are on fol. 1 : by the
same scribe as no. 2905 : contemporary English (?) binding, silk
brocade, faded, rebacked, silver-gilt clasp-fittings, clasps lost, painted
gilt edges. Till a. d. 1599 it was apparently no. 98 among the NeW
College MSS. At the Act of that year it was purloined by a visitor
(' Deus nouit plagium, vlciscatur horn inem ' says dr. Thomas James,
in the Ecloga Oxonio-Cantabrigiensis, 1600, p. 4). In 1608 sir
Thomas Bodley writes in the volume 'Donum Magistri Thomoe
Alani Aula Glocestr. Oxon.', see Reliqui* Bodleiana, p. 233).
3081. 386. In Slavonic, on paper : written perhaps late in the 16th cent. : 8 J x 7 in.,
180 leaves.
The Rules of the Holy Apostles and the Holy Seven Councils of the
Church on such subjects as deadly sins, good and bad days, the holy
Sacrament, priests and monks, in Slavonic, a work in thirty-nine chapters ;
preceded by a table of the chapters. Among them are the Questions
of st Cyril, the Questions of st. Niphon, bishop of Novgorod, and others,
and the rule of st. Theodore for his monastery.
Foil. 2-18 are occupied by a little primer of Russian spelling, con-
sisting of letters, syllables, and easy words, closing with the Lord's
Prayer and a monogram, all written about a. d. 1600 (?). This was in
16 10 in the possession of Thomas Thomson, an Oxford M.A. (of
Brasenose college?), a native of Hudswell in Yorkshire, who on
Aug. 24, 1622, wrote an astrological note about certain coloured
banners significant of the weather, in English. This piece clearly does
not properly belong to the volume, though now fastened in it
Presented in 1603 by sir John Meyrick, English ambassador to Russia.
Now MS. Bodl. 996.
9082. 955. In French, &c, on paper: written in a.d. 1599 at Edinburgh by
Esther Inglis : 7tx*i in., xviii + 70 pages: calligraphically written
and illustrated, see below : binding, red leather with gold ornament,
apparently Oxford work of about the third quarter of the 17th cent,
1 Les Proverbes de Salomon escrites en diverges sortes de lettres par
Esther Anglois Francoise. A Lislebourg sn Escosse, 1 599 the book
of Proverbs in French, each chapter being written in a different calli-
graphic style with the greatest neatness ; the pages also have borders,
while smaller ornaments in imitation of printed devices abound. The
title is on p. vii ; p. x bears an elaborate coat of arms of the earl of
Essex, to whom the work is dedicated at p. xi on April 13, 1599. On
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
[3083
pp. xiii-xvii are Latin poems to the earl of Essex by Andrew Melville,
Robert Rollock, and John Johnston, to Esther Inglis and her book by
Melville (three) and Johnston ; her own portrait is on p. xv, and she con-
tributes a short French prayer in verse, on p. 67. For Esther Langlois,
Anglois, Inglis, or Kello (d. 1624), the known productions of her pen
and a reproduction of her portrait and some verses (p. xv of the present
volume), see the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland^
vol. vi (1868), pp. 284-309, notes by David Laing. See also no. 3049.
On p. v is a memorandum about Esther Inglis and her descendants,
written by Thomas Hearne and attested by Samuel Kello, her great-
grandson, on Sept. 16, 171 1.
Presented by Thomas Nevile, son of sir H. Nevile, in 16 jo.
Now MS. BodL 880.
3083. 818. In Latin, on parchment: written about the middle of the 15 th cent.
in Holland : %\ x 6g in., 234 leaves : with fine illuminations, see
below: two panels of the contemporary Dutch binding (no. 316 in
Weale's Sou/A Kensington Bookbindings) are inserted in the modern
cover : there are contemporary silver-gilt clasps also from the old
binding.
* Hore beate Marie Virginis secundum consuetudinem Anglie L e.
Sarum (foi. 52), into which is worked the Horae de Sancta Cruce
(fol. 80, &c.) ; preceded by a York (?) calendar similar to that in
no. 30618, the Fifteen Oes (fol. 19), ten Memoriae or Suffrages
(fol. 30); and followed by prayers, &c. (fol. 110); 'Septem Psalmi
penitenciales ' and Litany (fol. 120), between which are the 15 gradual
Psalms (fol. 131); the * Vigilie Mortuorum* (fol. 146), 'Commenda-
tiones animarum ' (fol. 180), * Psalterium de Passione Domini ' (fol. 200),
the Psalter of st. Jerome {peg. 1 Verba mea auribus fol. 207) prayers and
hymns. There are 24 large and 8 small miniatures, in camaieu gris,
heightened with colour, but one is lost before fol. 81 : there are also
many illuminated capitals and borders, the latter by an English illu-
minator. The picture of the martyrdom of st. Thomas of Canterbury
on fol. 34 v is quite undefaced.
On fol. i98 v is a note in English by queen Mary i (d. 1558) when
*Marye princesse', which has been often printed, and is now partly
illegible : begins 'Geate you suche ryches ' : a copy is on fol. 23 i v .
1 This book sometymes was Q. Maryes 8c lately thrice renowned Prince
Henryes of blessed memorie, And no we giuen to the Publique Librarie
of the Vninersitie of Oxford by Richard Connock Esquicr, Auditor
Generall, Sollicitor & of his Highnes Councell of Revenewe, whoe giueth
the same as a Monument worthie to be kept, not for the Religion it con-
taines, but for the Pictures 8c former Royall Owners sake, And in regard
of a Note written especially heerin by Q. Mary with her owne hand.
Richard Connock Julij 7 0 . . • 161 5 \ When king James i presented his
printed works in 1620, they were placed between this volume and
no. 3857 in Archive B. See Macray's Annals of (hi Bodleian, 2nd cd.
(1890), pp. 53, 61, 467.
Now MS. Auot. D. inf. 2. 18.
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
587
3084. [Printed book (Cicero, 1465) on vellum (Proctor 80) : «ex dono Tho:
Draper, in artibus magistri et socii Coll. Omnium Animarum ' in 1603-5 :
now Auct. L. 3. 6].
3085. 684. In English, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th cent, in
Mid England : 1 1£ x 8} in., vi + 168 leaves, in double columns : with
illuminated capitals, &c: binding, reddish-brown leather with gold
ornament, English work of about A. D. 1600.
The Commentary of Richard Rolle of Hampole on the Psalms and
(fol. i47 v ) the Canticles, and Athanasian Creed (fol. 159). The older
catalogues up to and including that of 1697 attributed this commentary
to WyclifTe ; it is here anonymous.
Probably acquired by the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 877.
3086. 307. - Qu. Catal. xit (Hebr.), no. 1 466 (Miscellanea Hebraica: art. 4 is
a Hebrew-French vocabulary with 13th cent. Latin glosses (/Co-
manische Studien I. 163-1 96*) : it bears the autograph of bp. John
Grandison in two places, half-erased : one runs ' [Liber] Johannis
Exoniensis episcopi quern dedit ecclesie sue Exonie ' : given by sir
1 Ro: Cotton Conningtonensis * to the Library in 1603).
3087. 1383. In English, on paper: written perhaps about A. D. 1630: 7x4! in.,
vi + 132 pages.
'Woman's worth. Or a treatise proving by sundry reasons that
women doe excell men with a list of the eleven chapters ; two English
poems on the subject are at pp. iv, v. The treatise beg. * That I may be
sure to take firm footeing \ The author was dr. William Page, fellow
of Ail Souls, but this is apparently a transcript.
Given between 1620 and 1634, cf. no. 1977.
Now MS. Bodl. 1030.
3088. 69. In Latin, on parchment: written early in the 13th cent, in England:
8x6 in., iii + 450 leaves: with -illuminated capitals, &c. : binding,
elaborately stamped leather on paste-boards, Oxford work by * G.K,'
of about 1605 or so.
A collection of nearly 600 letters (including duplicates) relating to the
history of archbp. Thomas a Becket. Foil. 1-34 contain prefatory papers,
the chief of which are : — a (fol. 1) Documents relating to the council and
constitutions of Clarendon and the exile of the archbishop, a. d. 1164;
b (fol. 5) Three letters of John of Salisbury to Becket, begg* * ... Ex
quo partes \ * Ex relatione latoris 1 Cum dominum papam 1 ; c (foil. 11,
19) The prologue and Life of Becket by Alan of Tewkesbury ; d (fol. 1 i v )
The prologue and Life of Becket by John of Salisbury, followed by
a short 1 Reuelatio Domini ad beatum Thomam ' ; e (fol. 29*) List
of 1 529* letters as arranged by Alan of Tewkesbury, giving names and
incipits and marginal symbols indicating where they are to be found in
this volume.
Three sets of letters follow : —
1 (fol. 35). 220 letters numbered in a later hand. Epp. 25-220 are
in the order of the foregoing list.
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MISCELLANEOUS AfSS.
[3089-90
2 (fol. 175). 328 ' Epistole sancti Thome Cantuariensis archiepiscopi 3
numbered in the original hand but in no rational order : preceded by
a list with names and incipits.
3 (fol. 427). 41 letters numbered in a later hand
[Artt 2-3 once formed a separate MS. Cr.]
On foil. 446 v -7 r is added in a hand of the second half of the 13th
cent, three Easter carols, with music, beg. 'In hac die Dei', 'Qui
passus es pridie ' Processit in capite \ A 16th cent hand has anno-
tated the volume, and on fol. 174 has written 'Summa causae inter
Regem, & Thomam. Ex vetusto M. Sc to beg. ' Henricus nobilis rex \
and on fol. 447 v letters dimissory from the ' Prior de Bello Loco 9 (Beau-
lieu, in Hampshire) about an Austin canon ' Ex libro vetusto M. S to .
The fly-leaves are two leaves from a 14th cent. Latin MS. containing
a commentary on the Nicene creed.
Presented by Thomas Draper, M.A., in 160 r.
Now MS. Bo/U. 887.
3089. 685. In English, on parchment: written early in the 15th cent., in Sooth
England: isfxn in., xx + 504 pages in double columns: with
miniatures (one partly defaced), illuminated borders, capitals, &c :
binding, stamped brown leather on boards, with gilt ornaments and
edges, gilt clasp-fittings (one missing) bearing the arms of the Uni-
versity of Oxford, and gilt clasp inscribed 4 LIBER BtBLIOTHE .
ACAD km I AE oxon.', early 17th cent. London work by John Norton,
one clasp lost
'Dauid Psauter', that is the Commentary of Richard Rolle of
Hampole on the Psalms, and (p. 450) Canticles, and the Athanasian
Creed (p. 495 ) : at end ' Explicit totum ' : one leaf is wanting after
p. 500. The older Catalogues attributed this Commentary (here anony-
mous) to Wycliffe. On pp. ix-xx is a Sarum Calendar, written for the
diocese of Worcester, with added obits of the father, mother, and wife of
Thomas, 10th earl of Berkeley, who died in 14 17. The arms of the
Berkeleys are on pp. 1, 3, 450, in one case with mermaids as supporters
and in two with a mitre as crest : the unusual motto ' In Domino con-
fido* is at the last reference. The words 'Liber domini Thome
seignour de Berkeley ' are worked into the border on p. 3 : other borders
with miniatures are on pp. 87, 130, 173, 216, 272, 317, 361.
See above. An obit on p. xix (of Elizabeth Wykes 1542) shows that this
book came to the family of Wykes at the Reformation, if not before.
A letter from J. H. Cooke, F.S.A. at p. ii ( Ang. 9, 1883) suggests that the
book belonged to the Cistercian abbey of Kingswood (near Wotton under
Edge in Gloucestershire) founded by the Berkeleys, but there is nothing in
the volume to substantiate this view and the calendar would not be appro-
priate. Probably acquired by the Library between 1605 and 161 1.
Now MS. Bodl. 853.
3090. 5. - Qn. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 35 (Chrysostom on Genesis: written
by Nicolaos de la Torre at Constantinople in 1564: binding, olive
leather with fine gold ornament and ' B.E. , with silver clasps, Italian?
work, late 16th cent. Given in 1601 by sir John Fortescue).
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3091. 335. - Qn. Catal. i (Greek), Mite 38 (Basil, &c. : presented by air Ralph
Winwood in 1604).
3092. 6. « Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc. 40 (Bosilius in Isaiam : binding, reddish
brown leather with fine stamped gold ornament, English work, late
16th cent. Fol. 87' is reproduced by the PalseogTaphical Society,
ser. 1, pi. 82. Given in 1601 by sir John Fortescue).
3093. 235. In English, on paper: written in at least four hands of about
A. D. 1 380-2 : 13J x 10 in., i + 334 leaves, in double columns : wiih
some illuminated capitals, &c : binding, green velvet sides with brass
bosses and corner-pieces, backed with green leather, English
16th cent, work, clasps lost.
The Old Testament in the earlier version of Wycliffe, from Genesis
to Baruch iii. 20, with prologues : ending abruptly at the end of the
recto of fol. 332 with 4 in the place of hem risen . the ;unge \ as
no. 21944. There are many corrections. The first hand extends to
fol. 44 v , the second to fol. 93*, the third perhaps to fol. 288 r , the fourth
to the end. Judith i-iv. 16 is wanting after fol. 210. Foil. 1-26 have
been in places retraced by a later hand.
* There is no doubt that this MS. is the original copy of the translator,
from which the other copies were made*. Forshall and Madden {The
Holy Bible in the versions of Wycliffe [Oxf. 1850], i, p. xlvii, cf. xvii).
A note in no. 2 1 944 states that the translation in this volume was by
Nicholas de Hereford. Fol. 288 r is reproduced in the Palaeographical
Society's plates, ser. ii, no. 151.
Presented through sir Thomas Bodley by — Springham in 1602.
Dr. James at one time thought it was given by William Williams (see
Reliquice Bodleiana [1703], pp. 105, 40).
Now MS. Bodl. 959. v
3094. 331. = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Misc 43 (Theodoret : presented by sir Ralph
Winwood in 1604).
3095-104. [Printed bible, Paris, 1645 : presented by Philip, earl of Pembroke,
in 1649: now Bibl. Polygl. 1645. a. 1-10.]
3105. [Printedbook (Dudley, Florence, 1646): thiscopy is apparently now'wanting.]
3106. [Printed book, a vols. (Ferrerio, Rome, 1655): now Arch. Antiqq. B. II.
8-9-3
3107-8. {Printed books (Sanson, Paris, 1665) : bought with no. 3109 in 167 1 for
£9 10s. : now 2027. b. 43, 44.]
3109. [Printed book (Sanson, Paris, 1646-65) : now S. 10. 11. Th.]
3110. [Printed Benlowes, London, 1672, not 1652 as in the Old Catalogue) :
now Arch. Bodl. C. infra II. 4.]
3111. [Printed book (Paruta, Rome, 1649) : bought in Rome for the Library in
1675 for £4-. now Arch. Numra. II. 46.]
3112. [Printed book (Willoughby, London, 1678): now C. 3. 2. Jur.]
3113. • In Latin, on parchment: written shortly after 1 454 in England, by
F. H. of Newchurch 1 : a roll 21 ft. 5 in. x u£ in., made up of nine
membranes of which one is modern, kept in a cloth box 2$ in. square
x 14 in. : coloured capitals and circles : left margin torn and repaired.
A genealogical chronicle of the dukes of Normandy and kings of
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MISCELLANEOUS MSS.
[31 14-16
England from Rollo duke of Normandy to Henry VI : beg. '[Anno]
876 Rollo cum suis complicibus de partibus Norgugensium \
The chronicle becomes full for the reign of Richard II, and contains
a detailed account of that sovereign's abdication ; it continues to the
accession of Henry VI, after which follow chronological computations
to a.d. 1446 and the descent of Henry VI from St. Louis of France.
The foundation of Lanthony priory, a. d. i i 36, is recorded, and special
notice is taken of the doings of the Bohuns, earls of Hereford, patrons
of that monastery ; it seems probable, therefore, that the roll may ljave
been compiled at Lanthony : at the foot of the roll is the note 4 Per
F. H. de no. ecc[lesi]a shewing a certain F. H. of Newchurch to have
been the author or scribe. Verses occur in the accounts of Henry son
of Henry II (here called Henry III), Richard I, and Henry V. [Cr.]
Acquired before 1680.
Now MS. Bodl. Boll* 21.
3114. ♦ In Latin, on parchment: written in 1296 in England: a roll of
eleven membranes, of which one is modern, 2 1 ft. 9 in. x 8{ in. , in
a cloth box 2} in. square x 9^ in.
4 Rotulus taxacionis ecclesiarum, pensionum et porcionum personarum
ecclesiasticarum in archidiaconatibus Oxon., Bukyngham, Bedefordie,
Huntyngdon et Norhampton: preter decanatum de Roteland', per
Radulfum et Ricardum de Morton et de Gilling ecclesiarum rectores,
subreuerendis patribus dominis O. Dei gracia Line: et J. Winton:
episcopis taxatoribus principalibus a domino Nicholao papa quarto
deputatis, una cum incremento per retaxacionem a supradictis patribus
factam superaddito, anno domini millesimo cc° nonagesimo primo ' : the
original return for a part of Lincoln diocese made for the ecclesiastical
taxation of 1291 : printed in the Record Com. pub. Taxatio Eccksiastica
P. Nicholas pp. 30-40. At the end of the roll is an addition of the
total, made in the octave of St. Michael, 1296. [Cr.]
Acquired for the Library before 1680.
Now MS. Bodl. Bolls 25.
3115. . In Latin, on parchment: written in the 16th cent, in England:
a roll 32 ft. x \ \ in., made of 15 pieces of parchment, of which one
is modem, kept in a cloth box 3^ x 3 x 2 J in.
A magical roll, written in blood (?). The greater part of the contents
is written the length way of the roll in a long line, between two rows of
magical symbols. The incantation commences with the names of God,
which are followed by verses from St. John, i. w. 1-14, and concludes
with the Lord's Prayer in Greek, written in Latin characters. [Cr.]
Came into the Library before 1680.
Now MS. Bodl. Bolls 26.
3116. 1383*. - MS. Arab. e. 9 (Safe conduct to Thomas Williams, merchant:
probably came into the Library in 1627-34).
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59*
Leland MSS.
John Leland, the topographer, was born in London, Sept. 13, about
1506, and graduated from Christ's college, Cambridge, and in 1530
was appointed keeper of the King's library. Under a royal com-
mission he travelled widely through England and Wales in 1535-431
just before the Reformation. His notes are therefore of especial value,
and preserve many memoranda of buildings and libraries which
soon after perished. By 1545 he had prepared his Commentarii de
Scriptoribus Britannicis (no 3120 below), and he also drew up the
Itinerary (nos. 3121-3123® 6615*) and miscellaneous Collectanea (nos.
31 1 7-1 9). He died insane on Apr. 18, 1552.
The twelve volumes described below, in Leland's handwriting, were
kept separate as a collection till about 1883.
3117-20 (=*5i02-5). 1357-60. In Latin, on paper: written chiefly about
A. D. 1545 by J. Leland: iaix8{ and 1 2 2 x 9 and 13x94 and
Ii|x8f in., xxv + 915 andx + 432and viii + 3o8and xx + 388 pages.
3117 = 5102. 1357. 'Johannis Lelandi Londinensis, Antiquarij
doctissimi et gravissimi Collectanea . Ex varijs authoribus, chronologis,
manuscriptis, archivis, cartis antiquis, monumentis publicis et privatis
excerpta, et in quatuor volumina digesta . . / (Burton's title, dated 1612).
Vol. i. Burton has prefixed, besides the above title, an index, list of
authors cited, a ' Corollarium vitae Johannis Lelandi per me Willelmum
Burton and Bale's 1 Vita . . . Lelandi ' (p. xxi).
31 18 = 5103. 1358. Do., Vol. 2.
31 19 = 5104. 1359. Do., Vol. 3.
3120=5105. 1360. Do., Vol. 4. 'De Scriptoribus illustrious '
Britanniae (Burton's title).
Vols. 1-3 were printed by Heame in six volumes (with many pre-
fatory notes and appendixes, the text only occupying vols. 1-4) in 17 15
(2nd edition 1774). Vol. 4 was printed by Antony Hall at Oxford in
two volumes in 1 709, and all four are fully described in Bernard's Old
Catalogue of 1697 as nos. 5102-5.
The Collectanea passed at Leland's death to sir John Cheke, from him
to Humphrey Purefoy, whose son Thomas gave them to William
Burton in 161 2, and he to the Bodleian in 1632.
Now MSS. Top. gen. 0. 1-4.
3121-3° (-5107-12*% 6615*. 1361-67, . In English, on paper: written
chiefly about A n. 1 540-5 by J. Leland: 8£x6£in., iii + 127
and iii + 86 and Hi + 108 and iii + 57 and (3 1 23°) i + 1 23 and
102 and ii + 62 leaves and vi + 100 pages : in parts damp-
stained and injured.
31 2 1 =5107. 136 1. The Itinerary of England and Wales, by John
Leland, Vol. 1. [Hearne's vol. i ; Touhnin Smith's pt. 1:]
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[31*2-*
3122 = 5108. 1 362. Do., Vol. 2. [Hearne's vol. ii ; Smith's pt 2.]
3123* = 5109. 1363.D0., Vol. 3. [Hearne's vol. iii ; Smith's pt. 3.]
3123b = 5110. 1 364. Do., Vol. 4. [ Heame's vol. i v. pt. 1 ; Smith's pt 4.]
3123c = 5111. 1365. Do., Vol. 5. [Hearne's vol. v : Smith's ptt. 6-7.]
3 1 23 d = 5 1 12. 1 366. Do., Vol. 6. [Hearne's vol. vi; Smith's pt. 8.]
3123° = 5112*. 1367. Do., Vol. 7. [Hearne'svol. vii.pt.i; Smith'spU).]
66 1 5*. Do., Vol. 8. [Fragments.]
This is the well-known but imperfect and ill-arranged manuscript of
the valuable Itinerary of Leiand, bound in eight volumes but in no reason-
able order : with some notes and papers by William Burton, who possessed
at least vol. 8 in 1598. The contents are fully described in the Old
Catalogue of 1697 as nos. 5107-5112*, 6615*, but the 8th volume did
not actually reach the Library till presented anew by Charles King, M.A.,
in or soon after 1677, and vols. 4, 6, and 7 came by Burton's gift rather
later than the rest (1642-3, &c). There are printed editions by Hearne
(1710, 1745, 1768) and Miss L. Toulmin Smith (1906-10). For tran-
scripts in the Bodleian see nos. 10293-7 (Stow), 17596, 2490 (both
Burton), 17595, 29291 (Willis), cf. nos. 2495, 29780, and Miss Toulmin
Smith's valuable Introduction.
Presented by William Burton in 1632 and 1642-3 : see letter of gift in no. 2490.
Now MSS. Top. gen. e. 8-15.
In 1748 there was published at Frankfurt Ein Brief von . . . Html
Johann Locke, containing Locke's account and transcript of a supposed
Bodleian MS. entitled 'Certain questions concerning Maconrye [i.e.
Free-Masonry], written by kynge Henry the sixthe and copyed by me
Johan Leyland Antiquarius ' : the letter is dated May 6, 1696. This
mythical treatise is to be found referred to in many modern books on
Freemasonry, such as W. Preston's Illustrations of Masonry, and even as
early as the Gentleman* 5 Magazine of 1753 (vol. xxiii, p. 417).
Miscellaneous MSS,
3124. \ Printed roll, Bale, 1677: 'viro reverendo et d.d. Thomae Hyde, proto-
bibliothecario Bodleiano ... (J. H.) Wetstenius fil.': now MS. Bodley
Rolls 20.]
3125. {Printed roll, London, 1674: now MS. Bodley Rolls 18.]
3126. [Fragtn. of Chinese printed book-, 'geven me at Leyden by Docter Merla,
professor in histories' (1593-1607) : now Chin. e. 11.]
3127. • « Or. Catal. i, cod. Hebr. Samar. 3 (Pentateuch : this and the five
following MSS. were formerly in the library of archbishop Ussher,
and were bought by the University from his son-in-law, sir Timothy
Tyrrell of Shotover Lodge, Oxon., in 1683, for £$o).
3128. . = Or. Catal. i, cod. Hebr. Samar. x (Pentateuch).
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3 »9-33] MISCELLANEOUS MSS. 593
3129. • « Or. Catal. i, cod. Hebr. Samar. 4 (Pentateuch : ia the binding
are (1) two leaves from a 13th cent. Latin treatise on the mass,
(2) two leaves from a 13th cent. MS. of the Rationale divinorum
omciorum of Johannes Beleth).
3130. . -Qu. Catal. vi (Syriac), no. 1 (Old Testament).
3131. . - „ „ „ „ „ 3 (Pentatench).
3132. . - „ „ „ „ 10 (Psalms).
3133. . "Or. Catal. ii, cod. Samar. Arab. 1 (Pentateuch: given in 1684 by
Joseph Taylor, LL.D., fellow of St. John's Coll., Oxford).
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CLASSIS VII
SELDEN MSS.
(Nos. 3134—3490*)
John Selden was born on Dec. 16, 1584, in Sussex, and matriculated
at Oxford from Hart hall on Oct. 24, 1600, but left the University without
a degree, and practised law in the Temple, acquiring a vast store of legal,
oriental, and other learning. In 162 1 he entered Parliament, taking up
a position antagonistic to the royal claims. However, from Oct. 1 7, 1640,
till 1653 he represented his University in Parliament, and did it good
service, especially during the Parliamentary Visitation. Among the
many publications of 'the Learned Selden' was one in 1629 on the
Marmora Arundelliana which eventually came into the possession of
the University. He died in London on Nov. 30, 1654.
The great library of MSS. and printed books amassed by Selden is
not mentioned in his will dated June 11, 1653, and would by it have
passed to his four executors as residuary legatees; but in a codicil
annexed to the will and of the same date, he clearly intended to bequeath
his non-medical Oriental MSS., his Greek MSS., no. 3362 (Latin), and
all such (printed) Talmudical and Rabbinical books as were not already
in the Library, proximately or ultimately to the Bodleian ; and his Greek
marbles, with no. 3490 (a Chinese map), to the University. But by
some extraordinary accident of drafting or transcription the name of the
Bodleian and of the University is (in the only accessible copy of the
codicil, in Selden's Opera, 1726, i, p. lv) entirely omitted! As a con-
sequence, the part intended for the Bodleian passed to the executors,
who are throughout the subsequent negotiations invariably treated as
having absolute control over the disposal of it.
