227 3. ff. 45a-46 a. Novem filie diaboli,' (ib. ff. xli a—xlii b). Begins: Diabolus duxit iniquitatem. Ends: quam oratio luxuriantium. f. 46 a has at bottom a rubric, ' De intencione cognicionis sacre scripture,' but the following page has only three miscellaneous paragraphs. f. 47 is blank, and f. 48 contains a fragment of a treatise on Latin grammar. Dd. IV. 52. A small quarto, on paper, of 227 leaves, imperfect at the end. A Theological Commonplace book, on the different articles of the Christian faith according to the Roman communion. Many leaves are blank. Apparently of the xvIIth century. 229 up with the pre On paper, consisting now of 138 pages bound A description of PALESTINE by RICHARD CAPLE. There is now no title, but the author's name is subscribed to the dedication, which is in Latin, and addressed to Dr Hardinge, President of Magdalen College (Oxford, 1607-1610): in it occurs the sentence, Tu Moses alter me tanquam Calebum aut Josuam ad terram promissionis invisendam misisti : bona et fructuosa de ea refero.' After the dedication it begins (p. 7): Palestina, a province of Syria, auncientlie called Canaan of Chanaan... Ends (p. 138): Paradisus: A citie of Syria, thus named from the frequency of pleasant gardens on the north of Mount Libanus. Dd. rv. 54. A small quarto, on paper (except the last two leaves, which are parchment), of 229 leaves, probably of the xivth century. 1. A Collection of xxxix. paragraphs on various subjects, in part agreeing with the Sententiæ of Isidore. Begins : De gradibus Amoris. Gradus amoris sunt isti... Then follow chapters De ordine civitatis, de dilectione proximi, de x Præceptis, &c., the last being De penitentibus, and ending, ut ab hac vita securius transeatis. 2. ff. 31a-46b. Meditationes Divi Bernardi.' Begins : Multi multa sciunt. Opp. Paris, 1839, Vol. 1. pp. 660-691. The divisions of the chapters, as well as the text, differ occasionally from the treatise as printed. After the Explicit follows: Dat liber iste brevis dulcorem mellis odorem Declarans mente candorem, corde calorem. After this is a cap. xvi. 'De hiis qui ad delictum... revertuntur,' which occurs in Isidore Sentt. 11. 16; Opp. Rom. 1802; vi. p. 214; for a still further continuation see f. 222 b, to which there is a reference at the bottom of f. 46 b. 3. ff. 47-63. De emendatione vitæ sive regula vivendi,' by Richard Hampole, v. Tanner, Bibl. Brit. pp. 374, 5. Begins: Ne tardes converti ad Christum. This tract is appended to the edition of the 'speculum spiritualium,' printed at Paris and published in London in 1510; but the MS. is free from considerable interpolations in the 4th and 5th chapters, which are expressly mentioned in the 'explicit' of the printed edition; in other respects the variations are trifling. 11. 4. ff. 64 a-98 b. Speculi Spiritualium,' Lib. II. Begins : Fili ait scriptura accedens. Ends: erudire non curaret. [After which follows this note: Dicto jam de variis temptacionibus et earum remediis ut de tribulacione et utilitate ipsius. subjunguntur quedam in lingua materna de Ricardo Hampole ad discrecionem pertinencia, prout superius dixi me facturum. et hoc ideo quia melius sonat ejus doctrina in lingua materna prout ipse eam primo protulit quam si eam in linguam latinam transferrem.] The above tract forms the second Book of the Speculum Spiritualium mentioned above. The MS. gives authorities more fully than the printed text; the latter however has many additions and transpositions. At the top of f. 64 is written in a late hand, Hic est liber 2us speculi spiritualium Henrici de balnea cartusiensis;' and a similar note occurs on f. 100 a, 'Sequitur primus liber, &c.' 5 ff. 986-100 a. Rubric. Sequitur hic unum capitulum De discrecione habenda non solum in cibo et potu sed etiam in sompno, et est extractum de tractatu quem transmisit cuidam recluse prefatus Ricardus de Hampole.' Begins: Sum men as Richard Hampole seyth ben begylyd... Ends: you myght take to the more abstynence. 6. ff. 100 a-1526. Speculi Spiritualium, Lib. I. 'Hic incipit tractatus de temptacionibus multimodis et variis necnon et remediis contra temptaciones adhibendis.' Begins: Superbia prout clerici dicunt nichil aliud est... Ends: ...omnia peccata carnalia. The first Book of the above-mentioned treatise, ff. 2-33, of the printed Edition. The MS. differs considerably in this part from the printed text. ff. 152 b-154 a contain two short anecdotes, and a note from Walterus Hylton [Quantum ad futurum scire debes...non sequaris eum] who is frequently quoted in the preceding pages. f. 154 b is blank. 