Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 180: Richard FitzRalph, De pauperie Saluatoris

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Title:
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 180: Richard FitzRalph, De pauperie Saluatoris
Alternate Title:
Richardus Armachanus
Language:
Latin
Extent:
ff. 130 + 1
Dimensions:
292 Height (mm) and 170 Width (mm)
Approximate Date:
[ca. 1300 - 1399]
Provenance:
From Norwich Cathedral Priory. At the top of f. 1r is x.xlvj, also apparently on the flyleaf. At the end of the first article (f. 88r) in large blue Lombardic letters at top of a column is LIBER DNI ADE ESTONE MONACHI NOR WICENSIS and On last leaf: A. Eston. Adam Easton was monk of Norwich, Cardinal of St Cecilia, and Dean of York. He died 1397 at Rome and is buried in his church there. A version of the Bible from Hebrew is attributed to him, but has not been identified.
Table of contents:
  • De pauperie Saluatoris, books 1-7
  • De pauperie Saluatoris, book 8
Description:
The De pauperie Saluatoris of Richard FitzRalph (d. 1360), archbishop of Armagh, contained in CCCC MS 180, is a text on the poverty of the mendicants in relation to the poverty taught by Christ, and the problems caused by their acquiring property and privilege. This text is also in CCCC MS 103. MS 180 belonged to Adam Easton OSB (c. 1330-97) and was probably made before 1381, perhaps at Avignon where from 1368 he had a position in the papal curia, becoming a cardinal in 1381. The book later belonged to Norwich Cathedral Priory where Easton had become a monk c. 1350, although he spent most of his life away from the priory at Oxford University, Avignon and Rome. This book might have been made in Oxford before Adam departed for Avignon.
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