In the latter part of 1655 and again in 1656 Barlow was in London
'about Mr. Selden's library 1 , and on Oct. 31, 1656, Congregation
addressed a letter to the executors beseeching them to present it to the
Bodleian, where the new Wes t End was ready to receive it. At last the
executors gave way, and as soon as the University had (on June 18, 1659)
accepted their proposals (printed in the Life of Anthony a Wood, 1772,
pp. 132-4) the volumes, exceeding 8,000 in number, arrived. So much,
however, had to be expended on the conveyance, binding, and chaining,
and on the new Selden Archives, that on Dec. 16 in that year Convoca-
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3134] SELDEN MSS, 1659.
tion authorized a special tax to meet the difficulty, ranging from 10s.
from Heads of Houses to is. from undergraduates.
In Macray's Annals of the Bodleian, 2nd ed. (1890), pp. 110-20, will
be found a full account of the supposed conduct of Selden and his
executors in this matter, the truth about which is not easily discoverable.
It is unfortunate that Selden's Latin MSS. were not allowed to follow
his Oriental and Greek collections, for we learn that the great fire in the
Temple (on Jan. 26, 16 destroyed, of his books, ' eight chests full of
the registers of abbeys and other manuscripts relating to the history of
England, tho* most of his law-books are still safe in Lincoln's Inn*
(quoted in Macray's Annals, p. 1 2 1 «).
The Selden marbles presented by his executors were moved, together
with the Arundel marbles, to the University Galleries in 1888.
The MSS. are divided into four series, Arch. Seld. A. (1-76), Selden
Superius (1-122), Arch. Seld. B. (1-58), and Selden Supra (1-102),
and originally numbered 355 ; but the two Archives were rearranged early
in the 18th century, and the whole collection now numbers 368. Many
of the volumes bear Selden's motto, Ilept tto.vto% tj)v cAevfopiW, with
or without 'J. Seldenus \ e. g. both are in no. 3468.
3134. (A. 1). 3147. In Mexican and Spanish, on paper : written about the second
quarter of the 16th cent, in Mexico: I2f x»o. in., ii + 84
leaves : with many coloured pictures.
Mexican records, known as the Mendoza Collection, and consisting of
three parts: — (1 : foil. i-i8 r ) a Mexican Chronicle, 1324-1 520 (death of
Montezuma II), (2 : foil. i8 v ~55 v ) Tributes paid by the towns or com-
munities, (3: foil. 56 v -7i v ) The social and political life of Mexico.
Each part consists of Mexican hieroglyphics in colour, with Spanish
interpretations, notes, and introductions. The whole has been re-
produced in lord Kingsborough's Antiquities of Mexico (Lond. 1831),
the hieroglyphics in colour in vol. i, the Spanish text in vol. 5, an
English translation in vol. 6.
This remarkable and valuable volume was made in Mexico at the
command of Mendoza, the viceroy of Mexico, and sent as a present to
the emperor Charles v, but the ship carrying it was captured by the
French, and the volume fell into the hands of Andre* Thevet, the geo-
grapher, whose signature in 1553 is on foil. i r , 7o v , 7i v , and the cover.
After his death in 1590 Richard Hakluyt bought it, and left it by his will
in 16 1 6 to Samuel Purchas, who regarded it as 1 the choisest of my Iewels',
and reproduced many of the hieroglyphics, and most of the facts repre-
sented, in his Pilgrimes (3rd part, Lond. 1625 : bk. 5, pp. 1065-1117);
and the above history of the volume is from Purchas's account : see also
H. H. Bancroft's Works, vol. ii (= Native Races, vol. ii), pp. 241, 529.
Q q 2
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59 6 SELDEN MSS, 1659. [3135-53
Foil 73-82 (which are insititious) contain tables of the comparative
value of Roman, Greek, English, and French money: the date 1563
occurs on fol. 74. Fol. 83 bears a note by dr. John Greaves (Gravius :
d. 1652) that these tables do not agree with those of sir Thomas Smith.
Now MS. Arch. Selden A. 1.
3135. (A. 2). 3148. In Mexican, on leather: written perhaps in the 16th or 17th
cent. : a long folded strip of four pieces of leather, with
modern wrapper of parchment, in all 1 1 in. x 20 fi. 4 in., in
a cloth case 11 J x 12 in. : with coloured figures : worn.
A treatise in Mexican hieroglyphics, coloured, on one side of some
long strips of leather previously whitened so as to bear colour. The
whole is facsimiled in colour in vol. 1 of Lord Kingsborough's Antiquities
of Mexico (Lond. 1831), but no account of the work is given in any of
the nine volumes of that work.
'Petaphio (?) | don Diego hijo de don Domingo | Yuchanam', 16th cent.
Now MS. Arch. Selden A. 2.
3136. (A. 3) 1 . 3149. -Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 1 159 (Franco-German-Polish
rite : 13th cent. Latin glosses on fol. 1).
3137. (A. 4). 3150. «Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 1296 (Sh'muel Zariah).
3138. (A. 5). 315 1. «=Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 875 (Euclid, &c).
3139. (A. 6\ 315a. « „ „ „ „ „ „ „ 895 (Euclid, &cA
3140. (A. 7). 31
53* = it » it »» » » » 877 (Apollonius
Pergaeus, &c).
3141. (A. 8). 3154. ~Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 876 (Ibn al-Shatir :
a note by dr. John Greaves is on fol. iii v ).
3142. (A. 9'. 3155. =Qa. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2201 (Turkish calendar).
3143. (A. 10). 3156. «= „ „ „ „ „ „ 2192 (Turkish astrono-
mical tables).
3144. (A. 11). 3157. = Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 879 (astronomical).
3145. (A. 12). 3158. =Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1544 (astronomical).
3146. (A. 13). 3159. =Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 2 (Comm. in
Koranum).
3147. (A. 14). 3160. = Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 4 (do.).
3148. (A. 15). 3161. - „ „ „ „ „ „ „ 5 (al-Rait).
3149. (A. 16). 3162. -Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2052 (?aiih ibn Jal&n.
3150. (A. 17). 3T63. =Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moh. 365 (al-Kalka-
shandi. vol. i).
3151. (A. 18). 3164. =Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moh. 366 (do., vol. ii).
3152. (A. 19). 3165. « „ „ „ „ „ „ 666 (histories).
3153. (A. 20). 3166. - „ „ „ „ „ „ 663 (al^afadf, vol. v).
1 The second numbers (in brackets'! are the old Selden marks (Arch. Selden A. 1-73,
Selden Superius 1-122, Arch. Selden B. 1-58, and Selden Supra 1-102 : they are not,
in many cases, the modern numbers. The third numbers indicate the order in which
each volume entered the Library.
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3154-85] SELDEN MSS, 1659. 597
3154. (A. 21). 3167. = Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moh. 664 (al-Safad!,
vol. vi).
3155. (A. 22). 3168. - „ „ „ „ „ „ 665 (do., vol. xi).
3156. (A. 23). 3169. „ „ „ „ „ „ 668 (do., vol. xiii).
3157. (A. 24). 3170. = „ „ ,, „ „ 669 (do., vol. xiv).
3158. (A. 25). 3171. = „ „ „ „ „ ., 670 (do., vol. xv).
3159. (A. 26). 3172. = „ ; , „ „ „ „ 673 (do., vol. xvi).
3160. (A. 27). 3173. — „ „ „ „ „ 674 (do., vol. xx).
3161. (A. 28). 3174. = „ „ „ „ „ „ 677 (do., vol. xxi).
3162. (A. 29). 3175. = „ „ „ „ „ ,, 678 (do.,vol.xxvi).
3163. (A. 30). 3176. =Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 6io(MishnehTorahxi-xiv).
3164. (A. 31). 3177. « „ „ „ ,, ,, 864 (Moses of Coucy: binding,
stamped leather on bevelled boards, German 16th cent, work ;
inside front cover the arms, in colour, of Philip i of Spain).
3165. (A. 32). 3178. «Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 1037 (German rite).
3166. (A. 33). 3179. « Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2307 (Turkish accounts).
3167. (A. 34). 3180. « MS. Arch. Seld. A. 34 (Arabic accounts).
3168. (A. 35). 3181. =Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2144 (Turkish poems).
3169. (A. 36). 3182. «0r. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 660 (al-Suyut!).
3170. (A. 37). 3183. = „ „ „ „ „ „ 99 (al-Bukhart,
pt. 1).
3171. (A. 38). 3184. — „ „ „ „ „ „ „ 667 (Tadjeddin
al-Subkl : 1 Ex Oriente dono accepi ab humanissimo mihique
amicissimo V. Johanne Wandesford, Mercatorum in Alepia
Anglicorum Consule, 1 Maij 1633*, in Selden's hand).
3172. (A. 39). 3185. -Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 83 (Khuiasat al-akhbar).
3173. (A. 40). 3186. =Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1054 ^lexicon
Arabico-Persicum).
3174. (A. 41). 3187. =0r. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1085 lexicon
Arabicum).
3175. (A. 42). 3188. =Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c.;, no. 2238 (glossarium Italico-
Turcicum : late 16th cent.).
3176. (A. 43). 3189. =Or. Catal i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 105S ; Qu.
Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2220 (lexicon Arabico-
Turcicum).
3177. (A. 44). 3190. ^Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1055 (lexicon
Arabicum).
3178. (A. 45). 3191. -Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1078 (do.:
' J. Seldeni ex dono . . . Kenelmi Digby eq. Aurati, 1 . Febr.
1639').
3179. (A. 46). 3192. =Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1066 (do.)
3180. (A. 47). 3193. = „ „ „ „ „ „ „ 23o(al-Rafi'i).
3181. (A. 48). 3194. =Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 671 (Talmud, Halakhah).
3182. (A. 49). {Printed diagrams: now MS. Arch. Seld. A 19).
3183. (A. 50}. 3195. =Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. i599.(Todros ben Yoseph).
3184. (A. 51). 3196. = „ „ „ „ „ 878 (Talmud, Halakhah).
3185. (A. 52). 3197. = „ „ „ „ „ 2223 (Shlomoh ben Eliyyah).
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598 SELDEN MSS, 1659. [3186-209
3186. (A. 53). 3198. «Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 681 (Talmud, Halakhah).
3187. (A. 54). 3199. - „ „ xiii (Persian), no. 3413 ^collectanea, 17th cent.).
3188. (A. 55). 3200. =Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1149 (lexicon
Arabicum).
3189. (A. 56). 3201. -Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 1806 (Kabbalah).
3190. (A. 57). 3202. = Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 264 (formularium) .
3191. (A. 58). 3203. - „ „ „ „ „ „ ioi(al-Bukh&r!,pt.4).
3192. (A. 59). 3204. — MS. Arch. Seld. A. 59 (Sumatran? picture-writing).
3193. (A. 60). 3205. =0r. Catal. (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 347 (vocabularies).
3194. (A. 61). 3206. = Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2229 (lexicon Persico-
Turcicurn).
3195. (A. 62). 3207. =0r. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 640 (Medicine).
3196. (A. 63). 3208. « „ „ „ „ „ Christ. 67 (Canon law).
3197. (A. 64). 3209. =- „ „ „ ,, „ „ Moham. 525 (Comm. in
Avicennam).
3198. (A. 65). 3210. =*=Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 1 (Old Testament).
3199. (A. 66). 3211. --Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Christ. 7 (Pentateuch).
3200. (A. 67). 3212. = „ „ „ „ „ „ „ 6 (Prophets).
3201. (A. 68). 3213. = „ „ „ „ „ „ „ 24 (Gospels).
3202. (A. 69). 3214.
— a » it it it n a 23 (do.).
3203. (A. 70). 3215. .t „ „ „ „ „ „ „ 28 (st. Paul's Epistles,
Acts, &c).
3204. (A. 71). 3216. = Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 955 (Bedwell's
Index locorum).
3205. [A. 7i*(i)]. [an astrolabe : kept as MS. Arch. Seld. A. 72 (1) in Picture-
gallery.]
3206. [A. 7i*(2)]. 3217. = MS. Arch. Seld. A. 72 (2) {Chinese compass \ kept in
Picture-gallery).
3207. [A. 7i*(3)]. 3218. In Mexican, on paper: written perhaps in the 16th or
17th cent : a roll 14^ in. x 12 ft. 7 in., of nine pieces,
one modern, with two wooden rollers, in a cloth box
2 J X4J x 21 in.
A roll containing a Mexican hieroglyphic record. The whole is fac-
similed in colour in lord Kingsborough's Antiquities of Mexico (Lond.
1 831), vol. i, but no account of the work is given.
Now MS. Arch. Selden A. 72 (3).
3208. [A. 71* (4)]. 3219. - Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 144 (Roll of Esther).
3209. [A. 71* (5)]. 3220. In Russian, on paper: written in the first half of the
17th cent.: with pen-and-ink ornament: on a roll
42 ft. 4^ in. x 8£ in., made of 41 pieces, with a modern
parchment cover, in a circular leather box 9$ in. high
by 3J in. in diameter.
Specimens of Russian calligraphy, introducing the name and titles of
the czar Michael Feodorovich, the first Romanov (1613-45), and forms
of address, &c.
Now MS. Arch. Selden A. 72 (5).
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32IO-I2 tl ]
SELDEN MSS, 1659.
599
3210. [A. 71* (6)]. 3221-5. This item consisted of ten Oriental and other pieces
in a red satin bag. The bag (3221) is lost : no. i of
its contents (3222-3) is now two separate rolls in
small circular cardboard boxes * Or. Catal. ii
(Nicoll), codd. Arab. Moham. 402, 403: nos. ii-v,
vii-x (3224) are bound separately in folio, except
that one of the four Arabic letters of no. vii had been
already lost when it was catalogued as Or. Catal. u
(Nicoll), cod. Arab. Moham. 409 : no. vi is wanting
and may count as no. 3225. [No. iii is an acknow-
ledgement of debt from Neophytus, patriarch of
Constantinople, to Sir Henry Lillo, English ambassa-
dor there, a.d. 1603, in Greek. For the remaining
numbers see the Old Catalogue. Cr.]
3211. (A. 72). 3226. =MS. Arch. Selden A. 73 (1) (Miscellaneous Oriental
fragments).
3212*. (A. 73). 3227. -Or. Catal. ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Christ. 46 (Eutychius:
given to Selden by George Gage).
3212'. 3228. -MS. Arch. Selden A. 73 (2) (a fragment of the Annals of
Eutychius, in Arabic. This is not in the Old Catalogue,
and is not certainly a Selden MS., but was in the collection
in the 18th cent.).
3212°. 3229. In Latin, on paper: written about 1650 by J. Selden: 14 x \o\ in.,
i + 65 leaves.
A Latin translation by John Selden of part of no. 3212* viz. the
Arabic Annals of Sa"id ibn al-Batrik, known also as Eutychius of
Alexandria : after fol. 36* it is an abstract only, and foil. 57-end are
notes. This is not in the Old Catalogue.
Now MS. Arch. Selden A. t4*
3212 d . 3230. In Latin and English, on paper : written by T. James chiefly about
A. D. 1610-15 at Oxford: 9^x3$ in., xvi + 312 pages: binding,
stamped brown leather, Oxford work of about a.d. 1610, by
4 G.K.'
A note-book of dr. Thomas James, Bodley's first Librarian, contain-
ing copies of documents and lists connected with sir Thomas Bodley
and the Bodleian: — a (p. 1) 'Statuta Bibliothecae Publicae Bodleiance
Oxon.', the statutes of June 12, 1610 ; b (p. 51) 'Charta amplissima pro
fundatione Bibliothecae Bodleiana? concessa per Regem Jacobum \ the
license of mortmain of June 28, 1604; c (pp. 59, 93) The Indenture be-
tween the Stationers' Company of London and the University of Oxford,
about the supply of every published book, Dec. 12, 16 10; d (p. 63)
Sir Thomas Bodley's Autobiography, dated Dec. 15, 1609, printed
from this MS. in Hearne's Reliquiae Bodleianae (1703); e (p. 75) 'The
last Will and Testament of Sr. Thomas Bodley knight', Jan. 2, i6i§,
with the codicil of Jan. 22, i6i| ; /(p. 97) The Indenture between (1)
sir Thomas Bodley, (2) the University, (3) drs. King and Blencowe, of
April 20, 1609, giving to the Bodleian its first endowments, followed at
p. 109 by a list of documents remaining in the hands of Bodley relating
to the various properties, notes of the yearly revenue of the Library, and
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600 SELDEN MSS, 1659. [ 3 2i 2 e-26*
its allocation ; g (p. 127) 'Index alphabeticus designans nomina . . .
eorum qui Bibliothecam Publicam libris aut pecuniis . . . ampliarunt
1600-11, with additions to 1614; h (p. 171) Copies of letters to
dr. Thomas James, Bodley's first Librarian, 1 601- 10, [as enumerated
in Qu. Catal. v. pt 3, col. 333, Cr.] ; * (pp. 193, 308) ' Nomina . . . eorum
qui ad construendam Nouarum Scholarum fabricam vel pecunias . . . vel
aliud quoduis munificentiae genus subministrarunt 161 2-16, with addi-
tions to 1620. Some promises of gifts of 1642-3 are on pp. 234-5 (see
also p. i, note about catalogues, 163I), and on pp. 3 10- n a valuable
list of Protobibliothecarii, Deuterobibliothecarii, and Janitores Bodleiani,
from the beginning to about 1760, written about 1700-60, with a few
additions.
In the Bodleian 1610-43, and apparently from 1659 onward: there is no
proof that it ever was in Selden's possession.
Now MS. Arch. Selden A. 75.
3212*. 3231. A copy of 1 Articuli de quibos in synodo Londinensi A. D. . . .
m.d.lxii . . . inter . . . uniuersum Clerum conuenit. Londini,
A.D. M.D.LXII1*, with the autograph signatures of about 150 mem-
l>ers of the Lower House of Convocation, in a cloth case. This
used to be marked 8° Z. 4 1 Th. Seld.
Now MS. Arch. Selden A. 76.
3213. (1). 3232. - Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2158 (Turkish poetry\
3214. (2). 3233. - ,, „ „ „ „ „ 2266 (Prayers, with comm.).
3215. (3). 3234. - Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 163 (Meditations, &c).
3216. (4). 3335. - n » n » » >» 183 (Prayers, &c: 4 Ex
dono . . . Dni. Henrici Wotton, 1638').
3217. (5). 3236. Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Christ. 21 (Psalms and canticles :
'Ex dono . . . Georgii Stinton*, in Selden's hand}.
3218. (6). 3237. In Slavonic, on paper : written in the 17th cent in Russia: 5! x
4 in., 47 leaves.
Part of a Slavonic Irmologion (ElpfioXoytov), containing Mode i to the
middle of Mode ii, Ode i, Irmos 4, with musical notation, as explained
in a note by W. J. Birkbeck dated March 18, 1892, on fol. 2.
Now MS. Selden 8 u peri us 6.
3219. (7). 3238. «Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2300 (Kit'as and fards).
3220. (8). 3239. - „ „ „ „ „ „ 2095 (Nasr-al-din).
3221. (9)- 3 2 4°- - » n
„ „ „ nos. 677, 1907 (Diwan-i-Imami,
&c).
3222. (10). 3241. - Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Christ. 13 (Psalms and
canticles).
3223. (11). 3242. - Or. Catal. i (Uri\ cod. Arab. Christ. 14 (do., do.).
3224. (12). 3243. - ,, „ ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Moham. 168 (Tale from the
Arabian Nights, &c).
3225. (13). 3244. = Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab.Moh. 862 (Life of Mohammed).
3226*. (14). 3245. = Qu Catal. vi (Syriac), no. 180 (astrological: see no. 3485)*
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3226b-5 9 ] SELDEN MSS, 1659. 601
3226 b . (14 1 ). 334^- = MS. Selden Superius 14* (Arabic fragm. from no. 3226*).
3227. (15). 3247- = Qu- Catal. vi (Syriac), no. 181 (astrological).
3288. (16). 3248. = Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moh. 808 (al-Tha'&libi, vol. iv)
3229. (17). 3249- - .» 1, ,, „ „ „ 806 (do., vol. ii).
3230. (18). 3250. =' „ „ „ „ „ „ „ 807 (do., vol. iii;.
3231. (19). 3251. - ,, „ „ „ „ „ 805 (do., vol. i).
3232. (20). 3252. =Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 21S6 (forms of letters).
3233. (21). 3253. = Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 439 (Kusttis).
3234. (22). 3254. _ „ „ „ „ „ „ „ 986 (algebra, &c).
3235. (23). 3255. = Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), nos. 1032, 165, 345, 231 (Diwan-i-
Khanjar, &c).
3236. (24). 3256. =Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1254 (Ibn AM al-
RakSL'ib : * Liber Adami Bowen, 1625').
3237. (25). 3257. - Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 631 (Farfd-al-din).
3238. (26). 3258. - „ „ „ „ „ 2130 -Yasufu Zalikha).
3239. (27). 3259. = „ „ „ „ „ 335 (legends, &c).
3240. (28). 3260. = „ „ „ „ nos. 336, 1255, 977, 998 (Persian
poetry, &c).
3241. (29). 3261. - Or. Catal. ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Moh. 107 (Ibn Nub&tah).
3242. (30). 3262. « „ „ i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moh. 432 (al-Shibli).
3243. (31). 3263. -Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 962 (Jami).
3244. (32). 3264. « „ „ „ „ nos. 1355, 1216, 458 (poetry, &c).
3245. (33)- 32^5. « „ ? , „ „ no. 856 (MasMd-i-Bakk).
3246. (34)- 3266. - „ „ „ ,, „ 999 (H&tift : < J. Selden ex dono
viri nobilissimi Gilberti North, Jan. 1641
3247. (35)« 3267. = Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), nos. 2151, 2150 (Turkish
poems).
3248. (36). 3268. ~0r. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1028 (arithmeiic).
3249. (37)- 3269. =Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), nos. 2167, 2166, 2271 (poetry,
&c).
3250. (38). 3270. = Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 22 11 (astronomical).
3251. (39). 3271. = Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moh. 270 (Jus Moham-
medicum).
3252. (40). 3272. - Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moh. 1161 ; Qu. Catal. xiii
(Peisian), no. 2373 (Arabic-Persian lexicon).
3253. (40- 3 2 73- Q u - Catal. xiii (^Persian), nos. 944, 933 (Jam!).
3254. (42). 3274. = Or. Catal. i (Uri), coil. Arab. Moh. 248 (Jus Moham-
medicum).
3255. (43). 3275. = Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Christ. 105 (Life of Takla
Haym&n6t).
3256. (44)- 3276. = Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1011 (arithmetic, &c).
3257. (45)« 3277. - Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2 242 (Turkish-English-
Italian vocabularies: at fol. 16 is the cause-book of Thomas
Potton, English consul at Aleppo, 1627-29).
3258. (46). 3278. - Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 491 (Ibn Abi al-
Rak&ib).
3259. (47). 3279. =i Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 273 (Jus Moham-
medicum).
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602 SELDEN MSS y 1659. [3260-91
3260. (4S). 3280. »Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab, Moham. 321 (Muhammad ibn
Aiyub al-SftfS).
3261. (49). 3281. -Or. Catal. ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Christ. 43 (Paradisus
m intellectual is).
3262. (50). 3282. « Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 500 (Philosophy, &c).
3263. (51). 3283. «Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), nos. 142, 143 (Lives of Mohammed).
3264. (52). 3284. =Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 61 (Koran).
3265. (53). 3285. - „ „ „ „ „ „ 54(do.%
3266. (54)- 3286. « „ „ „ „ „ „ Christ. 101 (Vitae Sanctorum).
3267. (55). 3287. = „ „ ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Moham. 169 (romances).
3268. (56). 3288. „ „ i (Uri),
I3 53 (poems on
the Koran).
3269. (57). 3289. «=Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 504 (Ibn Abi al-
Raka'ib).
3270. (fS). 3290. = Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1562 (on cabalistic numbers).
3271. (59 \ 3291. =Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 115 (al-Jili).
3272. v^o). 3292. = ,, „ „ „ „ ,, Christ. 85 (Chrysostomus).
3273. .61). 3293. - „ ,, „ „ „ Moham. 1030 (Ibn al-Shatir).
3274. (62). 3294. =Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Christ. 98 (Passiones San-
ctorum).
3275. (63% 3295. =Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Christ. 86 (Cyrillus, &c).
3276. (64). 3296. - „ „ „ „ „ „ Moham. 56 (Koran).
3277. (65). 3297. = ,, „ ,. „ „ „ „ 1 238 (Ibn al-Yftsamtn!,
&c).
3278. ^66). 3298. -Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1016 (Muhammad
ibn 'Umar al-R&zf).
3279. (67). 3299. «= Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1004 (Arabic letters:
at end a 17th cent, description of parts of Arabia in Italian).
3280. (68). 3300. = Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), nos. 2212, 2213 (astronomical).
3281. (69). 3301. = Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1013 (Ibnal-Wardi, &c:
with notes by John Greaves or Gravius).
3282. (70). 3302. =Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Christ. 52 (Lessons fromN.T.).
3283. (70- 33°3« =MS. Selden Superius 71 (Dialogus, Arabice).
3284. (72). 3304. =Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1801 (theological: 'Amongest
Mr. Finches bookes ').
3285. (73). 3305. =Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1 157 (grammatical :
* Liber Ricardi Amadis 1598 ; * Edward Jones [in monogram],
1630'.)
3286. (74). 3306. = Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), nos. 2231, 2230 (Persian-
Turkish vocabularies).
3287. (75). 3307. « Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 337; Qu. Catal. xiii
(Persian), no. 719 (Comm. on Sa'dt's Gulist&n).
3288. (76). 3308. = Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1015 C AJi »bn
Miisa al-Maghribi).
3289. (77). 3309. =Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1019 (al-'Ir&kr.
3290. (7^). 3310. =Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 426 (Poetry, &c).
3291.,(79)> 33"» s » n » » » » „ 59 (Koran).
3292. (,So). 3312. = „ ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Moham. 252 (Ibn al-'Arabi
al-Tai).
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3293-321] SELDEN MSS, 1659. 603
3293. (81). 3313. =0r. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Christ. 12 (Psalms).
(Or. Catal. ii (NicolH, cod. Arab. Moham. 112, 249, 30
3294. (82). 3314. - J (Sufic treatises, &c).
VQu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 241 1 ('Aziz al-Nasafi).
(Or. C
-4 (So
IQu.C
_ aQ - 1 Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moh. 1171 (grammatical).