7. ff. 155 a-212 a. The title Ricardus Hampole super lectiones mortuorum,' is added in a later hand. Begins: Parce mihi Domine nichil enim sunt dies mei... Ends: ...ignis inhabitans in eternum. Published Colon. 1536, under the title 'Parvum Job.' 8. ff. 2126-222b. Innocentius de miseria conditionis humane. Opp. Colon. 1575, Tom. 1. pp. 421-450. Begins: Miserabilis est humane condicionis ingressus... 9. ff. 2226-225 a. Four sections upon Grace, its source, effects, &c. appended to the Meditationes D. Bernardi, § 2, supra. Begins: Ad bonum gracie... Ends: .. diabolo et angelis ejus. 230 231 f. 225 contains a collection of maxims in Latin and English. ff. 226-7 contain tables of contents to Nos. 4, 5, and 8, with additional maxims. ff. 228-9 contain some devotional writing, which has been partly expunged to receive a note on Bissextile, and others of no importance. Dd. iv. 55. A paper book, in quarto, xviith century. A COMMONPLACE BOOK, containing, a. An alphabetical series of 'Definitions and Characters-Eldred Reuett.' This on the title-leaf. The first article has the heading, 'Notes out of a booke entituled, A safeguard from shipwreck to a prudent catholiq, and the Animadversions of Dr D. froth.' There are quotations also from the 'English Gentleman,' English Lawier,' "The Holy Court,' Shelford's Sermons, Dr Andrewes' 'paterne of Catechisticall doctrine,' Heylin's Geog., Speculum Mundi, Preston's Breastplate, 'Davenantii determinationes,' &c. The last word is Zones. b. Some lines beginning: They seem a generation that did search Birth through the bowels of theyr mother church. c. A copy of a letter 'To Capt. Dudley Louelace into the Low Countryes,' from Eld. Revett, Junii 20; and of another letter without name or address. d. Collections out of the History of Polybius, translated by Grimeston. This like b and c extends only to one leaf, ending abruptly in the middle of the second page. с Dd. IV. 56. A small quarto, on paper, consisting of 106 leaves, each page containing 18-20 lines, written in a neat running hand, in the latter part of the xvith century. 'ORATIONES ALIQUOT DEMOSTHENIS A NICOLAO CARRO MEDICINE DOCTORE ELOQUENTISSIME E GRECO TRANSLATE.' Prefixed is a letter of 8 pages: Clarissimo et ornatissimo viro Gualtero Mildmaio equiti aurato et regii fisci Cancellario Nicolaus Carrus, S. T. P. Begins: Etsi jam aliquot anni sunt, ex quo primum cœpi.... Then follows a Præfatio of 19 pages, in which he discusses the merits of the Ten Orators and of Cicero: after which is given a translation of the three Olynthiacs and the four Philippics of Demosthenes, together with the arguments of Libanius. The last words of the translation are: aut neminem præter vosmet ipsos de afflicto reipublicæ statu accusetis. On the first page of the last leaf are these words: Libellum hunc in mei usum transcribi curavit Reverendus admodum et eruditissimus vir Thomas Marshallus, S. T. P., Decanus Glocestriensis et Collegii Lincoln. apud Oxonienses Rector meritissimus : dono vero mihi dedit optimus amicissimus plurimisque nominibus colendus Georgius Hicks, S. T. P., Decanus Wigorniensis, ejusdemque collegii quondam socius. L. M. M. M. D. C. Q. Ab. Seller. Carr's translation was printed in 4to, Lond. 1571. See Tanner, Bibl. Brit. p. 155. This MS. originally belonged to N. Carr, whose name is written on the first leaf. He probably wrote the whole MS. It is bound up with the two following MSS. A quarto, on paper, containing ff. 32, with from 30 to 32 lines in each page: it is paged throughout and has catchwords in every page. LITURGIE S. BASILII magni, S. GREGORII Theologi, S. CYRILLI Alexandrini, ex Arabico conversa, a Victorio Scialach, Accurensi Maronita e Monte Libano. Augustæ Vindelicorum. 1604.' A MS. copy of a printed work bearing the same title (which is in the Library in a volume of tracts, Dd. 11. 9); it affords a few various readings, written over the words intended to be changed; even the corrigenda are copied. f 31 contains a note of the transcriber not in the printed copy, with an extract from Alvar. Gomasius, the author of the Res gestæ of Ximenes, attacking Luther, Bucer, &c. for their treatment of the Scriptures. f. 32 contains a note in a different and later hand on this tract, and the Greek rituals generally. A small quarto, on parchment, of 105 leaves: probably of the XIIth century. 1. ff. 1-8. S. Gregorii magni Homilia in Ezechielem. |