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876

877

Ending:

quomodo novissima tua prudentia provideas.

Explicit speculum Peccatoris.

For other copies of this treatise see Ee. vi. 7. § 6. Ff. ii. 20. § 2. Ii. i. 31. § 4. li. vi. 15. § 1. and in English Ff. v. 45. § 3. It was written by Richard of Hampole, and is printed in the Benedictine edition of St Augustine, App. to Vol. vi. pp. 155–160.

7. ff. 87-95. Ex libello beati Anselmi qui excipit de synonimis beati ysidori episcopi.'

Beginning:

Quid agis o homo...

Ending:

vivit et regnat deus per infinita seculorum secula. Amen.

This is St Anselm's 'Exhortatio ad contemptum temporalium et desiderium æternorum.' Opp. ed. Paris. 1675, pp. 190-193.

8. f. 96. A Litany of the Passion.

Beginning:

Ave ihu xpe verbum patris filius virginis...

Ending:

ut cum angelis tuis laudem te in secula seculorum. Amen.

Dd. xv. 22.

See Catalogue of Oriental MSS.

Dd. xv. 23.

A very small book, about 2 inches square, with an illumina-
tion at each end, beautifully written: of the xvIIth century.
A MANUAL OF PRAYERS for the use of young persons, in
French.

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A 24mo, on parchment, containing ff. 213, with 15 lines in each page: it has illuminated capitals and occasional illuminations and borders. Date, the xvth century.

'HORE BEATE MARIE VIRGINIS SECUNDUM USUM ANGLIE.'

879

880

On the first leaf, otherwise blank, is written ‘Codicis istius olim Johannes Burwell herus.' The next twelve contain the Kalendar; followed by an illumination of our Lord, the 15 Oos, and commemorations of SS. John Baptist, George, Thomas of Canterbury, Anne, and Katharine. f. 35 is an illumination of the Annunciation, and f. 36 begins the Hours, each having an illumination of a point in the Passion. After Compline, f. 109, begin the seven penitential psalms, with a curious vignette of the Last Judgment; then the gradual psalms with the Litany. Then the Officium Defunctorum with the usual vignette; and after an illumination of two souls being carried up to heaven, f. 179, the Commendationes animarum; then an illumination of our Lord with the instruments of the Passion, f. 203, and the psalms of the Passion: the volume concludes with Psalm xxix., Exaltabo te, domine... in a later hand.

Dd. xv. 25.

A 12mo, on vellum, containing ff. 128, with 18 lines in each page; it has initial illuminated letters, and rich borders and illuminations much injured by damp. Date the xvth century.

'HORE BEATE MARIE VIRGINIS SECUNDUM CONSUETUDINEM ANGLIE.'

The first 12 leaves contain the Kalendar; an illumination of the Annunciation follows, and the Hours begin f. 14, having an illumination of a point in the Passion before each Hour. The penitential psalms begin f. 64, the gradual psalms in f. 73, and the Vigiliæ mortuorum in f. 86, the previous illumination having been lost; and the commendationes animarum in f. 113 ending with the prayer, 'misericordiam tuam domine sancte,' &c. The last leaf contains in a later hand a Litany of the Passion,

Anima xpi salva me

Corpus xpi salva me
&c.

and the name John Webbe.

Dd. xv. 26.

881

See Catalogue of Oriental MSS.

Dd. xv. 27.

A square duodecimo, on paper, of 39 leaves, of which the last four are blank. The date of the composition of the preface is 1484, and the copy cannot be much later.

Ιωαννου Ἀλεξανδρέως τοῦ Φιλοπόνου περὶ τῆς τοῦ ἀστρολάβου χρήσεως, καὶ τί τῶν ἐν αὐτῷ καταγεγραμμένων σημαίνει ἕκαστον.

The Treatise consists of a proœmium and 14 sections, preceded by a table of contents.

882

883

Begins :

Προοίμιον. Τὴν ἐν τῷ αστρολάβῳ τῆς ἐπιφανείας ἐξάπλωσιν, καὶ τῶν ἐν αὐτῷ καταγεγραμμένων τὰς αἰτίας...