3395. (83). 3315. - j Qu Catftl xiH (Persian> &c>)> na 24l6 (da) .
3296. (84). 3316. « Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1696 (Persian-Turkish vocab-
ulary).
3297. (85). 3317. «=Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1046 (al-Blruni).
3298. (86). 3318. - Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 280 (Jus Moham-
medicum).
3299. (87), 3319. » Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 156 (al-Tamimi, &c).
3300. (88). 3320. = „ „ „ „ „ „ „ 165 (excerpts from the
Koran, &c).
3301. (89). 3321. *=Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), nos. 1542, 151 1, 1504 (astronomical).
3302. (90'. 3322. « Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 521 (Muhammad
ibn Ashraf al-Samarkandi).
3303. (91). 3323. «=Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1190 (grammatical).
3304. (92% 33 2 4- = » » » » » » » 1299 (Poetry).
3305. (93). 3325. =Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1708 (Muhammad ibn Haji).
3306. (94). 3326. -Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1 147 (Arabic-Latin
lexicon, early 17th cent).
3307. (95)- 33^7- -Q u « Catal xiii (Persian), nos. 1797, 2076, 413 (geography,
&c).
3308. (96). 3328. =Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 1687 (Persian-Turkish vocabu-
lary).
( Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian, &c), no. 2210 (Mustafa ibn 'All).
3309. (97)- 333Q- - -jOr. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1041 (astronomical
I instruments, &c).
3310. (98). 3330. «=Qu. Catal. xiii (Persian), no. 878 (Sbahi).
3311. (99). 3331. — Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1032 (al-Fawanisi).
3312. (100). 3332. = „ „ ,, „ „ ,, „ 1039 (calendarial).
3313. (101). 3333. - „ „ „ „ „ „ „ 1040 (do.).
3314. (102). 3334. = Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 164 (Midrash Rabba, Sec).
3315. (103). 3335. = „ „ „ ,, „ 903 (Talmud, Halakhah\
3316. (104). 3336. = „ „ „ „ „ 1267 (theological:.
3317. (105). 3337. = » ti 1. » „ no (Psalter, &c).
3318. (106). 3338. = „ „ „ „ „ 130 (Ecclesiastes, Esther, &c).
3319. (107). 3339- = » * t ». „ ,, 1959 (Kabbalistic).
3320. (108). 3340. = ,. „ „ „ „ 1085 (Spanish-Oriental rite).
3321. (109). 334 1 - In Russian, on parchment : written in the 16th cent. (?) : 4I x
3| in., 34 leaves : in parts torn and imperfect.
An Abecedarium or spelling-book in Russian, consisting of the
alphabet, syllables, and short words.
Now MS. golden Superius 109.
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3322. (no). 3342. In Slavonic, on paper: written early in the 17th cent. (J) :
4l * 3i m -> 533 leaves : binding, red leather with stamped
ornament, partly gilt, and metal clasps: perhaps early 17th
cent. Russian work.
Slavonic services of morning and evening, the chants for the year,
with musical notation. An English shorthand note of 1648 is on fol. 1.
Now MS. &elden Superius 110.
3323. (in)* 3343* In Russian, on paper: written in the 16th cent.: 6^x4$ in.,
viii + 242 pages : stained : binding, limp white parchment with
gold ornament and the royal arms of England on the sides,
English work of about 1590.
Exposition of 10 commandments, Creed, Sacraments, Liturgy, &c,
with prefaces : a list of contents is on p. 234.
* Forte repertum Londinj hunc libellum emit M. Westermannus : Equidem
ab eo redemj, si fortassis indagare queam characterum explicationes
. 14 . Nouemb . 1590 ' : * John Sjmson his boke early 17th cent.
Now MS. Seidell Superius 111.
3324. (112). 3344. In Russian, on paper: written in several hands in the 16th
cent. : 6| x 4! in., 25a leaves: imperfect.
A collection of Russian documents : the contents are, roughly, a (fol. 3).
The Sudebnik of Ivan the Terrible (Ivan Vasilievich), 1549 ; first leaf
missing, not complete, ending in § 100; b (fol. 79) A list of Patriarchs
of Constantinople with other chronological data; ^ (fol. 119) Lives of
the Fathers, from the Paterik; d (fol. 131) Liturgical pieces, &c. Fol.
131 has lost the lower part of the leaf.
Now MS. Selden Superius 112.
3325. (113)- 3345- In Russian, on paper : written perhaps laie in the 1 6th cent.:
7 1 x 6| in., i8o leaves.
A similar volume, stated to contain ' Leges Jo. Basilidis anno . 7058.
[= a. d. 1549] eaedem cum prsecedenti a later note: the Sudebnik,
in 137 chapters ; see no. 3448.
Now MS. Selden Superius 113.
3326-30. (114-122). [Printed Chinese books : now MSS. Selden Superius 114-
122 : no. 3327 is in five vols.]
3331. ,B. 1). {Printed book),
3332. (B. 2). 3346. - Qu. Caul, xii (Hebrew), no. 569 (Mishneh Torah).
3333. (B. 3). 3347. In Latin, on paper : written and made early in the 17th cent.
in Holland (?) : i6f X12 in., 359 leaves, with many dried
flowers and leaves affixed to the leaves.
* Hortus Hyemalis otherwise called Herbarium vivum or Hortus
siccus, a collection of dried flowers and leaves, neatly fastened to the
recto of each leaf by paper strips, many of which bear the Latin name
of the object. Fol. 2 is an attached leaf bearing 'Thiss anatomized
Iuye-leafe I found in mye Garden at Croyden. Mar: 19: i6|f',
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SELDEN MSS, 1659.
605
stated to be in archbp. Laud's hand ; but the ivy leaf is no longer
there.
* Emptus Lugdnni Batavorum pro 4 libris et fcrens (?) ovofta anglice Hortus
Hyemalis . pertinens ad Johannem de Fonte Australi anglice South-
welle', about 1620-30 (?).
Now MS. Arch. Selden B. 3.
3334. (B. 4). 3348. In Latin, &c, on paper: made up of three MSS. written in
the 1 6th and 17th centt. : 12 x 8£ in., clxxxv + 129 leaves.
A (2nd quarter of 17th cent.) 1 (fol. iii). 'Anno 1628, 24 0 Junij
Coloniae . Catologus (sic) omnium librorum [manuscriptorum] qui sunt in
Bibliotheca Martiana (sic) Venetijs \ both Greek and Latin, in several
alphabetical orders. [This and the following appear to be copied from
no. 13672. Cr.]
2 (fol. lv). ' Index librorum manuscriptorum ex Bibliotheca Regia
Diui Laurentij ' i. e. the Escurial, partly in Spanish, arranged by subjects.
There are marks distinguishing the donations of S. Antonio Perez, Doctor
Paez, Andrea de Armar [=Darmarius], 'Los que dion su Magestad'.
B (1st half of 17th cent.) 3 (fol. lxxvi). A Latin translation of the
Koran, beginning after the preface 'Asora prima. In nomine Dei
miseratoris misericordis. Hie liber, non est error in eo, directio fiden-
tibus ' : in two hands, with corrections. ' Ex dono serenissimi principis
Caroli Ludovici comitis Palatini Rheni &c. Anno 1647 Selden's note.
C (about the middle of the 16th cent.) 4 (fol. 1). Copies of thirty
Treaties, political and commercial, &c, between England and (1) Ger-
many, 1495-1545, (2) France, 1515-27, with one of 1546 added, (3)
Scotland, 1525-8, with one undated and one of 1551 added: a list of
them is at fol. clxxxv v . Foil. 97-108, containing two treaties, are
wanting. 'Lumley' is on fol. 1, showing that this part of the volume
belonged to John lord Lumley (d. 1609) : a note of Oct. 27, 1558, on
fol. clxxxv, about ' the cardynalles great cofer ' may be by him, and may
refer to cardinal Pole.
See above.
Now MS. Arch. Selden B. 4.
3335. (B. 5). 3349. In Latin, on paper: written in A.D. 1647 in London : I2|x
8| in., ii+ 143 leaves.
* Catalogus omnium librorum a bibliotheca Lambethana ad Acade-
miam Cantabrigiensem transmissorum a list of the printed books and
(foil. 65-75) MSS. sent to Cambridge from Lambeth by an order of the
House of Commons dated Feb. 15, 164^; arranged chiefly by subjects.
They were returned at the Restoration. This is the original list certified
by John Spencer and Samuel Tomson, and noted by H. Elsynge the
Clerk of the House of Commons as 'deliuered [to the House] by
Mr. Denys Bond . 290 April. 1647 Selden was on the Committee for
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settling the affair, and no doubt retained this MS. Fol. 142 is a frag-
ment of some legal proceedings in English (17th cent.).
Now MS. Arch. Belden B. 5.
3336. (B. 6). 3350. Tn Latin and Greek, on paper : made up of several MSS.
written in the 16th and 17th ceutt. : 13} x 9 in , 234 leaves.
Catalogues of Greek and other MSS. (and printed books) in European
libraries : —
A (late 1 6th cent.) 1 (fol. 1). ' Index librorum Graecorum qui ser-
vantur calamo exarati in Bibliotheca Palatina Electorali at Heidel-
berg, now chiefly or entirely in the Vatican, 403 MSS., written in three
hands : a copy of the catalogue drawn up by Friedrich Sylburg c. 1584.
Fol. 2 is imperfect, through damp.
B (late 16th cent.) 2 (fol. 52). 'LibriGrseci manuscripti Bibliothecae
Cnesareae Viennensis then, added, '1579', in order of subjects, fol-
lowed by lists of printed and manuscript Oriental books, Hebrew, Syriac.
Arabic, &c. in the same library (fol. 67 v ).
C (late 16th cent.) 3 (fol. 72). ' Index Bibliothecae Vaticanre'. a list
of Greek MSS. contained in eight rpd^at, in Greek, but written by a
1 scriba tQ>v 'EWtjvikwv minus peritus \
D (late 1 6th cent.) 4 (fol. 136). ' Catalogus librorum manuscriptorum
[et impressorum] Bibliothecae Monacensis Graecae'; the date 1589
occurs on fol. i66 y .
5 (fol. i66 y ). * Libri M.S. in Bibliotheca Viennensi, 1597 \ a list of
Greek MSS.
E (early 17th cent.) 6 (fol. 170). 'Index Bibliothecae Venetae siue
Bessarionis lists of Greek and Latin MSS. in the Marcian library at
Venice as in no. 3334 art. 1.
7 (fol. 2oi v ). 'Libri MSS. in Bibliotheca Bassiliensi a list of
twenty-four Greek MSS. at Bale (?).
F (early 17th cent.) 8 (fol. 204). 4 Librorum qui extant in Biblio-
theca Medicea Florentiae ad Diui Laurentij pluteis 88 comprehen-
sorum a list of MSS. of all kinds : with a preface dated March 5. 1607.
Now MS. Arch. Selden B. 6.
3337. (B. 7). 3351. In Latin, German, and English, on paper: written early in
the 17th cent. : 13^ x 8$ in., xi + 373 leaves.
1 (foil. 1-23 i b , 349-51* 355-66). Copies (with a few originals) of
papers relating to the rights of the Hanse towns, as negotiated between
the Commissioners of qu. Elizabeth and those of the emperor Rudolph ii,
at Bremen, consisting of commissions, instructions, formal letters, reports,
&c, Aug. 29, 1602 -Aug. 30, 1603.
2 (fol. 233). Copies (with a few originals) of the letters sent by
James i to the emperor and ten princes of Germany, June 25, 1603,
in Latin, with the replies of ten of them, see below : in Latin.
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607
3 (fol. 285). Copies (with a few originals) of papers relating to the
rights of the Hanse towns, as negotiated between the Commissioners of
King James i and those of the Hanse towns, in London, March 14 i6o|-
July 1605.
Among the originals are : — a (fol. 26) Queen Elizabeth's letter to the
German Commissioners at Bremen, Dec. 29.. 1602, with fine signature,
in Latin ; b (fol. 56*) Letter from sir Robert Cecyll (afterw. 1st earl of
Salisbury) to Stephen Le Sieur, March 9, i6o| ; c (fol. 229) Safe- conduct
for S. Le Sieur, in Latin, June 25, 1603, on parchment, signed by the
king ; d (fol. 23 i a ) A Commission to S. Le Sieur for posthorses, June 23,
1603, with the signatures of the lords of the Council ; e (fol. 240*) the
original letter of art. 2 to the Duke of Pomerania, in Latin, June 25, 1603,
with the king s autograph conclusion, and signature : never delivered,
since the duke had died in Feb. i6o£. At foil. 353, 35 i b , 352 are three
letters to S. Le Sieur from Richard Jackson at Vienna, May 16 14,
about the dressing &c. of cloth in England, and (two) from William
Baldwin at Hamburg, 16 19-21. Other originals are at foil. 277, 349,
The whole collection was clearly made by sir Stephen Le Sieur, who
was Assistant to the English Commissioners above mentioned. A list of
the contents of foil. 1-346 is at fol. v.
Now MS. Arch. Selden B. 7.
3338. (B. 8). 3352. In Greek, Latin, English, &c, on paper: made np of
20 pieces written in the 1 5th-i 7th c^ntt. : wfxS? in.,
335 leaves.
A (16th cent.) I (fol. 3). ' Hop<f>vpCov <f>ikoo-6(f>ov EuraywyT/ ets rrjv
1 AiroT€\.€<rfia.TiKr]v tov IlToXc^tatov, <Ls <t>a<r(', a commentary on the TcTpa-
/?t/?Aos of Ptolemy, attributed also to Antiochus the astronomer : beg.
r ETT€i&r] ra 7rcpl rrjs (rvyKpaTiKrjs, ends (in a chapter Ilepi tov oikoScottotov)
oairzp ap&i fieyaXov aTTOTtkio-pjaros. To konrov ov\ evprjrai '. ' Ex
hibliotheca regia. Parisijs. Joannes Dee, 1550/
B (early 17th cent.) 2 (fol. 13). A list of ' Libri Arabici et Hebraici
MSS. qui in Ambrosiana Bibliotheca asseruantur with a few Persian
and Turkish.
C ( 1 6th cent.) 3 (fol. 16). ' Gregorae Nicephori philosophi de structura
Astrolabi . . . Georgio Valla Placenti[n]o interprete with diagrams, in
Latin: beg, 'Exterius conceptaculum quod tympana compr^hendit %
followed by similar Latin translations by Valla of ' Aristarchi Samij de
magnitudinibus et distantiis solis et lunae*, with diagrams (fol. 21),
' Timaet Locri de uniuersitatis natura ' (fol. 32 v ), ' Cleonidae harmonicum
introductorium ' (fol. 40), all with prefaces.
D (2nd half of the 15th cent.) 4 (fol. 53). ' Liber Messehallah astrologi
qui interpretatur Quod Deus voluit in coniunccione & recepcione', but
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the first part is lost, the text beginning 'perficietur res iussu Dei':
followed at fol. 59 v by Messahala's * Significaciones planetarum in
domibus xij ' (beg. ' Sol cum fuerit in ascendente '), and at fol. 63 by
Albumazar's treatise De partibus & eorum causis (beg. i Antiqui sapientes
in iudiciis suis *).
E (early 17th cent.) 5 (fol. 65). 'That the Kinges of England haue
bin pleased vsually to consult with their Peares in the great Councell &
Commons in Parliament of Mariadge Peace & Wane ', corrected and
signed by sir ' Ro: Cotton/
F (a.d. 1600) 6 (fol. 84). 'The chiefe places where . . . Spices do
growe in the East Indies, gathered ... by R: Hakluyt \ c This noat was
made in February 1600.' Some notes on the value of diamonds and
pearls follow (on 'foil. 86 v , 87*), and accounts by Hakluyt of the best
merchandize to bring from the East Indies to Spain (fol. 89) and to take
from Spain to the East Indies, &c. (fol. 93).
G (about 1640-45) 7 (fol. 99). 'A Discourse written by Sr John
Suckling Kn* to the Earle of Dorsett * on Socinianism, with a preface,
1637.
H (last quarter of the 16th cent.) 8 (fol. 118). ' Entrate della Chiesa,
con le Prouisioni che paga nostro Signore ai Cardinali, a'i Nuntij \ &c,
an account of the receipts and payments of the Papal establishment, in
connexion with the various offices of the Court, both at Rome, in the
Papal States and elsewhere, compiled about 1580-90 (?).
I (soon after a. d. 1653) 9 (fol. 147). Short Latin pieces by John
Brisco, six in verse, about events of the Civil War, 1643-5, one a prose
account of his own life addressed to the society of Lincoln's Inn, Lon-
don, in 1653, all apparently autograph.. Fol. 153 should follow 150.
A letter by him to Selden presenting these papers is at fol. 146.
J (about a.d. 1630-40) 10 (fol. 155). 'A Relation of what hath
happened in the Dutchyes of Mantoua & Montferrat . . . 1628 vnto . . .
1629, written by Sr Isaac Wake his majesties Ambassador in Italy',
a copy.
K (about a. d. 1600) ri (fol. 169). A Latin form of creating a Count
Palatine, as used by Rudolph ii or v, emperor of Austria and Germany
(J. i6n).
L (about a. d. 1623) 12 ^fol. 182). A Latin speech at Oxford on the
return of prince Charles from Spain, perhaps delivered on Oct. 30, 1623,
beginning ' Veneranda Capita, Viri grauissimi, Pubes lectissima. Poly-
crates cum cumulum \
M (soon after a. d. 1633) 13 (fol. 190). Copies of * Communications
betweene M r Balzac and M r du Moulin ', being two letters of the latter,
one dated 1633, and one of the former, on the subject of Protestantism,
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in English : Moulin's begg . ' Sir, I haue receiued the booke e Sir, I had
long since answered Balzac's beg. 1 Sir, there is no modestie
N (about a. d. 1650) 14 (fol. 200). 'E codice MS. Abrahamj Judaej
N. 40. in Bibliotheca Bodleiana \ a transcript of an astronomical treatise
in no. 1 64 1 above: beg. 'Rationibus demonstrauit Ptolemaeus'.
O (about a.d. 1650?) 15 (foil. 210, 235). Two letters or discourses
from 'Ahmet Benaudula [b. 'Abdallah], servus . . . Halifa Regis
Maurorum Muleyzidam', addressed to three European princes and
written a. h. 1021 = a. d. 161 2 : the first is on Christianity, the second
on free will, both in Latin ; the first beg. 9 after the exordium, 1 Re-
spondens igitur Magnanimi Principes \
P (about a. d. 1620?) 16 (fol. 242). A copy of a Latin letter from
George Carleton to William Camden about the Cimmerians : beg. . .
Dum nuper (mi Camdene) Brittanniam tuam \
Q (about a. d. 1640) 17 (fol. 249). A short treatise on Schism [by
John Hales, Cr.]
R (middle of the 16th cent.) 18 (fol. 266). A collection of Vaticinia
or Prophecies, about 55 in number, almost all English [and contem-
porary. Cr.], in several hands, preceded by an index of first words,
and (fol. 266 v ) ' Dysclosyng of Armes a list of emblems attached to
persons of distinction, beg. ' The Fawcon — Pawlett. The Fenyx — Semer.
The dragon blew — Marques of Northamton cf. fol. 300. Prophecies
ascribed to Merlin, [Hildegardis], Robert the scribe of Bridlington,
[Banester of Great Britain] and others occur. On fol. 266 is a song,
'I am a pwore prentis', and tune ; cf. fol. 30 i v .
S (1st half of 17th cent.) 19 (fol. 304). 1 Lincolniensis de cessatione
LegaliunT, Grosseteste's treatise, beg. 'Fuerunt plurimi in primitiva
ecclesia \
T (about a.d. 1650) 20. (fol. 315). 'Summaria Libri [Hugonis
Grotii] de Imperio summarum Potestatum circa Sacra', as in the 1647
printed edition.
Now MS. A^roh. Selden B. 8.
3339. (9). 3353. - Or. Catal. i (Uri), cod. Arab. Moham. 1057 (two Arabic
vocabularies : the second is Spanish-Arabic of about A. D. 1600,
and belonged to 4 John Burton ' : also various printed pieces.
3340. (io). 3354. In Latin and English, on parchment and (art. E) paper:
made up of five pieces written in the 8th, 15th and 17th centt. :
10 l x 7l *35 leaves.
A (mid 15th cent.) 1 (fol. 3). A collection of over fifty carols and
part-music, in English and Latin, the music being in two, three, or four
parts : [the whole has been published in facsimile and with a transcrip-
tion, together with an account of the MS. by mr. E. W. B. Nicholson,
in sir John Stainer's Early Bodleian Music (1901), vol. i, pp. xxi-xxiii
and xxiv, facs. xxxvii-xcvii and cix ; vol. ii, pp. 74-180. Cr.]
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B (2nd half? of the 8th cent., English writing) 2 (fol. 34). A single
leaf containing part of the nth chapter of the first part of Gregory's
Pastorale (' Ex horum quippe specie — uiuere debeat demonstremur but
on fol. 34 r several sentences are omitted). 4 Tho: Allen ' of Gloucester
hall, Oxford, owned this leaf.
C ( 1st half of the 1 5th cent) 3 (fol. 35). Wycliffite pieces :— a (fol. 35)
* Confessio fratris Johannis Tyssingthone de ordine fratrum Minorum
1 38 1 ; b (fol. 42) 4 Prima [2*, 3*, et 4*] determinacio . . . fratris Willelmi
Wyddeforth de ordine Minorum contra magistrum Johannem Wyclyf . .
1 389-90 : a passage is wanting on fol. 59 after 4 durauit secta Iudeorum
and 4 hie deficit, ideo require ' is in the margin ; c (fol. 83) The hand
changes : 1 Hec est copia bulle domini Pape misse vniuersitati Oxoniensi
contra magistrum Johannem Wyclyff . . a.d. 1376; d (fol. 83 v )
4 Protestacio reuerendi doctoris [J. Wycliff] vna cum eius questionibus
. . . \ often called Protestatio ad Parliamentum, 1377; e (fol. 85*)
4 Epistola magistri Johannis Wyclyf. . de condemnation xix con-
clusionum ; / (fol. 87 v ) ' Determinacio quedam magistri Johannis Wyclyf
de dominio contra vnum monachum \ On fol. 94 v is 4 Memoriale Petri
Fader quondam Vicarij [choralis] Sarisburie', cf. MS. Digby 173.
D (a. d. 1463?) 4 (fol. 95). A calendar in Latin, with calendarial
tables 1459-76, &c, on fol. 95, 102: in each month are given the
conjunctions in 1463, 1482, and 1501. The calendar is apparently for
the diocese of London (St. Erkenwald on Apr. 30 and Nov. 14), and an
addition at Oct. 1 5 is 4 Dedicacio colchirch Lond* but the last word is
not certain.
E (about a.d. 1636-8) 5 (fol. 103). 4 The Royall Slaue. A Tragi-
comedy'. This was by William Cartwright, and was presented in
Christ Church hail at Oxford before Charles i and the queen, on Aug. 30,
1636, see Wood's Hist of the Univ. sub anno.
Now MS. Arch. Selden B. 26.
3341. (n)« 3355* In French, Latin, &c, on parchment: written about the middle
of the 1 5th cent. : x 6| in., iii + 73 (eaves : with illuminated
border, capitals, &c. : binding, red leather on boards, clasps lost.
4 Commentarii de rebus Admirallitatis a title given by Selden
(Vindiax Maris clausi, 1653,9.9): a collection of maritime laws, in
French, similar to the Black Book of the Admiralty. The contents,
which have been printed in The Black Book of the Admiralty, vol. i,
Rolls Series, 1871, are as follows a (fol. 1) De Pesleccion de Tadmiral :
b (fol. 5 V ) * Comment l'admiral soy doit gouuerner et reuler par mer et
par terre ' : c (fol. 9) The oath to be taken by jurors of the maritime
inquest, in English, followed by an inquisition into customs of English
maritime law (fol. 10), the Laws of Oleron (fol. 19) and additional
ordinances (fol. 26), in French : d (fol. 28 v ) An inquisition in French
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taken at Queenborough on Apr. 2, 1375, and similar returns (foil,
32-40) : e (fol. 4o v ) A Latin treatise on procedure in the Civil Courts,
beg. 1 Licet circa ciuilia iudicia multa concurrant \ Fol. 1 is the cover
of a register of the expenses of the ' hospicium Johanne regine Anglie 9
Apr. 4, 1434 -Apr. 4, 1435. A note on fol. 65, 'The liberties of the
Cinquports is signed H[a]rewarde, see below : cf. fol. 64 v .
1 1550. Loyalte na hount . £. Clynton *, i. e. Edward lord Clinton, high
admiral of England 1550-4 and (partly as earl of Lincoln) 1557-85.
' 1579. Liber Gulielmi Hare ward supreme Curiae Admiralitatis Anglise
Registrant, who probably added the marginal rubrics. The letters
* CH ' are on foil. 14, 14* and elsewhere, no doubt (as Selden suggests)
the initials of Charles Howard lord Howard of Effingham, earl of
Nottingham, high admiral 1 585-161 8.
Now MS. Aroh. Selden B. 27.
3342. (ia). 3356. - Qu. Catal. i (Greek), Selden no. 26 (liturgies).
3343. (13). 3357. - »» n » » »> » 2 7 (Paracletice).
3344. (14% 3358. - „ „ „ n a » 28 (Triodion).
3345. (15). 3359- - » » >» » »> t* *9 (Menologion).
3346. (16). 336a = „ „ „ „ „ „ 30 (Lectionarium, &c).
3347. (17). 3361. m »> >» it t» >» a 3 1 (Menologion).
3348. (18). 336a. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two pieces written in the
13th and 14th centt. : io| x 7| in., 66 leaves.
A (14th cent : in two columns : with coloured capital, diagrams, &c.)
1 (fol. 4). . . Tractatus de sp[h]era solida siue de astrolabio sperico
compositus anno Domini .1303°.', beg. 'Tocius astrologice speculacionis
radix': a Latin astrological note follows on fol. 12, beg. 'Notandum
est de directionibus \
B (1st half of the 13th cent : with elaborate coloured capital, diagrams
&c.) 2 (fol. 13). 'Tractatus Alfragani de motibus planetarum commen-
tatus ab Hugoni [sic] Sanctaliensk ' : beg. ' Quia nonnullos nec inmerito
te conturbat 1 : both text (in red) and commentary seem to be here.
