540 541 542 543 The last section is the one, 'Perfectissima atque plenissima justitia.. amabilis appareas,' from the Treatise of Paulinus of Aquileia de Salut. Docum. August. Opp. Vol. vi. Appendix, capp. i.—iv. At foot of last page is written, in a hand apparently of the xvith century, 'Liber sancti Germani de Selby per fratrem Petrum de Voucliffe.' Dd. ix. 53. A folio, on paper, of 42 leaves, in good preservation. THE OFFICES OF ENGLAND as well of his Majesties Courtes of Recorde as of his Highnes most honorable houshoulde, the Counsells of the North of Wales and the Marches, the Admiraltye, the Armorye and the Minte, the Townes of Warr, Castles, Bullwarkes and Fortresses with his Majesties Howses, Parkes, Forests and Chases; with the perticular fee to each officer, collected in anno 1611.’ On 4 pages at the end, and in a different hand, is a catalogue of titles of nobility in the time of King James I., chiefly of those given by him. Dd. IX. 54. A paper book, in folio, containing on about 350 pages, bound up with the last MS. 1. An 'A-b-c-darius,' or Common-place Book, written about 1700. 2. A few notes for Sermons, written on some of the blank pages, about 1750. Dd. IX. 55. See Catalogue of Oriental MSS. Dd. ix. 56. A folio, on paper, containing: 1. Law precedents in the reign of Edw. VI. and Eliz.; 20 ff. much torn: handwriting of the period. 2. 'The order and charge of keeping a Courte Leete: 12 ff. 3. The order and charge of keeping a Courte Barone;' 6 ff. 4. Articles to be enquired on by the Vice Admiral' and 'Rates of the Admiralty for the Marshall,' 5 ff. Handwriting, time of Elizabeth. This MS. is bound up with the following. 544 545 546 Dd. IX. 57. A small paper book, in folio, containing on 20 leaves, 'An argument in the Lower House of Parliament against the late Canons. Dec. 9, 1640.' Dd. IX. 58. A small folio, on paper, of 50 leaves, in good preservation. It is a list of the Baronets extending from the first creation to that of Sir Nicholas Tempest in 1622, giving their armorial bearings roughly sketched and emblazoned chiefly with a lead pencil. Dd. IX. 59. A paper book, in folio, containing on about 500 leaves written about 1700, A COMMON-PLACE BOOK. 547 548 549 Dd. IX. 60. A small folio, on paper, of 23 leaves, in good preservation. It is the MEMORANDUM-BOOK OF ROBERT CHAMBERS of London, gentleman, and contains letters, notes, and accounts concerning lands purchased by him in the years 1630, 1631, 1632. It is bound up with the two following MSS. Dd. Ix. 61. A small folio, on paper, 60 ff. Handwriting of the time of the trial, which from a date in the work itself is 1629. PLEADINGS and speeches of the Lords upon giving sentence in the Star chamber upon Bonham Norton for slandering the LORD KEEPER (Coventry). Dd. IX. 62. A folio, on paper, of 32 pages, in good preservation. Copies of DEEDS FROM THE REGISTRY OF THE ABBEY OF SHREWSBURY. Only the first of them is printed in the Monasticon, ed. 1821. 2. 1. 'Carta Rogeri comitis de prima fundatione monasterii Salopiensis.' 'Carta Hugonis comitis,' confirming the gifts of his father and others. Carta predicti Hugonis,' concerning the privileges and liberties of the Abbey. 3. 4. 'Carta domini Henrici, filii Williami Conquestoris Anglie primi.' Nasmyth justly remarks that this is probably an early forgery, it not being in a similar style to other deeds of the time of Hen. I. It gives a sort of history of the foundation of the Abbey. The following is equally apocryphal. 5. Confirmatio ejusdem Henrici filii Williami Conquestoris.' 6. Confirmatio Henrici secundi.' This is a deed of Henry III. not Henry II. 7. A convention between the convent and Alan le Suer de Wilawscott concerning the division of lands. 8. An agreement with William de Wilascott concerning the payment of 12 pence annually at Albrighton. 9. A charter of Rich. II. granted in the first year of his reign for the restitution of the wood called Lythwood. 10. A forged deed, professing to be a confirmation of grants to the convent by Hen. I. and Stephen. 