Ends :

· . . καὶ πόσαις τούτου μοίραις διέστηκεν ἐπιθάτερα. Τελος. τῷ δὲ Θεῷ δόξα αἰωνιός.

Concerning this work and its author, see Fabricius, Bibl. Gr. Vol. x. pp. 639, 650. Also See Morelli, Biblioth. Venet. p. 216.

This copy has belonged to Φεδερικός μορέλλος.

There is a preface by Maximus Murgunius, in the form of a dedication, *τῷ ἐκλαμπροτάτῳ καὶ μεγαλοπρεπεστάτῳ ἀνδρὶ κυρίῳ Ἰακώβῳ τῷ Γερμινίνῳ.

Beginning :

οἱ μὲν πολλοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων οἷς ἡ πᾶσα τοῦ βίου σπουδή... Ending :

τατε

... ἐρρωμένως μοι διαβιῴης ψυχῇ τε καὶ σώματι πρέσβεων ἐκλαμπρό

Here follows, by the same author, a complimentary Greek epigram, to the same :

Ηΰγε φανοτάτου λαμπρὸν σελας ἠελίοιο...
...εἵνεκα σῶν ἀρετῶν, εἵνεκα σῶν χαρίτων.

Dd. xv. 28.

An oblong paper book, of which the pages are numbered from 107 to 212, besides a table of contents, neatly written, in 1666. 'OFF THE ART OF DISCERNING Men, continued by James Boerey of the Inner Temple, esquire.'

On p. 212 is 'Huc usque James Boerey, 1666.'

Dd. xv. 29.

A small square 24mo, on paper and parchment, of 236 leaves, apparently of the xvth century.

1. ff. 1-48 a. A SUMMARY of the early part or GENESIS, followed by AN ACCOUNT of the natures, &c. or 42 ANIMALS, In Spanish, as also §§ 2, 4, 5.

Begins :

Dio cree lo cel e la terra...

Ends:

... del Settenas.

2. ff. 486-93. 'Lo tracta de li pecca.' On Vices.
Begins :

Sant Johan reconita...

884

Ends:

...Parolla de Dio, &c.

3. ff. 97-132. De imposicione Penitentie.'

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... Al besognos misericordia obrey 3.

5. ff. 169-176. A treatise with the title 'Herman.'
Begins:

Langlus dis a herman...

Ends:

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7. ff. 189–220. De Apostolis, de penitentia, &c.

Begins:

Post gloriosam Christi ascensionem...

Ends:

... effectum hec ille, Amen.

8. ff. 220-227. Tabula parabolarum, and various notes on points of theology.

9. ff. 229-236.

Theological Notes in Spanish, imperfect.

Dd. xv. 30.

A small square 24mo, on parchment, of 247 leaves, written in the xvth century. In Spanish, except § 1, which is Latin.

1. ff. 1—4. Six Psalms, with the beginning of St John's Gospel.

2. ff. 5-23. Glosa Pater Noster." Begins:

O tu lo nostre payre...

3. ff. 23-38. 'Treçenas i. ii. iii. iv.'
Begins:

Frayre sabent..

4. ff. 38-47. Doctor. A Treatise on Confession.

Begins:

Isidori dis la confession...

5. ff. 48-55. Penas. On Penance.

Begins:

Dio cree lome...

6. ff. 55-63. Li goy de Paradis.' Begins :

Dio done anos loben...

7. ff. 63-78. La Pistola de li amie."
Begins:

Atuit li fidel amie...

8. ff. 78-117. Poems, entitled 'Nouvel Confort,' 'Nouvel Symon,'' Nobla leçon,'' Payre eternel,' ' Barca.'

Begins:

A quest nouvel confort...

9. ff. 122-225. On the Commandments, followed by paragraphs on various Virtues and Vices.

Begins:

Lo prumier Comandament...

10. ff. 225-247. Sermons.

Begins:

Mas yo die anos...

The MS. is imperfect at both ends. On the first and last leaf is written 'Albert possesseur,' and at the foot of the first page' A Mons'. Morland par son serviteur...1636.'

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A small oblong 24mo, on paper, of 101 leaves; written in the XVIth century. In Spanish.

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La temor del segnor

3. ff. 17-53. Tribulacions,' in 7 chapters.

Begins:

Motas sou las tribulacions...

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