Hugo's preface is addressed to 'mi domine Tyrassonensis antistes',
i. e. Michael bishop of Tarazona in Aragon.
On fol. 4 is 4 M. Securis . Emptns ex bibliopola adolescente Salisberiensi .
1553* 7* mensis Martij \ cf. foL 63", Michael Hatchett was a Salisbury
doctor, himself an author.
Now MS. Aroh. Selden B. 34.
, (19). 3363 Id Latin, on parchment : made up of two pieces written in the
late 14th cent, in England: 9)x7|in., ii + 84 leaves: with
coloured capitals, &c.
A. Treatises by Roger Bacon : —
1 (fol. 1). ' Liber quem composuit Rogerus Bacon de ordine Minorum
de Retardacione accidencium senectutis & senij . . .'
[2 (fol 1 5 V ). 1 De regimine senium & seniorum ' : beg. 1 Et summa
regiminis senum uniuersalis ' : followed by the two short pieces De
balneis senum et seniorum (foL i6 v : beg. i Senes sunt balneandi ') and
r r a
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De compositione quarundam medicinarum (fol. 17 : beg. 'Incipiamus
in nomine Domini ') : both here without title. Cr.] •
3 (fol. i7 v y. Antidotarius, a second part of the Retardatio senectutis,
here without title or author's name : beg. ' Post completum vniuersalis '.
4 (fol. 20). Sermo rei admirabilis siue de retardattone senectutis, by
Bacon, here without title or author's name : beg. ' Intendo componere
sermonem \
5 (fol. 24 v ). De graduatione medicinarum compositarum, by Bacon,
here without title or author's name : beg. 1 Omnis forma inherens '.
[6 (foL 25 v ). A commentary on the preceding treatise, in two parts, not
by Bacon: beg. 'Expositio capituli de gradibus': part 2 begins on
fol. 29. Cr.]
7 (fol. 31). 'De erroribus medicorum secundum fratrem Rogerum
Bacon.'
8 (foL 37 v ). An extract from part of Bacon's Compendium philo-
sophic (?) : beg. ' Frater Rogerus Bacon in libro 6 Scienciarum in 3 0
gradu sapiencie vbi loquitur de bono corporis ', cf. A. G. Little's Grey
Friars in Oxford (1892), p. 202.
9 (fol. 39 v ). * Alius tractatus eiusdem fratris Rogeri Bacon extractus
de sexta parte Compendij studij theologie ... est tractatus de materia
prius pertractata & extrahitur de capitulo quod intitulatur De sciencia
experimentali . . .' : beg. ' Corpora vero Ade & Eue ' : see Little, as above,
p. 198. Other hands write folk 41-3, 49-51.
10 (fol. 43). 'Theorica extracta de libro 7 Serapionis qui est anti-
todarium suum ', i. e. Bacon's Canones practici de medicinis compositis
componendis: beg. 'Necesse est illi qui vult'. At fol. 52 is added
' Capitulum Auicenne de serpentibus '.
B. 11 (fol. 53). Alphita, a Latin list of medicinal plants, in alpha-
betical order, with short descriptions and often with the English or
French names : beg. ' Absinthium, herba fortis, gallice aloine, anglice
wermode '. The latter part, after Sinaphe, is wanting. Ed. J. L. G.
Mowat, Anecdota Oxoniensia, i88r.
Now MS. Arch. Selden B. 85.
3350. (so). 3364. In Latin, on parchment: made npof four pieces written early
in the 13th cent, in England : 12J x 8f in., iii + 17a leaves, in
double columns.
A (with illuminated capitals) 1 (fol 2). Quintiliani Declamationes xix ;
a copy of the Vossian MS. at Leiden, made before the latter had lost its
first leaf : both end with ' totus adhuc sum in parricidio ' in the middle
of the 19th declamation.
B. 2 (fol. 71). 'Liber magistri Walteri de Ricbemund qui appellator
Ypotecha', i.e. Hypotheca, 'counsel', 'didactic piece'. This appears
to be a collection of excerpts from the Fathers, calculated to instruct
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613
the monastic mind, but there is no preface and few rubrics, so that the
separate parts cannot in a summary catalogue be properly worked out
Among the pieces here transcribed are parts of St. Jerome's two books
in Jovinfenum (fol. 71), his Contra Vigilantium (foL 78), letters of
Augustine to Jerome (e.g. foil. 81 v , 83 : Migne's Patrol Lai xxii, col. 647,
Ac), letters of Jerome (e.g. foil. 86, i28 v ), Jerome's de Virginitate beatae
Mariae (fol. 89*), the Moralis Philosophia of Hildebertus Cenomanensis
(fol. 91), and the spurious letters between Alexander the Great and
Dindimus king of the Brahmans (fol. io7 v : Migne's Patrol Lai clxxi,
col. 1366). At foL 109 is a moral work beginning 'Sapiencia est
diuinarum humanarumque sciencia rerum', with a preface beginning
4 Domino R. de Thalewrthe [Talworth in Surrey] frater W. Vias pru-
dencie plenitudinem sciencie', which may be by Walter de Richmond,
of whom nothing seems to be known.
C. 3 (fol. 134). Breviarium Veteris Testamenti, a short account of
each book in the Old Testament : beg, 1 Genesis continet genera-
tionem & creationem mundi\ On foil. i49 v -i5o v are the Greek and
Hebrew alphabets, with notes ; and (fol. 151) nearly all the prologue of
st. Jerome to the 1st book of Samuel (beg. ' Viginti duas esse litteras* :
ends ' probari potest
D. 4 (fol. 153). A short commentary on the Pentateuch, practically
a series of glosses : beg. ' In principio creauit Deus celum &c Celum
boni, terra mali \
Fol. 1 is an unfinished leaf of a Latin Breviary of the 13th cent.,
written in France for an English Cluniac house.
* Andreas Bridge, preciom iij* iiij d 16th cent.
Now MS. Arch. Selden B. 36.
3351. (21). 3365.10 Latin, on paper: chiefly written about A. D. 1408-13 by
W. Swan : 12} x<j| in., 154 leaves : imperfect.
A Letter book and Form book of William Swann, LL.B., Canon of
Chichester, Sedis Apostolicae secretarius, a resident at the Papal Court.
He appears to have been there in some sense as the representative of
English interests. The years covered by this volume are chiefly 1406-13.
Swan copied out the documents which passed through his hands (some-
times procuring scribes to do so), but many of the letters are to him
personally, bespeaking his goodwill. Some are from him and corrected
in his hand (e.g. fol. 43 v ), some are forms only (e.g. foil. 70-5). All
kinds of legal matters, disputes, appeals, and the like are here repre-
sented, with a large number of letters. Perhaps London and Chichester
are more mentioned than other places, but the contents cannot be sum-
marily treated. The only Oxford document I have noticed is at fol. 58*,
an appeal to the University on behalf of pope Gregory xii from card.
Johannes Dominici, archbp. of Ragusa, Sept. 15, 1409. A leaf or leaves
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are wanting at the beginning. On fol. i53 v is the autograph 4 Magister
Willelmus Swan Anglicus Roffensis dioceseos clericus est huius libri
dominus verus ac patronus '.
Now MS. Arch. Balden B. 28.
3352. (a 2). 3366. In Latin, on parchment : written about the middle of the 15th
cent in Italy: io|x8| in., 190 leaves: with an illuminated
border (worn), capitals, &c
The commentary [of Omnibonus (Ognibene) da Lonigo] on the Satires
of Juvenal : prologue beg. 4 Quoniam in exponendis auctoribus \ At
the foot of the first page of the text (fol. 3) are the arms of John
Tiptoft, earl of Worcester (d. 1470), with crest, between two satyrs. The
' book was no doubt copied in Italy for that nobleman, and given by
him (see below) to the old library of the University of Oxford.
' Liber hie pertinet ad vniuersitatem Oxoniensem, vt cathinetur in j biblio-
theca', 15th cent. (fol. i v ).
Now MS. Aroh. Balden B. 50.
3353. (23). 3367. In Latin, on parchment : written in the second half of the
13th cent in England: i\\ x 8J in., 316 leaves in double
columns : with illuminated capitals, &c
The five books of the Decretalia of pope Gregory ix, in Latin, with
marginal notes : an incomplete index of chapters is on foL 3i3 v .
Now MS. Aroh. Balden B. 5L
3354. (34). 3368. In English, on paper : written in two (or three) hands late in
the 15th cent by Scottish scribes, see below : io| x 7| in., iv +
>33 leaves : with a miniature, illuminated borders, capitals, &c.
Chaucerian poems : —
1 (fol. 1). 'The book of Troylus' in five parts, by Chaucer, with
some marginal notes. Fol. 118 is imperfect Seven lines on the
Troilus follow on fol. n8 v {peg. 4 Blak be thy bandis'), and above them
is an almost contemporary shield bearing Quarterly 1st and 4th azure
an antique ship with one mast and unfurled sail, within a tressure
counter-flory, 2nd and 3rd azure an antique ship with three masts and
furled sails, over all an escutcheon bearing argent a cross engrailed
sable (for Sinclair) : see the Athenxum^ Dec. 30, 1899.
2 (fol. 119). Short Chaucerian poems, often without titles: — a
(fol. 119) Balade de bon conseyl, by Chaucer : at end 4 Explicit Chauceris
counsaling ' ; b (fol. 119) Prosperity: at end 4 Quod Chaucere': really
part of John Walton's Prologue to his translation of the De Consolatione
Philosophiae of Boethius : beg. 4 Richt as pouert ' : see the Athenxum^
Dec. 28, 1895 ; *-(fol. 1 i9 v ) A poem (not Chaucer's) beg. 4 Deuise prowes
and eke humylitee | That maidnys hath jn euerich wise ', 49 lines : at end
4 Quod Chaucere quhen he was rycht auisit ', and a note that the scribe's
'princeps Jacobus quartus' was born March 17, 147$, in the monastery
of the Holy Cross, near Edinburgh : this could not have been written
before 1488 : probably in the hand of James Grave, see Athenseum^
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Dec. 16, 1899; d (fol. i2o v ) John Lydgate's Complaint of the Black
Knight, here without author's name, and entitled at end * The maying
and disport of Chaucere'; e (fol. 130) Thomas Hoccleve's Mother of
God, here without title : at end ' Oracio Galfridi Chaucere ' ; / (fol. 132)
Chaucer's 'Compleynt of Mars'; g (fol. 136) 'The Compleynt of
Venus', at end 'Quod Galfridus Chaucere'; h (fol. 13 7 v ) A poem
beg. ' O hie Emperice and quene celestiall ',48 lines : at end (wrongly)
' Quod Chaucere ' ; /(fol. 138) 4 Leaulte vault richesse', beg. 1 This warldly
joy ', 8 lines ; / (fol. i38 v ) The Cuckoo and the Nightingale, but lines 246
to end are wanting, a leaf being lost ; k (fol. 142) The Parlement of
Foules, by Chaucer, wanting lines 1-14, and with a peculiar ending,
only here found : at end ' Here endis the Parliament of Foulis . Quod
Galfride Chaucere'; / (fol. 15 2 v ) The 'Legendis of Ladyes' or Good
Women, by Chaucer ; at end ' And thus ended Chaucere the Legendis
of Ladyis'. A leaf is missing after fol. 189.
3 (fol. 192). ' Heirefter followis the Quair, maid be King James of
Scotland the first, callit The Kingis Quair and maid quhen his Majesty]
wes in Ingland ' : beg . ' Heigh in the hevynnis ' : the hand changes on
fol. 209 v ; the title (fol. i9i v ) is in a rather later hand : at end ' Explicit
Ac Ac. Quod Jacobus primus Scotorum rex Illustrissimus '. The
unique MS., and the only authority for the title, of the Kingis Quair,
i.e. the King's Poem (short enough to be written on a single quire),
written round the episode of king James's courtship of Joan Beaufort.
The attribution to king James i of Scotland (d. 1437) has been denied
by J. T. T. Brown {The Authorship of the Kingis Quair, 1896) but
reasserted by J. J. Jusserand, R. S. Rait, and others, and again doubted
by the latest editor of the text (dr. A. Lawson, 1910).
4 (fol. 2 11 v ). More short poems : — a (fol. 2 1 1 v ) Thomas Hoccleve's
Letter of Cupid, here without title or author's name ; b (fol. 2 1 7) A poem
beginning ' Befor my deth this lay of sorow I sing ', 185 lines ; e (fol. 219)
The Lover's Complaint, beginning ' Because that teres weymenting and
playntee', 63 + 114 lines, prologue and piece: at end 'Here endis the
lufaris complaynt, &c.'
5 (fol. 22 i v ). 'The Quare of Jelusy . . . 9 : beg. 'This lusty May ' : at
end 1 Explicit quod And[rew ?] ' : the paper is rubbed away after 1 And ',
and the word has been taken to be ' Auch ' or even ' Auche ', see the
facsimile in Lawson's edition (19 10), where what seems the end of the
signature is the word ' to ' seen through the paper from the other side.
The unique MS. of this poem, which is printed by Lawson in his edition
of the Kingis Quair.
6 (fol. 229). A leaf bearing poems beginning 'My frende, gif thou
will be a seruiture', 32 lines, and 'Thy begyning is barane brutelness',
14 lines: and the first part (12 lines, imperfect) of another, beginning
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* Man be als mery as tho . . . \ Fol. 230 also bears some imperfect
poems, beginning • . . . a horse of gold yow go On fol. 231 is also a
poem beginning 'O Lady I shall me dres with besy cure*. Fol. 229
appears to be in the first hand of the MS., the rest early 16th cent.
Facsimiles of foil. 192', 211 r , 221 v , 22 8 V are in Lawson's edition,
and of foil. 192', 2ii r in Skeat's 191 1 edition, of the Kingis Quair,
and one of fol. 41 y in R. K. Root's MSS. of Chaucer 's Troilus, pi. xxii.
A full description of the contents of the MS. is in Brown's Author-
ship at p. 70, and in E. P. Hammond's Chaucer (1908), p. 342.
There are many scribbling* and autographs. Five are of the family of
Sinclair, see above, on foil. 79, 230*, 331, 231". There are two lines
in Gaelic on fol. 331* signed ' Misi Domnall Gorm * : the name recurs
on fol. S30 v . 'Channois, 159a 1 is on the same page. Two Findlason
signatures are on fol. 229 and one on fol. 330" : ' Patrik Schiner 1 on
fol. 230 v : 'John Duncan on fol. 229: ' Edward Walker* on fol. 155:
farm notes on fol. 229": see more in Brown's Authorship, p. 77 : all
16th cent, early or late.
Now MS. Arch. Belden B. 24.
3355. (25). 3369. In Latin, on paper : made up of six pieces written in the second
half of the 15th cent., with one printed piece: nf x&J in.,
273 leaves.
A (written by Jacobus Friis). Treatises by Raymundus Lullius.
1 (fol. 5). ' Compendium Veteris et Noue Loyce i. e. logicae : beg.
* Considerantes veterem loycam ' ; the Logica Nova of Raymundus Lul-
lius ; at fol. 36 are * Questiones generales in arte precedenti \
2 (fol. 43). 1 Lectura ad declarandum artem generalem cuius
subiectum est artificium generale ' by Raymundus Lullius, with rather
later notes by 'William Hobb . . : ['scriptus per me Jacobum Friis,
Longdon* (cp. fol. 69): followed at fol. 66 y by 'Doctrina et modus
applicandi loycam nouam ad scientiam iuris et medicine \ Cr.]
3 (fol. 69 v ). 1 Compendium Artis generalis cuius subiectum est artifi-
tium generale \ by the same : dig. ' Alphabetum tabule generalis est hoc \
B. 4 (fol. 90). 1 Liber quem compilauit et edidit Raymundus Loyl de
perfectione sectarum', the treatise often called 'Disputatio trium
sapientum', by Raymundus Lullius: beg. 'Cum longi temporis'.
C. 5 (fol. 158). Treatises by pope Pius ii (Aeneas Sylvius): — a
(fol. 158) 'Pius papa secundus [Aeneas Sylvius] eloquentissimus qui
obijt anno M cccc lxiiij in Anchona dum proficisci proposuerit contra
Turcos componit &c.' ; then follows the Epistola ad Machumetem de
fide Christianorum ; b (fol. i83 y ) 'Item alius tractates' de Curialium
miseriis ; c (fol. 196 ) ' Sompnium . . . de fortuna ' ; d (fol. 2oo v ) ' De
duobus amantibus with preface.
D. 6 (fol. 2 1 9). Similar treatises : — a (fol. 2 1 9) ' De ortu et auctoricate
(sic) Imperii Romani'; b (fol. 22 7 V ) ' De Taboricis et heresi Bohe-
niorum ' ; c (fol. 238) ' Pij pape secundi Bulla retractacionum omnium
. . . pro Concilio Basiliensi & contra Eugenium . . . scriptorum Apr. 26,
1463 : beg. ' In minoribus agentes \
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617
E. 7 (fol. 243). Bulla Pii ii papae de profectione in Turcos, Oct. 22,
1463 : beg. 'Ezechielis prophete magni sentencia*.
At fol. 252 follows a printed 1 Pronosticationes euentuum futurorum
anni [m.cccc.] lxxvi* printed at Louvain by John of Westphalia, see
Academy, Oct. 3, 1891, sent to 'Jacobus N.' [i.e. Friis], physician to
Edward iv, king of England, from Bruges, on May 9 (1476) by H.W.,
as a Latin letter on fol. 251 shows.
F. 8 (fol. 264). Some unfinished calendarial tables.
Owned by 1 Alexander Monselovius ' in the 1 6th cent, who seems to have
written on the opposite page (fol. 3*) ' Snm qnem Satamum sibi sensit
Hibernia, Solem | Anglia, Mercurium Normandia, Gallia Martem ',
1 Hughe Banks me possidet precium j d ob. quadr. ij 0 ', 1 1551 \
Now MS. Arch. Selden B. 25.
3356. (a6). 3370. In English and Latin, on parchment : written about A. D. 1470-
80: 13^x10} in., 214 leaves: with illuminated borders,
capitals, &c, In 1 780 this volume was 1 bound in a silken or
velvet cover, adorned with brass bosses and gilt leaves see
Gough (as below), but this has disappeared.
The Chronicle of England by John Hardyng, from before Brute to
1464, in English verse, with prologue. Foil. 104-1 1 are in a different hand
from the rest ; at foL i48 v is a pedigree showing « The title of Fraunce '
to claim England ; at fol. i8o v routes from England into Scotland.
On foL iSV, i84 v , 185* is a curious map of Scotland, fully described
with an engraving by Richard Gough in his British Topography, vol. 2
(1 780), pp. 579-83. Some Latin and 'English prose and verse passages,
which belong to the .chronicle, are on foil. i85 y ~"9^ v 5 ending with an
epilogue (beg. * Of al maters I haue saide myne entent ') after which the
arms of H(enry) P(ercy), 5th earl of Northumberland, K.G., have been
added (not before a. d. 1495).
On foil. 200-9* in a hand of about a. d. 1520, with fine capitals and
the Percy arms, are 1 The Prouerbes of Lydgate vpon the fall of prynces.
Enpryntede at London in Fletestret at the sygne of the Sonne by
Wynkyn Worde ' ; no doubt copied from the undated edition of 1520 (?).
Fol. 211 bears a 15th cent, list of names *Cy sen syeut lez noms des
sieurs qui mourreront en la bataill a Aigincourt lan mile cccc xv le
vendredy le xxv iour doctobre \ 1 This leaf was found amongst loose
papers formerly belonging to [Ralph] Thoresby of Leeds & placed here.
1873. H. O. C[oxe] ' ; so it came into the Library in 1756.
* Henry Northumbreland, Henry Strange.' 1 Margaret Clyfforde Elsebeth ' ;
16th cent.
Now MS. Aroh. Seldan B. 10.
3357. (27). 3371. In English (and Latin), on paper: written about the middle of
the 1 5th cent. : 15 x 1 1} in. t i x 1 70 leaves, in double columns :
with illuminated capitals, &c.
The Confessio Amantis of John Gower, in the first recension. At
end are the pieces beginning 4 Quam cinxere ' and ' Quia vnusquisque \
Owned by ' Edwarde (or Edmunde) Sinythe ' in the 16th cent.
Now MS. Aroh. Balden B. 11.
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[3358-61
3358. (28). 3373. In Italian, &c, on paper: written late in the 16th cent. : 12J x
84 in., i + 118 leave*.
A short account of the nations of Europe and their finances, chiefly
based on Relazioni by Venetian ambassadors, 1548-76, in Italian : —
1 (fol. 1). England, by Giovanni Michiel, 1557.
2 (fol. 6). Germany and Spain, by Federico Badoero, 1558, also
Naples (fol. i7 v ) : followed at foL 22 by a catalogue of princes of Ger-
many, 1582, in Latin.
3 (fol. 27). Germany ('Del stato de Re de Romani'), by Lorenzo
Contarini, 1548.
4 (fol. 29). Portugal [by Constantino di Garzoni].
5 (fol. 34 v ). France, by Giovanni Correro, 1569.
6 (fol. 40). Poland, by Girolamo Lippamano, 1574, and (fol. 45)
Muscovy.
7 (fol. 50). Turkey, by Marc* Antonio Barbara, 1573, and (fol. 70)
Giacomo Soranzo, 1578 ; followed by Tartary (fol. 72) and Persia (fol. 73V
8 (fol. 74). Rome, by Bernardo Navagiero, 1558, cf. fol. 94 v ; Savoy,
by Andrea Boldu, 1562 (fol. 77); Florence, by Andrea Gussoni,
1576 (fol. 80) ; Venice [1569") and smaller cities of North Italy (fol. 97).
1 Gilberto Davis * is on the outside cover, 1 7th cent.
Now MS. Arch. Balden B. 12.
3359. (39). 3373- In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 13th cent, in
England: 14} xio| in , 66 leaves, in double columns: with
illuminated border, capital, &c.
* Euclidis philosophi Socratici . . . liber elementorum artis Geometrice,
translatus ab Arabico in Latinum per Adelardum Goth* Bathoniensem,
sub commento magistri Campani Nouariensis .15. continens distinc-
ciones the fifteen books, with many diagrams. Fol. 2 contains, in
a different hand, 1 Liber Arsamithis [Archimedis] de mensura circuli
with diagrams, beg. 4 Omnis circulus triangulo '.
Now MS. Aroh, Belden B. 13.
3360. (30). 3374. In English, on pirchment : written about the middle of the
15th cent.: I3fx8j in., i + 311 leaves: with illuminated
borders, capitals, &c : binding, stamped brown leather, much
worm-eaten, on new boards and re-backed, English 15th cent,
work (London?).
'The Talis of Caunturbury ' by Chaucer: in the order given in Hearne's
Collections (Oxf. Hist. Soc.) ii. 194-196, and E. P. Hammond's Chaucer,
a bibliographical manual, 1908, p. 187 : a leaf is wanting at the end
containing part of Chaucer's epilogue after the words * booke of Seint
Valenty n \ Foil 1-3 are part (Jan.-Feb., Sept.-Dec.) of a fifteenth
cent, liturgical (Sarum) Calendar: at Sept. 10 is added the obit of Wjiliam
Heed, 1510. Foil, i, 312 are parts of four leaves from a 14th cent Latin
choir- book for three voices.
' Pertinet Thomaum [?] Heed ciuis Londoniarum ', see above. ' Edmounde
Clarke ', ' This is the booke of Mr. Clarke, one of the quens maiestys
footmene ', 16th cent. There is much other scribbling.
Now MS. Aroh, Belden B. 14.
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3361. (31). 3375. In Latin, on parchment : made np of two pieces written in the
13th and 14th centt. : I3|x8}in. t ii + 240 leaves, in double
columns : with illuminated capitals, &c
Volumen (pt. 5 of the Corpus Juris Civilis) without the Usus feudorum.
A (14th cent) 1 (fol. 1). ' Liber Institucionum the four books of the
Institutions of Justinian, with the Accursian gloss, lists of chapters, Ac.
B (2nd half of 13th cent.) 2 (fol. 67). Justiniani Novellarum vel
Authenticarum collationes novem, with few glosses.
3 (fol. 198). 'Codicis domini Iustiniani . . . liber .viiij. explicit.
Incipit .x. De jure fisci ' : what follows are the tres libri (books x-xii
of the Codex), with some marginal notes : MS. 4 O* in Paul Krueger's text.
Several blank margins are cut off, as at foil. 65, 104, 138, 158-9, and
foil. 67-197 have been stilted by additional pieces of parchment to
range with the rest.
' Liber Thome de Lenemenstre ' (14th cent.).
Now MS. Arch. Selden B. 16.
3362. (3a). 3376. In Latin, on parchment : written about A.D. 1130 by William
of Malmesbury at Malmesbury : 1 2 J x 8} in., v + 226 leaves, in
double columns: with one illuminated and many coloured
capitals, &c.
Historical and (fol. i4o v ) legal treatises, apparently in the hand of
William of Malmesbury : —
1 (fol. 1). 'Historia Daretis Frigii De excidio Troie', with the pro-
logue of Cornelius Nepos.
2 (fol. 7). * Excerptum ex libro Catonis de Originibus beg. % Dardanus
ex Ioue & Electra \ with similar excerpts from Justinus 1 De Gestis
Romanorum , (fol..7 v ) : beg. 'Italic inquit cultores primi\
3 (fol. 11). ' Liber . . . Pauli Orosii presbiteri . . . contra Paganos',
seven books.
4 (fol. 73). A triple history, as explained in a prologue which a rather
later hand has named ' Vox Willelmi \ to distinguish it from the text : —
a (fol 73) Eutropius de gestis Romanorum, with prologues and the
(carefully distinguished) additions and supplement of Paulus Diaconus ;
b (fol. ii3 v ) 'Iordanis episcopi Ravennatis natione Gothi De gestis
Romanorum . . . adbreviationis liber with prologue, as far as Justinian ;
r(fol. 135) ' Adbreuiatio Willelmi [de Malmesburia] de gestis sequentium
Imperatorum digested from Haimo Floriacensis and continued to 1 1 27.
5 (foL i4o v ). Breviarium Alarici, an incomplete text of unusual
type: — a (fol. i4o v ) Leges antiquae a Theodosio ii minore collectae,
a. d. 438, books ii-xvi qf the Theodosian code, with prologue and
explanations; b (fol. 180) The Novellae of Theodosius II (fol. 180),
Valentinianus III (fol. 191), Martianus (fol 203 v ), Majorianus (fol.