11. 'Carta Domini Regis Henrici filii Johannem de Warrenna.' Granting free warren to the convent in his manors; dated in the 40th year of his reign. 12. Carta Domini Walteri de Clifford de centum acris bosci in Longhton.' 13. 'Carta Walteri de Clifford [filii Walteri] de sexies 20 acris terre in Longhton.' 14. Carta domini Walteri de Clifford de comuni capre,' in the wood at Longhton. 15. Carta domina Matilda de Longespe,' daughter and heiress of the above-named Walter, confirming his grants. 16. 'Carta Johannis Wiarte,' son of Phillip Wiart, concerning a piece of cleared woodland and all his forest at Luhtone or Longton. 17. 'Carta clamatio Johannis Wiart de forrestaria de Longhton.' 18. A deed of the convent granting a certain messuage in Longhton to Thomas Botterell. 19. 'Carta domine Æde de Beysmi de una dimidia virgata terre [et 4 acris et 1 selione] in Walcelowe.' 20. 'Carta Willelmi de Bardeley de clamatio in Prestecote. A very narrow folio, on paper, of the xvi1th century, containing 163 unpaged leaves, some of which are in bad preservation, mostly very ill written, others are blank; each page contains about 80 lines. The author was Alexander Ros, whose name occurs in the Prolegomena several times and elsewhere. The dates of portions of the MS. A.D. 1606, 1609, and 1611, occur at intervals in the book. Begins with, 1. ADVERSARIA ALEXANDRI Ros. Prolegomena.' fol. 1. The first words seem to be Hic liber, but the ink has almost vanished from a great part of the first leaf. The principal contents of the works are as follows. 2. 'Phrases Terentianæ ex Andria depromptæ. fol. 4. These are followed by a few brief miscellaneous entries on the derivation of some of the letters of the Greek alphabet, de genere logica, de subjecto logica, de fine logicæ. 3. Annotationes in Petri Rami Dialecticam.' fol. 12. 4. In universas demonstrationes collectanea quædam plus quam ex Antonio Rubio per me Alexandrum Ros deprompta.' fol. 23. aurea 5. ff. 33-38. In secundam Trinitatis Personam aphorismi quidam.' There are forty-one aphorisms, and some theological notes appended. 6. f. 40. 15 leaves, uniform with the preceding, the last three leaves are blank. COLLECTIONS Concerning THE ANATOMY OF THE HEAD. 7. ff. 55–60. Various Notes, the first 'In tabulam Cebetis,' the remainder theological. 8. ff. 606-86. Theses proposed by various persons, whose names are given, apparently in the Theological Schools of Cambridge, with objectiones' and 'responsiones' to each. Some leaves are blank. 9. ff. 87-89. Three notes: De Sacra Scriptura,' 'De Sacramentis, De reali præsentia Christi in Sacramento." 10. ff. 91-94. Quædam notatu digna in Isagogen Porphyrianam.' 11. Quædam notatu digna in Aristotelis Categorias. fol. 95. 551 552 553 12. De annunciationibus quædam notatu digna. fol. 100. 13. ‘An universalia per intellectum fiant, an vero ipsum præcedant?" fol. 102. 14. 'De natura Logicæ. fol. 103. Between this and the following are sundry illegible notes. 15. ff. 111–126. Theologiæ communis locus de Angelis.” 16. f. 126. Uniform with the preceding, of 41 leaves. body. Dd. ix. 64. A small folio, on parchment, ff. 80, imperfect at the end. Handwriting of the xivth century. YEAR BOOK, 2—7 Edw. II. At f. 49, 'Shelley's bok.' Dd. ix. 65. See Catalogue of Oriental MSS. Dd. IX. 66. A small folio, on parchment, of 208 leaves, of about 45 lines in a page, written late in the xvth century. 1. ff. 1-183. The OPUS IMPERFECTUM IN S. MATTHÆUM consisting of 57 Homilies in Latin: erroneously attributed to St Chrysostom in the colophon. Begins (after a Preface, 'Sane referunt quidam Matheum scribere evangelium...): Liber generationis &c. Liber est quasi apotheca graciarum... ...stantem in loco sancto. 'Expliciunt omelie Johannis Crisostomi patriarche Constantinopolitani super Matheum-operis imperfecti.' S. Chrys. Opp. vi. 731-972. ed. Paris. 1835. 2. ff. 183-208. A collection of brief Notes and explanations of points mentioned in Scripture. |
