828 829 What is here spoken by the prophet, is as St Matt. witnesseth in v. 5.... Dd. xiv. 5. A small octavo, on paper, 119 leaves, of which the majority are blank, about 30 lines in a page, handwriting of the xvIIth century. TWENTY-ONE SHORT POEMS ON SUBJECTS CHIEFLY CONNECTED On a fly-leaf at the end: 'Lent to Sir Henry Sidney 100£ the 11 of May, 1612. Also : Ιωάννης Κνύελλος τὸν βίβλον κρατεῖ. Dd. xiv. 6. A parchment book, in 8vo, now consisting of pages numbered from 5 to 116, written in red ink, perhaps as early as the xvith century. A COMMON-PLACE BOOK of References. A small paper book, in 8vo, written from both ends, in the XVIIth century. MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS, Anecdotes, &c., collected by Andrew Henley. See another, by the same, in Dd. xiv. 17. A small octavo, on paper, 72 leaves, of which more than half are blank, about 26 lines in a page: handwriting of the early part of the xvIIth century. Short POEMS on various subjects. On fol. 26 occurs the signature' By me, A. Henley.' At the end of the volume are six pages of prose, with the title 'Notæ selectæ ex epistolis Mounsieur de Balzac quibusdam amicis.' 832 833 834 Dd. xiv. 9. A duodecimo, on paper, of 141 leaves, irregularly written in the xviith century. ff. 13–22 are apparently in a hand different from the rest, and after f. 81 several leaves are blank. Sermons on S. Matt. vii. 12; 1 Cor. xv. 35; S. Matt. v. 16; Rom. vi. 21. On the cover is the note 'Hic liber, ut ex manu videtur, fuit viri doctissimi Isaaci Barrow.' The correctness of this is very doubtful. Dd. xiv. 15, is probably in the same handwriting with the present volume, and in the Bidding-Prayer there prefixed to the Sermons is a petition for Clare Hall. Dd. xiv. 10. A small duodecimo, on paper, of 139 leaves, with about 26 lines in a page, written in the xvIIth century. An EXPOSITION OF THE ROMISH CATECHISM BY JAMES Begins (after the dedication to the Second Person of the Trinity): A duodecimo, on paper, of 25 leaves, neatly bound in morocco, written in the xvIIth century. Prayers, &c. by ArchbP. Tillotson. A small duodecimo, on paper, of 121 leaves, written in the XVIIth century, from both ends. Miscellanea: Sermons, Latin Poems, Notes from various Authors, &c. B36 837 838 839 Dd. xiv. 13. A duodecimo, on paper, with many leaves torn out, and the greater part of the volume blank. Short notes, or Heads of Sermons. Dd. xiv. 14. A small paper book, written in a small and neat hand of the XVIIth century. Dissertatiuncula de NATURIS REGIONUM et moribus gentium diversarum, et earundem causis.' The dedication, 'Archiepiscopo Eboracensi,' is signed 'Johannes Browne.' . verumetiam suffocat prorsus extinguitque. Dd. xiv. 15. A duodecimo, on paper, of 144 leaves, written from both ends. SERMONS On Rom. ii. 14; S. Luke xiii. 13; S. 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A paper book in 12mo, 45 leaves, written in 1707. Lex Parliamentaria in Domo Superiori, or the Laws and Usage of Parliament alphabetically digested. A quarto, on parchment, of 297 leaves, in various handwritings. The first 2 sections have double columns of 50 lines, and are of the xivth century: §§ 3, 4 have about 50 lines in a page, and are of the xvth century. ff. 1, 2, and 275 are mutilated, and after f. 262 three leaves have been cut out. 1. ff. 1-258. SUMMA SUPER LIBROS SENTENTIARUM' per Petrum de Tarantasia, postea Innocent. V. Papam. The commencement has been torn away. The second chapter begins: Ends: dignetur Jesus Christus dominus noster. Qui &c. This has been published, Tolosa, 1652. See Cave. A note from Boethius de Trinitate, and others of no value, are appended by a later hand. 2. ff. 260-262. Extracts from the Liber de gestis summorum Pontificum.' On f. 263 are four paragraphs, continued from the three lost leaves. The first three relate to Astronomical questions; the last to the things 'que necessaria sunt ad cognicionem sacre Scripture.' At the foot of the 'Meditationes' is a paragraph on Sensuality. 4. ff. 266–275. Paragraphs on subjects of Theology (much abbreviated, and difficult to decypher). De circumcisione, de cessacione legalium, de Baptismo Johannis, de Baptismo Christi, &c. &c. 5. ff. 276-279 b. De Spiritu et Anima. Imperfect. Begins : Quoniam dictum est mihi... Ends: ...olfaciendo audiendo videndo... S. Aug. Opp. Paris, 1837, vi. pp. 1139-1170. The next 3 pages contain various Theological notes. 6. ff. 283, 284. Canons Ecclesiastical. A fragment. Begins: Ends: ..Et quia non solum luxuriam... ...et qui comedunt et bibunt, &c. 7. ff. 284, 285. A Sermon on Rev. xii. 1. 6 9. ff. 289-294. Tabula super iv libros Sententiarum." An Index of Contents to § 1, above. 10. ff. 294–297. A poem in rhyming quatrains. The title has been added by a later hand, Defensio fratrum Mendicentium per Jo. Peckham." Mentioned by Tanner, with a reference to this MS. |