205 v ), Severus(foL 2o6 v ), and Anthemius (fol. 207), with prologues:
a text of the third sylloge — vide Mommsen's Theodosiani Libri xvi,
vol ii, p. xlviii : at end 4 Expliciunt Leges Romanorum * ; c (fol. 208)
• Institutiones Gay' in two books, epitomized; d (fol 211) 'Pauli
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Institutions the five books of Sententiae of Julius Paulus, but
excerpts only.
For the chief authorities on this MS. see corrigenda.
Owned by Selden in 1646 (see his Uxor Ebraica, p. 388, and Ad FUtam,
p. 506), and specially bequeathed by him.
Now MS. Aroh. Selden B. 16.
3363. (33)* 3377- «=Qa- CataL i (Greek), cod. Seld. ao (Music : see corrigenda).
3364. (34)- 3378. - „ „ „ „ „ ai (Polybius, &a: [art. 2
belonged to Casaubon and contains inscriptions in his hand. Cr.]).
3365. (35)- 3379- - » » •> 1. •» » « (Vettius Valens).
3366. (36). M&o. - „ „ „ „ „ r , 23 (Polybius : Casaubon as
no. 3364).
336T. (37)- 338i. - m „ „ „ „ „ 3a (do. : 16th cent).
3363. (38). 358a. - H w ». » it it 33 (do- • 10th cent).
3369. (39). 3383. - n >> „ 1, * „ 34 (Hero mathematicus).
3370. (40). 3384. - w „ „ „ 35 (Porphyrins, &c).
3371. (40.3385.-,, », „ „ „ ,» 36 (Hippolytus: 16th cent).
3372. (43). 3386. - „ „ „ „ „ „ 37 (Hippolytus: i6thcent).
3373. (43). 3387. - ,• ,, » „ „ w 38 (Music).
3374. (44> 3388. - „ » „ „ „ „ 39 (Ptolemyrseecorrigenda).
3375. (45). 3389. - i» 1, » » » „ 40 (do. : do.).
3376. (46). 3390. - » »» »» „ >» i> 4i (do. : Meyer's cod. N.).
3377. (47). 339 1 -
>, „ „ ft „ 42 (Gennadius, 3tc).
3378. (48). 3393* - n » >» » » it 43(M.Quaestor: 17th cent).
3379. (49). 3393. - »i n »» » i) n 44 (Matthaeus Biastares).
3380. (50). 3394* - » n n >» n 9t a 4 (Chrysostom, &c.).
3381. (5'). 3395- - » 11 i» 11 >> 11 75 (do.).
3382. (53). 339 6 * - »t »> » »i 11 n 45 (Gregorius Nazianzenus).
1.(53) 3397.- 11 » » » n ,» 4* (homilies, &c. : 14th
cent. : see Catal. cod. hagiograph. . . . Angliae, p. 346.
3384. (54). 3398. —Qu. Catal. i (Greek), cod. Seld. 47 (Gregorius Nazianzenus,
&c : with miniatures : art. 18 - Tisch. Greg. Evstt a a).
3385. (55). 3399. «=Qu. CataL. i (Greek), cod. Seld. 48 (Canones Conciliorum).
3386. (56). 3400. -Qu. Catal. i (Greek), cod. Seld. 49 (Evangeliarium, - Tisch.
Greg. Evstt at : the document at the end is part of a
Chrysobull of Alezios III, Emperor of Trebizond, to Georgios
Doranites).
3387. (57)- 3401. -Qu. Catal. i (Greek), cod. Seld. 50 (Menologium).
3388. (58). 34° 3 - - » m 11 11 1, „ 5 1 (Hermes Trismegistus,
&c : late 16th cent).
3389. (1) 3403. In Latin and Hebrew, on paper : made up of three pieces written
in the first half of the 17th cent : 8| x 6± in., 15a leaves.
A. i (fol. 6). ' Disputatio inter Iudaeum & Christianum per Gisle-
bertum Westmonasterii Ccenobii procuratorem with the prologue to
st. Anselm.
B. 2 (fol. 42). 1 Altercatio Ecclesiae contra Synagogam et Synagogae
contra Ecclesiam apparently composed in the 10th or nth cent, see
fol. 74 v ; beg. 'Ecclesia. Te Synagoga quae magno Regi olim electa
fueras ' : ends imperfect on fol. 95 v * misericordiam suam abscindet Aut
obliviscetur a leaf or leaves being lost
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C 3 (fol. 96). A collation of a Hebrew MS. of Exodus and Leviticus'
wun a Samaritan MS. (?) : pp. 40-92 of a larger collation : cf. no. 3484.
Now MS. Selden Supra 1.
3390. (2). 3404. = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), cod. Seld. 1 (Evangeliarium, - Tiscti.
Greg. Evstt 26 : the under writing of the bulk of the MS. is
an Evangeliarium of the 8th or 9th cent : see fol. 183 and corri-
genda. Cr.).
3391. (3). 3405- -Q». Catal. i (Greek), cod. Seld. 2 (Evangeliarium, - Tisch.
Greg. Evstt. 27 : pp. 77-84, 97-25$ are palimpsest, the under-
writing of the latter section being an evangeliarium of the
9th century)*
3392. (4). 34°6- -Qu. Catal. i (Greek), cod. Seld. 3 (Pentecostarium, &c.).
3393. (5). 3407. *■ »i ,1 it j, j, n 4 (Horologium, &c.).
3394. (6). 3408. - „ „ m „ „ 5 (Gospels, - Tisch. Greg.
Evangg. 55 : binding, black velvet on boards).
3395. (7). 34°9« "Qu- Catal. i (Greek), cod. Seld. 6 (Isaacus Argyrus, &c).
3396. (8). 3410. - „ „ „ „ % „ „ 7 (Menologium).
3397. (9)« 34 11 - ■ i> » »> ,» » ,» 8(Homiliae: a palimpsest,
composed of fragments of (a) foil. i~43> one or two nth cent,
liturgical MSS. ; (6) foil. 44-121, an O. T. lectionary of the
1 2th cent., — Holmes and Parson's no. 132; (c) foil. 122-7,
a N. T. lectionary, written in uncials of the 9th or toth cent.
— Tisch. Greg. Apostolus 84 : see also corrigenda).
3398. (10). 3412. = Qu. Catal. i (Greek), cod. Seld. 9 (Menologium).
3399. (11). 3413- - a >• »i n >> » 10 (Epitome legum).
3400. (12). 3414. - „ „ „ „ „ „ 11 (Philo Judaeus).
34K>1. (13). 34I5- - » » » » » >» 12 (treatises about Easter:
written according to mr. T. W. Allen by Andreas Darmarias).
3402. (14). 3416. =Qu. Catal. i (Greek), cod. Seld. 13 (Leontios Machaeras).
3403. (15). 34i7- -
,, „ „ „ „ ,, 14 (Bestiarium, &c).
3404. (16). 3418. - „ „ „ „ „ „ 15 (Phalaris, &a).
3405. (17). 34i9-
= „ „ ,, tt 9 i ft 16 (Psellns, astronomica,
&c. : ' Liber iste pertinet ad Collegium Sanctte & indiuidoae
Trinitatis in Academia Cantabrigiensi ' : the binding bears the
Nevile arms, Gules a saltire argent, so probably it had been
given to the College by Thomas Nevile, Master 1 593-161 5). .
3406. (18). 342a -Qu. Catal. i (Greek), cod. Seld. 17 (Aeschylus and Lycophron).
3407. (19) 34 21 - ■ »» » i> >» « » (Manuel Moschopnlus in
the hand of Joannes Serbopoulos : contemporary English
binding).
3408. (20). 3422. - Qn. Catal. i (Greek), cod. Seld. 19 (Nicomachus Gerasenus).
3409. (*0- 3423. ^=In Latin, on paper: written in A. D. 1576 or 1577 by Gregory
Martin : 8| x6| in., 39 leaves.
' Pro veteri & vsitata Graecarum litterarum pronunciatione aduersus
Mekerchium Brugensem in answer to Adolph van Meetkercke's De
veteri et recta pronuntiatione linguae Graecae, 1576. The dedicatory
epistle to.Henry Fitzalan earl of Arundel (d. 1580) is signed ' Gregorius
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Martinus and this appears to be the autograph copy presented to
the earL
'Luraley*, i.e. John Luraley, lord Lumley, who married the earl of
Arundel's daughter Jane (see foL 7 V : she d. 1577). *T. ArundelP,
i. e. Thomas Howard, earl of Arundel 1604-46, earl of Norfolk 1644-6.
Now MS. Selden Supra 21.
3410. (22). 3434. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 15th cent in Italy : 9 x
6| in., 197 leaves: with illuminated border, capitals, &c. :
binding, stamped brown leather on boards, clasps partly gone,
15th cent. Venetian (t) work.
Nineteen Declamations here attributed to Marcus Fabius Quintilianus,
with a few notes. Their real author is unknown. The incipits are : —
foL
fol.
Sentio judices pudori
2
Expectaveram quidem
Si juvenis innocentissimus .
w
Quamvis judices innumerabiles •
120 v
Satis dedecoris atque
n'
Credo ego judices plerosque
136"
Positus P. C. in ea conditione .
Sentio judices hanc quoque
1 4 6"
Quamvis judices in tanta .
44"
Etsi judices ita natam
15^
Etiam si judices in hac
5« v
Etsi sanctissimi viri .
i6o v
Sentio judices plurimum .
7*
Lassatus per diversos
i66"
Quamvis judices plurimum •
79
Etsi judices callidissimus •
177"
Neminem judices unquam .
93
Debebatur quidem .
187
Quamvis judices inter eos • .
104'
In the border on fol. 2 are the arms, Gules three garbs or within a
bordure engrailed of the last, possibly an addition.
On fol. 196" are the Randolph arms (Gules on a cross argent five mullets
sable, here uncolonred) followed by 4 Crucem tenebne fugiunt . quod :
Edin: Randolph early 17th cent.
Now MS. Selden Supra 22.
3411. (23). 3425* In Latin, on parchment: written in the first half of the 13th
cent. : 1 of x 5! in., 44 leaves.
The Satires of Juvenal in Latin: a half-erased colophon gives
' Explicit ? Iu]uenalis ' : there are many glosses. [Foil. 2,11 are part
of two leaves from an early 14th cent. MS. of the French text of the
Speculum Ecclesiae of St. Edmund, archbp. of Canterbury. Cr.]
On fol. 43, written reversed, is : * Ora puellares faciunt incerta capilli .
Magister R f [?] de Orch* me scripsit manv sinistra', cf. fol. 17, followed
by some French musical notes, 13th cent.
Now MS. Selden Supra 23.
3412. (24). 3426. In Latin, on parchment: 8 J x jj in., 117 leaves: made up of
five pieces written in the 13th cent.
Aristotelian treatises, in Latin, with glosses : —
A. 1 (fol. 3 V ). Books I-IV. 3 of the Metaphysics of Aristotle, or
Metaphysica vetus : beg. * Homines scire desidera[n]t natura \
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t (fol. 2 7 v ). The 2nd and 3rd books of the Nicomachean Ethics of
Aristotle, or Ethica vetus.
B. 3 (fol. 41). The treatise of Aristotle De generatione et corruptione,
in two books, in the Graeco-Latin translation.
C. 4 (fol. 64). ' Collectiones expositionum ab antiquis Grecis in libro
Aristotelis de Mundo qui dicitur Celi et MundL Expositiones iste in
sexdecim continentur capitulis ' : beg. 4 Differentia inter corpus & quam-
libet aliam magnitudinem \ This refers to the treatise commonly called
De Caelo.
D. 5 (fol. 76). The treatise De Causis, often attributed to Aristotle :
beg. ' Omnis causa primaria plus est influens * : here entitled 1 Meta-
phisica Auendauth [i. e. David judaei].'
E (2nd half of the 13th cent.) 6 (fol. 84). 'Liber Aristotelis ... in
factura impressionum superiorum que fiunt in alto & inferius the four
books of the Meteorologica of Aristotle : at end ' Conpletus est Liber
Metheororum Aristotilis cuius tres libros transtulit magister Giraldus
Lumbardus [i.e. Gerardus Cremonensis] sum[m]us philosophus de
Arabico in Latinum, quartum transtulit Henricus Aristip[p]us [arch-
deacon of Catania] de Greco in Latinum, tria ultima capitula [de com-
positione lapidum] transtulit Aurelius [i.e. Alfredus] Anglicus Saru-
lensis [i. e. de Sarchel] de Arabico in Latinum/ This is a fuller form
than any noticed in Notices et Ex traits xxxi. 1. 1 1.
On foil. 3 V and 84 is ' Liber Sancti Albani quern qui ei abstulerit aut
titulom deleuerit anathema sit . Amen*, 131b cent. The volume
originally had 3a leaves in front (sheets i-iv). Also part E was
a separate volume in the St. Albans library, and according to a late
14th cent, list of contents on fol. 3 had ' Marcianus de astrologia '
at the end.
Now MS. Selden Supra 24.
3413. (35). 3427. In Latin, on parchment : made up of seven pieces written in the
iath-ijth centt. : &f x6 in., i + 246 leaves : binding, stamped
brown leather on boards, re-backed, with clasps, middle 15th
cent work, perhaps of Canterbury.
Arithmetical and astronomical pieces : —
A (1st half of 13th cent. : with illuminated capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1).
' Arismetica Boycii i. e. Boethii : preC beg. 1 In dandis accipiendisque
muneribus ' : with diagrams and notes and (fol. 43) two added para-
graphs. Foil. 39-44 are injured by burning.
B (about a. d. 1200: with illuminated capitals, diagrams, &c.) 2
(fol. 45). ' Musica Boecij ' : beg. ' Omnium quidem perceptio ' : after
fol. 75 the loss of many leaves is supplied in a 14th cent, hand (C)
which gives bk. iii, cap. 7 ('Idem vero hoc')— end of bk. v.
D (early 13th cent.: with illuminated capitals) 3 (fol 94). 'Com-
positio Astrolabij secundum Hermannum ' Contractual.
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4 (foL 96 v ) [Hermanni Contracti] ' de utililatibus astrolabii libri ij
followed (fol. 105) by astronomical excerpts from Beda de natura
rerum, &<£
5 (fol. io6 v ). De abaco [with preface by Radulphus of Laon, but the
rest is not certainly his. Cr.]: beg. 1 Adiuuante Domino aliquid in abacum
scripturi 1 : at fol. 114 follow in different hands some notes for con-
structing a sundial, an astronomical globe, roofs and ceilings (' Ratio
faciendorum teetotum* et laquearium : fol. 116). On fol. ii5 v is a
diagram of musical tones for bells. Foil. 110-117 are an inserted
gathering: cp. foil. 110 and 118.
6 (fol. n8 v ). 'Theorica Girbertj', i.e. the Geometria of Gerbert
(pope Silvester ii), as far as chapter xiii inclusive : with diagrams. On
fol. i28 v is an astronomical table.
E (late 1 2th cent. : with illuminated capitals, &c.) 7 (fol. 130). ' Liber
Marciani [Capellae] de Nupciis Philologiae ' et Mercurii, a later title :
with notes. These are bks. 1-2 of the whole encyclopaedia of Capella.
8 (fol 163). The first part of the eighth book of Capella's encyclo-
paedia entitled De Astronomia(^.' Mundus igitur ex quatuor dementis'),
see no. 2177, 2354 : it ceases, a leaf or two being lost, with ' Set ortura
itidem uespertinum fecit cum post occasum solis luminis sui '.
, F (early 13th cent, with coloured capitals, diagrams, &c.) 9 (fol. 175)
at end : 1 Finit liber Macrobii Ambrosii Theodosii viri eloquentissimi ',
'de Somnio Scipionis', in two books, cf. fol. i99 v : a second longer
colophon is added.
G (2nd half of the 13th cent) 10 (fol. 212). The De arte Computi of
bp. Robert Grosseteste, here without title or author's name : beg. ' Com-
potus est sciencia numeracionis ' ; ends 1 nos admonet atque Matheus ' :
a list of the twelve chapters precedes.
* Distinction 13* Grada 3* ' in the library of St. Augustine's abbey at Can-
terbury in the 15th cent. : no. 1019 in dr. M. R. James's edition (Cambr.
1903) p. 305. Owned in the 16th cent, by 4 W. Fatten \
Now MS. Seldan Supra 25.
3414. (26). 3438. In Latin and French, on parchment : made up of seven pieces
written in the late 1 a th and 1 3th centt in France (?) : 8J x 5 1 in.,
133 leaves.
Arithmetical and astronomical pieces : —
A (first half of 13th cent.) 1 (fol. 5). The latter part of a treatise on
Arithmetic : a section beg. 1 Cum minor quantitas aliquociens sumpta
maiorem componit': ends 'Scio igitur quod ternarius est numerus
quesitus with an arithmetical note added.
B (13th cent : in French) 2 (fol. 13). An arithmetic in French
verse : beg. 4 Li dui clerc qui ont translate | Compot en roumans sunt
hastes | De plusors que achen amete(te)nt | Et en roumans argorisme
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metent'; ends 'Verras le nombre si te haite | Et se adroit taraiz
astraite. Explicit.'
C. (middle of 13th cent.) 3 (fol. 17). A treatise on arithmetic: pref.
beg. ' Si quis in quatuor matheseos disciplinis ' : text beg. 4 Vnitas est
origo'. On fol. 23* is a French recipe for treating the eyes, and on
foL 23 v a calendarial cycle from 1255 to 1284, w ^ n French notes.
D (late 1 2th cent.) 4 (foL 24). ' Sompnium Scipionis Marci Tullii
Sciceronis (sie\ excerptum ex libro vi* 0 de Re puplica with the ' Ex-
positio Macrobii with diagrams, Ac. Two distinctive capitals are on
foil. 24, 75.
E (late 1 2th cent.) 5 (fol. 96). ' Liber Alguorismorum beg. 'Omnis
numerus naturali ' : part of it is ' Exceptiones de libro qui dicitur Gebla-
mucabala [Algebra] fol. 99 v .
F. (early 13th cent.) 6 (fol. 101). Part of a treatise on the planet
Saturn: beg., some leaves being lost, 'quanta fiunt differentia partis &
cursus mediati ', ends ' & ad euidentiam directionem quandam sub .
traximus \
G (late 1 2th cent.) 7 (fol. io6 v ). t Liber de practica Aritmetice
on fractions and roots : beg. * De minuendi scientia. Si autem uolueris
minirere fractiones': cf. fol i2 v .
8 (fol. 122). A treatise 011 the composition of astronomical tables:
beg. ' Tabulas compositurus hoc ordine procedes \
Foil. 4, 130 are parts of leaves from a 10th cent. Sacramentary written
at St Omer (see fol. 130*).
* Liber Willelmi de Clara quem portauit ad sanctum Angustinum about
A. D. 1300, with list of contents. ' liber Sancti August ini Cantaarie .
Liber W . de Clare* early 14th cent., with list of contents : 4 D[istinctio]
xi Gra[dus] viii altered to * D. xiii, Gra. iii \
Now MS. 8 eld en Supra 26.
3415. (27)* 3429. In Latin, on parchment : written in two hands of the nth cent.
at Heidenheim, diocese of Eichstadt : 7! x 6£ in., ii + 94 leaves :
with some elaborate capitals, &c. : in parts damaged or stained.
A Troper (see no. 2558) written for the monastery of Heidenheim,
consisting of a (fol. 3) Sequences, preceded by the prefatory letter of
Notker imperfect at end, one leaf being lost, with marginal and (added)
interlinear neums ; b (fol. 60) * Tropi Proprii 9 (the first leaf wanting)
throughout the year; c (fol. 82) 'Tropii Ordinarii' to Kyrie Eleyson,
&c. ; both b and c with interlinear neums, in a different but contem-
porary hand. Among the additions are part of the versus Salve lacteole
(on fol. i T , before which a leaf is lost, cp. fol. 88 v ) and Sequences for
st. Bartholomew (fol. oo v ) and st. John the evangelist (fol. oi v ), &c,
all perhaps of the 12th cent. Facsimiles of foil. 28 v , 2o r , 75 v , 76' are
in E. W. B. Nicholson's Early Bodleian Music, 1913, pi. 34, 35, cp.
pp. lxii-lxvi.
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At fol. i is an argument by the rev. H. M. Bannister, tending to show
that this is a St Gall Benedictine troper, written for Freising or more
probably Eichst&dL [In AnaUcta Hymnica, vol. xlvii (1903) I accepted
the Heidenheim origin as suggested by Mr. Nicholson, op.cil. H.M.B.].
Now MS. Selden Supra 27.
3416. (a8). 3430. -= Qn. Catai. i (Greek), cod. Seld. 53 (Evangelia, » Tifch.
Greg. Evv. 53 : ft silver ikon of ChrUt is affixed to the modern
binding).
3417. (29). 343«- - Q«. Caul, i (Greek), cod. Seld. 54 (Evangelia, - Tisch.
Greg. Ew. 54).
3418. (30). 343a. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 8th cent in English
uncials in Kent : o| x l\ in., viii + 1 16 pages.
'Actus Apostolorum a 13th cent, title: the Acts of the Apostles in
Jerome's Latin version, wanting one leaf containing xiv. 28-xv. 32 (from
after hostium fidei to before cum essent profetae. Page 70 was originally
blank (between xvi. 32 and 33), and is covered with two rather later
prayers by an aged 4 indigna famula ', which begg. 4 Domine Deus omni-
potens . . . libera me de multttudine iniquitatum mearum ' and 4 Lux
uera mundi lumen meum\ Pages 71-end are in a different and less
careful, but perhaps contemporary hand. Facsimiles of pp. 30, 90, with
description, in New Palaeographical Society \ series II, pi. 56 (1915) and
of p. 102 in Nicholson's Early Bodleian Music, pi. v, cp. p. xx.
4 Di. 1. c. in 14th cent., showing (with the words 4 secundo folio
Viri fratres 1 ) that this volume belonged to St. Augustine's abbey at
Canterbury: in the published catalogue (p. 210) is a note that in the
original it is an added entry, implying that it was given its shelf-mark
not earlier than about a.d. 1500.
Now MS. Selden Supra 80.
3419. (31). 3433- In Latin, on parchment: written in the 13th cent. : 9fx6} in.,
20S leaves : with illuminated capitals, &c
1 (fol. 5). 4 Chronica mendosa Sarracenorum ' from the Creation to
a.d. 683, with prologue of Petrus Cluniacensis (beg. 'Summa tocius
heresis '), and a second 4 Prologus Roberti [Retinensis or Ketenensis]
translatoris ad dominum Petrum Cluniacensem abbatem ' : beg. 4 Cum
iubendi religio parendique': the text begins 4 In creacionis sue pri-
mordio': at foil. io v , 11 in the margin is a table of Roman, Hebrew,
Egyptian, Greek, Persian, and Arabic months (13th cent).
2 (fol. 16) Liber *de generacione Mahumet et nutritura eius quern
transtulit Hermannus Sclavus ' [Dalmata] : beg. 4 Liber generationis
Mahumet nuncii Dei': followed at fol. 23 v by * Doctrina Mahumet . . .
ab eodem Hermanno translata ' : beg. 4 Erat nuncius Dei '.
3 (fol. 32). The Koran in Latin, with a 4 Prefacio Roberti
translatoris ad dompnuni Petrum Cluniacensem abbatem in libro legis
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627
Saracenorum quern Alchoran uocant (text beg. 'Misericordi pioque
Deo uniuersitatis creatori'), and notes : at end are three colophons, (1)
' Explicit Liber legis diabolice Saracenorum . . ,\ (2) ' Illustri . • . Petro
Cluniacensi abbate precipiente suus Angligena Robertus Ketenensis[i. e.
probably Ketton in Rutland] librum istum transtulit anno Domini. M°.
c°. xl°. iijo . . /, (3) a third which belongs to an Epistola Saraceni cum
responsione Christiani (see fol. 5) which is not here : it states that Petrus
Cluniacensis abbas got Petrus Toletanus, aided by Petrus (Pictavensis),
to translate the work from Arabic into Latin in the year when Alfonso (viii)
took Choria (Coria in Spain, i.e. a.d. 1141-3). FoL 205 is a defaced
leaf of a Latin 13th cent, philosophical treatise, and fol. 206 a similar
leaf of a treatise on orthography.
'Liber monachorum Sancti Edmundi', 'M. io' (14th cent.) with list of
contents.
Now MS. Selden Sapra 81*
3420. (32). 3434. In Irish and Latin, on parchment: written abont the iath cent.
(t) in Ireland : 9! x?i in., 14 leaves.
A quaternion and three separate leaves (foil. 3-13) of a Latin and
Irish surgical treatise, written in Irish, pointed minuscules, imperfect at
beginning and end. The first opening of a chapter is on fol. 4 1 Contusio
uel conquassacio neruorum aut fit ', then an Irish translation or para-
phrase follows, and so with each Latin clause, but the Irish appears to
predominate in quantity. The last opening of a ehapter is on fol. i2 v
c Obtalmia id est pasio ocuiorum uel proprium aposte \ The parchment
as usual is dark, discoloured, and rough. On fol. 3 at foot is 4 Fanshawe
[?] mr. Edmond', 16th cent.
Now MS. Selden Supra 82.
3421. (33). 3435* In Italian, on paper: made np of two pieces written in the 17th
cent. : 9 x 6f in., 165 leaves.
A (written soon after a.d. 1595) 1 (fol. 5). 'Libro de Lustre de la
Lampise . . . E questo la nona parte della prova de .40. de Libro
della Lege the latter part of the rubric is erased and altered, so as
to affirm that the authors were 4 Le Sauie figliole de Apraham Elcailani '
A translation from a mystic Mohammedan work on God and the Virtues :
beg. . . Sia laudato Dio che mostra suo nome nela piu perfetto de suo
creature ' : there are many corrections : the work is dated A. H. 1004 =
a.d. 1595, and was translated and written perhaps about a.d. 1600.
B (written in a. d. 1630 by T. P.) 2 (fol. 46). ' Translation of a booke
out of the Arabian Toung written in that languag by the most famus and
renowmed Plato the Deuine by T. P. May 1. 1630 \ This is an Italian
translation copied out by an Englishman (foil. 46, 78), of a treatise on the
mystical meaning of angels, animals, letters of the alphabet, signs of the
s s 2
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Zodiac, and the like : beg. 1 In nome de Deo. Miseracordiosa lui sea
laudatto che creaua il homo e ha monstrata d lui la charezza de tutto
quel che si vede \ Foil. 79-end are blank.
