1554 1555 The founder of Magdalen College is stated to have been 'Edward Stafford last Duke of Buckingham,' and his arms are given. From the heading of the page on which the letter to the king commences we learn that the author of the book 'published to divers perticular Colledges' copies of it. Dr Woodham has made much use of the copy of this book preserved at Jesus College in his Application of Heraldry to the illustration of various University and Collegiate Antiquities. Cambridge, 1841. The following is written upon a piece of paper pasted in at the beginning of the book: 24 May 1656. a. w. w.... John Scot who set out this MSS. book, A° 1621 caused the same to be set out imprinted in single sheets in ye yeare following A° 1622 wherein is wanting the Description of the foundation of Cambridg, wherewith this book beginnes, as likewise the names of the Mrs and fellows of diverse Colledgs wch are herein set downe, likewise the Lers between K. James and the Universitie at ye end of this book are in the printed edition wanting. This same John Scot in the same year 1622 set forth likewise the description of the Colledges of Oxford universitie in like manner as he did of Cambridge wch are printed in loose sheetes wth ye armes of every Colledg as in this, but not in colours. Dr Woodham learned that this John Scott was the deputy of Camden, Clarencieux King at Arms (Appl. of Heraldry, p. 76). The printed copy has not been found. Gg v. 22. See Catalogue of Oriental MSS. Gg. v. 23. A quarto, on paper, containing ff. 30, regularly paged, with 40 lines in a page. Date, about 1700. 'A practical Discourse concerning the MAGNITUDE of God's MERCY written originally in Latin by ERASMUS, and done into English by ROBERT WARREN, Student of Christ's College in Cambridge.' Begins (after the dedication in Latin to Bp Moore): Since I intend this day, most dearly beloved brethren... Ends: ...all praise, glory, honour, might, majesty and dominion now henceforth and for evermore. Amen: the end. R. Warren became D.D. in 1716, and Rector of St Mary, Stratford Bow. 1556 1557 1562 1563 Gg. v. 24. A quarto, on vellum, containing ff. 300 in double columns, with 39 lines in each column. Date, the xvth century. MISSALE SECUNDUM USUM SARUM. The first 6 leaves contain the Kalendar, the Exorcismus salis et aquæ begins f. 7, and the Missal begins as usual with the office for Advent Sunday, after a prayer for the dean and other officers of the church to which the MS. belonged, the name being carefully effaced. The Canon is inserted f. 130 in its usual place, the Proprium Sanctorum begins f. 191 with St Andrew as usual, and the Commune Sanctorum in f. 251 b. After the Common follows in f. 285 the Officium pro defunctis, and in f. 292 the Ordo trigintalis Sancti Gregorii, [as in Ff. I. 31], the whole of this last being scratched through with a pen. The MS. ends f. 300 a with the Missa pro Sponsalibus. Gg. v. 25-30. See Catalogue of Oriental MSS. Gg. v. 31. A quarto, on parchment, 171 leaves of about 45 lines each, tolerably well preserved; handwriting of the early part of the xvth century. SACRED POETRY, in early English. 1. Explanation of the service used at mass, without title or colophon. Begins (fol. 1a): Ye worthieste thyng mast of gudnes In yis worlde yan es y messe In all ye bokes of haly kyrke Yat haly men yat tyme gune wyrke. It professes to be in the main translated from St Jerome, ‘a deuote man and a relygius.' Ends (fol. 5b): Nomen scribentis benedicat lingua legentis Nomen scriptoris benedic Deus omnibus horis. 2. Expositiones super Dominicalibus per annum,' a course of metrical Sermons on the Gospels throughout the year, with scrip tural and legendary 'narrations.' After a prologue (fol. 5 b to fol. 7 b), wherein the author gives his reasons for writing in the vernacular language, he commences at Advent Sunday : ¡ 15641565 Ar Criste God sune of tyme was comē For man kynde in prison he helde W'outen help w'outen belde. This extract will suffice to shew the close affinity between the present series and one already noticed Dd. 1. 1, § 4. In this case the language is still more strongly marked by Northumbrian peculiarities. The last of the Dominical Gospels here explained at length is that for the 23rd Sunday after Trinity, which ends fol. 136 b. But some other homilies are added, one for 'St Peter and St Paul,' reaching to fol. 149 a: And Peter and Paule yat he slew Her both now in blys i-nogh Tyll yat blys he bryng vs Our Lord dere swet Ihesus. Amen. 3. Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi' (fol. 149 to fol. 171). Begins (fol. 149a): Lystenys now I wyll 30we tell Of mykell pyte I may 30w spell. For other copies, see Dd. 1. 1, § 1. Gg. v. 32, 33. 1566 See Catalogue of Oriental MSS. Gg. v. 34. A small quarto, on parchment, containing ff. 134, with 23 lines in a page. Date, the xIIIth century. A leaf is lost between ff. 60 and 61, and the MS. is imperfect at the end. 1. ff. 1-60. S. ANSELMI MONOLOGION. Begins (after a letter to Lanfranc, the preface, 'Quidam fratres...' and an index of chapters): Si quis unam naturam summam...... Ends: ...solus deus ineffabiliter trinus et unus. Opp. ed. Migne, Par. 1853, 1. coll. 141–224. The letter to Lanfranc is Epist. iv. 103, T. 11. col. 252. 2. ff. 61-117. EJUSDEM LIBER CUR DEUS HOMO.' Begins (after the index of chapters): Sepe et studiosissime a multis rogatus sum... Ends: ...Deo non nobis attribuere debemus qui est benedictus in secula. Amen. Ibid. 1. coll. 361--432. 1567 3. ff. 118-134. DIALOGUS INTER GENTILEM ET CHRISTIANUM: imperfect. Begins : Maiestas divina cur ad dolores mortalis nature insuper et usque ad opprobria crucis se humiliavit... Ends: ...est et hac vita iam multa quies data sanctis... Towards the end of the dialogue the 'Gentilis' confesses himself convinced by the arguments of the 'Christianus,' and they are afterwards styled 'Discipulus' and 'Magister.' It is given as S. Anselm's in Dd. 1. 21, § 24, but does not appear in the editions of his works. Gg. v. 35. A quarto, on parchment, 454 leaves, 31 lines in each page (neglecting interlineations); for the most part well preserved, handwriting not earlier than the xith century (cf. fol. 440 a): defective in one or two places and at the end. Once belonging to the monastery of St Augustine, Canterbury. MISCELLANEA, chiefly theological and in Latin. 1. Ars Jovenci presbiteri optimi poete et oratoris, vel rethoris, urbis Rome, exametris versibus de Evangelio Domini nostri Jesu Christi pene ad verbum translata' (fol. 1 to fol. 53). See above, Ff. iv. 42. The present MS. contains very frequent glosses, some of which are Anglo-Saxon. 2. Paschale Carmen Sedulii rethoris noui et veteris Testamenti' (fol. 53 to fol. 85 6): with glosses as before. See above, Ee. VI. 38, §§ 1-3. The hymns there mentioned are also found in the present MS. 3. Aratoris subdiaconi aeclesiae Romae Historia Apostolica' (fol. 86b to fol. 127 a): with copious Latin glosses. Printed in the Biblioth. Patrum, ed. Galland, XII. 95 sq. This MS. contains also the addresses to the abbot Florian and pope Vigilius (fol. 85 b to fol. 866); together with verses in praise of Arator (fol. 127), which are printed for the Caxton Society, ed. Giles, 1851, pp. 67–69. 4. 'Prosperi Epigrammata super dicta S. Augustini' (fol. 127 b to fol. 147a): 'capitula cvi' with a few Latin glosses. Printed among Prosper's Works, fol. 161 sq. ed. Colon. 1565. 5. Tironis Prosperi Exortatio ad Vxorem' (fol. 147 a to fol. 149 a). Printed, as above, fol. 177 sq. and conjecturally attributed to Paulinus, Bishop of Nola. 6 6. Prudentii Psichomachia' (fol. 149 a to fol. 165a): with copious glosses. Printed among the Works of Prudentius, pp. 356 sq. Halæ, 1703. 7. Ejusdem Tituli de Historiis ueteris et noui Testamenti per metrum quod Grece dirocheum vel tetrasticon uocatur, hoc est, opus quattuor uersuum' (fol. 165 a to fol. 168 a). Printed, as above, pp. 491 sq. 8. Libellus de Fenice, Paradisi (ut fertur) habitatrice,' here ascribed to Lactantius (fol. 168 a to 1706): a few glosses. See Lactant. Opp. p. 531, Basil. 1563. 9. Boetii ex consule ordinarii patricii Philosophiae Consolatio' (fol. 171 to fol. 2106); with very frequent glosses. Often printed. 10. Rabani Mauri de Laude Sancte Crucis' (fol. 2106 to fol. 263 a). Printed entire as early as 1503. After the prologue this copy has an 'Intercessio Albini [Alcuini] pro Mauro' (fol. 211 b); and twenty-eight illustrative plates. 11. A prose treatise on Music; no title nor author's name. Begins (fol. 264 a): [A]d musicæ initiamenta quemlibet ingredi cupientem... It is incorrectly ascribed to St Augustine in the table of contents prefixed to this volume by a later hand. A gap, extending to three folios, occurs in the MS. (fol. 277 to fol. 281). Althelmi [Aldhelmi] de Laude Virginitatis' (fol. 281 12. to 3196) in Latin verse, with some few glosses. This copy contains the 'Præfatio ad Maximam Abbatissam.' The whole is printed among the Works of Aldhelm, pp. 135 sq. ed. Giles, 1844. 13. Eiusdem de Virtutum pugna cum uitiis' (fol. 3196 to fol. 327 a) in Latin verse. : Printed, as above, pp. 203 sq. with the title, De Octo principalibus Vitiis. |