Now MS. Seidell Supra 88.
3422. (34). 3436. In Latin, on parchment : written loon after A. d. 1464 in Italy :
7 1 x 5$ in., i + 1 16 leaves : with two illuminated capitals, &c.
1 (fol. 8). t Topogrofia Terre Promissionis \ an account of a journey
to the Holy Land, preceded by a prologue to ' dominum Borsium Esten-
sem Mutine ducem Ferarieque ma^chionem , (beg. 'Eximii virtutum
tuarum'). The author's name does not occur, but is known to be
Alessandro Ariosto.
2 (fol. 76). 4 Francisci Ariosti peregrini de Oleorum principis olei
Monzibinii situ ortu ui uirtuteque ad . • . dominum Borsium ducem
Regii et Mutinae marchionem Estensem . . . libellus ', on a mineral oil
from Monte Zibbio : beg. 'Etsi sciam illustrissime princeps': dated
Dec 5, 1460. At fol. 105 follow four letters, two between Francesco
(Dec 13, 1462) and duke Borso (in Italian, foil. 105, 106), one from
Bonacursius to Francesco (fol. io6 y , Latin), and one from Francesco to
Theophilus Cat, Dec 26, 1464 (fol. 107, Latin). A Latin recipe for an
electuary is on fol. 1 i4 y , and a miracle at Damascus which would have
been in place on fol. 57 y is added on foL 2.
Now MS. Selden Supra 84.
3-423. (35). 3437. In Latin, on parchment : written in the second half of the 12th
cent, in England: 8}x5f in., 123 leaves : with illuminated
capitals, &c. : binding, white parchment on reversed older
boards, with clasp-fittings bat clasp gone, 14th cent. English
work.
1 (fol. 3). ' Liber pastoralis ' of Gregory the Great, with list of chap-
ters and prologue.
2 (fol. 83 v ). * Liber pastoralis sancti Arabrosii episcopi', sive de
dignitate sacerdotali : beg. ' Si quis fratres oraculum.'
3 (fol. 89V * Apologeticus sancti Gregorij Nazanzeni \ ' in Latinum
translates ex Greco', preceded by a 'prefatio Rufini presbiteri de
opusculis sancti Gregorii \
Foil. 1 2 1-3 are a leaf from an early 14th cent. MS. of the Codex
Justiniani. On fol. 120 is a Latin prophecy of rain : 'Si pluit in festo
Processi & Martiniani', July 2, 13th cent., and on fol. i2o y a list of the
contents of the book, 13th cent.
4 Iste est liber R P.', and on the back is c R P \ a 15th cent, monastic
shelf-mark. A nearly erased inscription on fol. 1 20 reads 1 D
de s . . ber . . . y . . de seynt Martyn deschaumps' (15th cent), possibly
1 Donum . • . Seber presbyteri ' of st. Martin in the Fields, London.
'Thys bok belongyth to Robert Blumston prest* (15th cent.). The
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name of 'Johannes de Depyng' occurs on fol. 119* in reversed writing,
14th (?) cent. 'Ex donacione magistri Johannis Cook de Tekhyir
1 6th cent
Now MS. Selden Supra 85.
3424. (36). 3438. In Latin, on parchment : made up of two pieces written in the
I2th-i3th centt. in England: 8*x5f in., 74 leaves: binding,
white parchment on boards, title on back, clasp lost, worn,
13th cent. English work.
A (late 1 2th cent: with illuminated capitals, &c.) 1 (foL 1). 'Cur
Deus homo, liber Anselmi archiepiscopi CantuarV, in two books with
preface.
B (1st half of the 13th cent : with illuminated borders, capitals, &c.)
2 (foL 33). 4 Liber R. abbatis de Waled de laude Sancte Crucis an
elegiac poem, in two books : beg. 1 Pauca loqui de laude Crucis pre-
sumptio dulcis', by an abbot of the house of Waltham Holy Cross.
Almost all of fol. 69 has been torn out, containing the beginning of the
last section in which the author addresses a body of men as an exile,
and hopes that they will recall him. A nearly contemporary hand
corrects errors of metre, omissions, &c, e.g. on foil. 35, 41, 42 v , 47.
Some 1 6th cent. English verses are on fol. 72 v , and a French note.
See next MS.
Now MS. Selden Supra 86.
3424*. (36*). 3439. In Latin, on parchment: written perhaps late in the nth
cent, at Winchester : 10$ x 8f in., ii + 7 leaves.
A leaf of an Antiphoner containing part of the Office of st. Justus,
with neums, reproduced in E. W. B. Nicholson, Early Bodleian Music,
pi. 45, 46. Until 1909 this was at the beginning of no. 3424. A small
fragment of the same MS. is foil. 73-4 of that number. Foil, i-ii, 2-7
are practically blank. The rev. H. M. Bannister considers that this
was written at Winchester. * Thomas Nortonus* may have owned the
leaf in the 16th cent
Now MS. Selden Supra 36*.
3425. (37)- 3440- In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th
cent in England : of x 7 in., 51 leaves : with illuminated border,
capitals, &c. : in parts stained and rubbed.
The beginning of a Sarum Processional, from Advent to Easter. Eve
inclusive, with musical notes.
Now MS. Selden Supra 87.
3426. (3 8 )- 344 1 ' In French, on parchment : written about a. d. 1300 in England :
8f x6£ in., 133 leaves: with many miniatures, illuminated
capitals, &c. : imperfect.
i (fol. 1) at end : ' Ci est fine du enfancie de Nostre Seignour a later
title ; a French verse version of the De Infantia Salvatoris : beg. 1 Dire
uoil ci e retrere . chose ke vus en deit plere with many illustrations, on
a plain background coloured red and blue. The writer of the above
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title, and owner of the book, was 1 Jehan Raynsford 9 'de Tew Magna*
(16th cent. ; apparently owned also by Johanna Raynsford) ; but before
him it had belonged to ' domina Johanna de Bischopusdon ' (Bishop-
stone?). A 1 6th cent, hand has interlineated fot. 36 v with a short
account of the treatise in English. [Edited by E. W. Gast, Die btiden
Rcdaktioncn des ivangile de PEnfance . . ., Greifswald, 1909. Cr.]
2 (fol. 37). A French prose version of the Apocalypse with pro-
logue and gloss, with 60 illustrations on diapered, gold or other back-
ground : beg. 4 Sein Pol li apostle dist qe touz iceus qe voiient piement
viure': a specimen passage from foil. 39 v -4i v is printed L. Delisle's
U Apocalypse en francais au xiii* site/*, Introd., p. cclxviii (Soc. des
Anciens Textes francais, 1901); eight leaves are wanting.
S-e above.
Now MS. Selden Supra 38.
3427. (39)* 3443* In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 14th cent, in
England (t): 8J x 5^ in., 70 leaves: with two small minia-
tures, illuminated capitals, 8cc
Poenitentiale : beg. 4 Pro quibus culpis & penitencijs sit penitens ad
episcopum proprium remittendus. Ad hoc quod tu confessor procedere
debes * ; forty-five cases are given in which recourse must be had to the
bishop. On fol. 4 are two miniatures, cf. fol. 68. Foil. 2-3 are part of
a 16th cent, lease to Thomas Alen from the Master and Wardens of
some company, in English.
4 Joannes Ramsey canonicus de Merton hone librum possidet' (late
15th cent.).
Now MS. Selden Supra. 89.
3428. (40). 3443. In Latin, on paper: written in the 15th cent, in England : 8} x
6 in., 137 leaves : binding, red leather on oak boards, worn,
clasp lost, 1 5th cent. English work.
A York Ordinal : beg. 4 A primum . Festum Pasche vij° Kalendas
Aprilis, littera dominicalis A. Feria . . . . . . iiij*, Festa duplicia .
Feria quinta . . . sexta, Sabbato Quasi ix lectiones . Dominica in octavis
Pasche . Feria ij a de feria Responsorium locutus est & cetera \ * Synodus
Ebor.' occurs often in the margin. At end (fol. 125) are some special
rules, and 4 Explicit Tabula & cetera'. Foil. 1, 134-7 are fragments
from a Latin 13th cent, missal (with musical notes) which Dr. H. M.
Bannister pronounces to be of the use of York.
' By me Rycharde Lost man preyst ' (15th cent.) is on foL 133*.
Now MS. Selden Supra 40.
3429. (41). 3444* In Latin, on paper : written by John Bale about a. d. 1540-
50 : 8| x 6\ in., 402 leaves : binding', stamped brown leather
re-backed, clasps lost, Cambridge 16th cent work (worn and
repaired) by Nicholas Spierinck in 1540 (?).
Collections by bp. John Bale (d. 1563) relating to the Carmelite order,
see nos. 27635-6, 3460 : —
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1 (fol. 18). 'Oracio fratris Martini persone Ytali Carmelite in laudem
sue religionis habita apud Agrigentum in Cecilia in capitulo prouinciali \
2 (foil. 23, 39). Speeches, verses, letters, Ac, of Baptista Mantuanus
(d. 1516), with (foil. 59, 63) epitaphs and verses on him, all in Latin.
At foil 36 v , 38, 38 v are short poems of Fortunatus, Sedulius, and
Aldhelm; foil. 59 y -62, 65 contain short poems by Jodocus Badius
Ascensius (cf. fol. 222 v ) and others, chiefly epitaphs.
3 (foL 75). 1 Johannis Paleonydori Bactaui (sic) Carmelitani Manuale
de inicio titulo et confirmacione ordinis Carmelitici with prefaces and
index of saints.
4 (fol. 86 v ). 4 Tractatulus fratris Iohannis Currificis conuentus Spi-
rensis . . . de quibusdam Sanctis viris et feminis ordinis Carmelitarum
composed about a. d. 15 10.
5 (fol. 92). 4 Dyalogus inter Directorem et Detractorem de ordine
Carmelitarum fratris Iohannis de Hildeshem . . followed at fol. io5 y
by verses of the same 4 contra Detractorem . . .\
6 (fol. 107). * Cronica seu Fasciculus temporum ordinis Carmelitarum
ex variis . . . [auctoribus] collectus ' per Johannem Baleum, signed at
end 4 Johannes Baleus ' : pref. beg. * Sacra religio fratrum text beg.
4 Helias Thesbites vatum sui temporis propositus ' : the latest date men-
tioned is 1539* Bale's autobiography, with a list of his works, is at
fol. 195.
7 (fol. 197). 4 Legende quedam abbreviate sanctorum patrum ordinis
Deifere Virginis Marie de Monte Carmeli ' : beg. 4 Andreas Corsinus ex
priore \
8 (fol. 221). 1 Liber de patronatu beate . . . Virginis Marie de Monte
Carmelo . . . fratris Arnoldi Bostii . . . conuentus Gandensis \ with pre-
face, verses, list of chapters, and (fol. 11) index.
9 (fol. 316). Short treatises: — a (fol. 316) 4 De illustrious viris ordinis
Carmeli per Arnoldum Bostium with preface and list of chapters ;
b (fol. 327) 4 Epistole aliquot . . . Arnoldi Bostii'; c (fol. 331) *Collec-
tarius quidam paruus quarundam notabilium sentenciarum ordinem
Carmeli respiciencium a . , . Arnoldo Bostio . . . varie collectus sive
4 cronice breues'; d (fol. 338) 4 Tractatus reprobacionum quinque
mendaciorum in Cronica Anthonini archiepiscopi contra ordinem
Carmelitarum positorum, fratris Iohannis Leydis Harlemensis . . with
prologue ; e (fol. 341 v ) Legenda Sanctorum ordinis Carmeli ;/(fol. 366 y )
4 Cathalogus Parhisiensium doctorum quorundam ordinis Carmeli, per
Johannem Trissam Nemausensem ... a Johanne Bareto Anglo reuisus
limatus et tersus', with a supplement; g (fol. 376) 4 Sequentem de
illustribus Carmeli patribus cathalogum [metricum] Laurencius Burellus
Diuionensis . . . edidiV: beg. 4 Si cupis illustres*.
10 (foL 386). 'Cathalogus priorum generalium ordinis Carmelitarum
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collectus per Iohannem Baleum Sudouolgum 9 : beg. ' Bertoldus Lemoui-
carum Aquitanie ' : ends with Johannes Balistarius : see no. 3460, art. 2.
On folL 17, 31 5 V are light reversed impressions of prints from wood-
engravings of Albertus, patriarch of Jerusalem (d. 12 14), and Baptista
Mantuanus. Foil. 2, 400 are fly-leaves from a 13th cent Latin medical
treatise.
This volume was probably written in 1540. The date 1539 occurs
on fol. i94 v , where dr. John Byrd's election in that year to the bishopric
of Bangor is mentioned, but not his promotion to Chester in 1541.
And Bale left England in 1540, and no binding of Spierinck's is known
later than circa 1540, while there is no sign that Bale wrote in a volume
ready bound.
Now MS. Seldtn Supra 4L
3430. (4a). 3445. In Latin (and English), on paper : written in A. D. 1575-89 at
Exeter chiefly by William Germyn : 8Jx6J in., ^ + 233
leaves.
Fonnularium curiae episcopalis Exoniensis : copies of citations, inhibi-
tions, certificates, commissions, licences, and the like, issued by the
bishop of Exeter through his legal officer, apparently William Germyn,
who began to form the book on Oct. 10, 1575. The forms being taken
from real 16th cent, documents are of historical interest, but very
miscellaneous. The only connected series is at foil. 27-42*, 'Forma
tractandi in causa', where the whole legal process of the court is
exemplified, partly in English. At fol. 76* is an 4 Admissio viri eccle-
siastici ad gradum baccaulariatus [sic] in arte medicinali A slightly
later hand, perhaps of Rid*. Retorick (fol. ii), takes up the volume at
foL 84 v , with 4 Licentia docendi gramrnaticam cf. fol. 5 ; at fol. 87 v is
4 a Licence for a Painter to go to Churches nedefull, to paynte The
X. Comaundements, the Quenes Armes & other texts of Scripture . . . /
and at fol. 88 an * Inhibitio ludimagistro docenti absque licentia \ The
latest date appears to be 1 589. Foil. 93-229 are blank. There is a list
of contents on folL ii— vi, and on fol. 232 v a list of churches in the gift
of the bishop of Exeter.
The name of Dunsford (near Exeter) occurs in some scribbling, late
16th cent.
Now MS. Selden Supra 42.
3431* (43). 344& In Latin, on parchment : made np of two pieces written in the
first half of the 15th cent, in England : 9} x 7 in., 168 leaves,
with illuminated capitals, Ac : binding, plain red leather
on boards, worn, with clasp, English 15th cent. work.
A. i (fol. 1). A collection of English Constitutions Ecclesiasticae,
in Latin: namely, those of Otho, 1237 (fol. 9), Ottobonus, 1268
(fol. 17), Stephen Langton, 1222 (fol. 38), Boniface (fol. 50*), Peccham,
1279, 1281 (foil. 57, 61), Winchelsey (fol. 71), Stratford (fol. 75),
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Mephara (fol. 84), Sudbury (fol. 86 v ), Islip (fol. 86*), Walden (fol. 89),
Arundel (fol. 89 v ), and Chicheley, 1414 (fol. 96). A list precedes.
B. 2 (fol. 98). In a very similar hand. A Sarum Ordinate or « Pye \
without title ; not quoted among the known MSS. by canon Chr.
Wordsworth, Ordinate Sarum, H. B.S., vol. xx (1901). At fol. 155 is
a reference to the ' tractatus Thome Grantham nuper vicarij in capella
regia apud Westmonasterium
Now MS. Selden Supra 48.
3432. (44). 3447* In Latin and English, on paper : written late in the 16th cent.
in more than one hand : 8f x 6 in., i + 195 leaves : imperfect.
A note-book containing some extracts, copies, &c, about church
matters about 1570-80, among which are: — a (fol. 12) 'A copie of a
letter sent to my L. Tresaurer from the Deane of Yeorke ' on Church
policy : beg. 1 My most humble duitie ... I am required to shewe my
opinion': presumably the author was dr. Matthew Hutton, dean of
York 1567-89; b (fol. 21) 'Cuiusdam Oxoniensis judicium de T[homa]
C[artwright] ' in English, about 1573 (?): beg. 'Because you sent me
M r Cartwrightes booke ' ; c (fol. 29) * Articles propounded to [Edward
Deering or] Dering, and his Answeres 19 queries on Church questions,
sent by T. Smith, with a letter, on June 7, 1573 ; and Deering's answers ;
d (fol. 39) * Literae [Rodolphi] Gualteri ad [Ric. Cox] episc. Eliensem \
Zurich, Aug. 26, 1573, and (fol. 56)Zurich, March 16, * 1574'; e((o\. 48)
Criticisms on bp. Jewel ; / (fol. 79) Quaestio de pietate per 1 Ri[cardum
Cox] Epis. Elien.'; g (fol. 84 v ) A letter from ' Jo. W[hitgift]' to the
lord Treasurer (?) from Trinity coil. (Cambridge), Dec. 8, 1575, beg. 'I
haue not had that leysure'; h (fol. 91) Quaestio de excommunicatione,
1 a Thoma Erasto Heidelbergensi proposita ' ; i (fol. 1 18) 1 Whither the
Vncle may mary the neece in affinity, his first wiues sisters daughter ' :
beg. 4 The generall lawe at the beginning'. Foil. 128-end are almost
blank.
Several leaves have been cut out, leaving only the inner margins, but
they belonged to the book when it was first ( 4 a° 1562') used for
common-places, see fol. 1.
' Phillippns Reuellns me possidet ', probably the owner by or for whom the
extracts were made.
Now MS. Selden Supra 44.
3433-35. (45-7). 3448-50. In Latin, on paper : written abont a.d. 1570-90 in
Spain : 9I x 6| and 9 x 6| and 8-J x 6J in., 209 and
181 and 280 leaves.
Lectures on the Summa Theologiae of st. Thomas Aquinas, and on
Canon Law generally, in several hands : —
3433- Copies of letters, chiefly on the 62nd Quaestio of the Sectmda
Secundae (De Restitutione), by Ferdinando Perez (foil. 23-152).
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3434. Similar copies of Canon Law lectures : at fol. 5 is 1 Materia de
horaicidio tradita a doctore Sisneros ' : at fol. 23 * Materia de correctione
fraterna a . . . Laurentio a Fretes ex societate Jesu, anno Domini
1578 . . . ' : part is again De Restitutione (foL 103).
3435- Similar lectures, with corrections, chiefly * a patre Gasparo . . .
1587.'
Fol. 209 of no. 3433 is a leaf of a late 12th cent Latin com-
mentary on St. John's Gospel: foL 181 of no. 3434 and fol. 280 of
no « 3435 are fragments from two 14th cent, antiphoners.
No. 3433 belonged to ' Thomas Allen ' of Gloucester hall.
Now MSS. Selden Supra 45-47. •
3436. (48). 3451. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 13th cent, in Eng-
land : x 4I in., viii + 444 pages.
The Summa de poenitentia et matrimonio of Raymundus de Penna
Forti, here without title or author's name : beg. 1 Quoniam ut ait Iero-
nimus ' : astronomical matter is on pp. vi, 436, and an index, imperfect
at end, at p. 418.
4 Johannes Sterte ' (p. 418) seems to have owned the book in the 15th cent.
Now MS. Selden 8upra 48.
3437. (49). 345a- In English, on parchment: written about A.D. 1400: 6\x
4} in., 150 leaves: with illuminated borders, capitals, &c :
binding, stamped leather with T.S. (see below), English 16th
cent. work.
The Four Gospels in the later Wycliffite version: preceded by an
English (Sarum) calendar (fol. 2), and a 'rule* or 'Kalender of the
foure Gospelers \ giving a list of Sarum liturgical gospels (fol. 9). A
fragment of an account of 'Holborne Empcions', i.e. purchases in
Holborn (?) of the 16th cent., is in the binding.
'Codex Thome Stanley de Grays Inne', London, 16th cent.: it was
apparently bound for him.
Now MS. Selden Supra 49.
3438. (50). 3453. -Or. Catal. ii cod. Arab. Christ B (p. 443) 3 (Epist. Pauli
ad Philemonem, Arab.-Lat. : written by William Bedwell,
who gare the little volume to Francis Buley).
3439. (51). 3454* In English, on parchment : written in more than one hand early
in the 15th cent.: 8$x6fin., 336 leaves: with illuminated
capitals, Sec: binding, plain red leather on boards, worn,
clasps lost, English contemporary work.
The New Testament in the later Wycliffite version : preceded by
' A table of alle the Gospels & Pistlis & the Apocalips \ i. e. a list of
their contents (fol. 4), and a Sarum calendar with various tables of
Lessons, Epistles and Gospels (fol. i3 v ): and followed by the Lessons
and Epistles from the Old Testament (fol. 284).
Now MS. Selden Supra 51.
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8440. (5a). 3455' k English, on paper: written about the middle of the 15th
cent. : 8{ x6J in., i + 240 leaves : binding, plain brown leather
on boards, clasp lost, contemporary English work.
1 (fol. 2). A metrical Old Testament history in 12-line strophes : beg.
'God fader in heuyn of myghtes most'. The books taken are the
Pentateuch, Joshua (fol. 25), Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Sam. (fol. 44), 1 and
2 Kings, Job (fol. 129*), Tobit, Esther, and Judith. At fol. i62 v follow
two poems from Maccabees, 'De matre cum vij files' and 'De
Anthioco* (Antiochus, fol. 167): both printed from this MS. by
VV. Heuser in Anglia xxxi (1908), 6-24. A love-song with refrain {beg.
4 Thayr ys no myrth under the sky ') has been added in a late 15th cent,
hand on fol. i68 v .
2 (fol. 172). Thirty-five rhymed 4 narrationes ' for the Sundays of
the Church year from the Northern Homilies collection, with three
added tales : a list of them with incipits is in Carleton Brown's Register
of Middle English Verse I. pp. 41-4. Foil. 208-13 should come in
after fol. 195. Foil, i, 240 are parchment leaves of a Latin 14th cent,
proser. [Cr.]
Belonged early in the seventeenth centnry to Samuel Purchas; cp. no. 3134.
Now MS. Selden Supra 52.
3441. (53). 3456. In English on parchment : written in the second quarter of the
15th cent. : io|x8 in., iv+161 leaves: with one miniature,
illuminated capitals, 8cc.
English poems by Thomas Hoccleve and John Lydgate : —
1 (fol. 1). The Regement of Princes, by Thomas Hoccleve, wanting
sixteen leaves (128 stanzas) at the beginning : the text beg. ' Knyghthood
awake, thou slepist to longe ' : at end 4 Explicit Egidius de Regimine
Principum \
2 (fol. 76). Hoccleve's Complaint, with prologue, but no author's
name.
3 (fol. 83 y ). Hoccieve's Dialogue, without author's name: at end
4 Explicit Dialogus \
4 (fol. o8 v ). 'Incipit quedam fabula de quadam bona & nobili
Imperatrice Romana Hoccleve's 4 Tale of the Emperor Gerelatts :
followed at fol. H5 V by its prose moralization (with prologue in
verse), but all after 'the good conscience wrier' is wanting, a leaf
being lost.
5 (fol. 117). 4 To lerne to die by Hoccleve, wanting the first three
stanzas, a leaf being lost : a well executed miniature of Death approaching
a man is on foL 118. At end follows a verse 4 prolog on the ix e lessone
that is redde on Aile Halwen day with a prose commentary on the
lesson (fol. 133).
6 (fol. i34 v ). 4 The Tale of Jonatas', by Hoccleve, with verse
prologue and prose moralization.
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7 (fol. 148). * The Daunce of Deeth by John Lydgate, here without
author's name.
A slightly later hand of about 1475 has added (1) two 8-line stanzas
(beg. 'Let se your hand my ladi dam emperys'), fol. 158*, and (2) the
poem beginning 4 Erthe apon erthe', B version, fol. i59 v .
There is some scribbling, annotating, and drawing in the margins
after fol. 83, largely by Richard Burnett in the 1 6th cent
Now MS. Selden 8upra 68*
3442. (54)- 3457* 1° Latin, on parchment: written in Italy in tbe second half of
the 15th cent. : 8f x 6| in., 72 leaves : with coloured capitals.
1 (fol. 1). 'Ad Alfonsum Regem gloriosissimum Bartholomei Facij
in Dialogum de vite felicitate prohemium followed by the Dialogue
(beg. 1 Cum Antonius Panormita fol. 4 V ) and a letter to Bartholomew
Strozi, beg. 1 Animaduerti uir * (fol. 46 y ).
2 (fol. 48). ' Mafei Vegei Laudensis de felicitate et miseria dialogus
incipit ' : beg. 4 Palinurus. Obsecro te O Charon \
Owned by « Robert Pember * (fol. 70) in the 16th cent.
Now MS. Selden Supra 64.
3443. (55)- 3458. In Latin, on parchment : written a bo at the middle of the 15th
cent in England: 8| x 5} in., 26 leaves: with illuminated
border, capitals, Sec
4 Vita beati Edwardi regis & confessoris \ a late 15th cent title. This
metrical Life is based on Aelred's Latin prose Life, and contains no
original matter. It has been printed in Luard's Lives of Edward the
Confessor (Rolls Series, 1858), with a facsimile in colours of fol 9 of the
MS. containing a miniature of the king and an illuminated border. The
poem beg. ' Quid faciat uirtus, que spes speciosa beatis \
Owned by * Robertas Hare 155 a \
Now MS. Selden 8upra 55.
3444. (56). 3459. In northern English, on paper : written in a. d. 1441 : 8f x
5} in., 106 leaves : binding, plain white parchment on boards,
clasp lost, contemporary English work.
1 Liber Troyly et Criseide quod Chaucer . Anno Domini roillesimo
quadringentesimo quadragesimo primo. Anno . . . regis Henrici Sexti
. . . decimonono \ A facsimile of fol. 6o v is given as plate xxiii of
R. K. Root's MSS. of Chaucer's Troilus (Chaucer Soc., rst ser.,
no. xcviii).
Now MS. Selden Supra 50.
3445. (57). 3460. In French, on parchment : written in the 14th cent, in France :
9t x 7 1 in., iu 4-166 leaves : with miniatures, illuminated
capitals, &c, partly defaced : binding, see below.
At end : — ' Explicit le Romanz de la Rose, Ou lart damours est
toute enclose. Et fuit completum die Veneris post festum beati Martini
hiemalis then follows an erased date. The Romance (by Guillaume de
Lorris and Jehan de Meun) here ends ' Atant fu iour et ie mesueille
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637
At fol. 154 follows * Le Testement mestre Iehean de Meu', wanting
the first leaf, the text beginning 4 Bien se doit.'
Foil, i, 170 are part of a 13th cent. Latin index to a Canon Law
treatise.
The limp parchment binding (16th cent.) bears the arms, a tree proper
between two griffins segreant supporting the stem, crest a demi-
Hon holding a serpent in its sinister paw : motto, bart • sylva •
svbit • aspera. * John Bet ts His Booke : 1606 \ 1 2 1° January
Amndell 161 1 Le. Thomas Howard earl of Arundel,
d. 1646.
Now MS. Selden Supra 57.
3446. (58). 3461. In Italian, on paper: written in the first half of the 17th
cent.: 7$ x6Jin., 101 leaves.
' Riti vita e costumi de gF Hebrej In breuissimo compendio ma
amplamente raccolti e descritti da Leon Modena Hebreo da Venetia ' :
text beg. 4 Se alcuno fabrica una casa lascia una parte non finita ' : the
quotations are in Hebrew characters.
Now MS. Selden Supra 68.
3447. (59). 34^2. In English, on paper : written in the second half of the 16th
cent. : 7$ x 5j in., 17 leaves.
' An Abridgement of the Russe Sowdebnik or Law Booke \ a short
account of the laws of Ivan Vasilievich (the Terrible) June 2, 1549,
in 137 sections: the first beg. 'That all officers shoulde give iustice
without favour or mallice \
Now MS. Selden Supra 59.
3448. (60). 3463. In English, on paper: written late in the 16th cent. : 6}x
4i in-i 93 leaves.
An English version of the Sudebnik. The MS. is probably connected
with the Russian MSS. of the Sudebnik above, nos. 3324, 3325 (cf. fol.
83* of 3448 with fol. i68 v of no. 3325), and with the preceding MS. no.
3447. It contains also a list (at fol. 88) of the 'Courtes and Officers' :
the headings of chapters are pencilled.
Now MS. Selden Supra 60.
3449. (61). 3464. In Russian and English, on paper : written about A. D. 1600 :
8} x 6| in., ii + 37 leaves : stained and slightly imperfect
Part of an incomplete Russian-English vocabulary from ' Vikrantiti '
to * Paverkhu \
Now MS. Selden Supra 61.
3450. (6a). 3465. In Old English and Latin, on paper : written about A. D. 1620-
30 by Richard James : 8| x 3} in , 186 leaves.
'Collectio vocum Saxonicarum . . from about sixteen specified
sources, in alphabetical order of first letter (only). This appears to be
a transcript of no. 3878, with additions. It is in the hand of dr.
Richard James, whose name does not occur : and is an Old-English-
Latin vocabulary.
Now MS. Selden Supra 62.
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3461. (<*3). 3466. In Old English and English, on paper : written about A. D. 1 550
by L. No well : 8f x 6 J in., 187 leaves.
An Old-English - English vocabulary, by Laurence Nowell : beg.
1 A, euermore. aa . Lind[isfarne] . Abbud, abbod, an abbotte \ Some
notes are added by ' W[illiam] Lambarde . 1570 '. See no. 5138.
' W. L. ex Dono . L. Noellj auctoris . W. L. 1 567 It is stated to have
been owned also by William Somner.
Now MS. Solden Supra 68.
3452. (64). 3467. In Latin, on paper : written about A n. 1549-57 by John Bale :
6i x 4} in , i + 277 leaves.
Collections for a list of works by British authors from the earliest
times, made by John Bale, prSoably in 1549-57, in alphabetical order
of authors' praenomina, with invaluable references to his sources for
almost every entry of a book. The list proper ends at fol. 190, and the
rest is occupied with a medley of supplementary matter, except that
foil. 220-233 are an index of the authors throughout the volume. It
is more copious than Bale's first published Catalogue (1548), and differs
from it and the later and ampler edition of 1557-9 by being, not in
chronological but in alphabetical order, in giving references to sources,
and in being a note-book, rather than a literary work.
The whole list has been carefully edited by dr. R. L. Poole in the
Anecdota Oxoniensia (Oxf. 1902, 4 0 ), under the title Index Britannia*
Seriptorum. At p. ix he gives a complete list of the supplementary
matter, among which are : — a Lists of works by some foreign authors,
e.g. Baptista Mantuanus (fol. 21), b Scriptores et libri anonymi (fol.
7 V , &c), c Chronica (fol. 22 v , &c.), extracts from old monastic and other
catalogues of works (foil. 191-199, Most of these are printed in
full by dr. Poole.
The volume was originally intended to hold some medical recipes,
one of which, on fol. 25, ends ' 1545. per me Thomam Gibsona', who
occurs in Bale's list
Now MS. Selden Supra 64.
3453. (65). 3468. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 15th
cent, in England, by — Dalton : 7 J x 5$ in., iii + 149 leaves.
Treatises on literary composition (ars dictandi) : —
1 (fol. 1). 'Tractatus de arte dictandi qui dicitur Tria sunt\ in 16
chapters, with additional note and list of contents : beg. 1 Tria sunt circa
que': a treatise on literary composition, with marginal notes: see
no. 21 72 1, art. 6.
2 (fol. 73). Copies of eighteen letters to the pope or to the papal
court from English bishops, &c, about a. d. 1400. At least two are
from the University of Oxford (foil. 74, 75 v , in favour of dr. T. M.) and
one from the bishop of Hereford (fol. 73) : they appear to be chiefly
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specimens of recommendations of particular persons. The last ends
' quod Daltone \
3 (foil. 85, 140). 'Liber magistri Galfridi [de Vino Salvo] de nova
poetria &c. quod Daltone ' : beg. ' Papa stupor mundi', a poem de arte
poetica. Foil. 140-5 contain two omitted passages.
4 (fol. in). 4 Tractatus [Thomae Merke] episcopi Karliolensis de
arte et scientia dictandi ' : beg. ' Dilectissime frater in Christb quodam
timoris & amoris intersticio positus \
5 (fol. 1 25 v ). 'Compendium artis dictatorie composito [sic] a quodam
monacho de S. anno Domini millesimo lxiiij 0 ' : in six chapters : beg.
' Ad omnipotentis Dei laudem, gloriosius \
6 (fol. 134). ' Tractatus magistii Riginaldi Alcok de arte dictandi* :
beg. ' Discantus est color rethoricus ' : after this colophon the lower half
of fol. 134 is cut off, and writing on the verso of the leaf erased.
A note of 1456 on fol. 146 mentions ' Willelmus Forsythe scriptor',
and on the same leaf is a rather earlier Greek alphabet, with Latin
equivalents, &c.
' John Crowley ' and ' Foster ' (15th cent) are on fol. 145.
Now MS. Selden Supra 65.
3454. (66). 3469. In Latin, on parchment : written late in the 14th cent, in
England : 9|x6f in., 45 leaves 1 with one illuminated
capital, &c
* Visio monachi de Eynesham ' or as the rubric of the preface ' Visio
que contigit apud Eynesham tempore regis Ricardi primi Anno Domini
M°. c mo . $0. xvjto ' : the monk is known to have been Edmund, and
the writer of the account his brother Adam prior of Eynsham. This
MS. displays the C-text, see Eynsham Cartulary, ed. by H. E. Salter,
vol. ii, 1908 (O.H.S., vol. li, pp. 255-371, esp. p. 277). Some later
Latin notes on similar visions are on fol. 42.
Foil, iii-iv are part of a Latin inventory of plate, cloth, &c, with their
value, of the time of Henry viii : and fol. 43 is a list of testamentary
bequests of money (of a London merchant?) of about 15 10.
Owned late in the 1 6th cent, by 'Johannes Parker son of archbp. Parker.
Now MS. Selden Supra 66.
3455. (67). 3470. In Latin and Italian, on parchment : written about a.d. 1472
at Venice : io£ x 7f in., 33 leaves : with a miniature, border
and coloured capitals, &c. : stained by damp.
A copy of the Latin deed by Nicolatis Truno (Nicolb Tron), doge of
Venice, appointing Christophorus Duodo master (rector) of four galleys
proceeding to Flanders, with 123 instructions, Aug. r, 1466, altered to
1472 : followed at fol. 26 by seventy-four general instructions for the
galleys, in Italian, March 6, i47§. On fol. 2 is a fine miniature of
St. Nicholas, quarter length : and at the foot of the border the Duodo
arms.
Now MS. Selden Supra 67.
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8456. (68). 3471. In Latin and Italian, on parchment: written in a.d. 1563 at
Venice: 9^x7$ in., a 10 leaves: with two miniatures, &c. :
binding, red leather on pasteboard, with gold ornament, bear-
ing ' Hieronymo Venerio', * M.D.L.XHI Venetian work, with
silk strings, some lost.
An illuminated copy of the deed by Girolamo Priuli, doge of Venice,
appointing Girolamo Venerio governour of the city of Brescia (' capi-
taneus . . . Brixiae with the code of laws for its government, dated
June 10, 1563, with two additional documents of 1563. From fol. 87*
the language is Italian, not Latin.
On fol 1 is a fine and large miniature of Christ blessing Venerius (?) :
on fol. i v is the Lion of st Mark and the arms of Venier (Venerius).
4 Go. Boldu \ early 17th cent (foL a v ).
Now MS. Balden Supra 68.
3457. (69). $47 2. In French, on parchment : written in the first half of the 14th
cent : io| x 8| in., xiv + 313 leaves, in double columns : with
illuminated capitals, &c.
4 Cest le prelogue de cest liure qui est des Assises & des usages & des
plais de la haute Court dou roiaume de Ierusalem the book follows at
fol 4 V , in 272 chapters: twelve leaves of the end of the 14th cent, precede,
l>earing a list of the chapters, and (fol. xiii v ) 'La nouuelle Assize* of
James de Lusignan, king of Cyprus, Jan. r, 1395 : some omitted
chapters are at foil. 291, 31 1. This is the well-known treatise of 1 le bon
Iohan de Ybelin conte de Iaphe & de Scalone & seignor de Rames '
(fol. iii) which was adopted in 1 369 as a code of laws for the kingdom
of Cyprus. Three chapters (at foil. 30, 28 i v , 289) are noted as being
taken * Ex opere Philippi de Nauara '. The hand changes at foil. 60
and i43 v : 13 or more leaves are wanting at the end.
4 Francisci Attaris Cyprii & amicorum \ 16th cent. (foil, iii, 1) : he writes
Italian and French notes in several places. The name ' Carlo di Mazi '
is on fol. 10 (17th cent!).
Now MS. Selden Supra 69.
3458. (70). 3473. In French, on parchment : written in the second half of the
13th cent in Normandy (?) : 4J x 3J in., 159 leaves : with illu-
minated capitals, &c. : binding, stamped leather on renovated
boards, 1 5U1 cent. N. French work.
' Les drois & les establissemens de Normendie par quoy les con-
tens & les quereles sunt finees or ' La coustume de Normendie ' *
(foil. 12, i4 v ) in 121 chapters, and two parts. The prologue begins
4 Pour cheu que nostre entencion est a esclarier en cheste euure \
Foil. 3-9 contain some rather later reports of a few cases, and fol. n v
a table of the Solar Cycle from 1168 to the 17th century. Foil. 131—
157 are blank. Fol. 158 is a fly-leaf containing a small fragment of
a* Latin 13th cent, legal record.
'Johan Cousin Johanne Lescoquentine estang* le samedi anant la seint
Marc' (about 1300: fol. 158): * Iste liber partinet a Joannes du
Viaret[»l J 5th cent (ifo'ti.).
Now MS. Selden Supra 70.
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3450. (71). 5474. In Italian, on paper: written in the first quarter of the 17th
cent. : 7f x $\ in., xxxvii + 73 leaves.
Three treatises on the Pope and the Papal Court, in Italian : —
1 (fol. iii). 4 Ordini e Leggi che s'osseruano nelP elezione del Sommo
Pontefice e da* Cardinali in conclaue nelP eleggerlo, e le Cirimonie che
si fanno subito eletto, e de* suoi uestimenti ' : beg. 4 Che taP elezione si
faccia in luogo idoneo \
2 (fol. xviii). 4 Trattato delle Cirimonie, che s* osservano nel dar V abito
a* Caualieri della Sacra Religione di San Giouanni Hierosolimitano ' :
beg. 4 Benedizione della spada. Prima che la Messa si dica \
3 (fol. 1). 4 Del Palazzo del Papa, e de* sua {sic) seruidori : e di tutti
gli ofizi e tribunal! di Roma 1 : beg. 4 In referire a V. A. S. lo stato
della Corte di Roma \
The mention of Paul V (1605-21) as the reigning pope supplies a date
for the treatises (fol. 8 V ).
Now MS. Selden Supra TL
3460. (7s). 3475* In Latin, on paper and parchment mixed : written perhaps in
the and quarter of the 16th cent in England : 6{ x 5 in., 47
leaves.
Four short treatises relating to the Carmelite order, with some cor-
rections in the hand of John Bale : —
1 (fol. 5). 4 Cronica parua siue exordium sacri ordinis Carmelitarum
. . . quern edidit quidam eiusdem Religionis professor ' : Bale supplies
the name, 4 Robertus Bale prior Burnehamiensis that is Bumham
Norton in Norfolk : beg. 4 Anno mundi . 4186 . Helias propheta primus
The first few paragraphs are repeated on fol. 3.
2 (fol. 12). 4 Breuis cathologus priorum generalium ordinis Carme-
litarum a sancto Bertoldo primo vsque ad Bernardinum de Senis . . .
compositus per fratrem Johannem Bale inter Carmelitas minimum but
fratrem Johannem Bale is erased, leaving the work anonymous : beg.
4 Quia per temporis successiuam antecedencium patrum viccissitudinem
This is different from the Catalogus in no. 3429, and goes down
to Bernardinus de Senis, elected in 15 17 {d. 1523), alive when the
Catalogus was written.
3 (fol. 20). 4 Tractatus qui vocatur Laus Carmelitarum a . . . fratre
Johanne Bakynthorp . . with an erasure of the name and a note by
Bale that the writer was Claudus Conversus, otherwise known as
4 Guilhelmus Coventre William Coventry : beg. 4 Carmelus dicitur a
car quod est sponsa
4 (fol. 45). 4 Alius tractatus minimus eiusdem . . . fratris Johannis
Bacunthorpe . . similarly erased and corrected : beg . 4 Legitur enim
quod ab ordinis Carmelitarum institucione \
Fol. 2 r contains one page only of the end of a treatise and the
** Tt
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beginning of 1 Hornamentum sanctorum patrura ordinis Carmelitarum
by Thomas Bradley alias Scrope : beg. 4 Quoniam Deus in Sanctis suis'.
Owned by lord « William Howarde' (fol. 5 : he died in I6 4 o) : the MS
was therefore probably at Naworth.
Now MS. Seidell Supra 72.
8461. (73). 3476. In English and Latin, on paper : made up of five MSS. written
chiefly late in the 15th cent: 8|x6| in., 136 leaves: some
leaves are torn and worn.
Medical and astrological treatises and notes : —
A. 1 (fol. 3). 4 Here begynnith the boke of Astronomy & of philosphye,
contryved & ymade of the wyse philosofers & astronomyers ... off the
land of Grese ... an Englyschman . . . compiled this boke owte of
Gryse in to Englysch graciously ' : beg. 4 Fyrst the boke tellyth ' : at end
4 Here endyth the boke of Ypocras [Hippocrates] of Lyfe on Deth . . :
imperfect through loss of two gatherings after fol. 18. At fol. 2i v , as
at foil. 28 v , 34 v , 37, 82 v , 103, ii2 av , ii3 v , 130*, are medical recipes in
English. The name of one recipe-maker ' Radulphus Holond ' is on
fol. 25. At fol. 25 is an English verse treatise on blood-letting, which
beg. 4 Maistres ye that vsen blode lettynge \
B. 2 (fol. 27). A treatise on impostumes or abscesses (beg. 'It ys to
wete at beginnynge '), preceded by some astrological notes.
C. 3 (fol. 37). A large number of medicinal recipes, in English.
D. 4 (fol. 84). 4 Sinonoma secundum alphabetum probata', a Latin-
English vocabulary of herbs : preceded by some recipes supposed to
have been given by Christ to 4 tres boni fratres ' journeying to mount
Olivet : the vocabulary beg. 4 Arthemesia mater herbarum . . . anglice
mugworte \ The name 4 de | nyle = de Nele (?), seems to indicate
a scribe's name, on fol. 98. At fol. 98 v begin some 4 carmina ' or magic
formulae, at fol. 104 notes on kinds of water, &c, cp. fol. 22 y .
5 (fol. 107). Short treatises on urines : beg. 4 Now after the coloure*.
The scribe of part D may be Eld (foil. io6 v , ii2 a ).
E. 6 (fol. j 16). A treatise on the virtue of herbs: imperfect and
bound in confused order : beg. 4 Here a man maye see \
Now MS. 8elden Supra 78.
3462. (74). 3477* In French and Latin, on parchment : written in the and half
of the 13th cent, in England, in several hands: 8f x6£in.,
ii + 1 26 leaves, in double columns : with illuminated capitals,
&c.
i (fol. 1). French didactic pieces in prose and verse, a leaf or leaves
being lost at the beginning : — a (fol. 1) the latter part of the poem
of Walter de Bibbesworth on learning French, with English glosses,
text beg. (imperfect) 4 Plus est delit en le oriole ' : b (fol. 2) 4 Ici comence
Husebondrie ' [of Walter of Henley], in prose, beg. 4 Li piere siet en sa
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veilesse & dit a soun filtz': c (foL 7) A poem sometimes called La
desputeison du cors et de Fame, beg. 'Le mois de mai en vn beau pre' :
ed. Stengel in Zeitschr.f. r. Phil, iv, p. 75 from this MS. [Cr.].
2 (foil. 10, 13). Historia sancti Neminis, a satirical prose life, founded
on such texts as 'Nemo venit ad Me', c Nemo vidit Deum': beg.
'Multifarie multisque modis karissimi'* At foil i3 v , 12, is a Latin
sermon, beg. i De cuiusdam claustralis vita \ Foil. 9 and 1 1 are parts of
a list of chapters of a French moral treatise, of which the 5th distinction
is 1 De la ioie du del' : some English farm accounts of about a.d. 1400
are added.
3 (foL 14). After a few concluding sentences of a Latin treatise orv
omens from Dreams, comes c Vita [Adam] prothoplausti & Eue vxoris
eius beg. 1 Factum est cum expulsi essent \
4 (fol. i8 v ). Evangelium Nicodemi: beg. 'Factum est in anno xix°
Tiberij \ text similar to that in no. 2513 : followed at fol. 28 v by the
Vindicta Salvatoris, here without title, beg. ' In diebus imperii Cesaris
Tyberij . . . erat quidam Tytus and at fol. 31 by the fifteen signs of the
Last Judgement, beg. 1 Erunt signa in sole \
5 (fol. 3i v ). Five moral poems printed in the ZeitschriftfUrfranzosische
Sprache und Ltteraturxiv (1892), pp. 146-158 : — a (fol. 3i v ) a prayer :
b (fol. 31 v ) a poem by ' frere Simun de Kermerthin \ i. e. of Carmarthen :
' (fol. 33) a sermon in verse by the same: d (fol. 33 v ) a poem of
courtesy : e (fol. 35 v ) a dialogue between c Le Curtois ' and c Le Vileiri \
6 (fol. 38). Proverbes de bon enseignement, a paraphrase in French
verse of certain texts in the Vulgate which are written opposite the para-
phrase, here without title : beg. ' Chiers amis receuetz de moi \ The
author is given in the last stanza as 4 Boun whom Paul Meyer (Romania
xiii [1884], p. 541) identifies with Nicole Bozon.
7 (fol. 44). c Speculum Ecclesie, ceo est a dire Mirour de seint Eglise
e si lapela seint Eadmund de Punteny ke la fit 9 : after a list of chapters
the text beg. 1 Videte vocacionem vestram . Ces motz partienent a nous
gentz de religion \ Besides a short Latin quaestio two pieces follow,
on fol. 59 v , one Latin, a metrical dialogue between a nun and a layman
{beg. c Me tibi teque mihi '), one French, a list of thirty follies (beg. 4 Qi
nad qi li serue & il mesmes ne veut
8 (fol. 60). ' Le romaunce del Ymage du mounde a French poem in
three parts, with diagrams and a prologue describing the contents.
The three divisions are cosmography, geography, and astronomy, and the
author Gautier de Metz. According to the penultimate line it was com-
posed in a.d. 1245, and the text beg. 1 Qui bien ueut entendre cest liure \
9 (fol. io2 v ). c De statu hominis the treatise usually entitled De con-
temptu mundi, by Lotharius diaconus, afterwards pope Innocent iii, in
three books.
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At fol. ii9 v follow two rather later pieces: (1) a Latin sermon on the
Passion (beg . ' Quis dabit capiti meo aquam . . . ut possim flere per
diem & noctem 1 ), and (2) a short chronicle of England to 1306, in
French (fol. I22 v : beg. ' Deuaunt la natiuite nostre Seignur mil & deus
cent aunz vint Brutus le fitz Silmius en Engleterre
Owned by Roger Young in the 16th cent. (foL ii): the name 'John
Somervyle ' of the same century it on fol. 1 25" : and ' Sir Rye Hadele ... *
(15th cent?) on fol. 14*.
Now MS. Balden Supra 74.
8463. (75). 3478. In Latin, on parchment : written in the first half of the 14th
cent : 8J x 6f in., ii + 266 leaves : with illuminated borders,
capitals, Sec,
1 (fol. 3). 1 Liber de natura rerum secundum diuersos philosophos ' in
nineteen books, with a prologue, and separate lists of chapters for nearly
every book. The first book is ' De anathomia humani corporis ' (beg.
* Partes corporis humani principaliter create sunt ') and the last 1 De iiij or
dementis' (beg. 'Generaliter primo dicendum est fol. 226) : the inter-
mediate books are on man's soul, monsters, the animal kingdom, the
vegetable kingdom, the mineral kingdom, and cosmography. The author,
who wrote the treatise while Jacobus de Vitriaco was bishop of Tusculum
(1228-41 : fol. i v ), appears to be unknown.
2 (fol. 232). ' Testamenta duodecim patriarcharum filiorum Jacob,
secundum translationem Johannis Crisostomi de hebreo in grecum':
beg. ' Transcriptum testamenti Ruben . . . Filii mei ego morior * : the
Latin translation is attributed to bp. Robert Grosseteste.
* Tho: Frerj\ about a. d. 1600.
Now MS. Seidell Supra 75.
3464. (76). 3479. In Latin, on parchment : written in the 13th cent, in England :
81 x 7 in., 126 leaves: with illuminated capitals, &c. : some-
what soiled.
Treatises, chiefly astronomical and alchemical : —
1 (fol. 3). c Liber magistri Rogeri Hereford de iudiciis astronomicis
beg. ' Quoniam regulas artis ' : some leaves are wanting after fol. 5 : at
fol. 7 is a note on making almanacs, &c
2 (fol. io v ). 'Liber de tribus generalibus iudiciis astronomie ex
quibus cetera omnia defluunt, editus a magistro Rogero Hereford \ in
three books with prologue : beg. ' Quoniam circa tria fit omnis astronomica
consideracio ' : at fol. i9 v is a note adapted to the latitude of Hereford.
3 (fol. 20). ' Liber de motibus planetarum beg. ' Inuestigantibus
astronomie raciones a Theorica sphaerae perhaps by Grosseteste.
4 (fol. 31). 'Doctrina equacionis omnium planetarum 1 , beg. 'Primo
sumantur anni collecti \
5 (fol. 41). 'Liber de institucione vniuersitatis i.e. on the proper
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principles of an organized society or state : beg. i Omnis homo naturaliter
desiderat ' : two leaves are lost after foL 42.
6 (fol. 47). ' Theoreica [sic] arcium magicarum beg. 4 Omnes homines
qui sensibihV. This is a work by Alkindus, sometimes called from its
earlier chapters 4 de radiis stellarum \
7 (fol. 61). 'Liber graduum', gradus being defined on foL 64* as
4 intencio primordialis alicuius proprietatis [sc. caliditatis Ac.] . . . ultra
suum contrarium in dupla [&c] . . . proporcione
8 (fol. 69*). * Liber de uulgari iudicio sermonis', beg. 'Quoniam
plurimi hominum uulgari rerum intellectu ' : a treatise on the value of
assertion.
9 (fol. 74). Many alchemical recipes : the first is ' Scorpium recentem
confractum in alcara, scilicet in fornace
10 (foL io9 v ). A treatise on omens from sculptured gems: beg.
i In nomine Domini hie est liber preciosus magnus atque sacratus siggil-
lorum coelez [= coelatorum ?] quern fecenint filii Israel in deserto
secundum motus &cursus siderum'. On foil. H3 v -n5 are some half-
erased notes.
11 (fol. 116). An alchemical treatise: beg. 'Michi uidetur dicere
quod annussadir dum subleuatur aceto semper adequetur the reference
is to sal ammoniac.
On fol. 46 v is an early 16th cent, list of surnames of thirty-eight
monks : identified by dr. R. L. Poole as of St. Swithun's, Winchester.
A Winchester book : see above.
Now MS. Selden Supra 70.
3465. (77). 3480. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 15th cent, in
Flanders (?) : 6J x 5 J in., 58 leaves : with one small miniature,
illuminated border, capitals, &c : binding, stamped leather,
perhaps of a Flemish type, late 15th cent.
' Libellus ad illustrissimum . . . dominum Henricum Anglie et Francie
regem . . . septimum Gulielmi Parroni Placentini phisici de astrorum
succincte [sic] vi fatali . . . aduersus detestantes astrologiam iudicialem ' :
beg. 1 Confortant medici \ A miniature of Henry vii with his court is
on fol. 4.
* Arundel presumably Philip Howard, earl of Arundel, 1580-89.
Now MS. Selden Supra 77.
3466. (78). 3481. In Latin, on parchment : written early in the 14th cent. : 9} x
7 J in>, ii + 179 leaves : with illuminated borders, capitals, &c
Translations of Arabic astrological and astronomical pieces : —
1 (fol. 1). 'Centum uerba Ptholomei'. the Centiloquium : with the
commentary of Haly : see no. 2492, art 1.
2 (fol. 25 v ). 'Alcabicius, Introductorius ad iudicia astrologie ' (trans-
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lated from the Arabic by Johannes Hispalensis), with notes: beg.
' Postulata a Domino prolixitate vite
3 (fol. 51). ' Astrolabium Messe hallath', with diagrams: pref. beg.
' Scito quod astrolabium est nomen Grecum ' : at end ' Explicit Practica
astrolabii ' : the author's name is usually Latinized as Messahala.
4 (fol. 71). ' Tractatus de sp[h]era solida & de astrolabio sp[h]erico
in two parts, with diagrams : pref. beg. ' Tocius astrologie speculacionis
radix ' : stated in MS. Ashm. 1522 to be composed in a.d. 1303. Artt.
3 and 4 are in two hands different from the rest of the volume.
5 (fol. 86). 'Canones Azarchelis [Arzachelis] siue regule super
Tabulas astronomie in the translation of Gerardus Cremonensis, with
notes (one of 1303) and diagrams: beg. 'Quoniam cuiusque actionis
quantitatem \
6 (fol. io6 v ). 'Theorica 1 planetarum: beg. 'Circulus ecentricus
dicitur uel egresse cuspidis uel egredientis centri ' : usually ascribed to
Gerardus Cremonensis : with notes and diagrams.
7 (fol. 114). Astronomical tables, the well-known Tabulae Toletanae,
with one table for the latitude of Cremona (fol. i24 v ). Foil. 114, 125
follow fol. 165, and foil. 1 15-124 follow foL 173.
A 1 6th cent note about 'Valantyne Dale', D.C.L. (d. 1589), is on
fol. 177*.
Now MS. Seidell Supra 78.
3467. (79). 3482. In Latin, on paper: written about 1620-30 byB. Twyne : 8J x
6 J in., lii + 390 pages.
Copies by Brian Twyne of astronomical and astrological treatises and
notes : —
1 (p. 1). ' Alkyndus de projectione radiorum beg. 1 Omnes homines
qui sensibilia \
2 (pp. 27, 136, 151, 171). Copious extracts from printed books and
MSS., some belonging to dr. John Dee (pp. 171-87), many to dr. Thomas
Allen. A long list of them will be found in the Old Catalogue of 1697.
3 (pp. 26* 36, 42 (Compendium Studii Theologiae, pt. 4), 150*
(Computus), 165). Extracts from Roger Bacon.
4 (P« 9 1 )- 'Tractatus Johannis de Eschenden de significatione con-
iunctionis . . . [planetarum] quae erit isto anno Christi 1357 0 in 8° die
Junii, & . . . [Oct. 30. 1365].'
Pp. 296-368 are blank. Pp. 377-8 are a leaf from a 13th cent Latin
MS. of notes on the physical nature of man (physiognomia).
Pp. vii-xxi are a summary of the treatise de arte Fidei Catholicae of
Nicholaiis Arabicus, beg. € Ad Clementem papant. Clemens papa, cuius
rem nominis ' : and pp. xxxvii-xliii a horoscope of a man born on
Aug. 16, 1594, explained at large. These pieces, with an astrological
calendar of 1605 (altered from 1595 : pp. xliv-xlix) and some tables,
appear not to be in Twyne's hand. At p. 150 0 is a description of
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a curious round framed glass lens which belonged to Thomas Allen of
Gloucester college and had the property of casting an inverted image
which appeared to be projected c allmost nine inches into the aire ' :
there is also a recipe for coating reflecting mirrors with tin foil.
* Character istius libri H \ referring to Twyne's system of marking his
volumes of notes.
Now MS. Seidell Supra 79.
3468. (80). 3483. In Latin, English, German, Italian, French, and Arabic, on
paper : made np of seven pieces written in the first half of the
17th cent : 8 x 6| in., ii + 350 leaves.
A. i (fol. 1). 'Preces dierum', ten prayers and some adages trans-
lated from the Arabic (which follows on foil. 5-8) by Henricus Jacobiils
in 1627. The Arabic = Or. Catal. ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab. Moh. 65.
B. 2 (fol. 9). ' Catalogus librorum M.S. quos . . . Gulielmus Laud
archiepiscopus Cantuariensis . . . Academiae Oxoniensi . . . dono dedit
Maij 22 0 anno Domini 1635 ', Laud's first gift* see p. 13 above.
C. 3 (foL 34). ' Indice de' libri greci antichissimi scritti a penna, che
si trouano nella Libraria, che fu del . . . Sig. Giacomo Barocci, nobile
Veneto. In Venetia, mdcxvii.' A manuscript copy of the pamphlet
contained in BB 18 Art. Seld., wanting the last two leaves. The
Barocci MSS. were presented to the Bodleian in 1629.
D. 4 (foL 69). ' Catalogus librorum MSS. in bibliotheca S. Johannis
Cantabrigiae ' about 1640, with press-marks and index. Fol. 126 is an
independent leaf containing chiefly a description of MS. no. 3405.
E. 5 (fol. 128). 'La dignity et excellence de la Femme . . .': [a
translation into French, by John Verneuil, of dr. William Page's essay
on Woman's Worth, for which see no. 3087 Cr.].
F. 6 (fol. 163). 'A note of M r Robert Burtons books given to the
Library by his last Will and testament anno Domini 1639', a valuable
list of Burton's books, giving title, place of publication, date and size,
by John Rous, Bodley's librarian. Foil. 195-6 contain a list of about
sixty books 'bought of mr. Lionel Dayes Book', a Bodleian list of
purchases in 1640: on fol. i96 v is a note of Burton's bequests to the
Bodleian.
G. 7 (fol. 197). ' Hie facht an das Buch das genent wurt ein . . .
Begreiffung der Philosophen der . . . Alchimie', in eight parts, in
German prose : beg. ( Das lewenndt Sylber ist kalt vnnd feucht '.
[Artt A, B, and D alone are certainly Selden's : C and F are library papers,
while £ may rank as an accession of 1647, the year of Ver-
neuirs death. Cr.]
Now MS. Belden Supra 80.
8460. (81). 3484. In Latin, on paper and parchment : made up of two pieces
written in the 15th and 17th centt in England: 7$ x6in.,
si 1 leaves.
A (on paper: written about a.d. 1601-31 by D. Whear) 1 (fol. 4).
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Copies of 321 Latin letters, dedications, and poems, almost all by
dr. Degory Whear ('Hilarius Verus ' Ac.) (see fol. 56 v , Ac), and all in his
hand. The period covered is 1595-1631, and the recipients of the
letters are well-known Oxford men. Many are to Richard and Francis
Rouse, Charles Fitzgeoffrey, and Richard Birkbeck : among others are,
dr. Richard Carpenter (no. 2, &c.), John Pym (no. 66, &c), William earl
of Pembroke (no. 151, &c), William Camden (no. 183, Sec). The 230
letters end at fol. 78, the dedications occupy foil. 78^85, the poems,
foil. 87-110 : see also corrigenda.
B (on parchment : written in the 15th cent) 2 (foL 111). Sermons
(nos. 27-97) on the Gospels, imperfect at beginning and end and bound
up in no order (see fol. 209).
[This MS. and nos. 3470-5 do not properly form part of the Selden col-
lection. Art. A may have been among the books bought for
the Library from Dr. Whear's widow in 1649. Cr.]
Now MS. Balden Supra 81.
3470. (8a). 3485. In German, on paper: written in the 16th cent: 8Jx6J in.,
56 leaves.
' Ein naturiiche Kunst der Gema[n]cia, oder die alt astrologes, welche
die alten vnd furnemlich die Egipter im Brauch gehabt haben \ with
diagrams, followed at fol. 41 by tables: text beg. 'Gemancia ist ain
Kunst welche man braucht habt im alten Testament The treatise
appears to be a mixture of astrology and geomancy.
Now MS. Selden Supra 82.
3471. (83). 3486. In German, on paper: written in the i6thcent: 8Jx6Jin.,
101 leaves.
' Vonn der Kunnst Geomanicia ' : text of pref. beg. ' Diss buech, das ist
ein buech in Geomanici wann Geomanicia ist ein schwester der Astro-
nomia ' : a similar treatise to that in no. 3470. The date 1 590 is on fol. 1 .
Now MS. Selden Supra 88.
3472. (84). 3487. In various languages, on parchment : written in A. D. 1605 by
R. Brett : 8 \ x 6J in., i + 9 leaves : binding, limp white parch-
ment with gold ornament.
*0ptflyi,/?o$ tov Boo-iAco* l(dy\axrtros . . poems by C R. B.' (i.e.
Richard Brett of Lincoln college, Oxford, as dr. Macray notes) on the
Gunpowder plot of 1605. The poems are in Latin (three), Greek
(three), Hebrew, Chaldaic, Syriac and Arabic (each one), and are dedi-
cated to the earl of Salisbury, to whom this volume probably belonged.
This MS. = Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 2772.
Now MS. Selden Supra 84.
3473. (85). $488. In Latin, &c, on paper: written about a d. 1660 by Thomas
Hyde : 8 x 6| in., 18 leaves.
1 Catalogus librorum Orientalium [impressorum] Seldenianorum in 4°
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et 8° in alphabetical order under the two size divisions : only
Hebrew books are included.
Now MS. Selden Supra 85.
3474. (86). 2916. In Latin, on parchment : written in the last quarter of the
1 6th cent, in Italy in five hands : 8 J x 6£ in., iv+ 147 leaves.
Tractatus quatuor ' ex pralectionibus excellentissimi Domini Hiero-
nomi Mercurialis Foroliuiensis, Antecessoris Patauini De lue Venerea,
de morbis oculorum (foL 28), de vitiis instrumentorum auditus (fol. 112),
de decoratione (fol. 128). The last is on personal appearance and is
dated 1583 : the first, third, and fourth bear a motto " *E#c www kAc'os ".
The hand changes at foil. 28, 52, 55, 112.
Fol. 146 is part of a parchment deed of 1543 relating to a money
transaction between Anthonius Bars with Cathringyn his wife and the
municipality of Cologne, in German.
This MS. is catalogued by dr. Gerard Langbaine (MS. Langbaine 6,
p. 95) as one of the volumes bequeathed by dr. Thomas Clayton in 1647 to
the Bodleian. It probably drifted into the Selden collection by accident.
Now MS. Selden Supra 86.
3475. (87). 3489. In Latin, on parchment: written late in the 13th cent, in
England : 7 J x 6 in., 2 1 1 leaves, in double columns : with
coloured capitals, &c
Treatises and notes on Canon Law, in Latin : —
1 (fol. 5). Summa Raimundi de Penna Forti de poenitentia et
matrimonio, here without title or author's name, except * R ' : the fourth
book (at fol. 46 v ) is here attributed to Tancredus. One leaf is wanting
at the end, the text ending at ( omnia bona mariti ' in the last chapter.
2 (fol. 54). ' Excepciones Canonum, Decretalium & Legum per se
diuisim secundum Sumam fratris Reymundi in titulis suis imperfect
at end.
3 (fol. 131 v ). 1 Incipiunt Brocarda [this word erased] Damasi Vngari
correcta per Bartolomeum Brixiensem.
4 (fol. 140). Varia juridica, for which see corrigenda.
On foil. 207 V -9 T is added in a 16th cent, hand ' Here suen foure full
notable Prologis upon the Sauter [Psalter]', but only one (that of
the Wycliffite translation) follows, beginning 4 Whane it is known all the
prophetes to haue spoken \
'Thomas Kerdiff', 16th cent. (foil. 4, *09 v ). The name connects this
MS. withnos. 2501, 2513, 2532, 2542, 3553, 2577, all of which first
appear in Bodleian lists about 1655.
Now MS. Selden Supra 87.
3476. (88). 3490. In Latin, on parchment: written in or soon after A. D. 148 1 :
8f x 6 in. , 49 leaves.
A transcript of the edition of the Glossa super Apocalypsim de statu
ecclesiae (futuro), by c Johannes Nannis ' (Annius Viterbiensis), printed
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at Lou vain by Johannes de Westphalia in 1481 (?). The title states
that the treatise was composed in that year.
Now MS. Selden Supra 88.
3477. (89). 349*- In Spanish, on paper : written about A. D. 1555 (?) : SJ x 6\ in.,
it + a£o pages.
' (Tov) niTHD (pars, scil.) Orden de Ros ha Sanah y Kipur, trasladado
en espaftol y de nueuo emendado por yndustria y deligencia de Abraham
Vsque Ben Selomoh Vsque portugues . Y estampado en su casa y a su
costa en Ferrara a. 15. de Elul 5313 [=a. d. 1553]', a copy of the
printed book.
Now MS. Selden Supra 89.
3478. (90). 3493. In Latin and English, on parchment and (fol. 38-end) paper :
made up of five pieces written in the iath-i6th centt. : 8jx
6 in., i + 51 leaves.
A (about a. d. r434, with illuminated capitals, &c.) 1 (fol. 1). The
'Opusculum tertium calendarii' written 'ad instanciam . . . iohanne
principisse Wallie . . . et matris . . . Ricardi secundi ... ad meridiem
. . . vniuersitatis Oxoniensis, ex precepto . . . Thome Kingsbury ministri
Anglie ... a fratre iohanne Sommour ordinis Minorum anno Domini
millesimo . C.C.O. octogesimo John Somer gives a Sarum calendar
with conjunctions for 1406-62 (fol. 4), diagrams of eclipses for 1406-62
(fol. 13), Easter tables for 1434-1577 (fol. 14), a figure of a man with
zodiacal signs about him (fol. n v ), an English piece on blood-letting
(fol. 16), and English astrological notes (fol. i6 v ). A leaf is missing
after fol. it.
B (12th cent.) 2 (fol. 22). The forged Donation of Constantine : fol-
lowed by a decree of pope Leo III of 1052 (fol. 23 v ), the Offertorium
Felix nanque es with its Versicle Ora pro populo &c, with musical notes
on 5-line and 4-line staves (fol. 24), decrees of the Concilium Placenti-
num of 1095 and the Concilium Claromontense of the same year, and
a decree of pope Urban ii ' de ieiunio quatuor temporum \
C (about a. d. 1 180, written in Flanders?) 3 (fol. 30). Astronomical
tables, apparently written about a.d. 1180, with a Flemish calendar,
bearing additions made at St. Augustine's, Canterbury (see Apr. 27 and
gradings), and an added ' tabula stellarum fixarum . . . certificata ad
ciuitatem Parisius* in 1265 (fol. 37 v ).
D (16th cent) 4 (foL 38). 'The manner & forme of the Coronation
of the Kinges of Scotland . Alsoe the kings oath newlie instituted by
Acte of Parliament \ 1 James vi, cap. 8.
E (about a.d. 1600: on folio leaves folded) 5 (fol. 46). f Narracio
breuis et compendiosa rerum mirabilium regni Chinae missa a patre
Matheo [Ricci?] ex religione . . . IHS, qui residet in prouincia Canton
in ciuitate Iagum ad . . . amicum guuernatorem in Filipinis an(n)o 1588
beg, ' Regnum Chinae est antiquissimum \
Now MS. Selden Supra 90.
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3479. (91). 3493. In Latin and English, on paper: written in A.D. 1574: 8{x
6} in., 31 leaves.
Excerpts of vaticinations relating to the peril of Europe from the
Turks, chiefly from Methodius's Revelationes (fol. 9), Sebastian Brandt's
commentary on Methodius, 1496 (fol. 10), and Antonius Torquatus's
Prognosticon de eversione Europae, a. d. 1480, printed in 1544 at
Antwerp and here copied from a manuscript transcript (in 1556) of the
printed edition (fol. i2 v ). An added note on fol. i5 v refers to a MS.
in the old University library. Foil. 1-8, 16-end are almost blank.
Now MS. Selden Supra 91.
3480. (9a). 3494. In Portuguese, on paper: written in the and half of the 16th
cent. : 5I x 4$ in., iii + 319 (' 327 *) leaves.
1 (fol. iii). Some Portuguese proverbs and sayings: the first is
' Agamar ho tempo, Asombrame a ora, cercear a moeda \
2 (fol. 30). Sermons in Portuguese : beg. c Dominica 8. Homo
quidam erat diues et habebat uillicum . . . Os doutores declaram \ An
imperfect list of them is at fol. 325, but foil. 286-93 nave Deen cut
out. The name of padre Laynez is on fol. 25 2 v .
3 (fol. 324 v rev.) Portuguese religious meditations, slightly imperfect.
Not a genuine Selden volume.
Now MS. Selden Supra 92.
3481. (93). 3495. In Latin, on parchment: written in a. d. 1469 in England:
6|x4| in., 143 leaves: with illuminated capitals, &c.
At end : — ' Explicit Musica ecclesiastica, tres continens partes the
Imitatio Christi of Thomas a Kempen, with lists of chapters of parts 2
and 3, but without the fourth book, and wanting a leaf or two at
beginning. ' Scriptus erat liber iste anno Verbi incarnati Ihesu mille-
simo quadringensimo . lxix°. Et anno . . . domini Edwardi . . . regis
Anglie . . . octauo . Eleyson ymas.' Some prayers and theological notes
follow at fol. 135, and near the end a praise of London, 'Turris,
campana, pons, flumen, femina, lana, | et decus ecclesie sunt tibi,
Londonie . Hec dicta sunt [per] Sigismundum imperatorem [de]
Londoniis tem[pore] Henrici regis quinti', i.e. circa a. d. 14 16
(fol. 142). The name of Rfobert] Bale occurs at fol. i38 v .
Now MS. Selden Supra 98.
3482. (94). 3100*. In Latin, 011 parchment: written in the 1st half of the
15th cent, in England : 6| x 4J in., vi + 284 pages : with illu-
minated capitals, &c
Works by Roger Bacon : —
1 (p. 1). ' Liber quern composuit frater Rogerus Bakon de ordine
Minorum de Retardacione accidencium senectutis & senij . . beg.
1 Domine mundi qui ex nobilissima stirpe \
2 (p. 114). 'De vniuersali regimine senum & seniorum . . .\beg.
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1 Et summa regiminis vniuersalis *, followed by the De balneis senum
(p. 121) and the De composicione quarundam medicinarum (p. 123).
3 (P- I 3S)- € Antitodarius quem fecit Rogerus Bakon': beg. 'Post
completum vniuersalis sciencie \
4 (p. 156). Liber de sermone rei admirabilis, sive de retardatione
senectutis, here without author's name or title : beg. ' Intendo componere
sermonem \
5 (p. 187). 'Quidam tractatus perutilis ex edicione siue compara-
cione fratris Rogeri Bakon . . . de graduacione medicinarum com-
positarum . . . 1 : beg. ' Omnis forma inherens \
6 (p. 194). 1 De erroribus medicorum secundum fratrem Rogerum
Bakon beg. 1 Uulgus medicorum non congnoscit {sic) \
7 (p. 240). 4 De etatibus diuersis & earum causis generaliter* : beg.
* Frater Rogerus Bacone in libro s[ex] Scienciarum in 3 0 gradu sapiencie
vbi loquitur de bono corporis ... sic ait " In debito regimine corporis " \
8 (p. 256). 'Tractatus Rogeri de sciencia experimentali really
an extract from the sixth part of the Opus Majus : beg. ' Corpora uero
Ade ' : at end ' Explicit tractatus fratris Rogeri Bakon \
The name of Thomas Randes M.A. is on p. iao (16th cent.), cf. p. 180.
• Lib. Bibl: Bodliame ex dono venerabilis viri Ed: Bish Armigeri, in Coll.
Heraldorum Armornm Regis . April, vii Ann. ic.DC.LVHi'. in Barlow's
hand. A note by dr. Gerard Langbaine is on p. 257.
Now MS. Selden Supra 94.
3483. (95). 3496. In Slavonic, Italian, and Ijitin, on paper and (art. C.) parch-
ment : made up of three MbS. written in the 15th- 16th centL :
6( x 4f in., 112 leaves.
A (16th cent.) 1 (fol. 5). An Italian- Dalmatian vocabulary in rough
alphabetical order : beg. ' Andiamo insino alia chiesa— Homo do crique .
Andiamo al pranso — Homo na obid ' : but all after the Italian word
' Viuere 9 is wanting. Before the vocabulary but in a different hand
from it are ' Hieronymi Chrysogoni opuscula pro perillustre domino
Sebastiano suo patrono ', viz. three short poems in Dalmatian. 15 leaves
are wanting before fol. 5.
B (16th cent.) 2 (fol. 73). 1 Historia de illo celebri in Vienna con-
uentu trium regum Sigismundi Polonie, Wladislai Hungarie et Bohemie,
[etj Ludouici filij eius cum Maximiliano Cfiesare, qui fuit anno 15 15 ' :
beg. * Quandoquidem institui illius preclari \
C (15th cent : with illuminated capitals, &c.) 3 (fol. 103). A London
(Sarum) calendar in Latin, with cycles of movable feasts from 1444 to
1505 : apparently written on or soon after the first mentioned date.
4 Thomas Hill 1 7th cent (fol. 5).
Now MS. Selden Supra 95.
3434. (96). 3497. * Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 2633 (Hebrew and Samaritan
collations, cf. 3389, art. 3).
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3485. (97). $498. -Or. Catal. ii (Nicoll), cod. Arab.-Christ B. (p. 443)
5 (Apocalypse).
3486. (98). 5499. In Latin, &c, on paper : written about A. D. 161 3-1 7 in Oxford
in two hands : 5 J x 4 } in., 220 leaves.
1 (fol. 3, 145). A commonplace book, theological and classical.
There are references to Bodleian press-marks which were not assigned
till 1613-14, on foil 20, 129. The hand is different from that of the
next article.
2 (fol. 134). Lists of Oxford degrees, 1560-1617 (Admissiones ad
lectionem Epistolarum S. Pauli, i.e. B.D. degrees, 1 565-161 7 : Doctors
and Masters degrees given at the Act, 1560-16 16).
On April 25, 1614, Nathanael Brent wrote a motto on fol. 133 for
Ren£ Monceau of Angers. A list of books with prices is on fol. 217,
in the hand of John Rous, Bodley's librarian, whose name, as also that
of 'John King of Christchurch ' (d. 1639), is on fol. 2i9 v .
See above : not a genuine Selden volume.
Now MS. Selden Supra 08.
3487. (99). 3500. «Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 36S1 : see corrigenda there
P- 54 a (casuistry).
8488. (100). [printed book : Procter 9780 : now MS. Selden Supra 100].
3489. (foi). 3501. -Qu. Catal. xii (Hebrew), no. 91 (Book of Judges).
3490. (102). -MS. Selden Supra 105 (map of China).
[3490 b ]. 350a. In Latin, &c, on parchment and (art 0) paper : written in the
1 2th-i5th cent. : 1 3$ x 1 1 } in., i + 36 leaves.
1 Fragments from Selden printed books ' : — a (fol. 1) two leaves from
a noted breviary, late 12th cent., written in France (from 4 0 C. 1 Art.
Seld.) : b (fol. 3) part of two leaves from a subject-index to the Bible.
13th cent, (from 1 Th. Seld/) : c (fol. 5) a leaf from a Psalter with com-
mentary, 13th cent, (from 4 0 A. 52 Art. Seld.) : d (fol. 6) two leaves of
a MS. of the Digest, xvii. 1, with notes, 13th cent, (from C. 3. 9, olim
N. 1. 7, Th. Seld.) : e (fol. 8) two leaves from the Rationale of Guliel-
mus Durandus, early 14th cent, (from S. 1. 13 Jur. Seld.): /(fol. 10)
a leaf from a theological treatise on angels, &c, 14th cent, (from 8° B. 4
Med. Seld.) : g (fol. 11) two leaves of the Meteorologica of Aristotle in
a Latin version, 14th cent, with notes (from N. 1. n Th. Seld.):
h (fol 13) fragment from an Antiphoner, 15th cent, (from 8° P. 67
Art Seld.): /(fol. 14) fragment from a Sarum breviary, with music,
15th cent (from 8° C. 59 Art. Seld.): / (fol. 15) two leaves from a
15th cent. MS. of Higden's Polychronicon, owned by Charles Sonibank
in the 16th cent (from 4 0 C. 1 Jur. Seld.): k (fol. 17) part of a late
14th cent deed by Pierre de Saint Pol, sieur de Breteuil, in French
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(from 8° P. 19 Jur. Seld.): / (fol. 18) part of a 15th cent deed by
Jean Coulon of Senlis, in French (from 8° E. 3 Jur. Seld.) : m (foil.
19, 20) two fragments from a 13th cent. MS. of the Codex Justiniani,
with notes (from 8° S. 20 Th. Seld.) : n (fol. 21) nine scraps, parts of
two 13th cent, breviaries (from A. 1. 20 Jur. Seld. and 8° D. 45 Art.
Seld.): o (fol. 22) thirteen leaves from the Practica of Johannes Petrus
de Ferrariis, early 15th cent., on paper (from AA. 93 Th. Seld.).
Bound about 1890- 1900.
Now MS. Seldan Supra 103.
[3490*]. 3503. In Arabic, Italian, and English, on paper : written early in the
1 7th cent. : 9 x 6J in., 56 leaves.
Elementary Hebrew and Arabic grammatical phrases, vocabulary, &c,
the Hebrew with English renderings, the Arabic with Italian renderings.
Taken in 1827 out of AA. 15 Jur. Seld,, olim G. 1. 11 Art Seld.
Now MS. Selden Supra 107.
[3400 *]. 3503*. In Latin and Greek, on paper: written about 1630 by dr.
P. Turner : 1 \\ x 7f in., 42 leaves.
Catalogue of the Barocci collection of Greek MSS. in the Bodleian,
and (fol. 35) of a portion of the Roe collection, viz. MSS. 1-5, 16-27,
by dr. Peter Turner of Merton College. This is a duplicate of no. 243
foil. 21 et seq.i and like it is autograph, as a preliminary note by Anthony
Wood testifies. Fol. 39 is an alphabetical list of Greek MSS. then ' in
bibliotheca mathematica Saviliana Oxon.' (so endorsed by dr. Gerard
Langbaire) but transferred to the Bodleian in 1884. [Cr.]
Bound up after various printed treatises.
Now part of AA. L Med. Seld.
Nos. 2388 art. I, 2865. 2878-9, 2020 and 3039 can now be identified as having
formed part of Selden's collection and consequently as accessions of a. d. 1659.
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